Organization of NSU

Board of Regents
306 East Capitol Avenue, Suite 200, Pierre, SD 57501
Honorable Terry Baloun	Sioux Falls (Minnehaha County)
Honorable John Bastian	Belle Fourche
Honorable Harvey Jewett, IV	Aberdeen
Honorable Kathryn Johnson	Hill City
Honorable Jim Morgan	Brookings
Honorable Randy Schaefer	Madison
Honorable Joseph Schartz	Humboldt
Honorable Kevin Schieffer	Sioux Falls (Lincoln County)
Honorable Bob Sutton	Pierre
Executive Director Michael G. Rush	Pierre

Officers of Northern State University
James M. Smith	President
B.S., Miami University M.Ed., Xavier University Ph.D., Miami University

Veronica Paulson	Vice President for Finance and Administration
B.S., Northern State University

Alan LaFave	Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs
B.M.E., Northern State University M.M., Arizona State University D.M.A., Arizona State University	Professor of Music

JoEllen Lindner	Vice President for Student Affairs/Enrollment Manager
M.A., Gonzaga University B.A., South Dakota State University

Debbi Bumpous	Chief Information Officer
B.S., Northern State University B.S.Ed., Northern State University M.S., Northern State University

Academic Administration
Willard Broucek	Dean, School of Business
B.S., University of Illinois M.B.A., York University Ph.D., University of Bradford	Associate Professor of Management

Ronald Brownie	Director of Online and Continuing Education
A.S., Quincy College B.S., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University M.S., Chapman University

Kelly Duncan	Dean, School of Education
B.S., University of South Dakota M.A. University of South Dakota Ph.D., University of South Dakota

Peggy Hallstrom	Registrar
B.S., University of Minnesota M.A., Hamline University

Joelle Lien	Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
B.M.E., South Dakota State University M.M. Arizona State University D.M.A., Arizona State University	Director of Graduate Studies

C.G. Mendez	Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
B.A., Benedictine College M.A., University of Colorado, Boulder M.B.A., University of Colorado, Boulder Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder


Steven Rasmussen	Director of University College
B.A., Washington State University M.A., Washington State University

Robert Russell	Director of Library
B.S., Minnesota State University, Mankato M.A., Minnesota State University, Mankato M.L.I.S., University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee	Associate Professor of Library Science

William Wieland	Interim Dean, School of Fine Arts
B.A., Valley City State University M.A., University of Minnesota D.M., Northwestern University	Professor of Music

Board of Regents