more than seven years in that position. Among the tasks Schafer inherited was overseeing the final stages of the Fighting Sioux naming issue that erupted over objections by various tribes, ethnic groups, and First Nation peoples identifying as Sioux, as well as many other groups and thought leaders, because of the University's use of the Sioux name for its sports teams. On Schafer's first day as interim president, the University's Graphic Identity RFP Evaluation and Recommendation Team met to begin reviewing the 16 proposals from design firms for a new logo design for the Fighting Hawks. Five months later, near the end of his interim term, Schafer revealed the new logo at a news conference on June 22, 2016, calling the logo's debut a "historic moment". On March 15, 2016, the selection of Mark Kennedy as the 12th president of the University of North Dakota was announced. Kennedy's term began on July 1 of that same year. Electoral history 1996 Race for Governor Ed Schafer (R) (inc.), 66% Lee Kaldor (D), 34% 1992 Race for Governor Ed Schafer (R), 58% Nick Spaeth (D), 41% 1990 Race for U.S. House of Representatives - At Large Byron Dorgan (D) (inc.), 65% Ed Schafer (R), 35% References External links USDA biography of Secretary Schafer |- |- |- |- |- 1946 births 20th-century American politicians 21st-century American politicians American businesspeople American Episcopalians American people of German descent Candidates in the 1990 United States elections George W. Bush administration cabinet members Republican Party governors of North Dakota Living people Politicians from Bismarck, North Dakota Presidents of the University of North Dakota United States Army civilians 2000 United States presidential electors United States Secretaries of Agriculture University of Denver alumni University of North Dakota alumni