National FFA Organization is an American
501(c)(3)
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youth organization
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, specifically a
career and technical student organization, based on middle and high school classes that promote and support
agricultural
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education
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. It was founded in 1925 at
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Virginia Tech (formally the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and informally VT, or VPI) is a Public university, public Land-grant college, land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. It also ...
, by agriculture teachers
Henry C. Groseclose
Henry C. Groseclose was born on May 17, 1892. He lived in Ceres, Virginia for most of his life. Groseclose completed his junior college degree from Washington and Lee University in 1917. In his later years, he also received his bachelor's degree, a ...
,
Walter Newman,
Edmund Magill
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Persons named Edmund include:
People Kings and ...
, and
Harry Sanders as Future Farmers of Virginia. In 1928, it became a nationwide organization known as Future Farmers of America. In 1988 the name was changed to the National FFA Organization, now commonly referred to as FFA, to recognize that the organization is for students with diverse interests in the food, fiber, and natural resource industries, encompassing science, business, and technology in addition to production agriculture. Today FFA is among the largest youth organizations in the United States, with 850,823 members in 8,995 chapters
throughout all 50 states,
Puerto Rico
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, and the
Virgin Islands
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. FFA is the largest of the career and technical student organizations in U.S. schools.
The organization holds a
congressional charter
A congressional charter is a law passed by the United States Congress that states the mission, authority, and activities of a group. Congress issued federal charters from 1791 until 1992 under Title 36 of the United States Code. The first charte ...
under
Title 36 of the United States Code
The United States Code is the official compilation of the Federal laws of a general and permanent nature that are currently in force. Title 36 cover, "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations."
Parts
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.
Overview
The National FFA Organization is a youth leadership organization that makes a positive difference in the lives of young people by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agriculture education. The FFA Motto is Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve.
FFA functions within the three-circle model of agricultural education as a student leadership organization that complements a student's classroom/laboratory instruction and
supervised agricultural experience
National FFA Organization is an American 501(c)(3) youth organization, specifically a career and technical student organization, based on middle and high school classes that promote and support agricultural education. It was founded in 1925 at Vi ...
program.
FFA members can compete in Career Development Events (CDE) that cover job skills in everything from communications to mechanics. Some events allow students to compete as individuals, while others allow them to compete in teams.
These competitions can happen at a local or district level, state level, and on the national level.
Students are supervised by agricultural education teachers that have to cooperate with parents, employers, and other adults who assist individuals in the development and achievement of educational and career goals.
The official colors of FFA are national blue and corn gold.
Supervised Agricultural Experience programs
To be an active member in the National FFA Organization, a member must have a Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) project. The projects involve hands-on application of concepts and principles learned in the agricultural education classroom, with guidelines for the SAE projects governed by the state FFA delegation. SAE programs are grouped into four areas:
* Foundational – learning about the 'big picture' of agriculture and related careers
* Research/Experimentation and Analysis – conducting research or analysis of information to discover new knowledge
* Ownership/Entrepreneurship – planning and operation of an agriculture-related business
* Placement/Internship – working either for pay or experience in an agricultural setting
Official FFA dress
FFA jacket
The most recognizable symbol of the organization is the blue
corduroy
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jacket that is worn by FFA members. The back of the jacket features a large FFA emblem underneath the name of the member's state. The name of the local FFA chapter, district, region or area is embroidered below the emblem. The front of the FFA jacket features a smaller FFA emblem on the left chest and the FFA member's name and sometimes, if applicable, office and year on the right chest. Members may also wear award pins or officer pins under their names. FFA members are required to wear the jacket as part of the official dress while participating in all official organization activities.
The FFA jacket was created to be worn by the Fredericktown Band of the Fredericktown FFA Chapter by Dr. Gus Lintner.
It was adopted in 1933.
The color of the jacket's corduroy has ranged from shades of blue to shades of purple through the years. In 2004, the National FFA Organization worked with a supplier in
North Carolina
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to set a new standard for the blue corduroy by using samples from archived FFA jackets. The jacket's color standardization was accompanied by a restoration of the embroidered FFA emblems and fit corrections led by
Clemson University
Clemson University () is a public land-grant research university in Clemson, South Carolina. Founded in 1889, Clemson is the second-largest university in the student population in South Carolina. For the fall 2019 semester, the university enro ...
's Apparel Research Center. The improved FFA jacket, produced in both Van Wert,
Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...
and South
Vietnam
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, was first made available in August 2005. Currently, all lettering, embroidery and finishing of FFA jackets is completed by Universal Lettering Company in Van Wert,
Ohio
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.
Elements of FFA official dress
FFA members are required to wear official FFA dress while participating in official organization activities. The National FFA Organization recently updated its bylaws, stating that members may wear any item they are comfortable in, including those which were previously reserved for only one gender. Religious garb, such as head-ware, is also allowed.
Official dress consists of black slacks or a black skirt, a white button up shirt with collar, an official FFA blue scarf or tie, black dress shoes with closed heel and toe, black socks or nylon hosiery, and an official FFA jacket zipped to the top.
Awards and pins
FFA members earn metal pins that signify achievement within the organization. These pins can be placed on the front of the FFA jacket;
however, official guidelines state that no more than three pins may be worn at one time. The pins are to be placed beneath the FFA member's have their name on the right chest and can recognize the highest degree, highest office, and/or highest award in that order from left to right. Two exceptions exist within pin placement guidelines. When an FFA member earns a State FFA Degree or American FFA Degree, the award keys should be worn above the name on the right chest or attached to the FFA jacket with a standard key chain, and no other pins should accompany these.
Traditions
FFA has many traditions and trademarks identifying it as an agricultural education organization:
The FFA Motto: Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve.
The FFA Mission: The National FFA Organization is dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education.
The Official FFA Colors: National Blue and Corn Gold (worn on the Official FFA jackets).
The FFA Emblem:
Cross section of the ear of corn: represents unity. Wherever you live in the United States, corn is grown everywhere.
Rising Sun: signifies progress. It represents that tomorrow will always bring a new day.
Plow: signifies labor and tillage of the soil. It also shows the historic foundation of our country's strength.
Eagle: symbolizes freedom and our ability to explore the new agriculture world.
Owl: represents knowledge. Long recognized for wisdom and knowledge.
Agriculture Education and FFA: symbolizes the combination of learning and leadership.
The FFA Creed:
The creed was written by Erwin Milton "E.M." Tiffany of
Lyndon, Kansas
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History
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[ It was written in 1928
] and adopted at the 3rd National FFA Convention.
It was revised at the 38th and 63rd National FFA Conventions by the assembled delegate body. It is recited by new members to the organization to reflect their growing belief in agriculture and agricultural education. The FFA Creed also must be memorized and recited to earn the Greenhand Degree.
I believe in the future of agriculture, with a faith born not of words but of deeds – achievements won by the present and past generations of agriculturists; in the promise of better days through better ways, even as the better things we now enjoy have come to us from the struggles of former years.
I believe that to live and work on a good farm or to be engaged in other agricultural pursuits, is pleasant as well as challenging; for I know the joys and discomforts of agricultural life and hold an inborn fondness for those associations which, even in hours of discouragement I cannot deny.
I believe in leadership from ourselves and respect from others. I believe in my own ability to work efficiently and think clearly, with such knowledge and skill as I can secure, and in the ability of progressive agriculturists to serve our own and the public interest in producing and marketing the product of our toil.
I believe in less dependence on begging and more power in bargaining; in the life abundant and enough honest wealth to help make it so-for others as well as myself; in less need for charity and more of it when needed; in being happy myself and playing square with those whose happiness depends upon me.
I believe that American agriculture can and will hold true to the best traditions of our national life and that I can exert an influence in my home and community which will stand solid for my part in that inspiring task.
FFA structure
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FFA is represented at several different levels across the nation; FFA administration may change from state to state. The basic levels are the national level, serving all of the United States of America, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; the state level, serving an individual state association; and the chapter level, serving a school or set of schools in an area. By definition, there can be three types of chapters at the secondary level, they are middle for middle school, junior for ninth grade and senior which can be either tenth through twelfth or ninth through twelfth depending on the school. Other levels include districts, sub districts, sections, regions, areas, and federations.
FFA was created to serve high school students and has moved into middle schools where membership may begin as early as age 12, allowing members to become active earlier and stay active longer. Each chapter is chartered as part of the state association and national organization. Collegiate chapters exist as well.
Most states hold FFA conventions at least once annually, where members gather to compete, be recognized for awards, attend leadership workshops, debate organizational issues in a delegate process, and more. Nationally, the National FFA Convention & Expo is held once a year in the fall. It was held in
Kansas City, Missouri
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, from 1928 to 1998. The convention moved to
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border ...
, in 1999 before moving again in 2006 to
Indianapolis, Indiana
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. Louisville again hosted the national convention from 2013 to 2015. FFA announced in July 2015 that the national convention would be hosted in Indianapolis each year from 2016 to 2024. In 2018, FFA announced that the national convention would be hosted in Indianapolis each year from 2025 to 2031.
Officers of FFA
As FFA is a student-led organization intended to serve youth around the nation, it elects officers from its own diverse membership to certain levels of FFA. With these basic constitutional officers a basis of parliamentary procedure is completed during meetings and banquets; each officer during these procedures will stand and recite their office level and what it is stationed by, and why the particular position is stationed as so. Typical officer roles are:
Constitutional officers
* President — Stationed by the rising sun, a token of a new era in agriculture; presides over meetings
* Vice President — Stationed by the
plow
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, the symbol of labor and tillage of the soil; presides over meetings in the absence of the president
* Secretary — Stationed by the ear of corn, to keep a record of all meetings and correspond with other secretaries wherever corn is grown and FFA(Future Farmers of America) members meet
* Treasurer — Stationed by the emblem of
George Washington
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, to keep an accurate account of receipts and disbursements just as Washington kept his farm accounts, carefully and accurately
* Reporter — Stationed by the Flag, strives to inform the public in order that every man, woman, and child may know that FFA is a national organization that reaches from the state of Alaska to the Virgin Islands and from the state of Maine to Hawaii
* Sentinel — Stationed by the door the Sentinel ensures the door is open to all, care for the meeting room and paraphernalia, strives to keep the meeting room comfortable as well as assists the president in maintaining order
Others may include
* Chaplain- Stationed by the open book or Bible. The Chaplain presides over prayers and invocations at events.
* Parliamentarian — Stationed by a copy of
Robert's Rules of Order
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"The object of Rules of Order is to assist an assembly to accomplish the work for which ...
Parliamentarian's ensure parliamentary procedure is always followed.
* Historian — Stationed at the scroll or chapter scrapbook. Historians maintain the chapter scrap book and keep records of past events.
* Student Advisor — Stationed by the owl or the key. Student advisors take some of the roles of the advisor. Assisting where ever needed. A student advisor may also perform the duties of an officer in their absence (minus president and Vice President)
* Executive Committee/Executive Board
Each officer is an agriculture student and holds responsibilities needed to serve. Officers are elected each year by members at the respective level.
National officers
At the national level, the organization has student-held positions of president, secretary, and vice president for each of the four administrative regions (Eastern, Southern, Central, and Western). These officers had to once be officers in their respective state association .
Notable historic events and milestones
![Future Farmers FFA U](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/Future_Farmers_FFA_U.S._Stamp.jpg)
* 1928: FFA is established.
* 1929: National Blue and Corn Gold are adopted as official colors.
* 1930: Official FFA creed adopted.
* 1944: FFA Foundation formed.
* 1950: Congress grants FFA a Federal Charter, recognizing the importance of FFA as an integral component of School-Based Agricultural Education.
* 1953: FFA U.S. postage stamp issued by U.S. Postal Service.
* 1965: FFA was desegregated; FFA absorbed the
New Farmers of America
The New Farmers of America (NFA) was organized in Tuskegee Alabama and became a national organization for African-American young men in 1935. The organization was formed to serve agriculture students in southern states where schools were segregated ...
organization for students of color.
* 1969: FFA membership becomes available to female students.
* 1988: Official Name change from Future Farmers of America to National FFA Organization.
* 2006: National FFA Foundation receives first $1 million contribution from Ford Motor Company.
* 2010: FFA members earn a record 3,449 American FFA Degrees.
* 2011: National FFA Alumni Association celebrates its 40-year anniversary.
* 2015: National FFA celebrates 50 years of desegregation following the merger of FFA and NFA.
* 2017: National FFA elects first female African-American National President, Ms. Breanna Holbert from the State of California.
* 2019: FFA celebrates 50 years of female leaders in the organization.
Career & Leadership Development Events
FFA Career and Leadership Development Events (CDE/LDEs) are competitions that members compete in to test their skills learned through agricultural education instruction. They vary at the different levels of FFA, and some are contested only at certain levels or in specific states, districts, areas, or regions.
At the national level, there are 25 Career and Leadership Development Events offered:
* Agricultural Communications
* Agricultural Issues Forum
* Agricultural Sales
*
Agricultural Technology & Mechanical System
*
Agronomy
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* Conduct of Chapter Meetings
* Creed Speaking
*
Dairy Cattle Evaluation & Management
* Employment Skills
* Environmental & Natural Resources
* Extemporaneous Public Speaking
* Farm & Agribusiness Management
*
Floriculture
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*
Food Science & Technology
*
Forestry
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*
Horse Evaluation
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*
Livestock Evaluation
*
Marketing Plan
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*
Meats Evaluation & Technology
* Milk Quality & Products
* Nursery/Landscape
*
Parliamentary Procedure
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*
Poultry Evaluation
* Prepared Public Speaking
* Veterinary Science
Others
Examples of CDE/LDEs offered in some states but not at the national level include:
* Agricultural Mechanics Skills
* Cattle Evaluation
* Creed Speaking
* Horse Evaluation
* Livestock Evaluation
* Tractor driving
* Parli law
* Vet Science
Notable alumni
In politics
*
Sam Brownback
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, United States Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, former Governor of Kansas, former United States Senator, former United States representative, past state FFA President and national FFA vice president
*
Harold Brubaker
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, North Carolina state representative, past National FFA Secretary from Pennsylvania
*
Jimmy Carter
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,
Governor of Georgia
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, 39th President of the United States
*
Matt Lohr
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, Chief of USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service, former Virginia state representative, past state FFA President and National FFA Vice President
*
Bruce Maloch
Bruce Maloch ( ; born June 29, 1957) is an attorney and politician in South Arkansas.
Education and personal life
Maloch was raised on a farm near Emerson, Arkansas. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Agricultural Business fro ...
, Arkansas state senator, past state FFA President and National FFA Secretary
*
Jeff Miller, United States Representative from Florida, past state FFA Secretary
*
Rick Perry
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, former
United States Secretary of Energy
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, former
Governor of Texas
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, past district FFA officer
*
Jason Smith, United States Representative from Missouri
*
Joe Wright
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, Kentucky State Senate majority floor leader from 1981 to 1992 and founding member of the Kentucky FFA Foundation
In entertainment
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Trace Adkins
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Johnny Cash
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, country and rock & roll music singer/songwriter, actor
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Chris Colfer
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, actor best known for ''
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Easton Corbin
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, country music singer/songwriter
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Steve Doocy
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, network-television personality on the
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and a best selling author; co-host of ''
Fox & Friends
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Matthew Fox
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, actor best known for ''
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'' and ''
Party of Five
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Brantley Gilbert
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, country music singer
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Don Henley
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, music entertainer
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Toby Keith
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, country music singer, actor
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Lyle Lovett
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, country music singer
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Taj Mahal
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, singer, songwriter, legally Henry Saint Clair Fredericks. Was dairy farmer in Massachusetts
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Tim McGraw
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, country music singer
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John Mellencamp
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, recording artist, co-founder of
Farm Aid
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*
Eddie Montgomery
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, country music singer, half of the duo
Montgomery Gentry
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*
Craig Morgan
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, country music singer/songwriter
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Willie Nelson
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, country music singer
*
Jim Ross
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, WWE Hall of Famer, past state FFA Vice President
*
Orion Samuelson
Orion Samuelson ( ; born March 31, 1934) is a retired American broadcaster, known for his agriculture broadcasts and his ability to explain agribusiness and food production in an understandable way. He was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in ...
, radio broadcaster
*
Josh Shipp, motivational speaker and entertainer
*
Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Her discography spans multiple genres, and her vivid songwriting—often inspired by her personal life—has received critical praise and wide media coverage. Bor ...
, country and pop music singer/songwriter, actress
In the arts
*
Jim Davis, creator of the ''Garfield'' comic strip
*
Jared Hess
Jared Lawrence Hess (born July 18, 1979) and Jerusha Elizabeth Hess ( Demke; born May 12, 1980) are husband-and-wife American filmmakers best known for their work on ''Napoleon Dynamite'' (2004), ''Nacho Libre'' (2006) and ''Gentlemen Broncos' ...
, director of ''
Napoleon Dynamite
''Napoleon Dynamite'' is a 2004 American comedy film produced by Jeremy Coon, Chris Wyatt and Sean Covel, written by Jared and Jerusha Hess and directed by Jared Hess. The film stars Jon Heder in the role of the titular character, a nerdy high- ...
''
*
Nicholas Kristof
Nicholas Donabet Kristof (born April 27, 1959) is an American journalist and political commentator. A winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, he is a regular CNN contributor and an op-ed columnist for ''The New York Times''.
Born in Chicago, Kristof was ...
, Pulitzer Prize winner, past Oregon State Officer
Other
*
Josh Allen Josh or Joshua Allen may refer to:
* Josh Allen (offensive lineman) (born 1991), former American football player
* Josh Allen (quarterback) (born 1996), American football quarterback in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills since 2018
* Josh Allen (defen ...
, quarterback for the
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. ...
of the
National Football League
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*
Leonard J. Arrington
Leonard James Arrington (July 2, 1917 – February 11, 1999) was an American author, academic and the founder of the Mormon History Association. He is known as the "Dean of Mormon History" and "the Father of Mormon History" because of his man ...
,
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian Christian church that considers itself to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The chu ...
historian; "Dean of Mormon History", past National FFA Vice President
*
Howard Warren Buffett
Howard Warren Buffett (born October 14, 1983) is an American adjunct professor in public policy and international affairs, a political advisor, philanthropist and a grandson of Warren Buffett. He serves as an adjunct faculty member at Columbia Un ...
, grandson of investor and philanthropist
Warren Edward Buffett
Warren Edward Buffett ( ; born August 30, 1930) is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is currently the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is one of the most successful investors in the world and has a net ...
, past FFA chapter president
*
Bo Jackson
Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson (born November 30, 1962) is an American former professional baseball and American football player. He is the only professional athlete in history to be named an All-Star in both baseball and football. Jackson's el ...
, athlete; former multi-sport professional in
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
(
NFL
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) and
baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...
(
MLB
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)
*
Sterling Marlin
Sterling Burton Marlin (born June 30, 1957) is an American semi-retired, professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour, driving the No. 114 for Sterling Marlin Racing. He formerly competed in the N ...
,
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and hi ...
driver
*
Brad Meester
Bradley Ryan Meester (born March 23, 1977) is a former American football Center (American football), center for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Jaguars in the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He p ...
, football center for the
Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jaguars compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. The team play ...
of the
National Football League
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, past FFA chapter president
*
Ellison Onizuka
was an American astronaut, engineer, and USAF test pilot from Kealakekua, Hawaii, who successfully flew into space with the Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' on STS-51-C. He died in the destruction of the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'', on which he wa ...
*
Rebecca Podio
Rebecca, ; Syriac: , ) from the Hebrew (lit., 'connection'), from Semitic root , 'to tie, couple or join', 'to secure', or 'to snare') () appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. According to biblical ...
, Miss Wyoming 2013
*
Bryant Reeves
Bryant Reeves (born June 8, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player. Reeves spent his entire career with the National Basketball Association's Vancouver Grizzlies, playing with the team from 1995 until 2001. He was nicknamed "B ...
, retired professional basketball player for the NBA's Vancouver Grizzlies
*
Carroll Shelby
Carroll Hall Shelby (January 11, 1923 – May 10, 2012) was an American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur. Shelby is best known for his involvement with the AC Cobra and Mustang for Ford Motor Company, which he modified duri ...
, automotive designer, racing driver and entrepreneur
*
Chris Soules
Christopher Douglas Soules (born November 6, 1981) is an American reality television personality and farmer who starred in the nineteenth season of ABC's '' The Bachelor''. He earned his role as the Bachelor by becoming a fan favorite during his ...
, ''
The Bachelorette A bachelorette is an unmarried woman. Bachelorette may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''The Bachelorette'', a reality television dating show part of ''The Bachelor'' franchise with numerous versions:
** ''The Bachelorette'' (American TV ser ...
'' contestant and ''
The Bachelor'' star, past Iowa FFA member
*
Harry Stine, founder and owner of
Stine Seed
Stine Seed Company is the world's largest private seed company, and the largest independent seed company in the US. It has more than 900 patents, specializing in soybean and corn genetics, is based in the small town of Adel, Iowa, and is almost en ...
, past Iowa FFA member
*
Mark Tauscher
Mark Tauscher (; born June 17, 1977) is a former American football offensive tackle who spend his entire 11-year career in the National Football League (NFL) with the Green Bay Packers. He was drafted by the Packers in the seventh round of the 20 ...
,
offensive tackle
Offensive may refer to:
* Offensive, the former name of the Dutch political party Socialist Alternative
* Offensive (military), an attack
* Offensive language
** Fighting words or insulting language, words that by their very utterance inflict inj ...
for the
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. It ...
of the
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...
References
External links
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Archives of the National FFA Organization*
ttps://scrc.gmu.edu/finding_aids/ffa.html FFA Scrapbooks 1950–1983br>
Guide to the Future Farmers of America Scrapbooks 1959–1962
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1928 establishments in the United States
Agricultural organizations based in the United States
Career and technical student organizations
Patriotic and national organizations chartered by the United States Congress
Youth organizations based in the United States
Youth organizations established in 1929
Non-profit organizations based in Indianapolis