Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the appointment of Marjorie “Midge” Dean, Sandra Frauenshuh, Thomas Ritzer, and Maureen Shaver, and the reappointment of Ardith Beveridge to the Governor’s Residence Council. All five are appointed to four-year terms that expire on January 3, 2011.

Beveridge, of Minneapolis, is the director of education and an instructor at Koehler and Dramm’s Institute of Floristry in Minneapolis, and owns Floral Communications, a consulting and training company that assists industry, individuals and businesses. She is also a member of the Smithers Oasis and Teleflora Design Team. Beveridge, who has been a member of the Governor’s Residence Council since February 2006, is appointed to a full four-year term as a public member.

Dean, of St. Cloud, is a private event planner and fundraiser, and has been a consultant for many events over the years. She is active in Salem Lutheran Church, and has been a civic and community volunteer with organizations that have included the YMCA in St. Cloud, St. Cloud Boy Scouts, and is a past member of the Hennepin County Library Foundation Board. She had also previously served on the Governor’s Residence Council in the 1990s. Dean replaces Christine Carmichael as a public member.

Frauenshuh, of Edina, is a design coordinator on interior design projects with the family’s commercial real estate business. She is also a substitute teacher with the Edina public schools. She is a member of the Cross View Lutheran Church, serving as a Stephen Minister, Sunday school teacher, Bible study leader, and a member of the board of outreach. She has served on the Inver Hills Community College Advisory Board, Salvation Army, Concordia University Art Programming Task Force, and American Association of University Women. Frauenshuh replaces Marla Ordway on the Governor’s Residence Council as a public member.

Ritzer, of Roseville, is the campus landscape architect with the University of Minnesota Facilities Management Division where he is responsible for design review, project design, and installation of campus landscape projects. Ritzer previously held landscape architect positions with Barton, Aschman Associates, and LHB Engineers and Architects. He earned his bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture from the University of Minnesota College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. Ritzer replaces Michael McGarvey on the Governor’s Residence Council for a member of the Minnesota Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

Shaver, of Deephaven, is a homemaker, community volunteer, and a former legislative lobbyist. Shaver replaces Mary Griesdeck Sperling on the Governor’s Residence Council as a public member.

The Governor’s Residence Council develops and implements an overall restoration plan for the governor’s residence and surrounding grounds and solicits contributions to restore, maintain, improve and furnish the building. The council consists of 19 members, including 13 appointed by the Governor.