FFA Timeline Flashcards

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1925

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Future farmers of Virginia

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1917

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Smith-Hughes Act

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1928

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FFA founded
Kansas City
33 delegates 18 states

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1929

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Colors adapted

Carlaton Patton 1st Star farmer of Am

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4
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1930

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Creed
1st uniform
Edward Drace public speaking contest
Only boys

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5
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1933

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Blue corduroy jacket

Pilgrimage to DC

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1935

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NFA (New Farmers of America)
Tuskegee, AL
Over 100,000 members in FFA

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1937

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FFA camp and leadership training school in DC

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8
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1939

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  • 28.5 acres George Wash estate
  • Twins Albert & Arthur Lacy shared Star farmer of America (Hondo TX)
  • HO Sargent’s award created
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9
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1944

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FFA Fundation

138,548 FFA members in WW2

1st Ag Proficiency Award fir Ag Mechanics

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1947

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1st national FFA band performed at FFA convention

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1948

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1st FFA Chorus & talent program @Convention
-international exchange.. Young Farmers Club of Great Britain
1st FFA week (George W. bday)

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1950

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Harry S. Truman chartered public law 740

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1952

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Magazine The National Future Farmer published

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1953

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US post office- special stamp 25th anniversary of ffa

- Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower 1st pres. to speak at convention

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1957

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Harry S Truman spike during nat conv

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16
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1958

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Nat. Foundation for Infantile Paralysis presents NFA w certificate of appreciation

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17
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1959

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1st nat ffa center dedicated in Alexandria, VA

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18
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1965

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NFA+FFA

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19
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1966

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1st ffa nat ag career show at nat conv

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20
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1968

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Pres. Richard Nixon attends nat conv

21
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1969

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Girls allowed
1st nat star in agribusiness, Ken Dunagan from AZ
Wash conference (WLC)
Delegate body of nat ffa conv est. alumni class as part of const

22
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1973

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Official dress standards created

23
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1974

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Fred McClure 1st black in nat office

Pres. Gerald Ford guest speaker; live on tv

24
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1975

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Food for america launched

25
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1976

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Julie Smiley WA 1st girl nat office

Alaska last state chartered

26
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1978

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Pres. Jimmy Carter addressed 51st nat conv

27
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1979

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1st extemporaneous public speaking

Christe peterson Winsconsin

28
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1980

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Nat ffa foundation raises 1 million in a yr for 1st time

29
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1982

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Jan Eberly, 1st girl nat pres

30
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1987

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George H W Bush spoke nat conv (vice pres) pres 1988

31
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1988

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Name change (future farmers of am to ffa)
7th&8th students permitted
Agriscience stud regognition prog

32
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1989

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The national future farmer magazine becomes FFA New Horizons

33
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1990

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Partners in active learning support (pals) launched

34
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1991

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Chaps in virgin islands & guam, 5 chaps in Micronesia chartered

35
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1994

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Corey flournoy 1st black pres; also 1st urban student

36
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1996

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HO Sargent award reinstated
Alexandria to indianapolis center
Kansas to louisville convention
Www.ffa.org web

37
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1997

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1st agri-entrepreneurship awards

38
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1998

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Center indi dedicated july 20
Ag ed nat headquarters dedicated alexandria
Nat conv kansas last time
Jose santiago 1st puerto riqueño nat office
Public law 81-740 revised& replaced to pub law 105-225 aug 12

39
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1999

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72nd conv louisville
1st nat creed speaking
Michael Van Winkle of ARK

40
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2000

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Delegates@ nat conv approve Discovery FFA Degree for mid schoolers

41
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2001

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1st nat star in agriscience: Steven Offer wins

1st nat star in ag placement: Nicholas Streff S Dakota

42
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2002

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1st female star farmer: Karlene Lindow

Official Dress standards revised

43
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2003

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Javier Moreno Puerto Rico nat pres 1st per w native lang other than eng

44
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2004

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Webcast ffa conv premieres on ffa.org

45
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2005

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Seeds of Hope fundraising rebuild gulf coast states hurri katrina $835,699
Ffa foundation 10 million in raising money for ffa prog & services

46
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2006

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Foundation 1st 1million from ford motor co
79th conv indi 54,489 ppl
Long range goal

47
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2007

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Merchandise Center opens doors
Membership 500,823 in 7,358 chp
New Horizons online

48
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2008

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FFA Nation, networking site
ffanation.ffa.org
81 conv record attendance
Rotate conv Louis & Indi starting '13
Memb all high 507,763
49
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2009

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Women 40 yrs

50
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2010

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83 conv 54,942 teachers, memb, supporters, guest
Dr. Larry Case retires (26) nat adv
75 yrs NFA anniversary
6 college age memb FFA Glo Out: Africa (Zambia)
3,449 American degrees

51
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2011

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Alumni 40 yrs
Celebrates native americans in ffa, ag& ag ed in 84 conv
Foundation- 16 million 
Steve A. Brown nat advisor
All high- 540, 379 in 7,489
Ag career network launched