Fresh Perspectives Top 100 Honorees
The Farm Credit 100 Fresh Perspectives Honorees include leaders and visionaries from across the country. Selected by a distinguished panel of industry representatives, our honorees are creating the future of agriculture and rural America through their dedication and innovation.
- Top 100 Honorees
- Top 10
- Agriculture Education and Community Impact
- Beginning Farmer or Rancher Achievement
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Financial Stewardship
- Leadership (21 and Up)
- Mentoring and Volunteerism
- Rural and Urban Connection
- Rural Policy Influence
- Sustainability and Natural Resources
- Youth Leadership (Under 21)
Industry Partners

Aaron Alejandro
Wichita Falls, Texas
Leadership (21 and Up)

Addy Battel
Cass City, Michigan
Youth Leadership (Under 21)

Scott R. Biggs
Chickasha, Oklahoma
Rural Policy Influence

Caleb Brannon
Puryear, Tennessee
Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Erin Brenneman
Wellman, Iowa
Agriculture Education and Community Impact

Emily Buck
Gallatin, Tennessee
Youth Leadership (Under 21)

Troy Buck
Alpine, Arkansas
Agriculture Education and Community Impact

Henry R. Byma
Wantage, New Jersey
Beginning Farmer or Rancher Achievement

Levi Cahan
Whitehall, New York
Rural and Urban Connection

Jerry Doan
McKenzie, North Dakota
Agriculture Education and Community Impact

Robert A. Easter
Mahomet, Illinois
Leadership (21 and Up)

Effie Kokrine FFA
Fairbanks, Alaska
Youth Leadership (Under 21)

Robert Elliott
Louisburg, North Carolina
Leadership (21 and Up)
Courtney Gerstenecker
Carlyle, Illinois
Youth Leadership (Under 21)
Bernard Geschke
Papillion, Nebraska
Agriculture Education and Community Impact

Frank Gifford
Mt. Olivet, Kentucky
Agriculture Education and Community Impact

Zachary Ilbery
Checotah, Oklahoma
Beginning Farmer or Rancher Achievement

Kirsten Kapraun and Alyssa Garner
Maroa, Illinois
Youth Leadership (Under 21)
Roger King
Holmen, Wisconsin
Agriculture Education and Community Impact

Kiera Leddy
Stockholm, South Dakota
Youth Leadership (Under 21)

Jay and Colleen Meyer
Stevensville, Montana
Agriculture Education and Community Impact

Kelly Mosley
Green Cove Springs, Florida
Rural and Urban Connection

Michael O'Gorman
Davis, California
Agriculture Education and Community Impact
Odessa R. Oldham
Lander, Wyoming
Agriculture Education and Community Impact

Carly Olufs
Petaluma, California
Beginning Farmer or Rancher Achievement
Russell C. Redding
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Leadership (21 and Up)

Nancy M. Robbins
Sackets Harbor, New York
Rural and Urban Connection

Russell and Marilyn Rosenboom
Clifton, Illinois
Mentoring and Volunteerism

Seneca FFA Chapter
Louisville, Kentucky
Rural and Urban Connection

Riley Slivka
Winifred, Montana
Agriculture Education and Community Impact

Carley Snider
Felicity, Ohio
Youth Leadership (Under 21)

Dave Specht
Basin City, Washington
Agriculture Education and Community Impact

Kurt Stiefvater
Salem, South Dakota
Leadership (21 and Up)
Scott R. Stone
Centralia, Missouri
Agriculture Education and Community Impact

Jessica Tekippe-Schmitt
Fort Atkinson, Iowa
Beginning Farmer or Rancher Achievement
Rick Waitley
Meridian, Idaho
Rural Policy Influence
Bill Walker
Olin, North Carolina
Rural and Urban Connection
T. Leland Walker
Red Oak, Oklahoma
Agriculture Education and Community Impact
Justin Zahradka
Lawton, North Dakota
Beginning Farmer or Rancher Achievement