Was born in Minot but never lived here until Minot State hired her to teach English classes in 2001. Her undergraduate degree was in Sociology and Theatre at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, and she earned her Ph.D. from Washington State in Spokane. Her family is dispersed throughout the world. Combining the various abodes of Margaret and her siblings, they have lived on all seven continents; Margaret spent summers in Israel, Norway, and Ukraine and two years in Liberia. She was involved with plays at Luther and in Jamestown, Fargo, Dillon, MT, and Naperville, IL. Although she has not acted in MRP productions, she has taken part in several Readers' Theater productions in the area. She helped clean the new building as we moved in and has sold tickets and goodies and helped with the various projects to update the theater.