2008 Nevada FFA State Convention
Awards Booklet
CAREER DEVELOPMENT EVENTS
Agriculture Communications
1. Silver Sage
2. Silver Sage
Agriculture Issues
1. Winnemucca
2. Ruby Mountain
3. Diamond Mountain
Agriculture Mechanics
1. Silver Sage
2. Ruby Mountain
3. Carson Valley
Individuals
1. Conor Cdebaca - Silver Sage
2. Mackeni Benington - Carson Valley
3. Andrew Harris - Silver Sage
Agriculture Sales
1. Wells
2. Carson Valley
3. Silver Sage
Individuals
1. Aly Reynolds - Wells
2. Brittany Zink - Wells
3. Brittney Supp - Wells
Agriscience
1. Casey Hunewill – Smith Valley
Best Informed Greenhand
1. Wells
2. Silver Sage
3. Diamond Mountain
Individuals
1. Landon Rose – Wells
2. Kayla Barkdull - Ruby Mountain
3. Catelyn Sanders - Pahranagat Valley
Creed
1. Sam Guazzini - Churchill
2. Kati Kinsman– Silver Sage
3. Catelyn Sanders - Pahranagat Valley
Dairy Judging
1. Carson Valley
2. Moapa Valley
3. Pahranagat Valley
Individuals
1. Kendra Robinson – Carson Valley
2. Michelle Gibbons - Carson Valley
3. Mark Stewart - Pahranagat Valley
Dairy Products
1. Smith Valley
2. Ruby Mountain
3. Winnemucca
Individuals
1. Charlie Mann - Smith Valley
2. Kyle Sutton - Ruby Mountain
3. Teal Olsen - Smith Valley
Entrepreneurship
1. Rachel Wagner – Smith Valley
Extemporaneous Speaking
1. Melissa Kern - Ruby Mountain
2. Kristy Fagundes - Churchill
3. Tony Pasquale - Winnemucca
Farm Business Management
1. Wells
2. Carson Valley
3. Moapa Valley
Individuals
1. Rowdy Hutchinson– Wells
2. Aly Reynolds – Wells
3. Emma Ballard– Wells
Farm Records
1. Silver Sage
2. Winnemucca
3. Wells
Individuals
1. Ryan Hatch - Silver Sage
2. Shance Bell - Winnemucca
3. Taylor Bodin - Silver Sage
Floriculture
1. Smith Valley
2. Carson Valley
3. Silver Sage
Individuals
1. Rachel Wagner - Smith Valley
2. Rebecca England - Carson Valley
3. Melissa Holman - Silver Sage
Horse Evaluation
1. Carson Valley
2. Silver Sage
3. Sierra Nevada
Individuals
1. Jessi Vega – Ruby Mountain
2. Desirae Bauer – Silver Sage
3. Trenton Montero - Winnemucca
Job Interview
1. Charlie Mann – Smith Valley
2. Jema Gallio - Silver Sage
3. Alicia Yates – Silver Sage
Livestock Judging & Veterinary Science
Events
To be held May 1, 2008, Reno
Marketing
1. Silver Sage
2. Winnemucca
Meats
1. Wells
2. Churchill County
3. Silver Sage
Individual
1. Shawn Pearson– Wells
2. Mason Garrett– Wells
3. Dillon Rose – Wells
Nursery Landscape
1. Wells
2. Churchill County
3. Carson Valley
Individuals
1. Kaci Spahan– Wells
2. Brian Hoskin - Carson Valley
3. Sam Howell – Wells
Parliamentary Procedure
Senior Division
1. Smith Valley
2. Wells
3. Silver Sage
Top Chair – Charlie Mann - Smith Valley
Junior Division
1. Wells
2. Silver Sage
3.
Top Chair – Taylor Bodin - Silver Sage
Poultry
1. Ruby Mountain
2. Wells
3. Smith Valley
Individuals
1. Jacob Nutting – Ruby Mountain
2. Cole Leveille – Ruby Mountain
3. Emma Ballard - Wells
Prepared Public Speaking
1. Lindsay Nutting - Ruby Mountain
2. Shannon Martinez - Carson Valley
3. Grae Mathues - Mason Valley
Range (from October 2007)
1. Churchill
2. Lincoln
3. Carson Valley
Individuals
1. Mark Stewart - Pahranagat Valley
2. Jacklyn Buchard & Mireya Montero - Churchill
3. Moroni Wadsworth - Lincoln
Rituals
1. Silver Sage
2. Churchill County
3. Diamond Mountain
Soils (from October 2007)
1. Smith Valley
2. Moapa Valley
3. Mason Valley
Individuals
1. Nicholas Talbott – Smith Valley
2. Jenna Calloway - Smith Valley
3. Gabby LaMonda - Smith Valley
STAR AWARDS
Star State Greenhand Production
1. Kayla Barkdull - Ruby Mountain
Star State Greenhand Agribusiness
1. Seth Garrett - Wells
Star Zone Production
1. Kadee Buckmaster - Churchill
Star Zone Agribusiness
1. Emily Damele - Diamond Mountain
Star State Production
1. Jimmy Lotspeich - Wells
Star State Agribusiness
1. Jordan Brough - Wells
PROFICIENCY AWARDS
Beef Production Placement
Megan Johnson - Silver Sage - Gold
Mason Garrett - Wells - Silver
Brooke Brumley - Winnemucca - Bronze
Beef Production Entrepreneurship
Kari Leigh Brumley – Winnemucca - Gold
Casey Hunewill - Smith Valley - Silver
Tyler Elliot - Smith Valley - Bronze
Diversified Livestock Placement
Lance Thompson – Winnemucca - Silver
Catelyn Sanders - Pahranagat Valley - Bronze
Diversified Livestock Entrepreneurship
Angela Vesco - Winnemucca - Gold
Casey Sanders - Pahranagat Valley - Silver
Equine Science Placement
Tiffinny Taylor - Winnemucca - Gold
Equine Science Entrepreneurship
Teal Olson - Smith Valley - Gold
Diversified Crop Placement
Ashley Nielsen – Winnemucca - Gold
Diversified Agriculture Entrpreneurship
Heather Hoss – Winnemucca - Bronze
Agriculture Mechanics Energy Systems
Travis Finlayson - Winnemucca - Bronze
Nursery Operations Placement
Melissa Holman - Silver Sage - Gold
Outdoor Recreation
Brenna Wright - Diamond Mountain - Silver
Small Animal Production
Rebecca England - Carson Valley - Gold
Specialty Animal Production
Amber Friesen - Carson Valley - Gold
Sage Marie McClintick - Winnemucca - Silver
Sheep Production Entrepreneurship
Brian Hoskin - Carson Valley - Gold
Charlie Mann - Smith Valley - Silver
Floriculture Placement
Kassandra Gansberg - Smith Valley - Gold
Aquaculture Placement
Guy Stearns - Smith Valley - Gold
Agricultural Education
Gabby LaMonda - Smith Valley - Silver
Agriculture Sales
Irma Davila - Diamond Mountain - Gold
Ashley Brooks -Winnemucca - Bronze
Forage Production
Travis Roysdon - Winnemucca - Gold
Sage Williams - Diamond Mountain - Silver
High Record Book
1. Jimmy Lotspeich
CHAPTER BOOKS
Best Scrapbook
1. Diamond Mountain
2. Silver Sage
3. Wells
Best Reporter’s Book
1. Smith
2. Silver Sage
3. Churchill
Best Treasurer’s Book
1. Winnemucca
2. Silver Sage
3. Churchill
Best Secretary’s Book
1. Churchill
2. Winnemucca
3. Diamond Mountain
Best Program of Activities
1. Churchill
2. Smith Valley
3. Diamond Mountain
National Chapter Award
1. Silver Sage
Nevada FFA Foundation Don Campbell Memorial
Scholarship
1. Angela Vesco
Intermountain Farmers' Association
1. Charlie Mann
STATE FFA DEGREE RECIPIENTS
Carson Valley
Rebecca England
Brian Hoskin
Amber Friesen
Shanon Martinez
Churchill County
Ryan McKnight
Sarah Schmelz
Elizabeth Withers
Katherine Withers
Diamond Mountain
Sage Williams
Brenna Wright
Duck Valley
Steven Jim
Mason Valley
Noelle Adkisson
Ruby Mountain
Callie Barkdull
Lindsay Nutting
Mallary Paoli
Sierra Nevada
Jasmine Dulgar
Silver Sage
Casey Gallagher
Melissa Holman
Megan Johnson
Alicia Yates
Smith Valley
Tyler Elliot
Kassandra Gansberg
Teal Olson
Guy Stearns
Rachel Wagner
Wells
Dustin Birrer
Jordan Brough
Maggie Howell
Jimmy Lotspeich
Shawn Pearson
Dillon Rose
Allyssia Seech
Winnemucca
Ashley Brooks
Brooke Brumley
Travis Finlayson
Heather Hoss
Sage McClintick
Travis Roysdon
AMERICAN FFA DEGREE RECIPIENTS
David Hoskin - Carson Valley
Ellen Trindle - Ruby Mountain
Sam Bois - Wells
Emily Brough - Wells
Kristen Walker - Wells
Matt Howell - Wells
Daniel Lotspeich - Wells
Rachelle Pearson - Wells
Stephanie Souza - Wells
Amanda Vesco - Winnemucca
HONORARY STATE FFA DEGREE
Assemblywoman Bonnie Parnell
Assemblywoman Debbie Smith
Assemblyman Tom Grady
John Pinocchio
Mike Dianda
Vance DeMars
John & Marge Baker
Hilary Longley - Cooper
Jim & Rebecca Jackson
Patty Jones
Lonnie & Alice Sproul
Neil & Tracey Olsen
2008-2009 NEVADA STATE FFA OFFICERS
President – Jimmy Lotspeich
Vice President – Charlie Mann
Secretary – Nicole Connelly
Treasurer – Jasmine Dulgar
Reporter – Angela Vesco
Sentinel – Nathan Whipple
