John M. Agrey Award
2007 Recipient
Jon Mielke
Jon Mielke earned a bachelor's degree in business administration and a master's degree in public administration from the University of North Dakota. In 1980, Mielke began a 23-year career with the North Dakota Public Service Commission. He has served in a number of positions with the commission including assistant director of traffic division, director of traffic division, assistant director of transportation division, director of licensing division, administrative hearing officer and finally as executive secretary and director of licensing division.
In 2004, Mielke left the commission to become an associate research fellow for the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute. He primarily focuses on personal mobility issues related to small urban and rural areas. Mielke and his wife Carol have been married for 28 years and have two children. The Mielkes are licensed foster parents and were honored in 2006 as North Dakota's outstanding foster parents.
