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
Barry Milavetz
University Registrar
Interim Vice President for Research and Economic Development
State Board of Higher Education Terry Hjelmstad, Minot Chair
Kevin Melicher, Fargo
Christopher McEwen
Don Morton, Fargo
Student Member North Dakota State University
Kathleen Neset, Tioga
Eric Murphy
Mike Ness, Hazen
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: The Soaring Eagle Garden south of the Chester Fritz Library features native prairie plants. Highlighting the garden is Soaring Eagle, a 17-foot-high rebar sculpture created by American Indian artist and UND alumnus Bennett Brien. ON THE BACK COVER: Thomas J. Clifford Hall is named for UND’s eighth president, who served from 1971 to 1992. The six-story structure houses the Departments of Atmospheric Sciences, Space Studies, and Earth System Science and Policy, and the Scientific Computing Center. Photo by Chuck Kimmerle.
The Order of Exercises 127th General Commencement Ceremony 1:30 p.m., Saturday, May 16, 2015, Alerus Center President Robert O. Kelley, Presiding
Pre-ceremony Concert
Musical Selection
UND Concert Choir “Walk in Jerusalem” (Rollo Dilworth)
University of North Dakota Wind Ensemble Dr. James Popejoy, conductor “Ride” (Samuel R. Hazo) “The Thunderer” (John Philip Sousa) “The Sound of Music” (Richard Rodgers/Christensen) Tammy Mulske, graduate conductor “The Cowboys” (John Williams/Curnow)
Conferring of Academic Degrees
President Robert O. Kelley Proctors: Brian Shawn and Kelly Madison (Order of degrees begins on Page 4.)
Alumni Greetings
Processional
Don Kojich UND Alumni Association and Foundation
“Pomp and Circumstance (Edward Elgar) Please stand during the Processional.
“Battle Hymn of the Republic”
Musical Selection
UND Concert Choir “Irish Blessing” (Ross C. Bernardt)
(setting by
Peter J. Wilhousky) University of North Dakota Concert Choir and UND Wind Ensemble Dr. Joshua Bronfman and Dr. James Popejoy, conductors
“Alma Mater”
(Franz Joseph Haydn) UND Concert Choir with UND Wind Ensemble, and The Assemblage Led by Dr. Joshua Bronfman 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.
Greetings from the State Board of Higher Education
Kathleen Neset, Vice Chair Introduction of Dr. Mark Hagerott, Incoming Chancellor, North Dakota University System
Conferring of Honorary Degrees
President Robert O. Kelley William J. Gross, Doctor of Letters Escorted and presented by Dean Bruce Smith Gerald W. VandeWalle, Doctor of Letters Escorted and presented by Dean Kathryn Rand
Recessional
Presentation of the Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors
“March Recessional” (Nino Marcelli) University of North Dakota Wind Ensemble Dr. James Popejoy, Conductor
President Robert O. Kelley
Special Notices 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. 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. Today’s UND Commencement Ceremony will be broadcast on Grand Forks Cable Channel 3 May 19, 20, 21, and 22 at 12:00 noon, and 8 p.m. They will run the pre-ceremony show, Celebrate Achievement, first at those start times followed by the ceremony itself. DVD copies of the ceremony can be purchased for $15.50 plus tax and shipping from the University of North Dakota Bookstore. To purchase a copy, contact the Bookstore at (701) 777-4980.
1
Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors William F. Sheridan, Biology Roxanne Vaughan, Basic Sciences Sharon C. Wilsnack, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science Michael Wittgraf, Music Stephen A. Wonderlich, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
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.
Former faculty members who were honored with Fritz Professorships include: Michael A. Anderegg, English James Antes, Psychology Robert Beck, Law (deceased) 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 (deceased), 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 (deceased), English Frank Low (deceased), Anatomy Richard L. Ludtke, Sociology Roger Melvold, Microbiology and Immunology Robert C. Nordlie (deceased), 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 (deceased), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology John L. Rowe (deceased), Business and Vocational Education Mary Jane Schneider (deceased), 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, Basic Sciences Edward C. Carlson, Basic Sciences Sharon Carson, English F. Richard Ferraro, Psychology Michael J. Gaffey, Space Studies Jonathan Geiger, Basic Sciences 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 Cindy L. Juntunen, Counseling Michael Mann, Chemical Engineering James E. Mitchell, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science 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 Santhosh K. Seelan, Space Studies Mary Ann Sens, Pathology
2
2015 Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors Two faculty members will be honored as a Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor during today’s spring commencement ceremony. They are Dr. Sharon Carson, professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Dr. Cindy L. Juntunen, professor of Counseling in the College of Education and Human Development. The Chester Fritz Distinguished Professorships were established with an endowment gift from the late benefactor Chester Fritz. 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.” The first Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor was named in 1973. Just 75 individuals — including this year’s selectees — have been designated Fritz Professors, 31 of whom are currently on staff. “She is the most concerned and engaged campus citizen that I have ever met,” wrote a colleague in nominating Sharon Carson for the Chester Fritz Distinguished Professorship. Carson holds a joint appointment to the Department of English and the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies. She teaches a wide range of graduate and undergraduate courses and also special Honors seminars. She has been a member of the UND faculty since 1991. Carson earned an associate’s degree in human services: emergency mental health/crisis intervention. She then earned a B.A. degree in editorial/political journalism and then M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in English, all from the University of Washington. Carson is a scholar in American literature with expertise in the 19th century and early to middle 20th century, African American literature, and interdisciplinary Black Studies. Her teaching and research interests also include comparative religions and literatures, Bibles as literature, narrative journalism, and cross-national and comparative study.
Dr. Sharon Carson
As well as publishing in academic journals, Carson reaches out to broader audiences through pieces in reference works, radio documentaries and editorial journalism. She took on a leadership role in the editorial collective for UND’s widely respected North Dakota Quarterly journal. Carson has incorporated an international context for the study of American literature in many of her classes. She has promoted opportunities for cross-national teaching exchanges and integrated international guests in her classes through Skype. Carson is widely admired across the campus not only for her exemplary teaching and scholarly work but also for her service. She has been a strong advocate for human rights and diversity issues, particularly for American Indian priorities. “I feel extremely fortunate to have a professional colleague at UND as ethical and passionately committed to humanity and the full realization of equality and social justice for all as Sharon is,” a nominator wrote. “She makes the University of North Dakota truly shine on a national and even global level.” Cindy Juntunen “is a real ‘jewel in the crown’ when it comes to a faculty member who can perform every role in the areas of teaching, research, and service with distinction,” wrote on colleague in nominating her for the Chester Fritz Distinguished Professorship. Juntunen has been a faculty member in UND’s Department of Counseling Psychology and Community Services since 1994. She has served in several leadership roles within UND’s College of Education and Human Development, including eight years as associate dean for research and graduate education. She received her B.A. in psychology from UND, the M.A. in pre-counseling psychology from Ball State University, and the Ph.D. in counseling psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Juntunen is widely respected as a teacher, not only among her students but also as a faculty mentor. A prolific scholar, she has published three books, authored or co-authored numerous book chapters, and made presentations at the regional, national and international levels.
Dr. Cindy Juntunen
Juntunen has served in key leadership positions within the profession. She currently holds the prestigious position of a Commissioner on Accreditation for the American Psychological Association. Juntunen has also served in review and editorial capacities for professional psychology journals. Her leadership on campus has been decisive. “As an administrator, Dr. Juntunen has the rare gift of being able to comprehend complex situations, provide excellent organizational strategies, and motivate others to meet common goals,” a colleague wrote. Another commented, “Her colleagues look to her as a role model of academic leadership.” She has been active in curriculum development for the past two decades. Juntunen has achieved notable success in winning grants. Two grants, funded for more than $1 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, focused on the integration of psychology in rural health care settings. She spearheaded the initiative to implement online counseling to provide services to rural North Dakotans who traditionally did not have access to such resources. She has served as acting director of the Northern Lights Behavioral Health Center, which offers mental health services to underserved populations.
3
School of Graduate Studies: Doctoral Degrees Wayne Swisher, Dean Teri Langlie, Dilworth, Minnesota
Doctor of Philosophy
Major: Teaching and Learning Dissertation: Teacher Performance Assessments: Exploring Student Perspectives of the EdTPA Advisor: Dr. Barbara Combs Joseph Cosmos Leggio, Fargo Major: Teaching and Learning Dissertation: Perspectives on the Qualities, Knowledge, and Skills of Effective Emotional / Behavioral Disorders Teachers Advisor: Dr. Katherine Terras Sandra Jean Luck, Grand Forks Major: Educational Leadership Dissertation: College Students Who Abstain From Alcohol: Those Who Choose Not to Use Advisor: Dr. Deborah Worley Risa D. Madoff, Albuquerque, New Mexico Major: Geology Dissertation: Climate Driven Hillslope Diffusion of Mono Basin Moraine, Eastern Sierra Nevada, CA Advisor: Dr. Jaakko Putkonen Enaz Yousef Mahmoud, Amman, Jordan Major: Teaching and Learning Dissertation: Use of C-map as a Cognitive Tool in Collaborative and Individual Concept Mapping for Enhancing ELL Students’ Reading Comprehension. Advisor: Dr. Woei Hung Alyssa Rae Martin, Bismarck Major: Educational Leadership Dissertation: Is MOOC Madness Here to Stay? An Institutional Legitimacy Study of Employers Advisor: Dr. Margaret Healy Robert Jay Martin, Minot Major: Educational Leadership Dissertation: Turn That Frown Upside Down: The Experience of U.S. Higher Education Faculty Moving From Disillusionment to Vitality Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Sun Shane Michael Martin, Belcourt Major: Educational Leadership Dissertation: Exploring the Impact and Benefits of a Health Education Program at Turtle Mountain Advisor: Dr. Loretta DeLong Emmanuel Mensah, Jamasi, Ghana Major: Educational Foundation & Research Dissertation: Listservs, Learning Communities, and Baby Steps: Rural Educators and Implementing the Common Core in North Dakota Advisor: Dr. Kathleen Gershman Patrick Osei-Owusu, Accra, Ghana Major: Microbiology Dissertation: The N-Terminus of Type III Secretion Needle Protein YscF from Yersinia Pestis Functions to Modulate Innate Immune Responses Advisor: Dr. Matthew Nilles Louis Anthony Pagano Jr., Zionsville, Indiana Major: Counseling Psychology Dissertation: Development and Validation of the Scale of Atheist Microaggressions (SAM) Advisor: Dr. Kara Wettersten Sinéad Kathleen Mary Patricia Unsworth, West Kelowna, British Columbia Major: Counseling Psychology Dissertation: Counselor Self-Efficacy: Relationship with Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Advisor: Dr. Dorlene Walker Xu Wu, Changsha, China Major: Chemistry Dissertation: Development of Molecular Biosensors and Multifunctional Graphene-Based Nanomaterials Advisor: Dr. Julia Zhao
George Prince Atta, Dominibo, Ghana Major: Educational Foundation & Research Dissertation: Professional Learning Communities: The American Experience and It’s Implications for Ghana and Other International School Systems Advisor: Dr. Kathleen Gershman Elizabeth Aileen Barnum, Minneapolis, Minnesota Major: English Dissertation: Non-Reified Space: Henry James’s Critique of Capitalism Through Abstractness and Ambiguity Advisor: Dr. Eric Wolfe Nikolaus Theodor Butz, Dickinson Major: Teaching and Learning Dissertation: Improving Student Relatedness Through an Online Discussion Intervention: The Application of Self-Determination Theory in Synchronous Hybrid Programs Advisor: Dr. Kathy Smart Katie Marie Collette, Grafton Major: Pharmacology, Physiology and Therapeutic Dissertation: Alpha 1A Adrenergic Receptor Influences on Adult Neurogenesis, Cell Fate, Mood, Learning, Memory, Lifespan, and Cancer Incidence Advisor: Dr. Van Doze Heidi Connahs, Grand Forks Major: Biology Dissertation: Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Wing Color Pattern Development in the Painted Lady Butterfly, Vanessa cardui and Evolution of the Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 Co-Advisors: Dr. Rebecca Simmons and Dr. Turk Rhen Keri Lynne DeSutter, Fargo Major: Teaching and Learning Dissertation: Utilizing Novice Teachers’ Perceptions and Voices to Make Recommendations for Improving Teacher Preparation for Inclusive Education: A Mixed Methods Study Advisor: Dr. Margaret Zidon George Joseph Ellefson, Mandan Major: Teaching and Learning Dissertation: Student Perceptions of Online Education at Community Colleges: A Review of the Literature Co-Advisors: Dr. Kathy Smart and Dr. Margaret Zidon Swapnil Liladhar Fegade, India Major: Chemical Engineering Dissertation: Catalytic Conversion of Crop Oil To Petrochemical Substitutes and Other Bio-Based Chemicals Co-Advisors: Dr. Brian Tande and Dr. Wayne Seames Stephen Edward Greiman, Barrington, Illinois Major: Biology Dissertation: Parasites within Parasites: Transmission and Evolution of Neorickettsia in Digeneans Advisor: Dr. Vasyl Tkach Lynn Marie Jakobs, Grass Valley, California Major: Nursing Dissertation: Voices from the Frontier: Stories of Nurse Practitioners Working in Remote Settings Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Tyree David Edward Kugler, Colorado Springs, Colorado Major: Aerospace Sciences Dissertation: Enhancing General Aviation Aircraft Safety With Supplemental Angle of Attack Systems Advisor: Dr. Thomas Petros Lalitha Kurada, Grand Forks Major: Pharmacology, Physiology and Therapeutic Dissertation: Corticotropin-releasing Factor Facilitates Epileptiform Activity via CRF2 Signaling Mechanisms Advisor: Dr. Saobo Lei
4
School of Graduate Studies: Doctoral Degrees Scott Holm, Grand Forks
Doctor of Philosophy, continued
Major: Physical Therapy
Alexandra Jo Jares, Aberdeen, South Dakota Major: Physical Therapy
Joshua Eugene Young, Des Moines, Iowa
Daniel William Johnson, Moorhead, Minnesota
Major: Communication and Public Discourse Dissertation: Powwow as Spaces of Public: Circulated Meanings of a Native Practice for Non-Natives Co-Advisors: Dr. Kyle Conway and Dr. Stephen Rendahl
Major: Physical Therapy
Jessica Ann Jones, Pierre, South Dakota Major: Physical Therapy
Dylan Mark Kent, Lancaster, Minnesota Major: Physical Therapy
Kassandra Mary Kertz, Edinburg Major: Physical Therapy
Hannah Marie Krause, West Fargo
Doctor of Education
Major: Physical Therapy
Angela Marie Kumm, Hutchinson, Minnesota Major: Physical Therapy
Jeffery E. Lind, Mandan
Zachariah Martin Kvidt, Thompson
Major: Educational Leadership Dissertation: Regional Education Associations in North Dakota: Perceptions of REA Directors and School Superintendents Advisor: Dr. Pauline Stonehouse Kelli Ann Odden, Mayville Major: Teaching and Learning Dissertation: Secondary Social Studies Teachers Perceptions of Special Education Advisor: Dr. Donna Pearson
Major: Physical Therapy
Jacqueline Kaye Maddock, Bismarck Major: Physical Therapy
Samir Maleki, West Fargo
Major: Physical Therapy
Brady Rae Meyer, Minot
Major: Physical Therapy
Krista Lee Moorman, Freeport, Minnesota Major: Physical Therapy
Richard Michael Morgan, Thompson Major: Physical Therapy
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Brittany Marie Olson, Halstad, Minnesota Major: Physical Therapy
Kylie J. Palmiscno, Grand Forks
Lindsey Danielle Altringer, Mandan
Major: Physical Therapy
Major: Physical Therapy Joshua M. Anderson, Rugby Major: Physical Therapy Patricia Marie Bisek, Mahnomen, Minnesota Major: Physical Therapy Rachel Louise Bothun, Grand Forks Major: Physical Therapy Jamie Lynn Bowman, Grand Forks Major: Physical Therapy Samantha Jo Braegelmann, St. Joseph, Minnesota Major: Physical Therapy Jordan Mychal Braun, Williston Major: Physical Therapy Kathleen Jo Breuer, Colfax Major: Physical Therapy Jessica Catherine Bruns, Bemidji, Minnesota Major: Physical Therapy Joshua Todd Burrer, Sauk Centre, Minnesota Major: Physical Therapy Calvin Hunter Crawford, Devils Lake Major: Physical Therapy Thomas Alfred Ebertowski, East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Physical Therapy Sarah Beth Erickson, Alexandria, Minnesota Major: Physical Therapy Christine Lynn Gillespie, Grand Forks Major: Physical Therapy Noah Thomas Helgerson, Rice, Minnesota Major: Physical Therapy
Maleeka Elizabeth Rozeboom, Hills, Minnesota Major: Physical Therapy
Shaun Michael Seaburg, Moorhead, Minnesota Major: Physical Therapy
Kayla Ann Skersick, Bagley, Minnesota Major: Physical Therapy
Kjersten Joy Skjold, Kasilof, Alaska Major: Physical Therapy
Samantha Lynn Stegman, Cavalier Major: Physical Therapy
Brian Peter Storhaug, Alexandria, Minnesota Major: Physical Therapy
Brandon Michael Szklarski, Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Physical Therapy
Andrew Karl Taylor, Plentywood, Montana Major: Physical Therapy
Kip Henry Thorstenson, Argyle, Minnesota Major: Physical Therapy
Leah Gwen Tunseth, Grand Forks Major: Physical Therapy
Ian Robert Whitney, Devils Lake Major: Physical Therapy
Robert Michael Whittaker, Cheyenne, Wyoming Major: Physical Therapy
Alex Michael Wohl, Minot Major: Physical Therapy
Lisa Marie Yonker, Worthington, Minnesota Major: Physical Therapy
5
School of Graduate Studies: Master’s Degrees Master of Arts
Master of Business Administration
Rashell Trinette Altaf, Rapid City, South Dakota
Sean Thomas Boyle, Weehawken, New Jersey
Major: Forensic Psychology Raelee Lynn Bishop, Brady, Montana Major: Counseling Joseph Dwain Bussey, Grand Forks Major: Theatre Arts Brittney Marie Christy, Buffalo, Minnesota Major: English James Aaron Davidsmeyer, Jacksonville, Illinois Major: English Aimee Duchsherer, Minot Major: History Holly Celeste Edwards, Wright, Wyoming Major: Counseling Sarah Jane Elliott, Minden, Iowa Major: Counseling Julie Lynn Erickson, Grand Forks Major: Counseling Jade Kathleen Feller, Minot Major: Counseling Carol Ann Freije, Overland Park, Kansas Major: Counseling Rebecca Folkman Gleditsch, Oslo, Norway Major: Sociology Tiffany Rae Haynes Reed, Denison, Iowa Major: Counseling Elizabeth JoAnn Hendrickson, Roseau, Minnesota Major: Counseling Joshua Deane Kahler, Chanhassen, Minnesota Major: Counseling Anna Marie Constance Kinney, Grand Forks Major: English Brooke Janae Kranzler, Fargo Major: Sociology Andrea Dawn Lang, Minot Major: Counseling Derrick Joseph LaPoint, Eau Claire, Wisconsin Major: Geography Zachary Cal Lee, Glenburn Major: Theatre Arts Kevin Dean Matze, Grand Forks Major: History Jessica Marie Nelsen, Leeds Major: Counseling Meghan Lynn Olson, Williston Major: Counseling Casey Bo Paradies, Williston Major: English Alison Marie Peterson, Williston Major: Counseling Jennifer Kay Schneider, Jamestown Major: Counseling Kristi Sue Severson, Grand Forks Major: Counseling Michael Lee Soulis, Jamestown Major: Counseling Andrea Stevenson, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Major: English Ty Murray Thompson, Dickinson Major: Counseling Amber Marie Wagner, South Heart Major: Counseling Lorea Jean Watson, Newburg Major: Counseling David M. Wiosna, Grand Forks Major: Geography
Major: Business Administration
Brant Alan Dalton, Woodbury, Minnesota Major: Business Administration
Weston Eckroth, Otsego, Minnesota Major: Business Administration
Soumita Ghosh, Kolkata, India
Major: Business Administration
Katelyn Rita Kimball, Dudley, Massachusetts Major: Business Administration
Kyle R. Larson, Holtville, California Major: Business Administration
Qingqing Li, Las Vegas, Nevada
Major: Business Administration
Anders L. Odegaard, Grand Forks Major: Business Administration
Nathan Stephen Pavelko, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Major: Business Administration
Matthew T.S. Roper, Syracuse, Utah Major: Business Administration
Andres Sanchez III, St. Thomas
Major: Business Administration
David Kenneth Tammaro, Stoneham, Massachusetts Major: Business Administration
Shane Lea Ulven, Hawley, Minnesota Major: Business Administration
Paul M. Zwilling, Grand Forks
Major: Business Administration
Master of Education Amy Jo Bartsch, East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Educational Leadership
Avolt Arthur Baumbach, New Rockford Major: Educational Leadership
Michael Thomas Bell, Moorestown, New Jersey Major: English Language Learners
Sarah Kae Elkins, Havre, Montana Major: Reading Education
Tracy Ann Gustafson, Wadena, Minnesota Major: Special Education
Sherri Lynn Hakes, Tucson, Arizona
Major: Instructional Design & Technology
Jacob Ivan Jenkins, Minot
Major: Educational Leadership
Paul Levi Keeney, Hazelton
Major: Educational Leadership
Benjamin Merrill Lewis, Cypress, California Major: English Language Learners
Cassandra Sloan McDonald, Dubuque, Iowa Major: English Language Learners
Betsey Lynn McIntyre, Grand Forks Major: Reading Education
Michael Joseph Morrell, Jay, Maine
Major: Instructional Design & Technology
Scott Thoreson Musfeldt, Arlington, Texas Major: English Language Leanrers
David M. Sensenig, Arlington, Virginia
Major: Instructional Design & Technology
Jennifer Marie Vogtlin, San Antonio, Texas Major: English Language Learners
6
School of Graduate Studies: Master’s Degrees Jamie Jeanette Kauffman, Mayville
Master of Engineering
Major: Occupational Therapy
Anne M. Lee, Casper, Wyoming Major: Occupational Therapy
Spencer Michael Tolliver, Minnetonka, Minnesota
Katelyn Rose Mari, Fargo
Major: Civil Engineering
Major: Occupational Therapy
Alexandra LyNette Marvel, Hunter Major: Occupational Therapy
Kalee Mary McCann, Eagan, Minnesota Major: Occupational Therapy
Master of Fine Arts
Erica Marie Myers, Ada, Minnesota Major: Occupational Therapy
Maranda Evelyn Myrold, Crookston, Minnesota Major: Occupational Therapy
Samuel Alexander Schultz, Fargo
Cynthia Beatrice Nelson, Wright, Wyoming
Major: Visual Arts
Major: Occupational Therapy
Danielle Marie Nelson-Deering, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Major: Occupational Therapy
Alexis Ilene Nims, Lisbon
Major: Occupational Therapy
Master of Music
Meg Elizabeth O’Brien, Minneapolis, Minnesota Major: Occupational Therapy
Kasie Lee Parker, Casper, Wyoming
Sean Michael Bray, Yankton, South Dakota
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Music
Sarah Elise Peterson, Alexandria, Minnesota
Carlos Evo Magro Corrêa Urbano, Nova Lima, Brazil
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Music
Haley Robin Pratt, Northwood
Tamara Kay Mulske, Mandan
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Music
Laurel H. Prusak, Ulm, Wyoming Major: Occupational Therapy
Roberta Jean Reid, Geraldine, Montana Major: Occupational Therapy
Master of Occupational Therapy
Gemma Cosky Saxon, Elk River, Minnesota
Madeline Carriere Aandal, Thief River Falls, Minnesota
Allen Boyd Simpson, Afton, Wyoming
Ilse Marielle Coleman, Grand Forks
Bailey Sheridan Stotts, Moorhead, Minnesota
Vanessa Rae Dvergsten, Greenbush, Minnesota
Maria JoAnna Sundsted, Westby, Montana
Sarah Christine Faehnrich, Lowry, Minnesota
Jaclyn Dee Swangstue, Lino Lakes, Minnesota
Amy Kathleen Feller, Greybull, Wyoming
Emily Ann Terhaar, St. Augusta, Minnesota
Christopher James Melvin Greenman, Atascadero, California
Megan Michelle Thompson, Casper, Wyoming
Lauren Campbell Harvey, Casper, Wyoming
Alexie Jo Traiser, Bismarck
Alissa Beth Haugen, Argyle, Minnesota
Taryn Leigh Wagner, Lisbon
Samantha Marie Hoy, Fargo
Marlee Nora Wheelhouse, Crookston, Minnesota
Katie Jean Huot, Morris, Minnesota
Abby Renae Wicklund, Badger, Minnesota
Major: Occupational Therapy
Kayli Jo Schumacher, East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Occupational Therapy
Jacquelin Kristi Jones, Casper, Wyoming Major: Occupational Therapy
Whitney Ann Josephson, Redwood Falls, Minnesota Major: Occupational Therapy
7
School of Graduate Studies: Master’s Degrees Master of Physician Assistant Studies
Master of Public Administration
Cristin Michelle Altendorf, Lubbock, Texas
Samuel Paul Carr, Roseau, Minnesota Major: Public Administration
Major: Physician Assistant Studies Jody Marie Bauer, Bismarck Major: Physician Assistant Studies Tamara Rae Berg, Clarkfield, Minnesota Major: Physician Assistant Studies William Kyle Cody, Hayesville, North Carolina Major: Physician Assistant Studies Jessica Josephine Curcio, Cedar Falls, Iowa Major: Physician Assistant Studies OLena DeLuca, Louisville, Kentucky Major: Physician Assistant Studies Taylor Robert Fontaine, Fargo Major: Physician Assistant Studies Austin James Heneman, Savage, Minnesota Major: Physician Assistant Studies Lindsay Renae Kyte, Sioux Falls, South Dakota Major: Physician Assistant Studies Jessica Marie Lahti, Hibbing, Minnesota Major: Physician Assistant Studies Parker Bon Martin, Moore, Oklahoma Major: Physician Assistant Studies Christina Smith McOwen, Trent Woods, North Carolina Major: Physician Assistant Studies Brittany Noel Michels, Fargo Major: Physician Assistant Studies Ethan Rothkrug Morris, Campbell, California Major: Physician Assistant Studies Kayla Lynn Olson, Grand Forks Major: Physician Assistant Studies James Ramos, Sioux Falls, South Dakota Major: Physician Assistant Studies Morgan Shelby Reese, Bismarck Major: Physician Assistant Studies Nicholle Colette Rothengass, Merritt Island, Florida Major: Physician Assistant Studies Jenna Linn Schiefelbein, Sioux Falls, South Dakota Major: Physician Assistant Studies Lindsey Nicole Siemens, Bottineau Major: Physician Assistant Studies Troy Neil Thompson, Rapid City, South Dakota Major: Physician Assistant Studies Lucas Nelson VanEmelen, Millington, Tennessee Major: Physician Assistant Studies Heather Harrison Watkins, Dothan, Alabama Major: Physician Assistant Studies Sarah Denise Winter, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Major: Physician Assistant Studies Randy Steven Yergenson, Beaumont, California Major: Physician Assistant Studies
Kevin Andrew Futhey, Seattle, Washington Major: Public Administration
Sara Kate Hammer, Milford, Delaware Major: Public Administration
Shelby Diane MacNab, Fresno, California Major: Public Administration
Alexander Lawrence Mestdagh, Parker, Colorado Major: Public Administration
Kyle J. Thorson, Bottineau
Major: Public Administration
Sarah Elizabeth Vogel, Loveland, Colorado Major: Public Administration
Allyssa Jordan Wall, North Sioux City, South Dakota Major: Public Administration
Master of Public Health Kendra Michael Christensen, Rapid City, South Dakota Major: Public Health
Shyleen Jean Hall, Belcourt Major: Public Health
Michael Anthony Mudgett, Seattle, Washington Major: Public Health
Muna Ismail Omar, Mogadishu, Somalia Major: Public Health
Master of Science Billea Jo Marie Ahlgrim, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada Major: Forensic Psychology
Ala Ali Alemaryeen, Karak, Jordan Major: Electrical Engineering
Bodee Rae Alt, Missoula, Montana Major: Nursing
Promise Chimaobi Amajiri, Rosemount, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Cynthia Louise Anderson, Moscow, Idaho Major: Nursing
Ryan Darrell Anderson, Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Technology
Stephanie Jo Andrews, Maple Grove, Minnesota Major: Early Childhood Education
Ogbitse Maureen Atake, Vadnais Heights, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Crista A. Attig, Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Special Education
Alyssa Renee Backes, Bismarck Major: Nursing
8
School of Graduate Studies: Master’s Degrees Benjamin Engleman, Idaho Falls, Idaho
Master of Science, continued
Major: Geology
Tammy Farmand, Richland, Michigan Major: Early Childhood Education
Gayla Ann Barker, Yukon, Oklahoma
Alysha Carol Faulkner, East Wenatchee, Washington
Amy Shannon Bartlett, Litchfield Park, Arizona
Ashley Nicole Marie Fehr, Winkler, Manitoba, Canada
Major: Nursing
Major: Special Education
Major: Space Studies Katarzyna Belisle, Garrison Major: Special Education Kerri Dawn Benning, Wilton Major: Nursing Andrew Michael Berg, Emery, South Dakota Major: Electrical Engineering Janna Marie Beth, New Salem Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders Tristaen Jo Bingham, Hazen Major: Special Education Krista J. Bjerke, Page Major: Special Education Joseph Michael Blanchard, Bedford, Indiana Major: Higher Education Shannon Evelyn Blanks, Evans, Georgia Major: Special Education Dennis Alan Bolda, Casselton Major: Special Education Suzanne Renee Bolding, Cascade, Montana Major: Special Education Jade Nicole Brown, Grand Forks Major: Special Education Allison Joy Buchholtz, Fargo Major: Special Education Allison Kaye Buckley, Redwood Falls, Minnesota Major: Nursing Nicole Ashley Carlen, Greenup, Illinois Major: Higher Education Laura Jane Carlson, East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Nursing Abhinav Chawla, New Delhi, India Major: Computer Science Carla Sue Christenson, Zimmerman, Minnesota Major: Nursing Brandi Jo Claus, Fargo Major: Special Education Chelsea Chyvon Cline, Ohatchee, Alabama Major: Special Education Matthew Albert Cooley, Grand Forks Major: Medical Laboratory Science Shannon Elizabeth Coon, Lowville, New York Major: Early Childhood Education Jason Wesley Corcoran, Torrance, California Major: Special Education Marian Laura Courtney, Shoreham, New York Major: Aviation Jason Curra, Port Jefferson Station, New York Major: Space Studies Erin Kathleen Dahn, Arlington, Minnesota Major: Nursing Shelby Lane Davis, Rolla Major: Special Education Sarah Marie Doherty, Grand Forks Major: Higher Education Lisa Carol Drury, Raywick, Kentucky Major: Nursing Tasha Ann Ellingson, Rapid City, South Dakota Major: Special Education
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Brittney Lynn Fiala, Wahpeton Major: Forensic Psychology
Justin Christopher Field, Tucson, Arizona Major: Higher Education
Nancy Finnegan, Parker, Colorado Major: Nursing
Muluh Fongwi Laduna Fondong, Bamenda, Cameroon Major: Nursing
John Richard Franzen, St. Peter, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Blaise Aaron Frenzel, Northome, Minnesota Major: Chemistry
Joseph Richard Fricione, New Hyde Park, New York Major: Special Education
Stacie Marie Frovarp, West Fargo Major: Nursing
Catherine Funaiock, Atlanta, Georgia Major: Special Education
Stacy Lynn Gallegos, Loveland, Colorado Major: Special Education
Iva Gerasimenko, Russian Federation Major: Space Studies
Patricia Ann Gerber, Rochester, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Orah Gidanian, Los Angeles, California Major: Special Education
Anna Barbara Giemza-Palmer, Grand Forks Major: Nursing
Elizabeth Irene Gier, Eldon, Missouri Major: Higher Education
Riddhiman Goswami, Grand Forks Major: Computer Science
Debra LeAnne Grabow, Hazen Major: Nursing
Dara Kae Greenland, Mount Ayr, Iowa Major: Early Childhood Education
Matthew Daniel Griffin, Sheridan, Indiana Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Jenessa Jane Marie Groinus, Lorette, Manitoba, Canada Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Rodney Allen Gross, Jr., Jamestown Major: Biology
Kristen Marie Grue, Lordsburg, New Mexico Major: Elementary Education
Tia Michelle Gullickson, Fertile, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Christine Marie Hanson, Badger, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Caitlin Marcus Hartig, Westford, Massachusetts Major: Geology
Danit Hassan, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Sunday Oluwafemi Hassan, Lagos, Nigeria Major: Mechanical Engineering
Christina Marie Haugen, Halliday Major: Chemical Engineering
Trevor Paul Hausauer, Fargo Major: Nursing
9
School of Graduate Studies: Master’s Degrees Stacie Ann Lansink, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Master of Science, continued
Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Angela Marie Lee, Casselton Major: Nursing
Melissa Hayes, Warren, Minnesota
Matthew Perry Leone, Horicon, Wisconsin
Christopher Frank Hellmann, Holdingford, Minnesota
Jennifer Marie Leopard, Acworth, Georgia
Daniela Henckel, Petershagen, Germany
Teal Marie Leraas, Minot
Shane Joseph Hersch, Bismarck
Karissa Joann Lindseth, Page
Amanda Gerrit Heubach, Golden Valley, Minnesota
Peyton Caroline Lipscomb, Pensacola, Florida
Katharine Wilson Hill, Brooklyn, New York
Hannah Mae Loesch, Bismarck
Matthew Charles Hiller, Grand Forks
Anne Marie Longlet, Red Wing, Minnesota
Analee Eleanor Hokkala, South Haven, Minnesota
Kathryn Michelle Lund, Grand Forks
Amy Susan Honzay, Fargo
Kathryn Elizabeth Lundberg, Bismarck
Christina Lynn Horton, Shawnee, Oklahoma
Kimberly Ann Lutz, New England
Kayla Lynn Hotakainen, Fessenden
Jessica Kay Magner, Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Amanda Hovious, Trophy Club, Texas
Jacquelyn Marie Marshall, Alexandria, Minnesota
Cynthia Ann Howard, Aurora, Illinois
Alaina Kathryn Martin, Eagan, Minnesota
Tanya Lorraine Hunt-Miller, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Shantell Bethany Mayer, Fargo
Sheila Kathleen Hurst, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Jacqueline Giséle Marie Mellor, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Adam Allen Johnson, Grand Forks
Christina Michelle Miller, Watertown, Wisconsin
Benjamin Edward Michael Johnson, Hutchinson, Minnesota
Wendy Michelle Miller, Willmar, Minnesota
Penny Lynn Johnson, Madison, South Dakota
Jimmy Justin Morin, Las Vegas, Nevada
Ari Allen Jones, Middletown, Connecticut
Brenda Mraz, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
Erika Monique Jones, Gardena, California
Kathryn Joy Nelson, Lincoln, Nebraska
Jaclyn Susan Roers Kassen, Garfield, Minnesota
Travis Michael Nelson, Devils Lake
Christina Nichole Kay, Auburn, California
Susana Biyimeh Njuakom, Bamenda, Cameroon
Lauren Elisabeth Kelly, Sioux City, Iowa
Pamela Njowou Nkowa, Andover, Minnesota
Jenna Lynn Kelsch, Mandan
Rachael Lynn Nutting, Titusville, Florida
Manoj Khanal, Kathmandu, Nepal
Robert Richard Oehmke, Wichita Falls, Texas
Manish Kumar Khatri, Houston, Texas
David Makonde Ogato, Woodbury, Minnesota
Dawn Michelle Kimble, Biloxi, Mississippi
Melanie Carol Olson, Duluth, Minnesota
Joseph Elliot Kingery, Grand Forks
Morgan Bitz Olson, Grand Forks
Amanda Katelynn Kjeldergaard, Grand Forks
Amaka Goziem Onyeka, Grand Forks
Aaron Robert Virgil Koenig, St. Cloud, Minnesota
Arturo Rafael Ortiz, West Melbourne, Florida
Stephanie Ann Koivisto, Pengilly, Minnesota
Sarbottam Pant, Kathmandu, Nepal
Anna Mae Kwak, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Kally-Anna Nadene Paradis, Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada
Major: Nursing
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Major: Mathematics
Major: Special Education
Major: Space Studies
Major: Elementary Education
Major: Higher Education
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Major: Higher Education
Major: Higher Education
Major: Special Education
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Major: Higher Education
Major: Space Studies
Major: Kinesiology
Major: Higher Education
Major: Special Education
Major: Kinesiology
Major: Early Childhood Education
Major: Early Childhood Education
Major: Special Education
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Major: Instructional Design & Technology
Major: Special Education
Major: Nursing
Major: Special Education
Major: Special Education
Major: Early Childhood Education
Major: Nursing
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Major: Elementary Education
Major: Special Education
Major: Kinesiology
Major: Nursing
Major: Special Education
Major: Kinesiology
Major: Space Studies
Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Major: Special Education
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
Major: Space Studies
Major: Early Childhood Education
Major: Nursing
Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
Major: Space Studies
Major: Mathematics
Major: Space Studies
Major: Space Studies
Major: Nursing
Major: Special Education
Major: Special Education
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Major: Educational Leadership
Major: Nursing
Major: Chemistry
Major: Space Studies
Major: Nursing
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Major: Kinesiology
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
10
School of Graduate Studies: Master’s Degrees Michaela Gene Suess, Isanti, Minnesota
Master of Science, continued
Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Brady James Sullivan, Jamestown Major: Special Education
Kate Marie Paulson, Grand Forks
Tanya Jean Syvertson, Thief River Falls, Minnesota
Hillari Lydia-Anne Penner, Ste. Anne, Manitoba, Canada
Grete Anemone Telander, Laramie, Wyoming
Kristy Elizabeth Peterfeso, Minnetonka, Minnesota
David Accel Ternier, Evanston, Illinois
Abby Elizabeth Peters, Woodbury, Minnesota
Rachel Rose Ellen Therrien, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Darlene Pfister, Duluth, Minnesota
Rohan Junu Thomas, Chenagannur, Kerala, India
Nicole Dawn Philbin, Victor, Idaho
Molly Kathleen Torvik, Bend, Oregon
Wendy Jean Quinn, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
Tamara Louise Troutman, Rochester, Minnesota
Dasuni Jeewandika Perera Ranapathi Arachchige, Madampe, Sri Lanka
Kristen Marie Urlacher, Mandan
MohammadMahdi RezapourMashhadi, Mashhad, Iran
Amanda Jean Vatsaas, El Mirage, Arizona
Pamela Marie Rhiel, Plymouth, Minnesota
Kylie Johanna Vatthauer, Red Lake Falls, Minnesota
Sherris Clark Richards, Bismarck
Tonya Voecks, Stanton, Nebraska
Paula Sue Ricke, Reynolds
Lois Elaine Vorachek, Moorhead, Minnesota
Faye Nicole Ricker, Starke, Florida
Trish Lee Waage, Greenbush, Minnesota
John Edward Roll, Grand Forks
Andrew Walcott, Clay, New York
Tara Dawn Romfo, Walhalla
Alyssa Anne Walker, Killdeer
Janelle Sue Rudnick, Tilden, Nebraska
Daniel B. Wallace, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Brook Lyn Rufsvold, Lisbon
Caroline Wangui, Wahpeton
Emmalee Elizabeth Schubring, Cross Plains, Wisconsin
Trevor David Warzecha, St. Peter, Minnesota
Heather Marie Schwan, Devils Lake
Elissa Marie Wellnitz, San Diego, California
Connie Laurice Sessions, Forsyth, Montana
Emily Margaret Whalen, Grand Forks
Muhammad Tanveer Sharif, Shantinagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Kelsey Sue Wienbar, Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Alexandar Caleb Sidles, Grand Forks
Tianna Marie Wilhelmi, Grand Forks
Christina Angelique Siegfried, Toledo, Ohio
Rhonda Diane Wilkins, Covington, Georgia
Mitchell Vernon Sigler, Evergreen, Colorado
Brynne Catherine Wischer, Grand Forks
Charles Gregory Simpson, Blackstone, Virginia
Kristine Anne Wolbrink, Winter Garden, Florida
Serrina Kristina Smith, Wilton, California
Judy Ling Wong, Elmhurst, New York
Allyson Rae Sorenson, Warren, Minnesota
Michael Jerome Wuitschick, Mandan
Kathryn Joann Southard, Brainerd, Minnesota
Bouachao Yang, Hudson, Wisconsin
Molly Bly Spencer, San Diego, California
Kent Chung-Kin Yuen, Rosemead, California
Michael A. Steele, Minot
Debbie K. Zabel, Lisbon
Major: Special Education
Major: Special Education
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Major: Special Education
Major: Nursing
Major: Higher Education
Major: Nursing
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Major: Special Education
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Major: Special Education
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
Major: Geography
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Major: Civil Engineering
Major: Special Education
Major: Nursing
Major: Kinesiology
Major: Special Education
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
Major: Special Education
Major: Geology
Major: Special Education
Major: Nursing
Major: Instructional Design & Technology
Major: Special Education
Major: Higher Education
Major: Nursing
Major: Space Studies
Major: Special Education
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
Major: Higher Education
Major: Special Education
Major: Special Education
Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Major: Special Education
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Major: Mathematics
Major: Special Education
Major: Instructional Design & Technology
Major: Nursing
Major: Geology
Major: Special Education
Major: Space Studies
Major: Nursing
Major: Special Education
Major: Special Education
Major: Special Education
Major: Curriculum & Instruction
Major: Kinesiology
Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Major: Nursing
Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Major: Chemical Engineering
Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Michelle Nicole Steiner, Bismarck
Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Kristin Marie Stevens, Buffalo, Minnesota Major: Nursing
11
School of Graduate Studies: Master’s Degrees Lauren E. Figg, Mesa, Arizona
Master of Science in Applied Economics
Major: Social Work
Natasha Khadija Foltynewicz, Nashville, Tennessee Major: Social Work
Katherine Marie Freese, Alta, Iowa Major: Social Work
Thiago Andrade Moellmann Ferro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Joshua Carl Hameister, Rochester, Minnesota
Major: Applied Economics Chris Lee Bailey, North Liberty, Iowa Major: Applied Economics Jessica Lee Clark, St. Louis Park, Minnesota Major: Applied Economics Christopher John Crow, Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Applied Economics Michael James Loebach, Dubuque, Iowa Major: Applied Economics Brian Max Schonfeld, Fort Collins, Colorado Major: Applied Economics Richard Matthew Smith, Altus, Oklahoma Major: Applied Economics
Major: Social Work
Pamela Lynn Klein, Mandan Major: Social Work
Aimee Jo Klinski, Winona, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Tara Lea Marshall, Andalusia, Illinois Major: Social Work
Amy Marie Matchett Smith, Grand Forks Major: Social Work
Amber M. Miller, Effingham, Illinois Major: Social Work
Nichole Katherine Nelson, Grand Forks Major: Social Work
Heather Marie Pautz, Tower City Major: Social Work
Lindsey Ann Peterson, Granite Falls, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Master of Social Work
Jo Beth Marie Roberts, Lake Havasu City, Arizona Major: Social Work
Ebonee Michell Ronningen, Fargo Major: Social Work
Katie Marie Allen, Grand Forks
Tina Marie Rube, Yuma, Arizona
Major: Social Work Sara LeAnn Arends, Orange City, Iowa Major: Social Work Elizabeth Biehn, Lake Havasu City, Arizona Major: Social Work Brittany Amanda Broderson, Reynolds Major: Social Work Leaf Brian Coleman, Ithaca, New York Major: Social Work Abelardo De Luna, Charlotte, North Carolina Major: Social Work Melonie Dawn Kitterlin DeBelly, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Major: Social Work Shannon Marie Erickson, Sartell, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Major: Social Work
Kyle Stephan Scaggs, Gordonsville, Virginia Major: Social Work
Tolani Rhei Seabrook, Anchorage, Alaska Major: Social Work
Tyra Lee Taylor, Baxter, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Alma Torres, Aurora, Illinois Major: Social Work
Shanna Jo Urban, Moorhead, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Michelle Ann VanderHeide, Middleville, Michigan Major: Social Work
Lori Wickham Walker, Layton, Utah Major: Social Work
12
College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines Gayle Roux, Dean Bachelor of Science in Community Nutrition Kelsey A. McCullough
Grand Forks Major: Community Nutrition
Samantha Rae Puk
Cedar Rapids, Iowa Major: Community Nutrition
Rebecca Anne Fee ===
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Grand Forks Major: Nursing
Kendra Marie Frank = Rice, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Baillie Marie Fritel Anoka, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Faisa Hassan Abdi-Omar Mogadishu, Somalia Major: Nursing
Emma Jeanne Goossens =
Bismarck Major: Nursing
Alexandra Clare Gowan =
Morris, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Lauren Elizabeth Gustafson =
Grand Forks Major: Nursing
Lucas Anthony Gutierrez
Grand Forks Major: Nursing
Andriana Denise Hanson ==
Grand Forks Major: Nursing
Lacey Jean Hewitt-Perry
Bismarck Major: Nursing
Katie Louise Hewson ===
Fargo Major: Nursing
Jackie Lynn Hill
Hutchinson, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Emily Joan Hoeper ==
Woodbury, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Randi Marie Hulst
Wheatland Major: Nursing
Maureen Nkolika Ikedinobi ==
Aurora, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Coltyn Tyler Johnson
Grand Forks Major: Nursing
Justine RenĂŠe Johnson
Virginia, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Caitlin Rose Jung
Fargo Major: Nursing
Robyn Renee Kemp =
North Mankato, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Christine Therese Knuth ==
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Lisa Marie La Fontaine
Devils Lake Major: Nursing
Katie Ann Langeliers =
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Brady Kent Larson =
Woodbury, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Jessica Paige Albert
Oslo, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Melissa Sue Ascheman =
Maple Grove, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Michael Jay Badurek =
Bachelor of Science in Dietetics Jamestown Major: Dietetics
Adrian Laurel Grotte == Lakota Major: Dietetics
Kayla Marie Hinrichsen Farmington, Minnesota Major: Dietetics
Anastasia Marie Larson Woodbury, Minnesota Major: Dietetics
Katie Jane Olson
Roseau, Minnesota Major: Dietetics
Alexandra Lynne Pullin Eagan, Minnesota Major: Dietetics
Allison Paige Reuer = Baxter, Minnesota Major: Dietetics
Jocelyn Joy Rozeveld == Grand Forks Major: Dietetics
Laura Ann Slaathaug =
Thompson Major: Dietetics Major: Honors Program
Valerie Marie Suhr
Hutchinson, Minnesota Major: Dietetics
Kjerstin Beth Helen Swenson Audubon, Minnesota Major: Dietetics
Tyler James Titcomb Warroad, Minnesota Major: Dietetics
Denver, Colorado Major: Nursing
Lindsey Ann Beattie
Newfolden, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Rachel Yvonne Biberdorf
Heidi Jo Engels
Lancaster, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Jasmin Kay Boger
Dickinson Major: Nursing
Brittney Ann Bolstad =
Mounds View, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Cameron Michael Brown ===
Alexandria, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Gina Grace Bruno =
Gilby Major: Nursing
Kaylee Jo Burgard ==
Kubwa, Abuja, Nigeria Major: Nursing
Cynthia Rose Burich
Ambrose Major: Nursing
Amber Lynn Clark =
Duluth, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Ashley Nicole Claviter-Tveit ==
Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Brittany Rose Cwikla =
Hamilton Major: Nursing
Madalynn Nicole Davito ===
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Sarah Kristine Domier
Santa Clara, California Major: Nursing
Darren Charles Eckes
Hatton Major: Nursing
Brady Dean Eilertson =
Elisha Dawn Lawrence St. Michael Major: Nursing
Maren Lynn Lysne = Devils Lake Major: Nursing
Jared Garth Michaelis == El Cajon, California Major: Nursing
Taylor Michelle Morten = Larimore Major: Nursing
Kelsey Dawn Nash =
Prairie City, South Dakota Major: Nursing
Kimberly Ann Ness === Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Teri Jo Paine =
Devils Lake Major: Nursing
Meagan Marie Pavich
Grand Rapids, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Lexie Frances Rardin == Brainerd, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Haley Beth Reinholz == Fargo Major: Nursing
Sadie Marie Rivard === Fargo Major: Nursing
Vanessa Leon Robinson === Thompson Major: Nursing
Maria Lynette Schmidt = Niagara Major: Nursing
Apryl Maria Schmitz Buffalo, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Chelsea Jo Schroeder Grand Forks Major: Nursing
Brianna Christine Schuler == Woodbury, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Devon Ellyse Schuster === Savage, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Stephanie Rae Shobe Clearwater, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Kristen Marie Sjostrand === Alexandria, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Megan Ann Sonnabend Benson, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Erika Lynn Sorenson Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Fargo Major: Nursing
Joan Stephanie Ellegaard == Fertile, Minnesota Major: Nursing
= Denotes cum laude == Denotes magna cum laude === Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 30)
13
College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines Bachelor of Science in Nursing, continued Sophie Enjema mbua Tande Grand Forks Major: Nursing
Sara Nicole Tupa Grand Forks Major: Nursing
Tanner Warren Volkmann Hastings, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Alison Lynn Wehri Argyle, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Angelica Wetzel
Oak Ridge, Tennessee Major: Nursing
Jamie Nicole Whitehead == Brainerd, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Chelsey Lynn Williams Grand Forks Major: Nursing
Brittni Jane Winkler = Mandan Major: Nursing
Brittaney Tess Zander Mandan Major: Nursing
Morgan Gruhot =
Bachelor of Science in Social Work
Grand Forks Major: Social Work Major: Spanish
Lecia Lynn Hager == Minot Major: Social Work
Skylar Alayne Hoyt =
Jourdan Elizabeth Abstein
Bismarck Major: Social Work
Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Chelsea Rae Johnson ==
DeeAnn Rae Ahmann
Park Rapids, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Grand Forks Major: Social Work
Emily Elizabeth Koenig ===
Kayla Lynn Ampe
Langdon Major: Social Work
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Irena Krstic
Marisa Kay Austinson
Grand Forks Major: Social Work
Ada, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Christina Ann Lenhart
Erica Christine Cerda ==
Crookston, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Emerado Major: Social Work
Allissa Joy Lester
Sayde Jo Davis =
Staples, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Cheney, Washington Major: Social Work
Heidi J. Long
Naomi Grace Ellis ==
McLaughlin, South Dakota Major: Social Work
Evansville, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Jessica Ann McIntyre ==
Kristin Jean Faris
Grand Forks Major: Social Work
Bismarck Major: Social Work
Kayla Jo Norton ==
Bobbie Jo Fleming
Mott Major: Social Work
Grand Forks Major: Social Work
Britney Lee Olson = Grand Forks Major: Social Work
School of Law Kathryn Rand, Dean Juris Doctor
The Juris Doctor degrees of the School of Law were presented at a separate commencement on May 9, 2015, at the Chester Fritz Auditorium. The names were published in a program booklet distributed at the ceremony.
14
Cindy Jo Olstad
Galesburg Major: Social Work
Valerie Rose Osmonson == Rochester, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Leah Jo Paulson =
Perham, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Molly Margaret Peltoma Brainerd, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Anthony Newton Ross
Grand Rapids, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Sean Michael Ryan
Valley City Major: Social Work
Madeline Rose Sackett = Chaska, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Katherine Rachel Shelkey Turtle Lake Major: Social Work
Makenzi Rose Smith Grand Forks Major: Social Work
Courtney Lynn Swensen Little Falls, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Lisa Marie Turner ===
Killarney, Manitoba, Canada Major: Social Work
School of Medicine and Health Sciences Joshua Wynne, Dean Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training
Brandon Ned Johnson
Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science
Lino Lakes, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Larissa Marie Kranz
Milaca, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Kayla Marie Mayer
Kaitlin Jo College
Olivia Jennifer Daly =
St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada Major: Athletic Training
Garyt Michael Haagenson-Buck = Ashby, Minnesota Major: Athletic Training
Elk River, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Cooperstown Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Heather Dawn Novak
Mallory Kaye Custer ==
Nikki Folasade Omoniyi ===
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Tiffany Jean Peterson
Holly Ann Gaugler
Todd Andrew Jensen
Devils Lake Major: Medical Laboratory Science
New Leipzig Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Stephen, Minnesota Major: Athletic Training
Judd Edward Prasnicky ==
Rosala L. Gleisner
Lindsay Paige Knight
Grand Forks Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Honolulu, Hawaii Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Burnsville, Minnesota Major: Athletic Training
Nedi Haji Shanka
Alison Marie Harrison
Victoria Noelle Ledahl
Finfinne, Ethiopia Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Columbia, New Jersey Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Cambridge, Minnesota Major: Athletic Training
Robin L. Siewert
Tanner Allen Hoffmeyer
Kenna LorEl Olsen
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Devils Lake Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Issaquah, Washington Major: Athletic Training
Amanda Kay Stevens ===
Heather Kathleen Howatt ==
Aaron Colby Storey
Grand Forks Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Devils Lake Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Warroad, Minnesota Major: Athletic Training
Sarah Maureen Williams
Habtamu Fikru Woldea
Eagan, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Omaha, Nebraska Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Minnetonka, Minnesota Major: Athletic Training
Grand Forks Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Baldwin, Wisconsin Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Anna Megan Danielson
Claire Haley Harnell =
Huntington Beach, California Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Roseau, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Duluth, Minnesota Major: Athletic Training
Bismarck Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Aaron Eduard LaMontagne
Ashley Marie Brateng
Janelle Josephine Berg
Jessica Marie Szuberski
Cold Spring, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Elizabeth Lorraine Krueger
Kasson, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Devils Lake Major: Athletic Training
Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Rochester, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Science Jamie Whitmire == Nazareth, Pennsylvania Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Alisha Marie Birgin
David Edward Allard ==
MacKenzie Toni Swick
Doctor of Medicine The Doctor of Medicine degrees of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences were presented at a separate commencement May 9, 2015, at the Chester Fritz Auditorium. The names were published in a booklet distributed at the ceremony.
College of Engineering and Mines Hesham El-Rewini, Dean
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering Marwan Matuq Ahmed
Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia Major: Chemical Engineering
Craig Matthew Bucholz
Bowman Major: Chemical Engineering
Alexander Henry Elbinger
Crookston, Minnesota Major: Chemical Engineering
Michael Gerard Farnet
Matthew John Schimke ===
Lenexa, Kansas Major: Chemical Engineering
Minot Major: Chemical Engineering
Jacob Allen Holleman
Tyler Andrew James Seim
Grand Forks Major: Chemical Engineering
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Chemical Engineering
Rebecca Lynn Hovey ==
Evan Robert Sprecher
Center Major: Chemical Engineering
Byron, Minnesota Major: Chemical Engineering
Curtis Bradley Bowling
Thompson Major: Chemical Engineering
Alan Charles Corey
Reid Andrew Jungling ==
Dustin Ryan Umland
Mandan Major: Chemical Engineering
Zachary Patrick Klabo
Nolan John Wagner
Bismarck Major: Chemical Engineering
Bismarck Major: Chemical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Kansas City, Missouri Major: Civil Engineering
Laramie, Wyoming Major: Civil Engineering
Zachary Lewis Rosen
Caitlyn Marie Wolf ===
Santa Barbara, California Major: Chemical Engineering
Wahpeton Major: Chemical Engineering
15
= Denotes cum laude == Denotes magna cum laude === Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 30)
College of Engineering and Mines Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, continued
Khanna Erilynn Pulliam
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Atlanta, Georgia Major: Electrical Engineering
Dustin James Rudnick =
Anamoose Major: Electrical Engineering
Ted Dale Solem
Seth Ross DeMontigny
Dunseith Major: Civil Engineering
Jordan Timothy Ensz ==
Washburn Major: Civil Engineering
Kate Lynn Berg =
Christopher Stephen Grose ==
Bismarck Major: Civil Engineering
Paul Dennis Christenson
Ray Major: Civil Engineering
Spencer Alexander Cummings
Albert Lea, Minnesota Major: Civil Engineering
Casey Joseph Delaney
Fargo Major: Civil Engineering
Larry Alan DeVore ===
Kolton George Jungemann
Jackson Daniel Knudson
Jacob Paul Labernik
Craig Allen Magnus
Zachary David Rohm
Grapevine, Texas Major: Electrical Engineering
Newcastle, Wyoming Major: Electrical Engineering
Ian Kelly Feole
Oakland, California Major: Electrical Engineering
Alexa Jane LaQua ==
Valley City Major: Civil Engineering
Carly Melissa Pluskwik
Boissevain, Manitoba, Canada Major: Civil Engineering
Tyler David Przybylski ===
Bryan Joseph Tykwinski
Patrick Gerry Vandoorne
Alexander Lee Weniger
Henning, Minnesota Major: Civil Engineering
Shelbyville, Kentucky Major: Geological Engineering
Thomas Bruce Mitchell
Stephen Michael Slick
Bachelor of Science in Geological Engineering
Baudette, Minnesota Major: Civil Engineering
Minot Major: Mechanical Engineering
Daniel Joseph Berg =
Dickinson Major: Mechanical Engineering
Timothy Michael Bjorgan
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Jason Robert Burns =
Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Jonathan Case Christopher
Rapid City, South Dakota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Tyler James Colling = Austin Tyler Cote
Bottineau Major: Mechanical Engineering
Gregory David Danner
Elgin, Illinois Major: Mechanical Engineering
Gavin Walker Elmer
Spanish Fork, Utah Major: Mechanical Engineering
Andrew John Evans
Arden Hills, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Matthew Ryan Fuka
Rochester, Minnesota Major: Electrical Engineering
Frank Glass McCoy
Samuel Steven Beaudoin
Ian Timothy Gaddie
Bismarck Major: Civil Engineering
Becker, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Grand Forks Major: Mechanical Engineering
Bemidji, Minnesota Major: Electrical Engineering
Karl Lawrence Lokken =
Kyle James Seidler
Nashua, New Hampshire Major: Civil Engineering
Wyoming, Minnesota Major: Environmental Geoscience
Champlin, Minnesota Major: Electrical Engineering
Geoffrey Karty =
Hunter James Collins
Olean, New York Major: Civil Engineering
Robert William Ring =
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Geoscience
Rocklin, California Major: Electrical Engineering
Benjamin Thomas Josephson =
Kyle Daniel Andres
Honolulu, Hawaii Major: Electrical Engineering
Lisbon Major: Civil Engineering
Faribault, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Scandia, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Fatima Ishaque
Brent James Noonan =
Hugo, Minnesota Major: Electrical Engineering
Springfield, Missouri Major: Civil Engineering
Euclid, Minnesota Major: Electrical Engineering
Lukas Daniel Gordon ==
Eric Christian Newton
Shay Eugene Wibbels
New Braunfels, Texas Major: Electrical Engineering
Stephen, Minnesota Major: Civil Engineering
Patrick James Froehle ===
Travis Miller
Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Electrical Engineering
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Major: Electrical Engineering
Howell, Michigan Major: Civil Engineering
Prabhu Antony Victor
Iraina Lee Edwards
Katelyn Nicole Manos
Cambridge, Minnesota Major: Electrical Engineering
Niagara Major: Civil Engineering
Mandan Major: Electrical Engineering
Sean M. Butler =
Slade Anthony Ternes
Hazen Major: Electrical Engineering
Grand Forks Major: Civil Engineering
Timothy Brian Jacobs ===
Jacob Wayne Berry =
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Electrical Engineering
Grand Forks Major: Electrical Engineering
Hendersonville, North Carolina Major: Civil Engineering
Tavia Howe
Alexander York Spitsberg
Devin Eugene Aune
Christopher Oneil Gradin =
Denton, North Carolina Major: Electrical Engineering
Bismarck Major: Civil Engineering
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Electrical Engineering
Vincent E. Arthur ==
Tanner Clarence Anderson
Big Lake, Minnesota Major: Geological Engineering
Caleb Scott Ubl
Grand Rapids, Minnesota Major: Electrical Engineering
Lake Elmo, Minnesota Major: Geological Engineering
Forest Lake, Illinois Major: Electrical Engineering
Sandpoint, Idaho Major: Mechanical Engineering
Andrew Ryan Goodin =
Albertville, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Seth Richard Grundstad ===
Williston Major: Mechanical Engineering
Abhinav Gupta
Grand Forks Major: Mechanical Engineering
Sean Henry Halverson =
Baxter, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Alex Taylor Hickel
Grand Forks Major: Mechanical Engineering
Michael Christian Hjermstad
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Patrick Emil Hlas
Monticello, Minnesota Major: Electrical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Virginia, Minnesota Major: Electrical Engineering
Bismarck Major: Electrical Engineering
Joshua James Aden
John Francis Wilson
Stillwater, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Frederick, Maryland Major: Civil Engineering
16
Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Robert Thomas Jessen
Solway, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Daniel Steven Johnson
Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Michael Aaron Kangas
Hibbing, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering and Mines Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, continued Caleb Matthew Kester
Burlington Major: Mechanical Engineering
Stephen Carl Knuth
Duluth, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Kyle Charles Kevin Kunkel === Maple Grove, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Kelly Allen Lindblad
Burnsville, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Brandon Jacob Lofquist
Lino Lakes, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Richard Peter Lofthus
Grand Forks Major: Mechanical Engineering
Anne Katherine Mayer ===
Fargo Major: Mechanical Engineering
Steven Jeffrey McBroom
Champlin, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Johnny Carl Nelson
Anchor Point, Alaska Major: Mechanical Engineering
Teagan Rae Nelson
Goodridge, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Tyler Keith Newman
Grand Forks Major: Mechanical Engineering
Matthew L. Nordhus
Dustin James Rudnick
Centralia, Kansas Major: Mechanical Engineering
Anamoose Major: Mechanical Engineering
Abshir Nur
Cody Lawrence Sampson
Minneapolis, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
New Prague, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Uma Achuka Nwoke
Jacob Robert Samuelson
Delta State, Nigeria Major: Mechanical Engineering
Duluth, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Nicholas Daniel Nybo
Jordan Michael Senff ==
Thompson Major: Mechanical Engineering
Grand Forks Major: Mechanical Engineering
James C. O’Keefe
Benjamin Earl Stokes
Stillwater, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Coon Rapids, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Christopher Allen Olson
Kelly Marie Streckert
Roseau, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Bismarck Major: Mechanical Engineering
Kruse David Otto
Jacob Daniel Telehey ==
Grand Forks Major: Mechanical Engineering
Williston Major: Mechanical Engineering
Derrick Michael Parsons
Chloe Anise Tinius
Larimore Major: Mechanical Engineering
Sartell, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Darren Gregory Peterson
Jonathan Henry Vlasic
Maple Grove, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
John Bradley Preston
Douglas Junior Kaai Waithaka
Burnsville, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Nairobi, Kenya Major: Mechanical Engineering
Alec James Redmann ===
Christopher Warren Walton
Jamestown Major: Mechanical Engineering
Tucson, Arizona Major: Mechanical Engineering
Eduardo Jose Rosa III
Meredith Martin Ward
Derek Andrew Roush
David Jeffrey Weaver
Alexandria, Virginia Major: Mechanical Engineering
Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Lawrence, Kansas Major: Mechanical Engineering
Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Charles John Roy
Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering Yonis Ibrahim Aliyow =
Baidoa, Somalia Major: Petroleum Engineering
Jaffer Taufiq Dean ===
Green Bay, Wisconsin Major: Petroleum Engineering
Moises R. Garcia ==
Houston, Texas Major: Petroleum Engineering
Adam Hamilton Groth
Williston Major: Petroleum Engineering
Mohamed Rashid Jama
Grand Forks Major: Petroleum Engineering
Joshua Keith Johnson =
Grand Forks Major: Petroleum Engineering
Thomas Elliott Miller
Eagan, Minnesota Major: Petroleum Engineering
Luis Paul Poire
Bakersfield, California Major: Petroleum Engineering
Erick Abraham Rodriguez ==
San Antonio, Texas Major: Petroleum Engineering
Max Patrick Schultz ==
Brookings, South Dakota Major: Petroleum Engineering
Withanage Lushani Seneviratne Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka Major: Petroleum Engineering
Grand Rapids, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Micheal Lewis Ziegler
Alexandria, MN Major: Petroleum Engineering
College of Business and Public Administration Margaret L. Williams, Dean
Bachelor of Accountancy Kaitlin Anne Bezdicek == Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Paige A. Biederstedt === Dickinson Major: Accountancy
Matthew Ray Bluhm
Prior Lake, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Kevin Allan Boegeman
Joey Lee Cherrey
Shakopee, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Turtle Lake Major: Accountancy
Katie Marguerite Bonn
Adam Lee Christianson ==
Mylo Major: Accountancy
Baldwin, Wisconsin Major: Accountancy
Conor Max Borud
Richard Kent Dalzell
Hazen Major: Accountancy
Walhalla Major: Accountancy
Chad Reuben Brelie
James Roland Dean ===
Two Harbors, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Walker, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Kristin Ann Canham ===
Sekou A. M. Dukuly
Bismarck Major: Accountancy Major: Honors Program
Monrovia, Liberia Major: Accountancy
17
Andrew Grettum
Fargo Major: Accountancy
Kyle John Harren =
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Taylor James Hoffart
Devils Lake Major: Accountancy
Tiffany Joyce Hurtt
Hoople Major: Accountancy
= Denotes cum laude == Denotes magna cum laude === Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 30)
College of Business and Public Administration Bachelor of Accountancy, continued
Philip Alexander Jensen Grand Forks Major: Accountancy
Dana Marie Kraus === St. Leo, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Zachary Thomas Kunesh Northfield, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Anna Marie Lind =
Grand Forks Major: Accountancy
Jessica Key Logan
Northport, Alabama Major: Accountancy
Tiffany Jade Shiu ==
Tyler Joseph Borst
Bismarck Major: Accountancy
Alivia Christine Sterton == Ada, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Fargo Major: Operations & Supply Chain
Kyle Marlowe Toppen
Steven Alan Brunner
Horace Major: Accountancy
Bismarck Major: Investments
Erica Lynn Turner =
Andover, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Jacob Dale Miller
Bismarck Major: Accountancy
Kelsey Renee Misialek
Kaci Elisabeth Butler
Bismarck Major: Accountancy
Starkweather Major: Accountancy
Megan Marie Anderson
Andover, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Ryan James Andert
West Fargo Major: Accountancy
Paige Louise Archer
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Jacob Maxwell Baker
Stillwater, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Devin Scott Barton
Alexandria, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Dylan Michael Berg
Fargo Major: Accountancy
Brennen Jon Bergdahl =
Ada, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Aaron William Blacklance
Grafton Major: Accountancy
Brookelle McKenzie Bolf
Melrose, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Alison Mae Boman
Harlow Major: Accountancy
Katie Marguerite Bonn
Andrew James Peden
Nathan Benjamin Potter
Elizabeth Carroll Rabon =
Benjamin William Reagen =
Aaron David Rentschler =
Jacob David Reopelle
Taylor Jo Ruebke ===
Anna Rae Rutherford
Emily Rose Scholz ===
John Ellis Sears
Derek James Seedorf === Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
David B. Senti
Grand Forks Major: Accountancy
Emily Ann Evers
Wahpeton Major: Entrepreneurship Major: Marketing
Ross James Forney
Grand Forks Major: Marketing
Lorynn M. Carter =
Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Airport Management
Connor Monahan Gaarder
Brainerd, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Kaylee Ann Gaarder
Dodge Center, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Kevin Robert Golla
Lake Villa, Illinois Major: Operations & Supply Chain Major: Aviation Management
Mack Charles Goodrich ==
Edina, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship
Ariana Ruth Cibuzar
Crary Major: Marketing
Kaylee D. Corey
Eagan, Minnesota Major: Management
Joseph Paul Czerniewski =
Aoyang Dai ===
Seattle, Washington Major: Aviation Management
Glenn S. Dodd
Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Aviation Management
Alexis Laverne D’Souza
Maple Valley, Washington Major: Marketing
Lake Stevens, Washington Major: Management
Matthew Thomas Duginski
Mylo Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting
Moorhead, Minnesota Major: Airport Management
Katie Beth Borgerson
Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Operations & Supply Chain
Andrew Guy Grinde Wayzata, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Kyle John Harren =
St. Cloud, Minnesota Major: Operations & Supply Chain
Hudson, Wisconsin Major: Marketing
Rosemount, Minnesota Major: Business Economics
Devils Lake Major: Investments
Nicholas James Dockendorf
Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship
Andrew Jeffrey Hammen =
Park River Major: Management
Adams, Minnesota Major: Aviation Management
Sawyer Lane Diseth
Cando Major: Investments
Jasmine Monique Haley
Edina, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship
Hønefoss, Buskerud, Norway Major: Business Economics
William James DeHoogh
Park River Major: Entrepreneurship
Michael Joseph Haberman
Andrea Schjelderup Dalen =
Carrington Major: Marketing
Duluth, Minnesota Major: Operations & Supply Chain
Shanghai, China Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting
Tanner Steven Franklin
Sarah Elizabeth Caton
Okoboji, Iowa Major: Management
Crookston, Minnesota Major: Banking & Financial Economics
Kokadjo, Maine Major: Aviation Management
Colgate Major: Marketing
Cloquet, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Alexandria, Minnesota Major: Management
Liesl Marie Carlson ==
Savage, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Jordan Arthur Erickson
Chad Edward Calcaterra
Bachelor of Business Administration
Prior Lake, Minnesota Major: Human Resource Management
Katie Marie Weigel
Alexander Nikolai Abernethy
Kristina Marie Nielsen
Elizabeth Elaine Erickson
Oak Grove, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Grand Forks Major: Accountancy
Chanhassen, Minnesota Major: Investments Major: Marketing
Centerville, Minnesota Major: Business Economics
George Anthony Burr
Nicole Lynn Vincent
Zachary James Eisenbeis
Williams, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Minneapolis, Minnesota Major: Human Resource Management
Bismarck Major: Human Resource Management
Logan Gerard Ubel
Jenna Marie Dygert
Taylor Daniel Ehrmantraut
Madison Lee Buck
Colin Arthur Brown
Alexandria, Minnesota Major: Accountancy Fargo Major: Accountancy
Grand Forks Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting
Brandon Dean Ludwig Patrick James McClellan =
William Henry Duquette
Grand Forks Major: Management
Horace Major: Management
Federal Way, Washington Major: Management
Emerado Major: Business Economics
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting
Aaron Henry Hatt
Manvel Major: Operations & Supply Chain
Haojie He
JiangDong, ZheJlang, China Major: Business Economics
Shan He
Baotou, China Major: Banking & Financial Economics
Joshua Neil Hensrud
Lake Nebagamon, Wisconsin Major: Management
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Marketing
18
College of Business and Public Administration Bachelor of Business Administration, continued
Renee Elizabeth Maclean
Mark Jordan MacMillan
William Robert Otis
Penticton, British Columbia, Canada Major: Entrepreneurship
Devils Lake Major: Entrepreneurship
Farmington, Minnesota Major: Human Resource Management
Alyssa Kathryn Mastel
Nicole Jean Houseal
Gabriela Margaret Hughes Mendota Heights, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship
Stephenie Diane Huot
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Human Resource Management
Lucas Robert Imsland
Williston Major: Business Economics
David K. Jamison
Grand Forks Major: Business Economics
Brett Nathaniel Jurcak =
Star, Idaho Major: Operations & Supply Chain Major: Airport Management
Jaynie Elizabeth Kaiser = Edina, Minnesota Major: Management Major: Marketing
Dana Marie Kraus ===
Ham Lake, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship
Kaitlin Marie Landman
Deering Major: Marketing
Amanda Kaye Sather
Fargo Major: Banking & Financial Economics
Trevor Donald Schommer
Fargo Major: Investments
Charles Lloyd Scriven
Beulah Major: Human Resource Management
John Ryan Seil
St. John, New Brunswick, Canada Major: Marketing
Shane Christopher O’Brien
Nicholas John Lindner
Pequot Lakes, Minnesota Major: Business Economics
Connor August Sundberg Alexandria, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship Major: Marketing
Colt David VanOrden
Chaska, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship
Albany, Minnesota Major: Information Systems
Oak Grove, Minnesota Major: Management
Pembina Major: Marketing
St. Cloud, Minnesota Major: Management
Wayzata, Minnesota Major: Management
Suzhou, China Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting
Yubin Zhang =
Grand Forks Major: Business Economics
Frank William Swiontek
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting Major: Investments
Fridley, Minnesota Major: Management
Xiaowei Wu =
Minot Major: Entrepreneurship
Phillips, Nebraska Major: Aviation Management
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship
Hannah Louise Worrell
Yimeng Sun
Turtle River, Minnesota Major: Marketing Major: Entreprenuership
Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Investments
Lakevillle, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Robert Lee Sukovaty
Edina, Minnesota Major: Management
Ross Allan Windfeldt
Aaron Michael St. George
Nawala, Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka Major: Aviation Management
Joseph Michael Toomey
Kara Ann Wilwand
Edina, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Esko, Minnesota Major: Aviation Management Albert Lea, Minnesota Major: Human Resource Management
Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Alexandra Marie Thrane =
Jeremy John Weigel
Alik Mark Smed ==
Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Grand Forks Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting
Deephaven, Minnesota Major: Banking & Financial Economics
Taylor Charles Waletzko ===
Spencer James Sinnott ===
David Thomas Erstad Nelson
Neche Major: Management
Williston Major: Management
Bemidji, Minnesota Major: Investments
Red Lake Falls, Minnesota Major: Human Resource Management
Riley Thomas Simenson
Emily Marie O’Brien
Lucas Alan Levesque
Park River Major: Management
Velva Major: Human Resource Management
Emily Jane Vatthauer
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Fargo Major: Management
Michael Allen Moos
Courtney Kay Thingstad
Casey Paul Urbach
Kindred Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting
Katherine Jo O’ Brien
Jason Patrick Lee
Mary Frances Schreiner
West Fargo Major: Aviation Management
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Major: Operations & Supply Chain
Munich Major: Management
Christian Robert Mohan
Muhammad Aadhil Niyas ===
Andrew John Larson
Grand Forks Major: Banking & Financial Economics
Luke Anton Upgren
Bismarck Major: Marketing
John Joseph Mitzel ===
Watford City Major: Investments
Jory Ray Miller
Kirsten Ruth Neubrech
Christopher John Larsen =
South St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Banking & Financial Economics
Larimore Major: Entrepreneurship
Scott Edward Rosenberger
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota Major: Aviation Management
Christopher David Nelson ==
Cassondra Terese Landborg
Warner, South Dakota Major: Marketing
Kylie Marie Theisen
Alec Joseph Thompson
Maggie Jo McIntyre
Minot Major: Business Economics
Toronto, Ontario, Canada Major: Business Economics
Emily Ann Punt
Williston Major: Management
Ryan Michael Tetzloff
Matthew Allen Thom
Stephanie Stavroula Petsis
Brook Jordan McFarlin =
Fargo Major: Entrepreneurship
Arvilla Major: Business Economics
Chanhassen, Minnesota Major: Management
Moorhead, Minnesota Major: Human Resource Management
Jacob Wayne Petsinger ===
Nicholas Patrick Mattson ===
Ian Paul Myrdal
Jacob Whitmore Lamb
Northfield, Minnesota Major: Investments
Ste. Anne, Manitoba, Canada Major: Entrepreneurship
Bismarck Major: Airport Management
Joshua Lee Teigen
Stéphane Guy David Pattyn
Megan Leigh Muscha
Zachary Thomas Kunesh
Spooner, Wisconsin Major: Marketing
St. Leo, Minnesota Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Major: Human Resource Management
Devan Jay Maki
Johnathan Paphatsalang
Lino Lakes, Minnesota Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting
Edina, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship
Mayville Major: Entrepreneurship
Tyler Alton Maesse
Thomas Kemp Holtzman
Maggie Carol O’Keefe =
Farmington, Minnesota Major: Management
Bismarck Major: Management
= Denotes cum laude == Denotes magna cum laude === Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 30)
19
College of Business and Public Administration Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design Technology
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology
Meghan Breanne Conlin
Griffin Paul Dahlberg
Bismarck Major: Graphic Design Technology
Michelle Karvinen
Rodovre, Denmark Major: Graphic Design Technology
Jessica Melissa Mann
Grand Forks Major: Graphic Design Technology
Michael Scott Olson
Bachelor of Science in Public Administration
Anoka, Minnesota Major: Industrial Technology
Clark Richard Swanson
Fargo Major: Industrial Technology
Alexander Gray Vogel
Maple Grove, Minnesota Major: Industrial Technology
Clark Allan Everson
Grand Forks Major: Industrial Technology
Cole Gareth Nelson
Fargo Major: Public Administration
Tyler Thomas Zielske
Edina, Minnesota Major: Industrial Technology
Daniel Edward Goebel
Jamestown Major: Industrial Technology
Champlin, Minnesota Major: Public Administration
Dashell T. Thunder
Austin Montgomery Lee
Fairchild, Wisconsin Major: Public Administration
Tioga Major: Industrial Technology
Sarah Elizabeth Vogel ==
Loveland, Colorado Major: Public Administration
College of Education and Human Development Robert D. Hill, Dean
Bachelor of Science in Education Rebecca Denise Aker ==
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Shala Marie Anderson =
Hector, Minnesota Major: Early Childhood Education
Kristi Jo Arndt ==
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Early Childhood Education
Marci Lynn Berg =
Rosemount, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Janelle Rae Beske ==
Fergus Falls, Minnesota Major: Middle Level Education
Brandon Scott Boemann
Grand Forks Major: Elementary Education
Elisha Annie Joy Brandvold = McVille Major: Elementary Education
Anna Kay Breidenbach ===
Grand Forks Major: Elementary Education
Cassandra Catherine Brodin = Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Megan Nicole Danielson
Eagan, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Daniall Renee Deis
Jessica Lynn Keys ===
Pierre, South Dakota Major: Elementary Education
Bismarck Major: Composite Social Studies Education
Heather Marie Duehn ==
Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education Major: Early Childhood
Patrick David Kloeckner ==
Fairmont, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Shanna Ruth Gisvold ===
Kaci Rae Kostelnik
Grand Forks Major: Elementary Education Major: Early Childhood
Aldie, Virginia Major: Elementary Education
Ellen Elizabeth Krueger ==
Jonathan Paul Halbur ===
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Cottage Grove, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Jinnea Kay LaRoque =
Morgan Bristol Hannafin
Grand Rapids, Minnesota Major: Composite Social Studies Education
Edina, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Megan Dawn Hepper
Danielle R. Larson
Grand Forks Major: Elementary Education
Crookston, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Hailey Marie Hill
Erica Rochelle Leake ==
Grand Forks Major: Elementary Education
Emerado Major: Elementary Education Major: Early Childhood
Justin Alon Jacobson
Rutland Major: Composite Social Studies Education
Carly Mae Leslie
Becker, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Anjuli Ratilal Jethwa
Michael Reed McNelly
Minot Major: Elementary Education
Champlin, Minnesota Major: Composite Social Studies Education
Brady Scott Johnson
Grand Forks Major: Composite Social Studies Education
Elizabeth Rose Nelson ==
Coon Rapids, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Kara Lyn Kennedy
Breaunna Dawn Oakland ==
International Falls, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Hazen Major: Elementary Education
20
Alan Oberg ===
Grand Forks Major: Composite Social Studies Education
Alexa Troy Olson
Andover, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Lauren Elizabeth Olson =
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Lindsay Rae Olson =
Sentinel Butte Major: Elementary Education Major: Early Childhood
Samantha Nicole Olson =
Wahpeton Major: Early Childhood Education
Sean David Opdahl
Grand Forks Major: Composite Social Studies Education
Kayla Ann Owens =
Bismarck Major: Elementary Education
Molly Roberta Perkerewicz
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Kaytelyn Maren Porter =
Crookston, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Katie Marie Roche ===
Minnetonka, Minnesota Major: Middle Level Education
Tyrell William Rose Grand Forks Major: Science
College of Education and Human Development Bachelor of Science in Education, continued
Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology
Kelly Theresa Renee Schempp ==
Jennifer Marie Anklan
Fargo Major: Elementary Education
Clinton Bradley Senn
Grand Forks Major: Composite Social Studies Education
Hilary Anne Skjei ==
Crookston, Minnesota Major: Early Childhood Education
Allison Christine Sturman =
Brooke Erin Swingen
Derek Lee Goracke =
Annandale, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Molly Rae Goughnour =
Apply Valley, Minnesota Major: Composite Social Studies Education
Gabriel Louis Gourneau
Emily Elizabeth Triplett ===
Trevor Michael Trombley
Jessica Marie Wassink ==
Hastings, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Kate Madeline Wilson
Rochester, Minnesota Major: Early Childhood Education
Cologne, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology
Kenna LorEl Olsen
Issaquah, Washington Major: Kinesiology
Dalton James Parrott
West Des Moines, Iowa Major: Kinesiology
Hawley, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology
Dayton, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Jessica Lee Lynch ==
Strandquist, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology
Cordero Kurt Finley
Emily Christine Thorson
Sidney, Montana Major: Kinesiology
Grey Eagle, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology
Woodbury, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Christopher Allan Lee
Hailey Rae Brinkman ===
Jordan Arthur Erickson
Christiana Elizabeth Taracido
Grand Forks Major: Kinesiology
Plymouth, New Hampshire Major: Kinesiology
Grand Forks Major: Elementary Education
Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology
Jakob James Bissell
Ashley Marie Curry =
Geena Kay Berg
Lino Lakes, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology
Hinckley, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology
Warren, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education Major: Early Childhood
Faith Sherilyn Swanson =
Kristina Larson
Michael Bernard Kriegler
Jessica Lynn Barnett
Sabrina Jane Budziszewski ==
Elizabeth Anne Kriz
Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation & Human Services
Greenbush, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology
Rochester, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology
Grand Forks Major: Early Childhood Education
Brennan Michael Preston Kirkeide
Kasey Terence Schmidt Beulah Major: Kinesiology
Alexandria, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology
Anthony James Schuweiler = St. Cloud, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology
Kenosha, Wisconsin Major: Kinesiology
Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services
Jordan Robin Burns
Fergus Falls, Minnesota Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services
Martina Mlikota
Grand Forks Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services
April Marie Sauve ==
Grand Forks Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services
Amanda Jane Thalacker
Chanhassen, Minnesota Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services
Austin Juel Smith
Colorado Springs, Colorado Major: Kinesiology
Alexandria, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology
Hudson, Wisconsin Major: Kinesiology
Bachelor of Science in Recreation & Tourism Studies
Hills, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology
Wesley Robert Schultz
Heather Sara Smith =
St. Louis Park, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology
Fargo Major: Kinesiology
Seth T. Stanchik
Grand Forks Major: Kinesiology
Natalie Jo Stueven =
Tanner James Grina
Hutchinson, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology
Joseph Aldron Tomanek
Benjamin William Henson
Thompson Major: Kinesiology
Buffalo, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology
Tehachapi, California Major: Recreation & Tourism Studies
Matthew Wayne Torgerson
Karlie Anna Hoherz
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology
Beulah Major: Kinesiology
Garrett Michael Wayne Wible
Nicole Renee Husfeldt =
Velva Major: Kinesiology
Andover, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology
Rayna Kristine Jacobson Frazee, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology
= Denotes cum laude == Denotes magna cum laude === Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 30)
21
John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences Bruce A. Smith, Dean Evan Philip Gammell
Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics
St. Michael, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Joshua Wesley Garner
Auburn, California Major: Commercial Aviation
Jesse Josiah Gavic ==
Coon Rapids, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Malek Barjes Alotaibi =
Pall Mall, Tennessee Major: Air Traffic Control Major: Commercial Aviation
Aaron Michael Gunter ==
Aurora, Colorado Major: Commercial Aviation
Zachary Scott Alsterlund
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Daniel James Halter ==
Buckley, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation
Kenneth Taylor Hedges
Lake Orion, Michigan Major: Air Traffic Control
Joseph Edward Hendron
Seattle, Washington Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operation
Tyler Patrick Herbst ===
Michael Anthony Anastasi
Jordan Richard Baginski
Winnetka, Illinois Major: Commercial Aviation
Nathan Alex Bullock
Colbert, Georgia Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operation
Appleton, Wisconsin Major: Commercial Aviation
Keaton Patrick Malone =
Vancouver, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation
Sean Patrick McClain
Moyock, North Carolina Major: Commercial Aviation
Jeffrey Donald McGee
Derek Michael Cash =
Sartell, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operation
Ross Oleck
Chicago, Illinois Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operation
Kou Omori ==
Kristopher Douglas Chachula Santa Ana, California Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operation
Sundance, Wyoming Major: Commercial Aviation
Rebecca Elaine Dauk
New London, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation Woodbury, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Daniel Sanchez Djamal
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Matthew Craig Dutzer
Virginia Beach, Virginia Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Air Traffic Control
Derek Michael Engh ==
Maddock Major: Air Traffic Control
Jacob Russell Fox
Shakopee, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Colombo, Sri Lanka Major: Commercial Aviation
Spencer James Sinnott ===
Tokyo, Japan Major: Commercial Aviation
Luke Joshua Sjordal
Fargo Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operation
Jacob Luther Soderberg
Adam Clifford Overvold
Jackson Langseth Perrault
Woodbury, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Joseph Samuel Peterson
Morehead City, North Carolina Major: Commercial Aviation
Kyle David Peterson
Denver, Colorado Major: Commercial Aviation
Narit Podhipak
Maple Grove, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Samuel Francis Quigley =
Oshkosh, Wisconsin Major: Commercial Aviation
Matthew Patrick Quinlan =
Sheboygan, Wisconsin Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operation
Michael Christopher Ramos
St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Ryan Brengle Reed
Victoria, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Alexander Michael Renn =
Andrew David Dehmer
Luxemburg, Wisconsin Major: Commercial Aviation
Champlin, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Bangkok, Thailand Major: Commercial Aviation
Golden Valley, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Lino Lakes, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Ryan Keith Terpstra
Holmen, Wisconsin Major: Commercial Aviation
Tyler Robert Torgerud
Onalaska, Wisconsin Major: Air Traffic Control
Michael Darrell Turner
Becker, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Kathleen Renee Windett
Stillwater, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control Major: French
Luke Archer Woodarek =
Grand Forks Major: Air Traffic Control Major: Communication
Shunan Xu =
Houston, Texas Major: Air Traffic Control
Hudson, Wisconsin Major: Air Traffic Control
22
Western Springs, Illinois Major: Commercial Aviation
David Joseph Lynum =
Esko, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Phillip Calvin Wirtz
Jacqueline Nillasit Lynch
Portage, Wisconsin Major: Air Traffic Control
Elijah Hayes Lewis ==
Quartz Hill, California Major: Air Traffic Control
Devin Lee Wells
Shadow Hills, California Major: Commercial Aviation
Brett Michael Kuenzi
James Thomas Knutson
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Major: Air Traffic Control
Charlotte, North Carolina Major: Commercial Aviation
Mahtomedi, Minnesota Major: Flight Education
Conner Thomas Kincaid ===
Palmer, Alaska Major: Commercial Aviation
San Diego, California Major: Commercial Aviation
Anthem, Arizona Major: Commercial Aviation
Megan Charlotte Shelton
Bryan Jason Kibler ==
John Taylor Schoppaul
Haslet, Texas Major: Air Traffic Control
Adam Joel Kersten =
Circle Pines, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Robert Joseph Schumacher =
Adam Douglas Paider ===
Aurora, Illinois Major: Commercial Aviation
Muskego, Wisconsin Major: Air Traffic Control
Prior Lake, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Andrew Lyle Corean =
Ryan Patrick Joyce
Vancouver, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Flight Education
Ariston Jerral Jones =
Bakersfield, California Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operation
Ripon, Wisconsin Major: Air Traffic Control
Anastasia R. Messmore
Spokane, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation
Eagan, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Kei Hendrik Rodenburg
Laura Jean Schevenius
Daniel Ryan Norris ==
Alexander Thomas Jaeb
Lisle, Illinois Major: Air Traffic Control
Belle Fourche, South Dakota Major: Commercial Aviation
Vermillion, South Dakota Major: Air Traffic Control
Steven Randolph Iden ==
Durango, Colorado Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Air Traffic Control
Stephanie Lea Schaub ==
Peter John Bunya McQuirk
Nicholas Lee Huber =
Nicholas Anthony - Sebastian Rocci =
Grand Forks Major: Flight Education
Morgan James Murphy
South Portland, Maine Major: Air Traffic Control
Jacob Robert Sagstetter
Dana Janean McIlwain
Tesa Justine Hill ===
Rebecca Marie Roberts
Rochester, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Sandpoint, Idaho Major: Commercial Aviation
Alexander Aldred Card
Thomas Arthur Bergman
Don Isuru Gamage
Great Falls, Virginia Major: Commercial Aviation
Elkton, Maryland Major: Commercial Aviation
Jacob Maxwell Baker
Warren, Michigan Major: Commercial Aviation
Sarah Michelle Mahloch
Esko, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Grand Forks Major: Aviation Technology Management
John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences Emily Mattea Maddox
Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Sciences
Kaitlin Renee Clarke
Redfield, South Dakota Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Grand Forks Major: Computer Science
Kevin Lee Mahoney Jr.
Andrew Ryan Ellingson ==
Cannon Falls, Minnesota Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Grand Forks Major: Computer Science
Johnathan James Metz ===
Dawson Alan Hahn
Bismarck Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Grand Forks Major: Computer Science
Molly Elizabeth Aufforth ==
Nathaniel Jeffrey Smith
Bowbells Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Jacob Alvin Huhn
Ellsworth, Wisconsin Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Minneapolis, Minnesota Major: Computer Science
Evan Michael Bollinger
Grand Forks Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Andrew Phillip Jacobson
Williston Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Bradley Douglas Jokinen ===
Larimore Major: Computer Science
Aaron L Dye
Stillwater, Minnesota Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Lake Elmo, Minnesota Major: Atmospheric Sciences
John Howard Babin Jr.
High Bridge, Wisconsin Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Benjamin Charles Carpenter ==
Adam Joseph Gill
Colorado Springs, Colorado Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Joseph Gregory Heiden
Farmington, Minnesota Major: Computer Science Major: Mathematics
Peter Nicholas Kampa ===
Grand Rapids, Minnesota Major: Computer Science
Mark J. Paulson
Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Computer Science
Christian Oliver Sandtveit === Oslo, Norway Major: Computer Science
Donovan Robert Torgerson Grand Forks Major: Computer Science
Joseph Raye Velez
Laporte, Minnesota Major: Computer Science
Timothy Patrick Whitney === Devils Lake Major: Computer Science
Darrin Dale Winger
Portland Major: Computer Science
Grand Forks Major: Computer Science
Marshall Paul Mattingly III Suffolk, United Kingdom Major: Computer Science
Brianna Marie Kump
James Andrew Mullen ===
Savage, Minnesota Major: Computer Science
Logan Patrick Lee ==
Grand Forks Major: Computer Science
Benjamin Thomas Lott
Pearl City, Illinois Major: Atmospheric Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences Debbie Storrs, Dean Bachelor of Arts
Emily Ann Bakken ==
Amy LeeAnn Blanton
Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Portland, Oregon Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Mallory Ann Baldwin Abbey Marie Aide
Bottineau Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Jennifer Lyn Allison === Stillwater, Minnesota Major: Communication
Julia Laura Amundson == St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Theatre Arts
Danielle Irene Anderson Blaine, Minnesota Major: Social Science
Kyle Richard Anderson Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Communication Major: Sociology
Logan Edward Anderson Fargo Major: Music
Steven Thomas Anderson Franklin, Idaho Major: Communication
Anthony Paul Bodene
Sioux Falls, South Dakota Major: Communication
Andover, Minnesota Major: Sociology
Gannon C. Becker
Peter Eugene Bottini
Bismarck Major: Political Science
Grand Forks Major: Communication
Christopher Johnathan Benge
Amber Elaine Bouret
Magnolia, Texas Major: Economics
Bismarck Major: History Major: American Indian Studies
Jaymes Mikel Berg
Rosemount, Minnesota Major: Communication
Hilarie Sidney Bratset
Greenbush, Minnesota Major: Communication
Jennifer Lynn Braun
Fergus Falls, Minnesota Major: Geology
Patrick Lee Brown
Pardeeville, Wisconsin Major: Psychology
Molly Rebekah Burke ==
Maple Grove, Minnesota Major: English
Mitchell Robert Bzdok
Grøa, Norway Major: Norwegian
Ryan Scott Bergeron
Champlin, Minnesota Major: English
Janelle Rae Beske ==
MacIan Stuart Campbell Stillwater, Minnesota Major: History
Rachael Claire Carlisle ==
Wadena, Minnesota Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Liesl Marie Carlson == Wahpeton Major: French
Rachel Kathryn Chalupnik
Graceville, Minnesota Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Adam Lee Christianson == Baldwin, Wisconsin Major: Music
Magen Mae Clement ==
Pequot Lakes, Minnesota Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
North Pole, Alaska Major: Communication
Breanna C. Billman
Pierre, South Dakota Major: Political Science
Kameron Ann Binstock
Brainerd, Minnesota Major: Communication
23
= Denotes cum laude == Denotes magna cum laude === Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 30)
College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Arts, continued Caitlin Marie Cox
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Major: Political Science
Aaron Marlo Dahl
Farmington, Minnesota Major: German
Lucas James Demarais Fargo Major: English
Kristina Kay DeVaal Grand Forks Major: Psychology
Melissa Joy DeWall = Grand Forks Major: Spanish Major: English
Samuel Hunter Dilley =
Minnetonka, Minnesota Major: Philosophy & Religion: Philosophy
Sarah Ruth Dobson St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Music
Catheryne Lynnmarie Domeier Bemidji, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Carolyn Anne Dorr
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Major: Communication
Jamie Lee Eckert
Lino Lakes, Minnesota Major: Communication
Jennifer Anna Ellsworth North St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Spanish
Jeremiah Stephen Enright IV Willow Springs, Illinois Major: History
Nicole Kay Evans
Casey James Goodyear =
Colton Joseph Gowan Grand Forks Major: Biology
Carol Beth Grabanski
Harwood Major: French
Joseph Robert Furst
Rochester, Minnesota Major: Communication
Krystal Lea Gaetz
Grand Forks Major: Psychology
Stephanie Marie Gartner Fargo Major: English
Shanna Ruth Gisvold === Grand Forks Major: Spanish
Shoreview, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Major: Communication
Rocco Niccolas Grimaldi =
Sarah Rose Lawler =
Carlie Marie Hughes =
Rossmoor, California Major: Communication
Grand Forks Major: Philosophy & Religion: Philosophy
Brooklyn Paige Grotte
Grand Forks Major: Communication
Jamie Logan Hutchinson = Grand Forks Major: English Major: Communication
Matthew Harry Grounds
Eagan, Minnesota Major: Communication
Brent Gerald Gulbranson
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: History
Vancouver, Washington Major: Economics
Bismarck Major: American Indian Studies
Amy D. Marriott ==
Appleton, Wisconsin Major: Political Science
Ashleigh Nicole Marsteller
Rodovre, Denmark Major: Communication
Taylor Amanda Martin
Brainerd, Minnesota Major: Sociology
Stephanie Nicole McDowall =
Fargo Major: Political Science
Kenora, Ontario, Canada Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Taylor Margaret Kaupa =
Carrington Major: Theatre Arts
Woodbury, Minnesota Major: Communication
Mathew Ryan McKay
Shakopee, Minnesota Major: Anthropology
Emily Renae Mell
Grand Forks Major: Political Science
Brittany Marie Mildenberger ===
Cheyenne, Wyoming Major: Communication
Alyssa Rae Kautzman
St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Communication
Eric Antoine Kester-Mabon
Grand Forks Air Force Base Major: English
Kaci Kathryn Mobley
Trace Kluck =
Maple Grove, Minnesota Major: Communication
Rogers, Minnesota Major: Anthropology
Serianna Leigh Henkel
Grand Forks Major: Communication Major: Norwegian
Nathaniel Thomas Moline
Heidi LaMar Knower
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: International Studies Major: French
Casey Patricia Hepper = Fargo Major: German
Caleb Ryan Kobilansky = Grand Forks Major: Psychology Major: Spanish
Morgan Amanda Herz ==
Hope Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Grant Joe Kraft ==
Fargo Major: Classical Studies
24
Eagan, Minnesota Major: Communication
Stanley Major: English
Bismarck Major: Communication Science & Disorders
Tyler Joseph Kloewer
Champlin, Minnesota Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Jillian Kathleen Kaspar
Newfolden, Minnesota Major: Norwegian
Hillsboro Major: Communication Tigard, Oregon Major: Psychology
Michelle Karvinen
Grand Forks Major: Philosophy & Religion: Philosophy
Adam Joel Justinger
Alexis Leigh Hanson =
St. John, New Brunswick, Canada Major: French
Keaton Patrick Malone =
Goodridge, Minnesota Major: Communication Major: History
Lucas Alan Levesque
New Hope, Minnesota Major: English
Kayla Faye Johnson
Amy Joy Halvorson =
Ham Lake, Minnesota Major: Communication
Zim, Minnesota Major: History Major: Norwegian
Minot Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Kristina Lee LeMire
Erin Rachel Lurie =
Kaci Lynn Johnson
Jordan Ramona Halseth
Fairfax Station, Virginia Major: Political Science
Albert Lea, Minnesota Major: Anthropology
Port St. Lucie, Florida Major: Computer Science
Brian Alexander Johnson
Alycia Elizabeth Ane Hall
Tyler S. Leben
Minot Major: Psychology
Omaha, Nebraska Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders Major: Honors Program
Williston Major: German
Mandan Major: Theatre Arts
Samantha Leier
Brianna Marie Jallo ===
Seth Richard Grundstad ===
Megan Leigh Lauck
Troy Lee Huff
Stephanie Rae Heitkamp
Katie Alice Fretheim
Alexandria, Minnesota Major: Communication
Grand Forks Major: Spanish
Grand Forks Major: Anthropology
Jenna Marie Larson ===
St. Joseph, Michigan Major: History
Katelyn Marie Greer
Elisa Sue Head ==
Kasey Elizabeth Fleming
Thompson Major: Music Education
Tory Kathleen Holmgren
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Sociology
Rochester, Minnesota Major: Communication
Brian Donald Larrabee
North Oaks, Minnesota Major: French Major: Psychology
Averi Jean Haugesag ==
Jacob John Fisher
Andrew Clark Hoistad
Lino Lakes, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Scranton Major: Psychology
Brett Kirkwood Harmon
Whitley Louise Fedt
Chloe Marie Krinke ===
Billings, Montana Major: Communication
Lino Lakes, Minnesota Major: Economics
Megan Marie Hoffman =
Devils Lake Major: Anthropology
Andriana Denise Hanson ==
Kobe Darrell Fedt
Virginia Beach, Virginia Major: Social Science
James Douglas Goulding
Joseph Allen Kresse ==
Mounds View, Minnesota Major: German
Bismarck Major: Psychology
Jackie Lynn Hill
Fargo Major: Classical Studies
Mendota Heights, Minnesota Major: Communication Major: Norwegian
Mason Michael Mongeon Rolette Major: Communication
Tessa Jean Muehe
Rochester, Minnesota Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Arts, continued
Amy Jo Rassier ==
St. Michael, Minnesota Major: Communication
Joy Adelle Murray
Foley, Minnesota Major: Communication
Nicholas Gregory Nelson
Zachary Thomas Stettner
Courtney Elizabeth Rowan ==
Mary Agnes O’Leary Billings, Montana Major: English
Austin Allen Olson == Minot Major: History
Krista Rayne Olson
Sandy, Utah Major: Social Science
Cheyenne April Paris
Norwalk, Connecticut Major: Anthropology
Michael Ralph Parks
O’Fallon, Missouri Major: Communication
Elizabeth Jane Pepper
Montague, Michigan Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Sondra Renae Pergotski === Jamestown Major: German
Maija Linsay Peterson
Chaska, Minnesota Major: Communication
Christina Nicole Phipps === Hatton Major: English
MacKenzie Marie Pichetti Duluth, Minnesota Major: Communication
Shayla GeAnna Pierce Fargo Major: Social Science
Jesse William Plambeck Fargo Major: Anthropology
Andrew William Prantl Ellicott City, Maryland Major: Political Science
Michon Elise Pritchett Grand Forks Major: Psychology
Jocelyn Dillard Prouty == Evans, Georgia Major: Communication
Rice, Minnesota Major: Economics Major: Political Science
Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Natalie Anne Taylor
Laura Mae Sandberg ==
Dickinson Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Lino Lakes, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Michelle Amanda Sanders ===
Ryan Michael Tetzloff
Brooten, Minnesota Major: Spanish
Minot Major: Spanish
Joseph William Schaefbauer ==
Amanda Lou Thompson ===
Fargo Major: Political Science Major: Honors Program
Grand Forks Major: Psychology
Gilby Major: English
Waconia, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Annandale, Minnesota Major: Spanish
Dakota Paul Noot ===
Apply Valley, Minnesota Major: History
Rachel Clarice Perry =
Devils Lake Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Mathew Henry Scheuring
Eagan, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Trevor Michael Trombley
Serena Elizabeth Seashore
Medina, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Shelby Victoria Turck ===
Kaitlin Nicole Senn
Rapid City, South Dakota Major: Psychology
Mekayla Lee Shelton
Ronette J. Vandal
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: English
Tracy Ann Mehrkens ==
Emily Elizabeth Triplett ===
Jacqueline Laura Schultz
Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Graphic Design / New Art Media
Minot Major: Political Science
Angela René Bauler
Angela Rose Byzewski =
Jacob LaMoure Thrailkill
Lac Du Flambeau, Wisconsin Major: Interdisciplinary Studies
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Caleb Steven Schoonover
Grand Forks Major: Visual Arts
Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Visual Arts
Bismarck Major: Visual Arts
Grand Forks Major: Musical Theatre
Lidgerwood Major: Visual Arts
Belcourt Major: Psychology
Tiffany Jade Shiu ==
Zachary Eugene Vodden
Bismarck Major: Chinese Studies
Grand Forks Major: Political Science
Kaitlyn Paige Sivertson ==
Ingrid Marie Wahlquist =
Minot Major: French
Glenwood, Minnesota Major: Political Science
Lloyd Matthew Sivertson
Paige Robin Walter ==
St. John Major: Political Science
Jordan Taylor Adolf ===
Discovery Bay, California Major: Communication
Donald George Adolphson
Phoenix, Arizona Major: English
Jeremy Raul Alameda
Kelsi Ann Ward
Port Orchard, Washington Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Timothy Robert Wead
Patrick Alan Sprague
Grand Forks Major: Anthropology Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Stephanie Nichole Welch
Long Prairie, Minnesota Major: Political Science
Sara Nicole Wells
Bachelor of General Studies
Bemidji, Minnesota Major: Anthropology
Brittany Casiopea Slagle ==
Casey Swanson
Coon Rapids, Minnesota Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
South Haven, Minnesota Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Tyler Zebell
Nicholas Mark Surma ==
Medical Lake, Washington Major: History
Danielle Lorraine Workman
Shanghai, China Major: Political Science
Nathan Anthony Yon
Ruikun Sun ===
Minnetonka, Minnesota Major: Spanish
Sierra Vista, Arizona Major: Psychology
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada Major: Psychology Major: French
Samantha Joleen Wosick
Mary Lucile Stryker
Hampton, Virginia Major: Communication
Victoria Dawn Williams =
Fargo Major: Economics
Wheatland Major: Communication
Grand Forks Major: English
Samuel Patrick O’Donnell Jr.
Mathew Thomas Strom
Laura Marie Roach
Roberto Daniel Rodriguez
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Major: Communication
Brendan Arthur O’Donnell
White Bear Lake, Minnesota Major: English
Guayaquil, Ecuador Major: Communication
Katie Marie Roche ===
Anne Elizabeth Stevens =
Adriana Isabel Rivera
Oslo, Norway Major: Communication
Eirik Nilssen Bratli =
Roy Franklin Roach III
Minnetonka, Minnesota Major: English
Bemidji, Minnesota Major: Communication
Grand Forks Major: Psychology
Grand Forks Major: Classical Studies
Grand Forks Major: History
Samuel Edward Revering Martin Micheal Mueller
David Joseph Whalen
Dylan Stavens
Sidney, Montana Major: Political Science Major: International Studies
Mesa, Arizona Major: History
Bismarck Major: General Studies
Corcoran, Minnesota Major: General Studies
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Kimberly Marie Stans
Maple Grove, Minnesota Major: Communication
25
= Denotes cum laude == Denotes magna cum laude === Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 30)
College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of General Studies, continued
Gary Scott Alexander
Carmel, Indiana Major: General Studies
Annemarie Assel ===
Bismarck Major: General Studies
Matthew Thomas Bartels Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Christina Marie Becker === Dickinson Major: General Studies
Stefanie Jean Brandvold Edinburg Major: General Studies
Joseph Wayne Russell Brown Grand Forks Major: General Studies
Stephanie Elaine Carlson Fargo Major: General Studies
Jana Michelle Carroll = Grand Forks Major: General Studies
Mary L. Cisneros
Grand Forks Major: General Studies
Darbie Jo Claus
Enderlin Major: General Studies
Nicholle Rae Clouse =
Fergus Falls, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Breanna Elizabeth Coleman Amery, Wisconsin Major: General Studies
Chelsea Lynn de Bruto = Devils Lake Major: General Studies
Moneesha Shauntae DeBardlabon Minot Major: General Studies
Michelle Domke
Edina, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Ella Joy Eslinger
Grand Forks Major: General Studies
Daniel Kane Essig
Deer River, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Christopher Michael Ferrari Moorhead, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Daniel Eric Forberg
New Prague, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Maegen Marie Fried
Great Falls, Montana Major: General Studies
Kaitlyn Paige Goenner
Clear Lake, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Rachel Anne Gromek
Lino Lakes, Minnesota Major: General Studies
William Lamar Lewis
John Charles Grove
Pittsburg, California Major: General Studies
Missoula, Montana Major: General Studies
Kathryn Mae Lien
Jenifer Joanne Hardy =
Minot Major: General Studies
Bismarck Major: General Studies
Erin Leigh Haugen ===
Monica Lee Heltemes =
Fergus Falls, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Rochester, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Hana Marie Mattern
Emily Anne Hermanson =
Bismarck Major: General Studies
Hastings, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Ian Alexander McKenzie
Andrew Joseph Hermes
Norman, Oklahoma Major: General Studies
Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Grant Davis Mitchell
Melissa Marie Hoffman
Bemidji, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Vergas, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Margaret Gabriela Hughes
Jeffrey Glen Jacobs
Hinckley, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Louisville, Kentucky Major: General Studies
Jackson, Missouri Major: General Studies
Brier Alexandra Van Valin Colorado Springs, Colorado Major: General Studies
Suzanne Christine Vetter Rochert, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Ashley Joy Waller =
Pelican Rapids, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Whitney Jo Wilhelmi =
Kyle Stephen Curtis Nelson
Marcus Christopher Jenkins
Jessica Irene Triller ===
Andrew Carl Murphy
Grand Forks Major: General Studies
Katlyne Amber Weymier
Houlton, Wisconsin Major: General Studies
Andover, Minnesota Major: General Studies
St. George, Utah Major: General Studies
Morgan Marie Muehlbauer = Sauk Rapids, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Mendota Heights, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Nathaniel Timothy Sweet
Rosemary Anne Matheny
Lauren Mae Herbert =
Austin, Texas Major: General Studies
Kirsten Fern Marschke
Jeremy James Stocker
Ryan Anthony Stradone
Casselton Major: General Studies
Wadena, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Georgetown, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Alyssa Nicole Mairs
Fargo Major: General Studies
Bismarck Major: General Studies
Hanna Annette Stevenson
Brooke Nicole Johnson
Danielle Brook Nielsen
Jordyn Caresse Johnson
Kayla Ann Oates =
Grand Forks Major: General Studies
Dickinson Major: General Studies
Louise Marie Yazzie
Eagle Butte, South Dakota Major: General Studies
Casper, Wyoming Major: General Studies
Grand Forks Major: General Studies
Eveleth, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Sturgis, South Dakota Major: General Studies
Jacob Lee Ostgard
David Eric Kasen
Grand Forks Major: General Studies
Maple Grove, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Tyler Alan Palmer
Kamela Lee Kelsch =
Burnsville, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Bismarck Major: General Studies
Anna Marie Peinovich
Rochelle Nicole Knudson
Fargo Major: General Studies
Grand Forks Major: General Studies
Kridhita Rana Magar
Alyssa Ann Kostreba
Kathmandu, Nepal Major: General Studies
St. Joseph, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Mikhal Halatyn Rhoton
Katie Ann Kruger
Rice, Minnesota Major: General Studies Duluth, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Granton, Wisconsin Major: General Studies
Shealyn DesirĂŠe Schmidt ===
Grand Forks Major: General Studies
Nathan David Stoerzinger =
Grand Forks Major: General Studies
Ryan James Strid =
Emily Rachel Smith
Allison Rae Laska =
Woodbury, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Jordan Paul Speare
Taylor Elise LaVoi ==
Clear Lake, Minnesota Major: General Studies
26
Leslie Jane Saulsbury =
Molly Rae Schmitz
Grand Forks Major: General Studies
Lander, Wyoming Major: General Studies
Haley LaRae Larson ==
Mandan Major: Music Education Major: Music Performance
Dillon Dean Parker ===
Courtney Lynne Schafer
Casper, Wyoming Major: General Studies
Samantha Jo Hersch ===
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Elizabeth A. Large ==
Buenos Aires, Argentina Major: Music Performance
Elisa JennĂŠ Olson ===
Joshua Eric Saunders
Kindred Major: General Studies
Lihue Czackis Leon
Colfax, California Major: General Studies
Katherine Ann Kvislen
Fargo Major: Music Therapy
Madison Leigh Krebsbach ==
Ryan Lawrence Salmonson
Jacob Michael Kucera
Hannah J. N. Andrist =
Kirkland, Washington Major: General Studies
Bachelor of Music
Mandan Major: Music Education
Santa Cruz, California Major: Music Education
Bismarck Major: Music Performance
Colstrip, Montana Major: Music Therapy
Bozeman, Montana Major: Music Therapy
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota Major: Music Performance
McGregor Major: Music Education
College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Science Brianna Nicole Abramson Kasson, Minnesota Major: Forensic Science
Boma Ibifa Afonya Grand Forks Major: Biology
Cole Christopher Allick St. John Major: Psychology
Tyler William Almquist Fargo Major: Chemistry
Megan Nicole Anagnos == Isanti, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Haley Dawn Anderson Wadena, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Hayley Elizabeth Anderson Lakeland, Minnesota Major: Forensic Science
Matthew Ron Ashpole Hensel Major: Psychology
Krystal Elizabeth Badillo == Sioux Falls, South Dakota Major: Psychology
Christopher Wayne Barke Williston Major: Psychology
Mark Andrew Bearmon Edina, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Dane Peter Bjorkman = Elk River, Minnesota Major: Mathematics
Phillip Donald Blomberg Lino Lakes, Minnesota Major: Biology
Ashley Rae Blotsky ==
Grandin Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Erin Nicole Boyd =
Rogers, Minnesota Major: Molecular and Integrative Biology
Jake Gerald Braegelmann =
Cynthia Rose Burich
Andrew Randal Carman
Fargo Major: Physics Major: Honors Program
Austin Richard Hoggarth =
Grand Forks Major: Interdisciplinary Studies
Katerina Marie Hoime ===
Eagan, Minnesota Major: Psychology
McKensie Rose Hollar
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Alex James Holte ==
Dickinson Major: Psychology
Sarah Emily Gillen =
Underwood, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Emily Catharine Goerdt
McVille Major: Psychology
Mary Elizabeth Gonzalez
Grand Rapids, Minnesota Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Colton Joseph Gowan
Marissa Rae Cerkoney
Kasey Ann Chelemedos =
Bottineau Major: Biology / Pre-Health Major: Honors Program
Keith Elliott Crisman Ozark, Missouri Major: Psychology
Alyssa Renae Jacobson
Williston Major: Psychology
Isaac James Jensen ==
Larimore Major: Mathematics
Bismarck Major: Biology Major: Honors Program
George Patrick Guimont New Town Major: Psychology
Ashley A. Dockter
Bismarck Major: Psychology
Elizabeth Kathleen Hafner = Cambridge, Minnesota Major: Biology / Pre-Health Major: Forensic Science
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Dawson Alan Hahn
Grand Forks Major: Mathematics
Cottage Grove, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Jessica Whitney Hansen === Bismarck Major: Biology / Pre-Health
North St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Forensic Science
Sarah Marie Hansen ===
Bismarck Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Grafton Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Ehsanul Haque =
Chicago, Illinois Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Woodbury, Minnesota Major: Chemistry
Samantha Marie Harris ==
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Casey Patricia Hepper =
Mandan Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Fargo Major: Mathematics
Chelsea Allyn Ensz ===
27
Bismarck Major: Psychology Major: Sociology
Bismarck Major: Psychology
Bemidji, Minnesota Major: Geography Major: International Studies
Alexandra Leigh Johnson
Macy Lauren Gunderson
Ryan Joseph Domeier
Brandy Maria Jackson Chesapeake, Virginia Major: Psychology
Bismarck Major: Honors Program
Bismarck Major: Chemistry
Grand Forks Major: Psychology
Alissa Marie Groth
Nathan Carter Curry ===
Fosston, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Bismarck Major: Biology / Pre-Health Major: Honors Program
Kirby Carl Huber
Jessica Alane Groseth
Kelsey Marie Pfiefer Curfman
Perham, Minnesota Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Kelsie L. Grenier ==
Kaylan Rose Huber =
Velva Major: Mathematics
Grand Forks Major: Biology
Zachary James Craig =
Edmore Major: Psychology
Velva Major: Psychology Major: Honors Program
Riverside, California Major: Psychology
Candace Joy Cottingham ===
Jamestown Major: Biology
Hastings, Minnesota Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Matthew Lynch Cookman =
Lauren Marie Engelhart
Jaford Connor Burgad ==
Rosemount, Minnesota Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Nicholas Hastings Geiger =
Fargo Major: Chemistry
William Robert Hoffman ===
Longmont, Colorado Major: Forensic Science
Grand Forks Major: Psychology Major: Chinese Studies
Joshua Clayton Cass
Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Psychology
St. Cloud, Minnesota Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Anthony Maurice Garnett
Bismarck Major: Psychology
Hannah Marie Hill
Michael William Hill
Grand Forks Major: Psychology Major: Honors Program
Laura Rae Elsbernd ==
Siri Elizabeth Burck ==
Morgan Anne Frerking ==
Grand Forks Major: Biology
Atlanta, Georgia Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Alida Carlson ===
Dalia Maher El Sarraf ==
Jalincia Sharell Bryant
International Falls, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Minot Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Brittany Elizabeth Fisher =
Manvel Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Jennifer Anna Ellsworth
Ryan William Brown =
Hiawatha, Iowa Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Mark Andrew Bushaw ==
Crookston, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Kali Jo Hildebrand ===
Grand Forks Major: Mathematics
Brian Allan Herz
Paige Alexis Ferguson =
Menahga, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Grand Forks Major: Psychology
Glen Ullin Major: Forensic Science
Allison Jean Burkman
Brittany Lynn Eckes =
Beth Ann Bray ==
Hibbing, Minnesota Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Lake Bronson, Minnesota Major: Geography
Jesse Michael Fenstermacher
Linton Major: Psychology Major: Honors Program
Molly Erin Driscoll
Mitchell Palmer Braget ===
Margaret Mary Burke
Vincent Leon Herelle
Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Psychology
St. Joseph, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Avery Linseth Erickson =
Aurora, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Bryan Reuben Johnson ==
Buffalo, Minnesota Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Kira Lee Surerus Johnson Minnetonka, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Makenzie Drew Johnson Stillwater, Minnesota Major: Forensic Science
Alyssa Rae Kautzman
Shakopee, Minnesota Major: Forensic Science
Kelsey Anne Kloos West Fargo Major: Biology
= Denotes cum laude == Denotes magna cum laude === Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 30)
College of Arts and Sciences Andrew John Milbridge ==
Bachelor of Science, continued
Taylor Marie Schlenk ==
Bemidji, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Andrew James Schmaus
Jace Eric Kusler ===
Forman Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Lucas John Schnaidt ===
Minneapolis, Minnesota Major: Forensic Science Major: Psychology
Marissa Katelyn Schrader
Reeder Major: Mathematics
Kaleb Orville Larson =
Alysa Dawn Lerud ===
Fargo Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Wendy Zhenhui Lim ===
Grand Forks Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Bismarck Major: Chemistry
Lysette Nicole Lopez = Grafton Major: Psychology
Kelly Jean Mahoney ==
Morris, Minnesota Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Lauren Michelle Martinez El Paso, Texas Major: Forensic Science
Adrianna Michele Mathis Senoia, Georgia Major: Psychology
Kirsten Jade McCullough == Fargo Major: Chemistry Major: Honors Program
Taylor Emily McLean === Matthew Michael McMahon
Kailey Christine Zaffran
Moorhead, Minnesota Major: Forensic Science
Kolten W. Paryzek ==
Zachary Steven Selzler ===
Williston Major: Interdisciplinary Studies
Bismarck Major: Biology / Pre-Health Major: Honors Program
Michelle Ann Patregnani ==
Leslie Blaine Yellow Hammer
Sheelan Salih Selman
Maplewood, Minnesota Major: Forensic Science Grand Forks Major: Biology
Bismarck Major: Physics
Ka Xue Xiong
Joshua Eugene Schumaker =
Christopher Paul Pansegrau ==
Hibbing, Minnesota Major: Biology / Pre-Health Major: Honors Program
Moorhead, Minnesota Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Tirzah Ann Wethern ==
Chaska, Minnesota Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Drayton Major: Geography
Brooke Mayo Lentz ==
Bismarck Major: Geography
Grace Emily Oberg =
Willmar, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Tyler Josh Weichel
Beulah Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Excelsior, Minnesota Major: Interdisciplinary Studies
Chelsea Marie Novodvorsky
Caleb Bridger Larson ==
Cavalier Major: Biology / Pre-Health
North St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Geography
Bismarck Major: Biology
Garret Andrew Thorlakson
Alex Palmer Twenge
Shirin Nour ===
Kindred Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Conway Major: Mathematics
Dylan Montgomery Torgerson ==
Devils Lake Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Crookston, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Ripon, Wisconsin Major: Geography
Megan Elizabeth Noreen
Sara Beth Kurtz
Maple Lake, Minnesota Major: Forensic Science
Stephanie Lea Schaub ==
Rolla Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Florence, Montana Major: Psychology
Sierra Rae Schafer ===
Tina Marie Thomas
Wahpeton Major: Mathematics Major: Economics
Mandan Major: Biology / Pre-Health Major: Honors Program
Westby, Montana Major: Interdisciplinary Studies
Dustin Dean Thompson
Salinas, California Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Malaina Lee Myrold
Sartell, Minnesota Major: Biology Major: Honors Program
Christina Maria Metz
Araceli Armenta Salazar
Jessica Marie Munro
Erin Elise Krueger =
Minot Major: Psychology
Skyler Marlene Moderow ===
Grand Forks Major: Forensic Science
Grand Forks Major: Mathematics
Bemidji, Minnesota Major: Biology
Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Interdisciplinary Studies
Jacqueline Dolores Mosher
Michael John Krause =
Grand Forks Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Fargo Major: Mathematics
Tyler Anthony Ruemmele =
Casselton Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Grant Joe Kraft ==
Rolla Major: Biology / Pre-Health Major: Honors Program
Lucas Misente Mirera
Oxbow Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Maria JoAnna Sundsted ==
Hazen Major: Mathematics
Melissa Ann Rothe ==
Hazen Major: Chemistry
Whitney Marie Krabbenhoft
Ramona, California Major: Geography
Emma Mattea Miller =
Moorhead, Minnesota Major: Honors Program
Garrett William Stevens
East Lansing, Michigan Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Katrina Marie Kotta ===
Alyssa Rosek
Virginia, Minnesota Major: Biology
Roseville, Minnesota Major: Biology
Anjali Sharma
Grand Forks Major: Biology
Sara Madison Paulson ===
Andrew Kenneth Sherbino
Bismarck Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Las Vegas, Nevada Major: Biology
Alexandra Lynne Pullin
Tanner James Simonson =
Eagan, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Crosby Major: Biology
Megan Rachelle Quinlan ===
Dillon Skogen
LaMoure Major: Geography
Minot Major: Geography
Chloe Jacqueline Ree ==
Justin Robert Slusser ==
Sartell, Minnesota Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Jamestown Major: Chemistry
Travis James Rinkenberger ==
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
Megan Ann Sonnabend
Morris, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Benson, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Nicole Kay Boegeman
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Andrew Owen ===
Minot Major: Biology
John Reuben Rudberg
Alexis Jean Robinson
Erika Lynn Sorenson
Ramsey, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Katie Marie Roche ===
Austin William Sorrells
Minnetonka, Minnesota Major: Mathematics
Dylan Roy Roness
Jamie Lee St. Marie =
Bismarck Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Interdisciplinary Studies
28
Shakopee, Minnesota Major: Chemistry
Gackle Major: Chemistry
Minnetonka, Minnesota Major: Chemistry
College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Studies
Heather E. Hopkins
Brianna Nicole Abramson
Justin Michael Larson
Kasson, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Jourdan Elizabeth Abstein
Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies Major: Political Science
Jeremy Douglas Amys
Hermantown, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
John Daniel Aubart ==
Minneapolis, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Tyler Jeffrey Bakken
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Dereck Jay Buss
Alexandria, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Brandon Lawrence Dawson
Grand Forks Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Matthew Jeffery Duchscherer
Grand Forks Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Bjorn Gregory Englund
Rochester, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Michael Patrick Finley
Bachelor of Science in Fisheries and Wildlife Biology
St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies Major: French
Nicole Marie Johnson =
Grand Forks Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Elk River, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Ann M. Danielson
Baxter, Minnesota Major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology
Mahmoud Mohamed Madiboo Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Dallas Jean Hepper
Jackson John McLaughlin =
Danielle Christine McNallan ==
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies Major: Sociology
Kylor George Johnston
Minneapolis, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Drew Jarrod MacDonald
Virginia, Minnesota Major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology
Konstantine Mikhailovich Muller
Grand Forks Major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology
Stacie Corrine Navarro
Palm Springs, California Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Alexander David Molstad
Alex Glenn Nelson
Grand Forks Major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology
Minot Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Dwayne Alan Pecosky, Jr.
Caleb Joseph Nelson
Commerce City, Colorado Major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology
Bagley, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies Major: Sociology
Duran Thomas Parisien
Jackson Center, Ohio Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Lawrence Michael Philbin ==
Greenbush, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Cullen Jeffrey Reiser ==
Fosston, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Brady Patrick Robinson =
Woodbury, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Thomas Alan Runningen =
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Taylor Joseph Znajda
Corey Lloyd Graff
Olivia Yvonne Hames
Paige Rita Harris
Kassandra Marie Herbst
Alexander Jeffery Mohn
West St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Grand Forks Major: Geology
Hill City, Minnesota Major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology
Blayze Aldo Clapero
Jesse Allen Hidde
Andover, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Cal Gordon Potter
Daniel Paul Frank
Dickinson Major: Geology
Wyatt Scott Nelson
Kayleen Erin Foley
Angela Marie Casale
Grand Forks Major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology
Carver, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Cape May, New Jersey Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Bachelor of Science in Geology
Fargo Major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology
Warroad, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Kelly Jean Sagen =
Belcourt Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Arthur Major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology Major: Chinese Studies
Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Amanda Mariah Saul
Oxford, Pennsylvania Major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology
Bismarck Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Milan Craig Sistad
Sparta, Michigan Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Virginia, Minnesota Major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology
Bemidji, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Preston William Stunkel
Kennan, Wisconsin Major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology
Stephen, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies Major: Sociology
= Denotes cum laude == Denotes magna cum laude === Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 30)
29
Scholar in the Honors Program Sally Pyle, Honors Coordinator The following students have met the objectives of the University of North Dakota’s SCHOLAR IN THE HONORS PROGRAM, a program designed to broaden and enrich the undergraduate curriculum. They have passed sophomore and senior comprehensive examinations, and have been certified for graduation by the Honors Committee of the University. A substantial segment of their University training has been pursued in honor courses, tutorials and colloquia, and they have done independent research.
Jaford Connor Burgad
Fargo Physics / Honors Program
Margaret Burke
Linton Psychology / Honors Program
Kristin Ann Canham
Brianna Marie Jallo
Michelle Patregnani
Bismarck Honors Program
Isaac James Jensen
Zachary Steven Selzler
Bismarck Biology / Pre-Health / Honors Program
Katrina Marie Kotta
Bismarck Accountancy / Honors Program
Omaha, Nebraska Communication Science and Disorders / Honors Program
Nathan Carter Curry
Bismarck Biology / Honors Program
Chelsea Allyn Ensz
Joseph William Schaefbauer
Sartell, Minnesota Biology / Honors Program
Sierra Rae Schafer
Erin Elise Krueger
Kelsie L. Grenier
Brooke Mayo Lentz
Bottineau Biology / Pre-Health / Honors Program
Rolla Biology / Pre-Health / Honors Program
Alex James Holte
Bismarck Biology / Pre-Health / Honors Program
Moorhead, Minnesota Honors Program
Morgan Anne Frerking
Grand Forks Psychology / Honors Program
Hibbing, Minnesota Biology / Pre-Health / Honors Program
Fargo Political Science / Honors Program
Jolie Rae Schmidt
Kirsten Jade McCullough
Velva Psychology / Honors Program
Mandan Biology / Pre-Health / Honors Program Grand Rapids, Minnesota Anthropology / Honors Program
Fargo Chemistry / Honors Program
Senior Departmental Honors Sally Pyle, Honors Coordinator
The following students of high ability, having completed independent research in their major fields of study, and successfully defended their research papers in comprehensive oral examinations, are being graduated WITH HONORS in their major fields.
Krystal Elizabeth Badillo Sioux Falls, South Dakota Psychology
Anthony Garnett Grand Forks Psychology
Maggie Agnes O’Leary Billings, Montana English
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.
30
Candidates for Commission Lt. Col. Anthony K. Nishimura Professor of Aerospace Studies
Commission as Second Lieutenant United States Air Force Tanner Clarence Anderson
Fairbault, Minnesota Active Duty, Combat Systems Officer Major: Mechanical Engineering
Timothy Michael Bjorgan
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Active Duty, Combat Systems Officer Major: Mechanical Engineering
Dane Peter Bjorkman
Elk River, Minnesota Active Duty, Combat Rescue Officer Major: Mathematics
Lorynn Marie Carter
Limington, Maine Active Duty, Air Battle Management Major: Aviation Management
Joshua Clayton Cass
Longmont, Colorado Active Duty, Intelligence Officer Major: Forensic Science
Joshua Neil Hensrud
Lt. Col. Clarence L. Carroll III, Professor of Military Science
Lake Nabagamon, Wisconsin Active Duty, Acquisitions Officer Major: Management
William Robert Hoffman
Commission as Second Lieutenant United States Army
Rosemount, Minnesota Medical Student Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Brandy Maria Jackson
Suffolk, Virginia Active Duty, Cyber Operations Major: Psychology
John D. Aubart
Makenzie Drew Johnson
Oakdale, Minnesota Active Duty, Combat Systems Officer Major: Forensic Science Sheboygan, Wisconsin Active Duty, Remotely Piloted Aircraft Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operator
Palmdale, California Active Duty, Air Traffic Controller Major: Air Traffic Control
Laura J. Schevenius
Fosston, Minnesota Active Duty / Military Police Major: Criminal Justice
Garrett W. Stevens
Elk River, Minnesota Active Duty / Armor Major: Criminal Justice
Chelsey L. Williams
Palm Springs, California Active Duty / Military Intelligence Major: Criminal Justice
Clearwater, Minnesota Active Duty, COT-Nurse Major: Nursing
Christopher D. Nelson
Bemidji, Minnesota Active Duty / Field Artillery Major: Investments
31
Sparta, Michigan Active Duty / Armor Major: Criminal Justice
Clear Lake, Minnesota National Guard / Aviation Major: General Studies
Stacie C. Navarro
Stephanie Renee Shobe
Brady P. Robinson
Thomas A. Runningen
Justin M. Larson
Megan Charlotte Shelton
Hudson, Wisconsin Active Duty / Ordinance Major: Air Traffic Control
Lake Orion, Michigan Active Duty / Aviation Major: Air Traffic Control
Olivia Y. Hames
Stillwater, Minnesota Active Duty, Acquisitions Officer Major: Mechanical Engineering
Alexander M. Renn
Roberto D. Rodriguez
Kaitlyn P. Goenner
James Charles O’Keefe
Litchville National Guard / Engineering Major: Composite Social Studies Education
Minneapolis, Minnesota National Guard / Ordinance Major: Criminal Justice
Jordan R. Baginski
Elijah Hayes Lewis
Sean D. Opdahl
Spokane, Washington National Guard / Engineering Major: History Bemidji, Minnesota Active Duty / Infantry Major: Criminal Justice Blaine, Minnesota National Guard / Aviation Major: Air Traffic Control Ramona, California Active Duty / Infantry Major: Geography Elko, Minnesota Active Duty / Army Nurse Major: Nursing
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 from the junior class, primarily on the basis of academic excellence. Grand Marshal Nicole Streifel Charter Marshal Benjamin Woods Megan Albright Haylee Archer Bradley Barger Dylan Barnes Alysia Bartholomay Antonios Batson Kasey Bosch Taylor Boster Matthew Briese Anna Carlson Chelcie Coons Britten Croves Jennifer Croy Mariah Dalbey John Elliott Kale Enget Crystal Fanter Brice Fenske Zachary Flaten Jordan Fonder Molly Fox Kristen Giesbrecht Micah Hale
Honorary Faculty Flag Marshal Michael Wittgraf
Hunter Heringer Megan Hilgers Alison Hoadley Nicholas Holkup Nicholas Jenson Ellen Kiser Jaclyn Lilek Maia Lunde Abigail Mattson Benjamin Mayer Jordan Mayer Lucas Miller Jay Mittlieder Holly Mitzel Evan Moser Ashley Naas Katie Neset Christopher Odens Hailee Peterson Zachary Peterson Kelsey Plese Carrie Sandstrom Christopher Seaver Marcus Skonieczny Madison Sloan Kelsey Sorem Talon Stammen Tiffany Tatarek Lynneah Thompson Amanda Warzecha Kelsey Weber Thomas Wolfe Bowen Yang Shuying Zhao Zhixing Zhou
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 Dr. Michael Wittgraf, Professor of Music. Dr. Wittgraf joined the UND Music Department in 1998. He has been chair of that department since 2009, and was named Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor in 2013. In 2011 he was named the North Valley Arts Council Artist of the Year. He earned an undergraduate degree in mathematics from Carleton College, and graduate degrees in music composition from the University of Minnesota and Northwestern University. His specialties lie in music composition, music technology, music theory, and bassoon. For the past decade he has focused on electronic and computer music composition. His music has been performed in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
32
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, Webster Merrifield, Doctor of Laws 1913, Roger W. Cooley, Master of Laws 1914, E.M. Babcock, Doctor of Science 1916, Homer B. Sprague, Doctor of Laws 1918, Joseph P. Kennedy, Doctor of Laws 1922, John Lee Coulter, Doctor of Laws 1925, F.P. Robertson, Doctor of Laws 1928, Howard Huston, Master of Arts 1929, Thomas D. Campbell, Doctor of Laws 1930, Guy C.H. Corliss, Doctor of Laws 1930, Vilhjalmur Stefanssen, Doctor of Laws 1931, Maxwell Upson, Doctor of Engineering 1932, John M. Hancock, Doctor of Laws 1933, Thomas F. Kane, Doctor of Laws 1933, John F. Douglas, Doctor of Laws 1934, J.F.T. O’Connor, Doctor of Laws 1935, Frederick Koch, Doctor of Letters 1936, John Burke, Doctor of Laws 1937, Sveinbjorn Johnson, Doctor of Laws 1938, A.G. Burr, Doctor of Laws 1938, Vincent J. Ryan, Doctor of Laws 1938, C.J. Hambro, Doctor of Laws 1939, Gudmundur Grimson, Doctor of Laws 1939, Crown Prince Olav of Norway, Doctor of Laws 1941, John W. Dafoe, Doctor of Laws 1941, Clarence Daniel O’Connor, Doctor of Humanities 1943, John O. Christianson, Doctor of Science 1943, Walter L. Stockwell, Doctor of Laws 1943, John Alister Hutcheson, Doctor of Science 1944, Sigureir Sigurdsson, Doctor of Humanities 1944, Boyd Milne Begg, Doctor of Science 1944, George Addison Talbert, Doctor of Science 1945, Edward Francis Flynn, Doctor of Laws 1945, Barend Herman Kroeze, Doctor of Humanities 1946, Elwyn Francis Chandler, Doctor of Science 1946, David Rhys Jenkins, Doctor of Science 1946, Elmer Ellis, Doctor of Laws 1947, Melvin A. Brannon, Doctor of Science 1947, Raymond A. Heising, Doctor of Science 1947, George Albert Selke, Doctor of Laws 1948, Adolph Marcus Christianson, Docctor of Laws 1948, John S. Lundy, Doctor of Science 1948, William L. Nuessle, Doctor of Laws 1948, Ezra Thayer Towne, Doctor of Humanities 1948, Luther Earle Birdzell, Doctor of Laws 1948, Harley F. French, Doctor of Science 1949, Franklin Jerome Lunding, Doctor of Laws 1949, John Morris Gillette, Doctor of Humanities 1949, Charles John Breitwieser, Doctor of Science 1949, Lawrence Vold, Doctor of Laws 1950, Alfred G. Arvold, Doctor of Humanities 1950, Charles J. Murphy, Doctor of Laws 1951, M. Beatrice Johnstone, Doctor of Humanities 1951, Chester E. Fritz, Doctor of Laws 1951, Edward H. McDermott, Doctor of Laws 1951, George A. Abbott, Doctor of Laws 1951, Juan Mendoza Rodriquez, Doctor of Laws 1952, Homer N. Wallin, Doctor of Science 1952, Daniel F. Bull, Doctor of Communication Sciences 1952, Edmund O. Belsheim, Doctor of Laws 1953, A. Hoyt Taylor, Doctor of Science 1953, Fred J. Traynor, Doctor of Laws 1954, Theodore H. Fenske, Doctor of Science 1954, Arno Carl Fieldner, Doctor of Science 1954, Alfred Jacobsen, Doctor of Science 1954, Luther W. Youngdahl, Doctor of Laws 1955, John C. Baker, Doctor of Laws 1956, Robert D. Campbell, Doctor of Laws 1956, Harlan Henthorns Hatcher, Doctor of Laws
1956, John Chester West, Doctor of Humanities 1957, Richard Simpson Watson, Doctor of Laws 1958, Richard Blackburn Black, Doctor of Science 1958, Charles W. Boise, Doctor of Science 1958, Olger B. Burtness, Doctor of Laws 1958, Min Hin Li, Doctor of Humanities 1958, Russell Reid, Doctor of Humanities 1958, James Duane Squires, Doctor of Laws 1958, Henry G. Lykken, Doctor of Engineering 1958, Hermann Hegedorn, Doctor of Humanities 1958, Jerome Hall, Doctor of Laws 1958, J. Maxwell Anderson, Doctor of Humanities 1958, Edgar Dale, Doctor of Humanities 1958, Rudolph J. Gielsness, Doctor of Laws 1958, Cushman D. Haagensen, Doctor of Science 1958, Grover Holt, Doctor of Engineering 1958, Grayson L. Kirk, Doctor of Humanities 1958, George A. Lundberg, Doctor of Laws 1958, Herbert G. Nilles, Doctor of Laws 1958, Edward K. Thompson, Doctor of Humanities 1958, Neal A. Weber, Doctor of Science 1958, J. Frederick Weltzin, Doctor of Humanities 1958, Philip W. West, Doctor of Science 1958, Waldemar Westergaard, Doctor of Laws 1958, Paul Yoder, Doctor of Music 1959, Alexander Grow Budge, Doctor of Laws 1959, Thomas E. Whelan, Doctor of Laws 1959, Charles E. Scott, Doctor of Humanities 1960, Elmo B. Roper, Doctor of Humanities 1960, James H. Douglas, Doctor of Laws 1961, Ronald N. Davies, Doctor of Laws 1962, Fred George Aandahl, Doctor of Laws 1962, Thomas Joseph Burke, Doctor of Laws 1962, O.H. Thormodsgard, Doctor of Laws 1962, James Morris, Doctor of Laws 1963, Harold D. Shaft, Doctor of Laws 1963, Owen Meredith Wilson, Doctor of Laws 1963, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Doctor of Laws 1965, Edward J. Devitt, Doctor of Laws 1965, Bertin C. Gamble, Doctor of Laws 1965, Orin Alva Stevens, Doctor of Science 1965, Thomas C. Barger, Doctor of Laws 1966, Robert E. Bradley, Doctor of Engineering 1966, Herbert Victor Prochnow, Doctor of Laws 1966, Robert E. Slaughter, Doctor of Laws 1967, David E. Bell, Doctor of Laws 1967, Leonard W. Larson, Doctor of Laws 1967, Joseph C. Allen, Doctor of Engineering 1968, Robert H. Bahmer, Doctor of Laws 1968, Malcolm Moos, Doctor of Laws 1969, Era Bell Thompson, Doctor of Humane Letters 1969, Arthur Naftalin, Doctor of Laws 1969, Richard Beck, Doctor of Literature 1970, Eric Sevareid, Doctor of Laws 1970, James L. Elder, Doctor of Engineering 1970, Harry H. Ransom, Doctor of Literature 1970, Warren J. Hanna, Doctor of Laws 1970, George C. Wheeler, Doctor of Laws 1971, B. Fred Davidson, Doctor of Laws 1971, William A. Franta, Doctor of Engineering 1973, Christopher J. Hamre, Doctor of Science 1973, Frank Edward Stinchfield, Doctor of Science 1975, George W. Starcher, Doctor of Laws 1976, Thomas S. Kleppe, Doctor of Laws 1978, E.A. Haunz, Doctor of Science 1978, Carlton A. Pederson, Doctor of Laws 1979, W.E. Koenker, Doctor of Laws 1981, Mary Jean Mannes, Bachelor of Laws 1981, Thomas McGrath, Doctor of Literature 1982, Anne H. Carlsen, Doctor of Humanities 1982, Warren Christopher, Doctor of Laws 1983, Mortimer J. Adler, Doctor of Humane Letters 1983, Frank N. Low, Doctor of Science 1983, Fred L. Snyder, Doctor of Science 1984, Wilson M. Laird, Doctor of Science 1986, James E. Olson, Doctor of Laws 1986, James F. Seifert, Doctor of Laws 1986, Owen W. Webster, Doctor of Science 1987, Duane B. Haagenson, Doctor of Engineering 1987, Lois Phillips Hudson, Doctor of Letters 1988, Merlin E. Dewing, Doctor of Laws 1989, Weston R. Christopherson, Doctor of Laws
33
1989, Agnes Geelan, Doctor of Humane Letters 1989, Arley Bjella, Doctor of Laws 1989, Bernard P. Randolph, Doctor of Engineering 1990, Michael E. DeBakey, Doctor of Science 1990, Robert E. Mautz, Doctor of Laws 1990, Bruce McArthur, Doctor of Engineering 1990, Frank A. Wenstrom, Doctor of Laws 1991, Andrew Freeman, Doctor of Engineering 1991, Lee Gerdine, Doctor of Music 1991, Donald Grangaard, Doctor of Laws 1991, Lowell Swenson, Doctor of Laws 1991, Harold Schafer, Doctor of Laws 1992, William E. Cornatzer, Doctor of Science 1992, Margaret Heyse Cory, Doctor of Science 1992, Richard J. Lee, Doctor of Science 1992, Vivian Hanson Meehan, Doctor of Science 1992, Harold Resinger, Doctor of Science 1992, Louis W. Sullivan, Doctor of Science 1993, Thomas M. Hamilton, Doctor of Engineering 1993, Bill Martin Jr., Doctor of Letters 1993, Stanley A. Moe, Doctor of Engineering 1993, Everette L. Webb, Doctor of Engineering 1993, Gilmore Schjeldahl, Doctor of Engineering 1994, James F. Buchli, Doctor of Science 1994, Jon Hassler, Doctor of Letters 1996, Roland H. Flint, Doctor of Letters 1996, George A. Sinner, Doctor of Laws 1996, John W. Vennes, Doctor of Science 1997, Jim R. Carrigan, Doctor of Laws 1997, Clara A. Pederson, Doctor of Humane Letters 1998, Theodore V. Galambos, Doctor of Engineering 1998, Patricia Wallace Ingraham, Doctor of Laws 1998, Arthur A. Link, Doctor of Laws 1998, Vito Perrone, Doctor of Humanities 1999, Eugene R. Dahl, Doctor of Laws 1999, John C. MacFarlane, Doctor of Engineering 1999, Dale F. Morrison, Doctor of Laws 2000, Thomas J. Clifford, Doctor of Laws 2000, Bernard O’Kelly, Doctor of Letters 2000, Dwight Baumann, Doctor of Laws 2001, Richard A. Olafson, Doctor of Letters 2001, Patricia A. Owens, Doctor of Letters 2001, Raymond Rude, Doctor of Letters 2001, Peter Schickele, Doctor of Letters 2002, Calvin K. Fercho, Doctor of Letters 2002, Lloyd Omdahl, Doctor of Letters 2002, Noel Watson, Doctor of Letters 2002, Byron L. Dorgan, Doctor of Letters 2003, Robert Kyle, Doctor of Letters 2004, Kurt H. Mueller, Doctor of Letters 2005, H.F. “Sparky” Gierke, Doctor of Letters 2005, Charles “Chuck” Johnson, Doctor of Letters 2006, A. Bart Holaday, Doctor of Letters 2006, Lance W. Lord, Doctor of Letters 2006, Rodney J. Rohrich, Doctor of Letters 2007, Laurel Reuter, Doctor of Letters 2007, Russell Lefevre, Doctor of Letters 2008, Jean Kiesau, Doctor of Letters 2008, Edward Schafer, Doctor of Letters 2008, Steinar Opstad, Doctor of Letters 2008, Phil Jackson, Doctor of Letters 2008, William Marcil, Doctor of Letters 2009, Edwin Benson, Doctor of Letters 2009, LaVonne Russell Hootman, Doctor of Letters 2009, James C. Ray, Doctor of Letters 2010, Howard A. Dahl, Doctor of Letters 2011, Earl Pomeroy, Doctor of Letters 2011, Kenneth L. Mellem 2012, B. John Barry, Doctor of Letters 2012, Kent Conrad, Doctor of Letters 2012, Mary Wakefield, Doctor of Letters 2012, David Nething, Doctor of Letters 2012, Hiram Drache, Doctor of Letters 2013, Norman C. Skalicky, Doctor of Letters 2014, Michael J. Jacobs, Doctor of Letters 2014, William C. Sherman, Doctor of Letters 2014, Karen L. Nyberg, Doctor of Letters 2014, Linda M. Pancratz, Doctor of Letters 2015, William J. Gross, Doctor of Letters 2015, Gerald W. VandeWalle, Doctor of Letters
2015 Honorary Degree Recipients William J. Gross
From his birds-eye view of the farms below, Gross often thought about the uncertainties of rural life, especially when serious injuries or other circumstances occur. In 2005, he put his thoughts into action and founded Farm Rescue.
Bill Gross is someone who’s made a living soaring through the clouds, but his heart has always been connected to the ground. He grew up on a family farm near Cleveland, N.D. There he learned about the risks and struggles that come with making a living off the land.
Farm Rescue is a nonprofit organization that helps farmers in the Upper Midwest who, through injury, illness or natural disaster, are unable to plant or harvest a crop. Farm Rescue furnishes state-of-the-art machinery and dedicated volunteers to help these farmers remain financially viable. Farm Rescue is supported by more than 200 business sponsors and almost 1,000 volunteers.
Following a dream of flying, Gross enrolled in UND’s aviation program and earned his bachelor’s degree in 1988. A skilled pilot while still a student, he was often chosen to fly UND’s president (then Tom Clifford) to and from important meetings in Bismarck. These shuttle flights doubled as approved training flights for Gross.
Gross was recognized nationally by CNN News in 2008 on their inaugural “CNN Heroes Show.” In the fall of 2014, Farm Rescue provided help to its 300th farm family. Last November, Gross visited UND to present a talk on “Creating Avenues of Goodness in a World of Detours.” He discussed his own experiences with “the detours of life,” and the importance of nonprofit organizations and the spirit of volunteering. Based in Seattle, Wash., he continues to fly for UPS.
Following graduation, he was hired by Pan American Airlines. He then joined United Parcel Service (UPS) and has been flying for them since, delivering cargo around the world.
Gerald W. VandeWalle
Throughout his career, VandeWalle has made important contributions to the North Dakota Supreme Court and the state court system. He played an integral role in the unification of the court system, establishing a unified, statewide approach to court proceedings and the administration of justice. He was instrumental in redefining North Dakota's judicial districts and increasing the number of judges to accommodate growth in the state's economy and population. He also promoted the establishment of a mediation program for family law cases and created a trial court administration system to place administrators within the judicial districts to oversee court procedures. VandeWalle’s record of service in national legal affairs is extensive. He has been honored by the American Bar Association, the National Center for State Courts, and the American Inn of Courts. On Jan. 7, 2015, he was presented the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award, North Dakota’s highest commendation to its citizens. At the ceremony, Gov. Jack Dalrymple observed, “When you think about visionary leaders having a significant impact on our state, Justice VandeWalle stands out among the rest.”
Gerald VandeWalle has been described as “perhaps the most accomplished graduate of the UND School of Law.” A native of Noonan, N.D., he received his bachelor’s degree in commerce and law degree from UND in 1955 and 1958, respectively. He was admitted to the bar in 1958 and accepted an appointment as a special assistant attorney general. In 1975, he was appointed first assistant attorney general. During his 20 years in the attorney general’s office, he held several portfolios, including elementary, secondary and higher education, the North Dakota Industrial Commission oil and gas division, and the State Retirement System. In August 1978, VandeWalle was appointed to the North Dakota Supreme Court. That November, he was elected to serve an unexpired term and was re-elected to 10-year terms in 1984, 1994, 2004 and 2014. He was elected Chief Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court in 1993 and has been re-elected to that post for five consecutive terms. VandeWalle is the longest-serving of all sitting Chief Justices in the United States.
34
Academic Pageantry 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.
continued. To maintain continuity with the past, University of North Dakota faculty, the stage officials and the degree candidates will wear academic dress. 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 traditions have been
Academic Dress 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.
with academic divisions are: white, College of Arts and Sciences; drab (subdued orange), 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 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
Ceremonial Objects 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 or 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.
for safekeeping. The wearing of the seal eventually became a symbol of authority. One side of 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 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
International and Tribal Flags International and tribal flags represent the rich diversity of the UND campus and the wide variety of ethnic backgrounds of the University’s students, faculty, and staff. Flags that are displayed at the front of the arena are from around the world, including
the 85 countries currently represented in the UND student body. Those carried in the Commencement procession are from the 31 countries represented in this graduating class.
35
Approved Academic Honor Cords and Stoles l
Phi Alpha — National Social Work Honor Society; gold cord Phi Alpha Theta — 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 l Pi Alpha Alpha — National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration; light blue and gold cords l Pi Kappa Lambda — National Music Honor Society; gold and white cords l Pi Theta Epsilon — National Occupational Therapy Society; blue and gold cords l Psi Chi — Psychology Honor Society; 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; white/orange cords l Tau Sigma — Transfer Student Honor Society; 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/white cords
Students who are members of the following honor societies will be wearing these adornments to their regalia:
l
l
Alpha Phi Sigma — National Criminal Justice Honor Society; blue and gold honor cords l Beta Alpha Psi — International Academic Honor Society for Accounting Majors; red and white 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 Epsilon Pi Tau — National Academic Honor Society for Technology; blue, gold and white cords l Gamma Sigma Alpha — National Academic Honor Society for Greek Members; red and yellow cords l Gamma Theta Upsilon — International Honor Society in Geography; blue, brown and gold cords l Golden Key International Honor Society — royal blue and gold cords l IEEE - Eta Kappa Nu — Honor Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; gold cords with red/blue tassel l Mortar Board — National Honor Society; silver and gold cords l National Residence Hall Honorary — blue and silver cords l National Society of Collegiate Scholars — National society recognizing outstanding academic achievement and involvement on campus; gold and burgundy cords l Order of Omega — National Leadership Academic Honor Society for Greek Members; gold and white cords
Non-Academic Recognition Cords UND Legacy Cords
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.
l Graduates who are members of ethnic or culturally based organizations may wear woven clothes representing cultural patterns or designs such as a kente cloth. l Lei: A lei is presented as a person is leaving or arriving and symbolizing affection, good luck, or appreciation. Leis are commonly made from flowers, vines, or leaves.
Multicultural Symbols l 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
Veteran and Military 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.
UND Wind Ensemble and UND Concert Choir most outstanding wind and percussion students on campus. Performing the finest wind literature available, the ensemble has established a reputation for musical excellence through state, regional, national and international appearances. The UND Concert Choir is a nationally recognized choral ensemble consisting of the most talented vocalists at the University. Its repertoire includes music from the last six centuries, from many nations, and in a variety of languages.
The University of North Dakota Wind Ensemble, conducted by Professor of Music and Director of Bands Dr. James Popejoy, and the UND Concert Choir, conducted by Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities Dr. Joshua Bronfman, will provide music during today’s Commencement ceremony. In addition, both groups will be featured during UND’s live PreCommencement television show, “Celebrate Achievement.” Selected by audition, the UND Wind Ensemble consists of the
36
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. ABOVE: The Old Main Memorial Sphere and Plaza mark the site of the University’s first building. Merrifield Hall, with its classic Collegiate Gothic architectural style, is also one of the enduring symbols of the University.
Clifford Hall
The University of North Dakota is proud to recognize the accomplishments of its graduates and extend its gratitude to all family members and loved ones who have supported these learners in their endeavors. With their spirit and achievements, they have all contributed to enriching an exceptional community, proud of its traditions and confident in its future. For more than a century, the graduates of this University have earned distinction across the nation and around the world. We look forward to following the lives and accomplishments of these newest members of the UND alumni family.