FFA Proceedings 2002

One Mission: Student Success
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Louisville offers many exciting attractions to tour during
convention. These FFA members visited the famous Louisville
Slugger Museum.
Sweetheart jackets that we don’t have,”
said Kaci Dallignon of the Hill City, Kan.,
FFA Chapter.
Another chance to see FFA history was
in a commemorative FFA art display at the
Kentucky Center for the Arts. The display
was open for viewing during national convention.
The thirty-three oil paintings
commissioned for the FFA calendar series
trace the growth of the organization from
1951-84.
Sessions were action-packed with motivational
and entertaining speakers including
Rick Pitino, Dr. Rick Rigsby, Mamie
McCullough and Baxter Black. Olympic
gold medalist Rulon Gardner, a former
FFA member from the Star Valley FFA
Chapter in Afton, Wyo., sent a wave of
excitement through the arena as he placed
PHOTO BY SAM HARREL
National FFA President Dane White was speechless after
having Rulon Gardner’s Olympic gold medal placed around his
neck.
his gold medal around National FFA
President Dane White’s neck. National
officer retiring addresses marked a chance
for members to grasp some final, moving
remarks from the six amazing individuals
that led the organization through the past
year.
Competition made it’s way into convention
with members participating in 23
career development events and one activity
that allowed them to execute all the
hard work that had gone into their respective
event. Also, winners in 49 proficiency
areas were recognized for exceptional
supervised agricultural experience programs
(SAE).
National Chapter Awards honored one,
two and three star chapters and the three
Models of Innovation chapters were recog-
PHOTO BY SAM HARREL