The purpose of the National Chapter Award Program is to encourage chapters to develop and improve in three focus areas: Chapter Development, Student Development, and Community Development. Awards are given in each of these three areas in the divisions of bronze, silver and gold. During the fourth session of the Kansas FFA Convention, the National Chapter Awards for Chapter Development were awarded.

The chapters recognized were as follows:

Bronze Division
Fort Scott
Great Bend
Hays
Pleasanton
Russell
St. Marys
Tonganoxie
WaKeeney
West Elk

Silver Division
Axtell
Buhler
Centre
Cherryvale
Doniphan West
Ell-Saline
Fredonia
Jefferson West
LaCrosse
Lawrence Free State
Marion-Florence
Mission Valley
Norton
Paola
Prairie View
Republic County
Rock Hills
Smith Center
South Barber
Southwestern Heights
Spring Hill
Stafford
Wamego
Wellington

Gold Division (in ranking order)*:
1. Riverton
2. Arkansas City
3. Marysville
4. Wilson
5. Hill City
6. Clay Center
7. Ellis
8. Chapman
9. Girard
10. Hiawatha
11. Wabaunsee
12. Neodesha
13. Jefferson West
14. Winfield
15. Fredonia
16. Southeast of Saline

*Editor’s Note: The ranking of the National Chapter-Chapter Gold Division was reported incorrectly during the Fourth Session presentation. The rankings above reflect the accurate Gold Division Rankings. We sincerely apologize for the mistake.