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Board Appoints President for Lake Region State College

By Bill Dubensky Sep 24, 2025 | 5:21 AM

 Carmen Simone, right. (Photo by Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)

 

(North Dakota Monitor) -Carmen Simone will continue to serve as president of Lake Region State College in Devils Lake after a vote Tuesday by the State Board of Higher Education.

Simone, previously CEO and dean at Dakota College at Bottineau, was appointed as interim president in May. She took over for longtime Lake Region President Doug Darling, who retired June 30.

The board chose not to remove the interim title from Dan Leingang, Bismarck State College’s temporary president since April. Instead, the board will conduct a national search for a new president.

The board also is wrestling with updating its policies on when a search is required for leadership posts. It chose to not conduct a search before naming Brent Sanford as the University System’s commissioner. It also did not conduct a search for the Lake Region presidency.

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