Lee Petersen

Background

Petersen, Lee was born on June 21, 1949 in Jamestown, North Dakota, United States. Son of Robert and Virginia Petersen.

Education

Student, University North Dakota, 1968. Student, United States Military Academy Prep School, 1970., United States Military Academy, 1970.

Bachelor of Science, North Dakota State University, 1976. Master of Business Administration, North Dakota State University, 1983.

Career

Production planning supervisor, Melroe Company, Bismarck, North Dakota, 1979-1980; evaluation analyst, Melroe Company, Bismarck, 1980-1982; business planning analyst, Melroe Company, Fargo, North Dakota, 1982-1988; government sales researcher, Melroe Company, Fargo, 1988; staff research analyst, Melroe Company, Fargo, since 1989. Assistant to chairman Equipment Manufacturers Institute and Industrial Equipment Institute, 1987-1988.

Achievements

• Lee Petersen has been listed as a noteworthy management planning executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member North Dakota Governor's Management Task Force, Bismarck 1982, North Dakota Governor's Committee of 100, 1987. Loaned executive United Way, Bismarck and Fargo, 1983, assistant campaign chair, campaign cabinet & key club advisory committee, 1991. Chairman Summer Jobs for Youth program, National Alliance Business, Bismarck, 1983, 84.

Board directors Melroe North Dakota Open Charity Golf Tournament, since 1987. Co-chair Fargo fund drive Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation, since 1990. Assistant to chairman, member key club advisory committee United Way of Cass-Clay, 1991-1992.

Finance committee, district 2 vice chairman Boy Scouts American Northern Lights council, 1991-1992, chair committee Troop 212 Gethsemane Episcopalian Cathedral, Fargo, since 1990. Member American Legion, Institute Certified Professional Managers, Ducks Unlimited, Mensa, North Dakota State University Team Makers (board directors since 1987, executive committee since 1992), West Point Association Graduates, Edgewood Men's Club (chair sportmanship award committee, chair youth golf committee since 1992), Leadership Fargo Alumni Association, North Dakota State University Bison Hall of Fame (co-chair since 1990).

Interests

• Avocations: golf, shooting, sports.

Connections

Married Kathleen A. (Kate) Code, July 4, 1976. 1 child, Blake.

Father:

Robert Petersen

Mother:

Virginia Petersen

Spouse:

Kathleen A.

child:

Blake Petersen