(Fargo, ND) -- North Dakota State University has selected it's next Professor to give their Faculty Lectureship. William Wilson, University Distinguished Professor of agribusiness and applied economics and CHS Endowed Chair in Risk Management and trading, has been selected for the prestigious Faculty Lectureship at NDSU. Wilson’s lecture will examine the evolution of world trade in commodities during the past three decades, and elaborate on factors that may impact future competition. He will intertwine novel research in trade, technology development and logistics. Wilson, who teaches courses in commodity marketing and risk and strategy, is an internationally respected expert in his field. He regularly advises major agribusiness firms, railroads and food companies, with clients and projects around the world, and has served on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange board, Federal Grain Inspection Service Advisory Board and is a board member of several regional ag technology and venture capital firms including Amity, BUSHEL and NCH Capital. He also created the NDSU Commodity Trading Room, a state-of-the-art teaching and research facility.