1. January 2010 DTA Achiever

2. Welcome Back!! Hello, Everyone! I hope your winter breaks went well. I know mine did! Also, welcome back to the new semester at school. I hope your classes are going well. And everything has settled since the beginning of the semester. I am looking forward to an amazing year for 2010! And I hope you are too!

3. News From Your Neighbors! Sam Houston has been working very hard. Not only for the National Convention but for their own Chapter. They have been involved in many things such as the Ronald McDonald house, as well as, raising money through a dinner. Also, Ferrum has been trying very hard to think of ways to raise money to help fund their way to National Convention.

4. More News… Fort Hayes completed their candle sales in December. Also, they plan to help work a middle school dance as a fundraiser. Tennessee Tech has been busy putting together ideas for fundraising for Relay for Life. By setting goals, they plan to raise as much money as possible.

5. National Convention Will be held March 25 th -27 th, 2010. Will be at Sam Houston State Univ. in Huntsville, TX. Details can be found at the following link: –http://www.shsu.edu/~agr_www/organizations /tiffany.htmlhttp://www.shsu.edu/~agr_www/organizations /tiffany.html Registration is due by March 1 st !

6. DTA Website The temporary web address for the National DTA website is: –http://bigcat.fhsu.edu/agriculture/natdta/http://bigcat.fhsu.edu/agriculture/natdta/

7. DTA National Treasurer Dr. Bruce Greene has decided not to seek reappointment and election as National Executive Treasurer. Consider this a call for interested applicants to send me their vita. The information will be sent to Mike Mullen, NACTA President, for appointment to the position. The individual would then be formally elected to the position by the students attending the National Convention in March 2010. If you have questions about the position, please contact Bruce at bgreene@tntech.edu. The deadline for submission of your vita is February 15.

8. Form 40 Please be sure to send your Form 40’s to National President, Holly Morgan at hnmorgan21@tntech.edu so that your news can be told to others around you. hnmorgan21@tntech.edu

9. For More Information Please visit the National DTA website. Or if any questions, feel free to ask me at hnmorgan21@tntech.edu