Aldrich C. Bloomquist Lectureship Series
 

 

The Bloomquist Lectureship Series is supported by an endowment established by American Crystal Sugar Company. The series includes guest lectures and symposia on topics related to cooperatives and agribusiness. This annual lectureship series is a program of the Quentin N. Burdick Center for Cooperatives. The Burdick Center is an endowment program established at NDSU in 1992 through the efforts and the contributions of cooperatives and individuals throughout the region to increase understanding of cooperative business and their economic role through research and education.

Lectureship Speakers

2008 John Johnson Leading Cooperatives to Global Success
2007 Robert Carlson 2007 Farm Bill Debate and Its Impact on Cooperatives
2006 Vern Dosch Providing Information Technology Services Using the Cooperative Business Model
2005 None
2004 James Horvath Changes and Challenges of the Sugar Beet Industry
2003 Randall Torgerson Turbulent Times: Reflections of the Role of Cooperatives In The Economic Organization of Agriculture
2002 Robert Bergland Cooperatives and Communities
2001 Mike Warner Value Added, A Progress Report
2000 Bill Patrie New Generation Cooperatives and The Future of Agriculture
1999 George Sinner Why Farmers Won't Survive Unless They Become Food Merchants
1998 Ralph Morris The Cooperative Advantage-Myth or Reality?
1997 Dennis Sexhus Gate to Plate: Procedures Take Control of Industry
1996 Vern Freeh  World Trade and Market Globalization: The Other Parts of the Equation
1995 Joseph Famalette Gazing into the Crystal Ball: Career Opportunities in the Food and Agriculture Industry in the 21st Century