Kohlhagen, Chris McCutchan, Katie Riley

AGCO

L. Kohlhagen, Chris McCutchan, Katie Riley

Doug Sherwood,

Lesley

Taulman,

LillianWafford, Alyssa

Webb, Ryan West IOWA:

LisaE.Ahrens,

Kathleen Block,

Matthew

R.

Chizek, LaurieDenniston, ScottFischer,

Thomas Goodhue, Mary

Hardy, Scott

Johnson,

Brian Ohorilko,

Robin Simmons, Grant Woodley

KANSAS: Emily

N. Belton, Dustin deBoer,

Cory

Epler, SteveHall,KerryPriest,Jill Stafford

LOUISIANA: Brandon

D.

Bollich,Nicholas Cole,

Max

Fontenot, Shelly Fontenot, BarretHargrave, Holly

LaCombe, Ashley Renee

LeBouef, Erica

Loupe,

Lora

Ann

Smith, Erika

Thomp- son

MAINE:

Nicholas

T McCrum, Ryan Shaw MARYLAND: Gary

Lee

Bassler,

Kara

Kochis,

David

E.

Smith

MASSACHUSETTS:

Melissa S.

Lukey

JennieB.Nelson, Sarah

Sneed

MICHIGAN: Darron M.

Birchmeier, ShariGrieser,

Kandi

Kuchar,

Nick

Ladd, Brian

Matthew

Preston, LeslieSiefka

MINNESOTA: Noah

Barka, Betsy Bianchi,

Natasha Cronen, Tammy

Gilland, JillGuggisberg,

John Wayne

Delegatestothenational conventionengagein livelydebateduring theofficialbusinesssessions.Susana Vargasspeaksup duringa sessiononbehalf of thePuertoRico association.

KENTUCKY: Jon Adams, Ryan

Bivens,

Brad Brammell, John M.

Chaliff, J.D.Gentry,

Matthew

Ingram,

Matthew London, Raven McMaine, Robin

Rhea,

Lee

Sisk,RobertE.

Todd, Clay Wells,

Ryan Williams

Roberts,

Leah

Schliep,Kelly

Schmidt

MISSISSIPPI: Adam

Coker,

Amanda Coleman,

Sissy Greer,Jason Morris,

Jon M.

Morris,

Courtney

Scoggin,

Cameron

C.A.Surrette

'60

MISSOURI: Dan

Arnsperger, Travis Belt,AllisonCadle, Ty Crain,

Wayne

Elkins, SallyA.Greene,

Tony

D.

Hancock,

BrianHeuring,

Heather

Hoffmeister, Christine

Long, Joey

Lysinger,KyleMalter,Katie

McWilliams,

Nikki Melton, Eric

Eugene

Roller,

Andrea

Schweizer,

Michael Stephenson

MONTANA: Jim

Knight,

Kendra

Milburn,Jeff Miller,

Mike

TuszynskiJr.

NEBRASKA:

Christopher Arnold,JulieNuss, Sara

Rasmussen, Matt Rasmussen, Matthew

Rutt, EricSchilling, Julia

Soukup NEVADA:

Kirt

Bowman,

Katie

Dawn

Klein,

Heather

Riggins

NEW HAMPSHIRE:

Eliza- bethKaiser,

Muria

E.

Nelson, Elizabeth

Richardson

NEW JERSEY:

Alecia A.

Chris,

Bernard

_J.Kelly, Michelle K. Maile

NEW MEXICO:

Erin Eileen

Morrow, Shyanne

Peterson,

Kim

Ray,ChristopherScott,

Andy

L.

Smith

NEW YORK:

KatieBear,

Andrew Campbell,

Robert Chapin, Tiffany Drape,

Marcy Quackenbush NORTH CAROLINA: Kevin

Bradley,J.D.

Chambers, Amber

Drees,

Aaron

L.

Fleming, Allen

Godwin, Michael

Hall,Sterlina

Henson,

Misty Lambert, Sara Lane,Alicia

Markham,

Phillip

McLain,

Elizabeth Tolley

NORTH DAKOTA:

Lorissa

Benson,

EricaKnell, Jessica Larson, Justin

M. Maddock,

JonS.Solberg,

William E White

III

OHIO:

ElizabethAltstaetter,

Emily

Buxton, Joel

Coffman, Nathan

Cronkleton,

Greg Dague, Abby

Henry,

Sue Hoop,

Darrin Karcher,Kristi Kress,

Brandon

Lawwill,

Jason Oman,

Janice

Poorman, Amy

Poth,

Cindy

Schroeder, Joe^Shultz, Melissa Slamcik,

Gary

Small,

Heather

Vaubel,

Josh

Walters,Kellie

Warner

OKLAHOMA: Kathy

Banks,

Jeremy

Brashears,

Josh

Brecheen,TravisBrorsen, PhillipCowley,

Wayne

Elder,

John

K. Green,

Ryan Hunt,

NicoleJarrell,

Chase Kornegay John

Lastly,

Adam McClain, David Mosburg, Cody Murphy, Amber

N.Murry,

Michael

Pettijohn,

LaRena

Smith, Rosslyn Spencer,

Shane

Stephens,Stephanie Turner,

Kimberly White

OREGON: Heath

A.Curtiss,

Ryan Maxson,

KeithP.

Nantz, ChrisPahl,Kristine Reid,

Kurt Romans PENNSYLVANIA: Bobbie

Jo

Caufman,

PhilEby,

Jeremy Hackenberg, Josh

Heeter,

Joy

^Hess,Nicki Over,Dale

Thomas

Jr.,Jessica

Whiting, Joanna Wilson

PUERTO RICO: Nurian

Badillo,Marisel

San

Miguel,

Susana

Vargas-Pinto,

Andres

Villalobos-Salgado

RHODE ISLAND: Amy

Fountain,

Devin Wilcox

SOUTH CAROLINA:

Ronnie

Burdette,Christo-

pher

G.Cothran, Paul Crawford,

Kimberly

Green,

Donald Williams

SOUTH DAKOTA: Ryan

Echler,Barry Jacobson,

Michael

Leheska,

Jonathon

F.Minor,

Jenny

Titus

TENNESSEE:

Michelle Baskin,FeliciaBryant,

I

^,'-

-

^{• '}

I JL ^if

^ttk^

Many

delegateslikeChaseKornegayandNicole Jarrellfrom Oklahoma, foundtimeforpleasant conversation as well as discussion ofimportantissues.

Michael

Davis,

Jacob Jackson

Hubbell, Jarrod Jordan, KellyKail, C.J.

Kersey,Valerie Ogilvie, Kelli

Shea

Ross,JulieShew, KristyTaylor,

James Waldrop

TEXAS: Tony

Adkins,J.J.

Akin,

Courtney Anderson, Emily Ashby

JenniferBest,

Jimmy

Birkhead,

Shay

Bluntzer,Richard Callender, Taylor Cotton,

Nathan

Daniels,

Summer Dean, Jamie

Ellis,

Shane

Elmore,

SherylEstes, JessieFarmer, Geoff

Haney

JaredHarrell,

Brandon

Hill,

Mandy

Jackson,Sarah Jenke, Olivia Jenkins,

Kevin

John, Leather

Johnson,

JeffKlose, KellieKrebs,

James

Kuykendall,

Jimmy

Loveday, Will Mayfield,

Ryan

Mott,

Mandy

Pigg, Jake Prince, Brice

Redwine, Leah

Reed,

Kory

Reed, Ike Revia,LeslieRichardson, CliftonShearrer,

Bubba

Shipley,

Wade Siebman, Angie

Sims, Jarrod Smith, Bee Jay Squires, Scott Stedje,Harla Stockwell,

Michael

Talor,Jennifer

Thompson,

Lauri

Vaughn, Todd Ward,

April

Westbrook, Joanna White, Cole Young

UTAH: Benjamin Ray Adams, Kerry

Greenhalgh, RachaelPorter,

Andrienne

D.Twitchell,

Michael Wilson

VERMONT:

April

Jean

Purinton, TessaTibbits

VIRGIN ISLANDS:

Tasahil Khalil,

Monique

Marlin

VIRGINIA: Anne Adkerson,

Steven

Bowman, Wes

Fertig,

Ben

Grove, Lynnette Hall,Trey Keyser, Carrie

Monger,

WillieMorris,

Jason

Roller,ErinSill,Sarah Tusing

WASHINGTON: Andrew

Cockle,

LeAnne

Crossland,

Danika Gwinn, Jaime

Hinton,

Nathanael Wood WEST VIRGINIA: David

Boice,

Suzanne Cummings.

Kathy

Duffield,Stephanie

McGee, Candace Minear WISCONSIN:

Joel Bernhard.

Amy

^Bollinger,

Sam Cooke, Jeremiah

Fredrickson.

Arlaina

Gonske,

Kristin

Haakenson,

Mar)' Handrich.

Becky

Harvey,

Nick Hemling, Susan

Long,

Damon

Meyer,

Angie

Mueller,

Nathan

Russell,Jill Schaffner,Jared Schaffner

WYOMING: Gene

Corson.

Danielle

Marie Cox,

Peter

Lammers,

Jeff

Mooney

Becki

Sheldon

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1®:

Agricultural Education Trends

We recommend that the FFA:

Today's

Youth Are Tomorrow's Leaders

1. Reconstructe thePALS programtoinclude shorter-termprograms,bettereducation of advisors, publicity throughFFA

New

Horizons andthe OfficialFFAManual,and awardrecognition.

2

.

Createa

Made

For Excellence/LeadershipProgramforeighth gradeand youngerstudents.

3.

Make

recruitment videosand

FFA member

presentationsmore available tojunior high/middle school teachersandalsocreate anddistribute toparentsaninformational

FFA

packet/video.

4. Educate administrators aboutFFA,potentialleadershipclasses, jobshadowprograms,andagriculture

work

experience. Send theseindividualsinvitations tothe stateandnationalconventions.

5. Establishanurban-to-ruralexchangeprogramfor first-year agriculturestudents.

Blending

Agriculture

and Technology

inthe

Classroom

1 .

Havevideo broadcasting ofthenationalconventiononthe Internet.

2. Develop aninteractivetechnology areaaspart ofthecareershow.

3. Emphasizetechnologyinappropriate careerdevelopmentevents (CDE).

4. Promotereceivingsciencecredits foragricultureclasses.

5.

Add

asectionontechnologyinLocalProgramSuccess.

6.

Add

atechnologysiteto the

FFA

homepage.

Obstacles with

Agriculture

Teachers

1 .

Provide softwareprograms andresourcesforindependentstudy programsinagriculturaleducationwhichwouldsatisfyrequire- mentsfor

FFA

membership.

2

.

Provide softwarewhichwouldenable advisors/instructorstokeep accuraterecords ofmembership,fundraisers,etc.

3. Investigatemultiple-yearmembershipoptionsaswellascom- puterrosteroptions.

4. DevelopaNational Collegiate

FFA

Associationtoprepare future agriculturaleducationinstructors.

5.

Add

anAgriculturalEducation

CDE

thatwouldincludepreparing andpresenting lesson plansin a

mock

classroomsituation.

6. SuggestanAgriculturalEducationCo-op programtofulfillCo-op requirements.

7. Compileinformative materialsonagriculturaleducation careers whichwouldincludefactssuchasregionalsalaries,jobavailabil- ity,etc.,tobe senttopotential agricultureinstructors. Alsohave thisinformationavailablethroughabusiness reply cardinFFA

New

Horizons andthe

FFA

homepage.

Membership

Diversity

1.

Add

thefollowing careerdevelopmenteventsatthe nationallevel:

showmanship,computers,soilconservation,environmental,job interview, agriculturaleducation,andleadership. Fheleadership

CDE

wouldincludepreparing presentationsonrecruitment, goal setting,administrativevisits,etc.

2. Recognize

Oklahoma

Land Use/Homesite/Range

CDE

winnerson thenationalconventionstage.

3.

Add

thefollowing questiontotheCreed SpeakingCDE,"

What

is

yourpersonal interpretation of the creed?"

4. Havethenational

FFA

staffpromote uniqueagriculturecourses statedontherosterofclassinformationtogiveother teachers ideas.

5. Implementa teachers'computereducationinservice.

6. PublicizeuniqueagriculturaleducationclassesinFFA

New

Horizons,Making

A

Difference,andthenational

FFA

homepage.

7. Publish informational pamphlets/newsletterswith job opportuni- tiesinthe agricultural industry.

8.

Add

aquacultureandsafetyproficiencyawards.

9. Publishaninformationalbrochureabout the benefits ofagricul- turaleducationandthe

FFA

tobe senttoguidance counselors andadministration.

10. Expandthe

"Growmg

thePresence..."urbaninitiativeprogramto include otherurbanareas.

11. Establishapre-high school

camp

atthestatelevelto target studentsnotawareofthe FFA.

12. EstablishanEthnic DiversityInvolvementAward.

13. Begin the"Whatis..."campaignthatworkstoimproveFFAs image. Thiscampaign shouldincludetelevisionandradiospots.

Respectfullysubmitted,

Amy

Bollinger,

Wl

(Chair) LesleyTaulman,IN(ViceChair) AndrewCampbell,

NY

JustinMaddock,

ND

LillianWafford, IN Leslie Siefka,Ml CliftonShearrer.TX ChristopherScott,

NM

C.J.Kersey.TN DustyHolley,FL NickHemling.WI AndreaElliott,

CA

CarsonBrown,

AL

TravisBrorsen,

OK

JoyHess,PA Katie Klein,

NV

Todd Ward,

TX

Robin Simmons,IA Nichole Murry,

OK

Jason Morris,

MS

EricLonjak.AL Sara Lane,

NC

KristaJimenez,

CA

Matt Chambless,

GA

Shay Bluntzer.TX LoriKenley.AK Danielle

Cox.WY

Stephanie Powers,

CA

HeatherHoffmeister,

MO

JaredHarrell.TX Lynnette Hall.VA J.D.Gentry,

KY

EllenDowning, ID Morris Crill.AR JoelCoffman,

OH

BobbieJoCauffman,PA Elizabeth Kaiser,

NH

AndresVillalobos-Salgado,PR SheriYoungblood.AR Josh White,

CA

JanicePoorman,

OH

Breanne Nelson,IL

Jimmy^Loveday.TX BarretHargrave,LA Suzanne

Cummnings.WV

PaulCrawford,SC Christoper Arnold,

NE

15Z

Chapter ^Activities

We recommend that the FFA:

Healthy

Lifestyles

1. FeatureanarticleineachFFA

New

Horizons focusingonhealthy lifestylesandincorporateahealthylifestylescornerwithtips for

FFA

members.

2. Encourageteacherstofocusonsafetyissuesfacing the studentsin their area.

3. Developahealthylifestyles siteonthe

FFA

homepage andlinkto/from other awareness organizations.

4. Developan"FFASayNo"

campaign,toinclude the following:

a)

A

'Top10Reasonsto SayNo"T-shirt b) Superstarpromotions c) Channel one segments d) Promotion dayduring National

FFA Week

5. Incorporate sessions dealing with healthylifestylesinto theB.LA.S.T. Off program.

6. Developanationalphilan- thropyprogramdealingwith healthylifestyles.

Positive

Learning Environment

Anne

Adkerson,Virginia

FFA

Associationreporter,leadsagroupdis cussionduringaworksession of theMembership Recruitment Committee.

Developamotivational conference outlinefor

agriculturaleducation teacherstobe

made

available to state staff andstate officers.

Encourage continuedmodificationstoallchapterprograms sponsoredbytheNational

FFA

Organization.

Developa

new

chapter/

new

advisorcomplementarystart-upkit whichincludes

room

decorationsandactivityideas.

Community

Interaction

1 .

Createaprogramonthestateand nationallevel torecognizeoutstanding communitiesfortheirsupport ofagricul turaleducationandFFA.

2. Sendasampleofallmaterialstostate officersannually.

3. Createavideo consistingofsuccessfulexamplesofchapterswith PALS,Food ForAmerica,and Partnersfor a Safer

Community

4.

Recommend

theuse of public relationssoftwarewhich includessponsorrecognition certificatesandpre-published newsreleases.

5. Create guidelinesforchapter

members

tousefor visits to localbusinesses.

6. Promotethedistributionof

FFA

publicationsandFFA

New

Horizonsbychapterstothe community.

Chapter Recognition

1

.

At thestate level, verifyby observation or interview the information presentedon

Form

1and

Form

IIofNational ChapterAwardapplications.

2. Includealistofall

CDEs

and proficiencyawardsin

FFA New

Horizons.

3. Includemorerecognition of NationalChapterAward winnersinFFA

New

Horizons.

4. SendacopyofChapterInnovatorstoallstate officers.

5. Createavideoand aninformationpacketto assistadvisorsin fillingoutawardapplications.

Respectfullysubmitted, MatthewWells,IL(Chair) KellieWarner,

OH

(ViceChair) JeanieEdwards,

AL

JenniferEdwards,

AL

Nick Mitchell.AL Samantha Easley.AR LynelleBosworth,

CA

NickGarcia,

CA

MeganLoveridge,

CA

Annie Reyes,

CA

LindsayWilmeth,

CA

ShelbyWertz,

CO

Jerrett Pigott,FL BrentGilstrap,

GA

PamRitchie,ID JennySchaefer, IL Ryan West, IN CoryEpler,KS Robin Rhea,

KY

EricaLoupe,LA BetsyBianchi,

MN

PhillipMcLain,

NC

SaraRasmussen,

NE

ErinMorrow,

NM

HeatherRiggins,

NV

TiffanyDrape,

NY

GregDague,

OH

Cindy Schroeder,

OH Wayne

Elder,

OK

Rosslyn Spencer,

OK

Jeremy Hackenburg,PA DevonWilcox,Rl RyanEichler,

SD

Jacob Hubbell.TN JulieShaw.TN TaylorCotton,

TX

MandyJackson,

TX

RyanMott.TX AngieSims.TX Joanna White,

TX

WillieMorris,

VA

JasonRoller,

VA Damon

Meyer,

Wl

Candace Minear.WV

&3-

Career Success

We recommend that the FFA:

Proficiency

Awards and American FFA Degrees

1. Createa"frequentlyasked questions"factpageontheAmerican

FFA

Degreeandproficiencyawardstobe readilyavailable to studentsthroughFFA

New

Horizons,Internet,andtoincludewith theawardapplications.

2. CreateoneformoftheAmerican

FFA

Degreeapplicationanda standard recordbookthat directlycorrelateswith theAmerican

FFA

Degreeandtheproficiencyawardsapplications.

3. Re-evaluatetheproficiencyawardareas,particularlybreaking

down

SpecialtyAnimalProduction into sub-categories.

4. That the taskforceonproficiencyawardsandAmerican

FFA

Degreedevelopathirdmethod basedsolelyon unpaid hours ratherthanonearningsandinvestments.

5. Thatthetaskforceonproficiencyawardsand American

FFA

DegreesexpandtheStarsofAmericaprogramtoincludeStar Environmentalists.

6. That the taskforceonproficiencyawardsand American

FFA

Degrees re-evaluatetheessay questions sectiononthose applica- tionsandincludeasectionwhichallowsstudentstodescribe theircurrent

SAE

programs.

Innovations

1

.

Developa

CDE

forstudentsconsideringacareerin agricultural educationtocover areassuchasdeveloping lesson plansand presentingtointeractiveclassroom.

2. Developa

CDE

forEnvironmentalSciencetoincludeAquaculture andWildlife

&

^{NaturalResource}Management.

3. Developa

CDE

involvingknowledgeoffield/cropmanagement, coveringsoilquality,type, fertilizersandpestmanagement.

4. Developa

CDE

forAgriculturalEngineeringand Landscape Designusingcomputer programming.

5. Developa

CDE

forVeterinary Scienceusingpracticalapplications indiagnosis,administrationanddissection.

Ways To Promote Career Success

1. Provideworkshopsduring national conventionon

new CDEs

and proficiency applications.

2. Havenationalstaffpromote

CDEs

at

NLCSO,

B.L.A.S.TOffand throughthestate officernewsletter.

3. Haveproficiencyapplicationsavailableonthe Internetanddirect studentstothehandbookformoreinformation.

4. Haveavideocameraatnational

CDE

events so they

may

be viewedin aseparateroom.

5. Developa

CDE

sectioninFFA

New

Horizonstopromoteevents andinformmembers.

6. Developavideoseriesabout each

CDE

and

make

itavailable to states.

7. Developalinkfromthe

FFA

homepagetobusinessesoffering internships.

8. Createmoreposterstoinform

members

andpromote CDEs.

CDE Development

1. Reschedule

CDE

events so the competitors

may

fullyparticipate innationalconvention.

2. That

CDE

AdvisoryCommitteeexplore thepossibilitiesof specializingtheAgricultureMechanicsCDE.

3. Expandingofbreedsutilizedand performanceclasses inthe EquineScienceCDE.

4. Ensureuniform

work

siteswithineach

CDE,

toestablishequality

among

the contestants.

5. Establish practiceroundsforeach nationalCDE.

6. ParliamentaryProcedureTaskForcetoinvestigatewaysfor interstatecompetition instead of rehearsed national standards,to incorporate"realworld"practices.

Respectfullysubmitted, ChrisMadsen.CA(Chair) ChrisCothran,SC(ViceChair)

J.J.Akin.

TX

Matt Archer,

CA

NoahBarka,

MN

BenButler,FL RichardCallender.TX BobChapin.

NY

GeneCorson,

WY

PhillipCowley,

OK

NathanCronkleton,

OH

DexterCurry.

AL

TreyDaniel,

AR

PhilEby,PA MandyForeman,

CA Amy

Fountain, Rl AnnaGilstrap,

GA

JamieHassakis,ID Brandon Hill.TX BarrettKeene, FL HollyLaCombe.LA StephenLeavell,IL JaniceLohse,

CA

ChristineLong.WI SusanLong.WI AliciaMarkham,

NC

WillMayfield.TX Stephen

McGee.WV

RavenMcMaine.

KY

LainaMcWhorter.AL Carrie Monger,

VA

JulieNuss.NE ValerieOgilvie.TN NateOlson,IL MichaelPettijohn,

OK Amy

Poth,

OH

JimmyReed,

CA

CourtneyScoggin,MS

Wade

Siebman.TX DavidSmith,

MD

Bryce Ulrich.AL AlyssaWebb,IN AprilWestbrook.TX JustinWhite,

CA

Donald Williams,SC Grant Woodley.IA

'64-

For

FFA

members,such asJohnBlackford(light),attending the career showoffered

many

opportunitiesto "linkup"with Internet technology

and

careerpossibilities.

Communications and

Public Relations

We recommend that the FFA:

Public

Image

1

.

Developatargetedmediarelationscampaignthatwoulduse public serviceannouncements, placementofnewsarticles inhigh profilepublicationsand developmentofpaidlocalandnational advertisingfortheFFA.

2. Developaworkshoptobegivenatthe

Made

ForExcellence conferenceand WashingtonLeadership Conferencethatteaches

members how

tocommunicateeffectivelywiththegeneral public about what

FFA

isandthediversityofthe agricultureindustry 3. ExpandtheLocalProgramSuccessmarketingandcommunica- tioncomponentstoprovidemoreaccesstothesetoolsandto continuetoprovide trainingtoallteachersand

members

atstate conventions.Stateassociationsshouldreceivefurther,

more

specific training.

4. Developnon-agncultural businessandvocational student organizationlinksonthe Internettoand fromthe

FFA

homepage, inordertointroduce the non-agricultural publictothe

FFA

and

FFA members

tonon-agriculturalentities.

Communications

1. Createnew,fun,educationalrecruitment videosforseventhand eighth graders.

2. Developa"help"handbook,similartoLocalProgramSuccess,for chapterandstate officers.

3. Developinformational softwaretoteachstateassociations

how

to provideastateconventionnews

room

andastateassociation website. Trainingcould occurat

NLCSO.

Student Image

1. Developamiddleschool /junior highprogramthat excites, informsandrecruitsallstudents,using the ideas expressedin FFAsmission statement.

One

ofthemost importantfunctions ofofficialconvention delegatesis todiscussandactuponissuesrelatingtotheoperationand imageof thenational organization. RepresentativesfromtheNorthCarolina

11^/'.A vttatumengageinanactivedebateduringa delegate committeesession.

2

.

National

FFA

Foundationseekfundingto developa"howto"handbooktohelpstatesand

chapterssetuppromotional booths abouttheimageandopportuni- tiesofthe

FFA

for avanetyof targetedaudiences.Thesehandbooks wouldbe providedtoallchaptersandstate associations.

3. Listspecificnationaleventswhereofficialdressisrequiredinthe OfficialFFA Manual and

recommend

that statesdothesame.

4. Provide guidelines defining unified casual dress

when

official dressisnot appropriate or required.

5. Establishareview processtogather studentfeedback priorto massreleaseonpromotionalprogramswhicharetargetedtoward students.

Advisors/Sponsors/Partners

1. Createaresourcepackagewithwhichthe national organization, stateassociationsand

FFA

chapterscancommunicatethepurpose anddiversityof the

FFA

tosponsorsandpartners.

2. Developamoreeffectivecommunication systemwith advisorsby reducing thevolumeofinformationandmailings senttothem throughtimely targeteddelivery;possiblybyusing theFFA AdvisorsMakingaDifferencepublication.

3. Createafeature article inFFA

New

Horizonsthathighlightsa sponsorandrecognizestheircontributionstotheFFA.

4. ExtendLocalProgramSuccess sothat stateassociationssubmit reports oftheirbusinessandindustry tourstothenational organization,which

may

bepublishedanddistributedas guidelines or best practicesforbusinessandindustry interaction atalllevelsofFFA.

Respectfullysubmitted, JoeShultz.

OH

(Chair) J.D.Chambers,

NC

(ViceChair) BenAdams,

UT

QuentinSmith,

CO

CynthiaTeixeiria,

CT

Ryan Shaw,

ME

MatthewChizek,IA Rebecca Voorhees,

DE

Andy Cockle.WA MichaelejoMandulak.AK JonathanEubanks.AL MelissaOates,AL Josh Hawkins,

AK

EmilyBrinegar,

CA

James Garner,

CA

KevinLuiz,

CA

Steven Schohr,

CA

CassieLalta,

CO

LuciRogers, FL MattGriffin,

GA Amber

Smyer, ID LeahSchleef,IL KathleenBlock, IA SteveHall,

KA

LeeSisk,

KY

LoraAnnSmith,LA NatashaCronen,

MN

DanArnsperger,

MO

KyleMaker,

MO

MatthewRutt,

NE

MarcyQuackenbush,

NY

Elizabeth Tolley,

NC

AbbyHenry,

OH

MellissaSlamcik,

OH

J.K.Green,

OK

Shane Stephens,

OK

Josh Heeter,PA Barry Jacobson,

SD

SarahJenke.TX KristyTaylor.TN NathanDaniels,

TX

MandyPigg.TX Jarred Smith,

TX

Cole Young,

TX

Erin Sill.VA JoelBernhard.WI AngleMueller,

Wl

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