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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. 

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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

National FFA Recognition

  • To be updated

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