Foundation Trustees & Executive Governing Board

Executive Governing Board

The Executive Governing Board of the North Dakota State University Foundation is responsible for overseeing and managing the business affairs of the organization. The Executive Governing Board is comprised of 11 Trustee volunteers, the President/CEO of the Foundation and the President of the University.

2021-22 Executive Governing Board

Executive Governing Board

Stacey Ackerman, Chair
Dave Goodin, Vice Chair
Mike Vipond, Treasurer
Keith Peltier, Secretary
Robert Challey
Neal Fisher
Dave Maring
Hugh McDonald
Dave Olig
Chuck Ulmer
Kevin Wolf
NDSU President David Cook, ex-officio
President/CEO John Glover, ex-officio

Current Trustees

NDSU Foundation Trustees are nominated by current Trustees, NDSU Foundation staff, or campus leaders. The nominating and governance committee reviews all Trustee nominations and sends a slate of nominees to the full Trustee group to be voted on for approval. Trustees may serve unlimited terms.

Stacey Ackerman
Kevin Bjork
Kevin Black
Jo Burdick
Barbara Burgum
Julie Burgum
Tom Campbell
Clare Carlson
Robert Challey
Virginia Clark Johnson
Aileen Clough
Dave Clouston
Paul Cossette
Terry Dahl
Bernie Dardis
Donn Diederich
Shawn Dobberstein
Doug Duncan
Spence Duin
Dan Dunn
Lisa Edison-Smith
Dave Ekman
John Erickson
Neal Fisher
David Glatt

Dave Goodin
Jim Hambrick
Phil Hansen
Kristi Hanson
Mike Hanson
Chris Hawley
Scott Heck
Joe Heilman
Ron Holecek
Joel Honeyman
Jenny Hopkins
Jon Horn
Jeff Jacobson
Lynden Johnson
Nancy Jo Johnson
Barb Jones
Mike Krueger
Rob Lauf
Dave Maring
Hugh McDonald
Kathy Meagher
Chuck Morse
Connie Nicholas
Ron Nichols
Ann Noble
Dave Olig

Ron Olson
Gary Paulsrud
Danielle Paulus
Keith Peltier
Jan Promersberger
Jim Roers
Shannon Schlecht
Wayne Schluchter
Al Schuler
Chad Stark
Steve Swiontek
Kim Timmers
Andrea Travnicek
Chuck Ulmer
Matthew Vettel
Mike Vipond
Jeff Volk
Jean Voorhees
Tim Welch
John Wold
Kevin Wolf
Nancy Wolff
Dean Zaderaka
Ron Zink
Mary Zweber

Trustee Emeritus

Trustee Emeritus have upheld their rights and responsibilities as Trustees and chosen to retire from the full obligations of current Trustees.

Jim Aipperspach
Julie Barner
David Berg
Sally Berrell
Dick Crockett
Jack Dalrymple
Larry Ellingson
Susie Freeman
Jo Ann Garaas Skabo
Gregg Halverson
Terry Hanson
Bob Heller
Bob Hendrickson
Jim Howe

Gwen Howe
Merrill Johnson
Tom Johnson
Nancy Jordheim
Dave Karges
Russ Kuzel
Carl Larson
Bob Lervick
Bill Marcil
Russ Maring
Dick Marsden
Jim Meier
Jim Miller
Tip Miller
Matthew Mohr

Don Morton
Phyllis Nelson
Gene Nicholas
Jane Nitz
Ron Offutt
Paul Olson
Fred Paavola
Eileen Scheel
Randy Schmeling
Mary Lou Shott
John Shotwell
Laurie Steffes
Joanne Warner
Bob Yaggie