L. Lockwood, Roland

NEW YORK

M. L. Lockwood, Roland

OREGON: Kenneth

Ball, Creswell;

John

Fine,Glide

SOUTH CAROLINA:

Clark

Woods,

Hillcrest

TEXAS:

J.

Bamett.

Iraan;

Gary

Chandler,

Quitman;

Jerry

Domak,

Goliad; Charles

Edwards, Lometa; Teny

Hausentluck, Bryan;

Donald Henson,

Goldthwaite;Craig Ingram,Rivercrest;

Michael McMahon, Comfort; Alton

Mitchell,Eastland;

John

C.

Saunders, Follett;

Ronnie

Vineyard,

Lampasas; Sue

Witt.

Gilmer

WISCONSIN: Richard Bockhop, Cambridge

I

I

honorary FFA degrees

parents of national officers parents of STAR finalists

Florida: AliceandArnoldVitelli

Georgia: Adaand JackSpruill Indiana: BarbieandTony.Small Indiana: Miriam andWilliamRuppel

New

Mexico: JoAnnaandWayneBaker Oliio: SusanandWilliam Shultz

StarinAgribu-siness Illinois: Richard Herring

andMaryF.llenHagemeyer

Iowa: RoyJ.and Carolyn Becker,Sr.

Nebraska: Dennis andCheri Else Wisconsin: Jim and SarahAmbrose

StarFarmer

Nebraska: RobertL.andVergeneM. Kracke

North Dakota: Kellyand Jolene Miller

Tennes.see: Levin and RachelBillings

Wisconsin: RogerandDonnaBark

retiring national

FFA board of directors, trustees and consultants

RonaldL.Reische

RobertTerry,Jr.

Jana Register

R.W.Porter MacHodges

outreach efforts

PALS, can hunger & agricultural ambassadors

FFA members

fromacrossthecountry, aswellas local schools, participatedinthe'CanHunger'food driveto benefitKentuckyHarvest.Theireffortspaidoff asmore

than4.^.()()()poundsof foodwerecollected!

ThePartnersinActiveLearningSupport(PALS)conference duringnational convention broughtlocalelementary studentstothefairgroundsto participate ina varietyof funactivities.The

PALS

conferencewassponsoredbyMeijer.

"Living to serve." At national convention, FFA members embody the motto through community

outreach programs Hke the Partners in Active Learning Support (PALS) conference. Agricultural Ambassadors and the "Can Hunger" food drive.

Over 600 FFA members educated and entertained their new "pals," 540 elementary students, through agricultural-related activities. Sixty state officers served as ambassadors to agriculture by visiting fourth-grade classrooms in the Louisville area,

making friends and teaching the students about

agriculture. More than 43,000 pounds of food,

enough to feed Louisville's hungry for nine days,

was collected during the convention.

alumni

national FFA

alumni

Some people just can't get enough of FFA. Years after they officially

belonged ^to the organization, many

alumni

^still

travel to the national convention and dedicate time and enthusiasm to the thousands of current FFA members. Unlike the National FFA Foundation that

donates finances, alumni members

volunteer their time and resources.

Traditionally, they host silent and

live auctions at the national con- vention. This year, a 2001 Silverado Extended Cab pickup truck was one of the items auctioned.

Hundredsof

FFA

^supporiciscnjcncdtheNatioiiiil

FFA

AlumniAssociation'slive auctiononFridaynight.

global

FFA Global

FFA isn't confined to the borders of the United States. Programs abound that

let

agriculture students travel internationally to learn about agriculture and other cultures around the world.

Members aged 16 through 24 can travel with the EARTH Tour Seminar, Adventure New

Zealand and the Australia Homestay Program, as well as other short-term programs.

For older FFA members, longer internships and study abroad opportunities exist through United States Embassies for the Foreign Agricultural Service of USDA. Students can also travel to Costa Rica for a month ^at EARTH ^College.

The Global Village in the career show ^at national convention increased awareness for

travel and study opportunities through activities and information sessions.

foundation

inguished

service citations

The

Distinguished ServiceCitation

was

presentedatthe 73rd National

FFA

Convention.

October

27.tothree

companies and

organizations providingoutstanding service

and

opportunitiestotheNational

FFA

Organization

- _{Ford Motor} Company

Fund, Tractor

Supply Company (TSC) and

Pennsylvania

Department

ofAgriculture.

Ford Motor Company Fund

has

been

asupporterof theNational

FFA Foundation

for

52

years.

Through

itspartnership with

Ford Motor Company and Ford

dealers,theyare the largestcontributortothe National

FFA

Scholarship

Program,

providing

more

than

$400,000

inscholarshipsforthe

2000-2001

school year.

The Ford Motor Company Fund

isalso the originalsponsor ofthe NationalAgriscienceFair program. Education remainsatoppriorityforthe

Ford Motor Company Fund and

isan important part ofthe

company's

legacyof corporatecitizenship.

Not

onlydoesthe

Ford Motor Company Fund

continueto provide sponsorshipdollars,butits

employees

provide insight

and

directionintheareasof technology,the

environment and

education for

FFA.

Tractor

Supply Company

^{isin its} 16thyearof sponsor- shipwiththe National

FFA

Foundation

and

has

had

four executives serve

on

the

Foundation

Sponsors' Board.Inadditiontoinvesting

more

than

$400,000

duringitssponsorshipperiod,

TSC

helpedstartthe

Job

Interview Career

Development

Event, investedinthe

"I BelieveintheFuture" capital

campaign,

starteda scholarship

endowment and

isparticipatinginthecon- vention

shopping

mall.

They have

alsoprovidedinsight forthe

FFA

branding study

by

providinganindustry perspective.

TSC

hasanexcellentunderstanding ofagriculturaleducation

and works

to

promote FFA

throughtheirstores

and

employees.

Members

ofthePennsylvania

Department

of Agriculture

have worked

for

many

yearsto

encourage

agriculturaleducation

and FFA by working

closely with thePennsylvania

Department

ofEducation.

Secretary of Agriculture

Samuel Hayes and

hisstaff

have

providedresources,

meeting

locations, agriculture

knowledge,

industry insight

and

overall supportfor

FFA

inPennsylvania

on

alllevels.

A

collaborative partnershiphas

developed between

the

Department

of Agriculture,

Department

ofEducation

and FFA

that willcontinuetostrengthenagriculturaleducation

and FFA

throughoutthestate for

many

years.

For the 34th consecutive year, the National FFA Foundation raised a record level of money for FFA and agricultural education programs. On Thursday evening, FFA Foundation Sponsors' Board Chair R.W. "Bud" Porter, retired senior vice president. North American Agricultural Marketing, Deere & Company, announced the Foundation had raised nearly $7.7 million

in

2000.

The contributions of more than 1,300 sponsors help prepare future agricultural pacesetters. "The agricultural industry

is

faced with an unprecedented demand for future leaders,"

said Porter. "FFA, through

its

numerous educational programs and experiences,

is

preparing our young people

to

meet tomorrow's demand."

Porter also introduced 2001 FFA Foundation Sponsors' Board Chair-Elect, Lawrence

^J.

Gundrum, senior vice president, operations, Kraft Foods,

Inc.,

who announced next year's theme "Touching Lives, Shaping Futures."

Jim Borel,President, DuPont Crop Protectionand KarenPederson.

VP

and Director of HumanResources.

PioneerHi-Bred International, presented2000 SponsorBoard CliairBudPorter and2001 Chairman- ElectLarryGundrum withacheckfor

$250,000tokick-off theTechnology InitiativeCampaign.

2000 ^retiring

' board

Curt Fankhau.ser

President

&

ChiefExecutiveOfficer,ffiCorporation

John

R.Hill

SeniorVicePresident, Sales,LesterBuildingSystems

James

L.Irwin

VicePresident,N.A. AgriculturalEquipmentSales,Case IH PhilJohnson

President.

CoUe & McVoy

MarketingCotiipany

James

.S.Ladlie,Ph.D.

President

&

Chief ExecutiveOfficer,Agri-Growth.Inc.

Eric L.

Moorehead,

Ph.D.

VicePresident.Technology, Kellogg

Brown &

Root,Inc.