National FFA Convention Continues In Indianapolis

Friday, October 28th, 2022 -- 10:35 AM

Central Region National FFA Vice President Cortney Zimmerman delivered her retiring address titled 'The Courage to Live Life' on Thursday night at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis.  

According to Wisconsin Ag Connection, the Spencer High School graduate reflected on the words of the Serenity Prayer during her speech and explained that she didn't always know what it meant to 'accept the things we cannot change, have courage to change the things we can, and wisdom to know the difference.'  

She then shared examples of how someone else in her life faced his own adversities with courage--that being her late-father and FFA advisor, Mark Zimmerman, who passed away this summer after a long battle with cancer.  Zimmerman is currently attending South Dakota State University, majoring in agricultural communications.  

Also at the National FFA Convention, Ethan Meissner of the Marshfield FFA was named winner of the Agricultural Processing Proficiency award. And Charlotte Johnson of the Granton FFA Alumni was one of three individuals in the nation to be presented with an Outstanding FFA Alumni Achievement award.  Today, the organization will continue to honor other FFA proficiency award and judging contest winners. The Stars Over America program will also take place and the conference wraps up on Saturday with the presentation of the American FFA Degrees and the naming of the new national FFA officer team.

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