Honorary American Farmer/FFA Degree
1936 Clarence E. Bundy, Vocational Agriculture Instructor, Iowa Falls
1943 Kirk Fox, Editor, Successful Farming, Des Moines
1948 Hampton T. Hall, State Consultant, Agricultural Education, Des Moines
1949 E.S. Estel, Secretary-Manager, Dairy Cattle Congress, Waterloo
1950 Paul R. Brash, Agricultural Bureau, Rath Packing Co., Waterloo
1951 R.E. Hauptmann, Vocational Agriculture Instructor, Mount Ayr; John B. McClelland, Assistant
Agriculture Teacher Trainer, Ames; Ralph Jorgensen, father of National Officer, Don, Lake City
1953 James E. Hamilton, Vocational Agriculture Instructor, Audubon
1954 Neil E. Johnson, Vocational Agriculture Instructor, Clarinda
1955 Gerald F. Barton, Assistant State Consultant, Agricultural Education, Des Moines
1956 Res E. Ruch, Vocational Agriculture Instructor, Denison; A.W. Rudnick, Professor, Dairy Dept., ISU, Ames
1957 LeRoy E. Hieber, Manager, Carnation Plant, Waterloo
1959 Mark Humphry, Board of Directors, National Dairy Cattle Congress, Waterloo
1960 Don Woodruff, International Harvester Company, Dubuque
1961 Bernard Ebbing, Rath Packing Company, Waterloo
1962 M.Z. Hendren, Assistant State Consultant, Agricultural Education, Des Moines
1963 M.H. Goeldner, Assistant State Consultant, Agricultural Education, Des Moines
1967 R. Cedric Anderson, Cedar Rapids
1970 Elmer Zumbach, Manchester; Don Muhm, Des Moines, Register & Tribune; Charles Holz, Grand Jct.
1971 Bob Nance, WMT, Cedar Rapids; Marshall Grosscup, Jesup; Kenneth Thatcher, Iowa Farm Bureau, Des Moines; Fred Stines, Successful Farming, Des Moines; J. Leslie Humphreys, Winfield-Mount Union; Dr. Norman Borlaug, Mexico City, Mexico
1972 C.A. Christians, Masset Ferguson, Des Moines; Glen Dillon, Cresco; Grover Miehe, Monticello; Gerald Sutton, Indianola; Mr. and Mrs, Gail Hemmingsen, Akron; Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Burke, New Hampton
1973 DeWitt Shelton, Bloomfield; Wm. Stephens, West Union; John Scott, Sumner; John McGowen, Vigortone Products Co., Cedar Rapids; Dr, Thomas A, Hoerner, ISU, Ames; Mr. and Mrs. Orlie Seegmiller, Decorah; Clayton Wangness, Decorah RR#3
1974 Rudy Engstrom, Lake City; Wayne Nattress, Buffalo Center; A. Hugh Townsend, Clarion
1975 Lewis Lauterbach, Osage; Reginald Soldwish, Jewell; John Rix, LeMars; Elwood J. Mabon, Executive Iowa FFA Secretary, Department of Public Instruction, Des Moines
1977 LeRoy Barnes, Administrative Assistant, Sioux City Stock Yards, Sioux City; Dr. Harold R, Crawford, Professor and Head, Agricultural Education Department, ISU, Ames; Russell R. Johnson, Pleasantville; Clifford Van Berkum, Swea City; William W. Stewart, Epworth
1978
1979 David Flint, Hampton; Ronald Fransen, Spencer; Robert Cast, West Bend; Keith Kirkpatrick, Farm Editor, Farmradio WHO, Des Moines
1980 Harold Woodard, Hartley; Ross James, Elgin; Joe Yedlik, Coggon; F.A.D. Kelsey, Public Relations Director, North American Operations, Massey Ferguson, Des Moines
1981 Dennis Miller, Strawberry Point; Ron Borton, LaPorte City; Dr. Owen Newlin,Vice President, Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc., Johnston; Dr. Richard Carter, ISU, Ames
1982 Ronald Ruess, Anamosa; Frederick Van Loh, Sheldon; Dr. Donald Warner, ISU, Ames; Dr. David Williams, ISU, Ames; Dr. Alan Kahler, ISU, Ames; Marvin Secrest, Sheep Producer, Altoona
1983
1984 Duane Fisher, Vinton; John Ziniel, Akron; Gerald Lamers, Consultant, Career Education, Department of Public Instruction, Des Moines
1985 Dean Gerzema, Buffalo Center; Mahlon Peterson, Elwood/Lost Nation; Ron Ressler, Hudson; Victor Bekkum, ISU, Ames
1986 Franklin Albertsen, Tama; Donald K. Kent, Eddyville; Dennis J. Kinley, Gowrie; William Munsell, Chairman of CMF & Z, Cedar Rapids; Dean Byerly, Northeast Iowa Technical Institute, Peosta
1987 Joe McCasland, Calmar; Daniel Smicker, DeWitt; Larry Stine, Estherville; James Cornick, Publisher, Successful Farming, Des Moines; Donald and Carolyn Eblen, Parents of National FFA President Kevin Eblen, Creston
1988 Thomas P. Cory, Alleman; Andrew S. Rowe, Marengo; Keith Wells, Fairfield; Governor Terry E. Branstad, Des Moines
1989 Galen Zumbach, Creston; Brad Greiman, Algona; Jerry Chizek, Manson; Marilyn and Anton Tometich, Parents of the National Star in Agribusiness David Tometich, Muscatine; Alan O'Neal, Iowa FFA Executive Secretary
1990 Janet L. Luthro and Nathaniel Luthro, Parents of American Star in Agribusiness Chad Luthro, Moorland; Dee Van DePol, ISU, Ames; Patricia K. Henricksen, Parent of William Henricksen, 1989-90 National FFA Vice President, Central Region, DeWitt
1991 Jack Cook, Mount Ayr; Clyde Johnson, West Bend; U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley; U.S. Senator Tom Harkin
1992 Dan Leinen, Harlan; Bill Drey, Red Oak; Ed Hansen, Orient; Bruce Roskens, The Quaker Oats Company
1993 Milt Luckstead, Cascade; Brian Harper, West Union; Gene Mohling, Alburnett
1994 Dennis Berry, Lake View; Gary DeVries, Inwood; Mike Earll, Sibley
1995 Brent Hanna, Knoxville
Steven Kehoe, Gowrie; Dale Spencer, Villisca; Rick Twedt, Decorah; Alexandr Sarbash, Noro Sinkovo, Russia
David Lantz, Inwood; Barbara Lemmer, Anamosa
Duane Acker, Atlantic
Jon Jordahl, Carol Ann Jordahl
W. Thomas Phillips
Distinguished Service Award
1962 Herbert H. Plambeck, WHO Farm News Editor, Des Moines
1967 Maurice Telleen, National Dairy Cattle Congress, Waterloo; James Borcherding, Successful Farming, Des Moines; Bob Nance, WMT, Cedar Rapids
1972 Fred Stines, Publisher of Successful Farming, Meredith Publishing Co., Des Moines
1974 Eugene P. Barnes, Public Relations Manager, Farm Machinery, Massey-Ferguson, Inc., Des Moines
1976 Robert H. Lounsberry, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture
1987 Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Des Moines
VIP CItation
1982 Gerald F. Barton, Former State FFA Advisor
1984 Emeron Dettmann, Retired FFA Executive Secretary
1988 Dr. Owen S. Newlin, Senior Vice President, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Des Moines
1993 Dr. Thomas A. Hoerner, Iowa State University, Ames
Dr. Alan Kahler, Iowa State University, Ames
Dr. Victor A. Bekkum, Iowa State University, Ames
Wayne L. Beck, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Johnston
1998 Dean L. Byerly, Northeast Iowa Community College, Calmar
Dr. Duane Acker, Atlantic
AgriScience Teacher of The Year Award
1986 Larry L. Stine, Estherville - Iowa Winner
1987 Duane M. Fisher, Vinton - Iowa Winner
1988 Dennis Berry, Lake View - Iowa Winner
1989 Thomas P. Cory, Alleman - Regional Finalist
Dale Gruis, St. Ansgar - National Winner
1997 David Briggs, Jefferson – National Finalist
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