Tim Dura received two Bachelors of Science degrees from North Dakota State University. The first was in 1974 and the second in 1982. He served as a command fighter pilot in the United States Air Force and, after 22 years of service, retired due to medical issues. In the meantime, Tim started and operated three diverse businesses in entertainment, food service and aviation. He then began a 20-year teaching career and became involved with teaching entrepreneurship. Tim’s program was extremely successful, sending five businesses to the NFTE National Business Plan Competition in New York City in the six years his NFTE kids were eligible. Currently Tim is semi-retired doing consulting work, coaching girls’ softball and a co-founder of the Polk Institute Foundation, based in Los Angeles, CA.