Please consult Archives Reference Staff for further details. FFA members can compete in Career Development Events (CDE) that cover job skills in everything from communications to mechanics. 2868. Leadership is encouraged through the election of student officers at the chapter, state, and national levels; participation in leadership conferences; international experience; and award programs that emphasize skill and leadership abilities. Physical Description First Day Cover commemorating President Abraham Lincoln, from the Prominent American Series. Agricultural Technology & Mechanical System, This page was last edited on 6 February 2023, at 18:40. 1935 - New Farmers of America founded in Tuskegee, Ala. 1937 - National FFA Camp and Leadership Training School, 1939 - First FFA-owned National Headquarters, 1942 - FFA Members Join in The War Effort, 1944 - FFA Members Join in the War Effort. He was also the organizations first president to come from an urban area. Hometown: Fallbrook, Calif. A group of FFA officers and members make a pilgrimage to Washington, D.C., where they are greeted on the White House lawn by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. New Farmers of America: 25 Years of Accomplishment. MacDonald, Agent for the Agricultural Education Service, 1942, Duane Nielsen, Specialist in Teacher Training and Research, 1960-1964, Correspondence Regarding Audits, 1964-1973, Automatic Data Processing Feasibility Study, 1980, American Institute of Cooperation Summer Conference, 1965, Collegiate Agricultural Education Workshop, 1979-1980, International Agricultural Education, 1985, National Conference for Leaders in Postsecondary and Adult Education in Agriculture, 1986, National Conference of Head State Supervisors of Vocational Education in Agriculture, 1960, National Conference on Building Partnerships for Quality Education in Rural America, 1984, National Conference on Children and Youth, 1970, National Seminar on Agricultural Education, 1976, National Workshop for Professional Leaders in the FFA, 1969, National Youth Conference on Natural Beauty and Conservation, 1966, Young Outdoor American Conference, 1954-1955, Endowment and Development Fund, 1975-1976, George Washingtons Grist Mill, 1940-1960, Key Messages of the National FFA Organization, 1996, 1998, 2000, Certificate of Incorporation and Legal Documents, 1928, 1951, 1957, 1977 (oversized), Constitution/Bylaws Ad Hoc Committee Reports, 1966, Emblem Lawsuits, 1945, 1953-1955, 1961-1963, Legal Opinions Regarding Administration of Vocational Education and Vocation Rehabilitation Acts, 1939, FFA Reports on Chapter Status with the I.R.S., 1939-1980, National Association of Supervisors of Agricultural Education (NASAE), Annual Meetings, 1987-1994, 1996, 1998-2004, Articles of Incorporation, 1963 (oversized), Oklahoma Vocational Agriculture-Agribusiness and FFA Task Force, ca. Important features of this series include international files, the Building Our American Communities (BOAC) files, leadership files, and the public relations records. [16] The National FFA web site, National FFA Online, goes live. [17] These competitions can happen at a local or district level, state level, and on the national level. These records deal with how the whole organization operates rather than just the officers. The Future Farmers of America Foundation is formed in Washington, D.C., to raise money for FFA programs and activities. 1980s, Program of Work, 1939-1943, 1945-1946, 1971, 1973-1979, Reinventing FFA Center Operations, 1991-1992, 1994, Relocation Publicity Materials, 1997 (oversized), Resource Management Team Final Report, 1991, Retirement and Insurance, 1955, 1967-1968, Annual Reports, 1954-1956, 1958-1961, 1964, Surveys, 1954-1959, 1961-1962, 1964-1970, 1975, 1979-1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, National Postsecondary Agricultural Student Organization (NPASO), Organizational Objectives and Principles, 1971, Relationship to State Associations and Chapters, 1979, Agricultural Education Resources, 1996, 1999-2006, Student Catalogs, 1992/93-1996/97, 1998/99-1999/00, Tactical Plan for the Strategic Plan for Agricultural Education, 1990, U.S. Office of Education, 1959, 1970, 1979, U.S. Office of Education Policy on Agricultural Student Organizations, 1981 (oversized), 1930, 1932, 1936, 1940-1944, 1951-1952 (oversized), State Advisors Meeting Minutes, 1941-1943, Newsletters, 1931-1932, 1934-1942, 1946-1947, 1987, Correspondence, 1930-1932, 1934-1943, 1945-1960, Correspondence, 1930-1942, 1944-1948, 1950-1955, 1958, Publications, 1947, 1953, 1959-1961, 1963, 1970, 1978, 1980, Correspondence, 1930-1933, 1935-1943, 1945-1946, 1948-1952, 1954, 1956-1960, Correspondence, 1930-1931, 1933-1938, 1940-1950, 1953-1960, Correspondence, 1931-1937, 1939-1946, 1948, 1950-1951, 1953, 1955-1958, 1960, Newsletters, 1932, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1941, Correspondence, 1930-1950,1952-1953, 1955-1960, Newsletters, 1929-1936, 1938-1942, 1997-1998, Publications, 1945, 1955, 1957, 1967, 1970-1971, 1979, 1992, Newsletters, 1930-1942, 1955-1956, 1967-1970, 1997-1998, Correspondence, 1931-1933, 1935-1946, 1948-1950, 1952-1956, 1958, 1960, Newsletters, 1937-1942, 1968-1978, 1991, 1994, 1997-1998, Publications, 1958, 1960-1961, 1973, 1976, 1978-1979, Cooperative Activities of the Muskegee Chapter, ca. To be an active member in the National FFA Organization, a member must have a Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) project. Miss Blair, 19, an Oklahoma State University student from Noble, Thursday was elected the first female president of Oklahoma's Future Farmers of America by more than 5,000 members at the group's 58th annual convention. These records are organized by subject and name and arranged alphabetically. Wherever you live in the United States, corn is grown everywhere. Career & Leadership Events; Agricultural Proficiency Awards; Agriscience Fair; National Chapter; American FFA Degree; American Star . 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. National Officer Records, 1928-2004, consist of correspondence, biographies, and press releases. Information about national officers is not located in these records, but is found in the National Officer Records series. Each convention produces similar types of records that are organized under three main headings: clippings, printed materials, and scrapbooks. In 1982 she became the first female national president of FFA. 1974: President Gerald Ford is the guest speaker at national FFA convention; the speech was carried live to network television. The following year, he was elected president of the 400,000-member National FFA Organization at its 67th convention in Kansas City, Missouri. Do you find this information helpful? 1953: FFA U.S. postage stamp issued by U.S. Operational Procedures of the National FFA Alumni Organization, n.d. Proposals for FFA Alumni Association, 1969-1970, Reports to the House of Representatives, 1982, Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Booklet, ca. Proceedings is the official record of the National FFA Convention & Expo, featuring award winners, highlights, the retiring addresses of the national officers and more. NH: You were the first female state and national FFA president. The advisor newsletter is called FFA Advisors Making a Difference. Zimmerman is the first National FFA Officer to come from the Spencer FFA Chapter, and she is only the eighth Wisconsin FFA member named a National FFA Officer. These files contain information about trips, responsibilities, and problems occurring during their tenure. The Archives of the National FFA Organization contains photographs and slides documenting the activities of its members. [20], FFA has many traditions and trademarks identifying it as an agricultural education organization:[23], The FFA Motto: Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve. Photographs from the magazines are useful on a limited basis because there is no index to the magazine. FFA New Horizons2022-11-15T10:41:18-05:00. In many cases, names of awards have changed and the records are generally filed under the current name with a notation of the earlier name. Janice Eberly: I was involved in FFA with both horticulture and livestock, and later on with leadership responsibilities and public speaking. Time, Newsweek, and Farm Journal are among the magazines. Who was the 1st FFA president? The National FFA Center, relocated to Indianapolis, Indiana in 1997, is responsible for the program development and implementation for the organization. Information on the finances of the foundation can be found in three different places: audit reports, budgets, and bulletins. 1926 - The First National Congress of VocationalAgriculture Students assembles for aNational Livestock Judging Contest. The collection includes a sampling of convention video sets, promotional videos such as commercials, historic videos, and classroom instructional videos. FFA is the largest of the career and technical student organizations in U.S. schools. Saturday, November 1, Javier Moreno became the first Puerto Ricanand the first individual with a native . He was Read MoreCorey D. Flournoy (1974- ) Thirty-five state associations with approximately 1,500 chapters and 30,000 members are affiliated with the national organization. Postal Service. Some events allow students to compete as individuals, while others allow them to compete in teams. 1928 - Future Farmers of America is established inKansas City, Mo. It was gratifying to me to fill that role, but it was also a reminder that I was representing the talents and aspirations of many others. Long recognized for wisdom and knowledge. At the time, less than five percent of the organizations members were African American. Greensburg: Charles M. Henry Printing Company, 1953-1997. Explore FFA. After graduating from high school in 1993, Flournoy entered the University of Illinois agricultural and consumer economics program. Take a tour of National FFA publications past and present to see how the organization and this magazine have evolved. The FFV served as the model for the Future Farmers of America. Plow: signifies labor and tillage of the soil. Give the people you are working with Publications, 1928-2008, consist of handbooks, manuals, newsletters, articles, books, theses and research studies published by and about the FFA. Corey Flournoy is an educator, diversity advocate, and entrepreneur. According to the charter, the official duties of the students were to advise and make recommendations to the Board of Directors with respect to the conduct of activities and business of the corporation. New Horizons (previously National Future Farmer) Alexandria: National FFA Organization, 1952-2009. Delegates also opened FFA membership to middle school students. The headings represent the activities, programs, and personalities within the organization. This section contains the records for the programs initiated by the National FFA Organization at the chapter, state, national, and international level. Executive Secretary William Arthur Ross's files contain important information regarding the early organization and how its programs developed. The jacket's color standardization was accompanied by a restoration of the embroidered FFA emblems and fit corrections led by Clemson University's Apparel Research Center. [28] In 2018, FFA announced that the national convention would be hosted in Indianapolis each year from 2025 to 2031.[29]. It also shows the historic foundation of our country's strength. Virginia Tech agricultural education teacher educators Henry Groseclose, Harry Sanders, Walter S. Newman and Edmund C. Magill organized the Future Farmers of Virginia for boys in agriculture classes. More than Profit: FFA Proficiency Award Program, n.d. National FFA President, Bobby Tucker, 1976. 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. Johnson, a program officer during the 1940s-1960s, and William Paul Gray. The first female national FFA president discusses her place in FFA history,