predecessor successor children profession office term_start order spouse article_title term_end alma_mater
thomas r. plough dean l. bresciani valerie jennifer biology academic president of north dakota state university 1999 06 13th gale chapman joseph a. chapman
 2009 11 30 oregon state university
joseph a. chapman

joseph a. chapman was the president of north dakota state university -lrb- ndsu -rrb- which is located in fargo , north dakota .
he began his presidency in 1999 , as the 13th president of the institution .
