Dale W. Stauss of East Grand Forks, Minn., is serving his sixth year as a member of the Boards of Directors for Shriners of North America and Shriners Hospitals for Children. Stauss was re-elected during the Shriners’ 2009 annual international convention – or Imperial Council Session – held in San Antonio July 5-9. He is serving as Imperial Oriental Guide, part of the 13-member body that helps govern the Shriners fraternity.

Stauss graduated from the University of North Dakota and has been involved in the real-estate-management field for more than 25 years. He recently retired from Century Properties, Inc., a property-management company, after serving as its president for 22 years.

Stauss is a member of the Scottish Rite, and he served as Master of Red River Lodge #292 in East Grand Forks in 1987. Stauss joined Kem Shriners in 1982, and he served as Potentate in 1997. He is a member of the Kem Drum and Bugle Corps, and he has served on the board of the North Dakota Shrine Bowl for 16 years. In 1995, Stauss was awarded the Samsar Award for his service to Kem Shriners. He served on the Imperial Athletic Committee from 1995-2004 and is currently serving as chairman of that committee.

In his community, Stauss spent more than 20 years on the East Grand Forks School Board, and he was a member of the 2000 Minnesota All-State School Board.

In his spare time, he and his wife, Cheryl, enjoy spending time with their family at their lake cabin.