History, Awards, & Recognition
Chapter History, Awards, & Recognition
History
Hitchcock FFA was chartered as the 38th Chapter in 1936. The Hitchcock FFA Chapter and agricultural education program was closed some time in the next six years, but not before two members were able to get their State Degrees. Tulare FFA was chartered on November 18th, 1957 as the 149th Chapter.
Please note that this section is a work in progress. We are continuously gathering information. We will continuously work to build and add to the history detailed here.
State Degrees
1942
Vern Mortimer
Erick Anderson
1974
Dean G. Nelson
1975
Randy LeRoy Bucholz
1976
Dean Tubandt
1978
Mark Gross
Shawn Koester
David E. Nowell
1980
Todd Bushong
James Arlen Jessen
1981
Pat Binger
Greg Dimberg
Alvin Genzler
Jayme D. Gross
Alan Neitzel
Larry O. Nielson
1982
Kristi Bottum
Steve A. Igo
Galen James Koester
Mark Steinheuser
1983
John Buchholz
Doug Dimberg
1985
Glen Enander
Mike Roeber
Darin Binger
Daryl Roos
David Brooker
Jeff Dimberg
1986
Lynn Friese
1987
Susan Bottum
Joe Mitchell
Joe Kohnen
1988
Lance Howe
Wade Marzhan
1989
Brian Blume
Travis Jessen
1990
Shirley Blume
Richelle Bottom
Aaron Gilbert
Ryan Neeman
Tony Watson
1991
Chad Binger
Rowdy Ludemann
1992
Peggy Bottum
Craig Bruening
Stuart Buchholz
Christopher Kohnen
Sean Patrick Neeman
1994
Michael Blume
Brad Blume
Philip Gilbert
Jason Johnsen
1995
Jim Schroeder
Wes Frankenstein
Dustin Ludeman
1996
Jeremy Bottum
Margret May Blue
Bryan Bruening
Scott Gilbert
Travis Kohnen
1997
Tiffany Bottum
Reese Wagner
1998
April Schultz
1999
Roxanne Wagner
Jay Steinheuser
Nathan Ihnen
2000
Jason McIntyre
Jodi Schroeder
Evan J. Schultze
Ronnie Schultze
2001
Adam Harford
Nathan Harford
Glenn Hoekman
Justin Hull
Cody Marzahn
Jordan Nowell
Michael Watson
2003
Scott Binger
Ross Haigh
Timothy Harford
Nick Ihnen
Nicholas Kopplin
2004
Aaron Buchholz
Lance Koester
Travis Koester
C.J. Thorne
Ryan Watson
2005
Tyler Genzler
Jeremy Nowell
Cody Schultz
2006
Jennifer Binger
David Hartford
Tyler Jungwirth
Darin Kopplin
2007
Chase G. Binger
Jessica Bottum
Angie Bushong
Tim Masat
Justin Miedema
Shane Peterson
Andrew Roeber
Vianne Watson
2008
Jessica L. Nowell
Jeb Peterson
Shane D. Gross
Trista Schultz
Jason Frankenstein
Nathan Genzler
Arlan Ray Cole
2009
Austin Binger
Tanner Binger
Aric Binger
Tyler McLain
Lance M. Steinheuser
Shelby Tollefson
2010
Cody Doren
2011
Shane Binger
Austin Bushong
Cordell Muilenburg
Trent Peterson
Alex Roeber
Scott Steinheuser
2012
Kara Brock
Shawn Doren
Dillon Koester
Garret Masat
Erika Roeber
2013
Nicholas K. Hoelzel
Kira Tschetter
Alex V. Muilenburg
Dan Marshall
Molly J. Koester
John Schultz
Seth Tollefson
Landon Bushong
2014
Heather Barrie
Cassie Binger
LaMour Binger
Lexi Binger
Paige Binger
Cole Chaplin
Nicole Hamilton
Trent Hofer
2015
Cooper Gordon
Kyle Kohnen
Eli Hofer
Shelby Stanfiel
Cassie Schultz
Landon Gatzke
2016
Boston Knippling
Jordan Michlitsch
Chase Bixler
Saige Peterson
Clay Martin
Grayson Binger
Alex Doren
2017
Riley Binger
April Hamilton
Skye Chaplin
2018
Anthony Anderson
Ally Binger
Camryn Binger
Payton Binger
Zachary Binger
Bailey Cole
Baylee Enander
Wyatt Johnson
Kole Kohnen
Tyler Schone
Austin Shult
Caileb Wanner
2019
Grant Hamilton
Ty Hofer
2020
Bailey Binger
Wyatt Brooker
Logan Gilbert
Titus Waldner
2021
Ashley Masat
Kordell Kohnen
2022
Jack Boomsma
Caden Bottum
Andrew Brooker
Raymond Cole
Zach Gilbert
Kyle Hamilton
Elliott Harford
Danielle Nowell
Briar Kloss
Jed Waldner
American Degrees
1984
Larry O. Nielson – Star Farmer of America
1990
Lance Howe
2000
Roxanne Wagner
2007
Jennifer L. Binger
2010
Trista Schultz
Shane Gross
Jessica Nowell
2012
Shane Binger
2015
Paige Binger
Nicole Lola Hamilton
Garret Roger Masat
2016
Tristin Fliehe
2018
April Hamilton
Past State Officers
Larry Nielson: 81-82
Alan Neitzel: 81-82
Glen Enander: 85-86
Roxanne Wagner: 99-00
Shane Gross: 08-09
Nicole Hamilton: 14-15
April Hamilton: 17-18
Land, Homesite, and Range
Central Region Land
1997 - 1st
1998 - 1st
2002 - 1st
2004 - 1st
2005 - 1st
2007 - 1st
2009 - 1st
2010 - 2nd
2011 - 1st
2012 - 2nd
2013 -
2014 - 3rd
2015 - 1st
2016 - 4th
2017 - 4th
2018 - 4th
2019 - 1st
2020 - 2nd
2021 - 1st
2022 - 1st
Central Region Range
1994 - 1st
1997 - 1st
2001 - 1st
2007 - 1st
2009 - 1st
2010 - 1st
2011 - 1st
2012 - 2nd
2013 -
2014 - 3rd
2015 - 2nd
2016 - 5th
2017 - 1st
2018 - 2nd
2019 - 2nd
2020 - 3rd
2021 - 1st
2022 - 2nd
National FFA Homesite Judging
2008
Jason Frankenstein - 7th
2016 - 4th
Bailey Cole - 10th
State LDEs
Parliamentary Procedure
1978 – 4th
1979 – 1st
1980 – 1st
1981 – 6th
1982 – 3rd
1983 – 2nd
1984 – 5th
1985 – 5th
1988 – 5th
1992 – 3rd
2003 – 5th
2021 - 4th
Conduct of Chapter Meetings
1990 – 2nd
2001 – 5th
2002 – 5th
Marketing Plan
2015 – 4th
State CDEs
Ag Business Mgt.
1981 – 1st
1984 – 2nd
1985 – 1st
1991 – 1st
2007 – 4th
2008 – 2nd
2022 – 1st
Ag Mechanics
2006 – 1st
Agronomy
1984 – 3rd
1985 – 2nd
1986 – 2nd
1989 – 1st
1990 – 1st
1991 – 1st
1992 – 1st
1993 – 3rd
1994 – 5th
2003 – 2nd
2006 – 1st
2008 – 3rd
2009 – 1st
2017 – 3rd
2019 – 4th
2021 – 6th
2022 – 5th
Floriculture
2011 – 2nd
2012 – 1st
Horse
1991 – 3rd
Livestock
1980 – 1st
1981 – 1st
1982 – 1st
1984 – 2nd
1985 – 3rd
1986 – 4th
1987 – 3rd
1988 – 1st
1990 – 1st
1991 – 2nd
1992 – 1st
1993 – 4th
1994 – 2nd
1995 – 1st
1997 – 2nd
1998 – 3rd
2001 – 3rd
2003 – 4th
2004 – 2nd
Meats
1984 – 5th
1987 – 1st
1988 – 2nd
1989 – 2nd
1990 – 1st
1991 – 3rd
1992 – 1st
1993 – 4th
1994 – 5th
1995 – 3rd
1998 – 1st
1999 – 5th
2000 – 1st
2001 – 1st
2002 – 2nd
2003 – 1st
2004 – 2nd
2005 – 2nd
2006 – 2nd
2007 – 2nd
2008 – 3rd
2009 – 4th?
2010 – 2nd
2011 – 2nd
2012 – 2nd
2013 – 2nd
2014 – 2nd
2015 – 2nd
2016 – 1st
2017 – 5th
2018 – 3rd
2019 – 1st
2021 – 3th
2022 – 3rd
Nursery Landscape
2021 – 6th