1999-2000 NAAE Award Recipients

Outstanding Young Member – Sponsored by John Deere, special project of the National FFA Foundation.

(left to right) Sandi Weishaupt, WA; Matt Schweer, KS; Scott Thiel, ND; Jim Collins, John Deere; Don Margenthaler, John Deere; Pat Henne, MI; Ann Turner-Johnson, TN; and Ben Cummings, WV.

Postsecondary All-Star Team – Plaques sponsored by the Animal Industry Foundation.

(left to right) Paul Jaure, NAAE President; Larry Paulson, Mike Toscano, San Joaquin Delta College, CA; Don Roberts, Autry Technology Center, OK; Brad Tews, Paul Oehlke, Keith Torgerson, Frank Schander, ND State College of Science, ND; James Ethridge, Bill Johnson, Joliet Junior College, IL; Cliff Ricketts, Middle Tennessee State Univ., TN; Doug Goodale, Terry Hughes, SUNY-Cobleskill, NY.  

Outstanding Ag Ed Teacher – Sponsored by New Holland, special project of the National FFA Foundation.

(left to right) Bryan Gause, NAAE President Elect; Kevin Fochs, MT; Richard Jay Thomas, AR; Merle Richter, WI; Floyd Beneker, MI; Mary Kate Parton, FL; and Andy Seibel, VA.

Ideas Unlimited – Sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health, as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.

(left to right) Paul Jaure, NAAE President; Jon Farquhasron, OR; Jeffrey Moore, OK; Brian Feldpausch, IA; Gretchen Sanford, MI; Kathy Lynn Nawlin, FL; Andy Seibel, VA; and Noel Ledermann, Pfizer Animal Health.

Outstanding Ag Ed Program – Sponsored by Case IH, as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.

(seated left to right) Elaine Lewis, Yelm High School, WA; Sandra Dykes, Connie Peterson, Weyauwega- Fremont High School, WI; Linda Rossler, Oregon-Clay High School, OH; Josh Bledsoe, West Columbus High School, NC; and William Chaney, Hampshire High School, WV. (standing left to right) Mike Patrick, Yelm HS, WA; Phillip Thomas, Troy Buck, Mickey Ford, Centerpoint School District, AR; Charles Schneider, Oregon-Clay, OH; Paul Roomsburg, Ron Watson, Hampshire High School, WV.

Honorary Life Membership Awards – Sponsored by the National Pork Producers Council.

(left to right) John Raupp, WA; Quentin Christman, ND; Kristie Bray, National Pork Producers Council; Bill Wheeler, MI; Henry G. Williams, TN; Philip Henry Ogline, PA. Not pictured: Joe Rauniker, OK.

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