AgEd Student Spotlight: Savannah Stroebel


Savannah Stroebel is a sophomore studying agriculture education at the University of Idaho. Stroebel grew up in Kuna, Idaho, and got her start in agriculture by joining 4-H. She spent her summers with extended family members, raising market steers for the local county fair. After joining FFA and being exposed to a more diverse view of agriculture, she discovered a deeper passion for the industry. 

Stroebel always knew she wanted to be a teacher, but wasn’t set on her future career aspirations until after joining FFA. “I thought it was going to be just another club that would make my resume look good,” she stated. But as her involvement in the organization progressed over her four years of high school, she began to realize how much those FFA experiences would impact her future.

Stroebel served as an Idaho FFA State Officer during the 2018-2019 year and says it was one of the greatest years of her life. “I spent my time traveling the state learning about agriculture, meeting with industry stakeholders, advocating for career and technical education in the legislature, growing as a leader and human, meeting awesome FFA members, and of course representing a life changing organization.” These high-impact experiences as a state officer helped Stroebel solidify her choice to pursue agricultural education as a future career. 

Stroebel continues to stay involved at the University of Idaho as she serves as the Teach Ag Intern for the Agricultural and Extension Education department and the ASUI Vice President’s Senate Adjutant. She is also working for National FFA as a Washington Leadership Conference Facilitator, which means she gets to spend her summer working with students, teaching them the importance of service, and helping them create service plans to employ in their hometowns. Stroebel hopes to continue working for the National FFA Organization as a conference facilitator while she finishes her undergraduate degree, “and hopefully my Masters,” she says. When she finishes school, she anticipates finding herself in the classroom as a secondary high school ag teacher.


Written by Lynnsey Tracy
Spring 2020


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