Dr. Tom Seymour Named Distinguised Alum at Mayville State University

MAYVILLE Tom Seymour, Minot, has been named to receive the 2009 Mayville State University Distinguished Alumni Award at a luncheon Oct. 10 on the campus in Mayville.

Seymour graduated from Mayville State in 1970 with a Bachelor of Science degree. He holds a master's degree in business education from the University of North Dakota, and doctorate in vocational management from Colorado State University.

Seymour chairs 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. He also serves as a director on the SRT Communications Inc. board of directors.

A state senator from District 5, Seymour was elected to his first term in 2002 and was re-elected in 2006. Sen. 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.