National FFA News Release

$1,000 Built Ford Tough - FFA Scholarship

                                      Awarded to Local Youth

INDIANAPOLIS -John Robertson, a 2011 graduate of South Johnston High School FFA, has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship by Dunn-Benson Ford and Ford Motor Company.  Robertson’s parents are Johnnie Robertson and Kim Robertson of Four Oaks.  Robertson plans to study Agricultural Education at Johnston Community College (NC).

The Built Ford Tough - FFA Scholarship Program is designed to recognize FFA members’ talents and accomplishments while encouraging their future academic achievements.

The scholarship is one of 526 scholarships awarded by Ford Division, Ford Motor Company Fund and Ford Dealers to FFA members who are high school seniors planning to attend college in the fall of 2011, or current collegiate students.  This program is a part of Ford’s overall commitment to the National FFA Foundation.

Additionally, five National $1,000 BFT - FFA Scholarships are being awarded on behalf of Ford Trucks as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.

Ford has supported the National FFA Foundation since the first F-Series truck was introduced in 1948, and has sponsored the Built Ford Tough collegiate scholarship program since 1997.  To date, the program has awarded $6,586,000 in scholarships to 6,586 FFA members throughout the country.  Ford knows the value of hard work, and believes that hard work should be rewarded.  Educating aspiring young people to become the leaders of tomorrow is just another way of ensuring a successful future.

The National FFA Organization, formerly known as Future Farmers of America, is a national youth organization of 523,309 student members as part of 7,487 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The FFA mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. The National FFA Organization operates under a Federal Charter granted by the 81st United States Congress, and it is an integral part of public instruction in agriculture. The U.S. Department of Education provides leadership and helps set direction for FFA as a service to state and local agricultural education programs. For more information visit www.ffa.org, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and FFA Nation.