ˌɔn mˈɑːɹtʃ twˈɛnti wˈʌn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn, tˈiːdʒˈɪɹdsmə wʌz nˈeɪmd ðə nˈuː æθlˈɛɾɪk dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ æt nɔːɹθwˈɛst mɪzˈʊɹɹi stˈeɪt jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi.
On March 21, 2013, Tjeerdsma was named the new athletic director at Northwest Missouri State University.