Bio: Rankel, Jim – Attends FFA Farm Forum (Jan 1972)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Rankel, Wilkinson, McDowell, Aldridge, Schaars

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 03 Feb 1972

In attendance at the recent Future Farmers of America (FFA) Farm Forum held at the Holiday Inn, Stevens Point, was Jim Rankel, Colby FFA Chapter sponsored by the Security State Bank of Colby. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Rankel, route 2, Colby.

There were a total of 175 FFA members and sponsors in attendance.

The theme of this year’s program was “Management is the Name of the Game.” A host of speakers from various vocations covered the different aspects of management during the two day period.

Featured speakers were Don Wilkinson, Wisconsin state Secretary of Agriculture; Marvin Schaars, University of Wisconsin professor of Agricultural Economics, who was recently honored for his education involvement; Lionel Aldridge of the Green Bay Packers, and Don McDowell, Executive Secretary, FFA Foundation, who was the keynote speaker.

 

 


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