Eight Ag Educators Named as Finalists for Indiana FFA’s ‘Golden Owl Award’

C.J. Miller

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McCord Snider (left), Ag Educator at East Central High School, is notified that he is among the eight finalists for this year’s Indiana FFA Golden Owl Award by Sienna Alexander, Indiana FFA Reporter for 2024-25. Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA).

Eight Indiana ag educators have been announced as finalists for the Indiana FFA’s Golden Owl Award for the 2024-2025 Ag Educator of the Year.

The grand prize winner will receive the coveted Golden Owl Award trophy and $3,000 to help fund future educational efforts. The remaining seven finalists will each receive an individualized plaque and $500.

Indiana’s 2024-2025 Golden Owl Award finalists are:

Jamie Earnhart, Central Noble
Chris Kaufman, Westfield
Jeff Miller, Sullivan
Janna Morgan, North Putnam
Rebekah Peterson, DeKalb
Kenna Slough, Shakamak
McCord Snider, East Central
Jim Wildermuth, North Miami

Indiana’s Golden Owl Award winner will be announced at the 96th Indiana FFA State Convention at Purdue University in June 2025.

In conjunction with the Golden Owl Award, Nationwide is also donating $5,000 to the Indiana FFA to further support the personal and professional growth of students, teachers, and advisors alike.

The Golden Owl Award is sponsored by Nationwide and Farm Credit Mid-America.

Last year’s Indiana FFA Golden Owl winner was Ron Noll with Prairie Heights High School in LaGrange County (pictured below).

Ron Noll, who has been an ag educator at Prairie Heights High School in LaGrange County since 2002, has been named the Indiana FFA Golden Owl Award winner for Indiana Ag Educator of the Year. Photo: C.J. Miller / Hoosier Ag Today.

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