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.
2024-25 Board of Regents |
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CHAIR: Mary S. Ranum ’78, Prior Lake, Minnesota | Real Estate Property Law Specialist, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. |
David Anderson ’83, Charlotte, North Carolina | President and CEO Merit Life Insurance Company
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MaryAnn Anderson ’80, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Executive Coach and Facilitator
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Dr. Scott Anseth ’94, Chanhassen, Minnesota | Orthopedic Surgeon, Twin Cities Orthopedics
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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 | CEO and Advocate, Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center
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Troy J. Butner ’90, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Partner, Ernst & Young
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Jean E. Bye ’79, Mankato, Minnesota | Retired CEO, Dotson Iron Casting
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The Rev. Hans Dahl ’96, Alexandria, Minnesota | Lead Pastor, Calvary Lutheran Church
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Corey L. Haaland ’86, Edina, Minnesota | Senior VP and Treasurer, Target Corp.
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Paul Hanson ’86, Sioux Falls, South Dakota | President and CEO, Sanford Health
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Dr. Kathryn E. Hasbargen ’95, Fargo, North Dakota | Executive Communications Director, Microsoft
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The Rev. Gary R. Henderson ’79, Nashville, Tennessee | 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 '81, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Retired 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, Hopkins, Minnesota | CEO, OUR Rescue
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Bishop Tessa Moon Leiseth ’92, Moorhead, Minnesota | Bishop of the Eastern North Dakota Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
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Stephanie Lundquist ’98, Hamel, Minnesota | Chief Human Resources Officer, Cargill
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The Rev. Mary Pechauer, Minneapolis | Retired Pastor, Bethlehem Lutheran Church Twin Cities
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Patricia L. Pepper ’86, San Diego, California | Program Director Emeritus and Internal Medicine Physician, Naval Medical Center San Diego
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Harold Pope ’77, Detroit, Michigan | Retired Litigator, Dykema
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Beth Renner ’91, Fargo, North Dakota | Retired Head of Advice Center, Wells Fargo
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Bishop Craig Schweitzer, Bismarck, North Dakota | Bishop of the Western North Dakota Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
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Asmah Tareen ’96, St. Paul, Minnesota | Shareholder, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
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John E. Ydstie ’74, Chevy Chase, Maryland | Retired 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 |