BISMARCK, N.D. – Governor Doug Burgum on Friday, Nov 18th, will unveil the official portrait of International Music Camp founder Dr. Merton Utgaard, who was posthumously honored in July as the 47th recipient of the North Dakota Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award, the state’s highest commendation for its citizens.

Painted by Minot-based artist Vern Skaug, the portrait has been installed in the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Hall of Fame on the ground floor of the state Capitol. It will be unveiled after brief remarks from the governor at 3:30 p.m. Friday. Secretary of State Al Jaeger, who along with State Historical Society Director Bill Peterson concurred with Burgum’s selection of Utgaard for the award, also plans to attend.

What: Unveiling of the official portrait of Rough Rider Award recipient Dr. Merton Utgaard

When: Friday, November 18, 2022 at 3:30 p.m. CT

Where: Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Hall of Fame, ground floor, North Dakota Capitol, 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Bismarck.

The unveiling also will be livestreamed on the governor’s Facebook page here.