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!