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April 3, 2002
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Hoeven Names Andrews, Kunkel To Board Of Higher Ed
BISMARCK, N.D. - Governor John Hoeven today named Susan Andrews of Mapleton and re-appointed Richard Kunkel of Devils Lake to the Board of Higher Education.
Andrews is currently the executive director of the YMCA at North Dakota State University. She serves on the North Dakota Education Fact Finding Commission; the Fargo Public Schools Foundation; and the Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation. Between 1991 and 1998 she served as president, vice president and chairman of facilities and negations on the Fargo Board of Education. She has been active in numerous other education and professional committees, commissions and civic groups. Andrews studied political science at the University of North Dakota and earned a bachelor of science degree in home economics from North Dakota State University.
“Sue is a well known and highly respected education leader in North Dakota,” Hoeven said. “She brings a broad perspective to the Board of Higher Education, including a knowledge of educational policy, alumni affairs and agriculture,” Hoeven said.
Kunkel, who has served on the board since 1999, is an educator with 33 years of experience. Between 1970 and 1990 he served as the superintendent of the Devils Lake Public Schools. He has also served as a high school teacher, a professor of education at the University of North Dakota, and a principal.
Kunkel also served in the North Dakota House of Representatives between 1990 and 1998, where he served on the education and appropriations committees. He is a member of numerous civic and education organizations, including the UND-Lake Region Community College Foundation. He earned a bachelor of science degree from Minot State University and doctorate degree in education from the University of North Dakota.
“Dick has been a valued member of the Board of Higher Education, and we are very fortunate to have the benefit of his wide experience for another four years,” Hoeven said.
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