FAMILY LECTURE SERIES
with
Elder Richard E. Cook
"The Perpetual Education Fund
A Shining Ray of Hope!"
Elder Richard E. Cook was called to the Second Quorum of Seventy in April 1997 where he served until October 2001. During that time he served in the Asia Area Presidency. Prior to his release from the Quorum, President Hinckley asked him to act as the Financial Director of the Perpetual Education Fund. He has been serving in that position since August 2001. In 1992 Elder Cook retired from Ford Motor Company after 35 years of service. His principal positions included General Auditor for the Company, Controller-Ford Tractor Operations, and Corporate General Assistant Controller. His last assignment included controllership responsibilities for all of Ford's worldwide operations. Elder Cook received his BS degree in accounting from Brigham Young University. Later, he graduated with distinction from Northwestern University with a Master of Business Administration degree. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
Elder Cook has been a member of the Brigham Young University Marriott School's National Advisory Council since 1973. He served on the Board of Directors of United Cerebral Palsy and has served as commissioner at large for the Detroit Area Boy Scouts of America. From May 1994 to July 1996 he served as a missionary and as the first Mission President in the Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Mission. He is married to Mary Nielsen Cook and is the father of three daughters, one son and the grandfather of sixteen. |
