BOARD HISTORY
Listed here are DAHS board of directors members, past and present. The first list covers the Oregon years, from 1977 to 1998.
The second list covers the subsequent Midwestern years. Board members are listed in alphabetical order by surname.
Also on this page, you'll find a list of DAHS presidents, as well as locations of recent board meetings.
Arnold Bodtker (DAHS founder)
and Signe Betsinger (former DAHS board member)
courtesy of Museum of Danish America
DAHS Board of Directors Members, 1977-1998
Arnold N. Bodtker
Edith Bodtker (Arnold’s wife)
Egon Bodtker (Arnold’s son)
Roelie Goddik
Kirsten Jensen
Edith Kilgren
Ove Kilgren
Inge Kroman
Karen McCumsey (later Nielsen)
Eva Nielsen
Victor Nielsen
Elsie Norman
George Norman
Allan Nyegaard
Gerald Rasmussen (Arnold’s nephew)
DAHS Board of Directors Members since 1998
Julie K. Allen (2014-2023)
Laurie Bell (2025-)
Signe Nielsen Betsinger (1998-2013)
Ed Bladt (2018-2021)
Egon Bodtker (2007-2015)
Beth Bro-Roof (2025-)
Borge M. Christensen (1998-2004)
Robert A. "Bob" Christiansen (2011-2017)
John Robert Christianson (1998-2010)
Sune Frederiksen (2022-)
Christie Jensen Gehringer (2014-2021)
Julianne Haahr (2013-2021)
Thorvald Hansen (1998-2002)
David Hendee (2019-)
Anne Ipsen (2005-2006)
James D. "Jim" Iversen (1998-2016)
Susan Jacobsen (2007-2010)
Rudolf Jensen (1998-2008)
Timothy Jensen (2008-2017)
David Johnson (2017-2022)
Inge Pritz Johnson (2003 -2007)
Lise Kildegaard (2023-)
Lowell Kramme (2001-2006)
Birgit Flemming Larsen (2007-2013)
Barbara Lund-Jones (1998-2007)
Helle Mathiasen (2001-2007)
Kara McKeever (2018-2019)
Daniel Mikel (2015-2022)
Joel Mortensen (2010-2022)
Sheri Kleinwort Muller (2008-)
Sybil Duus Needham (1998-2001)
John W. Nielsen (1998-2013)
John Mark Nielsen (1998-2020; 2021-)
Peter L. Petersen (1998-2013)
James M. Peterson (2008-2013)
Matt Plowman (2023-)
Lynette Rasmussen (2013-2022)
Anders Sand (2023-)
Nete Schmidt (2022-2024)
Linda Steffensen (2013-2023)
Carol Svendsen (2023-)
Thomas Thomsen (1998-2001)
Rasmus Thøgersen (2016-2018)
DAHS Presidents
Arnold N. Bodtker, 1977-1989
Gerald Rasmussen, 1989-1998
James D. Iversen, 1998 - 2008
Egon Bodtker, 2008 - 2015
Timothy Jensen, 2015 - 2015
John Mark Nielsen, 2015 - 2020
Lynette Skow Rasmussen, 2020 –2021
John Mark Nielsen, 2022 - 2024
David Hendee, 2025 -
The DAHS Board of Directors meets twice yearly
RECENT MEETINGS
2010
October - Danish American Archive and Library, Blair, Nebraska
2011
May - Grand View University, Des Moines, Iowa
September - Grand View University, Des Moines, Iowa
2012
May - Grand View University, Des Moines, Iowa
September - Grand View University, Des Moines, Iowa
2013
April - Grand View University, Des Moines, Iowa
October - Embassy Suites, Des Moines, Iowa
2014
May - Luther College, Decorah, Iowa
November - Danish American Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2015
May - Hyatt Place, Schaumburg, Illinois
October 17 - Inverness Hotel, Englewood, Colorado
2016
May 18 - University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
October 29 - Danish American Archive and Library, Blair, Nebraska
2017
May 10 - Danish American Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
October 4 - Hyatt Regency, Schaumburg, Illinois
2018
May 15 - Provo, Utah
October 27 - Grand View University, Des Moines, Iowa
2019
May 1 - Madison, Wisconsin
October 3 - Danish American Archive and Library, Blair, Nebraska
2020
April 27 - Virtual Meeting
October 12 – Virtual Meeting
2021
April 19 - Virtual Meeting
October 22 - Danish American Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2022
April 27 - Hyatt Regency, Schaumburg, Illinois
October 28 - The Landsby, Solvang, California
2023
April 25 - Virtual Meeting
November 4 - Grand View University, Des Moines, Iowa
2024
April 6 - Embassy Suites, Covington, Kentucky
(in conjunction with the Rebild National Park Society)
October 26, 2024 - Danish American Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2025
April 28 - Marriott City Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
(in conjunction with the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study)
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