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development and leadership
resulted in setting goals for him
self. One of those was to become a
state FFA officer. This is not an
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lenging to Corey, who said, “I am
the first African-American and the
first urban member to be elected as
a national FFA president”
In Dlinois, unlike most areas,
officers are elected by popularity
ballot. Not one to let racial differ
ences stand in his way, but realistic
enough to know that his race and
urban status might be considered a
disadvantage, Corey decided to do
the best he could in every area of
involvement
He credits his belief in God and
his mother’s encouragement to his
ability to persevere.
In 1992, he was named FFA vice
president for the state of Illinois.
After serving on the state level,
Corey ran for national office,
which requires extensive inter
views and written tests on every
thing from FFA history to ag
issues.
Corey said that he learned to
concentrate on doing his best and
was satisfied that he had done so.
Being named president on Novem
ber 12 at 2:45 p.m. at the national
convention in Kansas City, Mis
souri, in front of 34,500 members.
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was almost anticlimactic —until it
happened.
“It was overwhelming. It’s like a
Miss America contest with every
one cheering and crying,” he said.
His election to the national pres
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especially minorities to join
FFA for the many opportunites
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After a year of FFA duties,
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recently reunited was his former FFA adviser, Marcia Pater
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Greg Vetter, FFA’s national
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from Wyoming where he helps his
family with their 2,400-acre ranch.
Greg’s original interest in join
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agriculture training, but he thrived
on the communication and leader
ship training offered.
‘The tools are available to learn
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