Rick Hedberg
Vice President for Advancement
Executive Director MSU Development Foundation
rick.hedberg@minotstateu.edu
701-858-4483
Rick Hedberg became the vice president for advancement at Minot State University in June 2016. In this role, Hedberg serves as the executive director for the MSU Development Foundation and is responsible for alumni services, annual giving, donor relations, the Minot State Board of Regents, major gifts, social networking, design and print services, university communications, and is the lead fundraiser for the University.
During his time as vice president for advancement, Minot State has enjoyed record levels of giving, including raising $11.163 million in 2020, a high mark for the Development Foundation. In his first five years as head of the department, Minot State has eclipsed $3 million in total funds raised each year. Minot State’s endowed scholarships and programs grew to a record 392 in 2020, and faculty and staff giving is at all all-time high. The MSU Development Foundation’s total assets have nearly doubled to $49.472 million since 2015.
Hedberg has been actively involved in major Minot State facility renovations and projects including the Northwest Arts Center in the lower level of the Gordon B. Olson Library, the Dean Frantsvog Academic Center in the Minot State Dome, the air supported dome at Herb Parker Stadium, and the MSU Dome seating project. Hedberg also oversaw the purchase of Beaver Ridge, a multi-use residential-commercial building near campus, and is currently involved in the first phase of construction of renovations to MSU Summer Theatre.
The University also began a comprehensive, multi-year $40 million capital campaign on July 1, 2019.
Prior to his current role, Hedberg managed the department of athletics, including the University’s move from NAIA status to NCAA Division II. He also spearheaded major renovations to Herb Parker Stadium and Swain Hall. Hedberg, who played men’s basketball for the Beavers, is a member of the MSU Hall of Fame, being inducted in 1997.
Hedberg graduated from Parshall High School in 1984. He graduated from Minot State in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science in physical education and earned a master’s degree in educational leadership from the University of North Dakota in 1998. Hedberg spent seven years as a math teacher and boys basketball coach at Williston High School. He then became an assistant athletic director at UND from 1999 to 2001, prior to being hired as Minot State University’s athletic director in June 2001.
Hedberg and his wife, Andrea (Limke), have two children, Mason and Maddie. Andrea is a 1992 MSU graduate with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education, while Mason is a redshirt freshman on the Minot State men’s basketball team. Hedberg is a member of the Bishop Ryan Catholic Schools Board of Regents. He served as a City of Minot alderman, and is a member of a member of the Minot Sertoma Club, Minot Y’s Men’s Club, and St. John the Apostle Catholic Church.
Kate joined the MSU Development Foundation in 2007. In her donor relations role, she communicates with alumni and friends on the impact of their gifts, coordinates donor recognition events, manages annual and endowed scholarships, and works with database and financial tracking.
Kate (Neuhalfen) is from Granville and is a 2007 MSU graduate with a management and marketing degree. Kate resides in Minot with her husband, Daniel, and three children.
Heidi (Berndt) Neathery joined the MSU Development Foundation in 2024 after 10 years of university experience. Heidi is a 2014/2015 MSU graduate with business management, marketing, and international business degrees. After graduating from Minot State, she lived in Fargo for 10 years where she met her husband, Gabriel. The couple moved back to Heidi's hometown of Towner in 2024 to be closer to family.
Amanda (Brunner) Duchsherer joined the Development Foundation in 2023 after working in the Minot State University communications and marketing offices for several years. A Surrey High School graduate, she received her Bachelor of Science with majors in management and marketing from Minot State in 2006. She and her husband, Joe, live south of Surrey with their two sons.
