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 FFA.
The Stars recognition banquet was held on Murray State's campus in honor of the recipients. Special guests included Mallory White, 2021-22 Eastern Region Vice President of the National FFA Organization, Dr. Tim Todd, Murray State University Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs; and Dr. Don Robertson, Murray State University Vice President of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management. The featured speaker was Dr. Tony Brannon, Murray State University Hutson School of Agriculture Dean.
The honored FFA students attend a number of high schools in the 18-county Murray State service region, including Ballard Memorial, Calloway County, Carlisle County, Fulton County, Graves 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, Muhlenberg County and Todd County Central in the Pennyrile region; and Henderson County, Union County and Webster County in the Green River region.
Students recognized during the award ceremony include the following:
Purchase Region
Molly Harris, Ballard Memorial High School
Hannah Monroe, Ballard Memorial High School
Emma Arnett, Calloway County High School
Lillie Thorn, Calloway County High School
Westin Tolley, Calloway County High School
Jarren Bruer, Carlisle County High School
Chrislyn Couch, Fulton County High School
Natasha Hill, Fulton County High School
Tyler Draffen, Graves County High School
Sadie Smith, Graves County High School
Dacey Reasons, Livingston Central High School
Brookelyn Rupcke, Livingston Central High School
Brooke Hurley, Marshall County High School
Presleigh Jennings, Marshall County High School
Makenzie Davis, McCracken County High School
Cameron Ison, McCracken County High School
Molly Musselman, McCracken County High School
Ryann Doss, Murray High School
Carson Gilliam, Murray High School
Kelly Parr, Murray High School
Olivia Freeman, Trigg County High School
Elizabeth Hiter, Trigg County High School
Sarah Sink, Trigg County High School
Pennyrile Region
Rachel McClung, Caldwell County High School
Emma Peake, Caldwell County High School
Laken White, Caldwell County High School
Giovanna Bonifacio-Perez, Christian County High School
Mackenzie Johnson, Christian County High School
Hunter Denney, Crittenden County High School
Wyatt Hodge, Crittenden County High School
Joshua Browning, Hopkins County Central High School
Chloe Mackey, Hopkins County Central High School
Madison McGregor, Hopkins County Central High School
Eva Blankenberger, Hopkinsville High School
Bailey Kington, Hopkinsville High School
Allison Luttrull, Hopkinsville High School
Noah Mallory, Muhlenberg County High School
Madison Frogue, Todd County Central High School
Emma McGhee, Todd County Central High School
Green River Region
Cassandra Herron, Henderson County High School
Abigail Rexroat, Henderson County High School
Elijah Baird, Union County High School
Grace Garrett, Union County High School
Collin Nalley, Union County High School
Gracie Olson, Webster County High School
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