FFA Flashcards
1917
smith hughes vocational education act
1925
future farmers of Virginia for boys
1928
First National FFA convention in Kansas City
1929
National blue and corn gold adopted as official FFA color
1930
FFA Creed, written by E.M. Tiffany adopted
1935
NFA founded
1948
FIrst FFA week celebrated during the week of George Washington’s birthday.
1950
U.S congress passed a bill that granted a federal charter to future farmers of America. President Harry S. Truman signed the bill
1953
President Dwight D. Eisenhower spoke at the national FFA convention
1965
NFA merged with FFA
1969
FFA opens membership to girls.
1972
National FFA Alumni Associations founded
1974
McClure was the first African- American to hold a national FFA office.
1976
Smiley was the first female to hold a national FFA office.
1982
Jan Eberly from California became the first female national FFA president.
1988
Future Farmers of America changed its name to the National FFA organization to reflect the growing diversity in the agriculture industry.
1988
president Ronald Reagan spoke at the national FFA convention
1994
FLournoy was the first African-American, and the first urban student leader to hold this office
2006
National FFA convention held in Indianapolis