NDSU President Dean L. Bresciani has announced three appointments to the cabinet who will serve through the 2011-12 academic year. Faculty Senate president Gary Totten will represent faculty; Staff Senate president-elect LaDonna DeGeldere will represent staff; and student body president Cam Knutson will represent students.

“I look forward to receiving input from these three important campus leaders,” said Bresciani. “They understand and appreciate our vital role as a student-focused, land grant research institution; and their knowledge of the issues we face will assist in our decision making as NDSU moves forward.”

Totten is an associate professor of English, and also served on the cabinet during the past year. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Brigham Young University and his doctorate in American literature from Ball State University. He joined NDSU in 2004.

DeGeldere, administrative assistant in the Office of Vice President for Student Affairs, came to campus in 2008. A native of Bemidji, Minn., DeGeldere studied manufacturing engineering and received her supervisory leadership diploma through Northwest Technical College. She replaces Vance Olson, past president of Staff Senate, on the cabinet.

Knutson is a senior majoring in zoology/pre-medicine from Bismarck, N.D. He follows Kevin Black as a cabinet member.