D2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 27, 1999
LOUISVILLE, Ky For the
33rd consecutive year, the
National FFA Foundation has
set a record of support for FFA
and agricultural education pro
grams.
At the 72nd National FFA
Convention, 1999 FFA
Foundation Sponsors’ Board
Chairman William T Boehm
announced that the Foundation
raised a total of $7,310,000 m
1999 to support annual projects
and programs for FFA and agri
cultural education—an all-time
record
Boehm, who is vice president
logistics for The Kroger
Company, said the contributions
of the more than 1,300 sponsors
help prepare future leaders and
maintain the agricultural com
munity, even in the constantly
changing industry.
“The food and agricultural
industry continues to change
rapidly,” Boehm said. “These
funds help to ensure that new
generations of leaders will be
available to meet those chal
lenges of change.”
Boehm introduced the 2000
FFA Foundation Sponsors’
Board Chairman-Elect R.W.
“Bud” Porter, senior vice presi
dent, North American Agricultural
Marketing of Deere & Company
Porter announced the 2000
Foundation theme, “Invest in
Today’s Generation.”
Since 1944, the National IFA
Foundation has provided more
than $B5 million to FFA mem
bers for awards, scholarships
and achievement programs
1999-2000 National
FFA Officer Team
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who will lead the National FFA
Organization for the 1999-2000
year were elected Oct 30 at the
72nd National FFA Convention
Chris Vitelli, a 20-year-old
from Plant City, Fla., is the new
national FFA president Jodee
Ruppel, a 20-year-old from
Manchester, Ind , was elected
national FFA secretary.
Vice presidents representing
each region are Leslie Small, 19,
Arkansas City, Kan, central
region; Joe Shultz, 20, Degraff,
Ohio, eastern region; Carol
Spruill, 19, Hoschton, Ga,
southern region, and Marshall
Baker, 19, Portales, N.M., west
ern region. The officers will take
a year-long leave of absence
from college to serve their terms.
Vitelli is the son of Arnold
and Alice Vitelli. A member of
the Plant City FFA, his super
vised agricultural experience
program (SAE) includes feeder
steers and swine, lawn mainte
nance, and placement in curricu
lum writing for agricultural edu
cation. His advisers are Jane
Bender and Ray Clark. Vitelli
attends the University of
Florida, where he is a sopho
more majoring in agricultural
education and agricultural lead
ership.
Ruppel, the daughter of Bill
and Miriam Ruppel, is a mem
ber of the Manchester FFA
Chapter. Her advisers are Gwen
Mize and Ron Smith. Ruppel’s
SAE includes raising Shropshire
sheep and her work in agricul
tural communications A fresh
man at Purdue University, she is
majoring in agricultural educa
tion and telecommunications.
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Shultz is the son of Bill and
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Rainyridge Tony Beauty (EX-
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Canadian cow exhibited by Stan
hope-Wedgwood and Ray Brown
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named supreme champion of all
breeds at the 1999 show.
Beauty has been here before,
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her breed in 1995, too.
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Kansas State University, where
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Spruill is the daughter of
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member of the Jackson County
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and showing horses as well as
producing hay commercially
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University of Georgia, where she
is majoring in agricultural eco
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Baker’s parents are Wayne
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Select Sires Dominates
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Paradise (VG-89-EX-MS). The
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to a tee!”
Mark Rueth of Jefferson, Wis.,
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Kent Van Dyk.
In the Guernsey show. Select’s
Maplehurst Opportunity sired this
year’s grand champion, Sniders
Opp Georgie. Exhibited by Jan
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