The Danish American Heritage Society Board of Directors Historical Information

Below we have listed the DAHS Board of Directors members, past and present.

•  The first list of DAHS board members covers the Oregon years, from 1977 to 1998. (We need the years of service.) 
• The second list covers the subsequent midwestern years.  

Board members are listed in alphabetical order by surname.

The Directors lists are followed by a list of DAHS Presidents. 

Arnold Bodtker (DAHS founder) and Signe Betsinger (former DAHS board member) - courtesy of Museum of Danish America

DAHS Board of Directors Members from 1977 to 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-)
Signe Nielsen Betsinger (1998-2013)
​Ed Bladt (2018-)
Egon Bodtker (2007-2015)
Borge M. Christensen (1998-2004)
Robert A. "Bob" Christiansen (2011-2017)
John Robert Christianson (1998-2010)
Christie Jensen Gehringer (2014-)
Julianne Haahr (2013-)
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 Johson (2017-)
Inge Pritz Johnson (2003 -2007)

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-)
Joel Mortensen (2010-)
​Sheri Kleinwort Muller (2008-)
Sybil Duus Needham (1998-2001)
John W. Nielsen (1998-2013)
John Mark Nielsen (1998-)
Peter L. Petersen (1998-2013)
James M. Peterson (2008-2013)
Lynette Rasmussen (2013-)
Linda Steffensen (2013-)
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 -

The DAHS Board of Directors meets twice yearly.  Recent board 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 - Schaumburg, Illinois
2018
May 15 - Provo, Utah
October 27 - Grand View University, Des Moines, Iowa
2019
May 1 - Madison, Wisconsin
October 3 - Blair, Nebraska
2020
April 27 - Virtual Meeting