Married. Wife’s name – Bev
 
Legislative experience:
v      Education Committee: 1998-present
v      Vice-chairman of Education Committee: 2000-2002
v      Chairman of Agriculture Committee: 2002-present
v      Political Subdivisions Committee: 1998-2002
v      Chair of the Select Committee on Appointments to the North Dakota Board of Higher Education
v      Vice-chair of the Interim Commerce Committee
v      Commissioner - Midwest Higher Education Compact
v      Commissioner - Education Commission of the States
v      Chair of the Flexibility and Responsive Cornerstone of the Roundtable for Higher Education
v      Interim committees on K-12 Education and Higher Education
v      Past secretary of the Republican Senate Caucus
v      Delayed Bills Procedural Committee
 
Community Involvement (current and past activities, not all inclusive):
v      Vocational Training Center – Board of Directors
v      Missionary to the Country of Slovakia
v      Anne Carlsen Center for Children – Foundation Board
v      Clay County Board of the American Cancer Society
v      Fargo Film Festival Committee
v      ACS Art Auction – Chair and founder
v      ND Winter Show Livestock Committee
v      Horace Mann lemonade house volunteer
v      Beautiful Savior Church
v      Cass-Clay United Way – distribution committee
v      North Dakota Jaycees
v      Fargo Planning Commission
v      Roosevelt School playground fundraiser
v      NDSU Team Makers
v      Fargo Rotary
v      Community Development Block Grant Committee
v      Advisor for NDSU Blue Key National Honor Fraternity
v      Newman Outdoor Field - Stadium Committee
v      Fargo Jaycees – offices include President, Community Development VP & Parliamentarian
v      Chair of the Northern League Policies and Procedures Committee
v      Advisor for NDSU Mortar Board National Honor Society
Honors:
v      Vietnam Veteran’s Appreciation Award for Legislative work – 2001
v      English Language Learners Appreciation Award for Legislative work – 2004
v      Five Outstanding Young North Dakotans Award
v      NDSU Preferred Professor Award – 1987, 1989, 1992
v      NDSU Outstanding Student Organization Advisor Award – 1988, 1993
v      North Dakota COVS “Volunteer of the Year” Award
v      General Mills “Family Leader of Tomorrow” Award
v      NDSU Special Olympics Appreciation Award
v      Fargo-Moorhead Convention and Visitor’s Bureau Countrypolitain Award
v      Honored by ND Special Olympics
v      ND Junior Chamber - Project of the Year Award for Child Abuse Awareness Week project.
v      Who’s Who in Government
v      Named as one of Five Hundred Leaders of Influence in the United States
v      ND Junior Chamber Roughrider Award
v      JCI Senator Award
v      International Men of Achievement
v      Fargo Jaycees Pioneer Award
v      Jaycee of the Year
v      National John H. Armbruster Award for being one of the top five members of the US Junior Chamber of Commerce (only North Dakotan to ever receive this honor)
v      Outstanding Young Fargoan
v      ND Shorthorn Cattle Association Man of the Year recipient
 
Work History:
v      R.L. Engebretson, Architecture, Interior Design and Construction company – Marketing Manager
v      Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks baseball – Vice-President and General Manager
v      North Dakota State University – Faculty/Staff for 11 years
v      North Dakota State University Housing Department – Resident Assistant
v      Family Farm - laborer

Paid for by: Friends of Flakoll, Clark, & Thoreson

Gib Bromenschenkel, Chairman