The Order of Exercises 2012 Winter Commencement Ceremonies Ceremony for Graduate Degrees, 10:00 a.m. Ceremony for Undergraduate Degrees, 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 14, 2012, Chester Fritz Auditorium
Alma Mater Hail to thee, O Alma Mater! Hail to thee with heart and tongue! Pride we feel and love yet greater While we raise our grateful song. Home of lofty thought and learning, Beacon o’er our western land, Shrine whence still the ever- burning Torch is passed from hand to hand.
Prelude Music..................................................... Michael Wittgraf Procession............................................. “Pomp and Circumstance”
Michael Wittgraf
Please stand during the Processional.
“America the Beautiful”....................................Mary Salveson, Soloist Greetings................................................................. Janice Hoffarth
State Board of Higher Education
Conferring of Honorary Degrees
David Nething, Doctor of Letters (10 a.m. ceremony) Escorted and presented by Dean Kathryn Rand Hiram Drache, Doctor of Letters (2 p.m. ceremony) Escorted and presented by Dean Dennis Elbert
Conferring of Academic Degrees............................... President Robert O. Kelley Suzanne Irwin, Proctor
(Order of degrees begins on Page 3.) (Order of undergraduate degrees begins on Page 9.)
Alumni Greetings..................................................... Laura Block UND Alumni Association and Foundation
“Alma Mater”...........................................The Assemblage
Mary Salveson, Song Leader
Recessional.......................................................... Michael Wittgraf
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Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors The Chester Fritz Distinguished Professorships were established with an endowment gift from the late UND benefactor Chester Fritz, 1892-1983. Revenue from the endowment provides for cash stipends to one or more full-time UND faculty members, who thereafter may use the title “Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor.” Nominations are solicited from members of the V.P.A.A. Academic Cabinet and the Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors; these are evaluated by a committee chaired by the graduate dean and composed of three Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors and faculty representatives from each academic college not represented by a Fritz Professor. The recommendations are reviewed by the Vice President for Academic Affairs and forwarded to the President for final decision.
Kathleen A. Tiemann, Sociology Roxanne Vaughan, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Sharon C. Wilsnack, Neuroscience Stephen A. Wonderlich, Clinical Neuroscience Former faculty members who were honored with Fritz Professorships include: Michael A. Anderegg, English James Antes, Psychology Robert Beck, Law Richard Beringer, History William V. Borden (deceased), English William E. Cornatzer (deceased), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Richard D. Crawford, Biology Kenneth J. Dawes, Social Work Sandra Donaldson, English Manuchair Ebadi, Pharmacology, Physiology and Therapeutics, and Clinical Neuroscience Ronald C. Engle, Theatre Arts Albert J. Fivizzani, Biology Mary Lou S. Fuller, Elementary Education Elizabeth Hampsten, English David Hein, Pharmacology and Toxicology Carla Wulff Hess, Communication Disorders Richard L. Hill, Educational Administration Harvey Knull, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology David O. Lambeth, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Richard G. Landry, Educational Measurements and Statistics Diane K. Langemo, Nursing Practice and Development Donald K. Lemon, Educational Leadership Robert W. Lewis, English Frank Low (deceased), Anatomy Richard L. Ludtke, Sociology Roger Melvold, Microbiology and Immunology Robert C. Nordlie, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Lewis K. Oring, Biology Surendra S. Parmar, Physiology Brian O. Paulsen, Art Russell Peterson (deceased), Education Lewis J. Radonovich, Chemistry Paul D. Ray, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology John L. Rowe (deceased), Business and Vocational Education Mary Jane Schneider, Indian Studies Donald E. Severson, Chemical Engineering Virgil Stenberg, Chemistry Jeffrey L. Stith, Atmospheric Sciences D. Jerome Tweton, History Stephen K. Wikel, Microbiology and Immunology Charles A. Wood, Space Studies Kevin D. Young, Microbiology and Immunology
Chester Fritz attended UND from 1908 to 1910. He became an international trader in precious metals and lived most of his life in China and Europe. In establishing the endowment for the professorships — just one of his many gifts to UND — as an “investment in the future of my Alma Mater and of the people who make the future what it shall be.” He added, “I am especially indebted to the fine teachers who, in the end, have determined in large measure, how well I was able to learn and to use the knowledge that the University of North Dakota could provide.” Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors currently serving on the faculty include: Michael C. Beard, English Holly Brown-Borg, Pharmacology, Physiology and Therapeutics Edward C. Carlson, Anatomy and Cell Biology F. Richard Ferraro, Psychology Michael J. Gaffey, Space Studies Jonathan Geiger, Pharmacology, Physiology and Therapeutics William D. Gosnold Jr., Geology & Geological Engineering Birgit Hans, Indian Studies Joseph Hartman, Geology and Geological Engineering Mark R. Hoffmann, Chemistry Gordon Iseminger, History Warren Jensen, Aviation Michael Mann, Chemical Engineering James E. Mitchell, Neuroscience Thomas Mohr, Physical Therapy Myrna R. Olson, Teaching and Learning Leon F. Osborne, Atmospheric Sciences Thomas V. Petros, Psychology Michael Poellot, Atmospheric Sciences Isaac Schlosser, Biology Wayne Seames, Chemical Engineering Mary Ann Sens, Pathology William F. Sheridan, Biology
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Ceremony for Professional and Graduate Degrees 10:00 A.M.
School of Law — Juris Doctor Degrees Kristin Elizabeth Heck, Bloomington, Minnesota
Kathryn Rand, Dean
Major: Law
Laton Allan Lohmann, Dickinson
Juris Doctor
Major: Law
Ashley Louise Martin, Flagstaff, Arizona Major: Law
Kristin Ann Binder, Hazen
Miroslav Mraovic, St. Andrews, Manitoba, Canada
Major: Law
Major: Law
Katie Opdahl Braun, Norwood Young America, Minnesota
Brian Dean Schmidt, Bismarck
Major: Law
Major: Law
Michael Robert Raymond Douglas, Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada
Christopher Kenneth Votava, Sharon
Major: Law
Major: Law
Graduate School — Doctoral Degrees Vincent Hassan Bulus, Fadiya Ghaugh, Kaduna, Nigeria
Wayne Swisher, Dean
Major: Educational Leadership Dissertation: Narratives of Nigerian Educated Women Pursuing Higher Education Degrees in Western Universities
Doctor of Philosophy
Advisor: Dr. Gary Schnellert
Melissa Renee Burgess, Roxana, Illinois
Tsvetan Dobromirov Aleksandrov, Sofia, Bulgaria Major: Chemistry
Major: Educational Leadership
Dissertation: Vaper-Liquid Equilibria Using Monte Carlo Wang-Landau Simulations
Dissertation: The Impact of the External Environment on Person-Environment Fit in the Selection of New Housing Professionals Advisor: Dr. Margaret Healy
Advisor: Dr. Jerome Delhommelle
Peggy Jane Mattson Dunn, East Grand Forks, Minnesota
Jason Michael Askvig, Des Lacs Major: Anatomy
Major: Educational Leadership
Dissertation: Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor Signaling in the Magnocellular Neurosecretory System: Mechanisms of Neuronal Survival and Sprouting
Dissertation: Examining Perceptions of Servant Leadership in Administration of Selected Public Schools Advisor: Dr. Gary Schnellert and Dr. Sagini Keengwe
Advisor: Dr. John Watt
Mary Beth Humble-Thaden, Grand Forks
Twyla Beth Baker-Demaray, New Town
Major: Teaching & Learning
Major: Teaching & Learning
Dissertation: Tools for School: Student Fluency and Perception of Cell Phones Used for Learning
Dissertation: Mental Health and Social Engagement Among American Indian Elders
Advisor: Dr. Bonni Gourneau
Advisor: Dr. Steven Lemire
Carrie Dannelle Jepma, Hancock, Minnesota
Samantha L. Beauchman, Belcourt
Major: Teaching & Learning
Major: Clinical Psychology
Dissertation: Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Knowledge and Application of Response to Intervention
Dissertation: State Anxiety and High-Risk Developmental Influences on Laboratory-Provoked Aggression Among College Men
Advisor: Dr. Margaret Zidon
Advisor: Dr. Alan King
Kimberly Marie Jorgensen, Denton, Texas
Ryan M. L. Brovold, Clear Lake, Minnesota
Major: Counseling Psychology
Major: Educational Leadership
Dissertation: Multisexual Identities and Mental Health: Mitigating Factors of Minority Stress
Dissertation: Community College Faculty Satisfaction Teaching Online: Does Using Prepared Curriculum Materials Matter?
Advisor: Dr. David Whitcomb
Advisor: Prof. Jeffrey Sun
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Graduate School — Doctoral Degrees Daniel Saul Walinsky, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Doctor of Philosophy, continued
Major: Counseling Psychology Dissertation: Factors Impacting Clinical and Counseling Psychology Students Conducting Research with LGBT Populations
Charlotte Lord Klesman, Ranier, Minnesota
Advisor: Dr. David Whitcomb
Major: Communication & Public Discourse
Hai Wang, Dalian City, Liaoning Province, China
Dissertation: Communication Challenges Associated with Voyageurs National Park: A Discourse Analysis
Major: Chemical Engineering Dissertation: The Study of Vinyl Ester Copolymers Derived from Bio-Sourced Fatty Acids
Advisor: Dr. Kyle Conway
Daniela Marinova Koleva, Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria
Advisor: Dr. Edward Kolodka
Major: English
Chunguang Yan, Jincheng Town, Jintan, China
Dissertation: “You Are Safe”: Black Maternal Politics of Resistance and the Question of Community Consensus in African American Women’s Literature
Major: Biochemistry Dissertation: Roles of CCAAT/Enhancer-Binding Protein b and -d in Immunoglobulin G Immune Complex-Induced Inflammation
Advisor: Dr. Sheryl O’Donnell
Advisor: Dr. Hongwei Gao
Rita Marlene Meyer, Minot Major: Teaching & Learning Dissertation: Assessment of the Impact of Integrated Simulation on Critical Thinking and Clinical Judgment in Nursing Instruction Advisor: Dr. Myrna Olson
Doctor of Education
Theresa A. Meyers, Remer, Minnesota Major: Educational Leadership
Nancy Jo Burke, Larimore
Dissertation: A Case Study of the Perceived Effects of Change in Principal Leadership in an Upper Midwest Middle School
Major: Educational Leadership
Advisor: Dr. Gary Schnellert
Dissertation: Positioning for Elementary School Success: Charting the Journey of Adopting and Leading School Reform
Audra Dawn Myerchin, Minot
Advisor: Dr. Sherryl Houdek
Major: Teaching & Learning
Gabriel Grawe Dahl, Grand Forks
Dissertation: Experiences of Female Faculty with Maternity Leave at Four-Year Universities in an Upper Midwest State
Major: Educational Leadership
Advisor: Dr. Myrna Olson
Dissertation: Secondary Athletic Administrators’ Perceptions of Title IX Policy Changes
Jason Naylor, Eighty Four, Pennsylvania Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Sherryl Houdek
Dissertation: Tornadogenesis and Tornadogenesis Failure in Numerically Simulated Supercells
Lanelia I. DeCoteau, Belcourt Major: Educational Leadership
Advisor: Dr. Matthew Gilmore
Dissertation: Native American Women Perceptions in Pk-12 Administrative Positions in North Dakota Public Schools
Wendy Ann Wiseman Opsahl, Grand Forks Major: Educational Leadership
Advisor: Dr. Sherryl Houdek
Dissertation: Knowledge Translation Practices of Health Services Research Organizations in the United States
Jeffrey Roland Holm, Minot Major: Educational Leadership
Advisor: Prof. Jeffrey Sun
Dissertation: Professional Learning Community Implementation: A Comparison of General Educators’ and Specialists’ Perceptions
Peng Pei, Guiyang, Guzhou Province, China Major: Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Sherryl Houdek
Dissertation: Study on Underground Coal Gasification Combined Cycle Coupled with On-site Carbon Capture and Storage
Amy Lynn Jacobson, West Fargo Major: Teaching & Learning
Advisor: Dr. Zhengwen Zeng
Dissertation: The Secondary Shuffle: Special Educators as Tutors, Teachers, or Both
Anthony Loren Schroeder, Grand Forks Major: Biology
Advisor: Dr. Lynne Chalmers
Dissertation: Sex Determination and Differentiation in the Common Snapping Turtle - A Reptile with Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination
Beth Jolene Walters, Grand Forks Major: Teaching & Learning
Advisor: Dr. Turk Rhen
Dissertation: Perspectives of General Education Teachers Who Work with Students with Autism
Shawnda Marie Schroeder, East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Teaching & Learning
Advisor: Dr. Myrna Olson
Dissertation: Perceived Advising Needs of Adult Learners: A Qualitative Analysis of Advising Experiences Among Online, Classroom, & Cohort Adult Learners Advisor: Dr. Katherine Terras
Mahmoud Lotfy Soliman, Grand Forks Major: Pharmacology, Physiology & Therapeutics Dissertation: Neuroglial Mechanisms Involved in the Anti-inflammatory Effect of Acetate Supplementation Advisor: Dr. Thad Rosenberger
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Graduate School — Master’s Degrees All master’s degrees and specialist diplomas are awarded through the Graduate School. The recipients are listed alphabetically and grouped according to the college of their major field of study. Jocelyn Lee Mogren, Stillwater, Minnesota
Aerospace Sciences
Master of Science - Communication Sciences & Disorders
Davis Andrew Prickett, Lakeland, Florida
Joel Brubaker Carver, Zimmerman, Minnesota
Master of Arts - Linguistics
Master of Science - Computer Science
Jaclyn Marie Reckow, Brethren, Michigan
Bhanu Prakash Chennamaneni, Hyderabad, India
Master of Arts - Psychology
Master of Science - Computer Science
Jenessa Lyn Reinisch, Mandan
Marc Fusco, Raleigh, North Carolina
Master of Arts - Forensic Psychology
Master of Science - Space Studies
Krystin Michelle Reuter, Tampa, Florida
Darren Moser Grau, Niskayuna, New York
Master of Arts - Forensic Psychology
Master of Science - Space Studies
Nicholas Lee Roehrdanz, Fargo
Caitlin Marie Nolby, Andover, Minnesota
Master of Science - Geography
Master of Science - Space Studies
Boris Anyangwa Sango, Grand Forks
Ryan Evan Stanfield, Montgomery, Texas
Master of Science - Chemistry
Master of Science - Atmospheric Sciences
Deepthi Lekani Waidyasekera, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Ashley Jean Tooley, Apple Valley, Minnesota
Master of Arts - Geography
Master of Environmental Management – Earth System Science & Policy
Angela Kathleen York, Grand Forks
Travis Dean Toth, Maple Glen, Pennsylvania
Master of Arts - English
Master of Science - Atmospheric Sciences
Kailing Zhang, Haikou, China Master of Science - Physics
Arts & Sciences Business & Public Administration
Christopher Michael Adams, North East, Pennsylvania Master of Arts - Linguistics
Jenna Lynn Burtch, Minot
Erika Rae Anschutz, Grand Island, Nebraska
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Master of Arts - Forensic Psychology
Zhenjia Ding, Tongzhou Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China
John Adam Campbell, Jacksonville, Illinois
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Master of Arts - Psychology
Daniel G. Feeley, Fargo
Anita Clauson, Grand Forks
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Master of Arts - Forensic Psychology
Alex Louis Finston, San Rafael, California
Matthew John Dinger, Tomah, Wisconsin
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Master of Science – Geography
Callie Anne Hall, Grand Forks
Ashley Amber Graham, Columbia, South Carolina
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Master of Arts - Forensic Psychology
Timothy James Hansell, Denver, Colorado
Gisella Teresa Greenfield Velez, Royal Palm Beach, Florida
Master of Public Administration - Public Administration
Master of Arts - Linguistics
Kristin Elizabeth Heck, Bloomington, Minnesota
Honor Erin Heer, Bismarck
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Master of Science - Mathematics
Daniel Robert Horak, Rosemount, Minnesota
Amber Elyse Humphreys, Athens, Georgia
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Master of Arts - Forensic Psychology
Sarah Marie Horak, Grand Forks
Barbara Lorraine Kreitner, Grand Junction, Colorado
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Master of Arts - Forensic Psychology
Ryan Mathew Jockers, Edgewood, Washington
Erin Ann Meiers, Grand Forks
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Master of Arts - English
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Graduate School — Master’s Degrees Tara S. Gregory, Grand Forks
Business & Public Administration, continued
Master of Education - Reading Education
Randie Kay Harrings, Tolar, Texas
Tammy Marie Katuin, Fresno, California
Master of Science - Special Education
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Jeffrey Ryan Hovde, Mayville
Nicholas Cody Long, Andover, Minnesota
Master of Science - Education / General Studies
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
David Ray Jones, Frederick, Maryland
John Macki, Grand Forks
Master of Science - Special Education
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Meena Natesaiyer Kalyanasundaram, Overland Park, Kansas
Rachita Malhotra, Naperville, Illinois
Master of Science - Special Education
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Ruth Mary Kloster, Bismarck
Kateri M. Meier, Bismarck
Master of Science - Special Ed / Early Childhood
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Brittany Sacha Kovacich, North Vernon, Indiana
Nicole Wylene Misencik, Woodbury, Minnesota
Master of Science - Special Education
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
MacKenzie Lee Lehn, Dayton, Minnesota
Brian Dean Schmidt, Bismarck
Master of Science - Special Education
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Aaron E. Loskota, New Albany, Ohio
Sean Lee Schneider, Bismarck
Master of Science - Special Education
Master of Public Administration - Public Administration
Jennifer Louise Lougee, Henderson, Nevada
Peter William Sedgeman, Warren, Minnesota
Master of Science - Early Childhood Education
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Michael Patrick Moran, Brown Deer, Wisconsin
Rakesh Subramanian Tennamthotam, Hyderabad, India
Master of Science - Kinesiology
Master of Science - Technology
Jennifer Ruth Mutchler, Leeds
Yucong Zhang, Grand Forks
Master of Education - Reading Education
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Allison Jean Neil, Williston Master of Science - Kinesiology
Mary Ella Olin, Republic, Missouri Master of Science - Special Ed / Learning Disabilities
Education & Human Development
Danielle Soleil Parker, Apex, North Carolina
Delphine Ngum Banjong, Buea, Cameroon
Vandrea Nicole Parrish, Midfield, Alabama
Master of Science - Special Education Master of Science - Elementary Education
Master of Science - Special Education
Kevin Thomas Beaudoin, Brooks, Minnesota
Shoron Lynn Porter, Ypsilanti, Michigan Master of Science - Early Childhood Education
Master of Science - Special Ed Strategist
Melissa Anne Quincer, Wadena, Minnesota
Bethany Anne Marie Brandvold, McVille
Master of Arts - Counseling
Master of Science - Kinesiology
Emily Jean Reilly, Crystal
Laura Jean Brickson, Thief River Falls, Minnesota
Master of Arts - Counseling
Master of Science - Elementary Education
Madeline Reisman, Brooklyn, New York
Jody Lynn Bryant, Mankato, Minnesota
Master of Science - Special Education
Master of Education - Instructional Design & Technology
Randy Lee Rice, Minto
Katie Ann Clemens, Velva
Master of Education - Educational Leadership
Master of Science - Special Education
Mark N. Rushing, Durango, Colorado
Jodi Lynn Curl, Chicago, Illinois
Master of Science - Special Education
Master of Science - Early Childhood Education
Sarah Ann Shol, Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Kristin Lena Enz, St. Peter, Minnesota
Master of Science - Early Childhood Education
Master of Science - Special Education / Early Childhood
Ann Christine Slaughter, Tacoma, Washington
Kari Lyn Fillingham, Bloomington, Illinois
Master of Science - Early Childhood Education
Master of Science - Special Education
Violetta Marie Syvertson, Grand Forks
Sara Jo Samantha Fliflet, Cooperstown
Master of Arts - Counseling
Master of Arts - Counseling
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Graduate School — Master’s Degrees Md. Razib Rahim, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Education & Human Development, continued
Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Mahsud Rejepbayevich Reimbayev, Dashoguz City, Turkmenistan Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Danielle Weible Taylor, Chapin, South Carolina
Joshua Jerry Stanislowski, Grand Forks
Master of Science - Special Education
Master of Science - Chemical Engineering
Natasha Angeline Thomas, Grand Forks
Sanjib Tiwari, Kathmandu, Nepal
Master of Science - Special Ed / Visual Impairment
Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Theresa Marie Tomsyck, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
Willie Wesley Wells, Hayward, California
Master of Arts - Counseling
Master of Science - Chemical Engineering
Daniel Duane Veith, St. Peter, Minnesota Master of Science - Kinesiology
Medicine & Health Sciences
Engineering & Mines
Dawn Marie Barten, Nekoosa, Wisconsin Master of Science - Medical Laboratory Science
Ali Amiri, Shiraz, Iran
Amritendu Chakraborty, Grand Forks
Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Master of Science - Biochemistry
Erik Dale Anderson, Bloomington, Minnesota
Melissa Ann Donough, Rawlins, Wyoming
Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Master of Science - Medical Laboratory Science
Nathan Michael Bosquez, Maple Grove, Minnesota
Steven Lee Huft, Grand Forks
Master of Science - Chemical Engineering
Master of Occupational Therapy - Occupational Therapy
Md. Nafiz Hossain Khan Chowdhury, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Elizabeth Ann Kemnitz, Burnsville, Minnesota
Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Master of Science - Medical Laboratory Science
Benjamin T. Jones, Becker, Minnesota
Kelly Rae Kettler, Mosinee, Wisconsin
Master of Science - Chemical Engineering
Master of Science - Medical Laboratory Science
Katharine Lynn Kimber, Platte City, Missouri
Peter Leo Knopick, Winona, Minnesota
Master of Science – Geology
Master of Science - Medical Laboratory Science
Kaci Jo Lemler, Buxton
Christina Lynn Marver, Cave Creek, Arizona
Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Master of Science - Medical Laboratory Science
Joseph G. Oakland, Mountain View, California
Vivian H. McMullin, Santa Clara, Utah
Master of Science - Electrical Engineering
Master of Science - Medical Laboratory Science
Shuchita Sanjay Patwardhan, Pune, India
Erin R. Meeks, Kalispell, Montana
Master of Science – Environmental Engineering
Master of Science - Medical Laboratory Science
Brandon Michael Pavlish, East Grand Forks, Minnesota
Bhaskar Roy, West Bengal, India
Master of Science - Chemical Engineering
Master of Science - Anatomy
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Graduate School — Master’s Degrees Lauren Marie McIntyre, Casselton
Nursing & Professional Disciplines
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Darcie Lynn Mennenga, Watertown, South Dakota
Mary M. Adkins, Grand Forks
Master of Science – Nursing
Master of Science – Nursing
Nathan George Modeen, Grand Forks
Elizabeth A. Allison, Rapid City, South Dakota
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Amber Neal, West Fargo
Jessica Jo Bartlett, Pipestone, Minnesota
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Julie Marie Neururer, Motley, Minnesota
Suzanne Lynne Benfield, Portsmouth, Virginia
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Science - Nursing
Robert James Nixon, Roscommon, Michigan
Jacqualine Kay Bleess Toppen, Moorhead, Minnesota
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Science – Nursing
Jessica Lynne Nyberg, Williston
Michael Dean Branby, East Grand Forks, Minnesota
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Science – Nursing
Bryan Jacob Phelps, Grand Forks
Bethany Suzanne Dahl, Rush City, Minnesota
Master of Science - Nursing
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Janelle Marie Scherer, Spicer, Minnesota
Cassandra Vanasse Dale, Delano, Minnesota
Master of Science – Nursing
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Jennifer Ann Schumann, Bismarck
Jennifer Nicole Fisher, Dickinson
Master of Science - Nursing
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Tara Leigh Shirek, Adams
Jacquelyn Rachel Flemmer, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Tawanna Smith-Black, Los Angeles, California
Sandra Ellen Fortuna, Gregory, South Dakota
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Jalissa Ann Spanier, Langdon
Alissa Hannah, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Natalee Rachele Tangen, Littleton, Colorado
Tricia Catherine Harkless, Denver, Colorado
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Jennie Lynn Thomas, Telluride, Colorado
Jeremy Aaron Herbrandson, Moorhead, Minnesota
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Science - Nursing
Heidi Ann Tupa, Hazen
Bradley Alan Horner, Herreid, South Dakota
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Science - Nursing
Holly Ann Williams, Casselton
Matthew James Janezic, Duluth, Minnesota
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Science – Nursing
Jeffrey John Williams, Grand Forks
Rachel Ann Johnson, Bismarck
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Catherine Rose Wright, Glen Arbor, Michigan
Andréa N. Jones, Akron, Ohio
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Carisa Elaine Zarr, Bismarck
Paula Jane Kitzmann, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
Master of Science - Nursing
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Raquel Ann Zeidlik, Manvel
Jenna Beth Klabunde, Garrison
Master of Science - Nursing
Master of Science - Nursing
Melissa Catherine Kleinschmidt, Mountain Iron, Minnesota Master of Science - Nursing
Elizabeth Ann McBride, Grand Forks Master of Science – Nursing
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Ceremony for Undergraduate Degrees 2:00 P.M. College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines Denise Korniewicz, Dean Bachelor of Science in Community Nutrition Rebecca Ann Adams
Nett Lake, Minnesota Major: Community Nutrition
Stephanie Adeline Eiler
Rebecca Ann Ludwig =
Brenda Irene Senger
James Patrick Fetsch ==
Carley Jo Lysne
Noel Christine Smith ==
Fargo Major: Nursing
Bismarck Major: Nursing
Langdon Major: Nursing
Devils Lake Major: Nursing
Megan Grace Fruen
Amanda Marie Malm
Spring Lake Park, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Grand Forks Major: Nursing
Conrad Eric Gjovik =
Aubree Leigh Mann
Hallock, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Wahpeton Major: Nursing
Cody Richard Grassel
Tina Marie Naastad
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Wallingford, Iowa Major: Nursing
Hallie Mae Grinde =
Megan Ann Nill
Moorhead, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Kaira Lea Henze ===
Akwa Juliette Atanga
Samantha Lee Hogan
Bamenda, Northwest Province, Cameroon Major: Nursing
Rachel Leanna Barbot = Rolette Major: Nursing
Michael Brent Barry Larimore Major: Nursing
Alexandria, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Juliana Chioma Nwachukwu
Fargo Major: Nursing
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada Major: Nursing
Katelyn Sarah Hoffman =
Aliah Brynn Olson ==
Roseville, Minnesota Major: Nursing
McVille Major: Nursing
Megan Marie Olson
Anoka, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Anoka, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Karen Elaina Hollingworth
Nicole Marie Olson =
Grand Forks Major: Nursing
McIntosh, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Rebecca Marie Homan
Maria Lynn Osborne
Beardsley, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Rapid City, South Dakota Major: Nursing
Thompson Major: Nursing Williston Major: Nursing
Melissa Michelle Southwell === Shoreview, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Kelsey Maureen Swangstue Lino Lakes, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Courtney Marie Thorp Willow City Major: Nursing
Kiley Beth Tinius Sartell, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Grace Kelli Torguson == Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Irena Velasquez
Grand Forks Major: Nursing
Rachel Lynn Westphal Munich Major: Nursing
Abbie Mae Wink = Grand Forks Major: Nursing
Veronika Lee Zischka = Calgary, Alberta, Canada Major: Nursing
Shellee Marie Bercier
Janelle Lynn Johnson =
Amber Dawn Pedraza
Hannah Marie Berg
Jordan Linn Johnson
Chenoa Ann Peterson
Lauren Michelle Berger =
Stacey Marie Johnson
Carrie Amanda Ramsey
Bachelor of Science in Social Work
Nana Oforiwaa Boateng
Laurel Janice Knutson
Abby Kaye Randall
Desiree Rose Bauman
Brandon James Boyd ===
Marta Joy Knutson
Megan Rae Ratzlaff =
Heidi Lyn Berg
Kathleen Elizabeth Burley =
Joseph James Lennon ==
Amanda Rose Rethemeier =
Shantel Marie Chase
Janet Ann Chung =
Heather Lea Lepp =
Chelsea Raye Riedy
Anne Elizabeth Godfrey
Priscilla Abuda Dunham
Karilee Rose Lieberman
Jewel L. Schell
Kaitlin Brianna Durkin =
Rande Marie Ludwig =
Bethany Joy Schindler ==
Belcourt Major: Nursing
Middle River, Minnesota Major: Nursing White Bear Lake, Minnesota Major: Nursing Williston Major: Nursing Bismarck Major: Nursing
Grand Rapids, Minnesota Major: Nursing Eagan, Minnesota Major: Nursing Bismarck Major: Nursing
Oakdale, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Glasgow, Montana Major: Nursing
Hallock, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Andover, Minnesota Major: Nursing
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Ramsey, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Hatton Major: Nursing
Burnsville, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Hatton Major: Nursing
Langdon Major: Nursing
Grand Forks Major: Nursing
Grand Forks Major: Nursing
Ashley Major: Nursing
Bismarck Major: Nursing
White Shield Major: Nursing
McIntosh, South Dakota Major: Nursing
Minot Major: Nursing
Grand Forks Major: Nursing
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Andover, Minnesota Major: Social Work Fargo Major: Social Work West Fargo Major: Social Work
Alexandria, Minnesota Major: Social Work
† Denotes cum laude †† Denotes magna cum laude ††† Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 20)
College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines Bachelor of Science in Social Work, continued
Stacy Marie Hallick ==
Cassandra Lyn Hovet
Sadie Olson
Shelbi Katherine Thompson Beulah
Deanna Lynne Jenkins
Kowsar S. Shafie
Kelly Rae Williams
Danielle Yvonne Lindemer ==
Fayme Katheryn Stringer = Grand Forks Major: Social Work
Thompson Major: Social Work
Grand Forks Major: Social Work
Grand Forks Major: Social Work
Burnsville, Minnesota Major: Social Work
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Major: Social Work
Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Grand Forks Major: Social Work
School of Medicine & Health Sciences Joshua Wynne, Dean
Steda Irene Lundak
Bao Chau Khanh Nguyen
Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science
Emily Anne McLean
Kristina Louise Peters
Rochester, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Rochester, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Rochester, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Tonya Diane Witte =
Lake City, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Rochester, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Markee Jo Gartner
Bismarck Major: Medical Laboratory Science
College of Education & Human Development Dennis J. Caine, Dean Bachelor of Science in Education Danielle Nicole Abbe ===
Grand Forks Major: Early Childhood Education
Gabriela Beatriz Alvarez
Burnsville, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Lorie Marie Bakken =
Maplewood, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Chelsey Paige Baldock =
Portland Major: Elementary Education
Jenna Marie Beckner ===
Sarah Marie Doherty
Lisa Teri Heitzman
Elaina Ruth Bialke
Katherine Rose Enabnit
Ian Geoffrey Holen
Melissa Jean Biehl ==
Kristen Nicole Ford ==
Scott Allen Jenson
Jordan Alison Callahan
Crystal Jo Good =
Adam Allen Johnson
Jenna Marie Cerrato
Erin Elizabeth Gray
Adra Elaine Johnson
Whitney Brianne Couillard ===
Laura Marie Hamling
Molly Lane Martin
Cassandra Lea Dahl ==
Katrina Marie Haukom ===
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Bigfork, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Carmichael, California Major: Elementary Education
Dazey Major: Elementary Education
Grand Forks Major: Elementary Education
Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Rolla Major: Elementary Education
Minnewaukan Major: Elementary Education
Clear Lake, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Eagan, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Rapid City, South Dakota Major: Elementary Education
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Park Rapids, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
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Bismarck Major: Elementary Education Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Composite Social Studies Grand Forks Major: Elementary Education Arthur Major: Elementary Education Ramsey, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education Major: Early Childhood
Amber Kathleen Mattingley
Grand Forks Major: Elementary Education
College of Education & Human Development
Amber Faye McDaniel
Bachelor of Science in Physical Education, Exercise Science & Wellness
Tara Lynn McLeran
Craig Richard Dolmage
Karley Etoile Miles
Anthony Charles Fugere
Bachelor of Science in Education, continued Sioux Falls, South Dakota Major: Elementary Education Rosemount, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education Major: Early Childhood Grand Forks Major: Elementary Education
Brooke Marie Milne
Glendive, Montana Major: Elementary Education
Tiffany Gail Myers
Crookston, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Alyssa Ruth Nagle =
Grand Forks Major: Elementary Education
Jamie Jacqueline Nelson =
St. Michael, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education Major: Middle Level Education
Ashley Rose Privratsky =
Devils Lake Major: Elementary Education
Amy Jo Richter
Sidney, Montana Major: Elementary Education
Kayla Marie Rieke ===
Grand Forks Major: Elementary Education Major: Early Childhood
Ashley Danielle Sailer
Bachelor of Science in Recreation & Tourism Studies
Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation & Human Services
Nicholas Robert Fellman
Lisa LaVonne Dea
Caleb Lee Gillson
Sara Jo Samantha Fliflet
Matthew Abraham Hager
Annie Ngoc Khanh Le
Nicole Leigh Preskey =
Emily Jean Reilly ===
Eagan, Minnesota Major: Recreation & Tourism Studies
Grants Pass, Oregon Major: Physical Education, Exercise Science & Wellness
Buyck, Minnesota Major: Recreation & Tourism Studies
Grand Forks Major: Physical Education, Exercise Science & Wellness
Grand Forks Major: Recreation & Tourism Studies
Alicia B. Greening
Devils Lake Major: Physical Education, Exercise Science & Wellness
Bismarck Major: Recreation & Tourism Studies
Darcy Lee Harris
Killdeer Major: Physical Education, Exercise Science & Wellness
Bloomington, Minnesota Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services Cooperstown Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Rehabilitation & Human Service Crystal Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services
Kelly Jo Winters =
Thompson Major: Recreation & Tourism Studies
Brandon Ray Quesenberry
Molt, Montana Major: Physical Education, Exercise Science & Wellness
Erik Rohlfs
Fergus Falls, Minnesota Major: Physical Education, Exercise Science & Wellness
Michelle Lynn Stearns
Bowman Major: Physical Education, Exercise Science & Wellness
Samantha Ann Underhill
Brainerd, Minnesota Major: Physical Education, Exercise Science & Wellness
Franktown, Colorado Major: Elementary Education Major: Middle Level Education
Leah Christine Schwenzfeier Hallock, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Brady James Sullivan =
Grand Forks Major: Composite Social Studies Education
Kristina Brodal Syversen
Brumunddal, Norway Major: Elementary Education
Lindsey Ann Torgerson =
Kindred Major: Elementary Education
Brittany Rose Turner
Woodbury, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Pohan Wang =
Hualien City, Taiwan Major: Elementary Education
Kortnee Rae Williamson == Sioux Falls, South Dakota Major: Science
† Denotes cum laude †† Denotes magna cum laude ††† Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 20)
Luke Timothy Wuori
Rolla Major: Elementary Education
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College of Engineering & Mines Hesham El-Rewini, Dean Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering Devon Christina Anglin ==
Bend, Oregon Major: Chemical Engineering
Michelle Rae Benz ==
Bismarck Major: Chemical Engineering
Bruce Edward Evans Jr.
Gastonia, North Carolina Major: Chemical Engineering
Daniel Adam Madche ===
Hazen Major: Chemical Engineering
Jason Robert Maier
Bismarck Major: Chemical Engineering
Joshua Michael McElmury = Nowthen, Minnesota Major: Chemical Engineering
Craig Nicholas Pichach
Calgary, Alberta, Canada Major: Chemical Engineering
Nicholas John Stroh
Bismarck Major: Chemical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Michael Jacob Barney
Nicholas A. Baer
Duluth, Minnesota Major: Electrical Engineering
Michigan Major: Civil Engineering
Paul Anthony Johnson ===
Derrick Daniel Deering
Mentor, Minnesota Major: Electrical Engineering
Sauk Rapids, Minnesota Major: Civil Engineering
Paul James Reinschmidt ==
John Michael Erickson ==
Crystal, Minnesota Major: Electrical Engineering
Grand Forks Major: Civil Engineering
Noah Daniel Root ==
Joseph John Feriancek
Lino Lakes, Minnesota Major: Electrical Engineering
Coon Rapids, Minnesota Major: Civil Engineering
Eric Anthony Schneider =
Anne Cristina Imsdahl
St. Joseph, Minnesota Major: Electrical Engineering
Bloomington, Minnesota Major: Civil Engineering
Aaron Lawrence Schuleman
Bryan John Kaemingk =
Eagan, Minnesota Major: Electrical Engineering
Mitchell, South Dakota Major: Civil Engineering
Jordan Michael Sedio
Natalia Jeanette Mendoza
Sioux Falls, South Dakota Major: Electrical Engineering
Faribault, Minnesota Major: Civil Engineering
Jonathan Wade Snarr
Karl Allen Molvig
Gunnison, Utah Major: Electrical Engineering
Glasgow, Montana Major: Civil Engineering
Brian Andrew Van Ornam
Michael Perry
Levittown, Pennsylvania Major: Electrical Engineering
Winamac, Indiana Major: Civil Engineering
Jason Edward Schneider
Absecon, New Jersey Major: Civil Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Kyle Andrew Fagerstrom
Chisholm, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Thomas Henry Fietzek
Grand Forks Major: Mechanical Engineering
Herman Flores
Pearland, Texas Major: Mechanical Engineering
Matthew P. Fohr
Grand Forks Major: Mechanical Engineering
David Paul Gendreau
Bismarck Major: Mechanical Engineering
Joshua Lee Jarmin
Stanley Major: Mechanical Engineering
Brendan Leigh Matson
Glenburn Major: Mechanical Engineering
Brian Todd Nybo =
Thompson Major: Mechanical Engineering
William R. Ott
Palmer, Alaska Major: Mechanical Engineering
Christian Thomas Potocnik
Spencer Michael Tolliver
Bachelor of Science in Geological Engineering
Minnetonka, Minnesota Major: Civil Engineering
Nicholas Jon Truscott == Ferndale, Washington Major: Civil Engineering
Alexander David Padgett
Gillette, Wyoming Major: Geological Engineering
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Hibbing, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Steven Allen Schwerin
Ridgecrest, California Major: Mechanical Engineering
William Edward Scott
Duluth, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Paul Francis Wollmuth =
Washburn Major: Mechanical Engineering
College of Business & Public Administration Dennis J. Elbert, Dean Bachelor of Accountancy Lauren Danielle Anderson Colfax Major: Accountancy
Brandon James Block Grand Forks Major: Accountancy
Lauren Elizabeth Carew = Fargo Major: Accountancy
Lynn A. Dew
Roosevelt, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Stephanie Marie Gefroh Devils Lake Major: Accountancy
Carissa Elizabeth Gormally Williston Major: Accountancy
Laura Jean Hause
Stillwater, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Travis John Hey
Salem, South Dakota Major: Accountancy
Corbin Luther Johnson Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Matthew Daniel Labernik Fargo Major: Accountancy
Tate Richard Maris
Denver, Colorado Major: Accountancy
Lindsey Marie Mortinson Savage, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Kristen Marie Peterson Nome Major: Accountancy
Alexander Michael Schanilec West Fargo Major: Accountancy
Bryan Milton Scholler Grand Forks Major: Accountancy
Ryan Samuel Shane
Grand Forks Major: Accountancy
Samantha Ray Curtis
Christopher Ryne Hoerth
Jordan Thomas Dahl
Leah Renee Howatt
John Charles Acheson
Drake David Dill
Sophie Tvedt Jacobsen
Derek Allan Anderson ==
Antonio Don DiTommaso
Zachary Matthew Jacobson =
Michael Edward Anderson
Nicholas George Divish
Jay K. Jelinek
Bachelor of Business Administration
Grand Forks Major: Airport Management Fargo Major: Airport Management Crane Lake, Minnesota Major: Management
Duluth, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship
Grand Forks Major: Information Systems
Duluth, Minnesota Major: Airport Management
Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Marketing Major: Management
Lino Lakes, Minnesota Major: Management
Ian Thomas James Arlow
Matthew Paul Dompierre
Olympia, Washington Major: Airport Management
Northfield, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Patrick Thomas Bair =
Wendi Dvorak
Mandan Major: Investments
Killdeer Major: Marketing
Jake Adam Beideck III Lincoln, Nebraska Major: Management
Lincoln, Nebraska Major: Aviation Management Grand Forks Major: Management
Bismarck Major: Marketing
Garrett Reed Boysen
Christine Rose Glieden
Sioux Falls, South Dakota Major: Investments
Bloomington, Minnesota Major: Management
Ross Alan Brenneman =
Omaha, Nebraska Major: Entrepreneurship Erskine, Minnesota Major: Information Systems
Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Operations & Supply Chain Champlin, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship
Grand Forks Major: Marketing Major: Management
Buffalo Major: Marketing
Andrea Therese Collins
Ryan Anthony Hillesland
Spencer Charles Conrad
Emily Jane Hills =
Wyoming, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Northwood Major: Marketing
Grand Forks Major: Management
Timothy Erik Larson
Hibbing, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship Major: Marketing
Joshua Tyler Lee =
Hillsboro, Oregon Major: Human Resource Management
Ashley Lowden
Matthew Brian Heck
Aaron Whitney Cole
Eau Claire, Wisconsin Major: Management Major: Marketing
Taylor Patrick Hansen
Stillwater, Minnesota Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting
Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Management
South Range, Wisconsin Major: Marketing
Kyla Anne Lindstrom
Laura Jean Hause
Daniel Lee Clausnitzer
Minot Major: Marketing
Garrison Gregory Goodman
Eagan, Minnesota Major: Banking & Financial Economics
Daniel Kenneth Lloyd Burns
Ardoch Major: Banking & Financial Economics
Kendra Ann Lee
San Ramon, California Major: Management
Eric Russell Brumm
Alicia Maria Kellebrew
Mitchell Jon Goertz
Rothschild, Wisconsin Major: Management
Andrew Thomas Bruggeman =
White Bear Lake, Minnesota Major: Marketing
MacKenzie Shayne Larson
Justin Lee Glaser
Hedmark, Norway Major: Entrepreneurship
Thomas P. Kapsner
Landon Scott Fuhrman
Walhalla Major: Information Systems
Tom Børvan =
Pisek Major: Management
Brittney Lee Largent
Jacob Michael Gapp
Grand Forks Major: Marketing
Bismarck Major: Marketing
Matthew Lawrence Fowler
Enderlin Major: Investments
Ryan Lee Bohn
Oslo, Norway Major: Business Economics
Gage Easton Kulig
Fargo Major: Management
Sara Elizabeth Bernhardt
Langdon Major: Management
Lauren Rachel Fischer Chaska, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Jeffrey Ryan Bell =
Lakota Major: Management
Erskine, Minnesota Major: Management Forest Lake, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Glencoe, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship
Brock Otto Lynne
Plaza Major: Banking & Financial Economics
Brian Matthew Marti == Grand Forks Major: Management
Stefan Christian Mathiesen Shoreview, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship
Amanda Rae McGrath
Mayville Major: Entrepreneurship
Grafton Major: Management
† Denotes cum laude †† Denotes magna cum laude ††† Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 20)
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College of Business & Public Administration Bachelor of Business Administration, continued
Michael Eugene McMahon
Coon Rapids, Minnesota Major: Airport Management
Benjamin Wellington Moeller Minneapolis, Minnesota Major: Management
Alyssa Yvonne Morris Duluth, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Angela Lynn Niebolte
Clearwater, Minnesota Major: Human Resource Management
Stephanie Marie Niebur Champlin, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Nicole Marie Olson
Maple Grove, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Carolynn Michelle Orey
Grand Rapids, Michigan Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting
Jessica Lee Pearce =
Larimore Major: Human Resource Management
Preston Ryan Peterson ==
Devils Lake Major: Banking & Financial Economics
Nick Scott Pickard
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship
Jared Scott Russell
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Rachel Elizabeth Schoch Champlin, Minnesota Major: Marketing Major: Entreprenuership
Michael John Slominski Grand Forks Major: Management
Samantha Marie Spence Maplewood, Minnesota Major: Management
Brett Donald Stensrud Orono, Minnesota Major: Management
Eric Robert Sweet
Boyne City, Michigan Major: Entrepreneurship
Sarah Lynn Thomas
Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design Technology
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology
Melissa Sue Bakke
Seth Edward Dallman
Whitney Dayne Boe
James Mathew Donken
Dominique Rashad Johannessen-Hawkins
Trent Andrew Dregseth =
Greta Ann Lund
Mathew James Syria
Grand Forks Major: Graphic Design Technology Gary, Minnesota Major: Graphic Design Technology Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Graphic Design Technology Grand Forks Major: Graphic Design Technology
Grand Forks Major: Industrial Technology Grand Forks Major: Industrial Technology Fargo Major: Industrial Technology Saginaw, Minnesota Major: Industrial Technology
Blake William Watt
Devils Lake Major: Marketing
Grand Forks Major: Industrial Technology
Devin Ann Trefz
Eau Claire, Wisconsin Major: Human Resource Management
Logan Riley Turner
Bachelor of Science in Public Administration
Red Lake Falls, Minnesota Major: Management
Danielle Jordan Weber Eagan, Minnesota Major: Management
Chance Terry Westgard
Kelsi Jae Steckler
Parshall Major: Management
White Bear Lake, Minnesota Major: Public Administration
Ryan Jesse Winkelman
Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Management
William Tipton Young ==
Louisville, Kentucky Major: Aviation Management
Nicholas Steven Reed Bismarck Major: Management
Lucas John Reuter
Forman Major: Marketing
Maria Celine Romanick
Grand Forks Major: Airport Management
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College of Arts & Sciences Kathleen Tiemann, Dean Bachelor of Arts Breanna Kay Baerwald
Oshkosh, Wisconsin Major: International Studies
Richelle Kay Ballenger
Madelia, Minnesota Major: Communication
Justin Michael Berger =
Bismarck Major: Philosophy & Religion: Philosophy
Danielle Lynn Beyer == Grand Forks Major: French Major: Psychology
Brittanie Marie Bieganek == Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: History
Krista Jo Bjerke = Page Major: English
Mary Kathryn Burd Grand Forks Major: Psychology
Penny Ruth Burkett
Anderson, Missouri Major: Social Science
Blair Lindsay Cassagio Davis, California Major: Social Science
Shantel Marie Chase West Fargo Major: Sociology
Ioan Andrei Chitu
Brasov, Romania Major: International Studies
Victor Earl Correa
Leonard, Texas Major: Communication
Andrew Paul Cymbaluk Crookston, Minnesota Major: Social Science
Sarah Jean Davis
Billings, Montana Major: Social Science
Trevor James Simon DeRoche Duluth, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Ryan Thomas Diamond Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Sociology
Ashlie Elizabeth Dill Silverton, Oregon Major: English
Cherie Breana Emmerich Andover, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Cecilie Engeseth =
Son, Norway Major: Communication
Alexander James Ferrell
Lauren Rachel Fischer
Emily Frances Kennedy ===
Alisha Faye Overby
Karli Marie Fisher
Jacob Lee Kienzle
Kate Jordan Pederson
Kaleigh J. Frey ===
Cody Gene Kill =
Kirsten Lee Peterson
Cody Jay Fullerton =
Brian D. Kinsella
Anne Michaela Phillips =
Devin Matthew Krinke
Molly Rita Quigley
Joseph Christopher Kulas =
Jacob Donovan Reimer
Brett Albert Landwehr
Teresa Lynn Risovi
Michelle Langston
Laura Elaine Robey
Michael Vincent Larson
Brittany Jordan Roman
Kyla Anne Lindstrom
Shawn Taylor Russell
Shayla Marie Longie
Julia Rebecca Sannes =
Deborah Leah Lowder =
Betsy Lea Spartz
Danielle Rae Luetzen
Dylan Ray Stevens
Brock Evan Magnuson
Derek Dwight Stinchfield
Nathan Ray Millikan
Kristina Brodal Syversen
Krystal Rose Mixon
Amanda Joy Tucker
Madelyn Raquel Morrison
Leigha Joy Wallin
Chaska, Minnesota Major: French
International Falls, Minnesota Major: English
Castle Rock, Colorado Major: Anthropology
Bismarck Major: English
Bemidji, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Morris, Minnesota Major: History
Cranberry Portage, Manitoba, Canada Major: History Major: Classical Studies
Rosemount, Minnesota Major: Economics
Matthew Anthony Gassen
Rhame Major: Communication
Mayer, Minnesota Major: Communication
James Michael Garry Gestner
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: English
Grand Forks Major: History
Samantha Marie Ghigliotty
Glenwood, Minnesota Major: Norwegian
San Diego, California Major: Communication
Stacy Marie Hallick ==
Foxhome, Minnesota Major: Communication
Grand Forks Major: Sociology
Christina Pearl Hansen-Martinez
Bismarck Major: Political Science
Minneapolis, Minnesota Major: Anthropology
Erik P. Heide
Forest Lake, Minnesota Major: French
Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Communication
Nancy M. Hennen
Grand Forks Major: Anthropology
Montevideo, Minnesota Major: Communication
Jeremy Holm
Grand Forks Major: History
Moorhead, Minnesota Major: French
Christiana Anne Hyde
Minot Major: Communication
Sartell, Minnesota Major: Communication
Taylor Jon Isakson
Bismarck Major: Communication
Bismarck Major: Sociology
Sanchir Jargalsaikhan
Christiana, Tennessee Major: Social Science
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Major: Political Science
Robert Keith Jeffries II
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Major: Anthropology
Richfield, Minnesota Major: Communication
Kyle Kotnour Johnson
Sharpsburg, Georgia Major: Political Science Major: English
Dubuque, Iowa Major: Norwegian
Nicole Lauren Johnson
Caitlin Ann Mullally ===
Alexy Jo Johnston =
Kelly Jo Munter
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Communication
Grand Forks Major: Communication
Warren, Minnesota Major: Interdisciplinary Studies: Photography; Physical Education, Exercise Science & Wellness
Fosston, Minnesota Major: English
Erin K. Nagle
Grand Forks Major: Sociology
Mary Ellen Kartes
Grand Forks Major: English
Grand Forks Major: Spanish
Salt Lake City, Utah Major: Communication Baker City, Oregon Major: Communication Peabody, Massachusetts Major: English Burnsville, Minnesota Major: Communication Carrington Major: Psychology San Antonio, Texas Major: Communication Hallock, Minnesota Major: Sociology
Fernley, Nevada Major: Political Science St. Paul, Minnesota Major: History
Watertown, South Dakota Major: Sociology Valley City Major: Sociology Bowman Major: English
Brumunddal, Norway Major: Theatre Arts St. Thomas Major: English
Duluth, Minnesota Major: Communication
Pohan Wang =
Hualien City, Taiwan Major: Music
Katherine Jane Warner Grand Forks Major: French Major: English
Laurel Ladema Wessman === Grand Forks Major: French
Ian August Noack
Crystal Major: Social Science
Grand Forks Major: Communication
Leigh Rene Kelly ==
Anders L. Odegaard
Shell, Wyoming Major: Communication
Grand Rapids, Minnesota Major: Norwegian
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Political Science
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† Denotes cum laude †† Denotes magna cum laude ††† Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 20)
College of Arts & Sciences Bachelor of Arts, continued
Elizabeth Ann Wold ==
Grand Forks Major: Interdisciplinary Studies: Photography; Physical Education, Exercise Science & Wellness
Bachelor of General Studies Geri Leigh Adair
Grand Forks Major: General Studies
Haylee Theresa Cournoyer Grand Rapids, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Allison Louise Davids
Des Moines, Iowa Major: General Studies
Bachelor of Fine Arts Kelsey Lee Beechie
Minot Major: Graphic Design/New Art Media
Ann Rebecca Deutsch
Grand Forks Major: General Studies
David Frank Donarski
Bloomington, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Andrew Bradley Edstrom Shakopee, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Kristie Nicole Dreon
Naomi Adele Fischer
Paige Christian Laudenbach =
Joel Daniel Folkestad
Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Visual Arts Sartell, Minnesota Major: Graphic Design/New Art Media
Austin James McDaniel ==
Grand Forks Major: Graphic Design/New Art Media
Caitlin Mary Olson
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Visual Arts
Tyler Jon Rood =
Grand Forks Major: Musical Theatre
Rand Neal Seay
Grand Forks Major: Graphic Design / New Art Media
Drew Daniel Wigness Excelsior, Minnesota Major: Visual Arts
Alison May Wilhelm
Minot Major: Graphic Design / New Art Media
Elizabeth Carol Winkelman === Plummer, Minnesota Major: Graphic Design/New Art Media
Ixonia, Wisconsin Major: General Studies Maplewood, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Matthew Charles Hall
Jamestown Major: General Studies
Joshua Tim Keckler
Grand Forks Major: General Studies
Kelsey Christine Ketcher Winter, Wisconsin Major: General Studies
Calley Marie Nelson
Clitherall, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Tyler John Niederwerder
New Underwood, South Dakota Major: General Studies
Sarah Lynn Olson
Brainerd, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Kari Rae Remmen
West Fargo Major: General Studies
Joshua Stephen Snyder Greendell, New Jersey Major: General Studies
Christine Elizabeth Wetterlund East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Bachelor of Music
Evan Carl Condry
Heather Lee Church ==
Natalie Francis Crawford ==
Mark Richard Lentz =
Ethan M. Dahlsad
Shawn Thomas Luskey
Vanessa Dawn Fuller =
Adaire Allyce Ranstrom ===
Bethany Lynn Gaddis
Mary Kathleen Salveson
Ashlyn Marie Green
Kayla Jean Skjervheim ===
Gretta Lee Haagenson
Kilee Rae Sundt
Christine Marie Hall
Breckenridge, Minnesota Major: Music Education Grand Forks Major: Music Education Peyton, Colorado Major: Music Education Warren, Minnesota Major: Music Therapy Bismarck Major: Music Therapy
Langdon Major: Music Education Williston Major: Music Education
Grand Forks Major: Biology / Pre-Health Devils Lake Major: Biology / Pre-Health Moorhead, Minnesota Major: Mathematics Sauk Rapids, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Colorado Springs, Colorado Major: Psychology Chaska, Minnesota Major: Mathematics West Fargo Major: Psychology Cloquet, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Aaron Michael Hanson == Williston Major: Chemistry
Jonathan William Heimler === Colfax, Wisconsin Major: Biology
Bachelor of Science
Jordan A. Hoerner
Courtney Leigh Anderson ===
Jeremy Holm
Lakota Major: Forensic Science Major: Biology
Logan Joseph Barnett Jamestown Major: Geography
Brittany A. Bartsch
Bismarck Major: Mathematics
Emily Lynn Benson Baxter, Minnesota Major: Biology
Phillip John Brenna Grand Forks Major: Geography
Elizabeth Marie Burke ==
Rapid City, South Dakota Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Jessica Lane Burkholder == Grand Forks Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Andrea Leigh Burress Warroad, Minnesota Major: Biology
Bismarck Major: Biology
Moorhead, Minnesota Major: Geography
Rachael Sue Loomis
Fargo Major: Interdisciplinary Studies: Health Sciences
Michael James Marian Burnsville, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Andrew John Mattfield Bovey, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Derick Edward McNally Bismarck Major: Geography
Patrick William McNally == Bismarck Major: Psychology
Natalia Jeanette Mendoza Faribault, Minnesota Major: Mathematics
Guislain-Christian Kabongo Muvundamina Minneapolis, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Brett Robert BohĂŠmier Cameron === Aaron Derek Newville Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Major: Biology
Kendra Michael Christensen Rapid City, South Dakota Major: Biology
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Barron, Wisconsin Major: Forensic Science
Molly Ann Overby
Hermantown, Minnesota Major: Biology / Pre-Health
College of Arts & Sciences Bachelor of Science, continued Kimberly Ann Owens
Bismarck Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Carolyn Lee Parr =
Grand Forks Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Alexandar Warren Paulson
Bismarck Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Jamie Lea Pinewski =
Anoka, Minnesota Major: Forensic Science
Kaylee Jeanne Redmann ==
Isak William Tengesdal
Michael John Drellack
Cassandra Lynn Tomlinson
Eric Dean Edwardson
Edward George Vivier
Cody Thomas Eidson
Jessica Ann Voeller =
Alana Dawn Fosse
Laurel Ladema Wessman ===
Chanda Brooke Fredericks
Kayla Angeli Wyrobek
Jordan Halter =
Minot Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Rosemount, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Brainerd, Massachusetts Major: Psychology
Grand Forks Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Belcourt Major: Psychology
Grand Forks Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Climax, Minnesota Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Grand Forks Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Grand Forks Major: Biology / Pre-Health Edina, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Zap Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Tyler Gerrit Heubach
Golden Valley, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Mark Adam Remfert = Maren Jade Richards = Grand Forks Major: Psychology
Chris Milo Roisland
Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Cassandra Marie Scales
Spencer Matthew Black
Hannah Marie Schuman =
Michelle Renee Busch
David Douglas Sebenaler ===
David Mark Canfield
Joslin Lashay Seidel ===
Jamie Renae Carter
Hines, Minnesota Major: Biology
Grand Forks Major: Mathematics
Bismarck Major: Interdisciplinary Studies: Health Sciences
Benjamin Miles Smith
Sioux Falls, South Dakota Major: Biology
Stephanie Anne Snyder Hermantown, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Adam Gregory Stainiger
Chisholm, Minnesota Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Daniel Jacob Stanislowski Grand Forks Major: Chemistry
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology
Fortuna Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Bachelor of Science in Geology Megan Marie Miller
St. Hilaire, Minnesota Major: Geology
Cody Gene Kill =
Morris, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Courtney Marie Peterson Breanna Kay Baerwald
Melrose, Minnesota Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Andrea Marie Johnson
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Studies
John Michael Ryan
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Biology
Lorena Saucedo
Halliday Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Fargo Major: Honors Program New Prague, Minnesota Major: Geography
Bachelor of Science in Fisheries & Wildlife Biology
Hudson, Wisconsin Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Oshkosh, Wisconsin Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Nathaniel Michael Polak
Minot Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Devils Lake Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Maren Jade Richards =
Grand Forks Major: Criminal Justice Studies
St. Cloud, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Eric Mitchell Rumple
Fargo Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Chester Springs, Pennsylvania Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Hunter Alan Stanek
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Cavalier Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Derek Kenneth Steiner =
Fargo Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Caitlin Rose Claussen
Sauk Centre, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Ryan Patrick Tiffany
Minnetonka, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Johnnie Leroy Daniels Jr.
Grand Forks Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Amanda Grace Weninger =
Belfield Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Ryan Thomas Diamond
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Zackary Daniel Yanish
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Justen Ryan Douglas =
Cambridge, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Noelle Marie-Lynn Steiner =
Dickinson Major: Interdisciplinary Studies: Health Sciences
Michele Marie Sullivan Eagan, Minnesota Major: Psychology
† Denotes cum laude †† Denotes magna cum laude ††† Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 20)
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John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences Bruce A. Smith, Dean Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics
Tyler Zachery Fausch
Adam Joseph Lurie =
Mackenzie Alan Tegethoff
Aaron Mark Gabrielson
Michael Joseph McGourley
Alexander William Teta
Jason Robert Moen
Derek Robert Timmons
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control Orono, Minnesota Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operation
Tracy Ann Bartholome
Patrick Ronald Gustafson ==
Andrew Clayton Bauerschmidt Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Jeffrey Ryan Bell =
Lincoln, Nebraska Major: Commercial Aviation
Joseph Michael Bildhauser == Trail Creek, Indiana Major: Commercial Aviation
Bloomington, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Grand Forks Major: Commercial Aviation
Andrew Wood Gallo ==
Grand Forks Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operation
New Gretna, New Jersey Major: Commercial Aviation
Kyle Eric Gale =
Louis Edward Alexander
Live Oak, California Major: Air Traffic Control
New Hope, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
William Allan Moulder III
Duluth, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operation
Joliet, Illinois Major: Air Traffic Control
Zachary Evan Nichols ===
Fox River Grove, Illinois Major: Commercial Aviation
Aspen, Colorado Major: Air Traffic Control
Cory Selmer Hajicek ===
Northwood Major: Air Traffic Control Minneapolis, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control Golden Valley, Minnesota Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operation
Peter Henry Buer
Corey Michael Hughes =
Erik Daniel Oslund ===
Danvers, Massachusetts Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operation
Kathryn Rose Kirby =
Kevin Chen ==
Cameron Michael Kostelecky =
Monte Vista, Colorado Major: Commercial Aviation Los Angeles, California Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operation
Jennifer Ashley Courtney
Snohomish, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation
Samantha Ray Curtis
Grand Forks Major: Air Traffic Control
Thomas Wilson Daugherty
Austin, Texas Major: Commercial Aviation
Ham Lake, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Casey Louis Potter =
Grand Forks Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operation Major: Commercial Aviation
Sutter, California Major: Commercial Aviation
Joseph Lamar Riegel
Spokane, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation
Front Royal, Virginia Major: Commercial Aviation
Shaleen Sanjay Sawal
Drumheller, Alberta, Canada Major: Commercial Aviation
Mumbai, India Major: Air Traffic Control
Andrew David Kugler ===
Jason Joseph Scales
Colorado Springs, Colorado Major: Commercial Aviation
Mesa, Arizona Major: Commercial Aviation
Brett Albert Landwehr
Dustin Lloyd Schneider =
Glenwood, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Spokane, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation
Cody Lynn Larson
Austin Charles Sejnoha =
Park River Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operation
Sioux Falls, South Dakota Major: Air Traffic Control
Grant Daniel Dawkins
TJ Sawyer Lehman
Brian Miles Smith
Christopher Charles DeCrescente
Jessica Lynn Leong ==
Garrett Bradley Stoner
Colin John Doney
Anthony Raymond Lopez Jr.
Jacey C.K.R. Tagavilla
Centennial, Colorado Major: Commercial Aviation Ashburn, Virginia Major: Commercial Aviation Appleton, Wisconsin Major: Commercial Aviation
Louisville, Kentucky Major: Commercial Aviation
Raynor Gene Poehls
Boone, Iowa Major: Air Traffic Control
Kyle Ray Catlin
Lino Lakes, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Las Vegas, Nevada Major: Commercial Aviation
Cambridge, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Zachary Frederick Imerman == Mark Stephen Kennedy ==
New Braunfels, Texas Major: Commercial Aviation
Hartsdale, New York Major: Commercial Aviation
San Diego, California Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Flight Education
Mitchell Lee Caldwell
Riverside, California Major: Aviation Technology Management
William Tipton Young ===
Taylor Christopher Ortega
Cory James Bulger
Anthony Charles Ward
John Edward Joseph Standford Olson
Aaron William Hommerding
Grand Forks Major: Air Traffic Control
Shafer, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Timothy Wong ===
Lincoln, Nebraska Major: Air Traffic Control
Shakopee, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Jeffrey James Robert Walburg ===
Peter Andrew Olejniczak ==
Bradley Robert Bridges
Springfield, Oregon Major: Air Traffic Control
Grand Forks Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operation
Luke Jeffrey Werner =
Roseville, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Tyler Gerrit Heubach
McHenry, Illinois Major: Commercial Aviation
John Paul Nymark
Edina, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Samuel Roy Hay
Alexandria, South Dakota Major: Air Traffic Control
Louisville, Colorado Major: Commercial Aviation
Cave Creek, Arizona Major: Commercial Aviation
Eagan, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Williston Major: Air Traffic Control
Orland Park, Illinois Major: Air Traffic Control
Honolulu, Hawaii Major: Air Traffic Control
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Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Sciences Nicole Kareen Bart
Verndale, Minnesota Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Tracy Ann Bartholome
Grand Forks Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Sipholisile Phondie Simelane Mbabane, Swaziland Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Mariusz M. Starzec =
Newington, Connecticut Major: Atmospheric Sciences
John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences Michael Andrew Nelson
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Cambridge, Minnesota Major: Computer Science
Ryan Andrew Patterson == Bismarck Major: Computer Science
William Richard York
Jason Brodie Fuller
Minot Major: Computer Science
Grand Forks Major: Computer Science
Sean Alan Johnson
Grand Forks Major: Computer Science
Joseph Patrick Julik =
Burnsville, Minnesota Major: Computer Science
† Denotes cum laude †† Denotes magna cum laude ††† Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 20)
Scholars in the Honors Program Sally Pyle, Honors Coordinator The following students have met the objectives of the University of North Dakota’s SCHOLAR IN THE HONORS PROGRAM, a program designed to broaden and enrich the undergraduate curriculum.
They have passed sophomore and senior comprehensive examinations, and have been certified for graduation by the Honors Committee of the University. A substantial segment of their University training has been pursued in honor courses, tutorials and colloquia, and they have done independent research.
Daniel Adam Madche
Hazen Chemical Engineering / Honors Program
Kaylee Jeanne Redmann Fargo Honors Program
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Senior Departmental Honors Sally Pyle, Honors Coordinator The following student of high ability, having completed independent research in her major field of study and successfully defended her
research papers in comprehensive oral examinations, is being graduated “With Honors” in her major field of study. Danielle Lynn Beyer Grand Forks French / Psychology
Candidates for Commission Lt. Col. Josh Sauls, Professor of Military Science Commission as Second Lieutenant United States Army Andrew Bradley Edstrom
Shakopee, Minnesota Reserve Forces Duty, Ordnance Corps
Michael Joseph McGourley New Gretna, New Jersey Active Duty, Aviation
Student Honor Medallions Honor Medallions are worn by candidates for the bachelor’s degree who have at least 50 graded hours from the University of North Dakota and achieve a scholastic average of 3.50 (cum laude), 3.70 (magna cum laude), and 3.90 (summa cum laude) in courses completed at the University of North Dakota. For the purpose of the commencement program and publication, honors are based on the UND grade point average at the end of the previously completed term. Once final semester grades are recorded and the degree has been cleared by the college, grade point averages are recalculated and final graduation honors are recorded to the transcript and diploma.
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The University Marshals A tradition since the early years of the University of North Dakota, the University Marshals serve as the honorary marshals and ushers for commencement exercises. They are selected primarily from the junior class on the basis of academic excellence. Professional and Graduate Degree Ceremony Grand Marshal: Haley Amoth Charter Marshal: Caitlyn Wolf Undergraduate Degree Ceremony Grand Marshal: Jacob Denault Charter Marshal: Anne Hook Emily Aasand Skye Albert Megan Ault Michelle Bendas Chelsee Berg Kate Berg Katie Bonn Nicholas Boonstra Andrea Brandt Liesl Carlson Ross Dunnigan Aubrey Ellefson Leah Entzel Meghan Essler Victoria Fischer Katelyn Fletcher Tavia Howe Maureen Ikedinobi Ayanle Jama Mary Jeno Stephanie Jergenson Brittany Johnson
Daniel Johnson Jamie Knudsvig Tyler Knutson Christina Kuzas Dylan Magrum Bailey Mankie Alexa Mazaheri Heather Mohr Benjamin Mossberg Setareh Mostofi Gaoty Mouyabi-Maouene Brandon Myhre Katy Neil Jacob Nelson Issac Odegard Sara Paulson Chelsea Peter Judd Prasnicky Danica Ray Brandon Renner Melissa Roller Minori Sato Kaitlin Schindler Kevin Severson Laura Slaathaug Casey Smith Austin Soderstrom Tyler Titcomb Kallie Van De Michael Vanderwal Justin Varty Marie Williams
Honorary Faculty Flag Marshal Joseph Hartman A UND faculty member, chosen from the ranks of the Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors, carries the University flag and leads the commencement procession. The Faculty Flag Marshal at today’s ceremony is Joseph Hartman, Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor (2011) and Director of the Harold Hamm School of Geology and Geological Engineering (GGE). Dr. Hartman joined UND in 1986 as a Research Paleontologist with the North Dakota Mining and Minerals Research Institute under Dr. Gerald Groenewold, with funding from the Philip M. McKenna Foundation. He remained at the Energy & Environmental Research Center until he joined the faculty of GGE as an Associate Professor in 2001. His research interests cover a number of topics, but emphasize the historical geology of Upper Cretaceous (K) and Paleogene (Pg) strata of the northern Great Plains, including the evolution and extinction of continental mollusks in the Western Interior of North America, the K/PG boundary interval in India, and the chronology of sealevel changes. Hartman has conducted field and museum research in North America, China, Madagascar, India, and western Europe to produce publications on evolution, taxonomy, biostratigraphy, paleobiogeography, climate change, science education, and the history of western exploration and paleontology.
Special Notices Today’s UND Commencement Ceremony is being shown live on Grand Forks Cable Channel 3 and will be broadcast on December 18, 19, 20, and 21. The Graduate Ceremony will be shown at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. The Undergraduate Ceremony will be shown at 12:00 noon and 8 p.m. For your convenience, DVD copies of the ceremony can be purchased for $15.50 plus tax and shipping through the University of North Dakota Bookstore. To purchase a copy, contact the Bookstore at (701) 777-4980. A professional photographer will take a picture of each graduate as he or she receives the diploma scroll. A few weeks after the ceremony, a proof and information about ordering pictures with a PIN number will be sent to the student’s official UND campus e-mail address. The PIN number should be used to order photographs on-line. Whether the individual is the first or last to receive a degree in the graduation ceremony, the conferring of that degree is a very special event for every graduate and family. To this end, it is requested that everyone remain seated until the conclusion of the commencement ceremony.
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Honorary Degrees Awarded Honorary degrees have long been awarded by institutions of higher learning to recognize lives of achievement. In 1909, UND presented its first honorary degree, a Doctor of Laws, to Webster Merrifield, who served the University for 25 years, including 18 as its third president. Honorary degrees from UND particularly recognize those with an association with the University or with the state and region; they also have been presented to such notables as philosopher Mortimer Adler, heart surgeon Michael DeBakey and President John F. Kennedy. 1909, 1913, 1914, 1916, 1918, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1938, 1938, 1939, 1939, 1941, 1941, 1943, 1943, 1943, 1944, 1944, 1944, 1945, 1945, 1946, 1946, 1946, 1947, 1947, 1947, 1948, 1948, 1948, 1948, 1948, 1948, 1949, 1949, 1949, 1949, 1950, 1950, 1951, 1951, 1951, 1951, 1951, 1952, 1952, 1952, 1953, 1953, 1954,
Webster Merrifield, Doctor of Laws Roger W. Cooley, Master of Laws E.M. Babcock, Doctor of Science Homer B. Sprague, Doctor of Laws Joseph P. Kennedy, Doctor of Laws John Lee Coulter, Doctor of Laws F.P. Robertson, Doctor of Laws Howard Huston, Master of Arts Thomas D. Campbell, Doctor of Laws Guy C.H. Corliss, Doctor of Laws Vilhjalmur Stefanssen, Doctor of Laws Maxwell Upson, Doctor of Engineering John M. Hancock, Doctor of Laws Thomas F. Kane, Doctor of Laws John F. Douglas, Doctor of Laws J.F.T. O’Connor, Doctor of Laws Frederick Koch, Doctor of Letters John Burke, Doctor of Laws Sveinbjorn Johnson, Doctor of Laws A.G. Burr, Doctor of Laws Vincent J. Ryan, Doctor of Laws C.J. Hambro, Doctor of Laws Gudmundur Grimson, Doctor of Laws Crown Prince Olav of Norway, Doctor of Laws John W. Dafoe, Doctor of Laws Clarence Daniel O’Connor, Doctor of Humanities John O. Christianson, Doctor of Science Walter L. Stockwell, Doctor of Laws John Alister Hutcheson, Doctor of Science Sigureir Sigurdsson, Doctor of Humanities Boyd Milne Begg, Doctor of Science George Addison Talbert, Doctor of Science Edward Francis Flynn, Doctor of Laws Barend Herman Kroeze, Doctor of Humanities Elwyn Francis Chandler, Doctor of Science David Rhys Jenkins, Doctor of Science Elmer Ellis, Doctor of Laws Melvin A. Brannon, Doctor of Science Raymond A. Heising, Doctor of Science George Albert Selke, Doctor of Laws Adolph Marcus Christianson, Doctor of Laws John S. Lundy, Doctor of Science William L. Nuessle, Doctor of Laws Ezra Thayer Towne, Doctor of Humanities Luther Earle Birdzell, Doctor of Laws Harley F. French, Doctor of Science Franklin Jerome Lunding, Doctor of Laws John Morris Gillette, Doctor of Humanities Charles John Breitwieser, Doctor of Science Lawrence Vold, Doctor of Laws Alfred G. Arvold, Doctor of Humanities Charles J. Murphy, Doctor of Laws M. Beatrice Johnstone, Doctor of Humanities Chester E. Fritz, Doctor of Laws Edward H. McDermott, Doctor of Laws George A. Abbott, Doctor of Laws Juan Mendoza Rodriquez, Doctor of Laws Homer N. Wallin, Doctor of Science Daniel F. Bull, Doctor of Communication Sciences Edmund O. Belsheim, Doctor of Laws A. Hoyt Taylor, Doctor of Science Fred J. Traynor, Doctor of Laws Theodore H. Fenske, Doctor of Science
1954, 1954, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1956, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1959, 1959, 1959, 1960, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1962, 1962, 1962, 1963, 1963, 1963, 1965, 1965, 1965, 1965, 1966, 1966, 1966, 1967, 1967, 1967, 1968, 1968, 1969, 1969, 1969, 1970, 1970, 1970, 1970, 1970, 1971, 1971, 1973, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1981, 1982, 1982, 1983, 1983, 1983, 1984,
Arno Carl Fieldner, Doctor of Science Alfred Jacobsen, Doctor of Science Luther W. Youngdahl, Doctor of Laws John C. Baker, Doctor of Laws Robert D. Campbell, Doctor of Laws Harlan Henthorns Hatcher, Doctor of Laws John Chester West, Doctor of Humanities Richard Simpson Watson, Doctor of Laws Richard Blackburn Black, Doctor of Science Olger B. Burtness, Doctor of Laws Min Hin Li, Doctor of Humanities Russell Reid, Doctor of Humanities James Duane Squires, Doctor of Laws Henry G. Lykken, Doctor of Engineering Hermann Hegedorn, Doctor of Humanities Jerome Hall, Doctor of Laws J. Maxwell Anderson, Doctor of Humanities Edgar Dale, Doctor of Humanities Rudolph J. Gielsness, Doctor of Laws Cushman D. Haagensen, Doctor of Science Grover Holt, Doctor of Engineering Grayson L. Kirk, Doctor of Humanities George A. Lundberg, Doctor of Laws Herbert G. Nilles, Doctor of Laws Edward K. Thompson, Doctor of Humanities Neal A. Weber, Doctor of Science J. Frederick Weltzin, Doctor of Humanities Philip W. West, Doctor of Science Waldemar Westergaard, Doctor of Laws Paul Yoder, Doctor of Music Alexander Grow Budge, Doctor of Laws Thomas E. Whelan, Doctor of Laws Charles E. Scott, Doctor of Humanities Elmo B. Roper, Doctor of Humanities James H. Douglas, Doctor of Laws Ronald N. Davies, Doctor of Laws Fred George Aandahl, Doctor of Laws Thomas Joseph Burke, Doctor of Laws O.H. Thormodsgard, Doctor of Laws James Morris, Doctor of Laws Harold D. Shaft, Doctor of Laws Owen Meredith Wilson, Doctor of Laws John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Doctor of Laws Edward J. Devitt, Doctor of Laws Bertin C. Gamble, Doctor of Laws Orin Alva Stevens, Doctor of Science Thomas C. Barger, Doctor of Laws Robert E. Bradley, Doctor of Engineering Herbert Victor Prochnow, Doctor of Laws Robert E. Slaughter, Doctor of Laws David E. Bell, Doctor of Laws Leonard W. Larson, Doctor of Laws Joseph C. Allen, Doctor of Engineering Robert H. Bahmer, Doctor of Laws Malcolm Moos, Doctor of Laws Era Bell Thompson, Doctor of Humane Letters Arthur Naftalin, Doctor of Laws Richard Beck, Doctor of Literature Eric Sevareid, Doctor of Laws James L. Elder, Doctor of Engineering Harry H. Ransom, Doctor of Literature Warren J. Hanna, Doctor of Laws George C. Wheeler, Doctor of Laws B. Fred Davidson, Doctor of Laws William A. Franta, Doctor of Engineering Christopher J. Hamre, Doctor of Science Frank Edward Stinchfield, Doctor of Science George W. Starcher, Doctor of Laws Thomas S. Kleppe, Doctor of Laws E.A. Haunz, Doctor of Science Carlton A. Pederson, Doctor of Laws W.E. Koenker, Doctor of Laws Mary Jean Mannes, Bachelor of Laws Thomas McGrath, Doctor of Literature Anne H. Carlsen, Doctor of Humanities Warren Christopher, Doctor of Laws Mortimer J. Adler, Doctor of Humane Letters Frank N. Low, Doctor of Science Fred L. Snyder, Doctor of Science Wilson M. Laird, Doctor of Science
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1986, 1986, 1986, 1987, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1989, 1989, 1989, 1990, 1990, 1990, 1990, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1992, 1992, 1992, 1992, 1992, 1992, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1994, 1994, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1997, 1997, 1998, 1998, 1998, 1998, 1999, 1999, 1999, 2000, 2000, 2000, 2001, 2001, 2001, 2001, 2002, 2002, 2002, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2005, 2006, 2006, 2006, 2007, 2007, 2008, 2008, 2008, 2008, 2008, 2009, 2009, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2011, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012,
James E. Olson, Doctor of Laws James F. Seifert, Doctor of Laws Owen W. Webster, Doctor of Science Duane B. Haagenson, Doctor of Engineering Lois Phillips Hudson, Doctor of Letters Merlin E. Dewing, Doctor of Laws Weston R. Christopherson, Doctor of Laws Agnes Geelan, Doctor of Humane Letters Arley Bjella, Doctor of Laws Bernard P. Randolph, Doctor of Engineering Michael E. DeBakey, Doctor of Science Robert E. Mautz, Doctor of Laws Bruce McArthur, Doctor of Engineering Frank A. Wenstrom, Doctor of Laws Andrew Freeman, Doctor of Engineering Lee Gerdine, Doctor of Music Donald Grangaard, Doctor of Laws Lowell Swenson, Doctor of Laws Harold Schafer, Doctor of Laws William E. Cornatzer, Doctor of Science Margaret Heyse Cory, Doctor of Science Richard J. Lee, Doctor of Science Vivian Hanson Meehan, Doctor of Science Harold Resinger, Doctor of Science Louis W. Sullivan, Doctor of Science Thomas M. Hamilton, Doctor of Engineering Bill Martin Jr., Doctor of Letters Stanley A. Moe, Doctor of Engineering Everette L. Webb, Doctor of Engineering Gilmore Schjeldahl, Doctor of Engineering James F. Buchli, Doctor of Science Jon Hassler, Doctor of Letters Roland H. Flint, Doctor of Letters George A. Sinner, Doctor of Laws John W. Vennes, Doctor of Science Jim R. Carrigan, Doctor of Laws Clara A. Pederson, Doctor of Humane Letters Theodore V. Galambos, Doctor of Engineering Patricia Wallace Ingraham, Doctor of Laws Arthur A. Link, Doctor of Laws Vito Perrone, Doctor of Humanities Eugene R. Dahl, Doctor of Laws John C. MacFarlane, Doctor of Engineering Dale F. Morrison, Doctor of Laws Thomas J. Clifford, Doctor of Laws Bernard O’Kelly, Doctor of Letters Dwight Baumann, Doctor of Laws Richard A. Olafson, Doctor of Letters Patricia A. Owens, Doctor of Letters Raymond Rude, Doctor of Letters Peter Schickele, Doctor of Letters Calvin K. Fercho, Doctor of Letters Lloyd Omdahl, Doctor of Letters Noel Watson, Doctor of Letters Byron L. Dorgan, Doctor of Letters Robert Kyle, Doctor of Letters Kurt H. Mueller, Doctor of Letters H.F. “Sparky” Gierke, Doctor of Letters Charles “Chuck” Johnson, Doctor of Letters A. Bart Holaday, Doctor of Letters Lance W. Lord, Doctor of Letters Rodney J. Rohrich, Doctor of Letters Laurel Reuter, Doctor of Letters Russell Lefevre, Doctor of Letters Phil Jackson, Doctor of Letters Jean Kiesau, Doctor of Letters William Marcil, Doctor of Letters Steinar Opstad, Doctor of Letters Edward T. Schafer, Doctor of Letters Edwin Benson, Doctor of Letters LaVonne Russell Hootman, Doctor of Letters James C. Ray, Doctor of Letters Howard A. Dahl, Doctor of Letters Earl Pomeroy, Doctor of Letters Kenneth L. Mellem, Doctor of Letters B. John Barry, Doctor of Letters Kent Conrad, Doctor of Letters Mary Wakefield, Doctor of Letters Hiram Drache, Doctor of Letters David Nething, Doctor of Letters
2012 Honorary Degree Recipient David E. Nething Widely known as the “Dean” of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly, David Nething retired in 2012 after a record of 46 years of public service. Nething attended high school in Pingree, N.D., and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He received his bachelor’s degree from Jamestown College in 1956. Nething attended the UND School of Law, graduating in 1963 and serving on the staff of the North Dakota Law Review. Practicing law in Jamestown, Nething first won election to the North Dakota Senate in 1966. He became the longest-serving Republican state senator in the United States and was majority leader for 12 years. In 1982, the National Republican Legislators Association honored him as their “Legislator of the Year” and in 1989 recognized him with the William E. Brock Award. He has also been honored by the National Conference of State Legislatures, the Council of State Governments, and the American Legislative Exchange Council. In 1982, President Ronald Reagan appointed him to the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Affairs; he was reappointed by President Reagan in 1985 and 1987, and by President George H.W. Bush in 1990. Nething strived to be a “rational, logical, steady, results-oriented, tolerant” lawmaker and problem solver. Over the course of his long legislative service, he has seen the state budget grow from $115 million to $4 billion. He has served on numerous committees and the Legislative Council, and is particularly recognized for his work on higher education issues. Nething is known as the architect of the plan to provide budgetary flexibility, with accountability, to the individual institutions within the North Dakota University System. He has served as chair and an Executive Committee member on the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, trustee on the Higher Learning Commission, and member of the Uniform Law Commission. Nething has been extensively involved in professional and civic affairs, including the American Legion, Masonic Bodies, Rotary, the Elks, the State Bar Association of North Dakota, the Uniform Law Commission, the Presbyterian Church, and the North Dakota Affiliates of the Diabetic Association and American Heart Association. In 1995, the Greater North Dakota Association presented him with their highest honor, the “Greater North Dakotan” Award, and in 1996 the State Bar Association presented Nething its Legislative Service Award. Dave and Marge Nething have three children, five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. He was elected to the Jamestown College Alumni Hall of Fame in 1987. Nething delivered the main address at UND’s 1999 winter commencement ceremony.
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2012 Honorary Degree Recipient Hiram M. Drache Through a half-century of scholarship and teaching, Hiram Drache has contributed significantly to the historical record of agriculture and entrepreneurism in the Red River Valley. He continues as an author and a Historian in Residence at Concordia College (Moorhead, Minn.), where he retired after 37 years on the faculty. Drache was born in 1924. His father managed a small cooperative grain elevator and his mother operated a boarding house in the small community of Meriden, Minn. Drache spent much of his early years working at various agricultural tasks in an era of true “horsepower” farming. He joined the Army Air Corps in 1942 and served as the lead navigator in a B-17 bomber squadron, completing 30 combat missions. Drache earned his teaching degree from Gustavus Adolphus College, a master’s degree in economic history from the University of Minnesota, and his doctorate in geography and history from the University of North Dakota. He taught business law and social studies at his high school alma mater in Owatonna, Minn., from 1950 to 1952, when he joined the history faculty of Concordia College. As a doctoral candidate at UND, Drache completed his dissertation titled “The Day of the Bonanza: A History of Bonanza Farming in the Red River Valley of the North.” A year after being awarded his doctorate, Drache’s dissertation was published in 1964 and became his first book. It led to speaking engagements and requests to write another book, thus launching a remarkable record of scholarship on contemporary agriculture. That first book was followed by 14 more books, contributions to another seven, and more than 50 articles. He has also delivered more than 1,100 speeches in 36 states, six Canadian provinces, and in Germany, Norway and Australia. Throughout his remarkable career as an author, Drache has relied on the strong editing skills of his wife, Ada. They have been married for over 64 years and have three children. Drache is acknowledged as one of the premier interpreters of the history and economy of this region. He built his expertise not only through teaching, research and writing, but also with the hands-on experience of operating his own farm from 1950 to 1981. His knowledge and enthusiasm have made history “come alive” for learners from college students to agribusiness leaders. “This octogenarian human dynamo,” as a colleague described him, continues to write, conduct research, and share his insights.
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Academic Pageantry traditions have been continued. To maintain continuity with the past, University of North Dakota faculty, the stage officials and the degree candidates will wear academic dress.
The pageantry of American colleges and universities, including such ceremonies as commencement, has been inherited from the medieval universities of the 11th and 12th centuries. Academic life as it is known today began in the Middle Ages, first in the church and then in the guilds. The teaching guild was the Guild of the Master of Arts, in which the Bachelor was the apprentice of the Master and the dress was the outward sign of privilege and responsibility.
Principal features of academic garb are the gown, cap and hood. Early it became necessary for universities to set rules to preserve the dignity and meaning of academic dress. Both Cambridge and Oxford since the 15th century have made academic dress a matter of university control even to its minor details, and have repeatedly published revised regulations. American universities agreed on a definite system in 1895.
The ceremony you will witness today will be less formal than would have been the case even two decades ago. Still, many
Academic Dress College of Business and Public Administration; black and white, John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences; blue and white, College of Education and Human Development; orange, School of Engineering and Mines; purple, School of Law; green, School of Medicine; apricot, College of Nursing; black, Graduate School. For undergraduate students, the tassels hang on the right side of the cap until they receive their degrees, at which time the tassel is moved to the left. For master’s students, the tassel hangs on the left side of the cap and is not moved.
THE GOWN. The flowing gown comes from the 12th century. While it originally may have been worn as protection against the chill of unheated buildings, it has today become symbolic of the democracy of scholarship, for it covers any trappings of rank or social standing underneath. It is black for all degrees, with pointed sleeves for the bachelor’s degree recipient, long closed sleeves with a slit at the arm or wrist for the master’s degree, or full bell double sleeves for the doctoral degree. Bachelor’s and master’s degree gowns have no trimming. For the doctoral degree, the gown is faced down the front with velvet and has three bars of velvet across the sleeves in the color distinctive of the faculty or discipline to which the degree pertains.
THE HOOD. The hood is trimmed with one or more chevrons of a secondary color on the ground of the primary color of the college. The color of the facing of the hood denotes the discipline represented by the degree; the color of the lining designates the university or college which granted the degree. The official colors of the University of North Dakota, selected by the student body in preparation for the institution’s first commencement in 1889, are the pink and green of the prairie rose.
THE CAP. Under Roman law, a slave that had been set free received the privilege of wearing a cap. The academic cap is a sign of freedom of scholarship, and of the responsibility and dignity with which scholarship endows the wearer. Ancient poetry records the cap of scholarship as square to symbolize the book. The color of the tassel denotes the discipline. At the University of North Dakota, the tassel colors associated with academic divisions are: white, College of Arts and Sciences; drab (subdued orange),
Ceremonial Objects the medallion worn by the president bears an engraving of the University’s official seal and the names of all former presidents are included on the chain of office.
THE MACE. The mace was initially modeled after a 12th century implement of war. In earlier days, the mace, or heavy staff, was borne by or carried before a magistrate or other dignitary as an ensign of authority. A mace is placed as the symbol of royal authority on the treasury table in the British House of Commons at the opening of each session and is removed at its close. In the U.S. House of Representatives, it is a rather plain staff mounted in a marble pedestal at the right hand of the Speaker. The mace of the University of North Dakota symbolizes authority to carry out its mission, especially the granting of degrees. Made from the oak of the University’s first building, “Old Main,” the mace is carried by a marshal during academic processions and is placed at a prominent spot on the stage during commencement.
THE CHARTER. The University of North Dakota was founded six years before North Dakota became a state. The original, handwritten charter, enacted in 1883 by the Dakota Territorial Assembly, is preserved in UND’s archives. One facsimile is displayed in the President’s Office and another is used at commencements and other special occasions. THE UNIVERSITY FLAG. The University flag features the UND flame logo set on a white background. The flag is used at ceremonial events and is carried by the honorary faculty flag marshal to lead the commencement procession. The flag is displayed on the stage during the commencement ceremony along with the mace and charter.
THE MEDALLION. A medallion or seal of office worn by the head of an educational institution is a practice that also dates to the Middle Ages. In those times, a seal was used to mark documents as official. Possession of the seal was so important that it was usually worn around the neck for safekeeping. The wearing of the seal eventually became a symbol of authority. One side of
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Approved Academic Honor Cords and Stoles Students who are members of the following honor societies will be wearing these adornments to their regalia: l Alpha Phi Sigma — National Criminal Justice Honor Society; blue and gold cords l Beta Gamma Sigma — Honor Society accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International; worn by students and faculty members; blue and gold cords l Gamma Theta Upsilon — International Honor Society in Geography; blue, brown and gold cords l Golden Key International Honor Society — royal blue and gold cords l Mortar Board — National Honor Society; silver and gold cords l Phi Alpha Theta — History Honor Society; red and blue cords
Phi Beta Kappa — National Scholarship Honor Society for Liberal Arts and Sciences; pink and blue cords l Pi Alpha—National Social Work Honor Society; gold cord l Pi Theta Epsilon—National Occupational Therapy Society; blue and gold cords l Psi Chi — Psychology Honor Society; platinum and navy cords l Sigma Theta Tau — International Honor Society of Nursing; purple and white cords l Tau Beta Pi — National Engineering Honor Society; white/orange cords l Tau Sigma — Transfer Student Honor Society; maroon and gold cords l
Non-Academic Recognitions UND Legacy Cords
Multicultural Symbols American Indian students graduating today may wear any of several pieces of traditional American Indian regalia including an eagle feather considered sacred and attached to their mortar board tassel representing honesty, truth, courage and wisdom; beadwork representing their tribal or individual cultural designs on top of the mortar board, or traditional clothing/ regalia under their gown.
Legacy students will be honored with a green, pink and white cord to recognize the connection they share with their family members who have graduated before them. Students with UND graduates in their family history (parents, step-parents or grandparents) are considered legacies.
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As part of their cultural heritage, some graduates may be wearing woven cloths with patterns and designs, such as a Kente Cloth, representing their ethnicity or customs.
Veterans and Military
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Veterans who are graduating from UND and students who serve in the military will be wearing red, white and blue cords to honor them for their service to our country.
The wearing of a lei is a Polynesian tradition dating back several centuries. It is given to distinguish the wearer on the occasion of important life events.
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