State Degree Individual Release Boilerplate

Local FFA member receives state’s highest FFA honor

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., April 25, 2025 – [ full name of recipient ] of [ hometown ] will receive the State FFA Degree, the highest degree members can receive at state level.

The [ chapter name ] member is one of 1,088 degree recipients receiving the honor during the State FFA Degree Ceremony at the 97th  Missouri FFA Convention, April 23-25, at the Hearnes Center on the University of Missouri Campus.

Awarding of the degree is based on a member’s supervised agricultural experience program in agribusiness or production agriculture and leadership ability as demonstrated through involvement in FFA, school and community activities. The State FFA Degree award charms are sponsored by MFA Inc., Columbia.

“The State FFA Degree is the highest recognition a state can award, representing a select group of members, who have achieved a high-level of success.” said State FFA Advisor Keith Dietzschold.”

Dance with Opportunity  is the theme for this year’s Missouri FFA Convention.