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Dakota State University announces hiring of Smith and Fowle

Madison – Dakota State University officials today announced that the positions of Vice President for University Advancement and Vice President for Business and Administrative Services have been filled.

Rick Smith will begin his duties as Vice President for University Advancement on January 1, 2002.  Mr. Smith is currently the Senior Director of Development for the College of Engineering at Mississippi State University, a position he has held since 1990.  From 1981-89, he served as a special assistant to the administrator for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in Washington, DC.  He has bachelor’s degrees in economics and business from Bethel College in Arden Hills, Minnesota.

Marilyn Fowlé (pronounced Fō-lay) has accepted the position of Vice President for Business and Administrative Services, effective January 15, 2002. Ms. Fowlé currently serves as Executive Assistant to the CEO at Texas A&M University at Galveston.  Her duties have included working with legislative and government officials, serving as part of the senior management team responsible for the university’s strategic and financial planning, and developing opportunities for external funding sources.  In prior positions at both Texas A&M and at the University of Houston, she had oversight responsibilities for the physical plant and for computing services.  Ms. Fowlé earned her MBA at Rice University and her BBA in Management at the University of Houston-Clear Lake.

“I am very excited about the expertise these two individuals will bring to campus and look forward to welcoming them to the campus and community,” said Dr. Jerald Tunheim, president of Dakota State University.