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Ryan has applied for consideration for a second four-year term. 4:40 pm, Jan. 29, 2021 ×
State Board of Higher Education members Nick Hacker and Casey Ryan listen during a meeting in this 2019 photo. Sydney Mook / Grand Forks Herald
Four finalists have been recommended for two positions on North Dakota’s State Board of Higher Education.
The four candidates are seeking to fill board openings that will occur when the terms of two incumbents, Casey Ryan and Kathleen Neset, end on June 30. Ryan has applied for consideration for a second four-year term. Neset has served two terms and, according to the North Dakota Constitution, is not eligible for reappointment.
Panel To Review Board of Higher Education Applicants
Dale Wetzel, Guest Writer
BISMARCK North Dakota School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler said the state Board of Higher Education’s member nominating committee will meet to consider seven applicants for two seats on the board.
The positions are now held by Dr. Casey Ryan, a Grand Forks physician, and Kathleen Neset, a Tioga petroleum geologist and industry consultant. Their terms end June 30. Ryan, who was appointed to the board in July 2017, is eligible for a second four-year term and has applied to be considered. Neset joined the board in June 2012; she is finishing her second term and is not eligible for reappointment.