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Dates, Quiz Team
Dates
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How many items are included in the tresurer's report? | 6 |
| What year was the offical dress standards recently revised? | 2002 |
| The last time the National Constitution and By laws was revised was at the 77th National Convention in what year? | 2006 |
| National FFA week material can be ordered from what catalog? | core |
| What catalog carries banquet decorations, awards, and supplies? | Blue |
| Smith-Hughes National Vocation Act | 1917 |
| Virginia Tech establishes Future Farmers of Virginia | 1925 |
| Future Farmers of America established in Kansas City MO | 1928 |
| First National FFA Convention held inKansas City: 33 delegates from 18 states | 1928 |
| First Sectional gathering of New Farmers of America held | 1928 |
| National blue and corn gold adopeted as official colors | 1929 |
| Carlton Patton of Arkansas named first Star Farmer of America | 1929 |
| Official Creed Adopted | 1930 |
| First national speaking contest held, winner: Edward Drace Missouri | 1930 |
| First Official Dress uniform adopted: dark blue shirt, blue or white pants, blue cap, and yellow tie | 1930 |
| Delegates restrit membership to boys only | 1930 |
| Blue corduroy jacket adopeted as Official Dress | 1933 |
| group of FFA officers and members made pilgramage to Washington DC where they were greeted on the White House Lawn by President Franklin D Roosevelt | 1933 |
| New Farmers of America founded in Tuskegee, Ala | 1935 |
| active FFA members exceeded 100,000 memembers | 1935 |
| During national convention action was taken to establish a national FFA camp and leadership training school in Washingtion DC | 1937 |
| 28.5 acres of land was purchased for the first FFA owned national headquarters; the land was apart of George Wahsington's estate | 1939 |
| Indentical twins, Albert and Arthur Lacy of Hondo, Texas became the only members ever to share the title of Star Farmer of Ameria | 1939 |
| Future Farmers of Amerian Foundation formed | 1944 |
| 138,548 FFA members were serving in the armed forces during World War II | 1944 |
| First National FFA agriculture proficieny award presented for agricultural mechanics | 1944 |
| First National Band preformed at national FFA convention | 1947 |
| First FFA chorus and national FFA talent program held at national ffa convention | 1948 |
| natinoal ffa supply service began operation | 1948 |
| first international exchange program for FFA memebers began with Young Farmers Club of Great Britian | 1948 |
| record jump in membership from 238,269 in 1947 to 260,300 in 1948; so many members attended the 20th National FFA convention that a folding cot hotel was set up in the basement of the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City | 1948 |
| first ffa week celebrated during the week of George Washingtion's birthday | 1948 |
| President Harry S Truman granted Federal Charter, Public Law 740 to FFA | 1950 |
| First Issue of the National Future Farmer magazine published | 1952 |
| The US Post Office Department issued a special stamp to celebrate the 25th anniversary of FFA | 1953 |
| President Dwight D Eisenhower was the first president to speak at a national FFA convention | 1953 |
| Former Presdient Harry S Truman spoke during national convention | 1957 |
| First National FFA center dedicated in Alexandria Va | 1959 |
| New Farmers of America merges with the Future Farmers of America | 1965 |
| First FFA National Career Show held at national FFA convention | 1966 |
| President Richard Nixon attends national FFA convention | 1968 |
| FFA opens membership to girls | 1969 |
| First national star in agribuisness, Ken Dunagan from Arizona | 1969 |
| Washington Conference (now WLC) begins | 1969 |
| Delegate body of the national FFA convention established alumni class of membership as part of the constitution | 1969 |
| FFA offical dress standads created | 1973 |
| Fred McClure from Texas is the first African American elected to national office | 1974 |
| President Gerald Ford is the guest speaker at national FFA convention; the speech is carried live to network televison | 1974 |
| Food for America Program is launched | 1975 |
| Julie Smiley of Washington is the first female elected to national office | 1976 |
| Alaska becomes the last of the 50 states to obtain a national charter | 1976 |
| President Jimmy Carter addressed the 51st National FFA convention | 1978 |
| First Extemporaneous Public speaking event held and won by Christe Peterson of Wisconsin | 1979 |
| National FFA Foundation raises $1 million in one year for the first time | 1980 |
| Jan Eberly, CA, becomes the first female national FFA president | 1982 |
| George H.W. Bush spoke at national convention as vice president to Ronald Reagan | 1987 |
| Future Farmers of America changes its name to National FFA Organization to relfect the growing diversity in the industry of agriculture | 1988 |
| Seventh and Eighth grade students permitted to become FFA members | 1988 |
| Agriscience Student Recongnition Program introduced | 1988 |
| The National Future Farmer Magazine changes its name to FFA New Horizons | 1989 |
| Parters in Active Learning Support (PALS) is launched | 1990 |
| Chapters in the Virgin Islands and Guam. along with 5 chapters in Micronesia are chartered | 1991 |
| Corey Flournoy, Illinois, is the first African American to be eleceted national FFA president, he is also the first urban studnet leader | 1994 |
| H.O. Sargent Award, reinstated promoting diversity among chapters | 1996 |
| FFA announces its descision to move the National FFA Center from Alexandria VA to Indianapolis Ind | 1996 |
| FFA announces its decision to move the national ffa convention from Kansas City, MO to Louisville Kentucky | 1996 |
| the official website for FFA, www.ffa.org debuts | 1996 |
| fisrt agri entrepreneurship awards presented | 1997 |
| National FFA center in indianapolis Ind is dedicated July 20 | 1998 |
| agricultural education national headquarters dedicated in alexandria va | 1998 |
| national convention held in kansas city MO for last time | 1998 |
| Joe Santiago elected to national office; he is the first memember from Puerto Ricoto serve as national officer | 1998 |
| Public Law 81-740 revised through congress and replaced by public law 105-225 on Aug 12 | 1998 |
| 72nd National FFA Convention held in Louisville Kentucky | 1999 |
| First National Creed Speaking Event; Michael Van Winkle of Arkansas wins | 1999 |
| Delegates at the national ffa convention approve the discovery degree for mdidle school students | 2000 |
| First National Star in Agriscience named; Steven Offer, Wisconsin | 2001 |
| First National Star in Agricultural Placement named; Nicholas Streff, South Dakota | 2001 |
| First Female Star Farmer named; Karlene Lindow, Wisconsin | 2002 |
| Official Dress Standards Revised | 2002 |
| Javier Moreneo, Puerto Rico, elected national FFA president, becomes first person with a native language other than English and the first Puerto Rican electedas national FFA president | 2003 |
| first live webcast of national FFA convention premieres on www.ffa.org | 2004 |
| National FFA launched Seeds of Hope, a fundraising campaign to rebuild Gulf Coast states' agricultural education and FFA programs following Hurricane Katrina; $835, 699 in donations distributed to affected programs | 2005 |
| FFA foundation breaks the $10 million mark in raising money for FFA programs and services | 2005 |
| National FFA foundation receives first $1 million contribution from the Ford Motor Company | 2006 |
| Endoresment of agricultural education's long-range goal of 10,000 quality agricultural education programs by 2015 where every student is a member of FFA and has a relevant SAE | 2006 |
| FFA merchandise Center opens its doors | 2007 |
| FFA New Horizons adds online feature- www.ffanewhorizons.org | 2007 |
| FFA memeber networking site,FFA Nation, launches at ffanation.ffa.org | 2008 |
| 8st National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind,has record attendance of 54,731 members, teachers, supporters, and guest | 2008 |
| Board makes decision to rotate the Convention between Louisville and Indianapolis,beginning with Louisville in 2013 | 2008 |
| FFA celebrates 40 years of women in the organization | 2009 |
| 83rd National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, IND has record attendance of 54,942 members, teachers, supporters,and guest | 2010 |
| Dr. Larry Case retires after 26 years as national FFA advisor | 2010 |
| six college age ffa members travel to Zambia for teh FFA global outreach: Africa program | 2010 |
| the National FFA Alumni Association celebrates its 40th anniversary | 2011 |
| FFA celebrates Native Americans in FFA, agriculture and agricultural education during the 84th National FFA Convention | 2011 |
| the National FFA foundation receives a record $16 million in support of FFA | 2011 |
| Steve A Brown named national FFA advisor | 2011 |
| the agricultural career network is launched | 2011 |
| code of ethics adopted | 1952 |
| The national Foundation for Infantile Paralysis presents NFA with Certificate of Appreciation | 1958 |
| code of ethics revised | 1995 |
| creed was adopted | 3rd National Convention |
| Creed revised | 38th and 63rd national convention |
| First Natinoal FFA President | Leslie Applegate, New Jersey |
| President who retired and the vice president who took his place: | President: Harold Gum, West Virginia Vice: Marvin Jagels Idaho |
| National FFA Presidents from Texas | Bobby Tucker, J Ken Johnson, Donnell Brown, Curtis C Childers, Corey Rosenbusch, Trent McKnight |
| First National NFA president | David Simmons, Alabama |
| National NFA Presidents from Texas | Lawrence Price, Dudley DeRouen, Oliver Hunt (Resigned) Cecil Strickland, William Love, and Adolphus Pinson (last NFA president) |
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