(Press Release)

DALLAS [May 5, 2008] – Ford and FFA today announced that more than 600 FFA students from around the country will receive “Built Ford Tough” scholarships – 239 of those students are in Texas and more than a dozen are from Central Texas.

“Built Ford Tough scholarships are an investment in the future of Texas,” said David Mondragon, general manager of Ford’s Southwest Region.

“After 60 years, Ford remains committed to supporting FFA because of our common interest in developing the next generation of agricultural, business and community leaders.”

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. The program, equally funded by Ford Motor Company and Ford dealers, has awarded more than $3 million in scholarships to more than 3,000 FFA members. Ford has increased the Built Ford Tough Trucks/FFA Scholarship Fund each year since its inception.

The $1,000 scholarships go to FFA members who are high school seniors who plan to attend college in the fall, as well as to current college students.

Central Texas Recipients

Benjamin Burns Midway TX Cargill Community Scholarship Program
$1,000

Katherine Chernosky Kempner TX Ford Trucks/Built Ford Tough – FFA Scholarship Program
$1,000

Jami Conrad Clifton TX Cargill Community ScholarshipProgram
$1,000

Kelsey Davidson Florence TX Ford Trucks/Built Ford Tough – FFA Scholarship Program
$1,000

Jordan Gist Goldthwaite TX Ford Trucks/Built Ford Tough – FFA Scholarship Program
$1,000

Christi Grisham Troy TX Ford Trucks/Built Ford Tough – FFA Scholarship Program
$1,000

Brittany Harrison Abbott TX Ford Trucks/Built Ford Tough – FFA Scholarship Program
$1,000

Jade Hennig Hillsboro TX Ford Trucks/Built Ford Tough – FFA Scholarship Program
$1,000

Frances Hinkle Temple TX Ford Trucks/Built Ford Tough – FFA Scholarship Program
$1,000

Philip Mynarcik West TX Ford Trucks/Built Ford Tough – FFA Scholarship Program
$1,000

Rebecca Page Frost TX Cargill Community Scholarship Program
$1,000

Amy Prause Bosqueville TX Cargill Community Scholarship Program
$1,000

Jennifer Robertson Whitney TX Ford Trucks/Built Ford Tough – FFA Scholarship Program
$1,000

Stephanie Roper Clifton TX Cargill Community Scholarship Program
$1,000

Chelsea Simank Rockdale TX Fastline Publications (4 year school)
$1,000

Bonnie Wallace Lampasas TX Ford Trucks/Built Ford Tough – FFA Scholarship Program
$1,000