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Each year during the National FFA Convention & Expo, six students are elected by delegates to represent the organization as national officers. Delegates elect a president, secretary, and vice presidents representing the country's central, southern, eastern, and western regions.
Students from Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin were elected by National FFA Delegates to serve as 2021-22 National FFA Officers.
These members were selected from a pool of 37 candidates vying for the honor. Candidates take part in an extensive interview process with the National FFA Officer Nominating Committee leading up to the selection. The new team was announced during the seventh general session of the 94th National FFA Convention & Expo.
Cole Baerlocher, an agricultural education major from Washington, was elected National President. He attends Oregon State University.
Jackson Sylvester, an agriculture major from Delaware, was elected National Secretary. He attends the University of Delaware.
Cortney Zimmerman, an agricultural communications major from Wisconsin, was elected Central Region Vice President. She attends South Dakota State University.
Mallory White, an agronomy major from Kentucky, was elected Eastern Region Vice President. She attends Murray State University in Kentucky.
Josiah Cruikshank, a business administration and mechanical engineering major from Oregon, was elected Western Region Vice President. He attends Oregon State University.
Erik Robinson Jr., a criminal justice major from Georgia, was elected Southern Region Vice President. He attends the University of Georgia.
Throughout their year of service to the National FFA Organization, the officers will interact with business and industry leaders; thousands of FFA members and teachers; corporate sponsors; government and education officials; state FFA leaders; the general public; and more. The team will lead personal growth and leadership training conferences for FFA members throughout the country and help set policies that will guide the future of FFA and the next generation of leaders.
General convention sessions were aired live on RFD-TV and The Cowboy Channel. To learn more, visit Convention.FFA.org.
Over 50,000 registered attendees and approximately 730,000 FFA members potentially watched from all across the United States as the new officers were announced.
EDITOR’S TAKE:
First, we congratulate the new FFA officer team. Let us also recognize the other attendees and award winners who participated in the many judged events during the convention. One special award (see the picture of the week below) was our own CAD Chief Marketing Officer, Lyle Orwig. Lyle was recognized for his many years of service on the FFA board and other capacities that contributed greatly to the organization’s success.
If you have never visited your local FFA chapter, we strongly encourage you to do so. And, if you have the opportunity to visit or participate in your state’s FFA convention or, better yet, a national FFA convention – by all means do so. You will be convinced the future of agriculture in America is in very good hands when you witness these future leaders in action!
