Students across the state were awarded Proficiency Awards at the 96th annual Nebraska FFA State Convention held April 3-5.
The Proficiency Awards program encourages members to set personal goals and learn practical skills. The program provides recognition to FFA members for exceptional accomplishments and excellence in their Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) programs.
The Supervised Agricultural Experience program is an individualized application of classroom learning beyond scheduled class time and has been a standard part of agricultural education since 1917. Students’ SAEs may be entrepreneurial enterprises, employment experiences or research projects.
The student’s application won both district and area competitions before being considered by the state-selected committee.
Award winners in each category are listed below:
- AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS
- Kaden Van Winkle, Tri County
- AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
- Matthew Alderson, Osmond
- AGRICULTURAL MECHANICS DESIGN AND FABRICATION
- Garrett Keith, Loup County
- AGRICULTURAL MECHANICS REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE – ENTREPRENEURSHIP
- Aiden Bewley, Alma
- AGRICULTURAL MECHANICS REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE – PLACEMENT
- Shelby Perchal, West Point
- AGRICULTURAL PROCESSING
- Peyton Grotrian, Johnson-Brock
- AGRICULTURAL SALES – ENTREPRENEURSHIP
- William Paxton, Stuart
- AGRICULTURAL SALES – PLACEMENT
- Carter Gotschall, West Holt
- AGRICULTURAL SERVICES
- Joseph Fickenscher, Axtell
- AGRISCIENCE RESEARCH – INTEGRATED SYSTEMS
- Madison Chrisman, Central City
- AGRISCIENCE RESEARCH – PLANT SYSTEMS
- Tate Pruess, Tekamah-Herman
- AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY
- Eli Pilakowski, Lakeview
- BEEF PRODUCTION – ENTREPRENEURSHIP
- Adyson Groteluschen, Lakeview
- BEEF PRODUCTION – PLACEMENT
- Kale Taubenheim, Amherst
- DAIRY PRODUCTION – ENTREPRENEURSHIP
- Bobbi Guggenmos, Wheel Central
- DAIRY PRODUCTION – PLACEMENT
- Tessa Haahr, Hartington Newcastle
- DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
- Adam Knapp, Ord
- DIVERSIFIED CROP PRODUCTION – ENTREPRENEURSHIP
- Drew Knoerzer, Elwood
- DIVERSIFIED CROP PRODUCTION – PLACEMENT
- Sam Hoops, Deshler
- DIVERSIFIED HORTICULTURE
- Haley Klement, East Butler
- DIVERSIFIED LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
- Leah Christen, Lewiston
- ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- Sidney Gawrych, St. Paul
- EQUINE SCIENCE – ENTREPRENEURSHIP
- Emi Huls, Aurora
- EQUINE SCIENCE – PLACEMENT
- Ella Kossow, Seward
- FIBER AND/OR OIL CROP PRODUCTION
- Jameson Estill, Stuart
- FORAGE PRODUCTION
- Benjamin Janzen, Heartland
- FOREST MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCTS
- Sam Kramer, St. Paul
- FRUIT AND NUT PRODUCTION
- Gracie Ackles, St. Paul
- GOAT PRODUCTION
- Miya Carey, West Holt
- GRAIN PRODUCTION
- Grant Kaup, Stuart
- HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
- Kaylee Hanson, Valentine
- HOME AND/OR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY PROGRAMMING
- Brynn Almgren, Stuart
- HOSPITALITY, RESTAURANT AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT
- Preston Stoeger, Valentine
- LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT
- Blake Nun, Fillmore Central
- NURSERY OPERATIONS
- Addison Karo, West Holt
- OUTDOOR RECREATION
- Trey Appelt, Ainsworth
- POULTRY PRODUCTION
- Grace Wolff, Cody-Kilgore
- RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION/TECHNOLOGY
- Hunter Tubbs, Stuart
- SALES AND SERVICES
- Josie Sanders, Alliance
- SERVICE LEARNING
- Leonardo Luna-Duran, Neligh-Oakdale
- SHEEP PRODUCTION
- Spencer Walahoski, SEM
- SMALL ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND CARE
- Levi Bruns, Northwest
- SPECIALTY ANIMAL PRODUCTION
- Jayna Guggenmos, Wheeler Central
- SPECIALTY CROP PRODUCTION
- Lacey Paxton, Stuart
- SWINE PRODUCTION – ENTREPRENEURSHIP
- Tucker Brandyberry, Alma
- SWINE PRODUCTION – PLACEMENT
- Carter Beckman, Elgin
- TURF GRASS MANAGEMENT
- Carson Mau, Sutton
- VEGETABLE PRODUCTION
- Morgan Bonifas, Aurora
- VETERINARY SCIENCE
- Gracie Kinney, Ainsworth
- WILDLIFE PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT
- Jack Thede, St. Paul
