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The National FFA Organization
National Event Winners - Milk Quality and Products 2014
LOUISVILLE- Winners of the National FFA Milk Quality and Products Career Development Event
(CDE) were announced Friday at the annual awards banquet. The event was held in conjunction with
the 87th National FFA Convention & Expo in Louisville, Ky. Mr. Dave Snyder of Ohio served as
superintendent of this year's event.
The top ten individuals and the national winning team members received cash awards to recognize
their success in the event. The milk quality and products CDE is sponsored by Culver's and Dairy
Farmers of America.
The National FFA Milk Quality and Products CDE is a competitive event that allows students to prove
their knowledge about the recognition, selection and management necessary for quality milk and
dairy products. Participants must complete a written exam on milk production and marketing,
evaluate milk samples for flavor and quality, identify cheeses and characteristics and complete milk
acceptability tests in the team activity. Each team competed at local and state levels to earn the
privilege to represent their state at the National FFA Convention & Expo.
This event, held at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky., is one of many educational
activities at the national convention in which FFA members apply classroom knowledge to real-life
situations.
Top Placing Teams
1st Place-- Illinois
2nd Place-- Kansas
3rd Place-- Texas
4th Place-- Virginia
5th Place-- California
6th Place-- Idaho
7th Place-- North Carolina
8th Place-- Oregon
9th Place-- South Dakota
10th Place-- Missouri
Harmony Slagel, Caitlyn Ifft, Laine Honegger, and Trenton Edelman, all of Prairie
Central FFA
Adam Kropf, Melissa Kropf, Alexis Pedrow, and Bailey Wolken, all of Anderson
County FFA
Sullivan Latka, Macy Tarpley, Lynsey Terrill, and Colton Ploch, all of Lavernia FFA
Timothy Kopczynski, Randall Gray, Cailin Orgen, and Brooke Fletcher, all of Sherando
FFA
Joseph Avila-Vargas, Hans Van Warmerdam, Goldi Vang, and Katelyn Baptista, all of
Atwater FFA
Makayla Borge, Raanna Dahle, Melody Mahler, and Lucas Tesnohlidek, all of
Fruitland FFA
Sophie Farlow, Mackensie Jones, Ashley McNeill, and Kristen Shirley, all of
Randleman FFA
Samantha Buhrig, Alexus Bodily, Carli Erstrom, and Makaylee Reed, all of Vale High
School FFA
Nick Cook, Meaghan Sievers, Alissa Krause, and Jennifer Mueller, all of Deuel FFA
Vanessa Cook, Emily Killion, Kimberly Day, and Skyler Scates, all of Wheaton FFA
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Top Placing Individuals
1st Place-- Trenton Edelman of Prairie Central FFA, IL
2nd Place-- Brittany Tevelde of Lynden Christian FFA, WA
3rd Place-- Caitlyn Ifft of Prairie Central FFA, IL
4th Place-- Alexis Pedrow of Anderson County FFA, KS
5th Place-- Sophie Farlow of Randleman FFA, NC
6th Place-- Laine Honegger of Prairie Central FFA, IL
7th Place-- Joseph Avila-Vargas of Atwater FFA, CA
8th Place-- Vanessa Cook of Wheaton FFA, MO
9th Place-- Katelyn Allen of Brunswick FFA, MD
10th Place-- Melissa Kropf of Anderson County FFA, KS
Team Emblems Listed
Gold Emblem Teams
Greenbrier FFA, AR
Fruitland FFA, ID
Anderson County FFA, KS
Randleman FFA, NC
Vale High School FFA, OR
Lavernia FFA, TX
Lynden Christian FFA, WA
Atwater FFA, CA
Prairie Central FFA, IL
Wheaton FFA, MO
Miami Trace FFA, OH
Deuel FFA, SD
Sherando FFA, VA
Silver Emblem Teams
Payson FFA, AZ
Middletown FFA, DE
Southwestern FFA, IN
Brunswick FFA, MD
Hebron FFA, ND
Artesia FFA, NM
Pickens County FFA, SC
Plymouth FFA, WI
Nonnewaug-Woodbury FFA, CT
Sumner Fredericksburg FFA, IA
Larue County FFA, KY
Westbrook Walnut Grove FFA, MN
Warren Hills FFA, NJ
Tuttle FFA, OK
Anderson County FFA, TN
Bronze Emblem Teams
Platte Valley FFA, CO
Ruston FFA, LA
Leake Central FFA, MS
Randolph FFA, NY
Beaver FFA, UT
Wirt County FFA, WV
Warner Robins FFA, GA
Perry FFA, MI
Wells FFA, NV
Penn Manor FFA, PA
Canaan Chapter FFA, VT
Individual Emblems Listed
Gold Emblem Individuals
Sam Harris of Greenbrier FFA, AR
Joseph Avila-Vargas of Atwater FFA, CA
Rachel Lintz of Middletown FFA, DE
Makayla Borge of Fruitland FFA, ID
Melody Mahler of Fruitland FFA, ID
Trenton Edelman of Prairie Central FFA, IL
Caitlyn Ifft of Prairie Central FFA, IL
Emily Stern of Southwestern FFA, IN
Melissa Kropf of Anderson County FFA, KS
Lane Meredith of Larue County FFA, KY
Rockell Schmidt of Payson FFA, AZ
Hans Van Warmerdam of Atwater FFA, CA
Lindsey Bouska of Sumner Fredericksburg FFA, IA
Raanna Dahle of Fruitland FFA, ID
Lucas Tesnohlidek of Fruitland FFA, ID
Laine Honegger of Prairie Central FFA, IL
Harmony Slagel of Prairie Central FFA, IL
Adam Kropf of Anderson County FFA, KS
Alexis Pedrow of Anderson County FFA, KS
Emma J Shelton of Larue County FFA, KY
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Katelyn Allen of Brunswick FFA, MD
Vanessa Cook of Wheaton FFA, MO
Skyler Scates of Wheaton FFA, MO
Ashley McNeill of Randleman FFA, NC
Garret Womack of Hebron FFA, ND
Makayla Eggleton of Miami Trace FFA, OH
Clare Sollars of Miami Trace FFA, OH
Carli Erstrom of Vale High School FFA, OR
Jennifer Mueller of Deuel FFA, SD
Sullivan Latka of Lavernia FFA, TX
Macy Tarpley of Lavernia FFA, TX
Brooke Fletcher of Sherando FFA, VA
Timothy Kopczynski of Sherando FFA, VA
Brittany Tevelde of Lynden Christian FFA, WA
Pahnia Vue of Westbrook Walnut Grove FFA, MN
Kimberly Day of Wheaton FFA, MO
Sophie Farlow of Randleman FFA, NC
Kristen Shirley of Randleman FFA, NC
Stacey Giordano of Warren Hills FFA, NJ
Riley Evans of Miami Trace FFA, OH
Alexus Bodily of Vale High School FFA, OR
Makaylee Reed of Vale High School FFA, OR
Meaghan Sievers of Deuel FFA, SD
Colton Ploch of Lavernia FFA, TX
Lynsey Terrill of Lavernia FFA, TX
Randall Gray of Sherando FFA, VA
Ellie Steensma of Lynden Christian FFA, WA
Silver Emblem Individuals
Nicholas Johnston of Greenbrier FFA, AR
Kaylin Moore of Greenbrier FFA, AR
Kylie Ridley of Payson FFA, AZ
Goldi Vang of Atwater FFA, CA
Jesse Hungerford of Nonnewaug-Woodbury FFA, CT
Lauren Berry of Middletown FFA, DE
Laura Melancon of Middletown FFA, DE
Dustin Mattke of Sumner Fredericksburg FFA, IA
Caleb Swift of Southwestern FFA, IN
Branden Pepper of Larue County FFA, KY
Marcus Hayes of Ruston FFA, LA
Rachel Summers of Brunswick FFA, MD
Sara Hendzel of Perry FFA, MI
Zuag Paj Her of Westbrook Walnut Grove FFA, MN
Emily Killion of Wheaton FFA, MO
Mackensie Jones of Randleman FFA, NC
Jordan Schumacher of Hebron FFA, ND
Colin Cudworth of Warren Hills FFA, NJ
Brianna Qualls of Warren Hills FFA, NJ
Michaela Phipps of Artesia FFA, NM
Kayla Andrews of Randolph FFA, NY
Todd Peterson of Miami Trace FFA, OH
Zack Moody of Tuttle FFA, OK
Nathan Phan of Penn Manor FFA, PA
Tiffany Smith of Pickens County FFA, SC
Nick Cook of Deuel FFA, SD
Rhett Bowling of Anderson County FFA, TN
Kyle Evans of Beaver FFA, UT
Brianna Bruneau of Lynden Christian FFA, WA
Spencer Hanson of Plymouth FFA, WI
Emily Schicker of Plymouth FFA, WI
Robbie Barker of Wirt County FFA, WV
Jacob Logsdon of Greenbrier FFA, AR
Adam Jergens of Payson FFA, AZ
Katelyn Baptista of Atwater FFA, CA
Kordell Carmin of Platte Valley FFA, CO
Amanda Pelosi of Nonnewaug-Woodbury FFA, CT
Alana Hodge of Middletown FFA, DE
Erika Ackerman of Sumner Fredericksburg FFA, IA
Travis Sigman of Southwestern FFA, IN
Bailey Wolken of Anderson County FFA, KS
Curtis A Pepper of Larue County FFA, KY
Todd Allen of Brunswick FFA, MD
Elizabeth Bowers of Perry FFA, MI
Ethan Orweller of Perry FFA, MI
Yer Xiong of Westbrook Walnut Grove FFA, MN
Axel Dambruoso of Leake Central FFA, MS
Brian Richardson of Hebron FFA, ND
Ty Wehri of Hebron FFA, ND
Peter Mount of Warren Hills FFA, NJ
Hailey Ashe of Artesia FFA, NM
Wyatt Gibbs of Wells FFA, NV
Makayla Miller of Randolph FFA, NY
Karen Griffin of Tuttle FFA, OK
Samantha Buhrig of Vale High School FFA, OR
Christopher Lunsford of Pickens County FFA, SC
Emily Stewart-Foxx of Pickens County FFA, SC
Alissa Krause of Deuel FFA, SD
Colby Proffitt of Anderson County FFA, TN
Cailin Orgen of Sherando FFA, VA
Brittany Rutgers of Lynden Christian FFA, WA
Morgan Klumpyan of Plymouth FFA, WI
Stephanie Thiel of Plymouth FFA, WI
Bronze Emblem Individuals
Alicia Castillo of Payson FFA, AZ
Colton Kerbs of Platte Valley FFA, CO
Cheyenne Martin of Nonnewaug-Woodbury FFA, CT
Johuna Granville of Warner Robins FFA, GA
Bonnie Lawrence of Warner Robins FFA, GA
Brody Chesnut of Platte Valley FFA, CO
Madison Smith of Platte Valley FFA, CO
Whitney Miller of Nonnewaug-Woodbury FFA, CT
Katherine Hofmann of Warner Robins FFA, GA
Eric Montoya of Warner Robins FFA, GA
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Claire Egan of Sumner Fredericksburg FFA, IA
Lauren Foster of Ruston FFA, LA
Josh Nalitt of Ruston FFA, LA
Samantha Demerly of Perry FFA, MI
Candice Barrett of Leake Central FFA, MS
Albert Tate of Leake Central FFA, MS
Maegan Lemon of Artesia FFA, NM
Patrick Wines of Wells FFA, NV
Karly Studley of Randolph FFA, NY
Karley Griffin of Tuttle FFA, OK
Rose Drumm of Penn Manor FFA, PA
Charlie Dunham of Pickens County FFA, SC
Kayla Palmer of Anderson County FFA, TN
Clayton Smith of Beaver FFA, UT
Ezra Carr of Canaan Chapter FFA, VT
Echo Towle of Canaan Chapter FFA, VT
Richard Enoch of Wirt County FFA, WV
Austin Stutler of Wirt County FFA, WV
Josh Kirby of Southwestern FFA, IN
Keleigh Mathis of Ruston FFA, LA
Allie Wilson of Brunswick FFA, MD
Seng Xiong of Westbrook Walnut Grove FFA, MN
Chris Sharpe of Leake Central FFA, MS
McKinah Gwynne of Artesia FFA, NM
Teigan Myers of Wells FFA, NV
Kayla Nefedov of Randolph FFA, NY
Haylee Collins of Tuttle FFA, OK
Neve Consylman of Penn Manor FFA, PA
Shyanne Murray of Penn Manor FFA, PA
Mary Leach of Anderson County FFA, TN
Zachary Laird of Beaver FFA, UT
Sammie Smith of Beaver FFA, UT
Kara-Leah Goodwin of Canaan Chapter FFA, VT
Carl Wheeler of Canaan Chapter FFA, VT
Sierra Starcher of Wirt County FFA, WV
About National FFA Organization
The National FFA Organization is a national youth organization of 610,240 student members as part
of 7,665 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The FFA mission is to
make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier
leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. The National FFA
Organization operates under a federal charter granted by the 81st United States Congress and it is
an integral part of public instruction in agriculture. The U.S. Department of Education provides
leadership and helps set direction for FFA as a service to state and local agricultural education
programs. For more, visit the National FFA Organization online at www.ffa.org, on Facebook, Twitter
and the official National FFA Organization blog.
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