The Wendell H. Ford Government Education Center is a non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization working to help students gain an objective understanding of the issues that face their community, state, and nation, to recognize the vital role of government, and to embrace the principles of civility, cooperation, and compromise.

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The Wendell H. Ford Government Education Center was established by former U.S. Senator Wendell Ford upon his retirement from the Senate in 1998. Senator Ford believed that students needed a better understanding of how our government operates, and that the principles by which he conducted his work: civil discourse, cooperation, and the willingness to compromise, are vital to our future.

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Statesmanship Academy Application Deadline
Friday, May 31, 2019 - 5:00pm

All Statesmanship Academy applications must be submitted before 5:00 p.m. 

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Ford Center receives Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Award

Wendell Ford Statesmanhsip Academy named Education and Workforce Development Program of the Year 

Ford Named 2017 Outstanding Civic Education Leadership Award Winner

Kentucky Secretary of States office names Diane Ford as the 2017 award winner

Congratulations to our EmegeNext and Statesmanship Academy Classes

Ford Center Announces 2016-2017 EmergeNext and Statesmanship Academy Classes

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