Proceedings, 1997
Proceedings, 1997
Proceedings, 1997
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Former Miss America-turned-motivational speaker<br />
Heather Whitestone-McCallum addressed Saturday<br />
morning's crowd about pursuing goals in spite oj<br />
imitations. As the first hearing-impaired Miss<br />
America, she has made several appearances at<br />
national conventions.<br />
Country music artist Ty England brings greetings<br />
on behalf oj the National FFA Alumni association.<br />
He sways the audience with words and song, and<br />
tickles the hearts of many by signing autographs<br />
and spending time with FFA members during the<br />
convention.<br />
Orion Samuelson, a long-time supporter of FFA programs,<br />
greeted the convention attendees Friday afternoon.<br />
Samuelson also covered the convention for Channel Earth,<br />
and interviewed many award winners.<br />
Agricultural futurist Dr. Lowell Catlett intrigued<br />
audience members Friday afternoon with his<br />
forecast for the future. Among his predictions: by<br />
the year 2005, women will rule the world and 74<br />
of 1 H known cancers will be cured. Catlett's<br />
predictions are based on analysis of trends and<br />
interpretation of statistics.
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