At FFA, we believe that what we grow changes how the world grows.
The Forever Blue Network is about reconnecting with those who made a difference in your life, reaching out to those you can impact now and finding a new world of opportunities. As a result, we launched a series called Five Questions to explore the lives of Forever Blue Network members.
Among other things, we’ll find out:
- Who they are.
- Where they are now.
- What do they do.
- How they do it.
- Why.
This month’s Five Questions features Philip Eberly. Philip is from Wooster, Ohio, and is a former FFA member as well as a past Ohio state FFA officer. He was an undergraduate student at The Ohio State University and majored in food science and technology. He was Food Science Club President and a College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Ambassador. He plans to attend graduate school to study food science.
Q1: What made you decide your career path?
Philip: My involvement in the milk quality and products and food science and technology career development events (CDEs) led me to pursuing a career in food science. I always enjoyed math and science in school, and these contests applied those subjects to a tangible career that I could see myself in.
Q2: If you could learn a new skill in an instant, what would it be?
Philip: I wish I could learn a foreign language, such as Spanish, in an instant. I enjoy traveling and communicating with others, and this would enable me to do this more. As for now, Duolingo will have to do.
Q3: What was your SAE or project in FFA?
Philip: I worked on my family’s dairy farm, so my SAE was dairy production – placement.
Q4: What was your favorite part about being in FFA?
Philip: My favorite part about being in FFA were the contests. As a competitive person, I enjoyed the outlet in an area that was not sports-related. They also pushed me to grow my interpersonal skills and become more well-rounded.
Q5: What’s the best advice you’ve ever heard/been given?
Philip: The best advice I have received in this season of life is, “When you feel like stopping, remember why you started.”
If you would like to be considered for an upcoming Five Questions, email Joanne Sergi, jsergi@ffa.org, with your request.
