Randy Schmeling

Randy Schmeling '78

ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø Foundation Team Member since 2013

Randy, a senior director of development in the College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources, works with a team of dedicated professionals in the college and his colleagues at the Foundation to promote the goals and priorities of ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø and engage constituents to help achieve those goals.

A Mandan native, Randy went to ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø to study business and play in the band. While there, he met his wife, Dotti. They have one child, Brock, who is also an ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø alumnus.

Prior to joining the ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø Foundation, Randy spent thirty-four years in the banking industry and served as an ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø Foundation Trustee for eight years. After seeing the impact the Foundation was making on ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø and its students, he followed his heart and joined the Foundation team as a major gift officer.

"My experience at ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø shaped most of, if not all of, my success in both my career and personal life. I am passionate about helping people provide this experience to today's students. With the cost of higher education going up so much recently, I fear it is becoming unaffordable to many qualified students. Communicating this issue to our alumni and engaging them to help provide solutions for today's students at ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø gives me a great sense of accomplishment and satisfaction."