The Miss North Dakota Scholarship Organization is a 501(c)3 and an official preliminary to the Miss America Scholarship Competition, the world’s leading provider of scholarships to young women.
The purpose and commitment of the Miss North Dakota Scholarship Organization is to recognize potential, reward achievement and promote women throughout North Dakota by providing opportunities to develop interviewing and communication skills, enhance performance capability, encourage a healthy lifestyle, promote community involvement through service, and build self-esteem and self-confidence through competition. In addition, provide scholarship dollars to encourage women in North Dakota to continue their education in preparation for their future.
Miss North Dakota Board of Directors
Debbie Richter - President
SuAnn Olson - Vice President
Kathy Jones - Executive Director
B. Michael Quale - Producer
Stephanie Johnson - Miss North Dakota's Outstanding Teen Director/Producer
Cathy Kruse – Scholarship Chair
Margot Brunelle - Treasurer
Allison Anderson - Judges Committee
Leah Johnson-Ellis - Judges Committee
Rachel Richter Lordemann - Business Manager
Marilyn McGinley
Mark Jensen
Wendy McGinley
Georgia Bedwell
Renee Rogness
Lucy Wenko
Murphy Lund
Kevin Duttenhefner
Bekki Reinholdt
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