The NDSU Staff Senate elected officers for the 2009-10 academic year during its May 13 meeting.
Chris Anderson, press operator for Print and Copy Services of Agriculture Communication, was chosen as president-elect. He will serve as the organization’s president during the 2010-11 academic year, succeeding Vance Olson, who continues as president during the 2009-10 academic year.
“I am very honored to be chosen by my fellow senators. Vance has proven to be a great leader and moderator for our organization, I hope to absorb some of his charisma and add some of mine, to be groomed into a formidable leader next year,” said Anderson, who joined NDSU in 2006. “I picture myself as being a fair, impartial coach of a very diversely talented team. This team consists of an excellent cross-section of NDSU staff; I want each and every member to feel as if they can raise their hand and share their views or concerns with the group.”
Anderson graduated from Minnesota State University Moorhead with a bachelor’s degree in industrial illustration and technology. He has been a member of Staff Senate for two years, and has served on the Staff Development Committee helping organize Discover U events and various other mini-sessions. His hobbies include woodworking, metalworking and old tractors.
Other elected officials for Staff Senate include:
Past President – Janine Trowbridge
Secretary – Paul Froeschle
Treasurer – Laura Dallmann
Membership Officer – Heather Heger
Executive Committee Members-at-Large – Lorna Olsen, Jeff Gimbel and Kris Mickelson
University Senate representatives – Viet Doan, Marty Hoag and Bruce Sundeen
University Campus Space and Facilities – Andrea Abrahamson
University Library Committee – Sheila Watson
University Athletics Committee – Erika Beseler Thompson
University Arboretum Committee – Tanie Boeddeker
University IT Council – Steve Bergeson
Council of State Employees – Laura Dallmann (board member) and LaDonna DeGeldere (alternate)
Employee Award Recognition Committee – Kelly Summers, Jan Lofberg and Tim Singelmann
May 18, 2009