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1969
FFA opens membership
to girls Washington Conference
(now WLC) begins -
1971
National FFA Alumni is
founded -
1973
Official dress standards
are created -
1974
Fred McClure from the
Texas FFA Association
is named the first
African-American
elected to National FFA
Office -
1976
Julie Smiley from WA is
named the first female
to hold national office Alaska becomes the last
of the 50 states to
obtain a national charter -
1988
Future Farmers of America (FFA)
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 -
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1999
72nd National FFA Convention is
held in Louisville, Ky First national creed speaking event
held Michael Von Winkle of the
Arkansas FFA Assoc. Wins -
2003
“FFA Live” is launched
on RFD TV -
2004
First live webcast from
ffa.org of the 77th
annual National FFA
Convention -
2005
National FFA launched Seeds of
Hope, a fundraising campaign to
rebuild Gulf Coast states’ agriculture
education and FFA programs
following Hurricane Katrina FFA foundation breaks the $10
million mark in raising money for FFA
programs and services -
2006
The 79th National FFA Convention is
held in Indianapolis for the first time,
with 54,589 in attendance The FFA Foundation announces its
first $1 million contribution to the
Ford Motor Company
