Testimonials

“Many people can talk about the Iowa State Center in terms of its outstanding facilities or the delicious catering or the educational opportunities with Iowa State University, but I prefer to talk about the staff that works at the Iowa State Center.
The Iowa State Center staff is a great group of people that helps to make our entire event run smoothly. When I forgot a piano for our chorus practice room, the staff found one for me in fifteen minutes. When Ames received ten inches of snow the night before the conference, the staff worked tirelessly to clear the snow to accommodate all of our students’ needs. Everyone is a joy to work with each year. Our students
and teachers enjoy the Iowa State Center because of the close proximity with Iowa State
University. The options for tours of the different parts of the university, especially the College of Agriculture are great additions to any trip to the Iowa FFA Leadership Conference.”

—Alan D. Spencer, Iowa FFA Executive Secretary/Treasurer, Iowa FFA Association,
Iowa Department of Education, Grimes State Office Building, Des Moines, Iowa.

The Iowa FFAAssociation brings nearly 5,000 high school students,
their teachers, and parents to Ames each April for their State Leadership Conference.