"Cooperatives and Communities"
| An address by Robert S. Bergland |
April 3, 2002 North Dakota State University Fargo, ND |
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| Sponsored
by the Quentin Burdick Center for Cooperatives with funding from the Aldrich C. Bloomquist
Endowment, established through a contriburion from American Crystal Sugar Co., Moorhead,
MN. |
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Robert Bergland - is
currently a member of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents. A graduate of he
University of Minnesota. Bergland served as a member of the United States Congress
(1970-1977) in the 7th district and served as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under
President Carter (1977-80). He was president of Farmland World Trade from 1981-1983 and
general manager of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. He represented the
rural electric cooperatives before Congressional committees and regulatory agencies. Bergland lives on the family farm where he was born and raised near Roseau, Minnesota. He retired in 1994 but is still active in promoting rural community and economic development. |
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