20th Annual Aldrich C. Bloomquist Lectureship Set for March 21

David Thompson, Thompson Consulting and co-principal of Neighborhood Partners LLC, Davis, Calif., will be the featured speaker at the 20th annual Aldrich C. Bloomquist Lectureship on March 21 at the Holiday Inn in Fargo.

The presentation will take place at noon in the Executive and Board Room.

The lectureship is sponsored by the North Dakota State University Quentin N. Burdick Center for Cooperatives and Aldrich C. Bloomquist Endowment, which was established by the American Crystal Sugar Co.

Thompson has worked with cooperative organizations in the U.S., Britain and Japan, as well as the United Nations. He has visited cooperatives in more than 30 nations on five continents.

Thompson specializes in funding the capital needs of the cooperative business sector and low- income housing in the nonprofit and cooperative sectors. He has won numerous awards from the cooperative community.

Al Bloomquist was a longtime executive and president of American Crystal Sugar. The lecture series was established in recognition of his contributions to the company and the industry.

The lecture is free and lunch will be provided. To register, contact Greg McKee at gregory.mckee@ndsu.edu by March 15.

NDSU Agriculture Communication - Feb. 17, 2012