MURRAY, Ky. — The Hutson School of Agriculture at Murray State University recently honored high school students from the Purchase, Pennyrile and Green River regions as Murray State FFA All-Region Stars based on the students’ demonstrated leadership in Future Farmers of America (FFA).
Since Covid 19 prevented the annual Stars banquet from being held, Dr. Tony Brannon, dean of Hutson School of Agriculture, and Dr. Brian Parr, assistant dean of Hutson School of Agriculture, traveled to area high schools to personally present the award to each Star.
FFA advisors at individual high schools could nominate two students for this recognition — one as an automatic award recipient and the other as an at-large nomination (not all at-large nominees were selected for the award). FFA regional officers from Purchase, Pennyrile and select Green River Region counties were also selected for FFA All-Region Stars awards.
The honored FFA students attend a number of high schools in the region, including Ballard Memorial, Calloway County, Carlisle County, Fulton County, Graves County, Hickman County, Livingston Central, Marshall County, McCracken County, Murray, and Trigg County in the Purchase region; Caldwell County, Christian County, Crittenden County, Hopkins County Central, Hopkinsville, Madisonville North Hopkins, Muhlenberg County, and Todd County Central in the Pennyrile region; and Henderson County, Union County, and Webster County in the Green River region. Students from counties in the Green River region outside Murray State’s 18-county service area and border counties were not eligible.
Marshall County High School was fortunate to have the maximum of two members chosen. The members selected FFA All-Region Star this year from MCHS are Kendyl Drennan and Savannah Fulgham. Dr. Tony Brannon, Dean of the Murray State Hutson School of Agriculture, visited Marshall County Technical Center on Tuesday, March 16th for the award presentation.
