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Smith-Hughes National Vocational Education Act
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Virginia tech agriculture education teacher educators Henry C.
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The first national congress of vocational Agriculture students assembles for a national livestock judging contest at the American royal livestock and horse show in Kansas City, Mo.
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H.O. sargent, a federal agent for agriculture education for African Americans at the U.S. Office of education and G.W.
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Future farmers of American is established in Kansas City, Mo.
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National blue and corn gold are adopted as official FFA colors
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Offical FFA creed, written by E.M. Tiffany,is adopted
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the national FFA radio program on NBC is launched
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a character is granted to the Puerto Rico FFA association
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A group of FFA officers and members make a pilgrimage to Washington D.C. where they are greeted on the white house lawn by president franklin D. Roosevelt
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NFA is founded as a national organization at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama
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during the national FFA, convection action is taken to establish a national FFA camp and leadership training school in Washington D.C.
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28.5 acres of land is purchased near Alexandria, VA., for the first FFA - owned national headquarters the land was once part of George Washington's estate
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FFA members join in the war effort. three former FFA members-Robert Gray from Texas, Travis hoover from California, and melvin Jordan from Oklahoma-serve with then Lt. Jimmy Doolittle and participate in the famous air raid on Tokyo.
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The future farmers of the American Foundation is formed in Washington, D.C., to raise money for FFA programs and activities.
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Attendance at the national FFA ''Victory Convection'' is 12,500. Those in attendance honor the 260,450 FFA members who served and the 7,188 who paid the supreme sacrifice, losing their lives in the war.
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The first National FFA convection. National FFA officers go on the first goodwill tour, visiting business and industrial firms and organizations.
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The first FFA chorus and National FFA talent program is held at the National FFA convention
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The first international exchange program for the FFA members begins with young farmers club of great britiain
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The 81st U.S. Congress passes a bill that grants a federal charter to future farmers of America.
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The FFA code of ethics is adopted. The first issue of the National farmer magazine is published
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The U.S. Post Office Department issues a special 3-cent postage stamp—the cost of mailing a first-class letter then—to celebrate the 25th anniversary of FFA.
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The U.S. Post Office Department issues a special 3-cent postage stamp—the cost of mailing a first-class letter then—to celebrate the 25th anniversary of FFA. The first stamps are released in Kansas City, Mo., during the National FFA Convention.
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The U.S. Post Office Department issues a special 3-cent postage stamp—the cost of mailing a first-class letter then—to celebrate the 25th anniversary of FFA. The first stamps are released in Kansas City, Mo., during the National FFA Convention.
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The U.S. Post Office Department issues a special 3-cent postage stamp—the cost of mailing a first-class letter then—to celebrate the 25th anniversary of FFA. The first stamps are released in Kansas City, Mo., during the National FFA Convention.• President Dwight D. Eisenhower speaks at the National FFA Convention — the first U.S. president to do so — and receives an Honorary American Farmer Degree.• FFA membership reaches 363,369
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The U.S. Post Office Department issues a special 3-cent postage stamp—the cost of mailing a first-class letter then—to celebrate the 25th anniversary of FFA. The first stamps are released in Kansas City, Mo., during the National FFA Convention.
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photo of American Star Farmer Joe Moore is on the cover of Time magazine.
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Photo of American Star Farmer Joe Moore is on the cover of Time magazine.
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Photo of American Star Farmer Joe Moore is on the cover of Time magazine.
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Photo of American Star Farmer Joe Moore is on the cover of Time magazine.
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Photo of American Star Farmer Joe Moore is on the cover of Time magazine.
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Former President Harry S. Truman speaks during the National FFA Convention.
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Former President Harry S. Truman speaks during the National FFA Convention.
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Former President Harry S. Truman speaks during the National FFA Convention.
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Former President Harry S. Truman speaks during the National FFA Convention.
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Former President Harry S. Truman speaks during the National FFA Convention.
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The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis presents NFA with a Certificate of Appreciation.
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The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis presents NFA with a Certificate of Appreciation.
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The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis presents NFA with a Certificate of Appreciation.
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The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis presents NFA with a Certificate of Appreciation.
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The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis presents NFA with a Certificate of Appreciation.
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First National FFA Center is dedicated in Alexandria, Va., on land that was once part of George Washington’s estate. An FFA camp had been located here earlier.
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First National FFA Center is dedicated in Alexandria, Va., on land that was once part of George Washington’s estate. An FFA camp had been located here earlier.
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First National FFA Center is dedicated in Alexandria, Va., on land that was once part of George Washington’s estate. An FFA camp had been located here earlier.
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First National FFA Center is dedicated in Alexandria, Va., on land that was once part of George Washington’s estate. An FFA camp had been located here earlier.• FFA holds its first National Leadership Training Conference for state officers in Washington, D.C.
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First National FFA Center is dedicated in Alexandria, Va., on land that was once part of George Washington’s estate. An FFA camp had been located here earlier.
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FFA sells its one-millionth FFA jacket.
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FFA sells its one-millionth FFA jacket.
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FFA sells its one-millionth FFA jacket.
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FFA sells its one-millionth FFA jacket.
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FFA sells its one-millionth FFA jacket.
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NFA merges with FFA, increasing FFA membership by more than 50,000.
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NFA merges with FFA, increasing FFA membership by more than 50,000.
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NFA merges with FFA, increasing FFA membership by more than 50,000.
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NFA merges with FFA, increasing FFA membership by more than 50,000.
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NFA merges with FFA, increasing FFA membership by more than 50,000.
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First FFA National Agricultural Career Show (now called expo) is held at the National FFA Convention to highlight educational and career opportunities in agriculture.
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First FFA National Agricultural Career Show (now called expo) is held at the National FFA Convention to highlight educational and career opportunities in agriculture.
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First FFA National Agricultural Career Show (now called expo) is held at the National FFA Convention to highlight educational and career opportunities in agriculture.
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First FFA National Agricultural Career Show (now called expo) is held at the National FFA Convention to highlight
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First FFA National Agricultural Career Show (now called expo) is held at the National FFA Convention to highlight educational and career opportunities in agriculture.
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Elmer J. Johnson helps develop the FFA archives at the National FFA Center.
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Elmer J. Johnson helps develop the FFA archives at the National FFA Center.
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Elmer J. Johnson helps develop the FFA archives at the National FFA Center.
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Elmer J. Johnson helps develop the FFA archives at the National FFA Center.
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Elmer J. Johnson helps develop the FFA archives at the National FFA Center.
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Presidential candidate Richard M. Nixon speaks at the National FFA Convention. Nixon is elected U.S. president the following month.
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Presidential candidate Richard M. Nixon speaks at the National FFA Convention. Nixon is elected U.S. president the following month.
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Presidential candidate Richard M. Nixon speaks at the National FFA Convention. Nixon is elected U.S. president the following month.
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Presidential candidate Richard M. Nixon speaks at the National FFA Convention. Nixon is elected U.S. president the following month.
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Presidential candidate Richard M. Nixon speaks at the National FFA Convention. Nixon is elected U.S. president the following month.
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FFA opens membership to females, making it possible for them to hold office and participate in competitive events at regional and national levels.
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FFA opens membership to females, making it possible for them to hold office and participate in competitive events at regional and national levels.
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FFA opens membership to females, making it possible for them to hold office and participate in competitive events at regional and national levels.
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FFA opens membership to females, making it possible for them to hold office and participate in competitive events at regional and national levels.
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FFA opens membership to females, making it possible for them to hold office and participate in competitive events at regional and national levels. • Ken Dunagan from Arizona is named the first American Star in Agribusiness.• The Washington Conference (now Washington Leadership Conference —WLC) begins.• The delegate body of the National FFA Convention establishes alumni class of membership as part of the constitution.
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New York’s Anita Decker and New Jersey’s Patricia Krowicki become the first two female delegates to the national convention.
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New York’s Anita Decker and New Jersey’s Patricia Krowicki become the first two female delegates to the national convention.
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New York’s Anita Decker and New Jersey’s Patricia Krowicki become the first two female delegates to the national convention.
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New York’s Anita Decker and New Jersey’s Patricia Krowicki become the first two female delegates to the national convention.
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New York’s Anita Decker and New Jersey’s Patricia Krowicki become the first two female delegates to the national convention.
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The National FFA Alumni Association is established.
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The National FFA Alumni Association is established.
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The National FFA Alumni Association is established.
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The National FFA Alumni Association is established.
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The National FFA Alumni Association is established.
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FFA Official Dress standards are created. • National FFA Secretary Fred McClure from Texas is the first African-American elected to a national FFA office.
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FFA Official Dress standards are created. • National FFA Secretary Fred McClure from Texas is the first African-American elected to a national FFA office.
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FFA Official Dress standards are created. • National FFA Secretary Fred McClure from Texas is the first African-American elected to a national FFA office.
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FFA Official Dress standards are created.
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FFA Official Dress standards are created.
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President Gerald Ford speaks at the National FFA Convention. The speech is carried live on network television. 1975
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President Gerald Ford speaks at the National FFA Convention. The speech is carried live on network television.
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President Gerald Ford speaks at the National FFA Convention.
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President Gerald Ford speaks at the National FFA Convention. The speech is carried live on network television.
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4ood for America program launches.• Jimmy Carter, former Georgia governor and a former member of the Plains (Ga.) FFA Chapter, speaks at the National FFA Convention. Carter was elected U.S. president the following year.
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Food for America program launches.• Jimmy Carter, former Georgia governor and a former member of the Plains (Ga.) FFA Chapter, speaks at the National FFA Convention. Carter was elected U.S. president the following year.• First FFA Student Handbook is published.
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Food for America program launches.
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Food for America program launches.• Jimmy Carter, former Georgia governor and a former member of the Plains (Ga.) FFA Chapter, speaks at the National FFA Convention. Carter was elected U.S. president the following year.• First FFA Student Handbook is published.
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Julie Smiley from Washington is elected national FFA vice president and is the first female to hold a national FFA office.• Alaska becomes the last of the 50 states to obtain a national charter.
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Julie Smiley from Washington is elected national FFA vice president and is the first female to hold a national FFA office.
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Julie Smiley from Washington is elected national FFA vice president and is the first female to hold a national FFA office.
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President Jimmy Carter speaks at the 51st National FFA Convention again, this time as a U.S. president.• The commemorative marker noting the site of the organization’s founding is unveiled in Kansas City, Mo.
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President Jimmy Carter speaks at the 51st National FFA Convention again, this time as a U.S. president.
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President Jimmy Carter speaks at the 51st National FFA Convention again, this time as a U.S. president.
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Christe Peterson from Wisconsin wins the first Extemporaneous Public Speaking Event.
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Christe Peterson from Wisconsin wins the first Extemporaneous Public Speaking Event.
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Christe Peterson from Wisconsin wins the first Extemporaneous Public Speaking Event.
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The National FFA Foundation raises $1 million in one year for the first time.
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The National FFA Foundation raises $1 million in one year for the first time.
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The National FFA Foundation raises $1 million in one year for the first time.
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Jan Eberly from California becomes the first female national FFA president.
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Jan Eberly from California becomes the first female national FFA president.
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Jan Eberly from California becomes the first female national FFA president.
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The Ag Ed Network, the organization’s computerized information service, launches.
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The Ag Ed Network, the organization’s computerized information service, launches.
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The Ag Ed Network, the organization’s computerized information service, launches.
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The first FFA TV public service announcements air.
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The first FFA TV public service announcements air.
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The first FFA TV public service announcements air.
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The first Agriscience Teacher of the Year Award is presented to Steven McKay from Boonville, Calif.
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The first Agriscience Teacher of the Year Award is presented to Steven McKay from Boonville, Calif.
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The first Agriscience Teacher of the Year Award is presented to Steven McKay from Boonville, Calif.
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The first national television satellite broadcast of the National FFA Convention airs.• Vice President George H.W. Bush speaks at the National FFA Convention. Bush is elected U.S. president the following year.
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The first national television satellite broadcast of the National FFA Convention airs.
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The first national television satellite broadcast of the National FFA Convention airs.
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The Future Farmers of America changes its name to the National FFA Organization to reflect the growing diversity in agriculture.• Seventh and eighth-grade students are permitted to become FFA members. • The Agriscience Student Recognition Program is introduced.• President Ronald Reagan speaks at the National FFA Convention via a prerecorded message.
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The Future Farmers of America changes its name to the National FFA Organization to reflect the growing diversity in agriculture.
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The National FFA Center in Indianapolis is dedicated on July 20
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The Future Farmers of America changes its name to the National FFA Organization to reflect the growing diversity in agriculture.• Seventh and eighth grade students are permitted to become FFA members.
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The National Future Farmer magazine changes its name to FFA New Horizons.
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The National Future Farmer magazine changes its name to FFA New Horizons.
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The National Future Farmer magazine changes its name to FFA New Horizons.
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The Partners in Active Learning Support (PALS) program launches.• National convention delegates vote to raise the number of official voting delegates to 475 based on proportional representation. • Delegates vote “no” to a new FFA Creed during the 63rd National FFA Convention.
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The Partners in Active Learning Support (PALS) program launches.
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The Partners in Active Learning Support (PALS) program launches
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FFA chapters in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam, along with five chapters in Micronesia, are chartered.
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FFA chapters in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam, along with five chapters in Micronesia, are chartered.
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FFA chapters in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam, along with five chapters in Micronesia, are chartered.
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Corey Flournoy from Illinois is the first African-American to be elected national FFA president; he is also the first urban student leader.
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Corey Flournoy from Illinois is the first African-American to be elected national FFA president; he is also the first urban student leader.
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Corey Flournoy from Illinois is the first African-American to be elected national FFA president; he is also the first urban student leader.
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H.O. Sargent Award is reinstated, promoting diversity among chapters.
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H.O. Sargent Award is reinstated, promoting diversity among chapters.
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The first Agri-Entrepreneurship Award is presented.
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The first Agri-Entrepreneurship Award is presented.
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The National FFA Center in Indianapolis is dedicated on July 20.
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The National FFA Convention is held in Louisville, Ky., for the first time with 46,918 in attendance.
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The National FFA Convention is held in Louisville, Ky., for the first time with 46,918 in attendance.
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The National FFA Archives at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) opens.
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The National FFA Archives at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) opens.
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Steven Offer from Wisconsin is named the first American Star in Agriscience.
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Steven Offer from Wisconsin is named the first American Star in Agriscience.
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The 75th National FFA Convention is held in Louisville, Ky. To celebrate this special event, the time capsule from the 50th National FFA Convention is opened. Special guest Muhammad Ali is recognized at Reflections to honor the growing diversity of the National FFA Organization.• Karlene Lindow from Wisconsin is named
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The 75th National FFA Convention is held in Louisville, Ky. To celebrate this special event, the time capsule from the 50th National FFA Convention is opened. Special guest Muhammad Ali is recognized at Reflections to honor the growing diversity of the National FFA Organization.
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Javier Moreno from Puerto Rico is elected national president; he becomes the first person with a native language other than English and the first Puerto Rican elected to this office.
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Javier Moreno from Puerto Rico is elected national president; he becomes the first person with a native language other than English and the first Puerto Rican elected to this office.
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The first live webcast of the National FFA Convention premieres on FFA.org.
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Javier Moreno from Puerto Rico is elected national president; he becomes the first person with a native language other than English and the first Puerto Rican elected to this office.
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National FFA launches Seeds of Hope, a fundraising campaign to rebuild Gulf Coast states’ agricultural education and FFA programs following Hurricane Katrina; $835,699 in donations is distributed to affected programs.
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National FFA launches Seeds of Hope, a fundraising campaign to rebuild Gulf Coast states’ agricultural education and FFA programs following Hurricane Katrina; $835,699 in donations is distributed to affected programs.
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The 79th National FFA Convention is held in Indianapolis for the first time, with 54,589 in attendance.
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The 79th National FFA Convention is held in Indianapolis for the first time, with 54,589 in attendance.
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The FFA Merchandise Center opens in Indianapolis.
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The FFA Merchandise Center opens in Indianapolis.
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The FFA member networking site, FFA Nation (now defunct), launches.
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The FFA member networking site, FFA Nation (now defunct), launches.
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FFA celebrates 40 years of women in the organization.
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FFA celebrates 40 years of women in the organization
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Dr. Larry Case retires after 26 years as national FFA advisor.
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Dr. Larry Case retires after 26 years as national FFA advisor.
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The National FFA Alumni Association celebrates its 40th anniversary.
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The National FFA Alumni Association celebrates its 40th anniversary.
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Patrick Gottsch donates $1 million on behalf of RFD-TV to the National FFA Organization, the single-largest unrestricted donation in the organization’s history.
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Patrick Gottsch donates $1 million on behalf of RFD-TV to the National FFA Organization, the single-largest unrestricted donation in the organization’s history.
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Sherene Donaldson is named first female national FFA executive secretary.
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Sherene Donaldson is named first female national FFA executive secretary.
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FFA members earn a record 3,765 American FFA Degrees.
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FFA members earn a record 3,765 American FFA Degrees.
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FFA announces the national convention and expo to move to Indianapolis from 2016-24.
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FFA announces the national convention and expo to move to Indianapolis from 2016-24.• First Lady Michelle Obama gives video greetings to attendees at the national convention and expo.
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National FFA Alumni membership jumps to 225,891 members, up from 62,705 in 2015.
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National FFA Alumni membership jumps to 225,891 members, up from 62,705 in 2015.
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Convention delegate recommendations to alter Official Dress and the opening ceremony get approval from the National FFA Board of Directors.
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Convention delegate recommendations to alter Official Dress and the opening ceremony get approval from the National FFA Board of Directors.
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The board of directors votes to rename the National FFA Alumni Association to National FFA Alumni and Supporters and change its bylaws to operational policies. The National FFA Alumni Council becomes the National FFA Alumni and Supporters Advisory Committee.
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The board of directors votes to rename the National FFA Alumni Association to National FFA Alumni and Supporters and change its bylaws to operational policies. The National FFA Alumni Council becomes the National FFA Alumni and Supporters Advisory Committee.
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FFA celebrates 50 years of female membership in the organization.
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FFA celebrates 50 years of female membership in the organization.
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Student membership hits an all-time high with 760,113 members in 8,739 chapters.
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Student membership hits an all-time high with 760,113 members in 8,739 chapters.
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FFA celebrates 50 years of alumni membership.