IN RECOGNITION OF MR. RICHARD S. MONSON
April 1, 2020
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor and pleasure to
extend my personal congratulations and best wishes to Mr. Richard S.
Monson. Richard has been the driving force behind Southwest Georgia
Farm Credit in Bainbridge, Georgia for 18 years and currently serves as
the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He will be retiring on
July 31, 2018.
extend my personal congratulations and best wishes to Mr. Richard S.
Monson. Richard has been the driving force behind Southwest Georgia
Farm Credit in Bainbridge, Georgia for 18 years and currently serves as
the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He will be retiring on
July 31, 2018.
A native of Maryland, Richard received a Bachelor's of Science degree
from West Virginia University and a Master's degree from Clemson
University, both in Agricultural Economics. He also attended the
Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University.
from West Virginia University and a Master's degree from Clemson
University, both in Agricultural Economics. He also attended the
Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University.
For over three decades, Richard Monson has been a highly trusted
leader in the financial services industry and in rural America. He has
built an impressive career, beginning with his work with the West
Virginia Farm Commission's prison farm system. Richard went on to serve
as a Data Management and Research Analyst in the Department of
Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology at Clemson University. He
joined the Farm Credit System in 1986, when he became a Senior
Economist at AgFirst Farm Credit Bank in Columbia, South Carolina. He
later joined Farm Credit of Southwest Florida in Arcadia, Florida,
where he served in a variety of roles including Commercial Loan
Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Lending Officer. He became
the President and CEO of Southwest Georgia Farm Credit in 2000 and has
since distributed $89 million of member dividends to the company's
farmer owners with more than $900 million in assets.
leader in the financial services industry and in rural America. He has
built an impressive career, beginning with his work with the West
Virginia Farm Commission's prison farm system. Richard went on to serve
as a Data Management and Research Analyst in the Department of
Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology at Clemson University. He
joined the Farm Credit System in 1986, when he became a Senior
Economist at AgFirst Farm Credit Bank in Columbia, South Carolina. He
later joined Farm Credit of Southwest Florida in Arcadia, Florida,
where he served in a variety of roles including Commercial Loan
Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Lending Officer. He became
the President and CEO of Southwest Georgia Farm Credit in 2000 and has
since distributed $89 million of member dividends to the company's
farmer owners with more than $900 million in assets.
Richard's diligent commitment to financial services and rural America
has also been mirrored by his involvement in the community. He has
served on the Board of Trustees of Edison College in Fort Myers,
Florida and as the Chairman of the AgFirst Presidents Group and the
Georgia Cooperative Council.
has also been mirrored by his involvement in the community. He has
served on the Board of Trustees of Edison College in Fort Myers,
Florida and as the Chairman of the AgFirst Presidents Group and the
Georgia Cooperative Council.
Dr. Benjamin E. Mays often said: ``You make your living by what you
get, you make your life by what you give.'' We are so grateful that
Richard Monson has given his time and talents to provide a premier
financial institution for the farmers of Southwest Georgia. A man of
great integrity, his efforts, his dedication, and his expertise are
unparalleled. Southwest Georgia shines a little brighter because of
Richard Monson.
get, you make your life by what you give.'' We are so grateful that
Richard Monson has given his time and talents to provide a premier
financial institution for the farmers of Southwest Georgia. A man of
great integrity, his efforts, his dedication, and his expertise are
unparalleled. Southwest Georgia shines a little brighter because of
Richard Monson.
He has accomplished much in his life, but none of it would have been
possible without the love and support of his wife, Linda, and their two
daughters, Katie and Kristen. After retirement, Richard will enjoy
spending time with the family he cherishes so dearly.
possible without the love and support of his wife, Linda, and their two
daughters, Katie and Kristen. After retirement, Richard will enjoy
spending time with the family he cherishes so dearly.
Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me, my wife, Vivian, and the
more than 730,000 residents of Georgia's Second Congressional District,
in extending our sincerest appreciation and best wishes to Mr. Richard
S. Monson upon the occasion of his retirement from an outstanding
career in financial services supporting agriculture in Southwest
Georgia.
more than 730,000 residents of Georgia's Second Congressional District,
in extending our sincerest appreciation and best wishes to Mr. Richard
S. Monson upon the occasion of his retirement from an outstanding
career in financial services supporting agriculture in Southwest
Georgia.