2009-2010 Annual Report - Idaho Professional-Technical Education

2009-2010 Idaho Ag and Natural Resources Leadership
State FFA Officers
Back Row: Secretary, Erica Ramsey, New Plymouth; Sentinel, Jared Mumm,
Kimberly; President, Seth Pratt, Blackfoot; Vice President, Casey Zufelt, Kuna;
Front Row: Treasurer, Kiana Wilcox, Madison; Reporter, Ruby Brackett, Filer
IVATA Officers
President, Steve Wilder, Meridian; Past President, Justin Patten, Snake River;
Legislative Liaison, Shawn Dygert, Kuna; President-Elect, Kyle Stapleton,
Nezperce; Secretary-Elect, Nathan Low, Payette; Secretary, Cody Porath,
Kimberly; Executive Treasurer, Alan Heikkila, Highland (not pictured, CTEI
Representative, Amy Nichols, Parma)
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2009-2010 FFA Membership & Course Enrollment
FFA Membership/Ag Ed Course Enrollment grades 7-12 as declared on annual report
Aberdeen 16/115
Amer. Falls 122/182
Bear Lake 25/104
Blackfoot 38/153
Bliss 13/28
Bonners Ferry 20/116
Buhl 23/117
Burley 148/287
Camas 10/36
Cambridge 36/50
Castleford 90/81
Challis 25/64
Clrwater Vly 25/81
Council 13/32
Culdesac 3/15
Deary 29/69
Declo 101/108
Dietrich 27/27
EIPT 24/103
Emmett 40/113
Filer 47/108
Firth 28/105
Fruitland 219/216
Genesee 44/45
Glenns Ferry 18/107
Gooding 55/90
Grace 42/79
Grangeville 20/82
Hagerman 21/64
Hansen 25/89
Highland 57/148
Highlnd-Craig 15/23
Homedale 56/103
HS Bend 9/8
Jerome 26/393
Juniper Hills 0/NA
Kamiah 14/28
Kendrick 17/34
Kimberly 103/267
Kuna 145/423
Lakeside 8/92
Lapwai 14/52
Leadore 7/NA
Mackay 55/49
Madison 53/297
Malad 38/50
Marsh Valley 63/145
Marsing 53/92
Melba 43/135
Meridian 166/1300
Middleton 43/248
Midvale 19/34
Minico 50/150
Murtaugh 23/41
Nampa 65/296
N Plymouth 65/100
Nezperce 18/36
N Fremont 29/53
North Gem 38/41
Notus 39/91
Oakley 32/107
Parma 63/73
Payette 119/159
Potlatch 10/87
Preston 96/222
Raft River 35/35
Richfield 27/55
Rigby 79/234
Rimrock 34/55
Ririe 32/48
Rockland 9/51
Salmon 35/134
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Salmon River 26/46
Shelley 105/371
Shoshone 23/50
Snake River 57/186
Soda Springs 15/114
S Fremont 31/126
Sugar-Salem 32/157
Teton 27/138
Troy 69/96
Twin Falls 37/77
Vallivue 75/296
Weiser 82/147
Wendell 30/161
W Jefferson 31/54
Westside 75/78
UI CFFA 25/NA
Dehryl Dennis NA/111
Coeur d’Alene NA/35
Sandpoint NA/141
Total FFA 3,989
Total Course 11,291
Five year membership and
agriculture education
enrollment trend data

Students served by grade level
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
3204
2855
2538
1774
1000
500
205
439
0
7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
Students served by gender
3951, 36%
6994, 64%
Males
Females
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Students served by ethnicity
Of the 1,774 students that were 12th graders...
Entered the Workforce
27%
Entered Post-Secondary Education
60%
Graduated
94%
0 500 1000 1500 2000
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CDE student participation at the district
and state level (unduplicated)
CDE chapter participation at the district
and state level (unduplicated)
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Post-Secondary Adult Farm Management
Adult Farm Management is offered through two technical colleges in the state supported
by the Division of Profession-Technical Education. The programs are offered
through the college’s Center for Workforce Development and Short Term Training.
College of Western Idaho—Dr. David Wells
In the reporting year 71 students spread over a four year continuum
were enrolled in the CWI program. Offerings in the
Treasure Valley and the Lewiston area with assistant instructor
Janice Gobbi. Program consists of 270 hours of classroom
work and 260 hours of individualized
on-the-farm work
Idaho State University—College of Technology—Ralph Jones
In the reporting year 139 students spread over a four year continuum
were enrolled in the ISU-COT program. Classes in Pocatello,
Rigby, Terreton, St. Anthony, and Arimo. Courses include
records, analysis, finance, and organization. 23 onsite farm
visited were completed in the reporting year.
Events of the Idaho FFA Association
Idaho held its Made for Excellence (MFE)
and Advanced Leadership Development
(ALD) Conferences January 25-26 at the Red
Lion Downtowner in Boise. The event
brought in 142 FFA members for the MFE
conference and 133 for the ALD event. The
conferences had students from 30 FFA
chapters from all nine FFA districts.
Immediately following the
MFE/ALD Conferences the Idaho
FFA Association held its annual
ICC/FFA Cenarrusa Day on the
Hill. The January 25th luncheon
drew 35 legislators, Lt. Governor
Brad Little, Secretary of State
Ben Ysursa, First Lady Lori Otter,
as well as honored guests Mr.
and Mrs. Pete and Freda Cenarrusa
pictured at right with the
2009-2010 State FFA Officer
team.
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State Soils and Rangeland CDEs
State level CDEs for soils and rangeland evaluation were held in Burley on October 13.
The events were a joint cooperative effort of the Idaho FFA Association, Natural Resource
Conservation Service, Idaho Soil and Water Conservation Commission, the Idaho Rangeland
Resource Commission, and the Burley FFA with advisors Sam Condie, Lex Godfrey,
and Jack Garrett. Doreen McMurrary was the onsite organizer for the soils CDE while Dr.
Maynard Fosberg, professor emeritus of the University of Idaho helped direct technical
portions of the CDE. Gretchen Hyde of the Idaho Rangeland Resource Commission organized
the rangeland evaluation CDE.
Range Teams
Range Individuals
1st Rigby FFA Joseph Hale Rigby FFA
2nd Fruitland FFA Michelle Mortimer Rigby FFA
3rd Hagerman FFA Tobby White Payette FFA
4th Kimberly FFA Jacob Houdek Fruitland FFA
5th Kuna FFA Hayden Boll Cambridge FFA
First place Range team Rigby FFA. Team
members Chevy Carrillo, Joseph Hale,
Michelle Mortimer, and Cherokee Carrillo,
Advisors Robert Hale and Jon Hogge.
Plaque presented by Jared Mumm, State
Sentinel
Soils Teams
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First place Soils team West Jefferson FFA.
Team members Karrie Olson, Jenny
Withers, Hazen Overdorf, Taylor Savage,
and Jacob Murdock, Advisor Don Bird.
Plaque presented by Casey Zufelt, State
Vice President
Soils Individuals
1st West Jefferson FFA Ethan Parkin Burley FFA
2nd Kuna FFA Karrie Olson West Jefferson FFA
3rd Vallivue FFA Chris Ball Kuna FFA
4th Burley FFA Ethan Scott Nezperce FFA
5th Nezperce FFA Jenny Withers West Jefferson FFA

2010 National FFA Scholarships
Blackfoot Shalissa Hamilton AGCO Finance $2,000
Bliss Cameron Schoessler United Dairymen of Idaho $2,400
Burley Kilyann Brown NAPA Auto Parts $1,000
Castleford Allison Rodgers RAM Trucks $1,000
Clinton Routt Wilbur-Ellis Company $1,000
Challis Danielle Dowton Ford Trucks / Built Ford Tough $1,000
Emmett Trey Mallory KeyBank $1,000
Fruitland Mason Sideroff Monsanto Commitment to Agriculture $1,500
Jerome Cade Nelsen United Dairymen of Idaho $2,400
Kimberly Justin Novacek Ford Trucks/Built Ford Tough $1,000
Kuna Rachael Ashley Bank of the West $3,000
Jessica Reynolds Monsanto Commitment to Agriculture $1,500
Marsh Valley Mark McNabb Fastline Publications $1,000
Meridian Shalee Killpack Bunge North America $1,000
Minico Tyrell Morris Western Dairy Farmers Promotion $300
North Fremont Mark Loosli Rabo AgriFinance $1,000
Salmon Jared Herbst Ford Trucks / Built Ford Tough $1,000
A total of $ 23,100 awarded to Idaho FFA Members!
2009 National FFA CDE Results
Ag Communications Marsing 15th Ag Mechanics Middleton 18th
Ag Sales Payette 27th Agronomy Kuna 13th
Creed Speaking Meridian Silver Dairy Cattle Eval. Meridian 23rd
Dairy Cattle Handler Fruitland Silver Dairy Foods Jerome* 10th
Environmental/Nat. Resc. Payette* 9th Extemp. Speaking Meridian Silver
Farm Bus. Mgmt. Kuna* 8th Floriculture Fruitland* 3rd
Food Science & Tech. Meridian 21st Forestry Rigby* 10th
Horse Rigby* 10th Job Interview Emmett Bronze
Livestock Evaluation Kuna 23rd Marketing Plan Marsing Silver
Meats Eval. & Tech. Kuna* 3rd Nursery & Landscape Rigby* 9th
Parliamentary Procedure Meridian* 3rd Prepared Speaking New Plymouth Silver
*Indicates Gold Ranking at the National Level
2009 American FFA Degrees
American Falls Colton Walker Fruitland Jarrad Naher
Buhl Vincent Orr Genesee Jordan Udy
Burley Beau Hobson Kimberly Jaysa Fillmore
Ryn Larson Marsh Valley Matthew Henderson
Sarah Nelson Nampa Jeff Blickenstaff
Kade Searle North Gem Kersti Hatch
Cambridge Challis Boll Parma Alison Fetter
Cory Loveland
Justin Fuller
Mark Macedo Kelsey Day of Payette Drew Cruickshank
Holden McKee Madison
Chelsie Fugate
Castleford Jessica Elsner represented Rigby Laura Clark
Megan Durham Idaho as the 2009
Samantha Perez
Rachel Rodgers National Officer Shoshone Valerie Pantone
David Wiseman
Candidate. She
Sugar-Salem Rachel Ricks
was the 2008-
Emmett Amelia Hall Twin Falls Ashely Ewaniuk
2009 State FFA
Filer Stephen Parrott
President.
Weiser Lindsay Stephens
Firth Lacey Herbst West Jefferson Whitney Tuckett
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National FFA Proficiencies
Cambridge Mark Macedo Outdoor Recreation National Finalist
Vallivue Kassondra D. Smith Specialty Animal Production Gold
Burley Beau Hobson Specialty Crop Production Gold
Burley Chance Bean Home and/or Community
Development
Silver
Burley Celeste Judd Veterinary Medicine Silver
Kuna Lindsay Zabel Beef Production - Entrepreneurship Silver
Burley Mitchell Searle Diversified Crop Production -
Placement
Silver
Burley Braxton Hawker Grain Production - Placement Silver
Kuna Brittany Ratliff Agricultural Education Bronze
Burley Jared Spackman Diversified Agricultural Production Bronze
Parma Jacqueline Foster Equine Science - Placement Bronze
Preston Simeon Moedl Grain Production - Entrepreneurship Bronze
National FFA Honors
Dr. Karen Launchbaugh of the University of Idaho College of Natural Resources was honored
with a National FFA VIP Citation for her work promoting rangeland education in
cooperation with the Idaho FFA. Glenn Orthel and James Sorenson both received the
Honorary American FFA Degree for their years of service to the Idaho FFA Association in
Kimberly, Twin Falls, and at the state level.
National finalist in outdoor recreation
Marc Macedo of Cambridge with Advisor
Sue Poland
National Chapter/MOI
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Cambridge 3 star
Kimberly 3 star
Kuna 3 star
American Falls 2 star
Castleford 2 star
Malad 2 star
Meridian 2 star
Parma 2 star
Raft River 2 star
Cambridge FFA Model of Innovation award in
Community and Student Development

State Leadership Conference
Idaho’s premier leadership event was held April 7-10 in Twin Falls on the campus of the
College of Southern Idaho. Conference attendance listed by chapter below:
Aberdeen 4
Amer. Falls 28
Bear Lake 10
Blackfoot 5
Bliss 0
Bonners Ferry 8
Buhl 12
Burley 30
Camas 0
Cambridge 31
Castleford 28
Challis 0
Clrwater Vly 7
Council 8
Culdesac 0
Deary 0
Declo 23
Dietrich 23
EIPT 8
Emmett 11
Filer 21
Firth 17
Fruitland 26
Genesee 17
Glenns Ferry 7
Gooding 11
Grace 19
Grangeville 10
Hagerman 6
Hansen 22
Highland 9
Highlnd-Craig 0
Homedale 23
HS Bend 8
Jerome 12
Juniper Hills 1
Kamiah 4
Kendrick 7
Kimberly 31
Kuna 53
Lakeside 0
Lapwai 0
Leadore 4
Mackay 27
Madison 18
Malad 14
Marsh Valley 15
Marsing 4
Melba 18
Meridian 43
Middleton 21
Midvale 10
Minico 11
Murtaugh 23
Nampa 23
N Plymouth 27
Nezperce 17
N Fremont 19
North Gem 18
Notus 15
Oakley 5
Parma 16
Payette 16
Potlatch 10
Preston 22
Raft River 29
Richfield 27
Rigby 19
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Rimrock 8
Ririe 4
Rockland 8
Salmon 18
Salmon River 13
Shelley 29
Shoshone 16
Snake River 14
Soda Springs 5
S Fremont 10
Sugar-Salem 9
Teton 6
Troy 19
Twin Falls 15
Vallivue 25
Weiser 13
Wendell 15
W Jefferson 15
Westside 11
UI CFFA 11
Pre-registered 1,319
Estimated un-registered
guests, judges, and
parents 300
Estimated total 1,619

SLC Delegate Business and Minutes
Establish a “Hall of Districts” at SLC with the winning display representing the state at the National
FFA Convention (Proposed by the State FFA Association) Chairman Connor White, Western
Idaho District Sentinel, New Plymouth FFA
Motion was brought before the body. The motion was debated twice. Motion was made
to postpone indefinitely, members debated three times. Member called previous question
on postpone indefinitely, motion passed. Preceded to vote on postpone indefinitely, motion
failed. Member moved to postpone definitely, motion was called out of order. Debate
on main motion, member called limit debate to a two debate limit for and against, motion
passed. Genesee member debated for, Salmon member debated against. Main motion
was voted on, passed 86 for, 4 opposed, 4 abstained.
Move the State FFA Degree submission deadline to February 15th (Proposed by the Snake River
FFA) Chairman Michael Wiseman, South Magic Valley District President, Castleford FFA
Motion was brought before the body. Motion was debated four times.
Previous questions was called by a member, motion passed 84 for, 4 opposed. Main motion
was voted on, passed 73 for, 18 opposed, 3 abstained.
Strike #3, Section F of Article VI of the National FFA Constitution mandating high school graduation
as a pre-requisite to receive the American FFA Degree (Proposed by the North Magic Valley
District) Chairman Jake Forsman, North Idaho District Sentinel, Grangeville FFA
Motion brought before the body. Debate on main motion. Previous question was called by
member. Voted and passed 85 for, 7 opposed. Vote on main motion was taken. Passed 56
for, 36 opposed, 2 abstained.
To amend the vote by which amendments to the National FFA Constitution and
Bylaws may be amended by inserting “and ratification b a majority of the state associations
with official delegates” prior to the words “at the National FFA Convention” in Article XVII, Section
B of the National FFA Constitution (Proposed by the Pennsylvania FFA Association) Chairman
Jake Forsman, North Idaho District Sentinel, Grangeville FFA
Motion was brought before body. No debate on motion. Three inquiry questions were
asked to the chair and State FFA Advisor. Vote on main motion. Passed 82 for, 0 opposed,
12 abstained.
Approval of the 2010-2011 State FFA calendar, POA, and budget. (Proposed by the State FFA
Association) Chairwoman McKenzie Pierce, South Upper Snake River District President, Aberdeen
FFA
Motion was brought before the body. No debate on the motion. Passed 82 for, 0 opposed,
12 abstained.
Updates to the Idaho FFA Constitution—two motions (Proposed by the State Association)
Chairwoman Tierra Permann, East Magic Valley District Reporter, American Falls FFA
Both constitutional amendments were brought before the body. No debate on either
amendment. One parliamentary inquiry was made, chair and parliamentarian answered.
Each issue was voted on separately. Motion 1 passed with 88 for, 0 opposed, 6 abstained.
Motion 2 passed with 88 for, 0 opposed, 6 abstained.
Election of 2010-2011 State FFA Officers (Proposed by the Nominating Committee) Chairwoman
Alya Neumeyer, Bonners Ferry FFA
Travis Chase, New Plymouth, President; Amanda Wilder, Meridian, Vice President; Rachael
Ashley, Kuna, Secretary; Sidnee Rose Larsen, Preston, Treasurer; Stacie Day, Madison,
Reporter; Joseph Maxwell, Hagerman, Sentinel. Passed by unanimous voice vote.
Respectfully submitted, Erica Ramsey, State FFA Secretary
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SLC Delegate Roll Call
The numbers are chapter role call (attendance) for Session 1/Session 2
Aberdeen 1/1
Amer. Falls 2/1
Bear Lake 2/0
Blackfoot 0/0
Bliss 0/0
Bonners Ferry 2/2
Buhl 2/2
Burley 2/2
Camas 0/0
Cambridge 2/2
Castleford 2/2
Challis 0/0
Clrwater Vly 2/2
Council 2/2
Culdesac 0/0
Deary 0/0
Declo 0/0
Dietrich 1/2
EIPT 0/0
Emmett 2/2
Filer 2/2
Firth 2/2
Fruitland 2/2
Genesee 0/2
Glenns Ferry 2/0
Gooding 2/2
Grace 2/0
Grangeville 2/2
Hagerman 0/0
Hansen 0/0
Highland 2/2
Highlnd-Craig 0/0
Homedale 2/2
HS Bend 2/0
Jerome 0/1
Juniper Hills 0/0
Kamiah 2/2
Kendrick 2/0
Kimberly 2/2
Kuna 2/2
Lakeside 0/0
Lapwai 0/0
Leadore 2/2
Mackay 2/2
Madison 2/0
Malad 2/2
Marsh Valley 2/0
Marsing 0/0
Melba 2/2
Meridian 2/2
Middleton 2/2
Midvale 2/2
Minico 2/0
Murtaugh 2/0
Nampa 2/2
N Plymouth 2/2
Nezperce 2/2
N Fremont 2/0
North Gem 2/2
Notus 0/2
Oakley 0/0
Parma 2/2
Payette 2/0
Potlatch 2/0
Preston 2/2
Raft River 1/0
Richfield 2/2
Rigby 2/2
Rimrock 2/2
Ririe 0/0
Rockland 0/0
Salmon 2/2
Salmon River 2/2
Shelley 0/0
Shoshone 2/2
Snake River 2/2
Soda Springs 0/0
S Fremont 2/0
Sugar-Salem 2/0
Teton 0/0
Troy 2/2
Twin Falls 1/1
Vallivue 2/0
Weiser 2/2
Wendell 2/2
W Jefferson 0/0
Westside 2/2
UI CFFA 0/0
Session 1 120
Session 2 94
Each chapter was
entitled to two voting
delegates.
Session 1 was committee
meetings. Session 2 was a
meeting of the entire
delegate body to vote on
each motion
as
brought
forward
by the
committees.
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Mountains
Retiring Address of State Sentinel Jared Mumm
Introduced by Denise Mumm
Musical Selection: Mountains by Lonestar © 2006 BMI Records
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rowing up with an older brother and numerous older cousins, my life was built around competition.
I spent all my summers playing baseball and the other months playing basketball, all the
while competing with myself, and those around me. I was always pushing myself to get better.
This competition grew to a deep passion and love for the game of basketball by the time I was
in the fourth grade. My dad took me, and a select group of my friends and we began playing basketball in
as many tournaments as we could find on the weekends and throughout the summer. In the fourth grade
we set our goal. That goal was to win a state basketball championship by the time we graduated. When
we got to high school as sophomores our goal was in reach. We went to the state basketball tournament
and were three games away from our coveted “Big Blue Trophy”. As the tournament panned out we fell
short of our goal after losing our first two games. However in sports you have the unique ability to fall
back on “next year”. This was our exact mentality. As juniors we made a return trip to the state basketball
tournament, this time with the experience and know how to win it all. In the state championship game;
with the big blue trophy sitting on the table so close you could touch it: we fell short yet again.
After the shock of defeat we fell back on good ol’ ‘next year’. Senior year; eight years with the
same team, all the experience, skill, and determination; this year no one could stop us from reaching our
goal. After making it through the season as district champs, again, we headed to the state tournament to
get our big blue state championship trophy. We had been there before; there were no nerves, no butterflies,
just one team with a goal. There was a whole town behind us and we had all the confidence in the
world. We never got to our goal. We choked: and in losing those first two games, all of our dreams and
hopes for the last eight years went down the tube. There was no more “next year”; no more basketball
practices after school, or long bus rides with friends. Our whole lives for the past eight years summed up
to nothing.
Some will say we failed; and for the longest time I was in the boat with those that categorized
us as failures. But before you jump to failure let me share with you a quote from John Wooden. Those of
you that know the game of basketball will know that Coach Wooden coached the UCLA Bruins during the
sixties, seventies, and eighties. In this timeframe they were undefeated National Champions three years in
a row during which they amassed an 88 game win streak, solidifying him atop the throne of basketball
immortality. A quote of his that stands out the most to me is: “Failure isn’t fatal, but failure to change
might be.” The best coach in the history of basketball, understood that sometimes you will fail and make
mistakes; but it is what you do with your mistakes that speaks loudest about the person you are. Will you
learn from your mistakes and get better, or will you accept a defeatist attitude and cower away from
change As a group of seniors at Kimberly High School, we chose the first option. We took all of our bitterness
from failing in basketball and turned it into the 3 A Boys State Track Championship. We had reached,
not our original goal of a state basketball championship, but a similar goal because we refused to give up.
When the door to our basketball season was slammed shut in our face the door to another path was
opened. The only difficulty was in recognizing it.
When everyone leaves here I hope you will leave with goals; become a state officer, win parliamentary
procedure, or compete on a team for your school to get up on this stage right here. Sadly not all
of your goals and plans will work out exactly like you want them to. By no means am I saying run away
from them; but embrace them. “Failure isn’t fatal, but failure to change might be.” Never give up on your
passions, no matter what people say about them or what happens along the way, because when one door
comes slamming shut; another one will open, and then you can pursue you passion from a different angle.
You just have to be able to see that angle when it presents itself. Everyone here will experience victory
and defeat in their life; success or failure; what sets us apart as FFA members is that we will not be discouraged
by mere failure! We will learn from our mistakes and get better; then when we are staring the
end in the face we will be able to say that what we have accomplished in our years was well worth all the
time and toil we put into them. That we never gave up on our goals and passions. We will always find a
way to succeed!
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Forever Strong
Retiring Address of State Reporter Ruby Brackett
Introduced by Levi Brackett and Travis Clelland
Musical Selection: Be Strong by Sink to See © 2009 Pigfactory USA LLC
I
am sure that everyone in this room has been encouraged at one point or another in their lifetime and
we remember all the “Life Coaches” along the way that have taken their time to guide us down the
right path. We all have paths and roads to follow as we journey into our future but no one, not even
our “life coaches,” ever guarantee that the path is going to be easy.
My senior year I was the girl who seemed to know exactly what she wanted and was completely
on track to get it. School was in the bag; I was loving soccer, had plenty of friends and always had a date. I
was living in such a “Magical Land” that even Dorothy and Toto would have been jealous. Life was good
and I was living for the moment until I had my own little “tornado of an experience” that literally turned my
life upside down.
I woke up one morning…ugh, it’s Friday, and monster list of things to do, my planner needs more
lines. Thank goodness seminary got canceled because of fog. Goodness! Its 7:55 I should have left ten minutes
ago. Stupid fog, semi truck, you do realize the speed limit is 60. Short cut, ughhhh, great the fog is
even thicker here.
Next thing I know after three complete rolls, my truck is on its right side. Survival instinct kicks in.
find phone, crawl out. I didn’t have time to get in a wreck; my schedule didn’t give me time for anything
that wasn’t on the page for that day.
But that day, didn’t care if I had a plan, if I was going to have to re schedule with canyon crest for
the banquet dinner, if my senior project sheet was due, if I needed to take a placement test for a class.
That day I had to face the reality that my time almost ran out. My footsteps could have ended right there.
What kind of a life had I led Could I look back on my choices and smile Or had I lost sight of what really
mattered…when all was tallied, would I have been proud of my final score Who I was and what I stood
for
A while back, I heard Coach Larry Gelwix speak at USU, and he reminded me of how important
that FINAL SCORE really is…he has led his high school rugby team to 25 national championship finals with
18 wins. His team is the only team to make it to the championships every year since it was started , but
through all of this Coach Gelwix ‘s number one concern has never been winning. Coach Gelwix concern
and focus is THE FINAL SCORE. Sure, he thinks national championships are cool too but you must always
focus on the FINAL SCORE and what it takes to SCORE . The steps that his players take to get to get to Nationals
are priceless. These are the steps that build a true champion. Coach Gelwix shared that it is not
about rugby it is about building champion boys off the field. Perhaps this is the best lesson to share.
In applying to each of our lives, it is not just about FFA… FFA is simply a means we use to guide us
as we take our steps. It is not about state degrees, highest placing individuals, district stars or even national
championship teams. It is about you.
There are three main pillars to build the foundation for a champion life. You must start with your
character, followed with understanding and knowing pain, while never forgetting the final score.
What is character Everyone talks about it, so it is a given that everyone has one right When I
think of character I think of my grandfather Noy. He was defined by this quote, “true character is revealed
by the clarity of your convictions the choices you make and the promises you keep.” That can be a big task
and a lot to remember so I found a simpler way for me to remember everything that is encompassed in
that; I do this through living the 10 by 10 rule. I ask myself a series of questions revolving around that important
number…How will this affect me after in 10 minutes, 10 hours, 10 days, 10 weeks, 10 months, and
10 years. If it would embarrass you in ten years why should you do it
I HATE rules, I hate feeling restricted. When I get a long list of rules I just roll my eyes and give the person a
look like you have got to be kidding me! So for those of you who feel like I do, I offer one simple rule to live
your life by. It’s not long and it’s not hard to remember and you will never regret following it. Do not do
anything that would embarrass yourself, your family, or your chapter. You have to realize that every day
you wear a brand. This brand can come in many forms, your last name, your school, your chapter; these are
brands that you can never take off. In and out of uniform. Do you realize that parents, teachers and others
recognize you out of official dress At football games, movie theaters, gas stations. Knowing this, do you
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take a step back every now and then; ask yourself does this reflect well on my brand
In life there are only two kinds of pain. The first is the pain of hard work; Emotional or physical, it
is still pain. It’s the price we pay to know, to grow, and to become. This is a good price to get to pay, yes I
said get to pay. We live in a world full of opportunities, things come easy. The things that come easy also
go easy. This is why paying a price is a privilege. The second is the pain of regret. The pain of not giving
your all, holding in your talents, asking what could have been
The final score, I remember standing in this room before Jake, last year’s nominating committee
chair announced, the next state officer team. I realized something in that short gap of time between announcing
nom com and the first of the officers. State office or not I was grateful for the paths that lead me
to that point. Either way I went, I had been so blessed to have the chance to learn, grow, and pay the price.
Now my final score is higher. I have to always set my score higher, with a hardened attitude and focus towards
the important steps in life.
In being true to your character, knowing pain and determining the final score you will find honor
above victory makes a true champion. FFA members, today I challenge you to meet the rising sun of each
day and remember the importance of each moment. Promise to be a champion every day of your life.
Forever strong in the jacket so you may be forever strong out of the jacket.
I Wanna Live
Retiring Address of State Treasurer Kiana Wilcox
Introduced by Shalani Wilcox, Wyakin Wilcox, and Melissa Raymond
Musical Selection: I Want to Live by Josh Gracin © 2004 Lyric Street
B
eing here at the 79 th Idaho State FFA Convention brings back so many memories. Many of you
have been here before and for some of you, this is your first experience. I remember my own first
convention; the theme that year was “Fuel the Fire.” I was so excited to be in this room surrounded
by blue jackets and every inspiring word spoken intensified that excitement. Although I
didn’t know it at the time, those inspiring words were shooting sparks towards a flame deep inside me. On
April 8 th , 2005, exactly five years ago TODAY, those sparks ignited and brought that flame to life. I remember
that day so vividly. I was sitting next to Mr. Johnson, right over there; and I leaned over to him and said,
“Mr. J, do you see those officers up on stage I’m going to be one of them someday.” Now, anyone who
knew me as an 8 th grader would probably agree that I was the most shy, least outgoing, least social, and
most afraid of talking person they knew. People just terrified me! Being fully aware of that, it was easy for
me to understand why my advisor looked so confused. Wanting to make it perfectly clear that I was serious
and meant what I said, I repeated, “Mr. J, one of these days I AM going to be up on that stage. Will you
help me” After thinking for a moment he replied, “Kiana, you can do anything you put your mind to and if
you want to be a state officer, I’ll do everything I can to help you out.”
As I look out into the audience here today, I see future state officers, parents, business and industry
owners, actors, doctors, lawyers…the list goes on and on! YOU ARE THE FUTURE! But, the future
can’t make itself happen; it’s up to each one of us to make decisions and control our own destiny. Anthony
Ryan, a motivational writer, once said, “Life isn’t what you want it to be, it’s what you make it become.”
You hold your future in the palm of your hands; shape it into the future YOU want it to be! When it comes
to your future I want you to be selfish; that’s right, selfish. Don’t worry about what other people think because
what they think doesn’t matter. It’s your life and you are the master of your own mind.
I’m sure there are some of us that have mixed feelings over this. I mean, you were just asked to
be selfish and to think only of yourself. Our parents taught us that this is wrong, didn’t they Forget what
your parents said, because as unacceptable as it may seem, I can promise you that being in the driver’s seat
of your future does not make you the greedy, controlling, self-centered person society would like you to
believe. The word selfish comes across so negatively, but to be selfish over YOUR future is nothing to be
ashamed of. I realize that being considerate of others’ opinions is very important; but you must all remember
this: it’s YOUR life, YOUR future, and YOUR time to shine, no one else’s. DON’T LET ANYONE TAKE
AWAY YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE! We all have dreams, something we want more than anything else in
the entire world. Take a moment and think about that. What is it in your life that you want more than anything
else What are your goals and dreams NEVER be afraid to chase after what you want the most. One
of my favorite quotes says: “Deep inside of you are powers that, if discovered and used, would allow you to
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achieve all that you ever dreamed or imagined you could become. “ISN’T THAT AMAZING!!” It’s just like
my advisor said five years ago; you truly are capable of doing anything you set your mind to.
Just like that small fire burned inside of me at my first State Convention, so a fire burns inside of
each and every one of you here today. Unleash that potential and do something great with it! Life is
meant to be lived; but how can you truly live your life if you are constantly waiting for tomorrows’ and
regretting yesterdays’ There have been times in my life when I didn’t try something new or wasn’t who I
truly wanted to be because I was afraid. I was afraid that my best wasn’t good enough, I was afraid of that
fire burning inside of me. That fear caused me to miss out on countless opportunities that I will never
have again. I have been afraid of talking to someone. I have been afraid to compete in a CDE. I have been
afraid to try new things, to be myself; I was afraid to live! FFA members, I WANT YOU TO LIVE! I want you
to live WITHOUT the fear of striking out, WITHOUT the fear of losing or getting hurt. I want you to live
because the life we have now is the ONLY life we will ever get; don’t let it go to waste. I want you to live
your life to the fullest and to NEVER doubt yourself, leave no room for regrets. I don’t know about all of
you but I AM TIRED OF BEING AFRAID! This is YOUR time and this is MY time and I WANT TO LIVE!
Free to Fail
Retiring Address of State Secretary Erica Ramsey
Introduced by Elise Ramsey
Musical Selection: Standing Outside the Fire by Garth Brooks © 1993 Capitol
M
y grandfather spent the last twenty years of his life writing cowboy poetry. In one of his
poems he gives advice to his grandchildren. He says “You may look at failure with moans
and groans but those stumbling blocks are just stepping stones.” This piece of advice runs
through my head every time I feel as if I have failed.
In high school there were a few things I wanted to achieve. I wanted to be captain of the varsity
basketball team, student body president and the Western Idaho District FFA President. On three separate
occasions I put my talents, my desires, and myself on the line only to lose it all. Starting for the basketball
team for three years made me qualified for captain, right Coach must have seen that I was a natural
leader, didn’t she I had put pain and passion into the sport. I thought I deserved the responsibility of
captain but my coach thought otherwise. When I ran for student body president, I felt like I put on the
largest campaign for student office that New Plymouth High School had ever seen. If my figures were
right, I was liked by most everyone. I spent a hard week campaigning and assumed I had the proper qualifications.
But as you can guess my efforts were in vain; losing the election to my competition. Finally,
when I ran for district FFA president my former teammate beat me out of the position.
These three experiences may seem small to you, but to me they were the world. They were
what I wanted to achieve in high school. Not succeeding in them felt like failing my high school career. By
the end of my junior year I had decided that I had had enough. I stopped trying… I wasn’t going to take
anymore failure. But somewhere along the way I had to realize a concept. A concept that changed my
view on the entire situation. A concept that motivated me to run for state office. I learned that I was free
to fail! I was free to fail as many times as I wanted to. Every failure was one step closer to success. It didn’t
matter that I wasn’t captain of the basketball team, or student body president or even district president. I
could still be successful.
Abraham Lincoln is often given the title of our country’s greatest president. But he would have
never reached the presidency if he had feared failure. Between the years of 1831 and 1859 three times he
was defeated in the state legislative campaigns, lost six congressional races, went bankrupt twice in failed
business attempts, lost the vice president election, the speaker of the house election and to top it all off
his first fiancé died. In case you were not counting that was fourteen failures! Finally in 1860 Abraham
Lincoln was elected to the office of President of the United States of America. During his time in office he
kept the nation from splitting apart, issued the Emancipation Proclamation, the 13 th amendment, and
signed a series of bills that led to the further development of the country. President Lincoln once said that
“My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.” He was
definitely not content with his failure. His failures led him to become something great. President Lincoln
did not fear failure. He embraced it. He understood that he was free to fail.
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As a little girl, I loved to play in the fire when my family went camping. Every time I would get
burned from the flames. My mom would tell me “Well Erica, maybe you’ve learned your lesson this time.
When you play in the fire you get hurt.” FFA members I want you to forget my mom’s advice. I want you to
jump in the fire. You may feel that flame of failure but that just means you are one step closer to success
and that success will be all the sweeter. Just like Garth Brooks says “Life is not tried it is merely survived
when you are standing outside the fire.” FFA members, you are free to fail. Once you realize you are free
to fail, you have to “STOP FEARING FAILURE!” When I grasped this concept I put myself out there once
again. I competed at the district extemporaneous speaking event, and guess what I lost. I lost bad. I lost in
something I felt confident in winning. But this time I didn’t let it get me down. The following week I turned
in my application for state FFA office. For the first time in my life I felt Erica Ramsey had overcome the fear
of failure.
Next time you are sitting in a classroom and the teacher asks a question, answer it. You may be
wrong…. But who cares If you want to play on the football team, the basketball team or the volleyball
team give it a try! What do you have to lose If you want a chapter office, district office or a state office
give it a shot! If you fail, try again! Stop fearing failure, because you, FFA members, are FREE TO FAIL!
Believe
Retiring Address of State Vice President Casey Zufelt
Introduced by Jessica Zufelt
Musical Selection: We Weren’t Born to Follow by Bon Jovi © 2009 Island
W
hat can possibly beat an ice cold root beer on a hot summer day Maybe you’d prefer a
Mountain Dew, Sprite, or even a Pepsi. My grandma LOVES a good diet Coke. If you go to
her house, you are guaranteed to find a bottle of it. Every time I see it, I’m reminded of the
second-grade science experiment that involves a big bottle of Diet Coke, and a mento. If we
were to put this little mento into this bottle, most of us know that we are going to receive an awesome
shower when it erupts.
Dave’s life was a lot like this experiment. Like many modern families, his parents were divorced,
but that didn’t really matter to him. His life was complete with his dad, sister, Lego’s, Lincoln Logs, and
Saturday morning cartoons. The Jetson’s, Flintstone’s, and Dexter’s laboratory were among his favorites.
One day when he was eleven years old, his aunt and uncle came to take him and his sister to their house.
Dave’s dad left suddenly and no one knew where he was. That night, Dave fell asleep with an awful feeling
that something wasn’t quite right.
The next morning Dave woke up to his family all around him. His grandma said “Dave, your dad
isn’t coming home”. Dave said “No, my dad loves me. He’ll always come back”. She said “You don’t understand.
Your dad killed your mom after her attempt to kidnap you. He turned himself in last night.” In
twenty-four hours, Dave’s life got pretty shaken up. With his foundation gone, Dave spent the rest of middle
school in a fog: not really feeling or believing in anything. It wasn’t until he joined the FFA that his life
changed. With the encouragement of his advisors, Dave began to believe in himself again. He competed in
CDEs and won, ran for chapter and district offices and got them, and participated in leadership workshops
and got inspired to lead others to do the same. Now, he still helps those in FFA, and is going to college in
the hope of helping others believe in themselves as he studies to be a teacher.
FFA members, I know that Dave’s story isn’t the norm, but I also know that we each have our
own stories. My advisor used to say that it doesn’t matter what our story is: it’s what we do about it. We
may not see it now, but we know that each of us has hopes and dreams and the belief and faith that no
matter what happens, our life is going to mean something.
Sometimes we have a lot of pressure in our lives…whether in a positive way with inspiring things
we hear or want to accomplish, or in negative ways with a divorce, or the death of a close friend. Everything
that happens contributes to who we are, and as these things accumulate, one of two things can happen.
One, all of these things can happen to us, and we may want to make our lives great. But, for
some reason we never really believe that we can, and we become like a flat pop, wasting our talents. OR,
two, we can take these things that happen to us and let them inspire us. We all know what it feels like to be
so emotionally full that you believe you can do anything. Anything can happen, but never will if we do not
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add one thing to our lives; call it a mento if you will. This mento that can take all of our potential and turn it
into a shower of reality, is belief. A belief in yourself that is so strong that no matter what happens, you
KNOW how much you are worth and the great things that only you can do and become.
This belief cannot come from anyone else. Our advisors, parents, and friends can all see our potential,
and they believe. They may even try to help us find it. Until we believe in ourselves, our potential
will stay right where it is…inside.
Once that potential comes out, it’s up to us what we do with it. No one can ever know how far
you can take yourself, but you can choose what you do with the talents and potential you have been given.
Remember Dave Well, his story is real, and in fact you all know him. However, Dave isn’t a boy,
he’s a girl: and that girl is me. Friends I know what it feels like to not believe in life, in your future, or yourself.
I’ve been there! But I know that if I can go through my personal hell, and still accomplish great things, I
know that you can.
I believe in myself, and I believe in you. Believe when it’s hard! Believe when it hurts! Believe
when the odds are stacked against you! Believe when you have no reason to believe! FFA members, YOU
believe!
Dare You to Move
Retiring Address of State President Seth Pratt
Introduced by Anna Pratt
Musical Selection: Dare You to Move by Switchfoot © 2004 Columbia/Sony BMG
S
teel bleachers, you know the kind that are hot in the summer and cold in the winter... I remember
them vividly as I sat there in the fairgrounds of Grace, Idaho, crying. These were not tears of sorrow,
or even tears of joy, they were the kind that make your knees shake, tears of fear. Apprehension
in liquid form. Ugh, how I dread those experiences… of failure, defeat, or embarrassment. We
all have them, like tripping in school hallways, or giving your best….and still failing. But I’m curious,…..Raise
your hand if there is something you fear. Yes, of course, everyone, because the rest of you are afraid to
raise your hands.
I was preparing my first set of oral reasons for a 4-H horse class, sitting on those steel bleachers,
and as a nine-year-old I had to have them perfect. I remember thinking,“(stammering) The sorrel was first,
because he was the biggest, and the bay gelding second because, … because, ….. man, I thought I’d never
get this right.”
Nothing was so intimidating as that judge I had to speak too. Finally, when everyone else was
done with their reasons, I walked to the judge, gave her my reasons card, and began to speak…As those
tears of fear ran down my face, I could barely get the words out between my sobs. I would have let this
experience stop me from ever speaking again.
I would have allowed it stop me. But I didn’t. See, what we do or don’t do in life is our own
choice. Each of us…. Have control of our attitudes, our decisions, our actions. If you want to sit on a mountain
peak,… or sit on a couch, the choice is yours. Your life, is in your hands.
But what stops us Why do we settle with “good enough”,.. almost,..kinda. The author, Fulton
Oursler said…. “Many of us crucify ourselves between two thieves – regret for the past and a fear of the
future”.
To this day public speaking is the most intimidating challenge for me. One big step that I took as
a freshman was competing in Creed speaking. I remember standing on this stage. I was probably (squat)…
about this tall, and speaking with my high little voice (say in high voice). It took a lot of courage to come
onto this stage four years ago. I had high hopes of winning the event, but I didn’t. (stand)
Stop for a moment, think about what stops us from overcoming the limits we set on ourselves.
We don’t help the outcast kid at school because we’re afraid of what our friends will think. We don’t go
to tryouts because what if we give our best and still don’t get on the team We don’t even say hello to the
new kids next to us in class because they may not like us……Notice, each of these reasons are fears we have
made up in our minds. Stop assuming the outcome will be bad! I learned so much doing the creed, even
though I didn’t win. How many of your best friendships started with those awkward first conversations
When we feel unsure, the decision to finally move,…. is always scary. You all learned to ride a bike, learned
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to play a sport, or maybe even to sing. Think back to how scared you were the first time you did those
things.
American television, we love to watch sports, we love to watch “American Idol”, we love to
watch others…. achieve their dreams. It is easy to assume that those people on television are different than
us, that they must have magical powers or maybe they went to wizard school, but actually, I have found
that anyone who comes out on top, started at the same place, which is.. the bottom. The only difference is
that they stuck it out longer than everyone else. In the face of failure, they continually dared to move.
This year I have met thousands of incredible FFA members, but sometimes I heard things like “I
was going to compete in Ag Sales but I was so busy”, or “I signed up for creed speaking but I never found
time to memorize the speech”. See, life isn’t a battle between doing good or evil, it is hardly so epic. The
real battle is between doing good,.. or doing nothing. All around us are people who are too scared to pursue
their dreams, and when others can’t overcome their doubts, they’ll tell you that you can’t either.
We say to ourselves, “I’m not pretty enough, I’m not popular enough, I’m not skinny enough, I’m
not tough enough,” When did you define yourself!......don’t be a result. You have complete control of who
you are.
Each of us have plans and dreams for our future. It takes a lot of courage to become who you
are meant to be…. so Don’t let yourself down! No one ever said it would be easy, they only said it would be
worth it. Now is the time, Now is the time to overcome. Don’t second guess yourself, be daring, inspire
others, protect your dream, stand up for who you are, FFA members! I dare you to move!
Honored Guests at SLC
Left to right:
Alexandria Henry, National FFA Eastern Region Vice President;
Don Hall, Mayor of Twin Falls; Lori Otter, First Lady of Idaho;
Ann Stephens, State PTE Administrator, C. L. “Butch” Otter,
Governor of Idaho; and Dr. Jerry Beck, President College of
Southern Idaho
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2010 Honorary State FFA Degree Recipients
● Dr. Bill Barton*
● Phyllis Beard
● Dr. Marie Bulgin
● Charles Dansie
● Ralph Denton
● Jay Hummel
● Bernie Jansen
● Scott Jensen
● Gary Johnson
● Dr. Jim Lamb
● Senator Edgar Malepeai*
● Representative Jim Patrick
● Justin Patten
● Toby Robinson
● Shawn Stanford
● Sandy Stevenson
● Mike Tesnohlidek
● Roger Wells
● Randy Wilmot
● Honorable Amy Wynn
● Lance Zollinger
*Presented at Day on the Hill, January 25, 2010
2010 Distinguished Service Recipients
● Louis Bettencourt
● Keith Hyatt
● Larry Church
● Dan Sample
2010 District Stars
Star
Farmer
Star in
Agribusiness
Star in
Ag Placement
Star in
Agriscience
BVD
Paxti Larrocea-Phillips,
Meridian
Wes Freeman,
Middleton
Bryce Hill,
Kuna
Katelyn Szatkowski,
Kuna
EMVD
Jared Jones, Raft River
Tim Haskett,
American Falls
Grant Stevenson,
Minico
NID
Michael Shelton,
Genesee
Ray Mosman,
Nezperce
NMVD
Cara Pantone,
Shoshone
Will Billington,
Shoshone
NUSR
Cody Willmore, Rigby
Jared Dalton,
North Fremont
Joseph Hale, Rigby
SEID
Paige Daniels, Malad
Tayson Smith,
North Gem
Seth Christensen,
Preston
SMVD
Adam Machado
Castleford
Kaila Ring, Buhl
Nick Dame,
Kimberly
SUSR
Cody Gentillon,
Snake River
Shalissa Hamilton,
Blackfoot
Chase Williams,
Snake River
Alaysha Whitworth,
Mackay
WID
Aubrey Wright,
Fruitland
Tanner Hawkins,
Weiser
Drew Gill, Fruitland
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2010 State FFA Proficiencies
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J. R. Simplot Company representative
Brian H. Hogue
with each of the sixteen
state winning proficiency
winners. The J. R. Simplot
Company sponsored the
event and awarded scholarships
to each state winner.

State FFA Degree Recipients
Aberdeen
Amber Gonzales
Chaney Powell
American Falls
Beatriz Ayala
Brittney Duffin
Hank Fitch
Guy Giesbrecht
Tim Haskett
Zoie Laggis
Suzzanna Lute
Dylan Pratt
Billy Steinlicht
Eddie Strom
Ryan Wright
Blackfoot
Shalissa Hamilton
Anna Pratt
Buhl
Kaila Ring
Burley
Paetyn Condie
Bo Hawker
Christina Landrith
Jessica Laumb
Christian Loya
Austin Mendenhall
Logan Searle
Nathan Searle
Coy Tolle
Nathan Yost
Cambridge
Matthew Ball
Keren Bankhead
Jessica Bauer
Hayden S. Boll
Samantha Jensen
Katy Nuffer
Kaycee Royer
Robyn Vowell
Castleford
Katylyn DeVries
Dakotah Hoogland
Dylan Kinyon
Adam Machado
Declo
Jordan Darrington
Dallin Darrington
Casey Durfee
Brandon Hurst
Jared Patterson
Jordan Price
Dietrich
Kelci Dalton
Emmett
Sarah Ebert
Courtney Eckley
Chelsey Roeper
Filer
Dakotah Williams
Fruitland
Dale Christensen
Kelsie Cleaver
Geoffrey Garcia
Drew Gill
Elizabeth Hinatsu
Anthony Lewellen
Laurel Olsen
Stephanie Rule
Jennifer Seiders
Trevor Stanger
Aubrey Wright
Ryan Wright
Genesee
Mallory Cox
Rachel Krick
Michael Shelton
Gooding
Gustie Cockerham
Alison Flora
Alexx Sliman
Grace
Kylee Jensen
Hagerman
Tucker Demaray
Homedale
Caitlyn Johnson
Alexandria Mcrae
Jerome
Katelyn Clifton
Cade Nelson
Kimberly
Nick Dame
Derek Schwabedissen
Kuna
Michelle Ball
Bryce Hill
Summer Lowe
Brittany Ratliff
Katelyn Szatkowski
Marria Unser
Alison Whale
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Kuna—Continuted
Marcy Winger
Mackay
Nicole Buckwalter
Alaysha Whitworth
Madison
Shayna Clements
Malad
Karissa Barnes
Paige Daniels
Nathan Eliason
Elsie Thomas
Marsh Valley
Philip Hansen
Elizabeth Lockyer
Mark McNabb
Melba
Haley Brisbin
Zack Dygert
Lee Shurtleff
Meridian
Sara Baker
Jenny Carlton
Erin Curry
Patxi Larrocea-Phillips
Jeremy Maslonka
Susan Schram
Middleton
Wes Freeman
Sam Powell
Tyler Simmons
Allen Wysocki
Midvale
Karly Craig
Scott Jaeger
Hailey Sutton
Elliot R. Tiedemann
Minico
Dakota Goff
Grant Stevenson
Nampa
Haylee Palmer
New Plymouth
Devin Barker
Sierra Bott
Nicole Covington
Reese Eells
Branden Eichler
Emily Fisher
Trent Hammon

State FFA Degree Recipients
New Plymouth—Continued
Zach Hidy
Briana Krebs
Trenton Milburn
Heather Parsons
Elise Ramsey
Benson Sternberg
Ashley Thompson
Nezperce
Ray Mosman
North Fremont
Jared Dalton
Hernan Labra
Mark Loosli
Jevin Pocock
North Gem
LynDee Simons
Tayson Smith
Sarah Taylor
Notus
Kerby Andersen
Parma
Steven Blanscet
Amanda Chaney
Dillon Greiner
Katie Hartman
Toni Ineck
Evan Miller
Erika Nichols
Payette
Trevor Anderson
Emily Robertson
Kelsey Cruickshank
Kaylee Fugate
Ambrie Haugen
Kenten Martin
Mariah Stevens
Preston
Seth Christensen
Camille Davis
Austin Petterborg
Nathan Rindlisbaker
Zacary Sadler
Laci Talbot
Raft River
Dallas Carpenter
Jared Jones
Kassie Ottley
Cade Powers
Rigby
Melissa Cook
Joseph Hale
Traci Lundquist
Cody Willmore
Shelley
Natasha Corbett
Cynthia Gibson
Paige Wray
Shoshone
Michelle Aoi
William Billington
Nathan Huyser
Cara Pantone
Cody Race
Snake River
Rachel Balls
Cody Gentillon
Chase Williams
South Fremont
Grayson Creer
Sugar-Salem
Taylor Lusk
Troy
Rio Harris
Twin Falls
Kade Beck
Vallivue
Marquina Araquistain
Hannah Mamer
Kassondra Smith
Weiser
Cade Chandler
Tessa DeHaven
Stephanie Goertz
Mirriah Gray
Tanner Hawkins
Logan Iverson
Wendell
Charlie Hansen
Morgan Locke
Megan Rodrigues
West Jefferson
Jennifer Jernberg
Hazen Overdorf
West Side
Kyler Austin
Jessika Griffiths
Tanner Smart
State Stars:
Agriscience, Alyaysha Whitworth, Advisor VerNon Roche, Mackay;
Agribusiness, Jared Dalton, Advisor Tom Jacobsen, North Fremont;
Ag Placement, Ray Mosman, Advisor Kyle Stapleton, Nezperce;
Farmer, Cody Gentillon, Advisor Justin Patten, Snake River
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2010 SLC Career Development Events
State Leadership Conference was the host of fourteen career development events and
activities.
Event
Superintendent
Agricultural Sales
Keith Hyatt, assisted by June Playfair
Extemporaneous Speaking
Dr. John Mundt
Farm Business Management
Larry Church
FFA Creed Speaking
Amanda Moore-Kriwox
Floriculture
Dave Kiesig
Horse
Jim Knight
Job Interview
Dr. Rachel Halsey
National Chapter and Proficiency Programs
Allison Touchstone
Nursery Landscape
Dave Kiesig
Parliamentary Procedure and Conference Parliamentarian
Dr. Jim Connors
Prepared Public Speaking
Dr. Ben Swan
Agricultural Sales Teams
Ag Sales 1st Place Individuals
1st Meridian FFA Amanda Wilder, Meridian Presentation A
2nd Kimberly FFA Susan Schram, Meridian Presentation B
3rd Preston FFA Ryan Wright, Fruitland Prospecting C
4th Fruitland FFA Erin Ghigleri, Genesee Phone Skills D
5th
Genesee FFA
Conference Parliamentarian
1st Anna Rodriguez Kuna FFA
2nd John Richards Melba FFA
3rd Argia Phillips Meridian FFA
4th Haley Brisbin Melba FFA
5th Maggie Brown Gooding FFA
Extemporaneous Speaking
1st Jessica Lancaster Jerome FFA
2nd Traci Lundquist Rigby FFA
3rd Brayden Morgan American Falls FFA
4th Ray Mosman Nezperce FFA
5th Lee Shurtleff Melba FFA
Farm Business Management Teams
Farm Business Management Individuals
1st Kuna FFA Derek Schwabedissen Kimberly FFA
2nd New Plymouth FFA Scott Hukill Kuna FFA
3rd West Jefferson FFA Marcy Winger Kuna FFA
4th Meridian FFA Travis Chase New Plymouth FFA
5th Kimberly FFA Jessica Reynolds Kuna FFA
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FFA Creed Speaking
1st Brett Wilder Meridian FFA
2nd Kylie Martin Kimberly FFA
1st
2nd
Job Interview
Shalissa Hamilton Blackfoot FFA
Kimerly Fehringer American Falls FFA
3rd Abby Barlow Fruitland FFA
3rd Chelsie Reeves Vallivue FFA
4th Tyrel Goebel North Fremont FFA 4th Cherokee Carillo Rigby FFA
Floriculture Teams
Floriculture Individuals
1st Fruitland FFA Elizabeth Hinatsu Fruitland FFA
2nd Cambridge FFA Megan Strayer Kimberly FFA
3rd Kimberly FFA Kaycee Royer Cambridge FFA
4th Payette FFA Hannah Christensen Kuna FFA
5th Nampa FFA Lacey Cromwell Cambridge FFA
Horse Teams
Horse Individuals
1st Nampa FFA Kylee Jensen Grace FFA
2nd Kuna FFA Kaitlyn Gray New Plymouth FFA
3rd Grace FFA Haylee Palmer Nampa FFA
4th New Plymouth FFA Lacey Kendall Grace FFA
5th Rigby FFA Hailey Cortez Kuna FFA
Nursery Landscape Teams
Nursery Landscape Individuals
1st Cambridge FFA Nancy Lovejoy Rigby FFA
2nd Middleton FFA Robyn Vowell Cambridge FFA
3rd Rigby FFA Allen Wysocke Middleton FFA
3rd Nampa FFA Hayden Boll Cambridge FFA
5th Payette FFA Jenny Cooper Middleton FFA
Parliamentary Procedure
1st Kuna FFA Andrew Dahle, Fruitland FFA, High Chairperson
2nd Fruitland FFA Rachael Ashley, Kuna FFA, High Secretary
3rd
4th
Rigby FFA
Burley FFA
Scrapbook
Prepared Public Speaking
1st Nathan Rindlisbaker Preston FFA
2nd Anna Pratt Blackfoot FFA
1st Bonners Ferry FFA Division II
1st Meridian FFA Division I
3rd Brittany Ratliff Kuna FFA
4th Jacob Lake Burley FFA
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2010 SLC Award Winners
Agricultural
Sales 1st place
team Meridian
FFA
Amanda Wilder
Susan Schram
Lauren Clark
Shalee Kilpack
FFA Creed
Speaking top
four
Brett Wilder,
Meridian; Kylie
Martin,
Kimberly;
Abby Barlow,
Fruitland; Tyrel
Goebel, North
Fremont
Extemporaneous
Speaking top
four
Jessica Lancaster
Traci Lundquist
Brayden Morgan
Ray Mosman
Sponsor John
Anderson, Idaho
Farm Bureau
Job Interview top
four
Cherokee Carrillo,
Rigby; Chelsie
Reeves, Vallivue;
Kimerly Fehringer,
American Falls;
Shalissa Hamilton,
Blackfoot
Prepared Speaking top four
Jacob Lake, Burley; Brittany
Ratliff, Kuna, Anna Pratt,
Blackfoot; Nathan
Rindlisbaker, Preston
Horse 1st place team Nampa FFA
Haylee Palmer, Hannah Berry, Taylor
Anderson, and Carly Gerwig
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2010 SLC Award Winners
Parliamentary Procedure 1st place
team Kuna FFA
Brett Blackstock, Rachael Ashley,
Hayley Johnson, Maggie Reynolds,
Michelle Ball, and Sam Emmert; Joe
Blackstock, Advisor
Farm Business Management 1st
place team Kuna FFA
Scott Hukill, March Winger,
Jessica Reynols, and Chris Ball;
Joe Blackstock, Shawn Dygert,
and Travis Edwards, Advisors
Nursery & Landscape
1st place team
Cambridge FFA
Robyn Vowell, Alex
Loveland, Austin
Jensen, and Hayden
Boll
2010-2011 State FFA Officers Elected at the 2010 SLC
President, Travis Chase, New Plymouth; Vice President Amanda Wilder, Meridian;
Reporter, Stacie Day, Madison; Secretary Rachael Ashley, Kuna; Treasurer, Sidnee
Rose Larsen, Preston; Sentinel Joseph Maxwell, Hagerman
Gold Ranking Chapters
1st American Falls FFA
2nd Malad FFA
3rd Cambridge FFA
4th Castleford FFA
5th Meridian FFA
6th Burley FFA
7th Kendrick FFA
8th Vallivue FFA
2010 National Chapter Awards
Silver Ranking Chapters
(in alphabetical order)
Homedale FFA
Kimberly FFA
Kuna FFA
Middleton FFA
New Plymouth FFA
Parma FFA
Raft River FFA
Rigby FFA
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Bronze Ranking Chapters
(in alphabetical order)
Madison FFA
Notus FFA

Career Development Events of the Idaho FFA Association
State CDEs for the Idaho FFA Association were held in Moscow at the University of Idaho.
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences hosted the ten events under the direction of
the staff and faculty of the Agricultural and Extension Education Department including
Department Head Dr. Jim Connors, Dr. Lou Riesenberg, Dr. Ben Swan, Dr. Kattlyn Wolf,
Allison Touchstone, Liz Ivie, and numerous Collegiate FFA members. Overall 53 chapters
and 654 FFA members participated in the 2010 State CDEs.
Event Superintendents included: Marvin Heimgartner and Jack McHargue, Agricultural
Mechanics; Dr. Ding Johnson, Agronomy; Jamie Chamberlin, Dairy Cattle Evaluation and
Dairy Handler’s Activity; Cathy Mosman, Dairy Foods; Dr. Karen Launchbaugh,
Environmental and Natural Resources; Dr. Jeff Bohlschied, Food Science and Technology;
Dr. Ross Applegren, Forestry; Dr. Matt Doumit and Ron Richards, Livestock Evaluation and
Meats Technology.
Head Vandal
Football Coach
Rob Akey was
the keynote
speaker for the
opening session
in the Kibbie
Dome
Agricultural Mechanics Teams
Ag Mechanics 1st Place Individuals
1st Payette FFA Erin Curry, Meridian Arc Welding
2nd Meridian FFA Corby Becksted, West Side Oxy Welding
3rd Kuna FFA Travis Jackson, Rimrock Tool Recon & Pipe Ftng
4th Preston FFA Dakota Goff, Minico Tool & Hardware ID
5th Rimrock FFA Brize Cochran, Payette Small Engines
Matt Allison, Payette
Electricity
First place
Agricultural
Mechanics team
Payette FFA
Matt Allison, Brize
Cochram, and Cody
Fletcher; Advisors
Nathan Low and Tyson
Smith
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Agronomy Teams
Agronomy Individuals
1st Kuna FFA 1st Elizabeth Hinatsu Fruitland FFA
2nd Fruitland FFA 1st Joshua Winger Kuna FFA
3rd New Plymouth FFA 2nd Brynn Powell Kuna FFA
4th Marsh Valley FFA 3rd Mark Nebeker Kuna FFA
5th Shoshone FFA 4th Rena Huff Fruitland FFA
4th Emily Tesnohlidek Fruitland FFA
5th Briana Krebs New Plymouth FFA
First place
Agronomy team
Kuna FFA
Joshua Winger, Brynn
Powell, Mark Nebeker,
and Kaisa Werner;
Advisors Travis Edwards,
Shawn Dygert, and Joe
Blackstock
First place
Dairy Cattle
evaluation team
Preston FFA
Seth Christensen, Emilee
Roberts, Hannah
Roberts, and William
Moedl; Advisor Larin
Crossley
Dairy Cattle Evaluation Teams
Dairy Cattle Evaluation Individuals
1st Preston FFA Seth Christensen Preston FFA
2nd West Side FFA Emilee Roberts Preston FFA
3rd Cambridge FFA Shandl Mckee Cambridge FFA
4th Kuna FFA Quinton Ziles West Side FFA
5th Meridian FFA Mackenzie Olson American Falls FFA
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Dairy Foods Teams
Dairy Foods Individuals
1st Fruitland FFA 1st Jessica Mahler Fruitland FFA
2nd Preston FFA 2nd Jacob Crossley Preston FFA
3rd Vallivue FFA 2nd Jami Riel Vallivue FFA
4th Kimberly FFA 3rd Stephen Magee Vallivue FFA
5th Meridian FFA 4th Emily Tesnohlidek Fruitland FFA
5th Camille Davis Preston FFA
First place
Dairy Foods team
Fruitland FFA
Jessica Mahler, Tori
Griffin, Emily
Tesnohlidek, and
Jordan Little; Advisors
Mike Tesnohlidek and
Troy Wright
Environmental & Natural Res. Teams
First place
Environmental
Natural Resources
team
Castleford FFA
Allison Rodgers, Callie
Wiggins, Michael
Wiseman, and Kegan
Kinyon; Advisor Roger
Wells
Environmental & Natural Res. Individuals
1st Castleford FFA Allison Rodgers Castleford FFA
2nd Kimberly FFA Andy Gregory Vallivue FFA
3rd Kuna FFA Cory Berry Kimberly FFA
4th Cambridge FFA Callie Wiggins Castleford FFA
5th Vallivue FFA Allison Flora Gooding FFA
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First place
Food Science and
Technology team
Kimberly FFA
Alison Sowka, Talya
Murphy, Kaitlin Keller, and
Cody Martin;
Advisor Cody Porath
Food Science Teams
Food Science Individuals
1st Kimberly FFA Allison Sowka Kimberly FFA
2nd Gooding FFA Talya Murphy Kimberly FFA
3rd Homedale FFA Sara Weekes Meridian FFA
4th Preston FFA Kaitlin Keller Kimberly FFA
5th Meridian FFA Sidnee Rose Larsen Preston FFA
Forestry Teams
Forestry Individuals
1st Rigby FFA Stacie Day Madison FFA
2nd Gooding FFA Traci Lundquist Rigby FFA
3rd New Plymouth FFA Daniel Flick Gooding FFA
4th Fruitland FFA Chase Hines Rigby FFA
5th Madison FFA Connor White New Plymouth FFA
First place
Forestry team
Rigby FFA
Traci Lundquist, Chase
Hines, Cherokee
Carrillo, and James
Smith; Advisors Jon
Hogge and Robert Hale
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Livestock Evaluation Teams
Livestock Evaluation Individuals
1st Meridian FFA Lauren Clark Meridian FFA
2nd Kuna FFA Patxi Larrocea-Phillips Meridian FFA
3rd Hagerman FFA Joseph Maxwell Hagerman FFA
4th Grace FFA Ellie Dalton Dietrich FFA
5th Dietrich FFA Scott Hukill Kuna FFA
Meats Technology Teams
First place
Livestock Evaluation
team Meridian FFA
Lauren Clark, Patxi
Larrocea-Phillips, Brett
Wilder, Susan Schram;
Advisor Steve Wilder
First place
Meats Technology
team Rigby FFA
Cherokee Carrillo, Traci
Lundquist, Michelle
Mortimer, and Joseph
Hale; Advisors Robert
Hale and Jon Hogge
Meats Technology Individuals
1st Rigby FFA Kevin Brown Kuna FFA
2nd Kuna FFA Scott Jaeger Midvale FFA
3rd Gooding FFA Logan Cartwright Kimberly FFA
4th Meridian FFA Cherokee Carrillo Rigby FFA
5th Midvale FFA Lauren Clark Meridian FFA
Dairy Cattle Handler’s Activity
1st Michelle Mortimer, Rigby FFA
2nd Kellsie Hodges, Salmon FFA
3rd Kelsey Rogers, Burley FFA
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IVATA Professional Teacher’s Association
The Idaho Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association (IVATA) met three times in the 2009-2010
reporting year. The association sets the direction for agriculture and natural resources education in
Idaho. The executive board serves as the advisory committee at the state level.
Midwinter Meeting—January 8, 2010 Boise Idaho
Members present included
President Steve Wilder, Meridian President-Elect Kyle Stapleton, Nezperce
Secretary Cody Porath, Kimberly Secretary-Elect Nathan Low, Payette
Treasurer Alan Heikkila, Highland Legislative Liaison Shawn Dygert, Kuna
CTE Rep Amy Nichols, Parma UI AEE Rep Allison Touchstone
North Idaho JR Morrow, Genesee Western Idaho Kevin Barker, New Plymouth
Boise Valley Jack Blattner, Meridian North Magic Valley Holly Church, Wendell
S Magic Valley Brian Wolf, Filer East Magic Valley Marc Beitia, American Falls
Southeast ID Natalie Ogden, Malad S Upper Snake Rvr Justin Patten, Snake River
N Upper Snk Rvr Val Johnson, Madison Food Prod Rep Fred Faulks
State FFA Coor Jessie Kellogg State FFA Foundation Laura Wilder
State PTE Office Tammy Ackerland State PTE Office Ben Meyer
Major business items included:
Rick Phillips of the J. R. Simplot Company introduced the Nutrients for Life
Helping Communities Grow Program offering almost $20,000 to Idaho FFA
Chapters for promoting fertilizer education and awareness.
Support of the Food Producers petition against further cuts to the UI Extension
and Research centers.
Combining the afternoon sessions on Friday of SLC for one 4th general session for proficiencies,
stars, and speaking finals.
Designating the Crowne Plaza in Indianapolis as the Idaho block housing hotel for 2010-2012.
Report on the efforts to combine the University of Idaho Agriculture and Extension Education
Department with the State 4-H Office as requested by the Provost and CALS Dean Hammel.
Nation Level Recognition in 2009-2010 from the NAAE
Dr. John Mundt—Lifetime Achievement Award for Region I
Janna Volkers, Nampa—Ideas Unlimited Award for Region I
NORCO—Outstanding Cooperation Award for Region I
Travis Edwards, Kuna and Cody Park, Aberdeen—Teachers Turn the Key Award
Secondary Instructor Statistics
Left: number of extended contract days of secondary
instructors. The majority (59%) have 21-
40 days while 11% have zero. Below: age of
secondary instructors. The majority (55%) are
under the age of 40.
Left: gender breakdown
of secondary
instructors. 3/4 male
and 1/4 female
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Partners of the Idaho FFA and Agriculture Education
53rd Annual PTE Summer Conference
The Idaho Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association (IVATA) again participated
in the annual State PTE Summer Conference. The event was held June
14-16 at the DoubleTree Riverside in Boise, ID. The conference drew 634
attendees of which 94 were part of the agriculture and natural resources
program. Attending the agriculture events were secondary teachers as well
as representatives from the
College of Western Idaho, Brigham
Young University—Idaho, and teacher educators
from the University of Idaho. Besides conducting the
business of the association, attendees participated in
professional development
workshops including a tour of
Boise’s National Interagency
Fire Center and NORCO’s gas
bottling facility as seen above
and at right.
In the 09-10 reporting year several Idaho businesses made significant investments
into agriculture and natural resource education supporting
student activities and curricular objectives. The Idaho FFA Foundation
serves as the single entity for charitable giving for the Idaho FFA Association.
The ID FFA Foundation collects thousands of dollars annually specifically
for the members
and programs of the
Idaho FFA. Dozens of
Idaho businesses partner
with the Idaho FFA
through the Idaho FFA
Foundation. Full details
can be found at
idffafoundation.org.
The JR Simplot Company made major contributions to the Idaho FFA in the areas of officer
travel, support of the state proficiency program, and SLC. Additionally Simplot has invested
in a long term employment program aligning careers in its company with CDEs and curriculum
offered in Idaho ag education.
Agri-Service based in Twin Falls invested in Idaho agriculture education
through their SLC partnership and commitment to ag mechanics education.
The United Dairymen of Idaho have made
continued-long term investments in Idaho ag
education in support of dairy science and education
for the states main agriculture industry.
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Northwest Farm Credit
Services based in Spokane
partnered in support
of the State FFA
Degree program (page
24-25) and promotion of
agribusiness/economic
education.
Summer Conference
four year attendance
for the agriculture
and natural resource
program area.

53rd Annual PTE Summer Conference
Major business items of the conference included:
Presentation and workshop by Dr. Roger Hanagriff of theaet.com and Texas A&M University—
Kingsville regarding the use of online record keeping for student SAEs. Dr. Hanagriff’s proposal
was adopted as an acceptable means of keeping SAE records and submitting the Idaho State
FFA Degree, proficiencies, and chapter Programs of Activities.
The introduction of the JR Simplot Company partnership with Idaho agriculture education for
career opportunities. Committee members include: Marc Beitia, Shawn Dygert, Dr. John Foltz,
Angela Holbrook, Brian Hogue, Ben Meyer, Stephen Parrott, Terry Patterson, Dr. Lou Riesenberg,
Trent Van Leuven, and Steve Wilder.
A discussion of extended contracts with John Rumel, Idaho Education Assn. Legal Counsel
A discussion of Technical Skill Assessments and a motion to use the UI Dual Credit Advisory
Committee to explore the development of TSAs for use in Idaho.
Discussion of removing speaking and parliamentary procedure finals from sessions at SLC.
Action was taken against the motion.
A roll out of nursery and landscape curriculum as developed by Brenda Patten.
Mike Tesnohlidek appointed as the state representative for Train the Trainer for new CDE rules
as developed by National FFA.
Introduction of Jaye Parks as the new administrative assistant for Agriculture and Natural Resources
at the state division.
Years of service recognition for teachers completing:
First year Five years Ten years Fifteen Years Thirty Years
Billie Jo Blackson Pat Dixon Randy Hillman Steve Braun Bill Dean
Jaysa Fillmore Lori Harrison Heather Hopkins David Ross
Michael Malard Justin Patten Buck Wright
Jodie Mink
Roger Wells
Will Schumaker
Trent Van Leuven
Recognition of the retirement of Ed Harper (Kuna 76-79 & Meridian 82-10)
Recognition of Tammy Ackerland for eighteen years of service to the Agriculture
and Natural Resource program at the State Division of Professional-
Technical Education as well as the Idaho FFA Association as the administrative
assistant. Tammy was presented with a plaque listing close to twohundred
specific State FFA Officers, foundation directors, state coordinators,
IVATA officers, and program managers that she worked with since 1992.
Election of 2010-2011 IVATA Officers. (See inside back page.)
Recognition of IVATA award winners and nominees to the national level.
Steve Braun - Troy High School - Outstanding Program
Josh Evans - Preston High School - Teacher Turn the Key
Cami Schumann - Raft River High School - Outstanding Young Member
Heather Hopkins - Kimberly High School - Outstanding Teacher
Steve Braun - Troy High School - Ideas Unlimited
United Dairyman of Idaho - Outstanding Cooperation
Sue Poland - Cambridge High School - Teacher Mentor
Keith Hyatt - Lifetime Achievement
VerNon Roche - NORCO Inspirational Award
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Post Secondary Reports
In the 2009-2010 reporting year the Agriculture Department
at CSI had nine degree programs including two new programs,
Wind Energy and Environmental Technology.
CSI Agriculture had 255 students majoring in the following: 59
Submitted by Terry
Patterson, CSI
Agriculture Dept
Chair
in Agribusiness/ Animal Science, 43 in Equine Studies, 24 in Horticulture, 80 in
Veterinary Technology, 10 in Water Resource Management, 9 in Environmental
Technology, 18 in Wind Energy, and 12 in Aquaculture.
Mark Goodman was hired as a new faculty member for Wind Energy.
Dr. Barry Pate of Animal Science was granted rank advancement from Instructor to Assistant Professor.
Dr. Jody Rockett was granted rank advancement from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor and
was also named Veterinarian of the Year for the state of Idaho.
Development of the new Livestock Judging Program has been completed with the addition of faculty
member Josh Mavencamp and will begin fall 2010 with 18 students enrolled.
During the reporting year, the College of Western Idaho Horticulture Program
completed its first year of operation under the direction of the new community
college. The program continues to operate at the Old Pen Historic District
next to the Idaho Botanical Garden.
Three full- time faculty were assigned during the reporting year. Leslie Blackburn,
John Dodson, and Gary Moen instructed a total of 77 students.
Nine graduates completed their degree during this time period. All obtained a
Submitted by Leslie
Blackburn, Lead Instructor
full AAS as a Horticulture Technician and eight of the nine were employed by the horticulture industry
at graduation.
The program utilizes the horticulture growing fields, with two acres under turf and tree area as the
Idaho training and testing site for the national organization PLANET (Professional Landcare Network)
Certified Landscape Technician and the Certified Nursery Professional. The program has a collaborative
agreement with the Idaho Nursery and Landscape Association.
The program maintains a collaborative research test plot area for the ISDA USFS Rocky Mountain Research
station for growing and testing of native plant species for restoration projects. Additional acreage
is landscaped for plant materials education, turf species education, and for the Firewise Garden.
In the 2009-2010 reporting year
the Agricultural and Extension
Education Department offered
majors in Agricultural Education
(Teaching), and Agricultural Science,
Communications, and Leadership. There were approximately 80 undergraduate majors in the two
Submitted by Dr. Jim Connors, AEE, Department Chair
programs. Spring semester 2010 the department placed three student teachers, two in southern Idaho
and one in eastern Oregon.
The department had eight students enrolled in the Masters of Science in Agricultural Education degree
program. The department is working to transition several courses to web-based offerings that would
allow more place-bound students to complete their graduate degree.
The department worked with the State Division of Professional-Technical Education to investigate the
possibility of offering math certification to secondary agriculture teachers. Interested teachers would
complete the requirements for certification to allow them to offer ag education courses for math
credit in their high schools.
College of Agricultural and Life Science’s Dean John Hammel has requested the merger of the Department
of Agricultural and Extension Education (AEE) with the State 4-H Youth Development Office. This
is at the request of Provost Doug Baker in an effort to merge smaller units within the university that
have similar missions.
The department is leading the way for dual credit courses in agricultural education, animal and veterinary
sciences, plant, soil, and entomological sciences, agricultural economics, and agricultural systems
management.
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