Valley City (VCSU)  Cory Anderson of Jamestown, N.D., has been named director of development and major gifts in the Valley City State University Foundation, according to an announcement made by Larry Robinson, foundation executive director. Anderson, a 1989 VCSU alumnus, will begin work in his new position on June 15, 2020.

“We’re very excited to have Cory return to VCSU,” said Robinson. “He brings a wealth of valuable experience and connections to the foundation, and he’s a Viking through and through.”

The North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) announced Tuesday that Commissioner Cory Anderson will resign on June 30, 2020 after completing his seventh year with the conference.

Anderson was the inaugural commissioner that established the North Star Athletic Association in June 2013. The NSAA confernce in which the VCSU Vikings compete. He has held that position since the NSAA’s inception in June 2013. Under Anderson, the NSAA grew from 5 members to 10 in its first 2 years, and he has helped the conference increase its national profile in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics in the ensuing years.

Prior to leading the NSAA, Anderson served as executive director of the James River Family YMCA in Jamestown. He previously had served VCSU as head baseball and assistant football coach, with additional responsibilities in enrollment services, sports information and athletic administration. In 2005, Anderson was recognized as the first recipient of the NAIA Coach of Character Award.

A storied athlete at VCSU, Anderson was a two-time all-conference pitcher and a quarterback and punter on two conference-championship football teams for the Vikings.

Anderson and his wife, Kristi, have two adult children, Brady and Kadie. Kristi, Brady and Kadie all attended VCSU.