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J. E. “Doc” CuffmanEric VanMidlanders chosen for top FFA honorsEric Van, 1975 Midland High School graduate, will receive the American Farmer Degree, the highest degree presented by the Future Farmers of America, at the national convention in Kansas City, Mo., next week.Midland High agriculture teacher J. R. “Doc” Cuffman will receive an honorary American Farmer Degree at the convention, which begins Tuesday and ends Friday.Van was nominated for the degree by the Texas FFA for his supervised farming program, his cooperative part-time training program and his outstanding leadership abilities in the Midland High FFA chapter.He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Van of Midland.Van’s award includes a gold key and certificate presented by the national FFA organization and a check from the National FFAFoundation to help pay travel expenses.The degree goes to approximately one member in 700 across the country.Cuffman has been a teacher at Midland High School for 30 years. In that time, the membership of the FFA chapter there has grown from 32 in 1946 to 250 in 1976. Over the years, 18 of his students have won Lone Star Farmer degrees and three, American Farmer degrees.He started the agricultural cooperative training program, now the largest in the state.Cuffman was regional vice president of National Vocational Agriculture Teachers from 1951 to 1956,He is one of 10 teachers from Texas to receive the honorary degree this year for contributions to the FFA program.
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Midland Reporter Telegram
Midland, Texas, US
Thu, Nov 04, 1976
Page 27
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