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 |
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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. |