Two members of the Denison FFA, Cole Carlson and Emily Frazier, were awarded the American FFA Degree at the 96th National FFA Convention & Expo on November 4 in Indianapolis.

Fewer than one percent of FFA members achieve the American FFA Degree.

The award honors FFA members who show the utmost dedication to the organization through their desire to develop their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education.

The American FFA Degree is awarded to a select group of students in recognition of their years of academic and professional excellence. This year over 4,400 American Degrees were awarded.

The award recognizes demonstrated ability and outstanding achievements in agricultural business, production, processing, or service programs.

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To be eligible, FFA members must have earned at least $10,000, or earned at least $2,000 and worked at least 2,250 hours outside of class time through a supervised agricultural experience (SAE) program in which they own their own business, hold a professional position as an employee or conduct research.

They must also complete 50 hours of community service and demonstrate outstanding leadership abilities and civic involvement through completion of a long list of FFA and community activities.

The award is sponsored by Cargill, Case IH, Elanco Animal Health, and Syngenta.

Each recipient of the American FFA Degree receives a gold American FFA Degree key and certificate after being recognized at the national convention.

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