Dr. Larry C. Skogen became president of Bismarck State College on March 1, 2007. The State Board of Higher Education selected him for the position in October 2006 after a national search. He is the college’s sixth CEO during its 70 year history.
Retired from a career in the U.S. Air Force, Dr. Skogen has been involved in education as a high school teacher and as a college faculty member in a variety of military and civilian institutions, including the United States Air Force Academy.
A native of Hettinger, ND, Dr. Skogen holds degrees from Dickinson State University (B.S. in secondary education), University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg (M.A. in history), and Arizona State University, Tempe (Ph.D. in history).
Dr. Skogen is author of Indian Depredation Claims, 1796-1920, published by the University of Oklahoma Press in 1996. He has also published articles and reviews in refereed historical journals.
He is married to Alison, a native of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.