The State Degree
The State Degree is the highest degree a member can earn at the state level. This degree demonstrates the student has put notable amount of time into their supervised agricultural experience (SAE) and local chapter. It is awarded after recieving the greenhand and chapter degrees.
SD FFA State Degree Recipients
We've done our best to put together the history of our chapter based on what we know. If you know someone who should be included, or have more info to share, please let us know!
1934 - Ervin Olson
1935 – Sheldon Osterberg, Vernal Sandberg
1936 – Howard Karlson
1938 – Robert Jenneman, Lester Pearson, Darrell Wells
1965 – Vern Timmerman
1967 – Jim Anderson
1968 – Vernon Lind
1970 – Daniel Lubinus, Tom Rabenhorst
1971 – Jim McGregor
1972 – Dean Koch, Wayne Tuschen, Dwayne Van Emmerik
1975 – Dan Streff
1978 – Eugene Streff
1982 – Jeff Tuschen, Todd Tuschen
1985 – Bryan Tuschen
1986 – Greg Eichacker, Brad Hillman, Tim Randall, Tom Randall, Kurt Stiefvater
1987 – Brian Nelson, Mike Stiefvater
1988 – Brian Gessner, Kevin Nelson, Ron Weber
1989 – Kurt Bies, Cody Hensley, Chad Krempges, Thor Johnson, Roy Reif, Clyde Sandine, Mike Tuschen
1991 – Troy Barnhouse, Fred Butzke, Scott Huls, Mark Lauck, Travis Watkins
1993 – Kay Lauck, Jeremy McGregor, Kim Nowak, Nathan Olinger, Perry Pearson, April Rieckman, Jon Schoon, Travis Stoffel, Mike Timmerman, Garron Williams
1994 – Scott Chase, Sarah Feterl, Anna Koch, James Pulse, Owen Sandine, Brian Stoffel, Dean Van Emmerik, Bryce Watkins
1995 – Tony Bellack, Wade Eldeen, Chris Feterl, Scott Gordon, KC Gregg, Pam Hutzler, Brian Havard, Scott Oyen, Shane McGregor, Jerry Osterberg, Matt Heumiller, Christy Rieckman, Ben Roling
1996 – Evan Gough, John DeMent, Adam Stiefvater, Brain Van Emmerik
1997 – Ben Butzke, Christie Eichacker, Doria Gregg, Barry Jacobson, Adam Lauck, Lee Osterberg, Greg Roling, Jamie Rotert, Bruce Savers, Kelly Schock, Kandi Shape, Brock Streff, Marc Tuschen, Travis Zapp
1998 – Matt DeMent, Megan Koepsell, Melissa Stregg, Nick Streff, Mike Schock
1999 – Brett Bellack, Brent Deters, Allison Gottlob, Austin Gregg, Josh Harvey, Craig Heumiller, Tyle McGregor, Casey Nelson, Kent Peterson, Scott Peterson, Kim Rieckman, Brad Schock, Mike Sherman
2000 – Tom Chase, Melissa Eichacker, Megan Gregg, Katie Huls, Wade Klinkhammer, Brain Kuhl, Jessica Mehlbrech, Rich Meyer, Jeremy Pulse, Scott Rotert, Amanda Streff, Ryan Van Emmerik
2001 – Brad Bies, Luke Blindert, Matt Braden, Jamie DeMent, Jarad Deters, Brad Gessner, Doug Koch, Kristin Kuhl, Kristin Norris, Kristy Roling, Sandi Shape, Miranda Tjaden, Jeremy White
2002 – Mike Gottlob, Jeff Heumiller, Kyle Myren, Mike Oyen, Josh Pulse, Joe Rotert, Jenni Schock, Josh Tuschen, Jasten White
2003 – Zach Anderson, Josh Blindert, Brandi Cassanova, Darrin Eichacker, Stacey Larsen, Kyle Lobien, Lesley McCormick, Jessica Meyer, Jeremy Paulsen, Mindy Rayman, Nick Schmeichel, Chad Schulte, RJ Shape, Tami Sherman
2004 – Stacey Stacey Blindert, Tom Casanova, Allison Demaray, Eric Dykes, Abby Ernster, Molly Fendrich, Jameson Feterl, Colby Gregg, Kevin Gross, Jennifer Harvey, John Harvey, Lisa Jacobson, David Kuhl, Jenni Lauck, Justin McCorkell, Christopher Oyen, Danielle Oyen, John Oyen, Drew Peterson, Becky Pulse, Duane Pulse, Jena Rabenhorst, Amber Richards, Kerry Roling, Holly Rotert, Lori Rotert, Ashley Streff, Jennifer Wubben, Kelly Wubben, Jessica Zelmer
2005 – Lisa Chase, Kelli Matthies, Kristy McCormick, Eliott Myren, Dan Palmquist, Jenna Paulsen, Jim Schmeichel, Audrey Schroeder, Arianna Sewright, Tyler Snyders, Jason Sieverding, Ashley Tuschen, Jolene Tuschen, Joe Weber
2006 – Amy Giesler, Noelle Hanson, Devin Myren, Courtnay Larson, Amanda Mead, Kristin Rotert
2007 – Ryan DeMent, Jacob Johnson, Jordan Krueger, Seth McGregor, Chase Sabers, Josh Sieverding, Ryan Zelmer, Kyle Zulk
2008 - TJ Amdahl, Zach Blindert, Lauren Eichacker, Megan Eichacker, Brian Gottlob, Katie Gross, Kelly Hiemstra, Scott Hotien, Tyler Kelley, Rebecca Knox, Erin Kirby, Katie Lauck, Jeremi Matthies, Nathasha Melton, Nichole Melton, Traci Osterberg, Landon Peterson, Alicia Reif, Matt Rieckman, Kendra Roth, Tandi Shape, Maria Skoglund, Robert Tucker, Paul Westhoff, Carl Wobig
2009 - Brittany Hansen, Zach Hansen, Angela Hanson, Nathan Ihnen, Beau McGregor, Trevor Mead, Dustin Palmquist, Ben Scheier, Courtnee Spaans, Amber Schemmel, Christina Weber, Kyle Veurink
2010 - Erik Anderson, Beau Bartscher, Ben Blindert, Tonya Ernster, Brittany Gassman, Jordan Heumiller, Zach Heumiller, Mark Huls, Kasie Lauck, Taylor Osterberg, Bryce Rabenhorst, Darin Schroeder, Braxton Smith, Jon Wagner
2011 - Jonathan Adler, Matt Eichacker, Cody Hansen, Derek Heumiller, Chelsea Hiemstra, Typer Hiemstra, Jay Huls, Jesse Knox, Karen Knudsen, Hannah Kolbeck, Trent Miller, Matthew Nelson, Thomas Petree, Brooke Schallenkamp, Shelby Schrank, Paige Sewright, Amanda Tuttle, Clayton Wobig, Dexter Wobig
2012 - Dominic Blindert, Jordan Doane, Nicole Eichacker, Cody Eichmann, Adam Fendrich, Jon Forster, Gavin Gassman, Matt Giesler, Shane Gottlob, Bradley Heumiller, Nick Heumiller, Taylor Hoiten, Jacob Koch, Aaron Kuhl, Elizabeth Mayrose, Greg Mehlbrech, Tyler Mentele, Kelsey Roesler, Marshall Spaans, Christina Tucker, Victor Tuschen, Lynze Wobig
2013 - Zach Bies, Kayla Gilbertson, Kelsi Kampshoff, Jacob Kelley, Natasha Krempges, Andrew Lauck, Cole Lauck, Stefani Matthies, Brandon Moore, Aubree Morris, Melissa Nelson, Matt Olinger, Brandon Reif, Kyle Reif, Mitchell Sabers, Emily Schallenkamp, Jean Skoglund, Cordell Wobig
2014 - Kaytlynn Knudsen, Morgan Matthaei, Jim Mayrose, Lauren Miller, Curt Rueckert, Sarah Schoon, Benjamin Snyders
2015 - Isaac Anderson, Brock Anderson, Cole Cheeseman, Adam Eichacker, Danielle Forster, Tim Gassman, William Gottlob, Emily Heumiller, Morgan Hoiten, Victoria Krempges, Kurt Mentele, Amelia Morris, Alana Nelson, Bo Peterson, Bryce Roth, Nicole, Roth, Levi Sabers, Ethan Schallenkamp, Mark Streff, Anthony Tuschen, Bridgett Tuschen, Miranda Wilkinson
2016 - Patrick Petree, Hunter Rother, Paytin Sullivan, Cara Rabenhorst, Jesse Muth, Kylar Hansen, Anne Mayrose, Elijah Flood, Ryan Butzke, Taylor Johnson, Cooper Seamer, Julia Loudenburg, Jade Wittstruck, Brooke Gortmaker, Baliey Olinger, Branden Stone, Andrew Streff, Jordan Scheier, Jordan Van Hout
2017 - Trevor Wilkinson, Stephen Oyen, Colin Sabers, Lee Kampshoff, Michael Deters, Rachel Schwans, Kailey Roesler, Rachael Laetsch, Danielle Hansen, Janelle Kobernusz, Kayla Mentele, Michelle Moore, Allison Schallenkamp, Kenny Gassman, Nathaniel Krempges, Kohl Miller, Joshua Hildago, Joey Eickman, Nicole Bies, Kally Pulse, Cole Schock, Brenden Ecklein, Caleb Wobig
2018 - Haylee Ecklein, Joe Eichacker, Paisley Godfrey, Natalie Gottlob, Phobe Kaffar, Morgan Koepsell, Leslie Kolbeck, Paul Lauck, John Loudenberg, Hunter Matthaei, Caitlyn McGregor, Rachel Muth Mercedes Peterson, Jared Ries, Brianna Schock, Ryker Seamer, Kyle Tuschen, Matt Wegener, Kyle Winberg, Trustyn Wolf
2019 - Trey Anderson, Kyle Butzke, Kobe Doane, Morgan Erikson, Martin Flood, Cole Grasma, Tyler Johnson, Dylan Klinkhammer, Rylee Klinkhammer, McKenna Kranz, Melissa Lauck, Brandon Lauer, Tanner Peterson, Blake Pulse, Taylor Reif, Ciara Rother, Summer Schoon, William Westhoff, Joe Whaler
2020 - Emily Bies, Jacob Cheeseman, Christy Eich, Blake Gessner, David Hidalgo, Alexis Jimenez, Cassy Knudsen, Collin Kolbeck, Rachel Krier, Isaac McCormick, Sami Moller, Emma Norris, Faith Oyen, Jacy Pulse, Raygen Randall, Colin Reif, Katie Reif, Jayden Reif, Aleah Ries, Parker Scheier, Matt Schock, Hadley Stiefvater, Sarah Wegener, AnnMarie Whaler, Katelyn Winberg, Jayden Wolf, Abby Wurtz
2021 - Abby Blagg, Dakota Buck, Kyle DeBoer, Avery Feterl, Bobby Koepsell, Madisen Koepsell, Kayle Lauck, Madaline Lunders, Corbin Montreal, Kane Muth, Paige Peterson, Rachel Schallenkamp, Jordan Schock, Lauren Stiefvater, Griffin Stoffel, Madison Stroud, Jacob Wagner, Jaedon Wobig, Rylie Wurtz
2022 - Elliott Chase, Grace DiGiovanni, Gabby Feterl, Sydney Grasma, Emma Heinz, CJ Heumiller, Braeden Kerkhove, Elana Krutsinger, Joe Loudenburg, Sadye Roesler, Kyle Schoon, Ella Stiefvater, Megan Stiefvater, Dawson Weber, Ashtyn Wobig, Gracie Wurtz
2023 - Brode Dennis, Jayden Doane, Brianna Even, Jackson Grady, Austin Hoiten, Alex Huls, Aubree Kranz, Nathan Krier, Matthew Krempgesm, Michalea McCormick, Tayah McGregor, Brock Nordlund, Joren Peterson, Brandy Pulse, Isaak Pulse, Mason Pulse, Landon Roling, Jake VanHout, Samara Wolf, Cody Zapp
2024 - Owen Alley, Ryan Blagg, Kaizha Blasé, Jase Heumiller, Isabela Jimenez, Paul Kaffar, Vivian Koepsell, Carter Randall, Will Rotert, Noah Schnee, Derek Schock, Marah Schock, Grace Stoffel, Haden Stoffel, Abby Wagner
2025 - Preston Bradley, Abbie Chase, Lane Duetsch, Landon Flogstad, Joseph Grady, Blake Klitzke, Madison Lauck, Dylan McGregor, Lauren Roling, Ava Sieverding, Colton Stiefvater, Karlie Stiefvater