History

The first official Chartered FFA Chapter was started at Miles City under the guidance of Harry Hoffman. He later was called the Dean of Montana Vocational Agriculture. Mr. Hoffman came to Montana and took over the Vocational Agriculture Department at Custer County High School in the fall of 1923 and taught there until 1953. During his years at Miles City, four of his Future Farmers became American Farmers and two held national offices. Harry Hoffman, passed away at Miles City on November 19, 1953.

The Montana FFA Alumni Association held an organizational meeting in conjunction with the State Leadership Conference at a luncheon on April 8, 1971, with George Larson of Miles City named chairman.

National FFA Officers

1933 - Robert P. Stewart | 2nd Vice President

1943 - Bob Barthelmess | 4th Vice President

1954 - Rogeric "Pete" Knutson | Vice President

State Officers

1930-31 President - Garland Eaton

1931-32 2nd Vice President - Wayne Monte

1931-32 Treasurer - Garland Eaton

1932-33 Treasurer - Garland Eaton

1933-34 3rd Vice President - William Muri

1936-37 Secretary - William Davidson

1936-37 Sentinel - Lee Rhea

1937-38 President - William Davidson

1937-38 Sentinel - Lee Rhea

1939-1940 Secretary - John Davidson

1939-40 Reporter - Leonard Weichman

1942-43 1st Vice President - Bob Barthelmess

1943-44 President - John Stewart

1947-48 1st Vice President - Bob Lynam

1951-52 Sentinel - Dick Wood

1955-56 President - Rogeric "Pete" Knutson

1956-57 Secretary -Merle Clark

1959-60 President - P.J. Hill

1962-63 2nd Vice President - Larry W. Watt

1963-64 President - Dave Phillips

1963-64 Reporter - Frank Hill

1966-67 President - Jim Beardsley

1969-70 President - Myles Watts

1969-70 1st Vice President - Wayne Hirsch

1970-71 2nd Vice President - Lynn Strobel

1970-71 Sentinel - Mike Barthelmess

1971-72 1st Vice President - Vic Riggs

1972-73 2nd Vice President - Walter Rolf

1973-74 1st Vice President - Dennis Pluhar

1974-75 Parliamentarian - Dennis Selle

1975-76 4th Vice President - Verlin Miller

1977-78 President - Darwin Pluhar

1978-79 1st Vice President - Fritz Zook

1978-70 4th Vice President - Lyle D. Strobel

1981-82 Reporter - Mike Zook

1984-85 Sentinel - Jim Anderson

1986-87 1st Vice President - Michael Milmine

1987-88 President - Craig Taylor

1988-89 Parliamentarian - Duncan S. Bonine

1990-91 Secretary - Nicole Lindstrom

1991-92 Parliamentarian - Russel Bonine

1992-93 1st Vice President - Ryan Jones

1993-94 2nd Vice President - Ty M. Jones

1996-97 Reporter - Staci Peterson

1998-99 Sentinel - Jon Bonine

2002-03 Sentinel - Rock Wankel

2005-06 Reporter - Whitney Wankel

2008-09 1st Vice President - Danny Pratt

2013-14 Secretary - Whitney Hilliard

2015-16 1st Vice President - Meghan Brence

2015-16 Sentinel - Laina Raisler

Advisors

H. B. Hoffman, 1922-33

Edgar Johnson, 1933-40

Bob Lynam, 1948-50

Ralph Mikkelson, 1952-53

Jim Michels, 1953-1983

Mickey Cole, 1981-83

Jack Larson, 1983-05

Jim Bott, 1994-2014

Jeff Holmes, 2014-2015

Verlin Miller, 2015-2016

Scott Rehbein, 2017-2021

J. Travis Isaacs, 2019-present

Michael Morgan, 2020-present

Todd Lackman, 2021-present