Henry Casper Groseclose (1892–1950), a native of Ceres, was one of the founders of Future Farmers of Virginia. While teaching agricultural education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Groseclose, Walter Newman, Edmund Magill, and Harry Sanders established the organization in September 1925. Groseclose named the organization and wrote its constitution and bylaws. Future Farmers of Virginia developed as a statewide association for boys enrolled in high school vocational agriculture and became a model for establishing the Future Farmers of America in 1928. Called by some the father of the Future Farmers of America for his role in its formation, Groseclose served as its executive secretary from 1928 to 1930 and treasurer from 1830 to 1941.