The former commander of the North Dakota National Guard has been appointed to a seat on the North Dakota Board of Higher Education.
Michael Haugen will replace board President John Q. Paulsen of Fargo on July 1.
A state nominating committee denied Paulsen a second term on the state board in mid-May. Paulsen's term ends June 30.
Haugen, a business consultant in Fargo, said he was "quite humbled" to be named to the board.
"I'm very attuned to the fact that the education is changing from the older style of pure classroom learning to distance learning," Haugen said, adding that technology will play a big role in changing the course of education's future.
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Gov. John Hoeven also appointed student Haylee Cripe to the higher education board.
Cripe is a Dickinson native and an accounting major at the University of North Dakota.
She previously served as the student governmental affairs commissioner and was the state ConnectND student representative.
"They have given me an opportunity to pick up where I left off and accomplish things in a bigger way," Cripe said.
Cripe said she is especially interested in dealing with higher education expenditures and with a renewed focus on collaborations among colleges.
"I have a lot of goals I want to accomplish," Cripe said.
Jon Jackson will replace Thomas Barnhart as the board's faculty adviser. The nonvoting position is selected by the Council of College Faculties.
Jackson is an assistant professor of medicine at UND.
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The eight-member Board of Higher Education is the policy-setting body for the North Dakota University System.
The board includes seven citizen members appointed by the governor who serve four-year terms and one student appointed by the governor for a one-year term.
Readers can reach Forum reporter Kim Winnegge at (701) 241-5524
State Board of Higher Education members
Michael Haugen, Fargo; Richie Smith, Wahpeton; Sue Andrews, Mapleton; Jon Backes, Minot; Duaine Espegard, Grand Forks; Pamela Kostelecky, Dickinson; Grant Shaft, Grand Forks; Haylee Cripe, student, University of North Dakota; Jon Jackson, faculty adviser, University of North Dakota
Kim Winnege
