St. Paul- Today Governor Mark Dayton announced appointments to the Board on Aging, Board of Optometry, Board of Pharmacy, Board of Veterinary Medicine, Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission, and Minnesota State Arts Board:

Stanley Ferneyhough - Forest Lake
Board on Aging
Effective: June 24, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Larry Juhl

Kathleen Harrington - Edina
Board on Aging
Effective: June 22, 2011
Term Expires: January 7, 2013
Reappointed as Chair of the Board

Patricia Glasrud - Shoreview
Board of Optometry
Effective: June 25, 2011
Term Expires: January 7, 2013
Replacing: Marlene Reid

John Muellerleile - Owatonna
Board of Optometry
Effective: June 25, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Beth DeSpiegelaere

Patrick William O'Neill - Northfield
Board of Optometry
Effective: June 25, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Jeanette Taylor Jones - Medina
Board of Optometry
Effective: June 25, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Karen Bergrud - Stewartville
Board of Pharmacy
Effective: June 24, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Stuart Williams - Stewartville
Board of Pharmacy
Effective: June 24, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Carlton Crawford

Dr. John Lawrence - Saint Charles
Board of Veterinary Medicine
Effective: June 25, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Dr. Ronald Swiggum - Richfield
Board of Veterinary Medicine
Effective: June 25, 2011
Term Expires: January 2, 2012
Replacing: Dr. Delores Gockowski

Dr. Michelle Vaughn - Lonsdale
Board of Veterinary Medicine
Effective: June 25, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Dr. Meg Glattly

Karla Bigham - Cottage Grove
Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission
Effective: June 24, 2011
Term Expires: January 6, 2014
Replacing: Martha Weaver West

Sean Dowse -Red Wing
Minnesota State Arts Board
Effective: June 24, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Mary Beth Schubert