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Growing up on the family grain and livestock farm in McLean County, Illinois, nearby Gridley was a wonderful experience. In 1972 he received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Illinois. Dale went on to a successful career in professional farm management with a large downstate Illinois banking group, serving as Senior Vice President responsible for over 100,000 acres under management. Dale has been very active and is nationally recognized in the farm management and rural appraisal professions. The AFM (Accredited Farm Manager) title was awarded to him in 1977 and the ARA (Accredited Rural Appraiser) followed in 1978 - the youngest person in Society History to be dually designated. In 1991, he served as President of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA). Since 1993, he has chaired the Government Relations Committee which takes a prominent role in shaping agricultural policy. He currently chairs the Public Relations Committee for the Illinois Chapter. Dale has been a past member of the Advisory Board to Agri-Finance, the American Cyanamid Agricultural Advisory Board, served on Governor Edgar's Land Use and Water Quality Task Force, and is currently serving on the Illinois River Strategy Team. He is also a current member of the Forsyth/Macon County Economic Development Foundation and served as Mayor of Forsyth, Illinois, for 12 years.
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