Community Service Awards
STEVE LIES
Steve Lies currently serves as the chairman of the board for Catholic Charities in North Dakota. He has served as a member of the St. Francis Medical Center Foundation Board, the St. Francis Medical Center Board, St. Catherine’ s Living Center Advisory Board, and St. Gerard’ s Community Nursing Home Board. He is past-president of the Wahpeton Chamber of Commerce and was an active member of the local Kiwanis Club. He was the treasurer for the Wahpeton High School Booster Club and Wrestling Team Booster Club, as well as a former Legion baseball coach. He acted as a guest lecturer for the NDSCS dental hygiene program on the topic of dental ethics and as a mock trial judge for high school students. Lies has also been instrumental in many community projects and is active in local and state bar associations.
PETRA MANDIGO HULM
Petra Mandigo Hulm has been involved with the Special Olympics Bismarck Area program for approximately eight years. She participated as a coach and partner and then joined the Area Management Team. Since 2015, she has been the area director. Hulm has been the chief deputy clerk at the North Dakota Supreme Court for six years. She is actively involved in the National Association of Appellate Court Clerks, serving on the board from 2014 to 2016 and on many committees. She has served on the SBAND Board of Governors and a number of SBAND committees and task forces and currently serves on a number of court system committees.
CASSIE MARKA
Cassie Marka has taken it upon herself to promote awareness of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome( HLHS) in North Dakota. In spring 2013, Marka was a third year law student at UND preparing to take the North Dakota Bar exam, and she was also pregnant. At 25 weeks, her doctor confirmed the baby had HLHS, a very rare defect that results in the left side of the heart being underdeveloped leading to restriction of blood circulation. Three days after the Marka’ s daughter, Willow, was born, she had open heart surgery. Willow has required extra care and will require more surgery in the future. The Markas have hosted a fundraiser, sponsored by the North Dakota Association for the Disabled, and have also been featured in the Grand Forks Herald, InForum, and West Central Tribune.
JUDITH ROBERTS
On January 1, 2014, Judith Roberts opened Hope Manor, a sober living home in Bismarck. Since then, Hope Manor has opened another home for women and one for men. On an annual basis, Hope Manor serves an average of 120 people per year. One third of the residents stay in Hope Manor for at least nine months to a year. The motto of Hope Manor is“ Trust God, Clean House and Help Others.” Hope Manor has saved the state of North Dakota tens of thousands of dollars. The residents are no longer emergency room regulars, their kids are not in foster care, and they are no longer a drain on the court system, law enforcement, insurance companies, social services, and jails. The residents also volunteer and give back to the community.
JAMES WANG
James Wang is very active with youth in Benson and Ramsey counties and volunteers his time for the counties’ 4-H Clubs. He has participated in the Fort Totten Little Theater, a local volunteer theater company, and is on the Chautauqua Board, a local voluntary board responsible for bringing music, speakers, and culture to the Lake Region Area. He also volunteers with youth shooting sports. Wang owns Clydesdale horses and volunteers wagon and sleigh rides throughout the year for various local community events.
RICHARD LEMAY
Richard LeMay joined the U. S. Army after graduating high school, serving from 1973 to 1976. After a career in the private sector and graduation from Minot State University, he enrolled at the UND School of Law. There, he worked at the Legal Aid Clinic. This led him to Legal Services of North Dakota, where he started as a supervising attorney in the Minot office in May 1989. Since then, he has served as litigation director and is currently executive director. He was instrumental in the formation of a central intake office, which allowed many more individuals to access free legal services and a better way of life.
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