Roughrider Award
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The Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award is an award presented by the governor of the state of North Dakota
. It is bestowed upon prominent North Dakotans.
North Dakota
North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
. It is bestowed upon prominent North Dakotans.
Recipients
Note: date in parentheses indicates date of award- Lawrence WelkLawrence WelkLawrence Welk was an American musician, accordionist, bandleader, and television impresario, who hosted The Lawrence Welk Show from 1955 to 1982...
, entertainer (August 28, 1961) - Dorothy StickneyDorothy StickneyDorothy Stickney was a Broadway actress best known for appearing in the long running Life with Father.Born in Dickinson, North Dakota, Stickney attended the North Western Dramatic School in Minneapolis, Minnesota...
, actress (November 2, 1961) - Ivan DmitriIvan DmitriIvan Dmitri , born Levon West, was an artist from the U.S. State of North Dakota. Born in Centerville, South Dakota, his father was a Congregational minister who immigrated from Armenia. The family changed their name to West after arriving in the United States...
, artist (April 13, 1962) - Roger MarisRoger MarisRoger Eugene Maris was an American Major League Baseball right fielder. During the 1961 season, he hit a record 61 home runs for the New York Yankees, breaking Babe Ruth's single-season record of 60 home runs...
, athlete (January 4, 1964) - Eric SevareidEric SevareidArnold Eric Sevareid was a CBS news journalist from 1939 to 1977. He was one of a group of elite war correspondents—dubbed "Murrow's Boys"—because they were hired by pioneering CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow....
, journalist (April 17, 1964) - General Harold K. Johnson, military service (April 23, 1965)
- Dr. Anne H. Carlsen, educator (September 9, 1966)
- Edward K. ThompsonEdward K. ThompsonEdward Kramer Thompson was an American writer and editor. The Smithsonian Magazine called him "one of the great editors of the last half [of the 20th] century." He was the editor of LIFE from its early days as a weekly and was the founding editor of Smithsonian Magazine.-Biography:Thompson was...
, journalist (April 19, 1968) - Dr. Robert Henry Bahmer, archivist (July 28, 1970)
- Louis L'AmourLouis L'AmourLouis Dearborn L'Amour was an American author. His books consisted primarily of Western fiction novels , however he also wrote historical fiction , science fiction , nonfiction , as well as poetry and short-story collections. Many of his stories were made into movies...
, author (May 26, 1972) - Bertin C. Gamble, entrepreneur, founder of Gamble-SkogmoGamble-SkogmoGamble-Skogmo Inc. was a conglomerate of retail chains and other businesses that was headquartered in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Business operated or franchised by Gamble-Skogmo included Gambles hardware and auto supply stores, Woman's World and Mode O'Day clothing stores, J.M...
(October 20, 1972) - Casper OimoenCasper OimoenCasper Oimoen was an American ski jumping champion. Born in Norway, Casper Oimoen immigrated to the United States in 1923 and settled near Minot, North Dakota. Unable to compete in the 1928 Olympics because he was not an American citizen, he entered the Olympics in 1932 and again as captain of the...
, athlete (February 12, 1973) - Peggy LeePeggy LeePeggy Lee was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress in a career spanning six decades. From her beginning as a vocalist on local radio to singing with Benny Goodman's big band, she forged a sophisticated persona, evolving into a multi-faceted artist and...
, entertainer (May 23, 1975) - Harold SchaferHarold SchaferHarold Schafer was a North Dakota businessman who founded the Gold Seal Company, the original maker of Mr. Bubble bubble bath...
, entrepreneur (July 4, 1975) - Era Bell ThompsonEra Bell ThompsonEra Bell Thompson was a graduate of the University of North Dakota and an editor of Ebony magazine. She was also a recipient of the governor of North Dakota's Roughrider Award...
, journalist (August 14, 1976) - Dr. Leon Orris Jacobson, physician (October 1, 1976)
- Elizabeth BodineElizabeth BodineElizabeth Bodine was a humanitarian who was given the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award in July 1979 in recognition of the International Year of the Child. She was honored as the North Dakota Mother of the Year in 1968....
, humanitarian (July 27, 1979) - Clifford "Fido" Purpur, athlete (May 16, 1981)
- Phyllis FrelichPhyllis FrelichPhyllis Frelich is an American actress, and, with Marlee Matlin, one of the two pre-eminent deaf actresses in the United States. Frelich was born in Devils Lake, North Dakota to deaf parents and is the oldest of 9 children...
, actress (April 27, 1981) - General David C. Jones, military service (May 21, 1982)
- Ronald N. DaviesRonald Davies (judge)Ronald Norwood Davies was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota...
, judge (June 11, 1987) - Phil JacksonPhil JacksonPhilip Douglas "Phil" Jackson is a retired American professional basketball coach and player. Jackson is widely considered one of the greatest coaches in the history of the National Basketball Association . His reputation was established as head coach of the Chicago Bulls from 1989 through 1998;...
, athlete (July 30, 1992) - Larry WoiwodeLarry WoiwodeLarry Alfred Woiwode is an American writer who lives in North Dakota, where he has been the state's Poet Laureate since 1995. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, Esquire, The Atlantic Monthly, Harpers, Gentleman's Quarterly, The Partisan Review and The Paris Review...
, author (October 23, 1992) - Angie DickinsonAngie DickinsonAngie Dickinson is an American actress. She has appeared in more than fifty films, including Rio Bravo, Ocean's Eleven, Dressed to Kill and Pay It Forward, and starred on television as Sergeant Suzanne "Pepper" Anderson on the 1970s crime series Police Woman.-Early life:Dickinson, the second of...
, actress (December 2, 1992) - Reverend Richard C. HalversonRichard C. HalversonThe Reverend Richard Christian Halverson, D.D., , was born in Pingree, North Dakota. He attended Valley City State Teacher College in Valley City, North Dakota, before earning a Bachelor of Science degree from Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, in 1939, participating in the Wheaton College Men's...
, minister (March 26, 1994) - Brynhild HauglandBrynhild HauglandBrynhild Haugland was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who was well-known for being one of the first female legislators in the North Dakota Legislative Assembly, as well as for being the longest serving state legislator in the history of the United States because of her continuous...
, legislator (March 20, 1995) - Admiral William A. OwensWilliam Owens (Admiral)William A. "Bill" Owens was an admiral in the United States Navy and later Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Since leaving the military in 1996, he served as an executive or as a member of the board of directors of various companies, including Nortel Networks Corporation.-Early...
, military service (January 29, 1996) - Carl Ben Eielson, pioneer aviator (August 26, 1997)
- Warren ChristopherWarren ChristopherWarren Minor Christopher was an American lawyer, diplomat and politician. During Bill Clinton's first term as President, Christopher served as the 63rd Secretary of State. He also served as Deputy Attorney General in the Lyndon Johnson administration, and as Deputy Secretary of State in the Jimmy...
, public servant (June 20, 1998) - Bobby VeeBobby VeeRobert Thomas Velline , known as Bobby Vee, is an American pop music singer. According to Billboard magazine, Vee has had 38 Hot 100 chart hits, 10 of which hit the Top 20.-Career:...
, entertainer (June 20, 1999) - Chester "Chet" Reiten, entrepreneur (October 8, 2002)
- Thomas J. Clifford, educator (November 23, 2002)
- Sister Thomas Welder, educator (May 1, 2004)
- Harry J. Pearce, business leader (August 11, 2004)
- William C. MarcilWilliam C. MarcilWilliam C. Marcil is a North Dakota businessman in the state's newspaper industry. Marcil was born in Rolette, North Dakota in 1936. He graduated from the University of North Dakota, where he was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, in 1958. He then married Jane Black, daughter of Norman Black,...
, business leader (May 18, 2006) - Woodrow W. KeebleWoodrow W. KeebleMaster Sergeant Woodrow Wilson Keeble was a U.S. Army National Guard veteran of both World War II and the Korean War...
, WWII and Korean War veteran and Medal of Honor recipient (July 23, 2009) - Doug Burgum, entrepreneur and philanthropist (November 20, 2009)