Winter
COMMENCEMENT
DECEMBER 20, 2013
Officers of the University Robert O. Kelley President
Thomas M. DiLorenzo
Joshua Wynne
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Lori M. Reesor
Vice President for Student Affairs
Susan Balcom Walton
Alice C. Brekke
Vice President for University and Public Affairs
Vice President for Finance and Operations
Suzanne Anderson
Phyllis E. Johnson
University Registrar
Vice President for Research and Economic Development
State Board of Higher Education Kirsten Diederich, Fargo President
Duaine Espegard, Grand Forks
Devin Hoffarth
Terry Hjelmstad, Minot
Student Member Mayville State University
Don Morton, Fargo
Douglas Munski
Kathleen Neset, Tioga
Faculty Advisor University of North Dakota
Kari Reichert, Bismarck
Janice Hoffarth
Grant Shaft, Grand Forks
Staff Advisor University of North Dakota
ON THE FRONT COVER: Light from multiple sources reflects off a low cloud cover to bathe the central mall with a warm glow. In the center are the clock and a prominent elm tree near Twamley Hall and Merrifield Hall. At the right edge is Babcock Hall. ON THE BACK COVER: White frost creates an enchanting winter view of the west pedestrian bridge and the English Coulee region of the UND campus. Photographs by Chuck Kimmerle.
The Order of Exercises 2013 Winter Commencement Ceremonies
Ceremony for Professional and Graduate Degrees, 10:00 a.m. Ceremony for Undergraduate Degrees, 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 20, 2013, 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........................................................ Brent Hermans Procession............................................. “Pomp and Circumstance”
Please stand during the Processional.
“America the Beautiful”............................... Anna Andersson, Soloist Greetings............................. Douglas Munski (Morning Ceremony)
Janice Hoffarth (Afternoon Ceremony) State Board of Higher Education
Conferring of Academic Degrees............................... President Robert O. Kelley Mark Brickson, Proctor
(Order of degrees begins on Page 3.) (Order of undergraduate degrees begins on Page 10.)
Alumni Greetings................... Tim O’Keefe (Morning Ceremony)
Kim Woods (Afternoon Ceremony) UND Alumni Association and Foundation
“Alma Mater”...........................................The Assemblage
Anna Andersson, Song Leader
Recessional.............................................................Brent Hermans
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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.
William F. Sheridan, Biology Roxanne Vaughan, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Sharon C. Wilsnack, Neuroscience Michael Wittgraf, Music 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 Kathleen A. Tiemann, Sociology 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 James Mochoruk, History 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
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Ceremony for Professional and Graduate Degrees 10:00 A.M.
School of Law — Juris Doctor Degrees Kathryn Rand, Dean
Joseph Michael Hanson, Frazee, Minnesota
Juris Doctor
Travis Robert Jung, Thief River Falls, Minnesota
Chad Everett Anderson, Bismarck
Mathieu Roger Lafreniére, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Major: Law Major: Law Major: Law
Major: Law
Brittany Mary Lieser, Paynesville, Minnesota
Amy Margaret Aughinbaugh, Fargo
Major: Law
Major: Law
Sean Francis Marrin, St. Cloud, Minnesota
Brian W. Boppre, Minot
Major: Law
Major: Law
Adam Robert Montgomery, West Fargo
Elizabeth Brandt Brainard, Twin Valley, Minnesota
Major: Law
Major: Law
Jamer Charles Morrow, Grand Forks
John Jay Daniel Fagerholt, Fargo
Major: Law
Major: Law
Rachel Claire Prudhomme, Thief River Falls, Minnesota
Casey Ann Furey, Loveland, Colorado
Major: Law
Major: Law
Jared Raabe, Britton, South Dakota
Michael Patrick Gillespie, Rogers, Minnesota
Major: Law
Major: Law
Zachary Raymond Strom, Butterfield, Minnesota
Eric Joseph Glenz, Clear Lake, Minnesota
Major: Law
Major: Law
Michael David Tingum, Grand Forks
Alexander Bozedar Gruchala, Minto
Major: Law
Major: Law
School of Graduate Studies — Doctoral Degrees Matthew Earl Burton-Kelly, Starksboro, Vermont
Wayne Swisher, Dean
Major: Geology Dissertation: Examining the Continuity of the Long-Lived (Triassic-Recent) Freshwater Mussel Genus Diplodon (Family Hyriidae)
Doctor of Philosophy
Advisor: Dr. Joseph Hartman
Julie Ann Caspers, Bemidji, Minnesota
Srinivas Abbina, Grand Forks
Major: Nursing
Major: Chemistry
Dissertation: Effects of Parental Support on Physical Activity Levels in Children
Dissertation: Synthesis and Catalytic Studies of Zinc Complexes of AmidoOxazolinate Ligands
Advisor: Dr. Glenda Lindseth
Advisor: Dr. Guodong Du
Tanveer Singh Chawla, Chandigarh, India Major: Engineering
Dhaval Paresh Bhatt, Gujarat, India
Dissertation: Mechanical Characterization of Composite Repairs for Fiber-Glass Wind Turbine Blades
Major: Pharmacology, Physiology & Therapeutics Dissertation: Acetate Increases Brain Purine Metabolism and Glial Cell Culture Fatty Acid Content: Studies Investigating Glyceryl Triacetate’s Therapeutic Mechanism of Action
Advisor: Dr. Matthew Cavalli
Advisor: Dr. Thad Rosenberger
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School of Graduate Studies — Doctoral Degrees Mark Richmond McDonald, Mohall
Doctor of Philosophy, continued
Major: Geology Dissertation: Geophysical Investigation and Assessment of the Rye Patch Known Geothermal Resource Area, Rye Patch, Nevada
Thomas Allen Clement, Grand Forks
Advisor: Dr. William D. Gosnold
Major: Teaching & Learning
Julijana Nevland, Bismarck
Dissertation: Venture Capital vs. Trade Credit Financing: Is There a Bias in Favor of Venture Capital and What is the Impact on Students?
Advisor: Dr. Steven D. Lemire
Major: Counseling Psychology Dissertation: Sexual Fluidity and Women’s Bisexual Identity Development Advisor: Dr. Dorlene Walker
Chasidy Irene Faith, Menomonie, Wisconsin
Kari Jo O’Keefe, Grand Forks
Major: Counseling Psychology Dissertation: Conflict in Couples Therapy: Enhancing Relationships Through a Video Tape Feedback Intervention Intending to Develop Effective Conflict Communication Skills
Major: Music Education
Advisor: Dr. Kara Wettersten
Advisor: Dr. Katherine Norman Dearden
Dissertation: An Investigation of Gender’s Role in Three- and Four-Year-Old Children’s Musical Play
Lauren Alexis Henrikson, Minot
Erin Lynn Olufs, West Salem, Wisconsin
Major: Clinical Psychology
Major: Clinical Psychology
Dissertation: Self-Objectification, Eating Attitudes, and Sexual Coercion in College Women
Dissertation: Effects of Generic Versus Personally Delivered Education and Self-Disclosure on Elementary School Children’s Social Attitudes Towards a Peer with Tourette Syndrome
Advisor: Dr. Francis Richard Ferraro
Advisor: Dr. April R. Bradley
Kyle Xavier Hill, Minocqua, Wisconsin
Sally Ann Krause Sertich, Bemidji, Minnesota
Major: Clinical Psychology
Major: Educational Leadership
Dissertation: Cultural Hybridization: Bicultural Self-Efficacy and Resilience in Northern Plains American Indians
Dissertation: The Effect of Participation in Professional Development on Perceived Change in Teaching Practice by Minnesota K-12 Physical Education Teachers
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Petros
Andrew J. Knight, Grand Forks
Advisor: Dr. Brenda R. Kallio
Major: Educational Foundation & Research
Troy Landon Toavs, Wolf Point, Montana
Dissertation: Interprofessional Education: Two Analyses of Revised Instruments, Comparisons of Professions, and Effectiveness of an Interprofessional Health Care Course
Major: Music Education Dissertation: Mennonite Music Education in Southern Manitoba: A Descriptive Study of Mennonite Collegiate Institute and Steinbach Christian High School
Advisor: Dr. Steven D. Lemire
Advisor: Dr. Barbara Lewis
Theresa Elizabeth Magelky, Bismarck Major: Counseling Psychology Dissertation: Women’s Use of Intimate Partner Violence: An Examination of Attachment, Coping, and Gender Ideology Advisor: Dr. David Whitcomb
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School of Graduate Studies — Master’s Degrees All master’s degrees and specialist diplomas are awarded through the School of Graduate Studies. The recipients are listed alphabetically and grouped according to the college of their major field of study. Aerospace Sciences
Arts & Sciences
Ricardo Alfaro, Denver, Colorado Master of Science - Atmospheric Sciences
Donna Marie Arena, St. Augustine, Florida Master of Arts - Forensic Psychology
Brian David Badders, Erie, Pennsylvania Master of Science - Space Studies
Kristin Kay Bonamo, Hudson, Wisconsin Master of Arts - Psychology
Ross Gordon Boxleitner, Houston, Texas Master of Science - Space Studies, Awarded posthumously
Lindsey Ann Brammell, Fargo Master of Fine Arts - Visual Arts
Nicholas Daniel Carletta, Minneapolis, Minnesota Master of Science - Atmospheric Sciences
Gregory Omar Cain, Hannibal, Ohio Master of Science - Biology
Breanne Nikole Davies, Seattle, Washington Master of Science - Space Studies
Alexander Herman Cavanaugh, Sheyenne Master of Arts - English
Chad Anthony Eckhardt, Laurel, Montana Master of Science - Aviation
Travis Daryl Clark, Morristown, Tennessee Master of Arts - Psychology
Matthew Terrence Garcia, Denver, Colorado Master of Science - Space Studies
Heather Marie Cronemiller, Solway, Minnesota Master of Arts - Forensic Psychology
Michael John Hendricks, Forest Grove, Oregon Master of Science - Aviation
Daniel Raymond Eberle, Baltimore, Maryland Master of Arts - Linguistics
Lendell E. Hillhouse, Omaha, Nebraska Master of Science - Space Studies
Kirsten Sierra Engel, Fargo Master of Arts - Psychology
Celil Kaplan, Inegol, Bursa, Turkey Master of Science - Atmospheric Sciences
Kelli Lynn Finney, Seabeck, Washington Master of Arts - Linguistics
Daniel Raymond Koller, Stillwater, Minnesota Master of Science - Atmospheric Sciences
Erica Ann Hicks, Angel Inlet, Minnesota Master of Science - Chemistry
Zachary Peter Waller, Pelican Rapids, Minnesota Master of Science - Aviation
Jason Michael Hicks, Thief River Falls, Minnesota Master of Science - Chemistry
Jared Luke Yannuzzi, Glen Burnie, Florida Master of Science - Space Studies
Vanessa Lynnette Jones, Rochester, New York Master of Arts - Linguistics
Linda Renee Keenan, Eugene, Oregon Master of Arts - Psychology
Jennifer Renee Keogh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Master of Arts - Linguistics
Molly Elizabeth Koby, Onalaska, Wisconsin Master of Arts - Forensic Psychology
Kristine Jane Morin, Grand Forks Master of Arts - Communication
William Gearty Murtha, Dickinson Master of Arts - English
Erin Murtha-Berg, Parkston, South Dakota Master of Arts - Psychology
Hiroko Nagatake, Sakado-shi Saitama, Japan Master of Fine Arts - Visual Arts
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School of Graduate Studies — Master’s Degrees Yunyun Tao, Shanghai, China
Arts & Sciences, continued
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Junaid Ahmed Warsi, Lilburn, Georgia
Sara Elizabeth Narveson, Pelican Rapids, Minnesota
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Master of Arts - Sociology
H. Adam Weitz, Helena, Montana
Cassie Lynn Neary, Bernhards Bay, New York
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Master of Arts - Forensic Psychology
Jane Louise Williams, Grand Forks
Kristin Plath, New Brighton, Minnesota
Master of Public Administration - Public Administration
Master of Arts - Forensic Psychology
Carmen Marie Woodland, Loveland, Colorado
Stephen Cary Rossiter, Circle Pines, Minnesota
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Master of Science - Biology
Dustin James VanThuyne, Mankato, Minnesota Master of Science - Biology
Taylor Marie Walkky, Virginia, Minnesota
Education & Human Development
Master of Arts - Psychology
Kurt Jeffrey Bishop, Eagle River, Alaska Master of Science - Special Education
Melissa Kay Britt, Lumberton, North Carolina
Business & Public Administration
Master of Science - Special Education
Danielle Nicole Buggert, West Fargo
Clark James Carlson, Lisbon
Master of Science - Special Education
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Rachel Elizabeth Burcham, McVille
Laura Ann Davison, Grand Forks
Master of Science - Special Education
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Julie Ann Campbell, Newport News, Virginia
Charles Russell Denowh, Helena, Montana
Master of Science - Special Education
Master of Science in Applied Economics - Applied Economics
Matthew Felix Carlson, Brandon, Florida
Shawn Daniel Field, Merrick, New York
Master of Science - Kinesiology
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Woonjung Cho, Seoul, South Korea
Jennifer Jean Fredrickson, Virginia, Minnesota
Master of Education - English Language Learners
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Mindy LaVerne Cich, Anoka, Minnesota
Patrick Howard Hendrickson, Williston
Master of Science - Special Ed / Early Childhood
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Steven David Clements, Goose Creek, South Carolina
Nicholas Eric Ingman, Long Prairie, Minnesota
Master of Education - English Language Learners
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Caitlin Ann Conci, Craig, Colorado
Scott Alan Jacobson, Towner
Master of Arts - Counseling
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Juli-anne Davis, San Pedro, California
Valerie S. Kongolo, Woodbridge, Virginia
Master of Science - Special Education
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Julie Michele Dibiase, Lakewood, Colorado
Nathaniel Manning, Shreveport, Louisiana
Master of Science - Special Education
Master of Science in Applied Economics - Applied Economics
Catelin Sievers Fee, Bridgeport, Connecticut
Tami Dawn Niswander, Bemidji, Minnesota
Master of Science - Early Childhood Education
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Elizabeth Anne Ferguson, Grand Forks
Chikezie Kenneth Okoli, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Master of Education - Reading Education
Master of Science in Applied Economics - Applied Economics
James Michael Fries, Linton
Sasa Ostojic, Grand Forks
Master of Education - Educational Leadership
Master of Science in Applied Economics - Applied Economics
Alyssa Renee Granley, Williston
Katherine Rose Paris, Mill Creek, Washington
Master of Science - Special Ed / Cognitive / Developmental Disabilities
Master of Public Administration - Public Administration
Eric B. Saintsing, Atlanta, Georgia Master of Public Administration - Public Administration
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School of Graduate Studies — Master’s Degrees Tanya Mahala Roby, Tomlimatt, Switzerland
Education & Human Development, continued
Master of Science - Special Education
Amy Elizabeth Rohlk, Minot Master of Education - Educational Leadership
Jason Lee Grover, Cooperstown Master of Science - Special Ed Strategist
Esther N. Siegal, Chicago, Illinois Master of Science - Special Education
Rachel Melissa Grzadzielewski, Grafton Master of Science - Special Education
Tonya Nicole Sigl, Bismarck Master of Science - Special Ed Strategist
Andrea Kay Hesebeck Carlson, Brainerd, Minnesota Master of Education - Instructional Design & Technology
Lois M. Snethen, Springfield, South Dakota Master of Science - Special Education
Allison Beth Hettle, Costa Mesa, California Master of Science - Special Education
Jenna Lynn Ssemujju, Plymouth, Minnesota Master of Science - Early Childhood Education
Liam Richard Higginson, Grand Forks Master of Science - Kinesiology
Hannah Grace Stevenson, East Grand Forks, Minnesota Master of Science - Special Education
Kirsten Linnea Jansen, Thief River Falls, Minnesota Master of Education - Reading Education
Dina Chava Teitelbaum, Brooklyn, New York Master of Science - Special Education
James Wilmot Jensen, Minneapolis, Minnesota Master of Science - Instructional Design & Technology
Shane Edward Terzaken, Hampstead, North Carolina Master of Science - Early Childhood Education
Stephanie Ellen Johnson, Lisbon Master of Science - Special Education
Nicole Lynn VanDixon-Beard, Allegany, New York Master of Science - Special Education
Andrew Stephen Jordan, Bismarck Master of Education - Educational Leadership
Angela Nicole Walsh, New Ulm, Minnesota Master of Arts - Counseling
Alison Rae Keplin, Belcourt Master of Education - Educational Leadership
Jamie Lynn Whitlock, Lancaster, Minnesota Master of Education - Special Education
Jocelyne Nicole Lamoureux, Grand Forks Master of Science - Kinesiology
Brenda Jo Wilkie, Belcourt Master of Arts - Counseling
Angela Ann Lashinski, West Fargo Master of Education - Special Education
Alex David Lundon, Devils Lake Master of Science - Special Education
Engineering & Mines
Victoria Rose McWane-Creek, Underwood, Minnesota Master of Science - Instructional Design & Technology
Lindsey Erin Moss, Mason, Ohio
Nicolas Hans Buer, Canby, Minnesota
Master of Science - Special Education
Master of Science - Geology
Angela Orpen, Spirit Lake, Iowa
Jordan Michael Geiger, Minot
Master of Science - Elementary Education
Master of Engineering - Civil Engineering
Alexander Kirk Pearson, Providence, Rhode Island
Samira Kharel, Omaha, Nebraska
Master of Science - Early Childhood Education
Master of Science - Electrical Engineering
Lacey Lee Pfleger, Bismarck
Robert Ryan Mota, San Juan Capistrano, California
Master of Science - Elementary Education
Master of Science - Chemical Engineering
Paula Teresa Quiroga, Bourbonnais, Illinois
Leolein Patrick Gouemeni Moualeu, Plano, Texas
Master of Science - Special Education
Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Carrie M. Reece, Trenton, Ohio
Godswill Osinachi Njoku, Lagos, Nigeria
Master of Science - Special Education
Master of Science - Geology
Rita Jean Reitman, Fordsville, Kentucky
Jeffrey Ryan Pape, Bismarck
Master of Science - Special Ed / Learning Disabilities
Master of Engineering - Civil Engineering
Kathleen Fay Roberts, Sidney, Montana
Troy JD Skitt, Longmont, Colorado
Master of Science - Special Education
Master of Science - Geology
Mark Joseph Tupa, Grand Forks Master of Engineering - Civil Engineering
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School of Graduate Studies — Master’s Degrees Patricia Lynn Dumonceaux, St. Joseph, Minnesota
Medicine & Health Sciences
Master of Science - Nursing
Katharine Ellison, Buchanan, Tennessee
Jed Michael Doxtater, Casper, Wyoming
Master of Science - Nursing
Master of Science - Medical Laboratory Science
Jennifer Ann Hinze, West Fargo
Shawn Marie Froelich, Swaledale, Iowa
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Science - Medical Laboratory Science
Richard Allen Jackson, Brainerd, Minnesota
Holly Marie Hewitt, Big Lake, Minnesota
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Science - Anatomy
Robert Bernt Kari, Moorhead, Minnesota
Jung Suk Lee, Gaithersburg, Maryland
Master of Science - Nursing
Master of Science - Medical Laboratory Science
Tracy Anne Kressin, Crookston, Minnesota Master of Social Work - Social Work
Matthew Aaron Lambert, Minot Master of Science - Nursing
Nursing & Professional Disciplines
John Edwin Langer, Phoenix, Arizona
Amanda Lynn Arnson, Lone Tree, Colorado
Jollene D. Latvala, Cohasset, Minnesota
Master of Science - Nursing Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Leanna Marie Lauer, Crookston, Minnesota
Christine Jesse Ashworth, Boise, Idaho
Master of Science - Nursing
Master of Science - Nursing
Trista Sue McColley Mages, Montevideo, Minnesota
James Arthur Benn Jr., St. Helena, South Carolina
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Science - Nursing
Clarice Ann Mark, Davenport
Danielle K. Bjerke, Pisek
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Social Work - Social Work
John Michael Mikkelsen, Grand Forks
Chelsea Elyn Boekelheide, Warroad, Minnesota
Master of Science - Nursing
Master of Science - Nursing
Kalea Elise Miller Morlock, Wilton
Myles William Brandt, Grand Forks
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Science - Nursing
Claudia Patricia Mosquera, Wall Township, New Jersey
Daniell S. Breland, Belcourt
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Nathaniel James Opland, Duluth, Minnesota
Terri Burrell, Pilot Butte, Saskatchewan, Canada
Master of Science - Nursing
Master of Science - Nursing
Maggie Elizabeth Osborn, Delano, Minnesota
Mandi Marie Clausnitzer, Lincoln
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Katie Rothe Pence, Grand Forks
Jennifer Joy Cross, Grand Forks
Master of Science - Nursing
Master of Science - Nursing
Kelly Marie Polasky, Fosston, Minnesota
Jean Matheson Dahlke, St. Louis Park, Minnesota Master of Science - Nursing
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Brooke Nicole Dettler, Langdon
Marissa Sue Provo, Lakeville, Minnesota Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Caitlin Stukel Rakow, Fargo
Nicole Domine, Fargo
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Social Work - Social Work
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School of Graduate Studies — Master’s Degrees Irina Son, Fargo
Nursing & Professional Disciplines, continued
Master of Science - Nursing
Deborah Joy Swanson, Grand Forks
Marshawn Rodgers, Santa Clarita, California
Master of Science - Nursing
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Carrie Lynn Thompson Widmer, Jamestown
Pamela Jo Sandberg, Ramsey, Minnesota
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Science - Nursing
Raeane Theresa Veralrud, Moorhead, Minnesota
Amber Lynn Schleusner, Watertown, South Dakota
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Science - Nursing
Amy Lynn Witt, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Lisa Marie Schroeder, Hill City, South Dakota
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Amy Renee Wood, Havre, Montana
Brandi Lynn Slosser, Couch, Missouri
Master of Science - Nursing
Master of Social Work - Social Work
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Ceremony for Undergraduate Degrees 2:00 P.M. College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines Steven Light, Dean Bachelor of Science in Community Nutrition Cory Lynn Garber
Minot Major: Community Nutrition
Olivia Joelle Heintz
Bismarck Major: Community Nutrition
Jami Sue Nunn ==
Grand Forks Major: Community Nutrition
Annette Louise Payette
Lake Shore, Minnesota Major: Community Nutrition
Aja Pearl Van Den Heuvel =
Two Harbors, Minnesota Major: Community Nutrition
Cody Theodore Crawford
Cory Jerome Keller ==
Ella Viker
Rachael Ann Darling
Katie Elizabeth Kennedy =
Rachel Jean Wilke =
Rachel Suzanne Davis
Gail Marie Kiel ==
Molly Renee Woodbeck
Beth Ann Dennison
Miranda Andrus Lang ==
Nicholas Chandler Woods
Amber Lee Dion
Marisa Naemy Lillestol
Brair Brienna Zieman
Billie Paige-Marie Diver
Kate Elizabeth Mastel
Ashley Kay Dockter
Cary Anne McFarren
Erica Lynn Duewel ==
Jayme Deann Noel
Erica Marie Eckroth
Jeffrey James Olson
Wadena, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Kenmare Major: Nursing
Langdon Major: Nursing
International Falls, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Wadena, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Portland, Oregon Major: Nursing
Glencoe, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Maple Grove, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Minot Major: Nursing
Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Cloquet, Minnesota Major: Nursing Tappen Major: Nursing
Park Rapids, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Hazen Major: Nursing
West Fargo Major: Nursing
Bloomington, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Grand Forks Major: Nursing
Caitlin Joelle Plaine ==
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Katie Marie Aandal ==
Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Chelsey Marie Beito =
Grand Rapids, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Gina M. Benson =
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Jordan Michael Bloom Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Jenna Marie Bratlie Lisbon Major: Nursing
Olivia Dawn Cease = Blackduck, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Emily Beth Christian Grand Forks Major: Nursing
Ashley Dawn Conrad Dundas, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Eyota, Minnesota Major: Nursing Grand Forks Major: Nursing Grand Forks Major: Nursing Grand Forks Major: Nursing
Elk River, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Alicia Mae Erickson =
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Fargo Major: Nursing
Hallock, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Jessie Jean Erickson
Lindsay Adair Presteng
Argusville Major: Nursing
Grafton Major: Nursing
Laura Christina Fabian
Christopher Gary Reitmeier =
Coon Rapids, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Fertile, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Amelia Marie Feldt
Jennifer Leigh Riskey
Frazee, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Chaska, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Daniel Scott Ferdon
Ashley Lynn Ryan ===
Monica Marie Goetz ==
Mackenzie Brooke Schommer
Annie Mariah Goldade
Kelsey Noel Schwehr =
Justin Randall Hall =
Leandra Kay Stensland
Mallory V. Huber
Sheryl Jo Stewart =
Cydney Grace Hupp =
Haley Dawn Sullivan
Jean Jia
Kylie Christine Thom =
Larimore Major: Nursing
West Fargo Major: Nursing
Hazen Major: Nursing
West Fargo Major: Nursing
Breckenridge, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Sanborn Major: Nursing
Fall City, Washington Major: Nursing
Grand Forks Major: Nursing
Aurora, Illinois Major: Nursing
Bismarck Major: Nursing
Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Albany, Oregon Major: Nursing
Devils Lake Major: Nursing
Westhope Major: Nursing
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Bachelor of Science in Social Work Kambra Dawn Deitz Grand Forks Major: Social Work
Kaylee Jean Fletcher Moorhead, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Kayla Shirley Rae Gangl Moorhead, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Deanna Marie Rainbow Grand Forks Major: Social Work
Kowsar Shafie
Burnsville, Minnesota Major: Social Work
School of Medicine & Health Sciences Joshua Wynne, Dean Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science Chantal Joy Faul
McClusky Major: Medical Laboratory Sciences
Steda Irene Lundak
Salipa Nambela Sinkala
Larissa Kaye Unruh
Rachel Gwen Miller
Crystal Lee Stoller
Mark William Madsen Wermers
Rochester, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Sciences
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Major: Medical Laboratory Sciences
Red Wing, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Sciences
New Leipzig Major: Medical Laboratory Sciences
Flasher Major: Medical Laboratory Sciences Rochester, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Sciences
Linda Pelleymounter
Rochester, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Sciences
College of Education & Human Development Robert D. Hill, Dean Bachelor of Science in Education Crystal Jean Anderson ==
Alexandria, Minnesota Major: Early Childhood Education Major: Elementary Education
Katharine Jean Anderson =
Oriska Major: Elementary Education
Lynn Danielle Arndt =
Bemidji, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education Major: Middle Level Education
Matthew Ryan Bahr
Northwood Major: Elementary Education
Ashly Louise Beckes
Anoka, Minnesota Major: Composite Social Studies Education
Jessica Kay Breitbach
Baker, Montana Major: Elementary Education
Jennifer Leeann Comstock =
Burnsville, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Sammi Kay Evans =
International Falls, Minnesota Major: Early Childhood Education
Christa Brianna Fischer ==
Bismarck Major: Elementary Education
Katie Elizabeth Healey
Lindsay Rae Nupdal
Casie Lynn Hoffert
Donna R. Richard =
Rose Houska ==
Samantha Jo Schnoor
Shakopee, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education Bismarck Major: Early Childhood Education
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education Major: Middle Level Education
Maranda Kathryn Jacobsen
Jake Stephen Sele
Hope Major: Elementary Education
Lake Bronson, Minnesota Major: Composite Social Studies Education
Sarah Lynn Jastram == Fargo Major: Science
Ashley Jane Senger =
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Emilee Kay Johnson ===
Cooperstown Major: Elementary Education
Erika Marie Skubic
Virginia, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education Major: Early Childhood
Sarah Jessica Kofstad ==
Roseau, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Francine Amy Sletten ===
Kelsey Rianne Ledger =
Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Bismarck Major: Middle Level Education Major: Elementary Education
Kalli Jean Theiste =
Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Jocelyn Ericka Lee
Adams Major: Elementary Education
Katelyn Jane Thompson =
Baudette, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Lauren Megan LeVesseur =
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Jessica Danielle Torgerson
Park River Major: Elementary Education
Maria Carolina Massie
Bogota, Columbia Major: Elementary Education
Breanna Rae Wachter ==
Hanover, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Sophia Jane Michelau =
Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education Major: Early Childhood
Jared William Haberkorn = Amanda Sarah Harvey
Sarah Marie Nelson ==
Portland, Oregon Major: Elementary Education Major: Early Childhood
Belcourt Major: Elementary Education
Grand Forks Major: Elementary Education
Shantel Marie Montgomery ===
Fort Collins, Colorado Major: Elementary Education
Grand Forks Major: Elementary Education
Whitney Lyn Wild
Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology Douglas Gerard Archer
Conception Junction, Missouri Major: Kinesiology
Kyle Allen Bondy
Williston Major: Kinesiology
Rachael Lynn Fashant Eagan, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology
Taylor Lucas Franchuk = Carrington Major: Kinesiology
Matthew Aldrin McCreary Grand Forks Major: Kinesiology
Jay Andrew Nelson
Wheaton, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology
Valene Lynn Olivier
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Major: Kinesiology
Charles Duane Olson Alexandria, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology
Jacob William Poole = Wheaton, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology
Erik John Puppe
Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology
Bowman Major: Elementary Education
Britteny K. Wolterstorff =
Minot Major: Elementary Education
Osakis, Minnesota Major: Early Childhood Education
Bismarck Major: Elementary Education Major: Early Childhood
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† Denotes cum laude †† Denotes magna cum laude ††† Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 20)
College of Education & Human Development Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology, continued Danielle Rae Sylvester === Crookston, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology
Kylie Johanna Vatthauer Red Lake Falls, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology
William Frederick Kohl
Bachelor of Science in Recreation & Tourism Studies
Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Recreation & Tourism Studies
Austin Lincoln Schumacher
Boise, Idaho Major: Recreation & Tourism Studies
Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation & Human Services
Colt Bryton Anderson
Caitlin Ann Conci =
Nicole Marie Barrett =
Justin Tyler Jacobson
Hill City, Minnesota Major: Recreation & Tourism Studies
Craig, Colorado Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Recreation & Tourism Studies
Silver Bay, Minnesota Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services
Megan Marie Schraad
Lino Lakes, Minnesota Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services
College of Engineering & Mines Hesham El-Rewini, Dean Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering Thomas Joseph Anderson
Littleton, Colorado Major: Chemical Engineering
Heath Ryan Bourgoyne
Walker, Louisiana Major: Chemical Engineering
Jason Adam Clark
Barstow, California Major: Chemical Engineering
Jake Lynden Green
Anchorage, Alaska Major: Chemical Engineering
Megan Mae Jimenez
Yorba Linda, California Major: Chemical Engineering
Dylan Joseph Vaughn Shallbetter ==
Jesse Gerald Kist ==
Vaughn Evan Thomas
Christopher Thomas Korkowski
Corcoran, Minnesota Major: Chemical Engineering
Thomas Richard Kornkven == Bottineau Major: Civil Engineering Montgomery, Minnesota Major: Civil Engineering
Jonathan Dale Page
Bemidji, Minnesota Major: Civil Engineering
Anthony William Sager
Jake Alan Beckel
Fargo Major: Civil Engineering
Baudette, Minnesota Major: Civil Engineering
Matthew Jon Schulz =
Michael Andrew Beverly
Richfield, Minnesota Major: Civil Engineering
Chicago, Illinois Major: Civil Engineering
Andrew Paul Seeberg ==
Mark Hunter Douglass
Bismarck Major: Civil Engineering
Missoula, Montana Major: Civil Engineering
Richard Thomas Schaaf ===
Derek Michael Flaten
Kaitlyn Ann Schlegel
Sean Thomas Jensen
Carrington Major: Chemical Engineering
Kyle David Kubes
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Joshua Otis Raynes
Ranier, Minnesota Major: Chemical Engineering
Bismarck Major: Civil Engineering
Bellingham, Washington Major: Chemical Engineering
Martin O. Espersen
St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Chemical Engineering
Mandan Major: Civil Engineering
Sarah Catherine Sesselman Montana City, Montana Major: Civil Engineering
Crookston, Minnesota Major: Civil Engineering
Kailey Marie Younkin =
Herington, Kansas Major: Civil Engineering
Grand Forks Major: Civil Engineering Woodbury, Minnesota Major: Civil Engineering
Matthew Thomas Schmidt
Wyoming, Minnesota Major: Chemical Engineering
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Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Robert Cashmer Bernaciak = Roseville, Minnesota Major: Electrical Engineering
Tate Thomas Carlson ===
Jamestown Major: Electrical Engineering
Aaron Laddie Mumper ==
Vass, North Carolina Major: Electrical Engineering
Patrick George Thom
Faribault, Minnesota Major: Electrical Engineering
Rafe Vaughn
Missoula, Montana Major: Electrical Engineering
Lucas Blackmore Young =
Hutchinson, Minnesota Major: Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering & Mines Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Brent Christopher Durkin
Lisbon Major: Mechanical Engineering
Jonathon Robert Eaton
Roseau, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Tyler Dale Felix
Warba, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Nathan Michael Finken
Wheat Ridge, Colorado Major: Mechanical Engineering
Lucas Daniel Guimont
Anoka, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Justin Ryan Hill
Daniel Alan Ross
Jacob Warren Keenan
Thomas Sitzer
Jeff W. Knobloch
Melinda Sue Skime
Justin Thomas Mayer
William Daniel Sonnek
Tim McDonald
Andrew Lee Stalpes =
Steven Mark Morinville
Manuel Vela
Jeremy Jay Paulson =
Walter Bradley Watkins Jr.
Kyle David Reishus
Lucas Adam Wygant
Grand Forks Major: Mechanical Engineering
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Mahtomedi, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Minto Major: Mechanical Engineering
Quincy, Illinois Major: Mechanical Engineering
Bemidji, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
International Falls, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Lake Crystal, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Grafton Major: Mechanical Engineering
Remer, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Brooks, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Spring, Texas Major: Mechanical Engineering
Forest Lake, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Catonsville, Maryland Major: Mechanical Engineering
Mahtomedi, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Burnsville, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering Ahmed Cali Adam =
Grand Forks Major: Petroleum Engineering
Abdul-Wahhab Olanrewaju Benson Hastings, Minnesota Major: Petroleum Engineering
Ayman Hosny Elokda
Ft. Collins, Colorado Major: Petroleum Engineering
Nur Abdi Gutale Malim ===
Minneapolis, Minnesota Major: Petroleum Engineering
Thomas Elliott Miller
Eagan, Minnesota Major: Petroleum Engineering
Garred Arthur Olson ===
Williston Major: Petroleum Engineering
College of Business & Public Administration Dennis J. Elbert, Dean Bachelor of Accountancy Jordan Robert Allard Fargo Major: Accountancy
Wade Scott Berg
Grafton Major: Accountancy
Edward James Blaeser Jr. South St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Jack Alexander Brus
Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Miranda Ann Bushaw == Manvel Major: Accountancy
Elizabeth Marie Carlson Crookston, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Chelsey Christina Enderle === Fergus Falls, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Jarrett William Galbreath Grand Forks Major: Accountancy
Rebecca Ann Good
Arjan James Majidian
Adam Jon Heine ===
Natalia A. Mazur ==
Jacob Cole Henke
Dylan Terry McDaniel
Fargo Major: Accountancy
Rolla Major: Accountancy
Moscow, Russian Federation Major: Accountancy
Ellendale Major: Accountancy
Grand Forks Major: Accountancy
Center Major: Accountancy
Kerrie Myers
Robin Ann Hutchinson =
Grand Forks Major: Accountancy
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Jeanna Lynne Johnson
Todd William Pickar
Megan Kim Kelly ==
Jeremy Michael Pulling
Nathan Alex Larson
Brock Alan Reinschmidt
Jill Brooke Laturnus =
Derek John Rood ==
Elizabeth Ann Letvin ==
Erin Michelle Tofte
Aaron Wes Lundquist ==
Andy Timothy Vuong
Joseph Robert Lutz
Spencer Colin Wilts =
Brainerd, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Grand Forks Major: Accountancy
Rapid City, South Dakota Major: Accountancy
Bowman Major: Accountancy
St. Michael, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Devils Lake Major: Accountancy
Pequot Lakes, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Cando Major: Accountancy
Williston Major: Accountancy
Velva Major: Accountancy
Eagan, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Mahtomedi, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Alexandria, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
San Jose, California Major: Accountancy
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Bachelor of Business Administration Catherine Emily Aaseng = Hastings, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship
Brett Todd Anderson
Burnsville, Minnesota Major: Operations & Supply Chain Management
Megan Marie Beneke
Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Management
Andrew Thomas Bethke North Oaks, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Dylan Lee Blacker
Chisholm, Minnesota Major: Management
Heidi Jo Blommel
Silver Lake, Minnesota Major: Human Resource Management
† Denotes cum laude †† Denotes magna cum laude ††† Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 20)
College of Business & Public Administration Bachelor of Business Administration, continued
Christian James Boknecht
Devils Lake Major: Banking & Financial Economics
Brenna Kay Boyd
Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Management
Preston Dean Braathen Maple Grove, Minnesota Major: Management
Benjamin Curtis Braiedy Duluth, Minnesota Major: Management
Dylan Thomas Carlisle Wadena, Minnesota Major: Management
Katherine Grace Chalupsky St. Cloud, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Sarah Wai Lan Chang
Waipahu, Hawaii Major: Aviation Management
Casey Tyler Christofferson = Tolna Major: Management
EunSol Chung
Hyundai, South Korea Major: Airport Management
Daniel Lee Clausnitzer Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Management
Dillon Jay Cole
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Major: Management
Sonja Genevieve Collin Bismarck Major: Marketing
Lyndsie Nicole Cossel Grand Forks Major: Management
Kelle J. DeCoteau
Belcourt Major: Information Systems
Patrick James Dehne
Bismarck Major: Entrepreneurship
Johnny Jerome DeMay
White Bear Lake, Minnesota Major: Investments
Andrew James Diephuis
Rochester, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship Major: Management
Whitney Lynne Duden Fargo Major: Marketing
Tyler Patrick Eiken === Williston Major: Investments
Scott James Ekeroth
Carrie Ann Kachena ==
Justin Douglas Elgin
Yuma Kato
Duluth, Minnesota Major: Human Resource Management
Edinburg Major: Human Resource Management
Grand Forks Major: Marketing
Tokyo, Japan Major: Operations & Supply Chain Management
Chelsey Christina Enderle ===
Vincent Levi Keener
Fergus Falls, Minnesota Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting
Fort Yates Major: Management
Amanda Jo Fischer
Jessica Carol Kenney
Fridley, Minnesota Major: Human Resource Management
Grand Forks Major: Human Resource Management Major: Marketing
Andrew Thomas Fix
Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Marketing Chaska, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Devils Lake Major: Operations & Supply Chain Management
Jill Brooke Laturnus =
Cando Major: Human Resource Management
Glendon Wilhelm Gengel Horace Major: Marketing
Kelsey Janelle Elizabeth Leier Rugby Major: Human Resource Management
Daniel James Gergen
Jamestown Major: Banking & Financial Economics
Yan Jin Lin
Grand Forks Major: Management
Andrew Stephen Germain = Blaine, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship
Travis William Loveless
Grand Forks Major: Operations & Supply Chain Management
Matthew John Grein
Swanville, Minnesota Major: Management
Conor Allen Maas
Grayson James Grzegorczyk
Burnsville, Minnesota Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting
Midland, Michigan Major: Management
Robert Gavin Healy ==
Kody David Pierce
Grand Forks Major: Entrepreneurship
Sean Michael Ranum =
Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Alexander M. Robb
Chanhassen, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Derek John Rood ==
Fridley, Minnesota Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting
Jordan Kirk Garcia
Westbrook, Minnesota Major: Management
Evan John Koenig
Nicholas Austin Kroger
Grand Forks Major: Investments
Eric Michael Olsem
Colton Joseph Rohrenbach
Park River Major: Management
Jarrett William Galbreath
Savage, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Nicholas Jordan Knueppel
Holmen, Wisconsin Major: Aviation Management
Michelle Mae Frank
Lauren Grace Ohama
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Operations & Supply Chain Management Pequot Lakes, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Thomas Donald Rosenkrans == Castle Rock, Colorado Major: Airport Management
Alexa Rudnick
Bismarck Major: Marketing
John Joseph Safranski = Argyle, Minnesota Major: Management
Rachel Adorine Scheving
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Human Resource Management
Miranda Justine Schoenfish Fargo Major: Marketing
John Edgar Smetana
Ramsey, Minnesota Major: Business Economics
Jacob Arthur Stadum Rugby Major: Marketing
Daniel Joseph McAnany
Kody Roger Stark
Blake William McDougall
Samantha Marie Stevenson
William Charles McLoughlin =
Erik James Stokes
Aaron Paul Meland =
Brianne Minnie Sutherland
Ryan David Hills
Zachary J. Miller
Alex James Swingen
Ethan Cole Hodnefield
Zachary Daniel Moline
Alec Nobuo Tin Chee Takashige
Chelsea Pearl Holmquist
Samuel James Mullin
Kylie Marie Theisen
Prior Lake, Minnesota Major: Aviation Management
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Jacob Mark Heidebrink Sartell, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Ramsey, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship
Nathan Patrick Heider Larimore Major: Management
Midland Park, New Jersey Major: Aviation Management
Adam Jon Heine ===
Ellendale Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting
Grand Forks Major: Business Economics Minto Major: Management
Grafton Major: Management
Mendota Heights, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Grand Forks Major: Marketing
Salem, Oregon Major: Aviation Management
West Fargo Major: Human Resource Management
Kira Kim Ness
Fosston, Minnesota Major: Management
Keith Warren Howe Grand Forks Major: Investments
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Grafton Major: Management Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Management Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Management Grand Forks Major: Management
Grand Forks Major: Information Systems Mililani, Hawaii Major: Airport Management Grand Forks Major: Banking & Financial Economics
Trenton Michael Thies Deephavent, Minnesota Major: Marketing
College of Business & Public Administration Bachelor of Business Administration, continued
Sarah Lynn Thomas Devils Lake Major: Marketing
Benjamin Scott Urness
Nisswa, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship
Tessa Kim Voecks
Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Jordan Lynn White
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology
Burnsville, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Stephanie Rose Wimmler
Aliso Viejo, California Major: Airport Management
Alexander John Wirth Bismarck Major: Investments
Bachelor of Science in Public Administration Kelsi Jae Steckler
White Bear Lake, Minnesota Major: Public Administration
Jordan Thomas Kassel
Waseca, Minnesota Major: Industrial Technology
Brady James Wrightsman Roseau, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Jane Louise Williams =
Grand Forks Major: Public Administration
Chad Joseph Rose
St. Michael, Minnesota Major: Industrial Technology
Michael Paul Zavadil
White Bear Lake, Minnesota Major: Investments
Mark Michael Schafer
Rosemount, Minnesota Major: Industrial Technology
Ryan Barry Smestad
Andy Timothy Vuong
Grand Forks Major: Industrial Technology
Eagan, Minnesota Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting
Steven Duane Voeller
Rugby Major: Industrial Technology
College of Arts & Sciences Debbie Storrs, Dean Bachelor of Arts Catherine Emily Aaseng = Hastings, Minnesota Major: French
Hussein Abdussaheb Abd Baghdad, Iraq Major: English
Gina Marie Adams Grand Forks Major: Visual Arts
Joel Scott Adrian
Farmington, Minnesota Major: Spanish
Nicholas Althoff Edinburg Major: Spanish
Ariel Angel Arch
Grand Forks Major: Communication
Brandon Jay Becker
Grand Forks Major: Communication
Stephanie Lee Bell
Bloomington, Minnesota Major: Communication
Kristen Lynn Boege
Geraldina Nicole Delgado
Brooke Ranae Gustafson ==
Derek Bogenreif
Daniel Dean Dewald
Megan Marie Haberlack
Alison Marie Bonev
Austin Terese Dhuyvetter =
Yonas P. Haddis
Brittany Anne Brogan
Lindsey Kaye Eckmann =
Nicolette Rose Halvorson ===
Jessica Faye Burt =
Brita Louise Endrud ==
Monica Lee Hanson ==
Elizabeth Janine Carlson
Tor Kristian Eng =
Jennifer Jean Harris
St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Communication
Chamberlain, South Dakota Major: Sociology
Grand Forks Major: Psychology
Jamestown Major: English
Grand Forks Major: Psychology
Crosby Major: English
Suffolk, Virginia Major: Social Science
Minot Major: English
Lafayette, Louisiana Major: Social Science
Buxton Major: History
Eagan, Minnesota Major: History
Oslo, Norway Major: Communication Major: International Studies
Eric Cochran
Lisa Marie Escarraz
Grand Forks Major: Computer Science
Larimore Major: History
Tiffany Marie Conner
Daniel Bruce Gannarelli
St. Michael, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Rugby Major: Communication
Samantha Lynne Crabill
Pelican Rapids, Minnesota Major: English Savage, Minnesota Major: Psychology Bismarck Major: Psychology Moorhead, Minnesota Major: Psychology Portland Major: English
Maple Valley, Washington Major: Social Science
Elisa Sue Head
Wilmington, North Carolina Major: English
Georgia Ann Holmen
Grand Forks Major: Communication
Stephanie Marie Getsman
Fargo Major: Spanish
Grand Forks Major: Communication
John Richard Crooks
Courtney Lynn Gripentrog
Horace Major: Political Science
Maple Grove, Minnesota Major: Anthropology
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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
Kari Holter
Grand Forks Major: Communication
Anne Marie Hook ===
Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Communication
Nathan Jordan Jackson Cloquet, Minnesota Major: History
Kayla L. Jahraus
Dickinson Major: Communication
Brittany Rose Johnson Grand Forks Major: Sociology
Katrina Alyse Kanwischer = Fargo Major: Spanish
Samuel James Kjellesvig
Belle Plaine, Minnesota Major: Computer Science
Melissa H. Kringstad
Grand Forks Major: Political Science
Paige Elizabeth Kuznia
Bismarck Major: Communication
Kelby George Leake
Emerado Major: Communication
Rebecca Marie Lessard Grafton Major: English
Brittany Sue Llewellyn = Fargo Major: Psychology
Heidi Marie Mann
Elbow Lake, Minnesota Major: Theatre Arts
Breanne Alida Maris
Greenwood Village, Colorado Major: Communication
Sarah Ann Matter ===
Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: History Major: Honors Program
Daniel Joseph McAnany Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Kevin Robert McIntosh
White Bear Lake, Minnesota Major: Anthropology
Allee Sylvia Mead === Hazen Major: English Major: Spanish
Jaye Hannah Anderson Millspaugh Grand Forks Major: Communication
Zachary Daniel Moline
Brendan Robert Morrison
Caitlin Mercedes Sikel
Steven Andrew Noll
Tiffany Lynn Sivets
Kyle J. Novak ==
Heather Louise Smith
Ketchikan, Alaska Major: Political Science
Owatonna, Minnesota Major: Social Science
Alexandria, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Jessica Lyn Zimmer-Saltzman Moorhead, Minnesota Major: Social Science
Medina, Minnesota Major: Communication
Grafton Major: Philosophy & Religion: Philosophy Major: Philosophy & Religion: Religion
Mons-Morten Ă˜degĂĽrd
Rykkinn, Norway Major: Communication Major: International Studies
Lexington, Kentucky Major: Psychology
Ethan Thomas Sonterre == Thompson Major: Political Science
Thomas Lee Sperling Mandan Major: Psychology
Sasa Ostojic
Laura Marie Stang =
Grand Forks Major: Economics
Hallock, Minnesota Major: Psychology Major: English
William Lee PanKratz II = Hatton Major: Visual Arts
Stephanie Marie Starr === Valley City Major: Communication Major: Political Science Major: Honors Program
Rachel Fain Parramore
St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Communication
Brooke Ashley Pearson
Shauna Jo Stine
Devils Lake Major: Communication
Fergus Falls, Minnesota Major: History Major: French
Kristina Marie Pentz
Alisha Marie Strand ==
Ramsey, Minnesota Major: History
Leeds Major: Communication
Elena Grace Peterson
Nicholas David Svobodny
Eau Claire, Wisconsin Major: Psychology
Park River Major: Political Science
Matthew Scott Purpur
Samuel Wade Swanson
Grand Forks Major: Communication
Woodbury, Minnesota Major: Communication
Dustin James Qualley =
Bachelor of Fine Arts Brian Alexander Dempcy Madison, Minnesota Major: Musical Theatre
Sarah Lyn Eames
Moose Lake, Minnesota Major: Graphic Design/New Art Med
Sam Lawrence Mccotter
Chanhassen, Minnesota Major: Graphic Design/New Art Med
Casey Smith =
Grand Forks Major: Musical Theatre
Krystal Marie Smith Blackduck, Minnesota Major: Visual Arts
Eric Benjamin Soleim =
Savage, Minnesota Major: Graphic Design/New Art Med
Bethany Lu-Mae Vraa = Nielsville, Minnesota Major: Visual Arts
Jennifer Janelle Taylor
Mankato, Minnesota Major: Communication
Grapevine, Texas Major: Psychology
Tarik Ali Rahman
Owen Jeffery Tonjes
Lino Lakes, Minnesota Major: Communication
Omaha, Nebraska Major: Spanish
Kamrin Von Rausch
Emma Margaret Torrance
Scotts Valley, California Major: Political Science
West Fargo Major: Communication
Jordan Catherine Rodgers
Josie Vanessa Angela Uthke
Littleton, Colorado Major: English
Devils Lake Major: Social Science
Katheryn Marie Sanderson
Kallie Beth Van De Venter
Rochester, Minnesota Major: English Major: Communication
Oakes Major: Communication
Alisha Marie Schulz
Ethan Ray Vande Wall
Carly Ann Seibold
Samantha Michele VanReese
Hoople Major: English
Kirkville, Iowa Major: History
Minot Major: International Studies Major: French
Woodbury, Minnesota Major: Communication
Alyssa Wentz
Donica Brianna Severson ==
Grand Forks Major: Communication
Soldotna, Alaska Major: Classical Studies
Tiffany Nikole Williams-Rice
Jerrica Jaless Shealey
Fargo Major: Social Science
Charlotte, North Carolina Major: Psychology
Kayla Ann Yarusso
Lake Elmo, Minnesota Major: Spanish
Mendota Heights, Minnesota Major: Norwegian
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Bachelor of General Studies Majed Mohammad Aljulhum Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Major: General Studies
Andrew Appealuck Anderson Park River Major: General Studies
Ian Thomas Anschutz
Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin Major: General Studies
Linda Joyce Babb
Bismarck Major: General Studies
Timothy Stuart Bailey
Grand Forks Major: General Studies
Erin Christine Brown
Grand Forks Major: General Studies
Christine Rae Carlson === Warroad, Minnesota Major: General Studies
College of Arts & Sciences Bachelor of General Studies, continued
Michaela Michele Smothers
Nicholas James Hesselink
Kayla Ann Morris
Ashley Nicole Toth
Kathryn Elizabeth Hlas
Nicole Teal Mosloff
Paige Melissa Faymoville
Damian C. Webster
Austin James Holmquist
Hannah Jennett Muhs
Forest Lake, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Grand Forks Major: General Studies
New Richmond, Wisconsin Major: Psychology
Bismarck Major: General Studies
Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Biology
Grand Forks Major: General Studies
Anoka, Minnesota Major: Biology Major: Forensic Science
Cathy Judean Fielder
Eric Kenneth Jagim ==
Chelsea, Oklahoma Major: General Studies
Carolyn B. Green
Gordon, Nebraska Major: General Studies
Erik Robert Gyolai
Eagan, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Lauren Jessica Haag
Appleton, Wisconsin Major: General Studies
Robert Hamilton Haskins Grand Forks Major: General Studies
Chelsea Ann Jeffrey
Fargo Major: Biology
Bachelor of Music
Sarah Lynn Jastram ==
Emily Graham Blackmer ===
Jedidiah Lee Johnson ===
Fargo Major: Psychology
Vashon, Washington Major: Music Education
Upsala, Minnesota Major: Mathematics
Brianna Elizabeth Larsen ==
Aubrey Elise Kaczor
Tea, South Dakota Major: Music Therapy
Talmoon, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Sarah Kaye Leach ==
Katrina Alyse Kanwischer =
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Music Education
Fargo Major: Psychology
Katelyn Camille Kjelland =
Batesville, Arkansas Major: General Studies
Sterling Authan Jones
Queens, New York Major: General Studies
Andrea Irene Klekner
Eagan, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Nolan Zachariah Knutson Bemidji, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Kasiri Ariel Alexis Landon Lancaster, California Major: General Studies
Blake William Lehmeier St. Cloud, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Miranda Leigh Mars
West Fargo Major: General Studies
James Bradford Marvin Warroad, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Philip Naren Paul-Wilson London, United Kingdom Major: General Studies
Kevin Peters
Belgrade, Montana Major: General Studies
Angela Rose Plaszcz
Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Nicholas Dean Plese
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Lynn Marie Rodgers
Grand Forks Major: General Studies
Kelsey Rubbert
Grand Forks Major: General Studies
Hope Elizabeth Schultz Bloomington, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Valley City Major: Forensic Science Major: Biology Major: Honors Program
Bachelor of Science
Chandra Rae Krout
Christopher Wayne Barke
Shawn Richard Krueger
Grantsburg, Wisconsin Major: Biology / Pre-Health Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Chemistry
Williston Major: Psychology
Jeffrey John Kuntz ==
Logan Joseph Barnett
Grand Forks Major: Mathematics
Jamestown Major: Geography
Emily Adair Laudal
Frederick William Burke
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Linton Major: Biology
Emily Michelle Lawrence ==
Alexa Kristina Chilian
Bemidji, Minnesota Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Minot Major: Biology
Sojin Lee ===
Calvin Edward Crouch
Goyang-Si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea Major: Psychology
Richfield, Minnesota Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Ariel Abigail Aletha Ludvigsen
Dylan Lee Dachtler
Grand Forks Major: Psychology
Grand Forks Major: Biology
Kacie Christine Lundgren
Christopher John Dahl
Saginaw, Minnesota Major: Forensic Science
Pelican Rapids, Minnesota Major: Geography
Samantha Christine McDonald
Samuel James Dally
Isanti, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Aitkin, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Erik John Mersereau
Monica Rae DuBray
Port Washington, Wisconsin Major: Biology
Grand Forks Major: Psychology
Megan Rebecca Evans
David Charles Moe
Danielle Rae Gapinski
Abby Jean Moore
Volga, South Dakota Major: Psychology Grand Forks Major: Psychology Jamestown Major: Psychology
Sarah Elizabeth Orstad Park River Major: Psychology
Anthony James Orzo
Ship Bottom, New Jersey Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Brian Lance Osowski Grand Forks Major: Geography
Ryan Michael Peyton == Grand Forks Major: Mathematics
Lisa Rose Poole ==
Wheaton, Minnesota Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Carter James Rohling =
Grand Rapids, Minnesota Major: Chemistry
Jessica Marie SanCartier Fergus Falls, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Jennifer Elizabeth Schlak = Minot Major: Psychology
Jared John Schommer
Munich Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Rachael Irene Schwankl === Pequot Lakes, Minnesota Major: Forensic Science
Bashir Mukhtar Shafii = Minneapolis, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Brian Russell Spitzmueller Lino Lakes, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Erica Marie Stam
Fargo Major: Psychology
Jonathan Miles Strand
Stillwater, Minnesota Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Cheyenne Rae Terry San Diego, California Major: Chemistry
Kristina Marie Weber Willmar, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Kayla Ann Yarusso
Lake Elmo, Minnesota Major: Biology
Sauk Centre, Minnesota Major: Mathematics
Wadena, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Cando Major: Biology
Sauk Centre, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Karissa Marie Hanson ==
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Biology / Pre-Health
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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 Science in Chemistry Kacie Christine Lundgren Saginaw, Minnesota Major: Chemistry
Darren Douglas DeNeui
Chancellor, South Dakota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Dylan Scott Gehrtz ==
Devils Lake Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Amanda Lynn Hanson
Hoffman, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies Kennedy, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Grace Ann Anliker
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies Major: Sociology
Chelsee Lynn Berg
Killdeer Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Eva Marie Bruggeman
Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Bachelor of Science in Geology
Benjamin Thomas Determan
Cody Lee Hoskins =
Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Joshua Joey Hauert
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Studies
Bachelor of Science in Fisheries & Wildlife Biology
Ryan James Herigstad
Collin William Giusti Chanhassen, Minnesota Major: Geology Williston Major: Geology
Mohall Major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology
Tori Patricia Kelsch
Wahpeton Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Adam Christopher McDaniel
Britta Rae Liesener
Byron, Minnesota Major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology
Ray Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Mallory Jo Malikowski
David Remmen
Perham, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Devils Lake Major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology
Nicholas Ronald Ventrella =
Anoka, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Tyler Austin Bryan Ruff
Mandan Major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology
Erin Rose Winkler =
Champlain, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Kyle George Trenda
Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology
Samuel James Dally
Aitkin, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences Bruce A. Smith, Dean Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics Lionaldo Jose Abinader
Brooklyn, New York Major: Air Traffic Control
Julian Jacob Alfaro
Los Angeles, California Major: Air Traffic Control
Jameson Michael Ault
Cheney, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation
Alec Mark Bader ==
Honor, Michigan Major: Commercial Aviation
Alexander Stephen Bee ==
Ka Chun Chan
Aaron Lee Filion
Steven Eric Berghuis
Sarah Wai Lan Chang
Emily Jean Gathje =
Kyle Steven Bradburn ==
Jacob Leland Dafforn
Nicholas Jeffrey Geinert
Daniel Steven Breimhurst
Alec Merril Davis =
Bradley Robert Bridges
William Alexander David Drechsel
Eric Robert Bridges
Brent Alan Eastes ==
Bloomington, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation Burlington, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation Seattle, Washington Major: Air Traffic Control Andover, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control Springfield, Oregon Major: Air Traffic Control Verona, Wisconsin Major: Commercial Aviation
Alex Martin Brown ==
Farmington, Utah Major: Air Traffic Control
Mackham, Ontario, Canada Major: Commercial Aviation Waipahu, Hawaii Major: Commercial Aviation Hatton Major: Air Traffic Control Southlake, Texas Major: Commercial Aviation Fargo Major: Air Traffic Control
Vancouver, Washington Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Keith Raymond Ellis III
Grand Forks Major: Commercial Aviation
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Spokane, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation Rochester, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control Grand Forks Major: Aviation Technology Management
Bradley Dale Geisler ==
Bloomington, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Amber Renee Gerard
Grand Forks Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Brittany Ann Getchman = Yorkville, Illinois Major: Air Traffic Control
Cody William Gilbert
Burnsville, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics, continued Philippe Girard
San Diego, California Major: Commercial Aviation
Logan Alexander Gloss
Grand Forks Major: Air Traffic Control
Nathan William Green =
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Kevin Christopher Hohnstein = Rochester, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Daniel Edward Johnson
Franklin, Ohio Major: Commercial Aviation
Benjamin William Kaluza-Riviere Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Ryan James Keegan
Bend, Oregon Major: Commercial Aviation
Emily Elizabeth Keen
Ijamsville, Maryland Major: Commercial Aviation
Drake Laird Kiley ==
Grand Forks Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Flight Education
Nicholas Jordan Knueppel
Holmen, Wisconsin Major: Commercial Aviation
Erik Warner Kratzner =
Duluth, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Alexander James Krauss
Gilford, New Hampshire Major: Air Traffic Control
Jacob Adam Kunz =
Mahtomedi, Minnesota Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Nicholas Todd Kwilinski =
Montevideo, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Adam Lawrence Larsen ==
Parker, Colorado Major: Commercial Aviation
Gunnar Duane Larson =
Cottage Grove, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Logan Lass
Pelican Rapids, Minnesota Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Ryan Evan Lengling
Franklin, Wisconsin Major: Air Traffic Control
Jeffrey Allen Lundquist Jr
Ryan Charles Schlesinger
Marcus Maximilian Madson
Elliot Francis Semuskie
Bradford Thomas Marley
Joel Joseph Senff ==
James Wilson McGraw
Kevin James Skaggs
Ryan James McGuigan ==
Anthony James Stellon
John Adam McLaughlin III
Daniel Stockdale
Battle Lake, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Grand Forks Major: Air Traffic Control
Westbrook, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Gaithersburg, Maryland Major: Commercial Aviation
Toledo, Ohio Major: Air Traffic Control
Grand Forks Major: Commercial Aviation
Winchester, Virginia Major: Air Traffic Control
Ogden, Utah Major: Commercial Aviation
Fargo Major: Air Traffic Control
Richfield, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
University Place, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation
Sheboygan, Wisconsin Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Air Traffic Control
William Charles McLoughlin =
Nathan Donald Strohschein
Midland Park, New Jersey Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Bachelor of Science in Atospheric Sciences Justin Daniel Dockter
Wilmot, South Dakota Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Aaron L. Dye
Williston Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Kellen Daniel Peters
Woodbury, Minnesota Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Tyson Keith Rost ==
New Rockford Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Renton, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation
Bryon Edward Melvin =
Tyler John Sundberg =
Benjamin Hans Mossberg ==
Ethan Geir Surbaugh
Yasutaka Nagatake
Jessica L. Thomas
Mark Nash
Amanda Lynne Thompson
Spokane, Washington Major: Air Traffic Control
Elk River, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Aurora, Colorado Major: Commercial Aviation
Frederic, Wisconsin Major: Commercial Aviation
Sakado, Saitama, Japan Major: Air Traffic Control
Auburn, California Major: Commercial Aviation
Wakefield, Massachusetts Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Taylor Jeffrey Uchtman
Columbus, Nebraska Major: Air Traffic Control
Gregory Lloyd Noll
St. Louis Park, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Samuel Miles Vaagen
Harwood Major: Commercial Aviation
Alexander Michael Novick
Chandler, Arizona Major: Commercial Aviation
Amy Marie Warbalow
Minocqua, Wisconsin Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Flight Education
Jordan Spencer Novick
Hackettstown, New Jersey Major: Air Traffic Control
Robert Chester Obma Ryan Michael Olson
Ramsey, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control Sierra Madre, California Major: Air Traffic Control
Grand Forks Major: Computer Science
Rose Diemert
Sanborn Major: Computer Science
Shawn Elliott Gavett
Brandon David Wynn
Erik Joseph Randall
Los Angeles, California Major: Air Traffic Control
Zap Major: Commercial Aviation
Robin A. Cook
Devon John Willenbrock =
Travis Samuel Zeehandelaar
Brandon Glenn Renner ===
Rochester, Minnesota Major: Computer Science
Ryan James Evenstad
Hillsboro, Oregon Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Gillian Lee Rankin =
Josh Daniel Attlesey-Pries
Kenneth William Weis
Newport, Washington Major: Air Traffic Control
Alexander Philip Pentz =
Rosemount, Minnesota Major: Computer Science
Steven Michael Duchscherer
Rochester, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Elkhorn, Wisconsin Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Jacob Jeffrey Arveson
Paul Richard Weinreis
Buffalo, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Avon, Indiana Major: Air Traffic Control
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Grand Forks Major: Computer Science Grand Forks Major: Computer Science Mounds View, Minnesota Major: Computer Science Cedar Rapids, Iowa Major: Computer Science
Nicholas Lon Swingen === Grand Forks Major: Computer Science
Scott Andrew Walberg
Grand Rapids, Minnesota Major: Computer Science
Bradley Nelson Schiff
Grand Forks Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
† Denotes cum laude †† Denotes magna cum laude ††† Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 20)
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Scholars in the Honors Program 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.
IN THE HONORS PROGRAM, a program designed to broaden and enrich the undergraduate curriculum.
Sally Pyle, Honors Coordinator The following students have met the objectives of the University of North Dakota’s SCHOLAR
They have passed sophomore and senior comprehensive examinations, and have been
Katelyn Camille Kjelland
Valley City Forensic Science / Biology / Honors Program
Sarah Ann Matter
Thief River Falls, Minnesota History / Honors Program
Candidates for Commission Lt. Col. Josh Sauls, Professor of Military Science Commission as Second Lieutenant United States Army
Ryan James Keegan
Bend, Oregon Active Duty, Aviation Commercial Aviation
Joel Joseph Senff
Grand Forks Active Duty, Aviation Commercial Aviation
Nathan Daniel Strohschein Renton, Washington Active Duty, Aviation Commercial Aviation
Lauren Jessica Haag
Appleton, Wisconsin Reserve Forces Duty, Medical Service Corps General Studies
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: Jacy Thibert Charter Marshal: Nathan Curry Undergraduate Degree Ceremony Grand Marshal: Jessica Erlandson Charter Marshal: Wendy Lim Boma Afonya Miyuru Arangala Krystal Badillo Emily Bakken Ashley Baumgartner Ryan Bergeron Britta Boe Marina Boknecht Anna Breidenbach Ryan Brown Margaret Burke Molly Burke Jordan Cespedes Alexander Chaput Nathan Curry Brett Dalzell Brady Eilertson Rebecca Fee Joseph Furst Thomas Gander Nicole Gourneau
Jacob Greenwood Breanna Haugland Andrew Heller Patrick Hlas Kaylan Huber Pushkara Jayasekera Brandon Johnson Chelsea Johnson Jaeun Kim Mirna Kojic Leah Larson Patricia Lewis Kate Menzies Leila Mohsenian Mason Mongeon Kendra Nagle Maggie O’Keefe Austin Olson Kelsey Oppegard Jennifer Pinkowski Elizabeth Rabon Devin Roehrich-Cherenzia Wyatt Sabot Taylor Schlenk Max Schultz Precious Sennie Kaitlyn Sivertson Kristen Sjostrand Natalie Stueven Ruikun Sun Shelby Turck Genevieve Valentino Jennifer Vetter Kathryn Vocke Ashley Waller Xiaowei Wu Chenyu Zhu
Honorary Faculty Flag Marshal James Mochoruk 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 James Mochoruk, professor of history. Mochoruk earned his B.A. (Hons.) from the University of Winnipeg and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Manitoba. Recognized as UND’s Outstanding Graduate Teacher in 1998, as UND’s Outstanding Faculty Scholar in 2011 and named a Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor in 2013, he has also been the recipient of awards for two of the books he has written. In his research, Mochoruk has explored the history of northern development in Canada and the social, ethnic, political, and labor history of western Canada. He is currently working on a book-length study concerning the social and economic history of Winnipeg in the 1920s and 1930s.
Special Notices Today’s UND Commencement Ceremony is being shown live on Grand Forks Cable Channel 3 and will be broadcast on December 24-27. 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. Both will run starting at midnight. 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, 2013,
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 M. Drache, Doctor of Letters David E. Nething, Doctor of Letters Norman C. Skalicky, Doctor of Letters
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 Geographic Honor Society; blue, brown and gold cords l Golden Key — International Honor Society; royal blue and gold cords l Mortar Board — National College Honor Society; silver and gold cords l Phi Alpha — National Social Work Honor Society; gold cords l Phi Alpha Theta — National History Honor Society; red and blue cords l Phi Beta Kappa — National Scholarship Honor Society for Liberal Arts and Sciences; pink and blue cords l Phi Eta Sigma — Honor Society for First Year Students; black and gold cords
Phi Theta Epsilon, Kappa Chapter —National Occupational Therapy Honor Society; blue and gold cords l Pi Alpha Alpha — National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration; light blue and gold cords l Psi Chi — International Honor Society in Psychology; platinum and navy cords l Sigma Gamma Epsilon — National Honor Society for Earth Sciences; gold, blue and silver cords l Sigma Theta Tau — International Honor Society of Nursing; purple and white cords l Tau Beta Pi — National Engineering Honor Society; orange and white stole l Tau Sigma — National Honor Society for Transfer Students; maroon and gold cords l Theta Alpha Kappa — National Honor Society for Religious Studies and Theology; red cords l Upsilon Pi Epsilon — International Honor Society for the Computing and Information Disciplines; maroon and white 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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THE AWARDING OF DEGREES and academic distinctions listed in this program is contingent upon successful completion of the various requirements. Commencement ceremonies at UND are planned through the Office of Ceremonies and University Events in the Division of University and Public Affairs. The University of North Dakota is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. For more information on equal opportunity policies and procedures, see UND catalogs and other major printed pieces. BELOW: Water cascades down the sides of the granite fountain located near the Hopper-Danley Chapel.
White Frost in the English Coulee Area
Congratulations and Best Holiday Wishes The University of North Dakota is proud to recognize the accomplishments of its graduates and to extend its best wishes to them and their families and loved ones in this joyous holiday season.