Aeschliman receives Honorary State Degree

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COLUMBIA, Mo., April 17, 2026 – The Missouri FFA Association named Jessica Aeschliman, an Honorary State FFA Degree recipient at the 98th Missouri FFA Convention.

Aeschliman has been an agricultural educator for 12 years.  She currently teaches landscape, floriculture and greenhouse operations at Savannah R-III High School and serves as the Career and Tech Education Department Chair.  Aeschliman has been an active member of the Missouri Vocational Agriculture Teacher Association where she has served in several area and district offices.  She said some of her favorite memories are her state winning dairy cattle judging team, “Mr. Baumann’s mullet”, and helping students earn more than $62,000 in Supervised Agricultural Experience grants.

The Missouri FFA Association recognizes Honorary State FFA Degree recipients for their valuable efforts and contributions to the FFA organization and its members. Those eligible to receive the Honorary FFA Degree include farmers, school superintendents, principals, members of the board of education, chapter advisors, teachers, staff members in agricultural education, business professionals and others who are helping to advance agricultural education and the FFA.

The Missouri FFA has 27,000 members representing 369 chapters. The national organization has more than 1,042,245 members representing 9,407 chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.

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