NORTH CAROLINA

honorary FFA degrees ^- FFA supporters

Honorary American FFA Degree

recipientsexemplifythe true

meaning

^of the

FFA and

itsmission withtheir

own way

ofexpressingpremierleadership, personal

growth and

careersuccess. Recipientsofthisdistinguisheddegree

remind members how

influentialleaders are

and

theimportance of supportinga

worthy

cause.

Recipients ofthisdegree range

from

agriculturalteachers

who

devote countlesshours helpingstudents toschool

and government

officials

who

offer theirexpertise for the

good

oftheorganization

and

thepeople involved.

The

National

FFA

Organization

Honorary American FFA Degree

ispresented tosuch individualstothank

them

for theircontinued support ofthe

FFA and

agriculturaleducation.

During

theFriday

morning

session these

honored

individuals receivedtheirplaques

and esteemed

appreciation

from

the national officers

.

ARIZONA:

KennethA.

Gregersen,Gold

Canyon ARKANSAS:

Barry Farris, Beebe

CALIFORNIA: Don

Borges, Modesto;Lee Bucknell.

Modesto; Alan Cover.

Modesto;Robert A.Flores.

SanLuisObispo: Joseph Martinez,Winters;Phil Nelson,WalnutCreek

DELAWARE:

JohnF.

Tarburton.Dover; Sharon Morgan.Easton

FLORIDA:

FosterDickard.

Cantonment; GaryLee.

Sebring;EarlJ.Lennard.

Tampa;Joseph E. Stephens.

Tallahassee

GEORGIA: Mary

J.

Jamieson.Atlanta;

Ann

R.

Purcell, Atlanta;HenryL.

Reaves,Atlanta;

Roy

A.Stowe, Jefferson

IDAHO:

Maynard A.

Fosberg,

Moscow; Donna M.

Hyatt,Payette

The Honorary

FFA

Degreeprogramisdesignedtohonor individuals

who

have rendered outstandingservice toFFA.

National

FFA

President,LisaAhrens,presentsher parents withthedegree.

honorary FFA degrees

ILLINOIS:

William B.

Johnson,Joliet;

Tom

Reedy, DeKalb;RichardRyan,Dekalb;

Perry Schneider, Lincoln;

RolandA.

Thompson,

Hinckley;Robert

M.

Van Patten.Edwardsville;Jim Williams.Bloomington

INDIANA:

JenniferConway, Indianapolis;VickiSettle, Indianapolis;Sue Springirth.

Indianapolis

KENTUCKY:

Wayford B.

Metzger.Frankfort;

Ron

Scott.

Louisville;David Snowden, Louisville;Harold

Workman,

Louisville

MARYLAND:

Robert Valentine,Tunkhannock

MICHIGAN:

Harrison Gardner, EastLansing;H. Paul Roberts, East Lansing;Jim Schrandt, Jackson

MINNESOTA: Tim

Clause, Bloomington;

Richard O. Johnson.Henning;

Sung Kim.St.Paul;

Bob

Moraczweski.Minneapolis;

Guy

R.Shoemaker, Minneapolis;

Ed

Shonsey.

GoldenValley;

Mark

E.

Stenzel,St.Paul

MISSOURI:

DavidL.Abbott, Chesterfield;FredericE.

Schrodt,KansasCity

NEVADA: Bob

Butler,Reno;

NEW JERSEY:

Robert

W.

Bender,PennsGrove;Julian J.

Garcia,Iselin;

Howard

Minigh.

Parsippany; ChristineT.

Whitman.Trenton

NEW MEXICO:

Murry D.

Avery,Alamogordo;Robert

M.

Torres,Las Cruces

honorary american FFA degree ^-

agriculture teacher

^ p,MERIC4/V,

Overwhelmed

bythemoment.Jennifer

Conway

plantedabigkissonnational officerJames Garner

itershe received herHonorary American

FFA

Degree.

ALABAMA:

GregoryD.Hamner.

Florence;Mike Hogan.Troy;JoeF.

Snell,Ariton;ThomasSwaffield.

McCalla

ARIZONA:

RayGless.Mesa

ARKANSAS:

TroyBuck, Amity

CALIFORNIA:

CarlArend, Yucaipa;

JoelBriggs.Littlerock;BobCrabtree, Campbell;RogerDickson,Modesto;Ron Furtado, Livermore;GaryHunt,La Habra; MelissaMcBride,Indio;Hugh Mooney,Gait;DouglasMoss,Escondido;

Robert Pearcy,Visalia;David Pritchard, ElCentra; CarlWright, Gait

COLORADO:

DelbertR Chase.

McClave

IDAHO:

Gary Abercrombie. Aberdeen ILLINOIS: MaryBarnes,Barry

KENTUCKY:

JohnnieW.Mathias, Henderson

MICHIGAN:

KennethA.Bollinger, Adrian;BobStein,Standish

MINNESOTA:

TimG. Larson.Nicollet

MISSOURI:

Rod Barr.Maryville; Paul D.Light,Thayer;GeorgeR.Shively,Sr, Ewiny;MartinF.Wagner.Sarcoxie

NEBRASKA:

CraigA. Frederick. Cairo;

LonnieKoepke, Broken

Bow

NORTH CAROLINA:

WilliamI.Enzor, Jr.,CerroGordo; HarveyE.Franklin, Marshall;MichaelJ.Holt,Asheville;

CharlesL.Michel, Marshall;RogerH.

Teeple,BlackMountain

NORTH DAKOTA:

Joel Lemer, Carnngton

OHIO:

NathanW. McNeal, West Lafayette;JohnF.Poulson,Pettisville

OKLAHOMA:

AlanG. Smith.Cushing

OREGON:

William C.Rizor,Harrisburg

PENNSYLVANIA:

BrianJ.Campbell,

New

Oxford; Robert Leib.

Mechanicsburg

RHODE

ISLAND:DavidL.Lewis, NorthScituate

SOUTH CAROLINA:

Benjamin W.

Hardee, Loris

TEXAS:

RayBriscoe,ThreeRivers;

HerbertR.Casey,Jr.Teague; Jack DeShazo,Aledo;DennisEllebracht.San Antonio;

Tammy

D. Glascock,Pilot Point;PaulA.Jaure, Beeville;Donnie Kiker,Anson;JamesWeston, Farmersville;RonWhitson, Mansfield

UTAH:

NileD. Carlson.Clearfield;

AllanR. Sulser,HeberCity VIRGINIA:LemuelS.Massie.

Arrington;Gary W. Thomas.Ringgold

WEST

VIRGINIA:CarolW. Webb.

Keyser

WISCONSIN:

TroyLobdell, Darlington;

MarkL.Zimmerman.Spencer

WYOMING:

RandyEpler.Yoder

honorary FFA degrees

tarents of national officers parents of STAR finalists

California: JohnGarner and JanetGarner

Indiana: David andGwendolyn Dougherty Iowa: DonaldandMarylou Ahrens Kansas: RobertandMelva Armbruster Ohio: RobertandBeverlyBuxton Puerto Rico: AnaGonzalez

StarFarmer

Iowa: JonandCarolAnnJordahl Kansas:ChuckandDebbieSpringer Minnesota: Larryand SherryBaumgardt North Dakota: RogerandJeanetteKenner StarinAgribusiness

Illinois: JR.andBarbHarris Indiana:Dennis andSusanBailey Oklahoma:Craigand Paula Hale Texas: Donaldand MarilynWeber

retiring national

FFA board of directors:

trustees and consultants

KarenHutchison ErnieGill JimConnors MikeCox CindyFannonVosler BarryAnderson MarcBeitia WilliamT.Boehm

outreach ^efforts

FFA

international

programs

Thanks

to

international programs, students from around the globe are able to enjoy the FFA experience.

Highly ^structured programs for

members ages 16 through 24 are offered through the EARTH Tour Seminar, Adventure New Zealand and the Australia Homestay Program ^{as well as} many other short-term programs. For older

members ages

1

8

to

24, FFA offers longer-term internship experiences on agriculture operations,

in

other countries, internship experiences

at

United States Embassies for the Foreign Agricultural Service of

USDA, or opportunities for a

one-month experience

at

EARTH

College

in

Costa Rica.

International awareness increased during convention

at

the career show's Global Village. Planned

activities

celebrated 50 years of

FFA international programs, including an international dinner, an International Student Exchange Program (ISEP) luncheon for

German students enrolled

in

American FFA, a Toyota teacher session and information program, ethnic dancers and

activities like

Origami, Japanese name writing and making pinatas.

For more information about FFA

international programs, log on

to

http://www.ffa.org/international or

call toll-free

1-888-332-7853.

The^PartnersinActiveLearning Supportprogram (PALS)isaimedatpairing

FFA members

withchildreninmentoringrelationships. Workshopsduringtheconvention taught

FFA members how

to relatetotheiryoungfriends.

Partners

in

Active Learning Support (PALS)

is

a mentoring program matching high school agriculture students with elementary youngsters who have special needs. Developed by the National FFA Organization, the program helps those involved

to

build

trust in

others and develop ^positive self-esteem. Through

^this

program, high school and

elementary students explore

their interests in plants,

animals and the world around them.

The PALS mission

is

to provide a

total,

dynamic education system

that

contributes

to

personal, academic and career development. The convention focused on mentoring and included FFA members working with more than 700

third-graders. The program was sponsored by the Fifth Third

Bank of Kentucky, ^Electric Cooperatives and The Gheens

Foundation,

Inc.

Kraft Foods also donated ^lunch

toall

participants of the PALS convention.

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alumni

Going^once,goingtwice.

SOLD!

Thisyear'salumni auctionraised$95,000for programssponsored bythealumniassociation.

FFA

alumni reminisced aboutpast nationalconventionsattheirannualmeetingatthe 72ndNational

FFA

convention.

national FFA

alumni

The National FFA Alumni Association

is

an essential

component ^to FFA members and their future. The National FFA

Organization's continued success

is

attributed to the devotion and

positive impact of alumni.

This year the alumni conducted their 27th convention encompassing business sessions and award

presentations. Their main focus, however, are the live and silent auctions. Last year alumni raised nearly $72,000

at

the auction and this year the number topped $95,000.

The alumni were extremely

appreciative of the support from Scott

County and the state of Kentucky.

They welcomed the alumni and FFA members with a helping hand, making the move from Kansas City an easy transition.

This year's auction provided

bidders with a vast selection of items,

from a 2000 Chevy truck, to a round

baler, a livestock trailer and even

tickets to the National Finals Rodeo.

If the fast-paced ways of the

auctioneer were not attendees style, plenty of items were available at the silent auction.

The National FFA Alumni Association

is

composed of volunteers, including former FFA

members, parents and others interested in supporting the FFA.

Nationwide, about 45,000 supporters

are FFA alumni members.

foundation

inguished

service citations

retiring

board

The

Distinguished ServiceCitation

was

presentedatthe

72nd

National

FFA

Convention,Oct. 28,tothree

companies and

organizationsproviding outstandingservice

and

opportunitiesto theNational

FFA

Organization:

Farm

Progress

Companies,

Inc.

ofCarolStream.IL;

Dow AgroSciences

ofIndianapolis,IN;

and The W.K.

Kellogg

Foundation

ofBattleCreek,

MI.

For 44

years.

Farm

Progress hassupported theNational

FFA

Foundation, contributing not onlyfinancialsupport,but providing support necessaryforits president

and

publisher, AllanR. Johnson,toserveas

chairman

oftheNational

FFA Foundation

Sponsors'Board.

The

currentpublisher ofthe

FFA

magazine,

FFA New

Horizons,

which

is

mailed

directlytothe

more

than

450,000 members. Farm

Progress has played an integral partinthesuccess ofthe magazine.

Through 44

yearsofservice,

Dow AgroSciences

hasguide agriculturaleducation

and FFA

throughtransitionyears.

In 1996,the

company was

heavily involvedinrecruiting the National

FFA

CentertoIndianapolis, offeringfiveacresof land ata

reduced

cost foritssite. Inaddition.

Dow AgroSciences

continuesas a five-starsponsorafterinvesting$1.3 million dollarsintheNational

FFA

Foundation.

DavidL.Abbott: Retired President

& CEO,

PurinaMills.Inc.

John

^L.Killmer: Ph.D.,ManagingDirector.Monsanto

Company John

G. Middlebrook: Vice President

&

GeneralManager.Vehicle

BrandMarketing.GeneralMotorsCorporation

Henry

"Chic"

Mohr:

DirectorofMarket Development.National Shooting Sports Foundation,Inc.

RobertMoraczewski: SeniorVice President

&

GeneralManager, IntertecPublishers.Agribusiness Division

Kenwood

C. Nichols: ViceChairman andExecutiveOfficer,

Champion

InternationalCorporation

Richard O.Ryan: VicePresident,NorthAmericanMarkets, MonsantoGlobal SeedGroup

Frederic E. Schrodt: RetiredVicePresident.Transportation, FarmlandIndustries. Inc.

Guy

R.

Shoemaker:

President,NorthAmericanFlour Milling, Cargill

Monty

R.

Summa:

VicePresident,CropProtectionProducts.Agro Distribution,

LLC

Robert

M. Van

Patten: RetiredPresident.

IMC

AgriBusinessInc.

Herman

T.Wilson,Jr.: President.PioneerEquipmentCo.

The W.K.

Kellogg

Foundation

has

made

several financial contributionsto

major

agriculturaleducation

and FFA

projects.

The Foundation was

theleadcontributortothe Project

PALS Program, made

acontributionto Partners

For

aSafer

Community and was

thesponsoring institutionforthe

major

initiativeReinventingAgricultural Education

(RAE)

forthe year2020.

TheFFArecognized sponsors for their faithfulsupport ofthe nationalorganization. Al Johnson,presidentand publisher ofFarmProgressCompanies andA.CharlesFischer,president and

CEO

of

Dow

AgroSciences, earnedtheDistinguished Service Citation.

The

National

FFA Foundation

setanall-timefundraising record in ¹

999

tosupport annual projects

and programs

for

FFA and

agriculturaleducation.

The announcement was made

during the

Thursday

evening session thatthe

FFA Foundation

raised

$7,310,000.

1999

National

FFA Foundation

Sponsors'

Board Chairman William T Boehm,

said"the contributionsof

more

than 1,300 sponsorsare

what make

^itall possible inthepreparation of

FFAs

future leaders

and

maintaining ourvitalagricultural

community."

Boehm

introducedthe

2000

National

FFA Foundation

Sponsors'

Board Chairman-Elect R.W. "Bud"

Porter,senior vice president.

North American Marketing

of

Deere and Company.

Porter

announced

the

2000 Foundation theme

is,

"InvestinToday's Generation."

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