A total of 218 students from around the state were awarded their State FFA Degree May 29 at the 87th Kansas FFA State Convention.
The State Degree is the highest honor the Kansas FFA Association can bestow upon its members. In order to achieve this award, members must meet the following requirements: have received their Chapter FFA Degree, been an FFA member and agricultural education student for at least two years, earned at least $2,000 or worked 600 hours in their Supervised Agricultural Experience program, given a six minute speech about agriculture or FFA, participated in eight different leadership activities, received a “C” average or better in high school and shown a record of outstanding leadership and community involvement.
The members who met these qualifications and their respective FFA Chapters from the East Central District are: from Anderson County: Syerra Emperley, Melissa Kropf, Derrick S. Nelson, Alexis Dianne Pedrow, Mason Skiles, Seth Wolken; Central Heights: James W. Kice, William James Thole; Crest: Kyler Bowen, Preston Henson, Braden McGhee, Travis Vermilion; Eudora: Bailie Beebe; Jayhawk Linn: Thomas R. Avery Natalie Colleen Jaeger, Annaliese Kellstadt, James Wesley Leach, Cheyenne Lindsey, Justin S. Mark, Allison M. Simons, Darian Sims; Lawrence Free State: Morgan Lynn Gantz; Marais des Cygnes Valley: Julie Heslop, Mitch Saffle, Alexandra Sluder; Mission Valley: Tanner Eugene Allen, Willis Glenn Butler, Nikole L. Cain, Jennifer Briana Coats, Brooke M’lynn Falk, Carrie June Hill, Reed L. Sage, April Dawn Seemater, Dylan James Walker, Kelsey Lyn Williams; Ottawa: Chloe Brown, Makenna Ferguson, Seth French, Garrett Gross, Abby Hale, Brent Hornbuckle, Julie Lutz, Shea Mesik, Max Roecker, Seth Rossman, Abby White, Brandon Yates; Paola: Noah Beets, Morgan Laudan, Jake Wilson; Prairie View: Chiann Carothers, Ted Chambers, William Holland, Logan Miller, Austin Shideler, Sidney Sydney; Southern Coffey: Ross Dillon Gilbert; Spring Hill: Ricky Wagner; Tonganoxie: Zachary Callaghan, Sierra Graham, Justin Patrick; West Franklin: Bailey Janae Corwine, Avery Mead.
The members who met these qualifications and their respective FFA Chapters from the North Central District are: from Blue Valley: Hadyn Budenbender, Chase Carey; Chapman: Milea Grace Anderson, Lane M. Coberly, Brittany Marie Duer, Kaylin Paige Fink, Christina Rae Hoffman, Kyler Lynn Langvardt, Drew Miller, Bailey Anne Stein; Clay Center: Katelyn Bohnenblust, Audrey Desrosiers, Grant Dye, Haley M. Pederson, Loren Williams; Ell-Saline: Collyn Fouard, Evan R. L. Morrical, Cody Walters, Matthew L. Willis; Ellsworth: Joe Graves, Logan Haase, Brandon Westerman; Hanover: Ryan Meyer, Jacob W. Pedigo; Minneapolis: Lane Nichols; Republic County: Nickalous Baxa, Eric Dusek, Hughstin C. Pachta, Micayla Pachta, Waylon Sheetz, James Surber, Madison Waite; Rock Hills: Tyler Marr, Logan Schwerman; Washington County: Matthew Bekemeyer, Caitlin D. Duey, Gabryelle Gilliam, Andrea L’Ecuyer, Courtney Moore, Ryan Nelson, Madison Stone, Nathan Welch, Rebecca Zach.
The members who met these qualifications and their respective FFA Chapters from the Northeast District are: from Axtell: Lindsay Carpenter; Doniphan West: Tynan Bollinger, Brandon Caudle, Houston A. Cluck, Wade M. Joyce; Hiawatha: Greg Lock; Holton: Nils Bergsten, Emaleigh Clark, Dean Klahr, Tristan Parks, Michaela Uhl, Rilee VanDonge; Jackson Heights: Austin Dean Amon, Jessica Lynn Blum, Joe Kennedy, Will Patterson; Marysville: Jerrod Scott Prebyl; Rock Creek: Cassandra Ebert; Sabetha: Sarah Nicole Plum; Valley Heights: Lane Douglas Jorgenson, Payton Lee Manley.
The members who met these qualifications and their respective FFA Chapters from the Northwest District are: from Atwood: Jaelynn Marie Sis, Jesse Sis; Ellis: Danielle Hausler, Alexis Rose Mattheyer; Hill City: Tate Tremblay; Lakeside: Austin Gasper; Norton: Wyatt Harting; St. Francis: Mariah Beikman, Shakotah Blanka; Stockton: Allison Dix.
The members who met these qualifications and their respective FFA Chapters from the South Central District are: from Buhler: Heather Chermak, Levi Clark, Jason Klamm, Bailey Peterson, Lacy Pitts, Kelli Schrag; Central: Emily Mackey; Centre: Jared Barney, Cassidy Hill, Nellie Kassebaum, Callie Riffel, Kailyn Riffel; Fairfield: Cannon Burns, Gunner Schaffter; Goessel: Connor Davis; Hillsboro: SaRae Sonya Roberts; Marion-Florence: Raleigh M. Kroupa, Bret D. Voth; Newton: Madeline Black; South Haven: Jonathon William Cink, James Edward McConnell, Will Douglas Moreland; Wellington: Haley Farley.
The members who met these qualifications and their respective FFA Chapters from the Southwest District are: from Garden City: Jonathan Levi Lock; Hodgeman County: Cameron Bradshaw, David Maxwell Nuss; Holcomb: Bailey Roberts, Margaret Ann Roth; Hugoton: Mariah Rome, Jacob A. Teeter.
The members who met these qualifications and their respective FFA Chapters from the Southeast District are: from Caney: Jacen Clapp, Tyler Frontzak, Michaela Gilfillan, Ky Lee, Jackson Newby, Justin Dean Ward; Cherryvale: Brooke Elizabeth Blaes, Jerica Hall, Adam Lattin; Chetopa: Abigail Dominguez; Coffeyville: Hailey Camp, Alex Cross-Wharry, Nathan Hayes; Elk Valley: Dakota Corle, Kolby D. Lay; Fort Scott: Sydney Cullison, Karlea Harris, Olivia Houston, Matthew Schick, Joe Tirri, Cody Yakel; Girard: Kord Curran, Samantha Guy, Shayla Johnson, Katy Pitts, Jaxon Pryer; Iola: Drake Anthony Dieker, Caitlin Dreher, Colton Charles, Heffern, Emily McKarnin, Clara K. Wicoff; Labette County: Caitlyn Colette Carnahan, Kalyn Cheyenne George, Aaron M. McCoach, Amanda Dawn Shields, Clancie Lynn Sorrell, Zachary Wayne Wolgamott; Marmaton Valley: Kaysha Lea Elmenhorst, Trent Johnson; Riverton: Brock Vavra; Southeast: Phillip Underwood; Uniontown: Mercedes Dawn Chaplin, Zach Schwalm, Sarah Townsend; West Elk: Taylor Barker, Ethan Bellar, Rachel Bellar, Jake Chamberlain, Price Jackson, Cameron Russell*, Lane Wunderlich.
*The degree was awarded posthumously