American Degrees

As the highest degree achievable in the National FFA Organization, the American FFA Degree shows an FFA member’s dedication to his or her chapter and state FFA association. It demonstrates the effort FFA members apply toward their supervised agricultural experience and the outstanding leadership abilities and community involvement they exhibited through their FFA career.

Roger Lentz                      1964

Leonard Albers                1973

Eugene Schulze               1982

Bruce Kettler                   1982

Mark Elsass                       1986

Mark Heitkamp                 1989

Hope Evans                       1995

Brett Egbert                       1999

Ben Luthman                    2003

Ben Elsass                         2004

Kim Steinke                       2004

Sarah Luthman                2004

Matt Cain                          2005

Ben Watercutter              2006

Eric Hoying                        2007

Andy Steinke                     2007

Dustin Homan                   2008

Jason Buehler                   2008

Rob Watercutter               2009

Katelin Luthman               2009

Matt Elsass                        2009

Derek McCraken              2010

Whitney Zumberger        2010

Megan Maurer                 2011

Lindsey Koppin                 2012

Lance Gephart                2012

Phillip Wells                       2012

Jill Berning                        2012

Keith Elsass                       2012

Devon Alexander              2013

Gabrielle Buehler              2013

Jake Watercutter              2013

Adam Berning                   2014

Craig Berning                    2014

Brandon Maurer                2014

Summer McCracken        2014

Austien Snapp                   2014

Shelbie Albers                    2015

Lora Berning                      2015

Jule Gephart                      2015

Erik Bensman                     2016

Rachel Berning                  2016

Mary Buehler                      2016

John Cain                          2016

Casey Guisinger                2016

Nathan Watercutter          2016

Ryan Albers                       2017

Carter Huelskamp              2017

Mackenzie Wells                 2017

Shaun Wenrick            2017

Audrey Barhorst               2018

Erik Berning                       2018

Sarah Foltz                        2018

Elizabeth Landis               2018

Olivia Maurer                    2018

Kelsey Meyer                     2018

Owen Michael                   2018

Sam Watercutter              2018

Emily Albers 2019

Keith Berning 2019

Macey Huelskamp 2019

Allison McCumons 2019

Cole Albers 2020

Lexi Wells 2020

Grace Maurer 2020

Tyler Zimpfer 2020

Evan Argabright 2020

Jacob Fogt 2020

Grace Maurer 2020

Lexi Wells 2020

Tyler Zimpfer 2020

Connor Bensman 2021

Ryan Bruns 2021

Riley Huelskamp 2021

Morgan Meyer 2021

Riley Thobe 2021

Addison Brewer 2022

Aubrey Hoying 2022

Reilly Sommer 2022

Camryn Wilson 2022

Amber Zimpfer 2022

Lauren Thornhill 2023