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National FFA Organization Announces Finalists for American Star Farmer, American Star in Agribusiness, American Star in Agriscience and American Star in Agricultural Placement

The National FFA Organization has selected 16 finalists (four per award) for the organization’s top awards: American Star Farmer, American Star in Agribusiness, American Star in Agricultural Placement and American Star in Agriscience.  These star awards recognize students who have developed outstanding agricultural skill and competency through their career development programs, demonstrated outstanding management skills, earned the American FFA Degree—the organization’s highest level of accomplishment—and met other agricultural education, scholarship and leadership requirements.

Each star finalist receives $2,000 from the National FF.  A panel of judges will interview the finalists and select one winner for each award at the 82nd National FFA Convention, October 21–24, in Indianapolis, In. Winners will receive an additional $2,000 award.

The American FFA Degree recognition programs are co-sponsored by Case IH of Racine, WI, Farm Credit of Washington, DC; Pioneer Hi-Bred of Des Moines, Iowa; and Syngenta of Greensboro, NC, as a special project of the National FFA Foundation. “Stars Over America,” a special audiovisual presentation featuring the star award winners, is produced by USDA Farm Services Agency as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.

 

2009 Star Farmer

Slade Don Nightengale – Cordell FFA, Oklahoma

2009 Star Farmer Finalists

2009 Star in Agribusiness

Benjamin R. Alsum - Randolph Cambria-Friesland FFA, Wisconsin

2009 Star in Agribusiness Finalists

2009 Star in Agricultural Placement

Tony J. Crescio - Randolph Cambria-Friesland FFA, Wisconsin

2009 Star in Agricultural Placement Finalists

2009 Star in Agriscience

Amy Lynn Robak, Foley FFA, Minnesota

2009 Star in Agriscience Finalists

Be a STAR at the chapter, state and national levels! The FFA Star Awards honor outstanding members at each degree level. Anyone who earns an FFA degree is eligible for recognition. Move up through the FFA Degree ladder and strive for Star Awards as you go.

State Level Awards

National Level Awards

 

Application Information & Updates

Star Applicants’ Personal History:
A reminder that the personal history of any Star applications should be no more than three double-spaced pages, in at least 10-point font. In the minimum qualification process before judging, if there are more than three double-spaced pages, the additional pages will be removed from the application before judging.

Software Requirements:
Microsoft Office is no longer supporting versions lower than Microsoft Office 2000. Due to that, we are requiring software to be Microsoft Office 2000. Some of the capabilities may work with Microsoft Office 97; however, we can not guarantee it. In order for the calculations to work you should recommend schools upgrade their software to the version 2000.

DON'T GET DISQUALIFIED:
Information regarding changing the applications. If the application is altered in any way, it will be SUBJECT TO 'DISQUALIFICATION. This includes copying application into a word document, altering the space given for responses for any questions or changing the font size below 10 points. For fairness, all applicants must respond to questions in the space provided.