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- 2. Janette Barnard Named 2006-2007 National FFA
- By working with sheep on her family's Arizona farm, Janette Barnard learned that purposeful effort, care and attention builds a good flock.
Those same principles will serve her well in the coming year as she works to educate and inspire FFA members across the country. The Willcox FFA Chapter member was named the 2006-2007 National FFA Western Region Vice President at the 79th National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana.
She was among six individuals selected from a field of 41 to hold national office. She is the daughter of Virgil and Helen Barnard, and her advisor is Clint Sanborn and former advisor Daniel Foster. Barnard, an Agricultural and Resources Economics senior at the University of Arizona, serves as an Ambassador for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and for the Arizona National Livestock Show. She also is the co-chairperson of the UofA Student Leadership Committee and is a member of the Sigma Alpha Professional Agricultural Sorority. She is the first national officer from the University of Arizona in over 40 years.
Fulfilling her position will require traveling more than 100,000 miles; meeting top leaders in business, government and education; visiting approximately 40 states and participating in an international experience tour to Japan. Her responsibilities will include providing personal growth and leadership training for students, setting policies that shape the future of the organization and promoting agricultural literacy.
The national FFA officer selection process is intense and represents an assessment of years of academic and extracurricular accomplishments made by each student running for office. Nominees must first qualify on the state level to represent their particular state FFA associations. They then submit an in-depth application, detailing their accomplishments and contributions to the community, along with an essay detailing why they desire to be elected to the position. Once at the convention, candidates participate in five rounds of interviews, take an in-depth written test on the organization and agricultural education topics and complete two writing exercises.
A panel of nine state FFA officers comprises the nominating committee that proposes the slate of six officers for approval by the convention delegates. As an FFA member, Barnard's Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) was in sheep production and Agricultural Education. She received her state association's sheep proficiency award and agricultural education proficiency award and was a State Star Farmer finalist. She also participated in many CDEs at the state level, including parliamentary procedure, extemporaneous public speaking, livestock judging and agronomy.
"Through FFA, I have seen many opportunities available to dive in and make a difference," Barnard said. "I am very excited to pursue this special opportunity and be a part of helping students develop their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success."
FFA is a national youth organization of 495,046 student members preparing for leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture with 7,242 local chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 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. Visit www.ffa.org for more information. - Updated: November 21, 2006
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