DENVER, Colorado, April 5 (TNSfund) -- The American Indian College Fund issued the following news on April 4, 2023: Marathon Petroleum contributed $100,000 to the American Indian College Fund's (College Fund) Future Energy Professionals Project to provide scholarships and academic and career services to Native college students pursuing post-secondary credentials at tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) in New Mexico and North Dakota. The focus of the program is on students who plan to enter e  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 7 (TNSper) -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news: Gov. Doug Burgum has appointed attorney Jackson Lofgren of Bismarck to a judgeship in the South Central Judicial District. Lofgren has spent the last 16 years practicing law in courtrooms throughout North Dakota and brings deep experience to the district court. He has been a co-owner of the Suhr & Lofgren Law Firm in Bismarck since 2013, during which time the firm has represented clients in  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 4 (TNSper) -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on April 3, 2023: Gov. Doug Burgum today announced he has appointed Curtis Biller of Fargo and reappointed Timothy Mihalick of Minot to four-year terms on the North Dakota Board of Higher Education. Biller has served as a principal of Fargo-based Strengths Inc., a human resources consulting firm, since 2004, and also has been a partner in Northern Plains Business Advisors of Fargo since 2020  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 5 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on April 4, 2023: Gov. Doug Burgum today signed legislation that provides emergency grants to help cover extraordinary snow removal costs for local governments. The governor and other state leaders also highlighted how state agencies are collaborating with local entities and each other to prepare for and respond to this week's major snowstorm and the high likelihood of spring flooding. Senate Bill 21  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 4 (TNSres) -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: College of Arts and Sciences student Carrie Pratt was recently awarded the Norman Durham Endowed Fellowship for the second year in a row. The fellowship is given to full-time graduate students whose studies focus on microbiology. Pratt, a second-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, has been interested in studying microbiomes -- her current area of research -- f  more