Stars Over America
Stars Applications (2006 - 2010)
Stars Application Resources
- American Degree Handbook
- Star Farmer Rubric
- Star in Agricultural Business Rubric
- Star in Agricultural Placement Rubric
- Star in Agricultural Science Placement Rubric
- Star in Agricultural Science Research Rubric
Stars Award Results
Program Contacts
star@ffa.org
317-802-4255
Congratulations 2010 Stars Over America Finalists!
Star Farmer
James Lyons – Scott County FFA, Kentucky
Adam Venteicher – Pierce FFA, Nebraska
Rachel Ann Glascock – Pilot Point FFA, Texas
Dylan Stichert – Marshfield FFA, WisconsinStar in Agribusiness
Gabriel D. Flick – Middleton FFA, Idaho
Jared Hodskins – Apollo FFA, Kentucky
Rusty Kenner – Cheyenne FFA, Oklahoma
Dustin Palmquist – McCook Central FFA, South DakotaStar in Agricultural Placement
Kelsey Beasley – Franklin County FFA, Georgia
Matthew Campbell – Junction City FFA, Oregon
Kyle Zulk – McCook Central FFA, South Dakota
Dan Griesbach – Marshfield FFA, WisconsinStar in Agriscience
Stacey Vosters – North Daviess FFA, Indiana
Emily Arkfeld – Lourdes Central FFA, Nebraska
Steven Zemlicka – Florence FFA, South Dakota
Joshua C. McCann – Giles FFA, Virginia
What are the Stars Over America Awards?
The FFA Stars Over America awards honor outstanding members at the chapter, state and national levels. Anyone who earns an FFA degree is eligible for recognition. An FFA member can move up the FFA degree ladder and strive for higher star awards as they go.
State Level Awards
Contact your state's FFA association for more information about state-level Star awards.
- State Star Farmer
- State Star in Agribusiness
- State Star in Agricultural Placement
- State Star in Agriscience
National Level Awards
The National FFA Organization selects 16 finalists (four per award) for the organization’s top awards:
- American Star Farmer
- American Star in Agribusiness
- American Star in Agricultural Placement
- American Star in Agriscience
The national FFA Stars Over America awards recognize students who have developed outstanding agricultural skills and competency through their career development programs and earned the American FFA Degree—the organization’s highest level of accomplishment.
Each Star finalist receives $2,000 from the National FFA Organization. One winner in each category will be selected at the 83rd National FFA Convention. Winners will receive an additional $2,000 award.
National Stars Over America finalists are selected on the basis of the quality of their applications for the American FFA Degree. Each state association recommends one candidate for each of the four award areas. Nominees must apply for both the American Degree and a Star award in the same year.
News and Updates
Star Applicants’ Personal History Section
A reminder: The personal history section on the Stars application should be no more than three double-spaced pages, typed in no smaller than 10-point font. In the minimum qualification process before judging, if there are more than three double-spaced pages, the additional pages will be removed from the application before judging.
Software Requirements for the Stars Over America Application
If you have a version of Microsoft Office that is older than Office 2000, some of the calculation capabilities in the Stars Over America application may not work. We recommend installing or asking your school's IT department to install Microsoft Office 2000 or higher on your computer(s).
Star Applicants: Don't Get Disqualified!
If your application has been altered in any way, it will be subject to disqualification. This includes copying application into a Word document, altering the space given for responses for any questions or changing the font size below 10 points. To ensure fairness, all applicants must respond to questions in the space provided.
Stars Over America Sponsors
American FFA Degree recognition programs, like the Stars Over America awards, are co-sponsored by Case IH of Racine, Wis.; Farm Credit of Washington, D.C.; Pioneer Hi-Bred of Des Moines, Iowa; and Syngenta of Greensboro, N.C., as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.
“Stars Over America,” a special audiovisual presentation featuring the Star award winners, is produced by USDA Farm Services Agency as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.
Local and State Star Awards are sponored by DuPont, USDA Farm Service Agency and USDA Rural Development.
National Stars Over America awards are sponsored by individuals who make personal contributions through the National FFA Foundation Executive Sponsor program.
