The Smith-Hughes Act was passed in what year?
1917
The Indiana Vocational Education Law, which started Ag Ed classes in Indiana, was approved on what date?
March 14, 1919
Where and in what year was the first national convention held?
Kansas City, 1928
In what year was the first Star Farmer of America named?
1929
Indiana became a state association in what year?
1929
The Indiana FFA Association adopted its constitution on what date?
June 21, 1929
The Indiana FFA Association was chartered on what date?
September 6, 1929
When was the first Indiana FFA State Convention held?
October 18-19, 1929
In what year was the first FFA manual copyrighted?
1930
The National FFA Foundation was established in what year?
1944
In what year was the National FFA band organized?
1947
In what year was the National FFA Supply Service opened for business?
1948
In what year and with what country was the first Future Farmers of American International Exchange held?
1948 with Great Britain
In what year was Public Law 740 passed by the 81st congress
1950
In what year was the FFA code of ethics adopted?
1952
The National Future Farmer Magazine was first published in what year?
1952
When was the Silver (25th) anniversary of the FFA?
October 1953
In what year was the Indiana FFA Foundation organized
1961
On what date did the Foundation Board vote to develop an FFA Leadership Training Center?
December 2, 1961
What year was the Nels Ackerson of Westfield, Indiana National FFA president
1963-1964
In what year did the New Farmers of America merge with the FFA?
1965
In what year was the original 168 acres for the Indiana FFA Leadership Center purchased by the Indiana FFA Foundation?
1968
In what year were girls first admitted to the FFA
1969
When was the ground breaking ceremony held at the FFA Center?
July 16, 1969
When were girls admitted into FFA in Indiana?
1970
When were the roads and the lake of the center completed?
June 1970
When was the Education Building at the FFA Leadership Center built?
1971
In what year was the first building at the Indiana FFA Leadership center built?
1971
In what year was the National FFA Alumni Association charted?
1972
When did lodge construction begin at the FFA center?
1974
President Gerald Ford addressed the National FFA Convention in what year?
1974
The Golden Anniversary of the FFA was in what year?
1979
In what year were the parking lot and football field completed at the Leadership Center
1979
The National FFA Scholarship Programs were established in what year?
1984
What year did the delegates vote to change the official name from the Future Farmers of America to the National FFA Organization?
1988
Former President Bush addressed the National FFA Convention in what year?
1991
At what national convention were the official policies for the use of the FFA name and emblem adopted?
1995 National Convention
In what year did congress amend Public Law 740
1998
In what year was the National FFA Center in Indianapolis, Indiana dedicated
1998
When will the National FFA Convention return Indianapolis and how long will it be in Indianapolis?
In 2016 the National FFA Convention returned to Indianapolis and it will be there for 9 years (through 2024)