AMES, IA - The Iowa FFA Supreme National Chapter Award Program will be held during the 86th Iowa FFA Leadership Conference in Ames, on April 27-29, 2014. 42 chapters participated in this year's award program. The first place chapter for the event was the Wapsie Valley FFA Chapter at Fairbank. The Agricultural Education Instructor/FFA Advisor is Ms. Ellen Doese. The second place chapter for the event was the Webster City FFA Chapter. The Agricultural Education Instructor/FFA Advisor is Mr. Kurt Veldhuizen.
The National Chapter Award program encourages participating chapters to plan activities and carry them out with a successful Program of Activities. Chapters are recognized for outstanding achievement in the areas of Student Development, Chapter Development, and Community Development. The National Chapter Awards are sponsored by John Deere as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.
Three FFA Chapters were recognized for outstanding achievement in the three development areas. The Tall Corn FFA Chapter at Latimer was named the top Student Development Chapter. The top Chapter Development Chapter was the LaPorte-Dysart FFA Chapter. The Wapsie Valley FFA Chapter at Fairbank was named the top Community Development Chapter. The top 22 FFA Chapters in Iowa will advance to the National FFA competition and will be recognized at the 87th National FFA Leadership Conference in Louisville, KY.
The Iowa FFA Association has 219 local chapters with over 14,200 FFA members. FFA is a national organization of nearly 580,000 members preparing for leadership and careers in science, business and technology of agriculture. Local, state and national programs provide opportunities for students to apply knowledge and skills learned in the classroom. FFA's mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.
