Dr. Tom Seymour to Receive the 2009 Mayville State University Distinguished Alumni Award at a Luncheon Saturday, October 10, at the MSU Campus Center in Mayville, ND
Thomas Seymour, Minot, N.D., is known for service to his community and state. Seymour graduated from Mayville State in 1970 with a Bachelor of Science degree, earning a major in business and minor in French. He holds a master’s degree in business education from the University of North Dakota (1972), and Ph.D. in vocational management from Colorado State University (1975). Dr. Seymour is currently the chair of the Business Information Technology Department at Minot State University
where he teaches technology classes in the classroom and via the Internet. He has published more than 80 articles in refereed journals and edited proceedings and college textbooks. He has given numerous presentations in 41 states and 10 foreign countries. A North Dakota State Senator from District 5, Tom was elected to his first term in 2002 and was re-elected in 2006. Senator Seymour has served on the Appropriations, Agriculture, Education, and Finance and Tax Committees during the regular sessions and on the Education, Technology, and Transportation committees in the interim. Tom and his wife Anita are the parents of two adult children, Dan Seymour and Jenny Seymour Huschka.
Tom also serves as a director on the SRT Communications Inc. Board of Directors.