2019 National FFA Convention Highlights

American Star in Agribusiness

Blake Kennedy (National Champion!)

Tecumseh FFA Chapter

Advisors: Dodge Nichols, McKenzie Hearn, Jarrett Davis

Edmond FFA Named 2019

National Premier Chapter:

Strengthening Agriculture (National Champions!)

Advisors: Kenny Leatherwood,

Mason Jones and Jeremy Schmidt

Jenks FFA, Stillwater FFA, and Elgin FFA were

all finalists for National Chapter Awards respectively.

Oklahoma had 30 national Agriscience Fair finalists.

Finished with 16 Gold Emblems, 7 Silver Emblems and

7 Bronze Emblems. 3 National Winners!

National Agriscience Fair

Division 4: Environmental Services /

Natural Resource Systems

Carson Candler and Georgia Griffeth (National Champions!)

Cushing FFA Chapter

Advisors: Shane Caldwell and Travis Peery

National Agriscience Fair

Division 1: Food Products and Processing Systems

Carter McGaha (National Champion!)

Vici FFA Chapter

Advisors: Trent Gober

National Agriscience Fair

Division 6: Plant Systems

Piper Turner and Autumn Garlock (National Champion!)

Edmond FFA Chapter

Advisors: Kenny Leatherwood, Mason Jones and Jeremy Schmidt

Edmond FFA currently has the record of most

Agriscience National Winners from Oklahoma – with five!

Oklahoma had 19 national proficiency finalists

and 3 national winners.

National Proficiency Award

Agricultural Communications

Gabby Barber (National Champion!)

Lawton FFA Chapter

Advisors: Christopher Conway, Lindsey Hoerbert,

Heaven Kern and Courtney Miller

National Proficiency Award

Agriscience Research – Animal Systems

Riley Luginbil (National Champion!)

Stillwater FFA Chapter

Advisors: Robby Branscum, Tanner Nipper,

and Bailey Kliewer

National Proficiency Award

Specialty Crop Production

Garrett Slagell (National Champion!)

Hydro-Eakly FFA Chapter

Advisors: Chris Klaassen

OTHER GOLD EMBLEM TEAMS &

INDIVIDUALS

Livestock Evaluation

Career Development Event

Tuttle FFA Chapter

2nd Place Team, Received Gold Emblem (National Runner-Up!)

Members: Owen Lingle, Gold Emblem Individual

Caleb Owens, 6th Place, Gold Emblem Individual

Taylor Litterell, Gold Emblem Individual

Cole Tompkins, 4th Place, Gold Emblem Individual

Creed Speaking

Leadership Development Event

Caleb Horne

Morrison FFA Chapter

3rd Place, Received Gold Emblem

Floriculture

Career Development Event

Jenks FFA Chapter

4th Place Team, Received Gold Emblem

Members: Hunter Gibson, Gold Emblem Individual

Jenna Fingerlin, Gold Emblem Individual

Isabella Griffey, Gold Emblem Individual

Katharine Hart

Highest ranking floriculture team at the national level

in Oklahoma history!

Meats Evaluation and Technology

Career Development Event

Porter FFA Chapter

4th Place Team, Received Gold Emblem

Members: Brooklyn Spencer, Gold Emblem Individual

Tracy Criner, Gold Emblem Individual

Hailee Flethcer, Gold Emblem Individual

Agricultural Communications

Career Development Event

Lawton FFA Chapter

6th Place Team, Received Gold Emblem

Members: Colby Gilpen, Gold Emblem Individual

Elizabeth Kopsky, Gold Emblem Individual

Gabby Barber

Tiffani Snow

Farm and Agribusiness Management

Career Development Event

Rolando Torres, Gold Emblem Individual

Tinley Sitton, Gold Emblem Individual

Binger-Oney FFA Chapter

Conduct of Chapter Meetings

Leadership Development Event

Kingfisher FFA Chapter

3rd Place Team, Received Gold Emblem

Members: Mayce Gibson

Leyla Avila

Ivy Hartman

Alli Themer

Caden Kitchens

Dustin McLean

Katon Lunsford

Parliamentary Procedure

Leadership Development Event

Kingfisher FFA Chapter

Team Received Gold Emblem

Members: Braden Burns

Max Hartman

Harrison Themer

Jentry Squires

Elizabeth Perdue

Victoria Gerken

Environmental and Natural Resources

Career Development Event

Allen FFA Chapter

Team Received Gold Emblem

Members: Josh Huffstutlar

William Loehr

Brody Wallis

Jacob Beavert

Employment Skills

Leadership Development Event

Molly Sweiger, Gold Emblem Individual

Edmond FFA Chapter

NATIONAL THREE STAR CHAPTERS Afton

Altus

Burns Flat-Dill City

Chattanooga

Chickasha

Claremore

Colbert

Edmond

Elgin

Erick

Fort Cobb-Broxton

Grove

Haileyville

Howe

Jenks

Ketchum

Kremlin-Hillsdale

Lawton

Moore

Owasso

Ringwood

Ryan

Sapulpa

Seminole

Shawnee

Stillwater

Thomas-Fay-Custer

Tipton

Tishomingo

Union City

Wilson-Henryetta

Woodward

Yukon

Oklahoma had more national three star chapters

than any other state!

Oklahoma Suite #37B in Lucas Oil Stadium

was sponsored by Oklahoma Steel & Wire

Company.

NATIONAL VIP AWARD

Bob Funk, Oklahoma City

HONORARY AMERICAN FFA DEGREE

Heather Buckmaster, Oklahoma City

Cheryl DeVuyst, Stillwater

Eric DeVuyst, Stillwater

Christina Rehkop, Oklahoma City

Mike Schulte, Oklahoma City

NATIONAL FFA TALENT

Jenny Hoyle, Hobart

NATIONAL FFA CHORUS

Dylan Nicholson, Ripley

Kaitlyn Wright, Navajo

Anna Kelsey, Tecumseh

Emma Taylor, Pond Creek-Hunter

Hayden Vaughn, Tishomingo

Austin Caraway, Tishomingo

Madisyn Treadwell, Webbers Falls

Shay Skaggs, Pond Creek-Hunter

Kaden Claunch, Lexington

Taylor Smith, Navajo

Liliana Sambrano, Hydro-Eakly

Brooklyn Morris, Poteau

Ashlyn Barnes, Poteau

Sara Zamudio, Kiefer

Mallory Pool, Drummond

Chandler Trantham, Boise City

Wesley Hargus, Ninnekah

Oklahoma had more chorus members

than any other state!

NATIONAL FFA BAND Kendrick Klassen, Woodward

Sawyer Zimmerman, Woodward

Kensington Kerbs, Shawnee

Brylee Thiel, Newkirk

Nick McGuire, Kiefer

Hannah Appleton, Drummond

Raphael Wall, Perkins-Tryon

Claire Carver, Chickasha

Braden Heisler, Waukomis

AMERICAN FFA DEGREE

Oklahoma – 188 Recipients

National FFA celebrated 50 years of

women in FFA! (1969-2019)

OKLAHOMA FFA ASSOCIATION

Recognized as a 100% Membership State

Recognized as an Increase in Membership State

(26,756 Members / Increase of 169)

Oklahoma ranks 4th in total FFA membership

behind Texas, California and Georgia.

We received 16 national delegates.

Ridge Hughbanks finished his year

of service as Central Region Vice

President. We are very proud to call

him our own!