The State Board of Higher Education has approved the contract of Interim President Richard A. Hanson. The board’s action came at the Nov. 19 meeting at Minot State University.
The contract for Hanson includes $157,500 in salary and about $17,500 in retirement contributions. He will not receive health insurance or other allowances.
Hanson, who starts his new position on Dec. 1, was president of Waldorf College in Forest City, Iowa. He previously served in the NDSU administration as associate vice president for academic affairs and interim vice president for academic affairs.