NY FFA GOLDEN OWL AWARD
Nominate an outstanding agricultural educator September 1 through November 15, 2024.
contest rules
award winners - March 2025
Showing support for the greater agricultural community
New York FFA is proud to partner with Nationwide Insurance and New York Farm Bureau to offer the Golden Owl Award. The Golden Owl Award® allows us to also extend our support to agricultural educators who devote countless hours, and often their own resources, to positively impact the lives of their students.
With the Golden Owl Award, students, fellow teachers and other supporters can nominate their favorite agricultural teacher and summarize what makes him or her the best in their state. Nominees can win the distinction of being their state’s Agricultural Educator of the Year and the following prizes:
$500 and an engraved plaque to each honoree
$3,000 and the coveted Golden Owl Award trophy to each state’s grand prize winner (Agricultural Educator of the Year)
In conjunction with the Golden Owl Award, Nationwide is donating $5,000 to each participating state’s FFA to further support the personal and professional growth of students, teachers and advisors alike.
click here for the press release and for the announcement video.
Congratulations to the following outstanding Ag Educators who received a NYS Golden Owl honoree award from Nationwide Insurance and are now in the running to win the NYS grand prize which will be announced in May 2022.
Crystal Aukema from Marathon FFA, Charles "Chip" Ax from SUNY Morrisville FFA, Taylor Bogardus from Schoharie Valley FFA, Johanna Bossard from Hamilton FFA, Matthew Bryant from SCT Future Conservationist FFA, Todd Eick from Medina FFA,
Chloe Fuentes from John Bowne FFA, Tina James from Windsor, Melvin Phelps from Lowville FFA, John St. Mary from Brushton-Moira FFA and Patricia Walker from Randolph FFA.
