Officer Candidate School, US Coast Guard Reserve, New London, CT, 1959

40 Year Career with Cargill, Inc. with various and geographical responsibilities :

Grain Merchandising Positions in Peoria, II, Seaford, DE, Norfolk, VA, 1959-1964
Director of Business Development, Cargill, S.A. Buenos Aires, Arg., 1965-1969
Assistant Director, Poultry Products, Minneapolis, MN, 1970-1971
General Manager, Paramount Poultry, Seaford, DE, 1971-1974
V.P. and Regional Manager, Cargill Investor Services, Inc. Atlanta, GA 1974-1978
President, Cargill Investor Services, Inc. Chicago IL, 1979-1998

Business and Civic Activities

Director, Chicago Board of Trade, 1987-1990
Chairman, Treasurer and Director, Futures Industry Association, 1991-1994
Chairman and Director, National Futures Association, 1994-1998
Member, Union League Club of Chicago
Member, Metropolitan Club of Chicago
Director, Board of Overseers, CARE USA, Atlanta, GA 1995-1998
Director, Hideaway Beach Association, 2000-2001
Member, Board of Trustees, Guadalupe Center of Immokalee, 2001-present
Life member, Swiss Futures and Options Association

Personal Data

Born in Hutchinson, KS 1936
Married to Lou Ann Murray 1959
3 Married Children, 7 Grandchildren
Leisure interests – Golf, Tennis, International Travel, Wines, Financial Trading

Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Kansas Business School 2001

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