Note: This application is for use at the state level only and is the only application that will be recognized for state competition. Applicants should not submit the national proficiency award application for state consideration. First place winners will be required to complete a national proficiency award application, which will be submitted for judging at the national level. Award winners will have ample time to complete the national application.

Please type or neatly print on this application. On this page use the tab to go to the next item to be completed. In addition, complete the placement or the entrepreneurship supplement, the supporting documentation section and the additional information section.

Name of Proficiency Award Area (Refer to Alabama FFA Contests & Awards Booklet for list of award areas.)

Placement or Entrepreneurship

Please Designate the Type of Proficiency Application
NameAgeDate of Birth
Mailing AddressCityZip
Gender (M/F)Social Security #Home Phone #
Name of Parent/Guardian: FatherOccupation
Name of Parent/Guardian: MotherOccupation
FFA Chapter NameSchool
FFA Advisor(s)School Phone #
School Mailing AddressCityStateZip
Year FFA Membership Began:
Years of Agricultural Education Completed:
Years of Agricultural Education Offered (grades 7-12) in high school last attended:
Year in school at time of applying for the award: (10, 11, etc.)
If you have graduated from high school, year graduated:
State and National Dues Paid: Yes or No
Date Submitting this Application:

We have examined this application and find that the records are true, accurate, and complete. We hereby permit for publicity purposes the use of any information included in this application with the exception of the following:

If selected as the 1st place winner from the state of Alabama, I will complete the full proficiency application required for National FFA consideration. I understand that if I do not fulfill this obligation, I will forfeit any and all awards presented at the state level.

Candidate Signature: ______Parent or Guardian Signature: ______

We certify the applicant has achieved a satisfactory record of scholastic achievement.

Chapter Advisor Signature: ______Principal Signature: ______

I. SAE - At a Glance:

A. Briefly describe your SAE as it relates to this proficiency area. Describe how you started in this proficiency area. What interested and motivated you to begin?

B. When you were planning your supervised agricultural experience in this proficiency area, what two or three goals and objectives did you plan to achieve at this point in your development?

C. Describe any special advantages or disadvantages that had a major impact on your achievements in your supervised agricultural experience program.

D. Describe your level of achievement and progress towards your goal (such as skills, scope, etc.) in this award area as related to the goals and objectives described on page 2, question B.

E. Describe the personal goals, educational goals, and career goals you would like to achieve in the next ten years.

II. Supplement:

Please complete the supplement that coincides with your application, either placement (page 5) or entrepreneurship (page 6).

III. Supporting Documentation:

Using page 7 as a guide, please attach two to six supporting photographs, each with a brief caption.

IV. Resume’:

Attach a one or two page resume’ to your application that includes the following sections:

  1. Name/address/phone number/FFA chapter
  2. Career Objective
  3. Education
  4. FFA leadership activities / awards
  5. School leadership activities / awards
  6. Community leadership activities / awards
  7. Professional associations
  8. Other accomplishments
  9. References

V. Additional Information:

Also attach one page of additional information that supports your application. This information could include, but is not limited to, an employer or advisor statement, magazine article, newspaper clipping, or a list ofadditional facts about yourSAE.

Note: Students may submit applications for multiple proficiency awards, although a separate application should be submitted for each area entered. Members may also apply for Future Farmer/Agribusinessman of the Year. State FFA Degree candidates can apply to be recognized as the State Star Farmer by submitting a story and PowerPoint of their SAE program with their State FFA Degree application.

Mail completed application by March 15 to:Jacob Davis

Alabama FFA Association

P.O. Box 302101

Montgomery, AL36130-2101

II (A). Placement Supplement

A.) Summary of Placement SAE for the Applicant:

YEAR / JOB TITLE AND TYPE OF WORK / PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT / HOURS
WORKED / RATE
OF
PAY / LABOR INCOME
(income minus expenses)
Year (1)
,
to
Dec. 31, / Income:
-Expenses:
Total for year:
Year (2)
,
to
Dec. 31, / Income:
-Expenses:
Total for year:
Year (3)
,
to
Dec. 31, / Income:
-Expenses:
Total for year:
Year (4)
,
to
Dec. 31, / Income:
-Expenses:
Total for year:
Year (5)
,
to
Dec. 31, / Income:
-Expenses:
Total for year:
Year (6)
[Current Year]
Jan. 1, 2008
to
Dec. 31, 2008 / Income:
-Expenses:
Total for year:
Grand total for all years /

II (B). Entrepreneurship Supplement

B.) Summary of Entrepreneurship SAE for the Applicant:

YEAR / PRODUCTION ENTERPRISES / SCOPE
(# of head, acres, etc.) / % OWNED
BY
CANDIDATE / LABOR INCOME
(income minus expenses)
Year (1)
,
to
Dec. 31, / Income:
-Expenses:
Total for year:
Year (2)
,
to
Dec. 31, / Income:
-Expenses:
Total for year:
Year (3)
,
to
Dec. 31, / Income:
-Expenses:
Total for year:
Year (4)
,
to
Dec. 31, / Income:
-Expenses:
Total for year:
Year (5)
Jan. 1,
to
Dec. 31, / Income:
-Expenses:
Total for year:
Year (6)
[Present Year]
Jan. 1, 2008
to
Dec. 31, 2008 / Income:
-Expenses:
Total for year:
Grand
total for
all years /

III. Supporting Documentation:

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