NDHSA Homeschool Hall of Fame
In recognition of the fact that freedom has a price, the board of the North Dakota Home School Association voted to establish the North Dakota Home School Hall of Fame.
Each year at our state convention, we will honor and recognize those who have given selflessly to promote the cause of homeschooling in this state. It was not an easy task, but these inductees chose to walk that difficult road, and consequently made the path easier for each of us to walk today.
And so, we honor and recognize these Hall of Fame inductees who have given selflessly to promote the cause of homeschooling in this state. Many did so through court battles which came with much strain on families. God has been gracious to us in raising up these individuals who were willing to stay the course. Most of them were quiet people, following where God led. May God, in like manner, find each of us faithful to the task which He calls us.
2026:
Fuller & Gloria Sheldon
2023:
2021:
2020:
2019:
2018:
Marshall and Janice Karges
Marvin and Connie Wolf
Doug and Ruth Berntson
Gregory L Lange, Esquire
LeRoy & Anne Nelson
The North Dakota Underground Homeschooler
Dr. Brian Ray
Linus & Anne Evinger
Bill and Gail Biby
Morris & Jackie Conklin
Allan Entzel
2016:
2015:
2017:
Michael Farris
Tom & Peggy Patzer
Neil & Chris Toman
Grael Gannon
Ed & Sue Huntington
Clinton & Judy Birst
Mark & Lynette Dagley
Ray & Rita Larsen
Gerald & Sheryl Lund
Past Recipients
2014:
2022:
Jeff & Theresa Deckert
Ken & Llora Knight
Attendees of the 1989 Tea Party
2024:
2025:
Arlo & Camilla Leedahl
This year, we honor Fuller and Gloria Sheldon, pioneers whose courage helped secure homeschool freedom in North Dakota. In 1985, the Sheldons began homeschooling at a time when it was illegal to do so in this state. Their decision came at great personal cost. Their children, Annetta and Clark, became the only children in North Dakota to be charged by the state for being homeschooled—specifically charged with being truant, unruly, and in need of treatment. Their case went all the way to the North Dakota Supreme Court, where the children were ultimately cleared of all charges. That decision marked a defining moment in North Dakota’s fight for homeschool freedom. Today, their legacy continues. Annetta, married to Dan, lives in Jamestown and is the mother of three daughters. Clark lives in the Chicago area, where he teaches orchestra. The freedoms we enjoy today were not easily won. They were secured by families willing to stand firm in the face of opposition.
