Where Are They Now?

Michael Huston ’00 - Vice President 2000-2001

Michael served as Vice President from 2000-2001. He and his wife, Sarah Griffith Huston ‘00, both graduated from Mid-Prairie. They have 13 year-old twins, Caedyn and Adelyn, who are in 8th grade at Mid-Prairie Middle School, as well as an 8 year-old daughter, Aftyn, who is in 3rd grade at Mid-Prairie West Elementary. They currently reside in Wellman. He farms their family’s century farm in Winfield, Iowa, with his father, and they have a small acreage outside of Wellman as well. Since graduating from Iowa State in 2004, he has spent his entire career in the seed industry. For the last 7½ years, he has worked for Pioneer Seeds as a Territory Manager and Field Sales Agronomist. Agriculture has always been a part of his life. He’s thankful to be able to farm, but what he enjoys more than anything is helping his customers be more productive and successful. As he believes quality communication skills and the ability to work effectively with others as a team are important skills in life, he is thankful that FFA helped him to strengthen his communication skills and allowed the opportunity to work in a team environment. Through FFA, he learned how to set goals and work towards achieving them, and those are things he still focuses on today. He tried to learn from the talented individuals he would compete against from other schools in contests, in order to strive to reach his fullest potential. It comes as no surprise to him that he now sees many of them experiencing success in their careers and personal lives as they’ve gotten older.

What is a favorite FFA memory of yours?

Our annual Program of Activities (POA) trip was always a highlight. This trip was an opportunity for our FFA officer team to get together and learn more about each other while we set goals for the upcoming school year. This was when we could work hard, but also have some fun.

Kally Boehmer Sporrer ‘02Reporter 2003-2004

Kally served as Reporter from 2003-2004. She currently resides in Bouton, Iowa, with her husband and four children, Hailey (11), Parker (9), Gavin (7) and Logan (5). She works for Farm Credit Services of America as a Financial Analyst. She also helps with coaching softball and basketball and assists with her family’s small row crop farm. Since Mid-Prairie, agriculture has remained an integral part of her life. She earned her Ag Business degree from Iowa State University, where she met her husband and served as a State FFA Officer. This led her to a rewarding ag lending career. She is also very involved with her family farm, and her children are involved with 4-H. She feels her involvement with FFA helped her with her own personal growth and career success through agricultural education and participation in career development events. She gained hands-on leadership experiences through the different offices she held, which prepared her for both college and her career, and also enabled her to meet people from across the state.

What is a favorite FFA memory of yours?

While there are many FFA memories and events that still make me smile, one of the best is the State Officer team of talented individuals with whom I served. The countless hours we spent planning and hosting different leadership events for the members of the Iowa FFA Association and the members we were privileged to serve and interact with were a treasured part of my experience.