{"id":51614,"date":"2024-08-21T15:59:48","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T20:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/?p=51614"},"modified":"2024-09-03T13:45:46","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T18:45:46","slug":"tarleton-states-dr-ted-ford-honored-with-ffa-blue-and-gold-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-states-dr-ted-ford-honored-with-ffa-blue-and-gold-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarleton State\u2019s Dr. Ted Ford Honored with FFA Blue and Gold Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Tarleton State University Professor Dr. Ted Ford was awarded the Blue and Gold Award in ceremonies at the annual Texas FFA Convention held in July in Houston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tarleton State University Professor Dr. Ted Ford accepts the FFA Blue and Gold Award at the organization\u2019s annual convention in Houston.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The award recognizes the efforts of individuals who have rendered extraordinary service to the Texas FFA Association, Texas FFA Foundation and to the agricultural education community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very humbling,\u201d Dr. Ford said of the Blue and Gold Award. \u201cIt\u2019s the highest accolade the organization gives and they don\u2019t award it every year. I was very surprised and very pleased to receive it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Professor of Agricultural Mechanics in Tarleton State\u2019s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources for 50 years, Dr. Ford was also awarded the organization\u2019s Honorary Lone Star FFA Degree in 2013, an honor given to individuals who have had a broad impact on FFA at the state level. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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