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Jill Petersen of Loup County Receives National FFA Degree
11/12/2009 2:43:16 PM
Jill Petersen received the American FFA Degree at the 82nd Nation FFA Convention in Indianapolis on Saturday, October 24, 2009. It is the highest degree awarded by the National FFA Organization and recognizes Jill’s demonstrated leadership abilities and outstanding achievements in agricultural business, production, processing and service programs.
Less than one in 154 FFA members advance through their local chapter and state FFA degree programs to earn this national degree. Jill, the daughter of Glen and Judy Petersen, is curently attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as an Agricultual Education and Agricultural Journalism Major.
She is a member of the Loup County FFA Chapter and her agricultual education instructor and FFA advisor is Ken Sheets.
Jill received a gold American FFA Degree key and a certificate in a blue leatherette frame to commemorate the achievement. The reognition program is sponsoted by Case IH, Farm Credit, Pioneer Hi-Bred, a Dupont Company and Syngenta, as a special project of the National FFA Foundation. The national FFA convention is the nation’s largest annual youth gathering, welcoming students, parents and educators from all across the United States.
