Who's Who in the FFA

Who's Who in the FFA?

Ms. Wiegmann

Let's Review What We Already Know...

There will be 5 questions reviewing some topics we went over last Thursday and Friday.

Multiple Choice

National Convention changed its location to Louisville, KY in _____.

• 1919

• 1991

• 1999

• 1989

Multiple Choice

Where is National Convention held today?

• Louisville, KY

• Indianapolis, IN

• Alexandria, VA

• Kansas City, MO

Multiple Choice

Where can you travel with the FFA?

• In-state

• Out of state

• Worldwide

• All of the above

Multiple Select

What are some things you can do while in FFA? (More than one right answer)

• Service Projects

• FFA Camp

• Career Development Events

• Nothing

Multiple Choice

What does SAE stand for?

• Supervised Agricultural Experience

• Supervised Airplane Experience

• Standing Alone Everywhere

• Spectacular Agricultural Experience

Today, we are going to look more into some of the important people who contributed to making the FFA as we know it today.

Now that we've reviewed let's see Who's Who in the FFA!

• Father of the FFA

• Professor of agriculture at Virginia Polytech Institute

• ​Helped write the FFA bylaws and constitution​

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Henry Groseclose

• Chief teacher in the Department of Agricultural Education at the University of Wisconsin

• Wrote the FFA Creed​

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E.M. Tiffany

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• ​1st National FFA President

• Originally from New Jersey​

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Leslie Applegate

Multiple Choice

Who was the 1st person to be awarded the Star Farmers of America?

• Leslie Applegate

• Carlton Patton

• Jan Eberly

• Fred McClure

• Was awarded the 1st Star Farmer of America​

• ​This award was one of the first awards created by the FFA

Carlton Patton

• 1st American Star in Agribusiness

• Originally from Arizona​

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Ken Dunagan

• Designed the 1st FFA jacket

• Made it for the Fredericktown FFA band​

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Gus Litner

Multiple Choice

Who was a cofounder of New Farmers of America?

• Dr. Harvey Sargent

• Harry Oscar Sampson

• Fred McClure

• Henry Groseclose

• ​Cofounder of New Farmers of America

• ​Was a founding father of both the FFA and NFA​

Dr. Harvey Sargent

• One of the 1st high school agriculture educators teaching at Waterford, PA

• ​Later was the New Jersey state supervisor and teacher-trainer for agricultural education

• Founder of the Young Farmers Organization in ​1923​

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Harry Oscar Simpson

• ​First African American to be elected a National FFA office

• Was National FFA Secretary in 1973​

Fred McClure

Multiple Choice

Who was the 1st female president of the National FFA?

• Leslie Applegate

• Jan Eberly

• Corey Flournoy

• Julie Smiley

• First female to be elected National FFA president in 1982

• ​Originally from California

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Jan Eberly

Jan Eberly was not the 1st female to hold a National FFA office. Julie Smiley was the 1st National FFA Vice President

• ​First African American National FFA President in 1994

• ​From the Chicago High School of Agricultural Sciences FFA Chapter

Corey Flournoy

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