Alumni

I’m mighty glad to be here with Kansas FFA Alumni members,
Helping support this organization that we love and remember.

I was one of those FFA members of yesteryear.
FFA changed my life in ways that are clear.

The experience of that blue jacket I will never forget,
As it prepared us for challenges to be faced and met.

We learned agriculture, leadership, and life lessons too.
It changed our lives in the way that we grew.

Now as FFA Alumni, I’m pleased to report,
To our chapters and teachers, we give back our support.

We appreciate our ag teachers, and the way they change lives,
While helping young students to grow and to thrive.

And we’re thankful for that wonderful local volunteer,
Who works, helps, advises, or simply lends a sympathetic ear.

With that support, FFA members will continue their quest,
For premier leadership, personal growth, and career success.

So I salute all of you in this wonderful organization
For being part of the Kansas FFA Alumni Association.

This poem presented by Ron Wilson, Poet Lariat, at the Hutchinson FFA Alumni Banquet on January 30, 2010.

About the Kansas FFA Alumni Association

Agriculture teachers rely on FFA alumni members to help ease the outside commitments of teaching, bring more support to agricultural education programs and give teachers more freedom to do what they do best - teach kids!

FFA relies on alumni members for student recruiting, scholarship money, aiding in camps, conferences, national FFA convention and other personal development programs. The high level of commitment the FFA Alumni offers the National FFA Organization and the communities in which they live helps make FFA students' lives better.

Mission

The mission of the Kansas FFA Alumni Association is to secure the promise of FFA and agricultural education by creating an environment where people and communities can develop their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success.

Vision

The vision of the Kansas FFA Alumni Association is a world where people and communities can grow and develop to their fullest potential.

Values

  • We value the integral nature of FFA and agricultural education.
  • We value agriculture as an essential part of society.
  • We value diversity in serving all populations.
  • We value the impact of a teacher on a student's life.
  • We value the impact and involvement of parents/guardians and communities on a student's life.
  • We value the community's support of agricultural education teachers and programs.
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