North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven plans to interview three nominees and appoint the next member to the state Board of Higher Education in the next two weeks.
The nominees follow:
- Michael Haugen, 61, of Fargo, the retired adjutant general of North Dakota. Haugen lists business consultant on his application as his current occupation.
He earned a bachelor's degree from Minot State University and attended Valley City State University for two years.
Haugen lists North Dakota University System Chancellor Bill Goetz among his references.
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- Robert Harms, 52, a Bismarck attorney who was former gubernatorial legal counsel to Hoeven and Ed Schafer.
He earned a bachelor's degree from North Dakota State University and a juris doctorate from the University of North Dakota.
Harms was outspoken recently against a proposed sales tax increase that would have raised money for the Bismarck Park District.
- Duane Pool, 46, of Bismarck, a science coordinator for the Nature Conservancy.
He earned a Ph.D., master's and bachelor's degrees from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, where he had teaching and research positions.
Pool also has been an adjunct faculty member for Rasmussen College and the University of Mary.
A five-member nominating committee forwarded those names this week. Each nominee needed at least four votes to be forwarded.
Board President John Q. Paulsen was among the eight applicants, but the two legislators on the committee said they would not support his reappointment.
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The other applicants were Mandan financial adviser Robert Wetsch; Dickinson teacher Heather Hertz, who lives in Mott; retired teacher Gordon Brandvold of Devils Lake; and Randy Schwartz of Bismarck, chief executive officer for the Dakota Manufacturing Extension Partnership.
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