MICHIGAN FFA ALUMNI & FRIENDS AWARDS

This program is designed to provide recognition of FFA Alumni affiliates for outstanding accomplishments and to encourage other affiliates to make further achievements.

All chartered FFA Alumni affiliates are eligible. To apply, an FFA Alumni affiliate shall submit an official report form to the Michigan FFA Alumni Association. Each state may submit to the National Association, each year, at least one local affiliate report or 20%, which ever is greater of those affiliates submitting applications for state consideration. The application shall cover any twelve month period.
The Contest and Awards Committee of the Michigan FFA Alumni Council shall select the outstanding local affiliate. Selection of the outstanding affiliates will be announced at the state annual meeting.

The official national application form must be used for national judging. Only the space provided on the application form shall be used. No additional space on the back of the page is allowed except as called for under item VIII.

Each affiliate/chapter may nominate one alumni member that has gone above and beyond the call of duty to make relevant contributions to agriculture education. The significant situation, institution or action was changed for the better because of this individual.

Members to be nominated must be alumni members for at least five years.

The winner announced at the Alumni Annual Meeting.

Download a copy of the application.

The Michigan FFA Alumni Outstanding Achievement Award shall be presented annually to not more than three persons. A plaque or certificate shall be presented at the annual meeting. The Contest and Awards Committee of the Michigan FFA Alumni Council shall select the recipients from the applications received.

Because of the wide and divergent range of achievements that may arise on evaluating one individual’s record in comparison with another, the following statements of criteria shall serve as a basis for cooperative evaluation:

The individual shall have gone beyond the call of duty to make some really significant contribution to agricultural education, FFA and the FFA Alumni.

A significant situation, institution of action shall have been changed for the better because of the individuals personal participation.

Advocated for agriscience education and the FFA on both the local and state level.

The individual must be a member and actively involved in an FFA Alumni program of activities.

In 2025, we celebrated the Michigan FFA Alumni and Friend's 50th Anniversary! To recognize a 50 year history of outstanding contributions as alumni and supporters of state and local FFA programs, local communities, and the next generations of FFA students, the Michigan FFA Alumni and Friends All-Stars Award was created.

This award recognizes the contributions of former FFA members, student parents, and engaged community stakeholders to local affiliate alumni FFA chapters or local agriscience programs. Our roster of Alumni All-Stars have given outstanding service, leadership, philanthropy and mentorship to these groups.

Individuals are nominated through their local alumni chapters, FFA advisors or through a public form. Only one nomination from each alumni affiliate or FFA chapter will be selected each year, but nominations will be held for future consideration.

The recipients will be announced and recognized at the Alumni Annual Meeting.