The Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award is an award presented by the

governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

of the state of

North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the Native Americans in the United States, indigenous Dakota people, Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north a ...

. It is bestowed upon prominent North Dakotans.

Recipients

''Note: date in parentheses indicates date of award'' *

Lawrence Welk Lawrence Welk (March 11, 1903 – May 17, 1992) was an American accordionist, bandleader, and television impresario, who hosted the ''The Lawrence Welk Show'' from 1951 to 1982. His style came to be known as "champagne music" to his radio, tele ...

, entertainer (August 28, 1961) *

Dorothy Stickney Dorothy Stickney (June 21, 1896 – June 2, 1998) was an American film, stage and television actress, best known for appearing in the long running Broadway hit ''Life with Father''. Early years Stickney was born in Dickinson, North Dakota, but ...

, actress (November 2, 1961) * Ivan Dmitri, artist (April 13, 1962) *

Roger Maris Roger Eugene Maris (September 10, 1934 – December 14, 1985) was an American professional baseball right fielder who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He is best known for setting a new MLB single-season home run record with 61 ...

, athlete (January 4, 1964) *

Eric Sevareid Arnold Eric Sevareid (November 26, 1912 – July 9, 1992) was an American author and CBS news journalist from 1939 to 1977. He was one of a group of elite war correspondents who were hired by CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow and nicknamed " Murrow's ...

, journalist (April 17, 1964) *General Harold K. Johnson, military service (April 23, 1965) *Dr. Anne H. Carlsen, educator (September 9, 1966) *

Edward K. Thompson Edward Kramer Thompson (January 15, 1907 – October 8, 1996) was an American writer and editor. He was the editor of ''Life'' from its early days as a weekly and was the founding editor of '' Smithsonian'' magazine. Biography Thompson was born ...

, journalist (April 19, 1968) *Dr.

Robert Henry Bahmer Robert Henry Bahmer (September 27, 1904 – March 14, 1990) served as Fourth Archivist of the United States from November 7, 1965 to March 9, 1968. Life and career Bahmer was born near Gardena, North Dakota. He earned his bachelor's degree from V ...

, archivist (July 28, 1970) *

Louis L'Amour Louis Dearborn L'Amour (; né LaMoore; March 22, 1908 – June 10, 1988) was an American novelist and short story writer. His books consisted primarily of Western novels (though he called his work "frontier stories"); however, he also wrote hi ...

, author (May 26, 1972) *

Bertin C. Gamble Bertin ( la, Bertinus; 615 – ''c''. 709 AD), also known as Saint Bertin the Great, was the Frankish abbot of a monastery in Saint-Omer later named the Abbey of Saint Bertin after him. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic and Orthodox C ...

, entrepreneur, founder of

Gamble-Skogmo Gamble-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 an ...

(October 20, 1972) *

Casper Oimoen Casper Oimoen (May 8, 1906 – July 28, 1995) was an American ski jumping champion. Biography Casper Oimoen was born at Etnedal in Oppland, Norway. He immigrated to the United States in 1923 and settled near Minot, North Dakota. Unable to compete ...

, athlete (February 12, 1973) *

Peggy Lee Norma Deloris Egstrom (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress, over a career spanning seven decades. From her beginning as a vocalis ...

, entertainer (May 23, 1975) *

Harold Schafer Harold Schafer (February 1, 1912 – December 2, 2001) was a North Dakota businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded the Gold Seal Company, the original maker of '' Mr. Bubble''. He also was a major benefactor in the tourist town of ...

, entrepreneur (July 4, 1975) *

Era Bell Thompson Era Bell Thompson (August 10, 1905 – December 30, 1986) was an American writer and editor. Thompson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, Includes brief bio and a selection from ''Africa''. to an African American family, the only daughter of Ste ...

, journalist (August 14, 1976) *Dr.

Leon Orris Jacobson Dr. Leon Orris Jacobson (December 16, 1911 – September 20, 1992) was an American physician, hematologist, radiologist and medical researcher. He was professor emeritus of biology and medicine at the University of Chicago and made notable contri ...

, physician (October 1, 1976) *

Elizabeth Bodine Elizabeth Bodine (February 25, 1898 - July 3, 1986) was an American humanitarian. She was given the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award in July 1979 in recognition of the International Year of the Child. She was honored as North Dakota Mother of ...

, humanitarian (July 27, 1979) * Clifford "Fido" Purpur, athlete (May 16, 1981) *

Phyllis Frelich Phyllis Annetta Frelich (February 29, 1944 – April 10, 2014) was a Tony Award-winning deaf American actress. She was the first deaf actor or actress to win a Tony Award. Early life Frelich was born to deaf parents Esther (née Dockter) and Ph ...

, actress (April 27, 1981) *General David C. Jones, military service (May 21, 1982) * Ronald N. Davies, judge (June 11, 1987) *

Phil Jackson Philip Douglas Jackson (born September 17, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and executive. A power forward, Jackson played 12 seasons in the NBA, winning NBA championships with the New York Knicks in 1970 and ...

, athlete (July 30, 1992) *

Larry Woiwode Larry Alfred Woiwode (October 30, 1941April 28, 2022) was an American writer from North Dakota, where he was the state's Poet Laureate from 1995 until his death. His work appeared in ''The New Yorker'', ''Esquire'', ''The Atlantic Monthly'', '' H ...

, author (October 23, 1992) *

Angie Dickinson Angeline Dickinson (née Brown; born September 30, 1931) is an American actress. She began her career on television, appearing in many anthology series during the 1950s, before gaining her breakthrough role in ''Gun the Man Down'' (1956) wit ...

, actress (December 2, 1992) *Reverend Richard C. Halverson, minister (March 26, 1994) *

Brynhild Haugland Brynhild Haugland (July 28, 1905 – August 9, 1998) was an American Republican 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 (March 20, 1995) *Admiral William A. Owens, military service (January 29, 1996) *

Carl Ben Eielson Carl Benjamin "Ben" Eielson (July 20, 1897 – November 9, 1929) was an American aviator, bush pilot and explorer. Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska is named in his honor. In 1997 Carl Ben Eielson was inducted into the North Dakota Aviation Ha ...

, pioneer aviator (August 26, 1997) *

Warren Christopher Warren Minor Christopher (October 27, 1925March 18, 2011) was an American lawyer, diplomat and politician. During Bill Clinton's first term as president, he served as the 63rd United States Secretary of State. Born in Scranton, North Dakota, ...

, public servant (June 20, 1998) *

Bobby Vee Robert Thomas Velline (April 30, 1943 – October 24, 2016), known professionally as Bobby Vee, was an American singer who was a teen idol in the early 1960s and also appeared in films. According to '' Billboard'' magazine, he had thirty-e ...

, entertainer (June 20, 1999) * Chester "Chet" Reiten, entrepreneur (October 8, 2002) * Thomas J. Clifford, educator (November 23, 2002) *

Sister Thomas Welder Sister Thomas Welder, OSB (born Diane Marie Welder; April 27, 1940June 22, 2020) was an American educator, academic administrator, and Benedictine nun. Born and raised in North Dakota, she entered Annunciation Monastery in 1959, at age 19. She ...

, educator (May 1, 2004) * Harry J. Pearce, business leader (August 11, 2004) * William C. Marcil, business leader (May 18, 2006) *

Woodrow W. Keeble Woodrow Wilson Keeble (May 16, 1917 – January 28, 1982) (Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate) was a U.S. Army National Guard combat veteran of both World War II and the Korean War. In 2008 he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroic act ...

, World War II and Korean War veteran and Medal of Honor recipient (July 23, 2009) *

Doug Burgum Douglas James Burgum (born August 1, 1956) is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and politician serving as the 33rd governor of North Dakota since 2016. He is a member of the Republican Party. Burgum was born and raised in the small to ...

, Governor of North Dakota, entrepreneur and philanthropist (November 20, 2009) * Ronald D. Offutt, Agribusiness Leader and Philanthropist , founder of RDO Equipment Company (September 15, 2011) *

Louise Erdrich Louise Erdrich ( ; born Karen Louise Erdrich, June 7, 1954) is an American author of novels, poetry, and children's books featuring Native American characters and settings. She is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indian ...

, author (April 19, 2013) *

Herman Stern Herman Stern (August 9, 1887 – June 20, 1980) was an American humanitarian, social and economic activist, businessman, visionary and director of the North Dakota Winter Show, and Holocaust rescuer. Early life Born in Brechen, Oberbrechen, ...

, humanitarian, social and economic activist, businessman, visionary and director of the North Dakota Winter Show, Holocaust rescuer (March 13, 2014) *

Gerald W. VandeWalle Gerald Wayne VandeWalle (born August 15, 1933) is an American lawyer who served as a justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court from 1978 to 2023. He served as the court's chief justice from 1993 to 2019. Early life and education VandeWalle was ...

, judge (January 7, 2014) *

John D. Odegard The John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences (UND Aerospace) is a multidisciplinary college within the University of North Dakota (UND) in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The school was formed in 1968. The majority of the school's fleet of over 120 ...

, aviation pioneer (October 15, 2015) * Clint Hill, Secret Service agent (October 5, 2018) *

Monique Lamoureux Monique Edith Lamoureux-Morando (born July 3, 1989), previously known as Monique Lamoureux-Kolls, is a former American ice hockey player, author, gender equity advocate, and co-founder of the Lamoureux Foundation. She scored the game-tying goal i ...

and

Jocelyne Lamoureux Jocelyne Nicole Lamoureux-Davidson (born July 3, 1989) is a former American ice hockey player, author, gender equity advocate, and co-founder of the Lamoureux Foundation. She scored the game-winning shootout goal to win the gold medal for Team USA ...

, Olympic gold medalists (July 14, 2021) * Dr Merton B Utgaard, Director and Founder of International Music Camp , located at International Peace Garden (July 29, 2022)

Sources

{{Reflist North Dakota culture State awards and decorations of the United States Awards established in 1961 1961 establishments in North Dakota Governor of North Dakota