MANHATTAN — Clara Wicoff from the Iola High School FFA chapter was elected to serve as the 2016–17 State FFA Vice President at the 88th Kansas FFA Convention Friday.
Wicoff, who earned her high school diploma May 22, was among 17 candidates running for a state office position to represent more than 9,000 Kansas FFA members.
She is the first IHS student to be voted into FFA’s state office.
As vice president, Wicoff will serve on a team of six officers who will travel across the state sharing their passion for agriculture, leadership and service. Kansas FFA officers present workshops and conferences across the state and challenge FFA members to serve their communities and the agriculture industry.
Other members of the Kansas FFA officer team: President Elizabeth Meyer, Marion-Florence FFA; Secretary Grace Luebcke, Marysville FFA; Treasurer Katelyn Bohnenblust, Clay Center FFA; Reporter Jacob Grinstead, Buhler FFA; and Sentinel Trenton Smedley, Cherryvale FFA.
A four-year FFA member, Wicoff has served as chapter president and Southeast District president. Her supervised agricultural experience program (SAE) is in grain crop production and fiber oil crop production. She plans to attend Kansas State University and her long-term career goal is to pursue a career as a patent lawyer and eventually work for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Clara is the daughter of Joel and Lisa Wicoff. Her advisor is Charles Kerr.
