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Chancellor, North Dakota University System
Chancellor, North Dakota University System
Mark R. Hagerott became chancellor of the North Dakota University System in July 2015. Prior to this appointment, he held leadership positions in the U.S. Navy and in administrative positions in the Department of Defense. A certified naval nuclear engineer in power generation and distribution, he served as chief engineer for a major environmental project defueling two atomic reactors. Hagerott has also held numerous academic leadership roles, serving in Annapolis as the dean of humanities and social sciences, special assistant to the provost, chair of the admissions board, chairmanship of senior faculty senate committees pertaining to assessment and accreditation. He also served as a planning and strategy director in one of the largest U.S. Army educational organizations, NATO Training Mission, which included the Afghanistan army, police, air force, and medical school programs. Hagerott holds a B.S. from the U.S. Naval Academy, an M.A. in political science and economics from Oxford University where he attended as a Rhodes Scholar, and a Ph.D. in history from University of Maryland, and served as a White House Fellow in the President George H. W. Bush administration.
Senator, North Dakota State Legislature
Senator, North Dakota State Legislature
Ray Holmberg has served in the North Dakota Senate since 1977 and he chairs its appropriations and rules committees, he has held these roles for the past eight legislative sessions. He has served on WICHE’s Legislative Advisory Committee since 2008. Holmberg worked for many years as a high school guidance counselor in Grand Forks before retiring from that position in 2002. He graduated from the University of North Dakota with a B.S. in education in 1965 and a master’s degree in counseling and guidance.
Superintendent, New Rockford-Sheyenne School District
Superintendent, New Rockford-Sheyenne School District
Jill Louters began her term of service with the State Board of Higher Education July 1, 2018. Louters has 32 years of experience in education, currently serving in her eighth year as the superintendent for the New Rockford-Sheyenne School District. Her district received the Governor’s System Innovation Award in 2018 and the National Blue-Ribbon Award in 2019 based on superior student achievement. Her district is currently working with the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction on a collaborative, five-year grant to redefine customized, personalized learning across the state of North Dakota for all PK-12 learners.
A native of southern Minnesota, Louters worked as a social studies teacher, coach and middle school principal prior to assuming a position on the faculty of Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota.
Louters completed her undergraduate degree at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn., and her master’s degree in education administration at Minnesota State University, Mankato. In 2017, she was the first North Dakota superintendent to complete her National Superintendent Certificate through the American Association of School Administrators and is currently completing her doctoral dissertation through St. Mary’s University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.
Louters has held membership on the New Rockford Chamber of Commerce, New Rockford Area Betterment Corporation, Sheyenne Economic Development Council and as a carded 4-H Horse Show Judge. She has traveled extensively, training university staff in Europe, South Africa and Thailand. She is the mother of four children who reside in Sheyenne, North Dakota.
Senator, North Dakota State Legislature
Senator, North Dakota State Legislature
Ray Holmberg has served in the North Dakota Senate since 1977 and he chairs its appropriations and rules committees, he has held these roles for the past eight legislative sessions. He has served on WICHE’s Legislative Advisory Committee since 2008. Holmberg worked for many years as a high school guidance counselor in Grand Forks before retiring from that position in 2002. He graduated from the University of North Dakota with a B.S. in education in 1965 and a master’s degree in counseling and guidance.
Senator, North Dakota Legislature
Senator, North Dakota Legislature
Representative, North Dakota State Legislature
Representative, North Dakota State Legislature
Representative, North Dakota State Legislature
Representative, North Dakota State Legislature