Year Historical Highlight
March 1945 One of 12 national regional organizational meetings was held on WSU campus in Pullman.
December 1945 Washington was sixth state to be chartered.
Spring 1946 First state meeting of Future Homemakers was held in Spokane.
First state president was Edna H. Haglund from Anacortes.
July 1948 17 student delegates attended the first national meeting in Kansas City.
1970 Louisa Lidell (formerly adviser in Yelm and North Thurston), joined National Headquarters staff as National Associate Adviser.
1974 Marcia Riggers, Teacher Educator, WSU, was appointed to the first National Teacher Education Advisory Committee, set up to help improve in-service preparation of teachers to serve as advisers.
July 1977 National Meeting was held in Seattle. Theme:  Leadership ‘77 Explore Roles, Set Goals.
1977 Regions were restructured and renumbered with a change from six to seven regions.
July 1980 Amy Montierth from Connell High School was elected as Washington’s first to serve as national president for the 1980–81year. She served on the Board of Directors for three years.
1982 Washington Chapters collected nearly $32,000 for the National Leadership Center building fund, which provided the honor of a conference room being named the Washington Room.
July 1983 31 students and advisers participated in the dedication of the National Headquarters and Leadership Center in Reston, Virginia.
July 1985 Margie Lowrance was presented The Distinguished Service Award by the National Association.
April 1986 First STAR Events were judged at state meeting.
1992-1997 Marcia Riggers, Washington State Supervisor of Family and Consumer Sciences Education, and Washington State FHA/HERO Adviser, served on the National FCCLA Board of Directors.  From 1995-1996 Marcia Chaired the National Board of Directors.
1995 Betty Lea Trout (WSU) inducted into 50th year National Leadership Hall of Fame.
1998 Geoffrey Pearson, (Omak) was elected as a National FCCLA Officer.  National Vice President of Individual Programs (adviser – Barbara Pearson).
July 1999 Name and emblem change to Family, Career and Community Leaders of America approved by membership vote at national leadership meeting.
2001 Maria Bice, Chapter Adviser from McLoughlin Middle School, Pasco, selected for the national FCCLA STOP the Violence Training Team.
2002 Candi Wilson, chapter member from Tonasket High School, Tonasket, selected for the national FCCLA STAR Events Advisory Team.
2003 Tiffany Cornwell (Pasco), Travis Roberts (Selah) and Ryan McMeans (Selah), students at Washington State University, were selected for national FCCLA STOP the Violence Training Team.
2004 Kathi Hendrix, Chapter Adviser from Selah High School, Selah, WA, selected for FCCLA National Consultant Team.
2005 Nicholas Klotz (Mead) was selected for the national FCCLA STOP the Violence Training Team.
2006 Jan Bowers, Central Washington University, Chair-Elect of the FCCLA National Board of Directors.
2006 Washington students are elected to national offices:  Kasey Hemphill, from Todd Beamer High School in Federal Way, WA was the National Vice President for Finance (Adviser – Leslie Deakins); Phoenix Patterson from Tekoa High School in Tekoa, WA was the National Vice President for Public Relations (Adviser – Connie Marsh).  Kasey’s position also sits on the FCCLA National Board of Directors.
2006 Stella Brown, WA-FCCLA State Adviser, elected as a FCCLA National Board of Directors Representative for the National Association for State Administrators of Family and Consumer Sciences (NASAFACS).
2007 Derek Hahn (Lake Stevens) was selected for a two-year term as a member of the national STAR Events Advisory Team.
2007 Barbara Pearson, Chapter Adviser, Omak High School, Omak, WA was elected to the National FCCLA Board of Directors representing chapter advisers in the Southern and Pacific Regions.
2008 Brian Vance, Selah High School, was elected to national office. Brian served as the Vice President of Community Service (Advisers Kathi Hendrix & Michelle McCartney).
2012 Mary Nagel, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Program Supervisor for Career and Technical Education, Family and Consumer Science Education elected to the Board of Directors Representative for the National Association for State Administrators of Family and Consumer Sciences (NASAFACS).
2014 Garrhett Petrea, Selah High School member, elected to National FCCLA Officer position – National Vice President of Development (Advisers Michelle McCartney & Kathi Hendrix).
2014 WA-FCCLA Board of Directors is approved by membership and convened.
Maggie Joe Uceny, Kittitas Secondary School, selected to serve a two-year term on National CEAT (Competitive Events Advisory Team)
2019 Two Washington students are elected to National Office. Grace Allphin (Kittitas) elected to National Vice-President of Programs (Adviser – Cheryl Uceny) and Brisa Hernandez (Chiawana) elected to National Vice-President of Development (Advisers – Maria Bice and Shanda Riehle)
2019 Austyn Johnson (Kittitas) was selected to serve a two-year term on National Competitive Events Advisory Team.
2020 National FCCLA 75th Leadership Hall of Fame Inductees:  Kathy Hahn (State Adviser, Lake Stevens), Kathi Hendrix (Selah), Rene Ketchum (Toledo), and Cheryl Uceny (Kittitas)
2021 Two Washington students are elected to National Office. Kirstin Johnson (Kittitas) elected to National Vice-President of Competitive Events (Adviser – Cheryl Uceny) and Briana Castro (Chiawana) elected to National Vice-President of Development (Adviser –Shanda Riehle)
2021 Kathy Hahn – National State Adviser of the Year
2022 Cheryl Ucney (Kittitas)- Elected to National Board of Directors as Chapter Adviser Representative

Advisers to serve the Washington Association have been:

Laura E. McAdams
Nancy Johnson
Ann Houlahan
Carol Weaver
Marianne Andrews
Harriet Gleason
Sylvia Lee
Marcia Riggers
Margie Lowrance
Daryl Torgerson
Stella Brown
Marla Wyatt
Janelle Hester
Debbie Handy
Kay Niemi
Teresa Mankin
Kathy Hahn
Raúl Hasbún Avalos
Mike Oechsner