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2006 Annual Report National Ffa Foundation Acknowledgements: Annual Report Design: Contact: Greg Nickerson, President Phone: (262) 784-7200 Address: 13845 Bishop’s Drive, Brookfield, WI 53005 www.baderrutter.com Annual Report Printing: Contact: Scott Mortimer, Publisher Phone: (800) 678-2869 Address: 1716 Locust St. LS-235, Des Moines, IA 50309 www.agriculture.com www.livingthecountrylife.com 2006 ANNUAL REPORT NATIONAL FFA FOUNDATION P.O. Box 68960, 6060 FFA Drive Indianapolis, IN 46268-0960 Phone: (317) 802-6060 • Fax: (317) 802-6061 DEAR NATIONAL FFA FOUNDATION SPONSORS, am pleased to report that 2006 was another in a series of watershed years for FFA, its 500,000 members I and the schools and communities in which it serves. Through your commitment, we were able to raise more than $12 million for the National FFA Foundation, ensuring that the good work of FFA will continue to grow. This is an extraordinary achievement, and my personal thanks to all of you who worked so hard for such a good cause. Our slogan for 2006, Serving Through Your Contributions, was borrowed from the FFA Motto – Forever blue Learning to Do; Doing to Learn; Earning to Live; Living to Serve. It represents the type of service that many of us are most capable of providing today; but more than that, it represents our ongoing willingness to serve in any way we can. Forever Blue represents all who value the hopeful spirit, generosity, These are the attributes being taught every day to young people through FFA and agricultural education, and they are what enthusiasm and high ideals embodied by the blue FFA jacket. It also differentiate the impressive young people of FFA. Success like this year’s campaign requires a visionary and committed group of people to drive to a new record level of represents the common connection among the thousands of people contributions, and I am privileged to have been a part of that team, the 2006 National FFA Foundation Sponsors’ Board and the who recognize the necessity of FFA and agricultural education in unmatched FFA Foundation staff. My personal thanks go out to all of you for your time, energy and dedication to FFA and the strengthening people, communities and the agricultural industry. The work of the foundation. Forever Blue family represents National FFA Alumni, former members, American agriculture is again facing a new era as traditional food and fiber production makes room for renewable fuel in a changing world. In addition, the expansion of agricultural education and FFA programs to a whole new range of subjects and career Collegiate FFA, National FFA Foundation sponsors, teachers, state opportunities is opening doors for more students than ever before. The mission of FFA and the impact of educational programs agricultural education administrators, teacher educators, donors and all built on “… developing the potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success …” are now more important those friends of FFA who know the positive difference FFA makes in the than ever. We should all take great pride in the work we are doing to support this opportunity. lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, Thank you again for your support and for your ongoing belief in the value FFA brings to today’s world. personal growth and career success through agricultural education. Sincerely, Doug DeVries Doug DeVries Are you a member of the Forever Blue family? If so, then you support 2006 National FFA Sponsors’ Board Chairman Senior Vice President, Agricultural Marketing – North America, Australia and Asia FFA, the most enduring of high school organizations. Prestigious and Deere & Company successful alumni fill its roster. Your ongoing support is critical to NATIONAL FFA FOUNDATION SPONSORS’ keeping FFA powerful and relevant to a new generation – a generation BOARD EXECUTIVE COUNCIL whose expectation has changed dramatically. So as you review this DWIGHT ARMSTRONG, PH.D. annual report, consider your opportunity to contribute to the group that Chief Executive Officer North American Nutrition Companies, Inc. gives so much back – to the student, to the school, to the community 2005 Past Chairman and to you. GLENN A. STITH Vice President, NA & SA Operations, Seminis Seeds Division Monsanto Company 2007 Chair-Elect JERRY R. ROSE Corporate Vice President Cargill, Incorporated 2008 Chair-Elect Design: Bader Rutter & Associates Printing: Successful Farming 1 Scholarship donors LLOYD FORD SEGUIN MOTOR COmpANY WENDEL MOTOR CO. EAU ClAIRE FORD LINCOLN Itasca, TX Seguin, TX Yoakum, TX MERCURY Eau Claire, WI LOCKHART MOTOR CO. INC. SEWEll FORD WEST TEXAS FORD Lockhart, TX Odessa, TX Anson, TX GORDIE BOUCHER FORD LINCOLN MERCURY LONE STAR FORD SilsbEE FORD-LINCOLN- WHITEFACE FORD Janesville, WI Houston, TX MERCURY Hereford, TX Silsbee, TX Hill FORD LINCOLN MERCURY MAC HAIK FORD WiCHITA FAlls FORD Portage, WI Houston, TX SmiTH FORD-MERCURY OF Wichita Falls, TX SLATON JENSEN MOTORS INC. MAC HAIK FORD LINCOLN Slaton, TX Spencer, WI MERCURY UtaH Georgetown, TX SmiTH SOUTH PLAINS FORD BARBER BROTHERS FORD TOM PECK FORD Levelland, TX Clinton, WI MARSHAll FORD-LINCOLN- Morgan, UT MERCURY SOUTHWAY FORD ED KENLEY FORD Marshall, TX San Antonio, TX Layton, UT WEST VIRGINIA CHENOWETH FORD-LINCOLN- MCREE FORD SpiKES FORD GAYLEN S. WRIGHT FORD Dickinson, TX Mission, TX Heber City, UT MERCURY Clarksburg, WV MIKE BROWN FORD STANLEY FORD SAHARA MOTORS Granbury, TX Childress, TX Delta, UT JACK GARRETT FORD Spencer, WV NORTH CENTRAL FORD SYKORA FAmilY FORD Richardson, TX West, TX VIRGINA MICHAEL MOTOR COmpANY, INC. PARis FORD LINCOLN MERCURY TEAM FORD-MERCURY BROADWAY MOTOR CO., INC. Gassaway, WV Paris, TX Navasota, TX Broadway, VA PARSONS FORD PLANET FORD TEXOMA FORD OF DENisON EmpiRE FORD LINCOLN Martinsburg, WV Spring, TX Denison, TX MERCURY PRESTIGE FORD – GARLAND TipTON FORD INC. Abingdon, VA WYOMING NatIONAL FFA FOUNdatION SPONSORs’ BOARD Garland, TX Nacogdoches, TX MYERS FORD CO., INC. Elkton, VA GREINER FORD RED MCCOmbs FORD TOmmiE VAUGHN AUTO Casper, WY San Antonio, TX COUNTRY PAUL ObAUGH FORD-LINCOLN- SPRADLEY MOTORS, INC JOHN W. ALLENBACH LAURENCE M. CRANE, PH.D. JOE FELL Columbus, TX MERCURY ROGERS FORD Cheyenne, WY President Vice President, Education and Vice President & Division Merchandise Midland, TX TOmmiE VAUGHN MOTORS, INC. Staunton, VA Delta Consolidated Industries Communication Manager, Consumer Products Houston, TX THUNDER BAsiN FORD, LLC RON CARTER FORD, INC. National Crop Insurance Services Tractor Supply Company WASHINGTON Gillette, WY ALAN R. AYERS, PH.D. Alvin, TX TRI-COUNTY FORD Director, State Affairs/Stewardship TOM DAVIS BILL FLEET Mabank, TX FIVE STAR FORD RUssEll & SmiTH FORD Bayer CropScience Group Publisher Vice President, North America Aberdeen, WA Houston, TX VARsiTY FORD Meredith Corporation Sales, Pioneer and Crop College Station, TX RALPH H. BURCHFIELD SAM PACK’S FIVE STAR FORD Protection Sales & Marketing WISCONSIN President MICHAEL A. EADE Carrollton, TX VON DOHLEN MOTOR CO. DuPont Agriculture & Nutrition Firestone Agricultural Tire Division Executive Director – Sales – Goliad, TX COX MOTORS SAM PACK’S FIVE STAR FORD- New Richmond, WI Companion Animal USA DAVID S. GEIMAN NORTH RiCHLAND VONDERAU FORD Merial President North Richland Hills, TX El Campo, TX New Dominion Management continued on page 3 47 2 HillYER’S MID-CiTY FORD ANCIRA FORD MERCURY EDDIE YAKliN FORD LINCOLN HillARD AUTO PARK Woodburn, OR Floresville, TX MERCURY Fort Worth, TX Kingsville, TX LEGACY FORD LINCOLN ANDERSON FORD-MERCURY HillCREST FORD LINCOLN MERCURY, INC. Cleveland, TX ElliOTT FORD LINCOLN MERCURY La Grande, OR MERCURY Huntsville, TX AppEL FORD-MERCURY, INC. Mount Pleasant, TX RObbERSON FORD LINCOLN Brenham, TX HOffpAUIR FORD MERCURY EXCEL FORD LINCOLN MERCURY MERCURY ARROW FORD INC. Carthage, TX Bend, OR Abilene, TX Lampasas, TX FENTON FORD OF DUMAS SUBURBAN FORD Bill MCRAE FORD HOUSTON AREA DEALERS NatIONAL FFA FOUNdatION SPONSORs’ BOARD (continued) Sandy, OR Dumas, TX Jacksonville, TX IMMEL MOTORS FRANKliN FORD Fredericksburg, TX TillAMOOK MOTOR COmpANY BLUEBONNET MOTORS, INC. Tillamook, OR Wallisville, TX New Braunfels, TX IVEY MOTOR CO., INC. ROBErt D. GORDON ELTON H. MADDOX STUart PIERCE RICARDO LOPEZ VaLENCIA FRIENDLY FORD Robert Lee, TX Chief Executive Officer President and Chief Executive Director, National Advertising Senior Vice President, Head of BOB FRANCis FORD PENNSYLVANIA Crosby, TX DTN Officer and Sales Promotion Diversity Marketing Rusk, TX JACK POWEll FORD-MERCURY KiGHTliNGER MOTORS, INC. GENE HAMON FORD, INC. Mineral Wells, TX Wayne Farms LLC Chevrolet ING BOB TOMES FORD DENNIS HANN Coudersport, PA Texas City, TX McKinney, TX JENNINGS ANDERSON FORD Senior Director, Sales JOHN MADIA BEN POORE CECIL P. VANDYGRIFF, JR. GENE MEssER FORD Boerne, TX New Holland Global Leader - Human Resources, Truck Group Marketing Manager President BOB UTTER FORD LINCOLN SOUTH DAKOta Lubbock, TX Productivity and Site Ford Motor Company The Kent Group, Inc. MERCURY Jim BAss FORD THOMAS J. HEDGE Operations BEADLE FORD INC. Sherman, TX GillEspiE FORD San Angelo, TX Manufacturing Vice President BRAD SCHU NatHAN WALKER Bowdle, SD San Antonio, TX Dow AgroSciences LLC BOGGUS HARliNGEN FORD JOHNSON BROS. FORD, LTD. Kraft Foods Global Inc. Director - Lifestyle Group Vice President, Independent MCKiE FORD LINCOLN Harlingen, TX GlENN POLK FORD Temple, TX DEAN A. MEFFORD Land O’Lakes Purina Feeds Retail Group MERCURY, INC. Gainesville, TX RICHARD HENDERSON, JR. President MTD Products, Inc. Rapid City, SD BUD CROss FORD JOHNSON SEWEll FORD President and Chief
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