Proceedings, 1997

Honorary American
FFA Degrees
The hundreds of awards and activities that take place at the national
level in Kansas City and at the state and local level across the country
wouldn't be possible without an army of willing, enthusiastic people who give generously of
their time and talents. The Honorary American FFA Degree is bestowed on those who
provide extraordinary service to young people in agriculture. The following list includes
businesspeople, agriculture teachers, college educators, state and national FFA staff and
school administrators who have all positively affected the organization. Each recipient was
thanked and congratulated on stage Friday morning and was presented with a certificate
and an honorary key.
FFA
SUPPORTERS
ALABAMA: William E. Powell 111,
Montgomery; Earnest D. Rigney,
Montgomery
ARIZONA: George Seperich, Mesa
ARKANSAS: David L. Choate, Beebe;
George Hopkins, Malvern; Freddie
Scott, Fayetteville
CALIFORNIA: Thomas Dickinson,
Chico; Phil Doub, San Luis Obispo;
George Gomes, Sacramento; William
C. Kellogg Jr., Atascadero; Jean
Landeen, Sacramento; Gail
Simmons, San Luis Obispo
COLORADO: Jeri Matties, Montrose
DELAWARE: Keelan W. Pulham,
Wilmington
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Kenneth
D. Ackerman, Washington; Sue R.
King, Washington; Roger Viadero,
Washington
FLORIDA: E.C. Henderson Jr.,
Leesburg; Saundra H. TenBroeck,
Gainesville; Jim Thornhill, Bartow
GEORGIA: Wendell L. Griffin,
Albany; Randall Pugh, Jefferson;
James R. Sanders, Savannah
IDAHO: Rolland C. Bean, Burley;
Andrew D. Wiseman, Castleford
ILLINOIS: Jan Brown, LeRoy; Terence
Dockerty, Chicago; Terence M.
Mitchell, Des Plaines; Larry Pfeiffer,
Carlinville; James D. Speir,
Libertyville
INDIANA: Donald W Hecht,
Indianapolis; Terry Henderson,
Cicero; Ted McKinney, Indianapolis
MICHIGAN: Charles K. Arensmeier,
Lansing; Robert G. Craig, Lansing;
Dan Wyant, Lansing
MINNESOTA: Jerry Hawton, St. Paul;
Donald G. Sargeant, Crookston;
Jerry Schoenfeld, Bloomington
MISSISSIPPI: D. Stephen Holland,
Jackson; Tom Maxwell, Jackson;
James E. Sardin, Jackson; Ron
Stewart, Jackson; Billy H. Thames,
Mize
MISSOURI: Stephen D. Barr, Clayton;
Al Benz, Raytown; Max A. Fisher, St.
Louis; Mark Govea, Kansas City;
Donald H. Pratt, Kansas City
NEVADA: John Jeans,
Carson City
NEWJERSEY: Connie
Beal, Bridgeton; Jack
Gallagher, Trenton;
Arthur Y. Jarman,
Monroeville
NEW MEXICO: Paul
Gutierrez, Albuquerque;
Greg Smith, Elida
NORTH CAROLINA:
Michael C. Ames,
Greensboro
OHIO: Robert Moser,
Columbus; Robert D.
Sommers II, Columbus
OKLAHOMA: James L.
Callaway, Duncan; Joe H.
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Hughes Jr., Stillwater; Phillip Klutts,
Oklahoma City; Eldon Merklin,
Oklahoma City
OREGON: Lyle Mann, Island City;
Sam Pambrun, Pendleton
PENNSYLVANIA: Gene H. Hemphill,
New Holland; James M. Kerr Jr.,
Peach Bottom
SOUTH CAROLINA: James H.
Daniels, Clemson; Barbara M.
Massey, Starr
SOUTH DAKOTA: Lonell L. Moeller,
Brookings
TENNESSEE: Angelo A. Volpe,
Cookeville
TEXAS: Doyel E. Chandler,
Kirbyville; Ford King Jr., Woden;
J.E. Laney, Austin; Wayne Mason,
Woden; David Moorman, Hunts-
ville; Billie Reding, Madisonville
VIRGINIA: Greg Egan, Alexandria;
Yvonne Gleason, Alexandria; Linda
Richards, Alexandria; Jeananne E.
Riggs, Alexandria; Connie Tyler,
Alexandria; Min Williams,
Alexandria
WASHINGTON: John Raupp,
Winlock
WEST VIRGINIA: Troy M. Yokum,
Seneca Rocks
WISCONSIN: Jon R. Carlson, Racine;
Gary 0. Solum, Turtle Lake; Dean
Yandry, Ft. Atkinson
WYOMING: J. Ronald Micheli,
Cheyenne
PARENTS OF
NATIONAL
OFFICERS
ALABAMA: Charles D.Jones,
Billingsley; Jan L.Jones, Billingsley
COLORADO: Ken Fehrmger, Peetz;
Judy Fehringer, Peetz
KANSAS: Lindon Montgomery,
McDonald; Diane Montgomery,
McDonald
NORTH CAROLINA: Murd F
Starling, Autryville; JoAnne M.
Starling, Autryville
OHIO: Roger Bentley Sabina;
Beverly Bentley, Sabina
TEXAS: Vickie Rosenbusch, Glen
Rose
Tiico, III, agriculture teacher
Lawrence W Huseman
received an Honorary
American FFA Degree in
recognition ofyears oj
dedication to FFA.