The 18th annual Aldrich C. Bloomquist Lectureship is planned for Wednesday, March 31, at 7 a.m. in the Sterling and Crowne Room at the Holiday Inn, Fargo. Bob Engel, president and CEO of CoBank, will present "Searching for Leadership in a Post-Crisis Malaise."
Engel will discuss the need for leadership in the private and public sectors as the country emerges from the financial crisis and heads toward a recovery that won't always feel like recovery. Engel says the void in leadership that continues to plague the United States is in contrast to the values and expectations of those grounded in the cooperative form of governance and rural America.
Engel is responsible for implementing the bank's strategic, business and financial plans as set by the bank's board of directors.
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 American Crystal Sugar Co. as president and longtime executive.
To register, contact Gregory McKee at gregory.mckee@ndsu.edu by Tuesday, March 23.