2002 News Releases

For immediate release:
March 28, 2002

Media contact:
James Hoard
Phone: (214) 922-5307
e-mail: james.hoard@dal.frb.org

Helm Appointed to Board of Directors at Dallas Fed’s El Paso Branch

DALLAS—The Federal Reserve Board of Governors has appointed Ron C. Helm to serve the remainder of an unexpired three-year term on the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' El Paso Branch board of directors.

Helm owns and operates Helm Cattle Co. and is a partner in Alamo Cattle Co., operations in Jeff Davis and Culberson counties. He has been in the ranching industry since 1977.

Helm is a director of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. He serves on the Wildlife Committee and Resource and Environment Committee. He is also a member of the National Cattleman's Beef Association and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Trans-Pecos Task Force. In 1993, Helm was recognized as Van Horn's Citizen of the Year.

Helm holds a degree in agricultural economics from Texas Tech University. He currently resides on the E.V. Ranch in Jeff Davis County.

The El Paso board of directors consists of seven members, four appointed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas board of directors and three by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington, D.C.

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