Texas FFA Association

Policy Handbook

Section 40: Adult Recognition

 

40.1 Honorary Lone Star Degree for Teachers

(a)    Teacher who are eligible to receive the Honorary Lone Star Degree shall have taught agricultural science and technology for at least three years and in the same school district for two consecutive years, and

(b)   Have participated in leadership developments events and career development events at the district and area levels, and

(c)    Have been in regular attendance at district, area and state FFA meetings and district, area and state teachers meetings and conferences.

(d)   Have been the advisor of three recipients of the Lone Star FFA Degree or the one recipient of the Lone Star FFA Degree and one recipient of the American FFA Degree.  Eligible teacher candidates must have been advisor to each of these students for at least two years.  In multiple teacher departments, each teacher shall be considered advisor to all students in the department.

(e)    Area committees selecting teachers for the Honorary Lone Star FFA Degree shall be comprised of teachers who hold the degree.  Nominations shall be submitted from the area degree check.  Recipients of the Honorary Lone Star FFA Degree shall be recognized by their respective area FFA association.

 

40.2 Honorary Lone Star Degree for Non-Teachers

(a)    Members of the state convention host committee and state officer parents who have not previously received the Honorary Lonestar Degree shall be eligible to receive the degree.  Such honorary degrees shall be awarded during the state convention or at a time and place deemed appropriate by the Executive Director.

(b)   Areas shall be entitled to solicit nominees from their member chapters and to select recipients to receive the honor, the total number of which shall not exceed ten percent of the number of active member Lone Star FFA Degree recipients from the previous year.  These honorary degrees shall be provided by the state association to the area associations which will award them at a time and place deemed appropriate.  Honorary Lonestar Degree plaques shall be available at the state FFA convention.

 

40.3 Distinguished Service Citations

(a) Outstanding supporters who have previously received the Honorary Lone Star FFA Degree may receive the Distinguished Service Citation. 

 

40.4 Blue and Gold Award

(a) The Blue and Gold Award shall be reserved for and bestowed upon those adults who have render extraordinary service to the Texas FFA Association, Texas FFA Foundation and/or to the agricultural education community.

(b) The Executive Board members shall recommend recipients of the Texas FFA Blue and Gold Award and reach a consensus on a single honoree.  Should unusual circumstances merit, more than one Blue and Gold Award may be bestowed.