Northwest Farm Credit Services Montana president receives award

Northwest Farm Credit Services Montana president receives award

Northwest Farm Credit Services’ Montana President Bill Perry recently received an award for his outstanding service to agriculture.

Montana State University’s College of Agriculture named Bill Perry Outstanding Alumni 2016.

From Judith Gap and now living in Bozeman, Perry graduated from MSU in 2002 with a B.S. degree in ag business. As a student at MSU, he was vice president of the student body and a hiring committee member in 2000 for MSU President Geoffrey Gamble.

He subsequently received his M.S. degree in ag economics from Kansas State University. Perry was chair of the board of directors for the MSU Alumni Association and was named Alumni Relations Board Volunteer of the Year. He currently serves on the board of directors for MSU’s Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity.

Perry joined Northwest FCS in 2004 and was named the company’s Montana president in 2015.

Northwest FCS is a $10.9 billion financial cooperative providing financing and related services to farmers, ranchers, agribusinesses, commercial fishermen, timber producers, rural homeowners and crop insurance customers in Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Alaska. Northwest FCS is a member of the nationwide Farm Credit System that supports agriculture and rural communities with reliable, consistent credit and financial services. For more information, go to northwestfcs.com