The Ralph K. Morris Foundation   hosted the annual Rod Nilsestuen Legacy Event on October 14, 2025 at the University of River Falls University Center. Rod Nilsestuen was an innovative champion of cooperatives, a tireless advocate for farmers, a passionate believer in farmland preservation, a dedicated volunteer, a results-oriented public servant, and a visionary leader who inspired others to act for the common good. The Rod Nilsestuen Program at the University of Wisconsin -

The Ralph K. Morris Foundation   hosted its 22nd Anniversary Tom Lyon Family Leadership Symposium at the Cooperative Network Summit and Annual Meeting on December 2, 2025. Featured speaker Audra Krueger, executive director of Co-operatives First, reflected on a Western Canadian story of how one of the big co-op players made a bold decision to fund the creation of a new co-op support organization. In her presentation, "What connections are worth keeping and which need ditching

The Ralph K. Morris Foundation   is pleased to announce that its 21th Anniversary Tom Lyon Family Leadership Symposium was a special...

The 2024 Elroy Webster Cooperative Studies Scholarship recipients have been awarded. The recipients were announced at the 21st Annual...

The Ralph K. Morris Foundation   is pleased to announce that its Rod Nilsestuen Legacy Event was held on October 30, 2024 at the...

The Ralph K. Morris Foundation   is pleased to announce that its annual event in collaboration with the National Farmers Union (NFU) has...