CONNECTICUT FFA HONORARY AMERICAN  DEGREE RECIPIENTS HONOR ROLL

 

This is a complete listing of those individuals who received their Honorary American FFA Degree, the highest degree the National FFA can bestow upon an individual.  If you notice that someone is missing from the list please contact mnatusch@ctffa.org.

 

Year Name Affiliation at Time of Recognition
1953 R. L. Hahn Retired State Supervisor of Ag Education, Connecticut
1954 Frank Atwood Farm Program Director, WTIC Radio
1955 Ellis F. Clark Teacher of Agriculture, Woodbury
1956 Joseph N. Gill Commissioner of Agriculture, Connecticut
1956 Clarke B. Wood Teacher of Agriculture, Falls Village
1959 S. Archie Holdridge Teacher of Agriculture, Madison
1960 Emmett O'Brien State Director, Vocational Education, Hartford
1961 David N. Stiles Farm Manager, CT Light and Power, Berlin
1961 Nathan P. Cushman Father of National Officer, Nat Cushman, Lebanon
1966 W. Howard Martin Assoc. Professor, School of Education, University of Connecticut
1967 Governor John Dempsey Governor, State of Connecticut
1970 Hugh J. Ripper Teacher of Agriculture, Woodbury
1972 Llewellyn L. Turner State Ag Consultant, Hartford
1973 Philip Hoyt Teacher of Agriculture, Killingly
1976 William Allen Cowan Professor Animal Science, University of Connecticut
1982 Daniel Digiulio Middletown High School, Middletown
1987 George Wheeler Housatonic Valley Reg High school, Falls Village
  Roger W. Lawrence State Ag Consultant, Hartford
1987 Dr. Alfred J. Mannebach Teacher Educator, School of Education, University of Connecticut
  David Hopson Teacher of Agriculture and retiring Board member of National FFA
2001 Errol Terrell Treasurer and member of CT FFA Foundation, Inc., Middlebury CT
2003 Patricia L. Natusch Connecticut FFA Foundation Administrator and retiring Board member National FFA Foundation, Board of Trustees, Coventry
2003 Milton S. Natusch State Ag Consultant, Coventry
2004 Barbara Feinstein Former president of CT FFA Alumni and CT FFA Foundation, Inc. - Stamford, CT
2006 Patricia Jepson College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, UCONN
2007 B. Harrison Griffin Teacher and Department Head, Suffield Agriscience Program, Suffield High School
2007 Mrs. Harrison Griffin parent of Sara-Jean Griffin who received the degree when Sara-Jean qualified as a finalist in the Star Agribusiness category at the National Convention
2008 Bruce Silva, Superintendent of School, Reg #19, Storrs CT and Robert Klancko, Woodbridge CT (both individuals are members of the CT State Advisory Committee for Agriculture Education) Click on photos for larger image.