DMancaster Farming, Saturday, November 6, 1993
FFA Members Receive National Recognition
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—National recognition will be given to Pen
nsylvania, Delaware, Maryland. New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Virgi
nia, and West Virginia FFA members at the world’s largest annual
youth gathering, the 66th National FFA Convention, to be held here,
November 11-13. More than 29,000 FFA members, guests, and sup
porters are expected to attend.
The convention will feature action-packed sessions with addresses
by top speakers from the fields of agriculture, education, government
and entertainment. Confirmed speakers include Senator Larry Craig
of Idaho; Dr. Augusta Kappner, assistant secretary for vocational and
adult education, USDE; Dr. Jackie M. Allen, president of the Ameri
can School Counselor Association; motivational speaker Emory Aus
tin; Miss America Kimberly Clarice Aiken from South Carolina;
cowboy poet Baxter Black; CNN news reporter John Holliman; Geri
Jewell, actress, lecturer and comedienne; former FFA member John
Thompson; and former national FFA secretary, Coby Shorter 111.
Shorter is sponsored by the Western Retail Implement and Hard
ware Association as a special project of the National FFA Founda
tion. Thompson is sponsored by Cargill; Austin is partially sponsored
by United Telephone Midwest; and Miss America is sponsored by
Chevy Trucks. Black’s travel is provided by Passport Travel.
Opening night festivities on Wednesday, Nov. 10, will include a
performance by Grammy award winner Lee Greenwood, sponsored
by Commerce Bank of Kansas City.
In addition, convention participants will have opportunities to
attend leadership workshops, tour Kansas City manufacturing and
agribusiness sites, take in American Royal Livestock Show and
Rodeo performances, and meet with fellow FFA members from
around the nation.
Other highlights will include the selection of top FFA members in
29 agricultural proficiency award areas, 12 national career skill com
petitions, plus prepared and extemporaneous public speaking con
tests, and a parliamentary procedure contest. The American Star Far
mer and American Star in Agribusiness will be named, and 1,276
members will receive the American FFA Degree, the organization’s
highest award. Top chapters in safety, community development and
overall chapter activities will also be recognized. In addition, the
1993-1994 national FFA officers will be elected and installed. The
National Agricultural Career Show and the National FFA Alumni
Convention are held in conjunction with the FFA convention.
The following are the participants listed by hometowns:
Official Delegate
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Williamsburg
Millerslown
Terre Hill
State College
Lykens
Carlisle
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