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