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Dr. Swackhamer is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Farm Credit
Bank of Baltimore, a position he has held since 1977. The Farm Credit Bank
extends credit and financial services to 45,000 customers through its 16 affiliated
associations and 100 offices in the five Mid-Atlantic states and the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico. It is owned by the farmers and rural home owners and businesses
it serves.
Dr. Swackhamer grew up on a farm in Clinton County. After graduation from
Purdue, he was commissioned in the Naval Reserve, where he served two years
of active
duty. Following his military service and pursuit of his masters and doctoral
degrees, he became a research officer for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas
City.
In 1970, Dr. Swackhamer was named Director of Economic Research and Finance
at the Farm Credit Administration (FCA) in Washington, D.C. The FCA had
administrative and research responsibilities for the national network of
agricultural credit
cooperatives. He served as Director of Research from 1970 to 1975 and as
DeputyGovernor of Finance from 1975 to 1977. Dr. Swackhamer has been
noted throughout
his professional career for his research in farm finance and his skillful
administration. He served on the President's Planning Committee and has
been a member of the
Agricultural Committee of the National Planning Association.
Dr. Swackhamer is a strong proponent of education, having served on the
advisory boards of the School of Agriculture at the University of Maryland
and the
School of Business at Towson State University. He is a former vice president
of the
Educational Foundation of the American Agricultural Economics Association
and is presently a member of the World Presidents Organization. Dr. Swackhamer
is also serving as treasurer of the National 4-H Council and president
of the
Alpha Gamma Rho Educational Foundation.
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