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College of Business

Dean's Advisory Board

MemberPosition and Organization
Business Members 
Lona Anderson Owner and Broker Associate, Signal Realtors, retired
Kari Block Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Earth-Kind, Bismarck
Randy BurckhardCommunity Relations, SRT; ND State Senator
Bruce CarlsonChief Executive Officer, Verendrye Electric Cooperative, Velva
Martin DahlGeneral Manager, McLean Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Blaine DesLauriersPresident, First International Bank and Trust
Janis DislevyAccountant, State of California (retired)
Lisa FeldnerChief Information Officer, State of North Dakota
Mark HildahlDentist, Souris Valley Dental Group
Wayne JohnsonFarmer, West Dakota Feed and Seed, Ross
Brekka KramerGeneral Manager, Odney Advertising, Inc.
Scott LouserOwner and Broker, Prudential Preferred Properties; ND State Representative
Craig MillerWeisenegger Engel Insurance
Gary NelsonScandia American Bank and Trust, Stanley
Randi OothoudtBusiness Manager, Image Marketing International
Tom RossGeneral Manager, KMOT-TV
Jim RostadOwner, Minot’s Finest Collision Repair
Abe SakakChief Operations Officer, Food Management Investors, Inc.
Randy SchwanVice President of Marketing, Trinity Health
Lora SoderholmDirector of Operations, ING Service Center
Jim StaiDirector, North Dakota Small Business Administration
John StewartEntrepreneur
Jason Zimmerman Flood Recovery Coordinator, Souris Basin Planning Council
Academic Members 
David DeMersEmeritus Professor of Accounting and Department Chair, MSU
Rhonda GustafsonFaculty, Turtle Mountain Community College
Patti FedjeChair, Accounting and Finance Department, College of Business, MSU
Kevin Harmon Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management, MSU
Adelaide JohnsonEmeritus Professor of Business, MSU
JoAnn LinrudDean, College of Business, MSU
Roger MergenthalRetired Professor of Business Education, MSU
Robert SandoEmeritus Professor of Business and Dean, College of Business, MSU
Gary RossChair, Business Administration Department, College of Business, MSU
Marv SemrauVP for Advancement, MSU
Doris SlaatenEmeritus Professor of Business, MSU
Pam StroklundDirector, Career and Technical Center, Minot Public Schools
Lori WilloughbyChair, Business Information Technology, College of Business, MSU