Alex Gleason is congratulated by National FFA Vice President Rachael McCall.
GLEASON RECEIVES NATIONAL FFA AWARD
COLUMBIA, SC….Alex D. Gleason, a graduate of Calhoun Falls High School where he served as president of the FFA chapter, was awarded the American FFA Degree at the National FFA Convention held recently in Louisville, KY, according to John W. Parris, state director of public affairs with the SC FFA organization. Alex has also served as state vice president of the SC FFA Association.
“This prestigious national agricultural education award is presented to a select number of outstanding FFA members from throughout the United States annually”, Parris said. “Selection for this honor is determined by the student’s superb supervised agricultural education program, outstanding academic achievement and proven leadership ability”, he added.
More than 50,000 FFA members, representing every state in the nation, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, attended the convention along with agricultural education teachers, parents, school administrators, sponsors and other supporters.
The entire convention, including the American FFA Degree Ceremony, was televised live nationally by the RFD-TV Satellite Network with Orion Samuelson and Max Armstrong, co-hosts of the nationally televised US Farm Report, as anchors.
Alex, the son of Terry and Sherrie Gleason, is a junior at Erskine College on full scholarship majoring in Biology. His FFA Advisor is Calvert Sherard, Agricultural Education teacher at Calhoun Falls High School.
The mission of the FFA is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.