Honorary Members
Recognizing advisory committee members, business, and industry leaders is important to partnership development and to an NTHS induction ceremony.
Honorary members may be:
Individuals and businesses that have made significant contributions to your school and students
Education, government, business, industry or any other field where support of CTE is evident
Local human resource officer
Advisory Council members
NTHS Advisors
(Listed Alphabetically)
(Bold listing is most recent inductee)
Karen Axvig - NTHS Advisor Central High School 1996-2007
Craig Erickson - Business Education Instructor Central High School 1988 -2000
Ron Gruwell - Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent/Principal Grand Forks Schools 1980-2008
Dr. Jerome Gunderson - Technology Education Instructor Schroeder MS 1976-77 | Red River HS 1977-2002; Director of CTE GFPS 2002-2009 | Building Trades Instructor Crookston HS 2009-2010 | Information Technology Instructor Central HS 2010-2020
Joe Ford - Technology Education Instructor Schroeder Jr High School 1977-1995 | Technology Education Instructor Central High School 1995-2016
JoAnn Hauger - Family and Consumer Science Instructor Central High School 1993-2008
Art Hillman - Technology Education Instructor Red River High School 1965 -2000
Keith Holly - Technology Education Instructor Twining MS/Central HS/Valley MS 1972-2011 | Owner - Holly Photography
Bill Holtan - English Instructor Twining MS/Valley MS/Central High School 1976-2012
Robert Kulack - Associate Principal - Red River High School 1995-2007
Sharon Luney - Manager - DELL-COMM
Dave McFarland - Owner - McFarland Sheet Metal
Cliff Moen - Senior Vice President/General Manager - Bergstrom Electric
Dr. James Navara - Vocational Business Department - UND
Melody Nord - Family and Consumer Science Instructor Central High School 1980-2008
Gordon "Red" Opstad - Principal Central High School 1985-1998
Dr. Kelly Peters - Former Secondary Principal, Counselor, & Teacher - Velva and Eight Mile Public Schools | Former Associate Principal - Red River High School | Former Associate Principal - West Fargo High School
Joanne Quick - Director of Career and Technical Education Grand Forks Public Schools 1993-2002
Wes Rydell - Owner - Rydell
Dr. Mark Sanford - Grand Forks Public Schools Superintendent 1981-2007
Dennis Steele - North Dakota Career Development Supervisor
Vaaler Insurance, Inc. - Bruce Vaaler, CEO
