Founder of Young farmers organization of new jersey
Harry Oscar Sampson
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Cofounder of New Farmers of America
George Washington Owens
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When did FFA merge with NFA
1965
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Author of FFA Creed
E.M. Tiffany
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When was the creed adopted
1930
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Maker of the FFA jacket
Dr.Gus Lintner
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First people to wear the FFA jacket
the national FFA band
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What is the FFA jacket made of
Blue corduroy
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Official NFA colors
black and gold
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When was NFA founded
1935
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What is different about the NFA jacket compared to the FFA one
NFA jacket has a cotton boll
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How many members from how many states came to the first national NFA convention
90 delegates and 13 states
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First NFA President
David Simmons 1935
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Who was president when the two organizations merged
Nels Ackerson 1965
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First national african american officer
Fred McClure 1973
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First national A.A. president
Corey Flournoy 1994
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When did FFA open its membership to girls?
1969
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When is FFA week held
Week of George Washington's Birthday
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What percent of FFA members are females
45
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Who was the first female national officer
Julie Smiley 1976
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Who was the first female national president
Jan Eberly 1982
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What does the National officer jackets not have
lettering on back
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What does the state officer jacket say on the bottom of the back
association
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When was the name of the organization changed
1988
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What three places have held national convention
Kansas city
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Whos was the first national FFA president
Leslie Applegate
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Who won the first National Public Speaking event?
Edward Drace 1930
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When did the first national FFA band perform
1947
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When did the first national FFA choir perform
1948
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when was the special 3-cent postage stamp first made
1953
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Who was the first american star in Agribuisiness
Ken Dunagan 1969
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Who won the first Extemporaneous Public Speaking Event?
Christe Peterson 1979
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When were the FFA Official Dress standards created?
1973
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When were JH students first allowed to join FFA
1988
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Who won the first National Creed Speaking event?
Michael Van Winkle 1999
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Who was the first star in agriscience
Steven Offer 2001
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Who was the first star in Ag. placement
Nicholas Streff 2001
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Where did the National FFA archives move to and when
University of purdue and Indianapolis in 2000
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Who was the first A.A. female national FFA president
Breanna Holbert
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What does the eagle symbolise
Freedom
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What does the plow symbolise
labor and tillage of the soil
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What does the owl represent
knowledge
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What doe the cross section of ear of corn represent
unity
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What does the rising sun signify
progress
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What is the FFA motto
Learning to Do
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What are the three types of membership
Active
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What office is the sun
president
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what office is the plow
Vice president
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what office is the corn
secretary
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what office is the bust of george washington
treasurer
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what office is the flag
reporter
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what office is the shaking hands
sentinel
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What does SAE mean
Supervised Agricultural Experience
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what does CDE mean
Career Development Event
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what does LDE mean
leadership development event
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What was the original cost to join FFA
10 cents
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Who is the father of FFA
Henry Groseclose
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What was the name of the first FFA magazine
The National Future Farmer
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What did the magazine name change to
FFA New Horizons 1989
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What was the postage stamp meant to celebrate
25th anniversary of FFA
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Who was the first puerto rican national officer
Jose Santiago 1998
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Who was the first puerto rican national president
Javier Moreno 2003
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What does blue represent
Blue field of our nations flag
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What does corn gold represent
golden fields of ripened corn
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What are the three divisions of the POA
Growing Leaders
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What does the three component model consist of
SAE, ffa, class
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When did Iowa become part of the national ffa association
1929
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Where was the first national congress of vocational agriculture students
American Royal Livestock show in Kansas City
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Who were the first twins to win star farmer
Albert and Arthur Lacy 1939
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Whis was the first president to speak at national convention
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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When and where was the first national ffa center located
Virginia in 1959
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When was the national ffa alumni association established
1971
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When was the first national television satellite broadcast
1987
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When was the national ffa center moved from virginia to indianapolis
1999
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How many ffa jackets are in the smithsonian
5
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