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National FFA Collegiate Ambassadors named

Twenty FFA members from throughout the country have been selected to serve on the 2013-14 National Collegiate Agriculture Ambassador team by the National FFA Organization. The team includes:

• ILLINOIS: Jacob Dickey of Gibson City, Justice Plummer of Chicago and Nicole Zeien of Belvidere
• MISSOURI: Cara Fordyce of Kidder and Courtney Spencer of Aurora
• IOWA: Katie Johnson of Milford
• WISCONSIN: Sam Tauchen of Bonduel
• FLORIDA: James Barringer and Elise Stoddard, both of New Smyma Beach
• MINNESOTA: Sara Colombe of Little Falls
• ARKANSAS: Ashton Dawson of Bentonville and L. Jade Halliburton of Crossett
• NORTH CAROLINA: Beverly Hampton of Mount Ulla
• PENNSYLVANIA: K. Janae Herr of Lancaster and Carolyn Lawrence of Chambersburg
• MONTANA: Karoline Rose of Bozeman
• CALIFORNIA: Kiah Twisselman of Santa Margarita
• KANSAS: Alexis Wingerson of Smith Center
• RHODE ISLAND: Lauren Woloohojian of West Greenwich
• UTAH: Katherine Nye of Delta

The ambassadors were chosen in early July after submitting an application to the program and participating in an interview process. Team members underwent specialized training last month and now must complete a minimum of 30 hours of presentations to businesses, schools, community groups and others to help increase public understanding of agriculture. They will also facilitate seminars and workshops to audiences of all ages interested in learning more about the industry.

Each ambassador will serve a year in their role and receive a $1,000 scholarship for their efforts that can be used toward tuition and other school expenses.

The 2013-14 National Collegiate Ambassador program is sponsored by Syngenta, BASF and Cargill.