Bernie Staller will retire in the fall of 2004 after serving 13 years as chief operating officer of the National FFA Organization and National FFA Foundation, Indianapolis.Bernie Staller will retire in the fall of 2004 after serving 13 years as chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of the National FFA FFA free fatty acids. Organization and National FFA Foundation, Indianapolis. Staller has devoted 37 years to agricultural education Agricultural education is instruction about crop production, livestock management, soil and water conservation, and various other aspects of agriculture. Agricultural education includes instruction in food education, such as nutrition. , 13 of them with the FFA organization and 27 with the FFA foundation. He assumed responsibilities as chief operating officer for both the National FFA Organization and the National FFA Foundation in 1991. During his tenure as chief operating officer, Staller guided the National FFA Organization through structural changes, helped end a 15-year decline in national FFA membership and stabilized sta·bi·lize v. sta·bi·lized, sta·bi·liz·ing, sta·bi·liz·es v.tr. 1. To make stable or steadfast. 2. the organization's financial standing. |
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