The 19th annual Aldrich C. Bloomquist Lectureship is planned for Wednesday, April 27, at 7 a.m. in the Harvest Hall Room at the Holiday Inn, Fargo. The lecture will be presented by Sheldon Peterson, CEO and governor of the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Association (CFC).
Peterson will examine why the cooperative business model was selected for the association, the challenges of gaining Wall Street acceptance, how CFC successfully navigated the financial turmoil of 2008 and how cooperative principles are reflected in the association's compensation structure.
Petersen will reflect on how cooperative principles aid CFC in effectively balancing the expectation of the capital markets, while meeting the financing needs of its members.
The event is sponsored by the Quentin N. Burdick Center for Cooperatives, with funding from the Aldrich C. Bloomquist Endowment established by American Crystal Sugar Co. Bloomquist had a distinguished career at the company as president and longtime executive.
Breakfast will be provided. To register, contact Gregory McKee at gregory.mckee@ndsu.edu by Monday, April 18.