FFA members can earn degrees as they progress through the phases of their leadership, academic and career skills development. The State FFA Degree is given to the top members of a State FFA Association, to receive a State FFA Degree members must meet the requirements listed in the Official FFA Manual.
Of those who earn their State FFA Degree, some students choose to apply to be a Star Degree Candidate putting them among the top of the State Degree recipients. Here is a list of our past star candidates known on record:
- 2003 – Brad Anderson: Star in Ag Placement Finalist (4th Place)
- 2003 – Tara Hellenbrand: Star in Ag Business Finalist (3rd Place)
- 2004 – Matthew Anderson: Star in Ag Business State Winner
- 2007 – Steve Bare: Star Farmer Finalist (3rd Place)
- 2008 – Kristen Bare: Star Farmer Finalist (Runner-up)
- 2010 – Michael Niemann: Star in Ag Placement Finalist (Runner-Up)
- 2011 – Mark Ladsten: Star in Ag Placement Finalist (Runner-Up)
- 2014 – Sally Albers: Star Farmer Finalist
- 2014 – Rachel Leege: Star in Ag Business State Winner
- 2015 – Beth Yanke: Star in Ag Placement Finalist
- 2016 – Sam Peetz: Star in Ag Placement Finalist (Runner-up)
- 2017 – Melissa Sprecher: Star Farmer Finalist (3rd Place)
- 2017 – Jared Mack: Star in Ag Business Finalist (3rd Place)
- 2018 – Sara Albers: Star Farmer Finalist (4th Place)
- 2018 – Eddie Schott: Star in Ag Placement Finalist
- 2019 – Katie Yanke: Star in Ag Placement Finalist
- 2020 – Olivia Davis: Star in Ag Placement Finalist
- 2021 – Libby Hasheider: Star Farmer Finalist (4th Place)
- 2022 – Luke Sprecher: Star in Ag Placement State Winner
Past State FFA Degree Recipients:
- 2023: Phillip Brickl, Logan Gallagher
- 2022: Carolyn Breunig, Dylan Breunig, Kaleb O’Donnell, Sydney Rider, Brandon Schott, Logan Sprecher, Luke Sprecher, Luke Taylor
- 2021: Libby Hasheider
- 2020: Olivia Davis, Austin Rider
- 2019: Colby Hasheider, Adam Nolden, Jacob Sprecher, Katie Yanke
- 2018: Sarah Albers, Kursha Baier, Bailey Gieck, Dylan Herbrand, Emma Orr, Abe Rothmann, Eddie Schott
- 2017: Jared Mack, Nik Marx, Melissa Sprecher
- 2016: Evan Davis, Gillian Hacker, Emily Matzke, Sam Peetz
- 2015: Marissa Sprecher, Leah Statz, Beth Yanke, Brandon Zick
- 2014: Sally Albers, Kyle Herbrand, Rachel Leege
- 2013: Josh Bruckert, Katie Hacker, Sydney Litscher, Austin Sprecher, Sabrina Yanke
- 2012: none
- 2011: Kimmi Evert, Mark Ladsten, Austin Litscher, Jenna Lovell, Sara Raschein, Austin Sandmire, Keith Slotty
- 2010: Jeff Evert, Michael Niemann
- 2009: Joe Waldinger
- 2008: Kristen Bare, Teyanna Marx, Brittany Sorg
- 2007: Steve Bare, Brian J. Chrisler, Samantha Niemann, Danielle Roznos, Kristina Rauls, Tracy Waldinger
- 2006: Cathy Jo Luck, Amanda Sandmire, Carol Sorg
- 2005: Rebecca Lick, Samantha Miller, Jeff Sorg
- 2004: Matthew Anderson, Maureen Ballweg, Dean Gasser, Brandon Hager, Lance Herbrand, Lindsey Kuzma, Tara Thering, Karla Waldinger, Randy Zick
- 2003: Brad Anderson, Alex Clark, Joe Endres, Tara Hellenbrand, Craig Hitchcock, Kevin Larsen, Rose Reisinger
- 2002: Heidi Hasheider, Terry Sorg
- 2001: Megan Diehl, David Hasheider, Sarah Weiss, Tammy Ziegler
- 2000: Alison Accola, Justin Herbrand, Mike Jacobs, Rhett Jaquish, Bobbi Jo Sorg, Nick Statz
- 1999: Eric Ott, Brian Schmitt
- 1998: Ryan Accola, Rachelle Endrews, Dan Schneller, Mike Schwartz, Donald Thering
- 1997: Shalome Jaquish, Michael Pings, Dan Ziegler, Sarah Colby
- 1996: Dusty Hainstock, Casey Weiss
- 1995: Matt Alt, Matthew Balfanz, Craig Carncross, Carrie Follendorf, Andrew Kruchten, Jeff Neumann, Danielle Reuter
- 1994: Eric Breunig, Chad Brickl, Craig Frey, Greg Markley, Cory Weiss
- 1993: Todd Breunig, Brian Herbrand, Shane Sorg, Gregory Sprecher, Mark Wyttenbach, Stephanie Zech
- 1992: Cory Clavadatscher, Scott Endres, Jason Jaedike, Roger Spear, Jody Slark, Brett Pickar
- 1991: Shawn Ballweg, Troy Breunig, Jenifer Feiner, Chad Hankins, LaVerne Schoepp, Michelle Wehler
- 1990: Ric Accola, Jessica Hasheider, Nichelle Holland, Dave Peetz, Carrie Zech
- 1989: Bradley Herbrand, Natanya Jaquish, Thomas Lohr
- 1988: Jeff Jaedike, Russ Lipka, Terry Wehler
- 1987: Mitch Breunig, Marty Breunig, Randall Mack, Laurie Slark
- 1986: Steve Boettcher, Brian Schultz, Steve Sprecher, Todd Wehler
- 1985: Greg Lohr
- 1984: Paul Boettcher, Brian Kindschi, Michael Peetz
- 1983: Aaron Anderson, William Cody III, Jeff Lohr, Joseph Marx
- 1982: Lowell Boettcher, Stephan Peetz, James Sprecher, Brian Zins
- 1981: Tim Evert, Randy Lee Kuhnau, Richard Lee Lehman, Bryan Litscher, Kurt Pickar
- 1980: David Marx
- 1979: Daniel Frey, Larry Halweg, Tom Litscher, Davis Zins
- 1978: Jeff Sprecher
- 1977: James Bickford, Louise Boettcher, Jon James Chrisler, Ben Katzman
- 1976: Jonathon Accola, LeAnn Boettcher, Steven Halweg
- 1975: Dennis Weiss, Mel Zech
- 1974: Bruce Hasheider, Dennis Sprecher
- 1973: Phil Marx, Ken Osgood
- 1972: John Schneller, Tom Schneller, Terry Stueber
- 1971: Jerry Halweg
- 1970: Dale Yanke
- 1969: Gregory Patterson
- 1968: Philip Hasheider, James Krey, Jerry Leister
- 1967: Neal Hasheider, Kenneth Meier, Wallace Wilhelm
- 1966: Gordon Carncross, Daniel Weiss, Earl Zech
- 1965: Phil Pickar, Bernard Reisinger, Dennis Schneller
- 1964: Keith Peetz, David Sprecher, Fritz Wyttenbach
- 1963: Clifford Barbian, Roland Peetz, Tom Pickar
- 1962: Kenneth Luetscher, Roger Mack, John Wyttenbach
- 1961: Gary Barbian, Harold Mueller, Paul Sprecher, Mike Wehler, Lloyd Wiedemann
- 1960: James Jensen, Don Nolden, Jerome Pickar, Robert Weiss
- 1959: Jerry Deischer, Kenneth Mack, Vince Statz
- 1958: Delvin Peetz, Tom Sawyer
- 1957: Eugene Hausner, Ronald Lipka, Orlo Peetz
- 1956: Lyle Kuhnau, Hilman Schroeder, Donald Zick
- 1955: Willard Carlow, Ronald Lang, Merlin Markert
- 1954: Alan Albers
- 1950: Kenyon Giese
- 1941: Howard Hasheider, Halsey Sprecher
- 1940: Melvin Bickford
- 1939: George Goette
- 1937: Ivan Kindschi
- 1936: Robert Sirney
- 1929: Duane Hyer