Board of Regents
The Board of Regents consists of up to 30 members, many of whom are members of congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.
At least four of the elected members must be pastors of the ELCA, of whom at least one shall be a bishop of a synod within the Corporate Territory of the College. In addition, at least three elected members shall be alumni of the college.
Each of the voting members of the Board of Regents is elected by the Corporation Assembly for a term of four years and subsequently may be re-elected for two additional full consecutive terms.
| 2023-24 Board of Regents |
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| CHAIR: Mary S. Ranum ’78, Circle Pines, Minnesota | Past-Chair, Board of Directors, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. |
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MaryAnn Anderson ’80, Minneapolis | Executive Coach, LECNA Fellows
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Dr. Julie A. Blehm ’74, Fargo, North Dakota | Senior Medical Director, BCBSND
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Ruth Anna Buffalo, Fargo, North Dakota | Independent Consultant; Representative, North Dakota House of Representatives
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Troy J. Butner ’90, Hingham, Massachusetts | Partner, Ernst & Young
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Jean E. Bye ’79, Mankato, Minnesota | President and CEO, Dotson Iron Casting
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Victor A. Everson ’73, Minnetrista, Minnesota | President, CLA LLC
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Corey L. Haaland ’86, Edina, Minnesota | Senior VP and Treasurer, Target Corp.
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Dr. Kathryn E. Hasbargen ’95, Fargo, North Dakota | Senior Partner Communications Manager, Microsoft
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Douglas Hastad ’71, Onalaska, Wisconsin | President Emeritus, Carroll University
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The Rev. Gary R. Henderson ’79, Nashville | Chief Relationship Officer – Global Partnerships, United Methodist Communications
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David J. Horazdovsky ’78, Sioux Falls, South Dakota | Former President and CEO, Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
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Mark S. Jordahl, Minneapolis | President, Wealth Management, U.S. Bancorp
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Robert Jossart, Minnetonka, Minnesota | Co-Founder, RJM Construction
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Tammy Lee ’93, Minneapolis | Founder and CEO, Xena Therapies
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Stephanie Lundquist ’98, Hamel, Minnesota | Chief Human Resources Officer, Cargill
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The Rev. Jennifer Nagel ’94, Minneapolis | Lead Pastor, University Lutheran Church of Hope
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Ronald D. Offutt ’64, Fargo, North Dakota | Founder and Chairman Emeritus of the Board, R.D. Offutt Co. and RDO Equipment Co.
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The Rev. Mary Pechauer, Minneapolis | Co-Lead Pastor, Bethlehem Lutheran Church Twin Cities
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Patricia L. Pepper ’86, San Diego | Program Director Emeritus and Internal Medicine Physician, Naval Medical Center San Diego
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Harold Pope ’77, Detroit | Litigator, Dykema
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Beth Renner ’91, Fargo, North Dakota | National Director of Philanthropic Services, Wells Fargo
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James E. Senske ’75, Eden Prairie, Minnesota | Chair and CEO, Commerce Bank, and President, Commerce Label, Inc.
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Bishop William Tesch, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota | Bishop of the Northwestern Minnesota Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
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John E. Ydstie ’74, Chevy Chase, Maryland | Correspondent/Host, National Public Radio
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| Current Advisory Members |
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Elizabeth Cheney, Hutchinson, Minnesota | Foundation Director, Glencoe Regional Health
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| The Rev. Lamont Wells, Philadelphia | Executive Director, Network of ELCA Colleges & Universities |