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The Bismarck State College Foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees, which is comprised of a diverse group of talented business leaders and community supporters who are committed to BSC Foundation's vision and mission.  

John Weeda
John Weeda - President
2012-2013 BSC Foundation Board of Trustees

Timothy Atkinson
North Dakota Guaranty & Title Co.

Paul Bakkum
Northland Financial

Brad Ballweber
Northern Improvement

Tamara Barber - Fiscal Agent
Bismarck State College

John Berger      
Tesoro

Brian Kroshus
Brian Kroshus - Vice President
Jay Beyer
Community Leader

Gordon Binek - Staff Liaison
Bismarck State College

Janeanne Bischke
Cross Country Courier, Inc.

Kent Blickensderfer
CenturyLink

Scott Boehm
Medcenter One

Dave Clark
Dave Clark - Secretary/Treasurer

Wade Boeshans        
BNI Coal

Jim Christianson
GOJC, Inc

Cindy Clairmont
Community Leader

Dave Clark - Secretary/Treasurer
Bismarck State College

Norm Clark
Gate City Bank

Terry Daffinrud
Daffinrud & Heinert CPA's and Business Counselors

Carroll Dewing
Coteau Properties Co.

Bill Townsend
Bill Townsend - Chairman
Dan Dorfschmidt        
Butler Machinery Co.

Vern Dosch
National Information Solutions Co

Bryan Dvirnak
Collection Center, Inc.

Arlene Farnsworth
Touchmark on West Century

Wendy Feeney
Coventry Health Care, Inc.

Dave Froelich
Missouri Valley Petroleum

Deb Gallagher
Capital Credit Union


Larry Skogen
Larry Skogen - BSC President

John Giese
Wells Fargo

Kevin Gilchrist
Gilchrist & Bjork, DDS

Dave Goodin
Montana Dakota Utilities

Mike Haider
Capital City Construction

Renae Hansen
Aetna

Dick Hedahl
Hedahls Inc.

Paul Sandness
Paul Sandness - Programs Committee Chair

Michael Heilman
Bismarck Public Schools Representative

Tim Hennessy
U.S. Bank

Bryce Hill
BSC Retirees Group Representative

Dave Hoekstra
BNC National Bank

Michael Hummel
Community Leader

Michael Schmitz
Michael Schmitz - Finance Committee Chair
Niles Hushka
Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson Inc

John Jessen
Black Ridge Bank

Wally Joersz
Community Leader

Dr. Aaron Johnson
The Smile Center

Judith Ekberg Johnson
Community Leader


Marlin Kling
Marlin Kling - Development Committee Chair
Maynard Jungling, Jr.
BSC Board of Governors Representative

Mary Klecker-Green
BSC Alumni Association Representative

Marlin Kling - Development Committee Chair
Midwest Motor Express

Rob Koppinger
Kirkwood Bank & Trust

Loren Kopseng
United Energy Corp.

Gordon Binek
Gordon Binek - Staff Liaison
Jay Kost
The Falkirk Mining Company

Troy Kraft
Bobcat

Brian Kroshus - Vice President
The Bismarck Tribune

Michelle Lindblom
BSC Faculty Representative

David Ludwig
Security First Bank

Howard Malloy
Bismarck Title Company

Dorothy Mariner
Mariner Construction

Shannon McQuade-Ely
McQuade Distribution Company

Jay Meier
BSC Staff Representative

Dale Pahlke
Dakota Community Bank & Trust

Judy Pfeifle
Community Leader

Jim Poolman
Jim Poolman Consulting, Inc.

Ken Reno
Community Leader

Scott Russell
Cloverdale Foods Company

Erik Sakariassen
Saks News, Inc.

Paul Sandness - Programs Committee Chair
MDU Resources Group, Inc.

Dave Sauer
Basin Electric Power Cooperative

Perrie Schafer
Schafer Financial/Environmental Services

Jerry Schlosser
Century 21 Morrison Realty

Pamela Schmidt
Schmidt Insurance/SIA Marketing

Michael Schmitz - Finance Committee Chair
Widmer Roel PC

Dr. Larry Skogen
Bismarck State College

Jerry Splonskowski
Northwest Contracting, Inc.

Kevin Strege
Bremer Bank

Karen Summers
Seven Seas Inn

Joyce Tello
JoyTell Consulting

Mary Theel
Cedric Theel, Inc.

Allan Thomas
Advanced Mechanical, Inc.

Bill Townsend - Chairman of the Board
Dakota Awards

Irene Tschider
Community Leader

Stacy Tschider
Rainbow Energy Marketing Corp

Greg Vetter
American Bank Center

Chad Wachter
Investcore, Inc

Curt Walth
Starion Financial

Patrick Ward
Zuger, Kirmis & Smith

John Weeda - President
Great River Energy

Scott Wegner
Arntson Stewart Wegner PC

Tony Welder
Dakota Pharmacy

Cyndy Welken-Place
AFLAC


Trustee Emeritus

Myron Atkinson
The Atkinson Company

Byron Dorgan
US Senate

Marvin Erdmann
Community Leader

Ray Grabar
Community Leader

Dr. Kermit Lidstrom
Community Leader

Roger Peet
Roger Peet Insurance

John R. Sakariassen
Saks News, Inc.

Sheila Schafer
Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation

Gerald Skogley
Community Leader

2012-2013 BSC Foundation Board of Trustee Committees

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - The Executive Committee shall:  (1) manage the affairs of the Foundation between meetings of the Trustees; (2) develop and approve the annual operating budget; (3) organize agendas for the quarterly meetings of the Trustees; and (4) assist the committees of the Foundation in accomplishing their responsibilities.


FINANCE COMMITTEE - The principle responsibilities of this committee are:  (1) management of the Foundation's assets;  (2) monitor the performance of the Merritt Trust; (3) selection and regular evaluation of a money manager for the Foundation's endowment;  (4) develop and approve the annual operating budget; and (5) selection of an auditing firm to insure appropriate annual audits of the Foundation's funds.


PROGRAMS COMMITTEE - This committee will provide guidance for the Foundation's program services which are:  the scholarship program; (2) the student recognition program; (3) the employee recognition program; (4) the grants program; and (5) the college development program.


DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE - This committee is charged with assisting the Foundation with trustee recruitment, retention, recruiting President's Club members, assisting with fund raising, and increasing involvement of current trustee members.  The near term objective of the Development Committee is to have 60 paying trustees with a three year objective of 75 paying trustees.


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