News Releases for September 2008
September 19, 2008
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Hoeven To Welcome Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Recipients To First-Ever Reunion
Governor and Recipients to Participate in Harold Schafer Leadership Institute Public Invited to Attend Open House
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. John Hoeven today announced that his office, in partnership with the University of Mary’s Harold Schafer Leadership Institute, will host the first-ever North Dakota Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award reunion. Eight recipients of North Dakota’s highest commendation – representing business, education, fine arts and entrepreneurship – will come together for an unprecedented two-day event in Bismarck September 24 and 25.
Thomas Clifford, Angie Dickinson, William Marcil, Harry Pearce, Chester “Chet” Reiten, Bobby Vee, Sister Thomas Welder and Larry Woiwode will speak to business and community leaders, students and members of the public at various events scheduled over the two days, including the Harold Schafer Leadership Institute.
“This is a historic event for the state of North Dakota as former Rough Rider recipients reunite to share their personal stories and proven strategies for success,” Hoeven said. “Business leaders, community leaders and students will have a unique opportunity to benefit from the knowledge and experience of some of North Dakota’s most talented and influential individuals. These men and women have made their mark on our state, our nation and the world.”
Beginning Wednesday, September 24 with an open house at the State Capitol and concluding with a special program at the University of Mary on Thursday, September 25, citizens will have a chance to meet with the recipients and hear them share their personal insights, strategies for success and reflections on their North Dakota heritage.
“It is a great privilege for the University of Mary to serve as a host for this landmark gathering at the Harold Schafer Leadership Institute,” said University of Mary President and 33rd Rough Rider Award recipient Sister Thomas Welder. “We at America’s Leadership University are particularly excited about the unique opportunity this event affords our students and guests to learn about leadership from this never-before-assembled group of individuals representing many fields of endeavor, who hail from our home state.”
The public is invited to attend the open house on September 24 and visit with the Rough Rider recipients. The event will be held in the Brynhild Haugland Room of the state Capitol building in Bismarck from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Since 1961, 36 North Dakotans have received the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award for achieving national recognition in their fields of endeavor, thereby reflecting credit and honor upon North Dakota and its citizens. For more information on the Rough Rider Award and biographies on the recipients, visit http://governor.nd.gov/awards/rr-gallery/.
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