June 13, 2024, Convention Highlights & Evaluations

STATE OFFICER TEAM ELECTED AT ILLINOIS FFA CONVENTION

SPRINGFIELD – The 2024 - 2025 Illinois State Officer Team was elected Thursday morning, June 13, 2024, during the 96th Annual Illinois FFA State Convention. The officers were installed immediately following the election and will serve the Illinois Association FFA for the next 12 months.

The newly elected officers are: 

2024 - 2025 Illinois FFA State Officer Team

• State President, Trenton Payne, Olney FFA Chapter

• State Vice President,  Brody Will, Dieterich FFA Chapter 

• State Reporter,   Sidney Stiers, Williamsfield FFA Chapter

• State Secretary,  Owen Torrance, West Prairie FFA Chapter

• State Treasurer, Emma Dinges, Amboy FFA Chapter

The five officers were elected from a group of 10 candidates selected by a committee in April. Each officer puts their collegiate pursuits on hold for one year as they serve over 42, 000 Illinois FFA members throughout the Illinois Association FFA. Officers typically travel more than 20,000 miles visiting FFA chapters around the state, conducting workshops and meetings, representing Illinois FFA in professional settings, and promoting agricultural education. Since 1929, Illinois has elected a State FFA Officer Team.

2024 National Chapter Award Results:  

Congratulations to the Cambridge FFA Chapter on being named the 2024 Illinois FFA Premier Chapter!  To view all scores for the 2024 National Chapter Award applications, please click here.

Deductions will be emailed directly to advisors of chapters with any deductions.  As for the number of students that Premier Chapter winners will be allowed to send to the Illinois Farm Bureau & Affiliates Premier Chapter Award Program, those numbers have not been figured yet, but we will keep you posted on those results

96th Annual Illinois FFA State Convention Evaluation

On behalf of myself, our staff and the 2023 - 2024  Illinois FFA State Officer Team, thank you all for celebrating the 96th Annual Illinois Association FFA State Convention.  We hope that you enjoyed the experience! 

Please take a moment to reflect upon the 2024 Illinois FFA State Convention and please provide feedback to the Illinois FFA Center staff, officers and FFA Board of Directors.  Your feedback and input will prove to be priceless to all of those involved, we appreciate you taking the time to provide this crucial feedback, and thank you for completing our 2024 Convention Evaluation.