For anyone whose ever seen my dad and I together, it’s pretty easy to tell that we’re related. No, we don’t necessarily look alike (I can thank my mom for my stellar good looks ), but we have similar mannerisms, are interested in the same things and have rather mirrored personalities. I’m a daddy’s girl [...]
Posts Tagged ‘impact’
My mentor, my best friend – my dad
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dads, fathers, impact, love on June 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My life, as shaped by agricultural education
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged agriculture, challenges, college, dedication, education, FFA, impact, Michigan State University, MSU, teaching on March 24, 2011 | 2 Comments »
In honor of National Teach Ag Day, I wanted to share my vision of the power of agricultural educators. As the daughter of an ag teacher, I was practically born in a blue, corduroy FFA jacket and had Ag Sales CDE practicums memorized better than the high school kids when I was 10. To this [...]
The Impact of the Individual
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged FFA, impact, leadership, opportunity on October 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There are a lot of exciting things that happened this past week at the 82nd National FFA Convention in Indianapolis. I dropped my first billioniare off at his private plane, I met some of the nicest people in the world, and had my life change in a small way (at least for the next year). [...]