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E.M. Tiffany
Wrote the FFA Creed
Dr. C.H. Lane
First National FFA President
Gus Lintner
Designed the FFA Jacket
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Fred McClure
First National African American FFA Officer
Dr. H.O. Sargent
Started New Farmers of Virginia
Corey Flournoy
First National African American FFA President
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Leslie Applegate
First National FFA President
Henry Groseclose
Father of the FFA
Julie Smiley
First Female National FFA Officer
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Javier Moreno
First national FFA President from Puerto Rico
Jan Eberly
First Female National FFA President
Jose Santiago
First Puerto Rican to become a National FFA Officer
Dates Dates
1917
Smith Hughes National Vocational Education Act passed (CTE Class in Schools)1928
The National FFA Organization was Established. First convention at the Baltimore Hotel in Kansas City and there was 33 Delegates
1930
FFA Creed Adopted (E.M. Tiffany)
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1933
The FFA Jacket was adopted as part of the official dress. Designed by Gus Linter of Fredericktown, Ohio for the Fredericktown Band
1935
New Farmers of America was started
Dates Dates
1944
National FFA Foundation Established
1947
The First Band Started at the National FFA Convention
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1950
Public Law 740 passed giving the FFA a Federal Charter
Rhode Island Receive its Federal FFA Charter
1953
Camden County Chapter Chartered
Dwight D. Eisenhower spoke at the National FFA Convention
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1965
NFA and FFA Merged
1969
Women were admitted into the FFA
The Moon Landing
1971
National FFA Alumni Association created
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1976
First FFA Student handbook Published
1988
The name of the organization changed due to growing diversity
Mr. Sorrell was born
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The name of the first FFA Magazine was the “National Future Farmer”
The name of the magazine now is the “FFA New Horizons”
The FFA Colors are “National Blue and Corn Gold”
The National FFA Foundation raises $6 million annually
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The FFA Motto is Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve.
The FFA Mission Statement is focused on premier leadership, personal growth, and career success
Dues in 1928 was 10 cents now they are 12 bucks!
Henry S. Brunner was the first National Band Director
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First National FFA Center was located in Alexandria, Virginia
Now the National FFA Center is located in Indianapolis, Indiana
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