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1925
Ag Teachers
Henry Groseclose
Harry Sanders
Edmund C. Magill
Walter S. Newman
Made a Organization involving Ag for boys.
Future Farmers of Virginia served as the model for the FFA (Future Farmers of America). -
Period: to
1935
New Farmers of America established
Organization of African American young men
FFA membership earned 100 membes. -
Period: to
1950
President Harry Truman granted a Federal Charter to FFA -
Period: to
1969
FFA grants membership to women. WLC begins -
Period: to
1976
Julie Smiley from Washington is named the first women to hold national office.
Alaska becomes the last of the 50 states to obtain a national charter -
Period: to
1988
Future Farmers of America changes its name to the National FFA Organization, to reflect the growing diversity in the Ag industry.
7th and 8th grade students are allowed to become FFA members. -
Period: to
1996
The official website for the FFA debuts
www.ffa.org -
Period: to
1999
72nd National FFA Convention is held in Louisville, Ky
First national creed speaking event held -
Period: to
2005
National FFA launched Seeds of Hope.
FFA foundation breaks the $10 million mark in raising money for FFA programs and services -
Period: to
2006
The 79th National FFA Convention is held in Indianapolis for the first time.
The FFA Foundation announces its first $1 million contribution to the Ford Motor Company -
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2014
5 FFA jackets are added to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History -
Period: to
2019
Student membership hits an all-time high with 700,170 members in 8,612 chapters