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

Jenny Hopkins, Chair
Neal Fisher, Vice Chair
Stacey Ackerman, Treasurer
Dave Olig, Secretary
Dan Dunn
Dave Goodin
Jim Hambrick
Barb Jones
Dave Maring
Keith Peltier
Mike Vipond
NDSU President Dean Bresciani, 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
Julie Barner
Kevin Bjork
Kevin Black
Gerald Brossart
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
Spence Duin
Dan Dunn
Lisa Edison-Smith
Dave Ekman
John Erickson
Neal Fisher
John Giese

David Glatt
Dave Goodin
Jim Hambrick
Scott Handy
Phil Hansen
Kristi Hanson
Mike Hanson
Chris Hawley
Joe Heilman
Kristen Hemstad
Ron Holecek
Joel Honeyman
Jenny Hopkins
Barb Jones
John Klai II
Mike Krueger
Russ Kuzel
Rob Lauf
Tom Lundeen
Dave Maring
Dick Marsden
Hugh McDonald
Kathy Meagher
Bob Montgomery
Connie Nicholas
Ron Nichols

Ann Noble
Dave Olig
Ron Olson
Gary Paulsrud
Danielle Paulus
Keith Peltier
Jan Promersberger
Jim Roers
Pati Rolf
Shannon Schlecht
Wayne Schluchter
Chad Stark
Terry Stroh
Steve Swiontek
Kim Timmers
Andrea Travnicek
Chuck Ulmer
Matthew Vettel
Mike Vipond
Jeff Volk
Jean Voorhees
Tim Welch
John Wold
Kevin Wolf
Dean Zaderaka
Ron Zink
Mary Zweber

Life/Honorary Trustees

Life/Honorary Trustees have upheld their rights and responsibilities as Trustees and chosen to retire from the full obligations of current Trustees.

Jim Aipperspach
Dick Anderson
Sue Andrews
Bev Barbour-Soules
Barry Batcheller
Jeff Bentrim
David Berg
Rick Bergseth
Sally Berrell
Barb Bertel
Mark Bibelheimer
DeAnn Bjornson
Trish Bodine
Dan Brantner
Shari Bremer
Tim Brookins
Lee Christoferson
Alf Clausen
Bill Collins
Dick Crockett
Trish Cyr
Jack Dalrymple
Stan Dardis
Joel Dick
Jerry Doan
Lisa Dressler
Larry Ellingson
Jane Emison
Dick Erickson
Marcia Estee Strehlow
Mike Favor
Gerry Floden
Susie Freeman
Jo Ann Garaas Skabo
Bob Geston
Bob Gibb
Carol Goodman
Vince Gutierrez
Greg Hagfors
Gregg Halverson
John Hanson
Terry Hanson
Bill Haug
Jim Hauge
Scott Heck
Bob Heller

Bob Hendrickson
Lorren Henke
Jim Heyer
Larry Holweger
Paul Horn
Ray Horne
Brian Houkom
Gwen Howe
Jim Howe
Mark Hubbard
Betsy Jackson
Frank Jennings
Al Johnson
Merrill Johnson
Nancy Jo Johnson
Tom Johnson
Mark Johnsrud
Nancy Jordheim
Dave Karges
Dick Kloubec
Terry Kristensen
Anthony Larson
Carl Larson
Doug Larson
Kent Larson
Bob Lervick
Jane Lillestol
Brady Lipp
Bonnie Lonbaken
Dan Lysne
Michelle Mack
Bill Marcil
Russ Maring
John Mark
Jan Martin
Jim Meier
Syl Melroe
Frank Meyers
Eric Michel
Jim Miller
Tip Miller
Larry Milsow
Matthew Mohr
Kip Moore
Don Morton
Tracy Myers

Phyllis Nelson
Gene Nicholas
Jane Nitz
Terry Nygaard
Bob Nyquist
Ron Offutt
Dan Olson
Paul Olson
Carol O’Toole
Fred Paavola
John Q. Paulsen
Dan Paulson
Dale Peppel
Sheila Peterson
Tom Peterson
Jane Pettinger
Carl Pfiffner
Ryn Pitts
Patti Pratt
Matt Puetz
Jeff Regimbal
AJ Remsing
Cyd Runsvold
Katherine Satrom
Eileen Scheel
Terry Scherling
Jeff Schlossman
Randy Schmeling
George Schwartz
Dave Selvig
Mary Lou Shott
John Shotwell
Ken Skuza
Russ Slotten
Dave Sorum
Laurie Steffes
Pat Stocker
Scott Stofferahn
Mary Ann Tucker
Jonal Uglem
Scott VandeVoort
Ene Vogel
Mark Walstead
Joanne Warner
Jim Wieland
Bob Yaggie