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58th NATIONAL FFA CONVENTION L ^^PLIBBEBArmstrongCOMPANY ^^ - 58th National FFA Convention PROCEEDINGS wH 1985-86 National FFA Officers Kevin Coflman Robert W. Weaver Rick Mallr Central Region Southern Region Pmldint Vice President vice President Rick Malir. 21. of Wilson, Kansas, is the National FFA President Kevin Coftman. 20. of Holliday, Missouri, is the new Central Robert W Weaver. 20, of Hartselle, Alabama, is the 1985-86 lor 1985-86. His local FFA advisor is James Patry He is the son of Region Vice President of the FFA. He is the son of Ray and Rebecca National FFA Southern Region Vice President. Robert is the son of Eugene and Frances Malir CoHman. His FFA advisors were Mickey Briscoe and Robert Elton and Joyce Weaver His local advisor is Billy W Bryan Before being elected state president, he was chapter and federation Wilkerson. Robert's Supervised Occupational Experience program while president and a member of the National FFA Band Rick's Supervised Kevin served as first vice president and president of the Pans FFA enrolled in vocational agnculture at Falkville High School consisted of Occupational Experience program includes beef cattle, milo and wheat chapter, president of the Area IV Association and just completed his dairy production management at a neighboring dairy. enterprises term as Missouri state FFA president He received the Star Chapter He served as chapter treasurer, vice president, and president He In high school. Rick was student council president and president of Farmer award, Outstanding Leadership award and the Santa Fe was also involved in many judging contests, quartet contests and both his junior and senior classes Leadership award. public speaking In 1982-83. Robert served as president of the Rick supported the implementation of the Kansas FFA Foundation Kevin's Supervised Occupational Experience program involves a Alabama FFA Association. during his year of office as state president. He also served as a U.S. commercial (arrow to finish hog operation and a registered cattle herd Robert is currently attending Auburn University and is maioring in Senate Legislative Intern for Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole He was the state winner in swine proficiency and district winner in agricultural engineering with intentions of doing research in artificial mechanization. Robert: Rick is an agricultural economics major at Kansas State University. farm business management contest Kevin also served on the Missouri intelligence use in agricultural production and Rick Malir: Route 1, Box 109; Wilson. KS 76490 Governor's Advisory Council on Agriculture. is an active member of Auburn University's Collegiate FFA chapter He is a student at the University of Missouri -Columbia where he is Robert W. Weaver; Route 1 , Box 221A; Hartselle, AL 35640 majoring in agricultural economics and agricultural education. Kevin Coffman; Route 1; Holliday, MO 65258 Kip Godwin Cindy Blair Cotry Shorter Eastern Region Western Region Secretary Vice President Vice President Coby Shorter, III. 19. of Eagle Lake. Texas, is the 1985-86 Kip Godwin of Whitesville, North Carolina is the new Eastern Cindy Blair, 20, of Noble, Oklahoma, is the newly-elected National National FFA Secretary. He is the son of Reverend and Mrs Coby Region Vice President of the FFA. He is the 20-year-old son of Mr FFA Vice President of the Western Region She is the daughter of Shorter, Jr. His local FFA advisors are Ronel Roberts, Finest Axel, and Mrs. David Eiga Godwin His local FFA advisors are John R. Jack and Linda Blair. Her local FFA advisors are Dale Horton and and Mike McMahon. Faulk and Joseph P Gore. Brady McCullough. Goby's Supervised Occupational Experience program includes Godwin's Supervised Occupational Expenence program includes a Blair's Supervised Occupational Experience program includes raising and exhibiting swine He has also developed an outstanding variety of crops and livestock production. He worked on the family Hampshire sheep, Duroc swine and a commercial cattle operation small herd of Simmental cattle. farm in com, tobacco, sweet potatoes, poultry and swine, and earned Cindy was the state sheep proficiency award winner, state diversified Coby was president ol the Texas FFA Association and served as two statewide agncultural proficiency awards livestock production winner and the western region diversified chapter, district, and area president. He has participated on the Kip was state president of the North Carolina FFA Association and livestock production winner. district, area and state levels in the prepared and extemporaneous was a chapter, federation and district officer He received the Star Cindy served as state FFA president and secretary of the Oklahoma public speaking contests His musical talents have enabled him to Greenhand and Star Chapter Farmer awards and was involved in FFA Association. She also won state championships in two public serve as organist at the 1983 and 1984 national conventions. public speaking, parliamentary procedure, and livestock judging speaking divisions and placed second nationwide in extemporaneous He attends college at Texas A & M University and majors in contests public speaking. agricultural education Godwin is a student at North Carolina State University in Raleigh Blair is an Oklahoma State University student where she majors in Coby Shorter. Ill; 1204 Seaholm Street; Eagle Lake. TX 77434 where he is majonng in agricultural education. agricultural economics and accounting Kip Godwin; Route 3, Box 298-A; Whiteville, NC 28472 Cindy Blair: Route 1, Box 306; Noble, OK 73068 Alabama: Robert Weaver, Hartselle; Ari- zona: Rick Valencia, Marana; Arkansas: Volume V Donnie Clayton, Foreman, California: The 58th National FFA Convnetion PRO- Andrea Swartz, Grass Valley; Florida: CEEDINGS is sponsored by the Arm- William Smith, Blountstown; Idaho: strong Rubber Company and is pub- Karyl Lolley. Weiser; Illinois: Kent Bur- lished by the National FFA Center row. Altamont, Indiana: Rick Nagel, Information Staff as an official publica- Rensselaer; Iowa: Owight Mogler, Al- tion ol the National FFA Organization. vord; Kansas: Rick Malir, Wilson; Ken- FFA Information Staff: tucky: Douglas Coyle, Mackville; Louisi- ana: Lee Fletcher, Oak Grove; Maryland; Cameron C. Dubes, Director of Informa- Margaret Flanigan, Rocky Ridge; Michi- tion; William Stagg. Audio-Visual Spe- gan: Clarence Rudat. Montague; Minne- cialist; Roni Horan, Program Assistant; sota: Jeffrey Moon, Haylield; Missis- and Andy Markwart, Information Intern. sippi; Johnny White. Lucedale; 58th National FFA Convention Missouri: Kevin CoHman. Holliday; PROCEEDINGS Staff: Montana: Jodi Dawson. Belt. Nebraska: Kevin Yost, DeWitt; Nevada: Kelly Hor- Laura A Nelson, Editor; LuAnne ton. Elko; North Carolina: Kipling God- Wohler. Designer; Russ Florence. win, Whiteville. Oklahoma: Cindy Blair, Assistant Editor; Susanne Hurt. Noble. Oregon: Daren Coppock, Adams; Assistant Editor and Tim Stroda, South Carolina: Deborah Cribb, Hem- Oirector of Photography. ingway. South Dakota: Charles Davis. The 58th National FFA Convention PRO- White. Tennessee: John Rose. Cooke- CEEDINGS is the official printed pro- Coby Shorter, III. Eagle ville; Teias: ceedings for the National FFA Conven- Lake; Ulah: Brenda Crane, Salma. Vir- tion, held annually in Kansas City, ginia: Myra Newman, Dugspur; Wasti- Missouri it is published the last day of The FFA is the national organization of students preparing lor careers in pro- Photographers duction agriculture and agribusiness. The FFA is in Officer Photographers assisting with the cooperation with the U.S. National Department ol Education, Washington, FFA Proceedings included: Mike DC Wilson, Orlin Wagner. Dale Lightfoot, Tim Stroda, Joe Ledford. Rebecca National FFA Center McKee, Kristie Kountz, Karen Chausse Candidates 5632 Mt. Vernon Mem. Hwy. and Jeannette Jones. P.O. Box 15160 Selected by their state associations these FFA members ran for the six Plus States Alexandria. VA 22309-0160 national offices of the FFA. Each has earned the American Farmer Degree 100% (703) 360-3600 and went through a week of intense screening by their peers on the Con- Awards vention Nominating Committee, Additional copies of the 58th National year nine states were recognized at This FFA PROCEEDINGS are available through the national convention for having 100% the National FFA Supply Service. or more of their vocational agriculture The 58th National FFA Convention PRO- enrollment in FFA. The states honored CEEDINGS Staff is headquartered in the were: Colorado. Connecticut, Iowa, Mis- FFA Newsroom in the Little Theatre of souri, Nebraska, North Oakota, Ohio. the Municipal Auditorium. Oklahoma and Wyoming. PROCEEDINGS November 14-16, 1985 W»t- 58th National FFA Convention Na ion IFF nterS,a,, FFA TIMES *^ Sponsored by the Jacques Seed National FFA Adult ! Larry D Case,!National FFA Advisor Company C. Coleman Harris. National FFA Executive Secretary Once again the FFA Times was read each day by those in attendance at the David A Miller. National FFA Treasurer 58th National FFA Convention University Administrative Director Leadership Wilson W Carnes. lournaiism students from around the Lennie Gamage, Manager of International Programs country, under the direction of FFA In- formation Intern, Andy Markwart, ap- Robert Seefeldt, FFA Program Specialist (Awards) National FFA Board of Directors plied themselves to the task of "getting Specialist (Contests) Ted Amick, FFA Program the news out" trom their headquarters National FFA Advisor. Division ol Vocational