MANHATTAN, Kan. — Two local FFA members were among the 60 Kansas students awarded $1,000 Ford Trucks/Built Ford Tough Scholarships during the third session of the 91st Kansas FFA Convention, May 29–31, at Kansas State University. Joseph Forbes
and Cale McCabe from the Buhler FFA Chapter was each a recipient of the $1000 scholarship sponsored by Mel Hambelton Ford in Wichita.

The Built Ford Tough FFA Scholarship Program recognizes FFA members’ talents and accomplishments while encouraging their future academic achievements. In 1998 Ford started
supporting the National FFA Organization by being one of the first dealer scholarship programs and awarded $405,000 to 405 students. After years of continued support and thousands of recipients, more than $10.8 million in scholarships have been awarded by
Ford dealers across the nation.

“We appreciate this financial support from Mel Hambelton Ford which will further these students’ educational goals,” Michael Dowd, Kansas FFA State Vice President said. “We’re proud to recognize these students for their commitment to FFA and the leadership they display in their chapters and communities.”

The Kansas FFA Association is a statewide organization of 9,854 agricultural education students in 205 chapters in Kansas. It is part of the National FFA Organization, a national youth organization of about 670,000 student members preparing for leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture.