Summer
COMMENCEMENT AUGUST 7, 2015
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 Kathleen Neset, Tioga Chair
Nick Hacker, Bismarck
Brett Johnson
Kevin Melicher, Fargo
Student Member University of North Dakota
Don Morton, Fargo
Eric Murphy
Mike Ness, Hazen
Faculty Advisor University of North Dakota
Kari Reichert, Bismarck
Emma Tufte
Greg Stemen, LaMoure
Staff Advisor Valley City State University
ON THE FRONT COVER: Built in 1903, the J. Lloyd Stone Center was the home of UND presidents until 1954. Between 1954 and 1971, it was known as Oxford House and served first as a residence hall and then as home of the Art Department. The building was restored and served as the home of the UND Alumni Association and Foundation from 1981 to 2012, when it moved to the Gorecki Alumni Center. It is named in honor of J. Lloyd Stone, director of the Alumni Association from 1945 to 1974. ON THE BACK COVER: Located on the site of UND’s first building, the Old Main Memorial Sphere celebrates the University’s dedication to learning and social progress. Photograph by Jackie Lorentz.
The Order of Exercises 2015 Summer Commencement Ceremony
3:00 p.m., Friday, August 7, 2015, Chester Fritz Auditorium
President Robert O. Kelley, Presiding Alma Mater Hail to thee, O Alma Mater! Hail to thee with heart and tongue! Pride we feel and love yet greater While we raise our grateful song. Home of lofty thought and learning, Beacon o’er our western land, Shrine whence still the ever- burning Torch is passed from hand to hand.
Prelude Music...............................................................................Brent Hermans Processional......................................................... “Pomp and Circumstance” Brent Hermans
Please stand during the Processional.
“America the Beautiful”................................................ Angela Schmaltz Welcome and Introductions............... President Robert O. Kelley Greetings................................................................................................ Nick Hacker State Board of Higher Education
Conferring of Academic Degrees............................... President Robert O. Kelley
Kelly Madison, Proctor
(Order of degrees begins on Page 3)
Alumni Greetings.......................................................Don Kojich UND Alumni Association and Foundation
“Alma Mater”...........................................The Assemblage
Angela Schmaltz, Song Leader
Recessional.............................................................Brent Hermans
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Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors The Chester Fritz Distinguished Professorships were established with an endowment gift from the late UND benefactor Chester Fritz, 1892-1983. Revenue from the endowment provides for cash stipends to one or more full-time UND faculty members, who thereafter may use the title “Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor.” Nominations are solicited from members of the V.P.A.A. Academic Cabinet and the Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors; these are evaluated by a committee chaired by the graduate dean and composed of three Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors and faculty representatives from each academic college not represented by a Fritz Professor. The recommendations are reviewed by the Vice President for Academic Affairs and forwarded to the President for final decision.
William F. Sheridan, Biology Roxanne Vaughan, Basic Sciences Sharon C. Wilsnack, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science Michael Wittgraf, Music Stephen A. Wonderlich, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science Former faculty members who were honored with Fritz Professorships include: Michael A. Anderegg, English James Antes, Psychology Robert Beck (deceased), Law Richard Beringer, History William V. Borden (deceased), English William E. Cornatzer (deceased), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Richard D. Crawford, Biology Kenneth J. Dawes, Social Work Sandra Donaldson, English Manuchair Ebadi (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
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School of Graduate Studies: Doctoral Degrees Wayne Swisher, Dean Louis Anthony Pagano, Jr., Zionsville, Indiana
Doctor of Philosophy
Major: Counseling Psychology Dissertation: Development And Validation Of The Scale Of Atheist Microagressions (SAM) Advisor: Dr. Kara Wettersten
Karin L. Becker, Grand Forks Major: Communication and Public Discourse
Mila Pak, Lake Mary, Florida
Dissertation: Developing A Chronic Pain Vocabulary: Communication Preferences Among Individuals With Chronic Pain Advisor: Dr. Timothy Pasch
Major: Nursing Dissertation: Risk Factors for Cholelithiasis (Gallstones) Among Female Veterans Advisor: Dr. Glenda Lindseth
Kimberly Dawn Becker, Grand Forks
Erin Sullivan Peterson, Bemidji, Minnesota
Major: Educational Leadership
Major: Teaching and Learning
Dissertation: Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Graduate Students’ Experiences of Plagiarism By Their Professors Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Sun
Dissertation: Investigating The Relationship Between Elementary Students’ Motivation To Read And Academic Achievement In Reading Advisor: Dr. Shelby Barrentine
Stacy Joan Bjorgaard, Grand Forks
David James Potter, Lincoln, Nebraska
Major: Chemical Engineering
Major: Communication and Public Discourse
Dissertation: Characterization and Catalytic Cracking of Tar Obtained in Coal / Biomass / Municipal Solid Waste Gasification: The Use of Basic Mineral Catalysts and Miscibility, Properties, and Corrosivity of Petroleum-Biofuel Oils and Blends for Application in Oil-Fired Power Stations Advisor: Michael Mann Sonja Marie Brandt, Grand Forks Major: Teaching and Learning
Dissertation: Reconceptualizing Privacy: An Examination Of The Developing Regulatory Regime For Facial Recognition Technology Advisor: Dr. Slavka Antonova
Cody Millard Rude, Tofte, Minnesota Major: Physics Dissertation: Tracking Star Formation in Dwarf Cluster Galaxies Advisor: Dr. Wayne Barkhouse
Dissertation: Elementary Teachers’ Nonverbal Immediacy Behaviors During Math Instruction Advisor: Dr. Gail Ingwalson
Elizabeth J. Sandquist, Moorhead, Minnesota
Anna Marguerite Crowell, Grayling, Michigan
Major: Biochemistry
Major: Geology
Dissertation: N-Cadherin Expression And EMT Progression in Arsenic- and Cadium-Transformed Urotsa Advisor: Dr. Scott Garrett
Dissertation: Evaluating Sedimentary Basins for Geothermal Power Production Potential and Bottom-Hole Temperature Corrections Advisor: Dr. William Gosnold
Sanghita Sarkar, West Bengal, India
James Joshua Crowell, Eliot, Maine
Major: Microbiology
Major: Geology
Dissertation: Innate Immune Response to Yersinia Pestis Advisor: Dr. David Bradley
Dissertation: Improving the Availability of Thermal Conductivity Data And Modeling How Inaccurate Thermal Conductivity Data Affect Geothermal Power Production Models Advisor: Dr. William Gosnold
Katie Beth Thomas, Appleton, Wisconsin Major: Clinical Psychology Dissertation: The Impact Of A Brief Mindfulness Exercise On Autobiographical Memory Specificity In Trauma-Exposed College Students Advisor: Dr. John-Paul Legerski
Natalie Ann Cyphers, Bath, Pennsylvania Major: Nursing Dissertation: The Relationship Between Religiosity And Health-Promoting Behaviors Of Pregnant Women At Pregnancy Resource Centers Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Tyree
Sinéad Kathleen Mary Patricia Unsworth, West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada Major: Counseling Psychology
Bruce Franklin Felts, Bemidji, Minnesota
Dissertation: Counselor Self-Efficacy: Relationship With Mindfulness And SelfCompassion Advisor: Dr. Dorlene Walker
Major: Pharmacology, Physiology and Therapeutics Dissertation: Understanding The Structure-Function Relationships Between Monoamine Neurotransmitter Transporters And Their Cognate Ions And Ligands Advisor: Dr. L. Keith Henry
Darci Danae Van Dyke, Chandler, Minnesota Major: Clinical Psychology Dissertation: The Relationship Between Interrogative Suggestibility And Decision-Making Advisor: Dr. Thomas Petros
Brittany Dawn Hagen, Grand Forks Major: Teaching and Learning Dissertation: Student Teachers’ Beliefs In Practice: Impact Of Teacher Education Preparation on Reading Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction Advisor: Dr. Pamela Beck
Yan Ye, Shanghai, China Major: Biochemistry Dissertation: The Role Of ATG7 In The Host Defense Against Bacterial Infection Advisor: Dr. Min Wu
Gehendra Kharel, Nawalparasi, Nepal Major: Earth System Science and Policy
Qiang Zhou, Shanxi, China
Dissertation: The Impacts of Climate, Land Use, Economics, and Conservation Policies on the Hydrology of the Devils Lake Basin Advisor: Dr. Andrei Kirilenko
Major: Earth System Science and Policy Dissertation: Disaggregating Tree And Grass Phenology In Tropical Savannas Advisor: Dr. Michael Hill
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School of Graduate Studies: Doctoral Degrees Doctor of Education
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Larry S. Guggisberg, Roseau, Minnesota Major: Educational Leadership Dissertation: Student Perceptions Of Digital Resources And
Jessica Leigh Ahmann, Bismarck Major: Nursing Practice Advisor: Dr. Joanna Sikkema
Digital Technology In A Flipped Classroom Advisor: Dr. Gary Schnellert
Elizabeth Lynn Jahn, Wahpeton Major: Nursing Practice Advisor: Dr. Kris Stellon-Hendrickx
Illaria C. Moore, Boise, Idaho Major: Nursing Practice Advisor: Dr. Kris Stellon-Hendrickx
Bettina Maureen Thompson, Rochester, Minnesota Major: Nursing Practice Advisor: Dr. Joanna Sikkema
Michelle Kai Ullery, Minnetonka, Minnesota Major: Nursing Practice Advisor: Dr. Christine Harsell
Sheila Marie Wiegman, Minneapolis, Minnesota Major: Nursing Practice Advisor: Dr. Christine Harsell
Doctor of Physical Therapy Anthony Robert Pohl, Hankinson Major: Physical Therapy
Allison Vosgerau, Fargo Major: Physical Therapy
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School of Graduate Studies: Master’s Degrees Ashley Caroline Schreurs, Marshall, Minnesota
Master of Arts
Major: Counseling
Kallie Michelle Sides, Huron, South Dakota
Aubrey Elizabeth Boertje, Minnesota Lake, Minnesota
Major: Forensic Psychology
Major: Forensic Psychology
Chanda Valentine, Sabina, Ohio
Anna Lauren Schimmelpfennig Brandt, Fargo
Major: Forensic Psychology
Major: Psychology
Karen Elizabeth Vanderzanden, Maplewood, Minnesota
Timothy Ryan Bridges, Nacogdoches, Texas
Major: Psychology
Major: Forensic Psychology
Ashley Alexis Whisenant, North Las Vegas, Nevada
Cassie Edith Campbell, Grand Forks
Major: Forensic Psychology
Major: Counseling
Alexis Lynne Wyatt, Lincoln, Nebraska
Bethany Winter Carlson, Clinton, Michigan
Major: Forensic Psychology
Major: Linguistics
Benjamin Jared Cavaletto, Rochester, New York Major: Linguistics
Katherine Rebecca Clark, Bradford, Pennsylvania Major: Forensic Psychology
Master of Business Administration
Jacqueline Marie Cote, Monston, New Brunswick, Canada Major: Forensic Psychology
Patricia Anne Dooley, Cumming, Georgia
Tyler Patrick Eiken, Williston
Major: Forensic Psychology
Major: Business Administration
Katherine M. Figuerres, Grand Forks
Andrew Stephen Germain, Blaine, Minnesota
Major: Counseling
Major: Business Administration
Hugh C. Grindberg, Steele
Shawn Kendall Rosaasen, Grand Forks
Major: English
Major: Business Administration
Daniel Harrison Haley, Colorado Springs, Colorado Major: Forensic Psychology
Elizabeth Anne Herrman, Cary, North Carolina Major: Forensic Psychology
Megan Elizabeth Hilbach, Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Master of Education
Major: Forensic Psychology
Amanda Jene Hoffman, Oceanside, California Major: Forensic Psychology
Alexandra Michelle Bain, Burnsville, Minnesota
Lynn Johnson, Goose Creek, South Carolina
Major: Reading Education
Major: Forensic Psychology
Melissa Jean Biehl, Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Christopher Michael Kenyon, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Major: Elementary Education
Major: Forensic Psychology
Dakota Magdalen Jewel Breen, Fargo
Jessica Anne Kormanik, Lake Elmo, Minnesota
Major: English Language Learners
Major: Counseling
Erin Montgomery Brurud, Williston
Kevin Christopher Krell, Fort Myers, Florida
Major: English Language Learners
Major: Forensic Psychology
Christine Theresa Bumgardner, Mechanichsburg, Illinois
Karla Kristen Kwist, Las Vegas, Nevada
Major: English Language Learners
Major: Forensic Psychology
Lori Anne Heydt, Grand Forks
Justin Michael Madaus, Waterbury, Connecticut
Major: Reading Education
Major: Forensic Psychology
Kallie Ann Holmen, Minot
Jason Carl Margerum, Pembina
Major: Elementary Education
Major: Counseling
Emilie Jo Howe, West Fargo
Katja S. Mueller, Ilmenau, Germany
Major: Elementary Education
Major: Linguistics
Shae Lea Hutchinson, Wibaux, Montana
Samantha Carolyn Neilson, Santa Clarita, California
Major: Educational Leadership
Major: Forensic Psychology
Sarah Elizabeth Jordan, Bismarck
Nicole Jane Norheim, Minot
Major: Educational Leadership
Major: Forensic Psychology
Jocelyn Ericka Lee, Adams
Molly Lynn Ohly, Rochester, Minnesota
Major: Elementary Education
Major: Counseling
Lauren Megan LeVesseur, Lakeville, Minnesota
Christina Ann Palacios, Port Saint Lucie, Florida
Major: Elementary Education
Major: Forensic Psychology
Scott Allen Lindgren, Leeds
Justine Elenna Reames, Munford, Tennessee
Major: Educational Leadership
Major: Forensic Psychology
Kayla Colleen Noah, Dickinson
Hannah Joy Reeves, Central, South Carolina
Major: Educational Leadership
Major: Linguistics
Kimberly Sue Ressler, Minot
Alison Lynn Rivera, Alexandria, Virginia
Major: Educational Leadership
Major: Forensic Psychology
Francine Amy Sletten, Thief River Falls, Minnesota
Lexie Brooke Santini, Vincent, Ohio
Major: Elementary Education
Major: Forensic Psychology
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School of of Graduate Graduate Studies: Studies: Master’s School Master’s Degrees Degrees Master of Education, continued
Master of Public Administration
Pamela Sorenson, East Grand Forks, Minnesota
Barbara Diane Garrity, Rochester, Minnesota
Stiina Marie Stocker, Cass Lake, Minnesota
Liliya Martsynyuk, Grand Forks
Kalli Jean Theiste, Plymouth, Minnesota
Matthew John Mutzenberger, Bismack
Major: Reading Education
Major: Public Administration
Major: Elementary Education
Major: Public Administration
Major: Elementary Education
Major: Public Administration
Brittney Joy Urness, Grand Forks Major: Reading Education
Tricia Dawn Wheeling, Plaza
Major: Educational Leadership
Master of Physician Assistant Studies
Trisha Laurel Yearwood, Grand Forks Major: English Language Learners
Michael James Trimble, Mount Juliet, Tennessee Major: Physician Assistant Studies
Master of Engineering Chowdhury Muntaser Ahmed, Sylhet, Bangladesh
Master of Science
Pavankumar Challa Sasi, Grand Forks
Md Maruf Ahamed, Grand Forks
Tejas Madan Tipnis, Grand Forks
Tessa Mellena Ambus, Hillsborough, California
Major: Electrical Engineering Major: Civil Engineering
Major: Electrical Engineering
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Major: Early Childhood Education
Jared Scott Anderson, Rochester, Minnesota Major: Curriculum & Instruction
Jordan Alexandra Anderson, Bagley, Minnesota Major: Special Education
Master of Fine Arts
M. Riadh Arefin, Phaka, Bangladesh
Cody G. Marks, Aberdeen, South Dakota
Kelli Armstrong, Jacksonville, Florida
Major: Electrical Engineering Major: Special Education
Major: Visual Arts
Katelyn Audrey Barber, Hamlin, New York Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Sarina Marie Bauer, Mandan Major: Biology
Master of Music
Lauren Nicole Beneke, Fargo Major: Special Education
Abhilasha Bhatia, Kanpur, India
Joel Edgardo Tosta Alarcon, Colonia Kennedy, Honduras
Major: Computer Science
Major: Music
Kelly Lynn Billon, Palm Bay, Florida Major: Space Studies
Lucas Paul Bloms, Minot Major: Kinesiology
Samantha Lee Boldra, Sabetha, Kansas
Master of Occupational Therapy
Major: Special Education
Dawn Diane Bolstad, Bismarck Major: Special Education
William Buckner Creel, Oakdale, Minnesota Major: Occupational Therapy
Lynn O’Hara Bowen, Cape Charles, Virginia Major: Early Childhood Education
Hanna Sue Eickenbrock, Grand Forks Major: Occupational Therapy
Tamaike Mariane Brown, Grand Forks Major: Computer Science
Shalyn Kristine Hample, Wahpeton Major: Occupational Therapy
Mary Opheim Bruce, Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Special Education
Katherine Jo Spitzmueller, St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Occupational Therapy
Bailey Jo Bubach, Grand Forks Major: Geology
Blake Lloyd Sweney, Becker, Minnesota Major: Occupational Therapy
Jody Barbara Bulger, Merrimack, New Hampshire Major: Aviation
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School of of Graduate Graduate Studies: Studies: Master’s School Master’s Degrees Degrees Kendell Thomas LaRoche, Northglenn, Colorado
Master of Science, continued
Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Tara Manwaring, Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania Major: Early Childhood Education
Timothy James Buli, Hopatcong, New Jersey
Aubrey Jean McNary, Williston
Major: Space Studies
Major: Reading Education
Denys Bulikhov, Columbus, Georgia
Laura Lee Messer, Richardton
Major: Space Studies
Major: Special Education
Lawrence Burkett, Grand Forks
Milad Mirzaee, Kermanshah, Iran
Major: Geography
Major: Electrical Engineering
Manikyala R. Chintapalli, West Godarari, India
Ryan Dale Mitchell, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Major: Chemistry
Major: Aviation
Jacob Jimmie Coburn, Grand Forks
Cory Austin Mullins, Lees Summit, Missouri
Major: Earth System Science and Policy
Major: Aviation
Giovanni Colberg, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Louanna Berge Myles, Fargo
Major: Space Studies
Major: Special Education
Yanina Gabriela Colberg, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Edith Nanneman, Redmond, Washington
Major: Space Studies
Major: Special Education
Kiara Lynn Crosby, Bowbells
Shelby Jean Notbohm, Grand Forks
Major: Special Education
Major: Curriculum & Instruction
April Marie Dahme, Bismarck
Zeineb Berhanu Nurahmed, Coon Rapids, Minnesota
Major: Special Education
Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Stella de Bode, Santa Monica, California
Emeke Kevin Opute, Ndemili, Nigeria
Major: Special Education
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Emily Susan DeForest, Minot
Juli Krista Pearson, Dayton, Minnesota
Major: Curriculum & Instruction
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Basha Galmessa Dorose, Grand Forks
Manju Harihar Pearson, Goldsboro, North Carolina
Major: Civil Engineering
Major: Special Education
Michael William Dougherty, Coral Springs, Florida
Lisa Marie Pimentel, East Grand Forks, Minnesota
Major: Biology
Major: Geography
Melissa Erin Dudzinski, Johns Island, South Carolina
Tyler James Piper, Grand Forks
Major: Special Education
Major: Special Education
Sarah Cadigan Dulieu, Orlando, Florida
Ashley Marie Placek Olson, Lincoln
Major: Special Education
Major: Special Education
Matthew Paul Dupree, Grand Forks
Laura L. Rhodes, Elkhart, Illinois
Major: Special Education
Major: Early Childhood Education
Christa Brianna Fischer, Bismarck
Samantha Jo Schnoor, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
Major: Special Education
Major: Curriculum & Instruction
Lori Jane Florine, Rochester, Minnesota
Sallie Jean Schweitzer, Cavalier
Major: Elementary Education
Major: Special Education
Sarah Doksansky Gall, Denver, Colorado
Kristin Nicole Sethre, Santa Barbara, California
Major: Early Childhood Education
Major: Special Education
Laura Ann Gelles, Reno, Nevada
Joel Michael Siegel, Annapolis, Maryland
Major: Environmental Engineering
Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Kyle Andrew Goehner, Grand Forks
Melissa Christine Sire, Mukilteo, Washington
Major: Computer Science
Major: Early Childhood Education
Margaret Rose Goetz, Fargo
Julie Lynne Skretta, Lincoln, Nebraska
Major: Special Education
Major: Special Education
Patricia Gukert, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Kristina Faye Smith, Rolette
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Major: Nursing
Arad Haselirad, Chabahar, Iran
Sarah Jane Snell, Lordsburg, New Mexico
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Major: Elementary Education
Vanessa M. Hoffarth, Albany, Minnesota
Stephanie Danielle Snyder, Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Major: Special Education
Major: Biology
Sehtab Dhaka Hossain, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Madhuri Madhukar Sonawane, Pune, India
Major: Electrical Engineering
Major: Computer Science
Cassandra Joyce Hyde, Erskine, Minnesota
Nicholas Anton Starcevic, Kimball, Minnesota
Major: Special Education
Major: Kinesiology
Minhee Kim, Seoul, South Korea
Kaylee Ann Stone, Brunswick, Ohio
Major: Special Education
Major: Forensic Psychology
Karly Germaine Koenig, Crookston, Minnesota
Chad Allan Stromlund, Strathcona, Minnesota
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Major: Biology
Monique Edith Lamoureux, Grand Forks
Michele Marie Sullivan, Eagan, Minnesota
Major: Kinesiology
Major: Kinesiology
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School of of Graduate Graduate Studies: Studies: Master’s School Master’s Degrees Degrees Master of Science, continued
Master of Social Work
Manuela Telbis, Grand Forks
Brooke Ashton Biederstedt, Dickinson
Kayla Elizabeth Thompson, Grafton
Rebecca Ann Collins, North Branch, Minnesota
Sarah Rose Thompson, Belmond, Iowa
Holly Noel Essler, Grand Forks
Ranganath Vallakati, Hyderabad, India
Sarah Ann Jefferson, Moorhead, Minnesota
Stacey Renee Vitosh, Falls City, Nebraska
Manhattan Mercedes Jehlicka, New Rockford
Heather Linn Vogel, LaMoure
Elizabeth May Kosofsky, Central Point, Oregon
Jessica Lynn Wales, Brainerd, Minnesota
Kristie Kremer, Fargo
Karl Victor Williams, Bemidji, Minnesota
Brooke Erin Kubasch, Winsted, Minnesota
Peng Wu, Taixing, China
Kayla Marie Kuznia, West Fargo
Che-Hao Yang, Taipei, Taiwan
Sarah Ellice Martin, Larimore
Ruth S. Zehnwirth, Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Shawn Stewart McNally, Grand Forks
Hadiah Makel Zhour Adi, Hamah, Saudi Arabia
Bridget L. Meranda, Grand Forks
Major: Special Education
Major: Social Work
Major: Early Childhood Education
Major: Social Work
Major: Early Childhood Education
Major: Social Work
Major: Electrical Engineering
Major: Social Work
Major: Early Childhood Education
Major: Social Work
Major: Special Education
Major: Social Work
Major: Special Education
Major: Social Work
Major: Space Studies
Major: Social Work
Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Major: Social Work
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Major: Social Work
Major: Special Education
Major: Social Work
Major: Early Childhood Education
Major: Social Work
Charlotte Lavonne O’Keefe, Fargo Major: Social Work
Robert Charles O’Keefe, Fargo Major: Social Work
Master of Science in Applied Economics
Melissa Ann Shigematsu, Fargo
David Michael Leibrand, Scobey, Montana
Kara Joy Shugren, Cambridge, Minnesota
Warren M. Mills, Milton, Florida
Lacy Marie Suby, Grand Forks
Major: Social Work
Major: Applied Economics
Major: Social Work
Major: Applied Economics
Major: Social Work
William Charles Stangler, Lino Lakes, Minnesota
Major: Applied Economics
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College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines Gayle Roux, Dean Bachelor of Science in Community Nutrition Nicole Taylor Anderson
Bloomington, Minnesota Major: Community Nutrition
Janelle Theresa Lynn Boppre East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Community Nutrition
Christine Marie Fiala Grand Forks Major: Community Nutrition
Katie Marie Kratochvil
Grand Forks Major: Community Nutrition
Nathalie Marie Laudal
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Major: Community Nutrition
Kasey T. Schmidt
Beulah Major: Community Nutrition
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Social Work
Nichole Leigh Azure
Jannelle Krystin Bilinsky ==
Holly Beth Benjamin
Justine Danielle Erickson
Kristen Jo Driscoll
Laura Lee Foss
Samantha Kay Gilbertson
Megan Leigh Gangl
Sarah Elizabeth Kacena
Michael Alan Haukaas ===
Tracy Anne Kuntz
Kayla Evelyn Hochstetler
Marissa Lynn Martin
Heidi J. Long
Melissa Marie Misialek
Mandy Lee Ann Lundby
Breanna Pauline Pierce
Erin E. Moody ===
Gail Julie Stull-Cadabes
Janani Amoda Pallimulla Geeganage
Belcourt Major: Nursing
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Major: Social Work
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Social Work
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Grand Forks Major: Social Work
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Devils Lake Major: Social Work
Big Lake, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Abby Lynn Papenfuss St. Thomas Major: Social Work
Erik Anthony Pihl
Grand Forks Major: Social Work
Heidii Dawn Poplick Finley Major: Social Work
Kristofer Sebastian Sage Fontana, California Major: Social Work
Nicholas Alan Tobkin == Perham, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Kenzie Marie Vettleson Roseau, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Jamestown Major: Social Work
Wahpeton Major: Nursing
Ogema, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Rutland, Vermont Major: Nursing
McLaughlin, South Dakota Major: Social Work
West Fargo Major: Nursing
Grand Forks Major: Social Work
Shawnee, Kansas Major: Nursing
Vadnais Heights, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Hummelstown, Pennsylvania Major: Nursing
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Major: Social Work
Danielle Yury Trottier Devils Lake Major: Nursing
School of Medicine and Health Sciences Joshua Wynne, Dean Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science Jennifer Dawn Main
Leroy, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Science
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College of Education and Human Development Robert D. Hill, Dean
Morgan Elizabeth Williams
Bachelor of Science in Education
Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology
Bachelor of Science in Public Health Education
Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation & Human Services
Muna Abdalla Mohamed
Melanie Dawn Herauf =
Jakob James Bissell
Naima K. Mohamed =
Kimberly Kay Brossart
Chantel Marie Urban ==
Bismarck Major: Elementary Education Major: Early Childhood Education
Samantha Rae Brewer
Moorhead, Minnesota Major: Early Childhood Education
Lexi Joy Dick ===
Munich Major: Early Childhood Education
St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Public Health Education Minneapolis, Minnesota Major: Public Health Education
Plymouth, New Hampshire Major: Kinesiology
Grace Renee Haugan
Eagan, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Carley Nicole Meyer
Surrey Major: Public Health Education
Grand Forks Major: Kinesiology
Jay Randy Ivar Gjestvang
St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Early Childhood Education
West Fargo Major: Kinesiology
Robert Michael Reinpold
Hillsboro Major: Composite Social Studies Education
Carlye Lauren Thostenson Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Early Childhood Education
Dickinson Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services
Jessica Anne Kormanik ==
Lake Elmo, Minnesota Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services
Kelly Hunter Lovelock
Hopkins, Minnesota Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services
Nancy Ellen Wade
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services
Christopher Allan Lee Sidney, Montana Major: Kinesiology
Benjamin Boone Olsen == Centennial, Colorado Major: Kinesiology
William Joseph Ratelle Edina, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology
College of Engineering and Mines Hesham El-Rewini, Dean
Abdulwahab Abdullah Haragay
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Saadatou Djiwa
William Charles Barvitski
Kolton George Jungemann
Darrick Robert Bielser
Mark Stephen Kowalczyk
Jerry Alexander Bollman
Troy Christopher Strange
Neil Alan Capper
Andrew Xu An Zeng
Lome, Togo Major: Chemical Engineering
Derrick Joseph Kasunic
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Major: Chemical Engineering
Monica Louise Swingle
Blue Springs, Missouri Major: Chemical Engineering
Minneapolis, Minnesota Major: Civil Engineering
Jeffrey Ralph Hershberger = Greenwood, Maine Major: Civil Engineering Ray Major: Civil Engineering
Gunnison, Colorado Major: Civil Engineering
Lafayette, California Major: Civil Engineering
Burlington, Iowa Major: Civil Engineering
Woodstock, Illinois Major: Civil Engineering
Tucson, Arizona Major: Civil Engineering
New York, New York Major: Civil Engineering
Proctorville, Ohio Major: Civil Engineering
Tolga Mehmet Ertugrul === Tulsa, Oklahoma Major: Civil Engineering
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Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Alden Christopher Hunt
Pensacola, Florida Major: Electrical Engineering
Jonah Breyder Lopez-Sanchez Trujillo, Peru Major: Electrical Engineering
Christopher Aaron McDonald Larimore Major: Electrical Engineering
Mykal Deane Sequeira ==
Tucson, Arizona Major: Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering and Mines Bachelor of Science in Environmental Geoscience
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Danielle Joanna Gorder =
Doran Russle Collins ==
Fordville Major: Environmental Geoscience
Tyson Lee Jeannotte
Belcourt Major: Environmental Geoscience
Darren Gregory Peterson
Blake Thomas Demars
Jeffrey D. Wenzel
Drew Christian Groves ==
Maple Grove, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering Saginaw, Michigan Major: Mechanical Engineering
Pine River, Minnesota Major: Petroleum Engineering Minot Major: Petroleum Engineering
Jordan Dale Kleppen
Watford City Major: Petroleum Engineering
Duncan, South Carolina Major: Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering
Wendell Ronald Fenner
Matthews, North Carolina Major: Mechanical Engineering
Pushkara Jayasekera ==
Hokandara, Sri Lanka Major: Mechanical Engineering
Jared Lynn Kendall
Bol Ring Mathiang Bol
Edwardsburg, Michigan Major: Mechanical Engineering
Grand Forks Major: Petroleum Engineering
Alexander James Mason
Livina Ijeoma Chima
Hooksett, New Hampshire Major: Mechanical Engineering
Houston, Texas Major: Petroleum Engineering
Hussein Ali Mazen
Jeremiah Ross Copeland =
Houston, Texas Major: Mechanical Engineering
Ahcene Mechid =
Grand Forks Major: Petroleum Engineering
Thomas Elliott Miller
Eagan, Minnesota Major: Petroleum Engineering
Aristide Mathurin Ngemhe
Houston, Texas Major: Petroleum Engineering
Adam Rick Oberheu =
Delta, Colorado Major: Petroleum Engineering
Danya Elaine Shepard
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Major: Petroleum Engineering
Jarrell, Texas Major: Petroleum Engineering
College of Business and Public Administration Margaret L. Williams, Dean
Bachelor of Accountancy Kevin Allan Boegeman Shakopee, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Holly Jean Robak
Jarl Eric Braaten
Logan Gerard Ubel
Wolfgang Alexander Brink ==
Foley, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Leeds Major: Business Economics
Grand Forks Major: Accountancy
Dumont, Minnesota Major: Aviation Management
Kaci Elisabeth Butler
Prior Lake, Minnesota Major: Human Resource Management
Kayla Joy Daley
Grafton Major: Accountancy
Mariah Lee Geiger
Minot Major: Accountancy
Laura Mae Huss
Brainerd, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Robert Charles Kalina Perham, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Kelsey Renee Misialek Grand Forks Major: Accountancy
Kristina Marie Nielsen Starkweather Major: Accountancy
Casey Joe Pederson
Grand Forks Major: Accountancy
Bachelor of Business Administration
Rochester, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship
Travis Glen Parker
Kyle James Christiansen
Casey Joe Pederson Grand Forks
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Marketing
David Jon Berg
Penticton, British Columbia, Canada Major: Entrepreneurship
Margaret A. Christensen
Lindsay Marie Dorfman
Hermantown, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Mark Jordan MacMillan
Cassidy Mae Miller
St. Cloud, Minnesota Major: Airport Management
Michelle Ariel Bendas
Grass Valley, California Major: Management
Brett Andrew Carlson
Tacoma, Washington Major: Management
Roy James Alexander
Tyler Andrew Kline
Jeffrey Donald McGee
Grand Forks Major: Aviation Management
Felton, California Major: Aviation Management
Perham, Minnesota Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting
Kurtis Kenneth Carey
Farmington, Minnesota Major: Business Economics
Christopher Earle Tamblyn Adams
Robert Charles Kalina
Rochester, Minnesota Major: Aviation Management Grafton Major: Management Cottage Grove, Minnesota Major: Management
Major: Investments
Ryan Lawrence Reese Wyoming, Minnesota Major: Management
Connor Monahan Gaarder
West Fargo Major: Marketing
Edina, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship
Lucas Ryan Betterman
Chenxu Gao
Grand Forks Major: Management
Melbourne, Australia Major: Entrepreneurship
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= Denotes cum laude == Denotes magna cum laude === Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 15)
College of Business and Public Administration Bachelor of Business Administration, continued
Scott Edward Rosenberger
South St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Banking & Financial Economics
Alexander Edward Rotter Saint Paul, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Jessica Rae Schlichting Duluth, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Joshua Gage Schuler
Urbana, Ohio Major: Management
Joshua Michael Thibert Grand Forks Major: Management
Jacob Samuel Townsend
Tonka Bay, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship
Brittany Faith Ungs
Mantorville, Minnesota Major: Marketing Major: Communication
Alexander Robert Volker
Las Vegas, Nevada Major: Aviation Management
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology
Bachelor of Science in Public Administration
Michael Scott Olson
Matthew John Mutzenberger
Erik G. Pearson
Cole Gareth Nelson
Ramsey, Minnesota Major: Industrial Technology
Shelby Emmett Waryan Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Grand Rapids, Minnesota Major: Industrial Technology
James Rudy Whetter
Bismarck Major: Public Administration Champlin, Minnesota Major: Public Administration
Grand Forks Major: Marketing
Kyle Palmer Wulff
Albertville, Minnesota Major: Management
James William Yoney
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Human Resource Management
Yicheng Zhang =
Shanghai, China Major: Business Economics
College of Arts and Sciences Debbie Storrs, Dean Hunter Sanborn Erickson
Nicholas Scott Johnsrude
Rochelle Diana Robb
Jody D. Ahrens =
Johanna Fallman ===
Lea Lavinia Joner ==
Rebecca Lynn Rosten
Logan Edward Anderson
Cianna Alyssa Garman
Joseph Alexander Juniper
Amanda Marie Scarbrough
Christopher Benge
Megan Marie Glockner
Shawny Cora Kramer
Jolie Rae Schmidt
Peter Eugene Bottini
Brooke Marie Hatlestad
Mandy Lee Ann Lundby
Ellen Burch Scofield =
Chandler Clara Buning
Tasha Jean Hausauer
Brycee Dawn Lyons
Aaron Marlo Dahl
Miranda Nicole Hurlebaus
Sarah Grace Mazar
Kayla Joy Daley
Jessica Leigh Jensen ==
Morgan Jeanne McElligott
Patrick Joseph Davis
Alexandra Leigh Johnson
Emily Taylor Niznik =
Susan Marie Easley
Bryce Neil Johnson =
Morgan Lyn Numedahl
Humberto Espinoza Enriquez
Chelsie Marie Johnson =
Britt Annamarie Peterson
Bachelor of Arts Long Beach, California Major: Social Science Grand Forks Major: Music
Magnolia, Texas Major: Economics Grand Forks Major: Communication Dallas, Texas Major: Communication Farmington, Minnesota Major: German Grafton Major: Spanish Eagan, Minnesota Major: Sociology
Sheep Ranch, California Major: Communication Reno, Nevada Major: Communication
Minot Major: Communication
Bremerton, Washington Major: Communication
Lulea, Sweden Major: Psychology
Rochester, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Grand Forks Major: Sociology
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Communication
Eagan, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Watkins, Minnesota Major: Communication
Oak Grove, Minnesota Major: Communication
Grand Forks Major: Psychology
Lincoln Major: Psychology
Belcourt Major: English
Rochester, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Wanaque, New Jersey Major: Visual Arts
Grand Forks Major: Economics
Stillwater, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Bismarck Major: Sociology
Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Visual Arts
Litchfield, Minnesota Major: Economics
Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Communication
Thompson Major: Communication
North Mankato, Minnesota Major: Psychology
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St. Andrew, Jamaica Major: Anthropology Newton, Massachusetts Major: Psychology Bellevue, Nebraska Major: French
Grand Rapids, Minnesota Major: Anthropology Edina, Minnesota Major: Psychology Major: French
Dylan Earl Stavens
Grand Forks Major: Social Science
Hannah RenĂŠ Strasser
St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Classical Studies
Jenna Di Valentini
Chaska, Minnesota Major: Communication
Ana-Alicia Maria Villanueva St. Cloud, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Meghan Elanor Warbis
Marysville, Washington Major: Communication
College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Arts, continued Shelby Lynn Wood =
Bismarck Major: Political Science
Tyler Scott Zebell
Grand Forks Major: Psychology
John Charles Grove
Bachelor of Science
Missoula, Montana Major: General Studies
Gregory Anthony Hardin
Bellevue, Nebraska Major: General Studies
Alyssa Lynn Bailey
Piedmont, South Dakota Major: Biology
Josh Michael Johnson
Grand Forks Major: General Studies
Christopher Etienne Bucklin Grand Forks Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Kelsey Ann Kratzke === Dent, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Dustin Cole Dalbey Noyes, Minnesota Major: Biology
Kelsey Rae Lafond ===
Dickinson Major: General Studies
Bachelor of Fine Arts Katie Lou Fayette
Warren, Minnesota Major: Visual Arts
Courtney J. Daille Schwartz = Langdon Major: Visual Arts
Alan Douglas Davis
Ellendale Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Corey Alan Langerud === Williston Major: General Studies
Billings, Montana Major: Psychology
Ramsey, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Jazmyn Marie Friesz
Sauk Rapids, Minnesota Major: Interdisciplinary Studies
Courtney Nicole McDonald == Bismarck Major: General Studies
Luke A. Funk
Brainerd, Minnesota Major: Biology
Eric Nicholas Moos
Melissa E. Goheen
Barnesville, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Roy Garret Nelson ==
Marissa Ann Adolphson == Argyle, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Brianna Erin Albrecht == Grand Forks Major: General Studies
Sean William Anderson Rosemount, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Isaac Dale Bitter
Baudette, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Abby Rose Brenner ==
Fargo Major: General Studies
Joseph Wayne Russell Brown Grand Forks Major: General Studies
Portland Major: General Studies
Kelsie Lynn Grenier ==
Bottineau Major: Biology / Pre-Health Major: Honors Program
Ryan Curtis Olien =
West Fargo Major: General Studies
Jordan Danielle Peterson
Aliya S. Grindstaff
Timothy Eagan Spicer
Megan Marie Henderson
Alicea Bell Steir
Kjersten Marie Herting
Samuel R. Tweten
Alexandra Leigh Johnson
Reah Ann Williams
Sarah Elizabeth Monette
Chaska, Minnesota Major: Chemistry
Darwin, Minnesota Major: General Studies
La Center, Washington Major: Psychology
Thompson Major: General Studies
Grand Forks Major: Psychology
Sheridan, Wyoming Major: General Studies
Bismarck Major: Psychology
Grafton Major: General Studies
Devils Lake Major: Biology Major: Psychology
Brainerd, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Erin Elizabeth Yankovec ===
Issac Allen Odegard
Centerville, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Grand Forks Major: Mathematics
Stephen Paul Bussey
Duluth, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Kelsey Rose DeCamp == Chokio, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Grand Forks Major: Psychology Major: Honors Program
Sheelan Salih Selman
Moorhead, Minnesota Major: Forensic Science
Joanna Elizabeth Swenson St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Forensic Science
Tina Marie Thomas
Stevensville, Montana Major: Psychology
Leslie Blaine Yellow Hammer Grand Forks Major: Biology
Annajane French
Jennifer Anne Lee
Langdon Major: General Studies
Bachelor of General Studies
Larissa Ann Reck =
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Studies Nicholas Michael Anderson
Bismarck Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Andrew John Cardinal
Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Kristi Dawn Hestdalen
Pierre, South Dakota Major: Criminal Justice Studies Major: Forensic Science
Mahmoud Mohamed Madiboo Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Erin E Moody ===
Vadnais Heights, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Bachelor of Science in Geology Danielle Joanna Gorder = Fordville Major: Geology
Bachelor of Music
Ashley Ann Fedie ==
Chanhassen, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Jenna Lynn Goecke
Bismarck Major: General Studies
Robert Bradley Grams
Grand Forks Major: General Studies
Anna Elizabeth Andersson = Arthur Major: Music Therapy
Jill Louise Swingen =
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Music Therapy
= Denotes cum laude == Denotes magna cum laude === Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 15)
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John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences Bruce A. Smith, Dean Austin Andrew Harvey
Sean Robert Mortensen
Steven Duane Howard
Grant Alan Peterson
Jerris J. U. R. Ah Puck
Cameron Arthur Jaxheimer ==
Craig William Radle
Schuyller McKinley Andrew ===
Andrew Thomas Jensen
Joseph Adam Rolfes
Mette Langer ==
Tyler James Ruether
Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics Honolulu, Hawaii Major: Air Traffic Control Framingham, Massachusetts Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Valentin Arredondo ===
Carson, California Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Flight Education
William Scott Ashcraft ==
Hendersonville, North Carolina Major: Commercial Aviation
Andrew Thomas Carlson
Bismarck Major: Commercial Aviation
Yin-Huei Chiang
Grand Forks Major: Commercial Aviation
Nelson Collado
Grand Forks Major: Air Traffic Control
Tyler Brinkman Crowley
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Aaron Marlo Dahl
Farmington, Minnesota Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Allison Leigh DeJoy
Coon Rapids, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Colorado Springs, Colorado Major: Commercial Aviation
Priest River, Idaho Major: Commercial Aviation
Boone, Iowa Major: Commercial Aviation
Donnybrook Major: Commercial Aviation
Seattle, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation
Hudson, Wisconsin Major: Commercial Aviation
Denver, Colorado Major: Commercial Aviation
Coon Rapids, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Fairfax Station, Virginia Major: Commercial Aviation
Montevideo, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control Major: Communication
Collin Michael Lindseth
Matthew David Schlothauer
Highland, California Major: Commercial Aviation
Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Sciences Aaron L. Dye
Williston Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Morgan McKenzie Simms
Hartsville, South Carolina Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Elizabeth Rose Staatz
Shoreline, Washington Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Los Angeles, California Major: Commercial Aviation
Alexander Lopez =
Justin Douglas Smith ===
Hickory Hills, Illinois Major: Air Traffic Control
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Major: Commercial Aviation
Aren David Mattens
Paul Edmund Sterk
Freeland, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation
Oak Lawn, Illinois Major: Commercial Aviation
Sean Patrick McClain
Brian Andrew Tordella ==
Moyock, North Carolina Major: Commercial Aviation
Hermosa Beach, California Major: Commercial Aviation
Jeffrey Donald McGee
Lance R. Vaneps
Rochester, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Grand Forks Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Maggie Jo McIntyre
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Alfred James Vecchio
Emerado Major: Flight Education
Lucas James Miner
Lewiston Major: Commercial Aviation
James Whittaker Oates Warrington, Jr. Grand Forks Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operation
Oggar Minn ==
Grand Forks Major: Commercial Aviation
Austin Prescott Woodin
Cory Allen Ecklund ===
Swartz Creek, Michigan Major: Commercial Aviation
International Falls, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Graham Paul Frost
Bainbridge Island, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation
Nathaneal James Gleisner
Dupont, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation
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Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Michael Christopher Marti === Grand Forks Major: Computer Science
Erik Curt Sommer
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Computer Science
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.
Kelsie Grenier
Bottineau Biology / Pre-Health / Honors
Larissa Reck
Grand Forks Psychology / Honors
Candidates for Commission Lt. Col. Anthony K. Nishimura, Professor of Aerospace Studies
Lt. Col. Clarence L. Carroll IV, Professor of Military Science
Commission as Second Lieutenant United States Air Force
Commission as Second Lieutenant United States Army Travis G. Parker
Cottage Grove, Minnesota Management Active Duty
Kimberly M. Stans
Long Prairie, Minnesota National Guard Air Defense Artillery
= Denotes cum laude == Denotes magna cum laude === Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 15)
Student Honor Medallions Honor Medallions are worn by candidates for the bachelor’s degree who have at least 50 graded hours from the University of North Dakota and achieve a scholastic average of 3.50 (cum laude), 3.70 (magna cum laude), and 3.90 (summa cum laude) in courses completed at the University of North Dakota. For the purpose of the commencement program and publication, honors are based on the UND grade point average at the end of the previously completed term. Once final semester grades are recorded and the degree has been cleared by the college, grade point averages are recalculated and final graduation honors are recorded to the transcript and diploma.
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The University Marshals A tradition since the early years of the University of North Dakota, the University Marshals serve as the honorary marshals and ushers for commencement exercises. They are selected primarily from the junior class on the basis of academic excellence. Adrienne Freije
Grand Marshal
Matthew Keller
Charter Marshal
Honorary Faculty Flag Marshal
Zachary Brunig Teresa DiGregorio Christopher Evans Levi Johnson Stacy Meester Lai Yeung Mariah Zeien
Santhosh Seelan 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 for today’s ceremony is Santhosh Seelan of UND’s Department of Space Studies. After a long career with India’s space program, he joined the University’s faculty in 1998, and was named the Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor in 2014. Seelan earned his master’s degree in applied geology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, and Ph.D. in remote sensing from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad. He was the founding chair of the Earth System Science and Policy Department at UND, and now serves as the chair of the Space Studies Department and as director for the Space Grant and NASA EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) programs in the state. He has worked and studied in five countries on four continents and brings a wealth of international experience in the field of applied remote sensing. He is recognized for his significant contributions to India’s Technology Mission on Drinking Water, and for promoting the use of remote sensing by farmers and ranchers in America’s Upper Midwest.
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 graduates as they receive their degrees. This photograph will be made available for purchase through an e-mail and PIN number sent to the graduates in the days following commencement. Today’s UND Commencement Ceremony is being shown live on Grand Forks Cable Channel 3 and will be rebroadcast on August 11-14 at 12:00 noon, and 8:00 p.m. DVD copies of the ceremony can be purchased for $15.50 plus tax and shipping through the University of North Dakota Bookstore. To purchase a copy, contact the Bookstore at 701-777-4980.
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Honorary Degrees Awarded Honorary degrees have long been awarded by institutions of higher learning to recognize lives of achievement. In 1909, UND presented its first honorary degree, a Doctor of Laws, to Webster Merrifield, who served the University for 25 years, including 18 as its third president. Honorary degrees from UND particularly recognize those with an association with the University or with the state and region; they also have been presented to such notables as philosopher Mortimer Adler, heart surgeon Michael DeBakey and President John F. Kennedy. 1909, 1913, 1914, 1916, 1918, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1938, 1938, 1939, 1939, 1941, 1941, 1943, 1943, 1943, 1944, 1944, 1944, 1945, 1945, 1946, 1946, 1946, 1947, 1947, 1947, 1948, 1948, 1948, 1948, 1948, 1948, 1949, 1949, 1949, 1949, 1950, 1950, 1951, 1951, 1951, 1951, 1951, 1952, 1952, 1952, 1953, 1953, 1954, 1954, 1954, 1954,
Webster Merrifield, Doctor of Laws Roger W. Cooley, Master of Laws E.M. Babcock, Doctor of Science Homer B. Sprague, Doctor of Laws Joseph P. Kennedy, Doctor of Laws John Lee Coulter, Doctor of Laws F.P. Robertson, Doctor of Laws Howard Huston, Master of Arts Thomas D. Campbell, Doctor of Laws Guy C.H. Corliss, Doctor of Laws Vilhjalmur Stefanssen, Doctor of Laws Maxwell Upson, Doctor of Engineering John M. Hancock, Doctor of Laws Thomas F. Kane, Doctor of Laws John F. Douglas, Doctor of Laws J.F.T. O’Connor, Doctor of Laws Frederick Koch, Doctor of Letters John Burke, Doctor of Laws Sveinbjorn Johnson, Doctor of Laws A.G. Burr, Doctor of Laws Vincent J. Ryan, Doctor of Laws C.J. Hambro, Doctor of Laws Gudmundur Grimson, Doctor of Laws Crown Prince Olav of Norway, Doctor of Laws John W. Dafoe, Doctor of Laws Clarence Daniel O’Connor, Doctor of Humanities John O. Christianson, Doctor of Science Walter L. Stockwell, Doctor of Laws John Alister Hutcheson, Doctor of Science Sigureir Sigurdsson, Doctor of Humanities Boyd Milne Begg, Doctor of Science George Addison Talbert, Doctor of Science Edward Francis Flynn, Doctor of Laws Barend Herman Kroeze, Doctor of Humanities Elwyn Francis Chandler, Doctor of Science David Rhys Jenkins, Doctor of Science Elmer Ellis, Doctor of Laws Melvin A. Brannon, Doctor of Science Raymond A. Heising, Doctor of Science George Albert Selke, Doctor of Laws Adolph Marcus Christianson, Doctor of Laws John S. Lundy, Doctor of Science William L. Nuessle, Doctor of Laws Ezra Thayer Towne, Doctor of Humanities Luther Earle Birdzell, Doctor of Laws Harley F. French, Doctor of Science Franklin Jerome Lunding, Doctor of Laws John Morris Gillette, Doctor of Humanities Charles John Breitwieser, Doctor of Science Lawrence Vold, Doctor of Laws Alfred G. Arvold, Doctor of Humanities Charles J. Murphy, Doctor of Laws M. Beatrice Johnstone, Doctor of Humanities Chester E. Fritz, Doctor of Laws Edward H. McDermott, Doctor of Laws George A. Abbott, Doctor of Laws Juan Mendoza Rodriquez, Doctor of Laws Homer N. Wallin, Doctor of Science Daniel F. Bull, Doctor of Communication Sciences Edmund O. Belsheim, Doctor of Laws A. Hoyt Taylor, Doctor of Science Fred J. Traynor, Doctor of Laws Theodore H. Fenske, Doctor of Science Arno Carl Fieldner, Doctor of Science Alfred Jacobsen, Doctor of Science Luther W. Youngdahl, Doctor of Laws
1955, 1956, 1956, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1959, 1959, 1959, 1960, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1962, 1962, 1962, 1963, 1963, 1963, 1965, 1965, 1965, 1965, 1966, 1966, 1966, 1967, 1967, 1967, 1968, 1968, 1969, 1969, 1969, 1970, 1970, 1970, 1970, 1970, 1971, 1971, 1973, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1981, 1982, 1982, 1983, 1983, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1986, 1986, 1987, 1987,
John C. Baker, Doctor of Laws Robert D. Campbell, Doctor of Laws Harlan Henthorns Hatcher, Doctor of Laws John Chester West, Doctor of Humanities Richard Simpson Watson, Doctor of Laws Richard Blackburn Black, Doctor of Science Charles W. Boise, Doctor of Science Olger B. Burtness, Doctor of Laws Min Hin Li, Doctor of Humanities Russell Reid, Doctor of Humanities James Duane Squires, Doctor of Laws Henry G. Lykken, Doctor of Engineering Hermann Hegedorn, Doctor of Humanities Jerome Hall, Doctor of Laws J. Maxwell Anderson, Doctor of Humanities Edgar Dale, Doctor of Humanities Rudolph J. Gielsness, Doctor of Laws Cushman D. Haagensen, Doctor of Science Grover Holt, Doctor of Engineering Grayson L. Kirk, Doctor of Humanities George A. Lundberg, Doctor of Laws Herbert G. Nilles, Doctor of Laws Edward K. Thompson, Doctor of Humanities Neal A. Weber, Doctor of Science J. Frederick Weltzin, Doctor of Humanities Philip W. West, Doctor of Science Waldemar Westergaard, Doctor of Laws Paul Yoder, Doctor of Music Alexander Grow Budge, Doctor of Laws Thomas E. Whelan, Doctor of Laws Charles E. Scott, Doctor of Humanities Elmo B. Roper, Doctor of Humanities James H. Douglas, Doctor of Laws Ronald N. Davies, Doctor of Laws Fred George Aandahl, Doctor of Laws Thomas Joseph Burke, Doctor of Laws O.H. Thormodsgard, Doctor of Laws James Morris, Doctor of Laws Harold D. Shaft, Doctor of Laws Owen Meredith Wilson, Doctor of Laws John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Doctor of Laws Edward J. Devitt, Doctor of Laws Bertin C. Gamble, Doctor of Laws Orin Alva Stevens, Doctor of Science Thomas C. Barger, Doctor of Laws Robert E. Bradley, Doctor of Engineering Herbert Victor Prochnow, Doctor of Laws Robert E. Slaughter, Doctor of Laws David E. Bell, Doctor of Laws Leonard W. Larson, Doctor of Laws Joseph C. Allen, Doctor of Engineering Robert H. Bahmer, Doctor of Laws Malcolm Moos, Doctor of Laws Era Bell Thompson, Doctor of Humane Letters Arthur Naftalin, Doctor of Laws Richard Beck, Doctor of Literature Eric Sevareid, Doctor of Laws James L. Elder, Doctor of Engineering Harry H. Ransom, Doctor of Literature Warren J. Hanna, Doctor of Laws George C. Wheeler, Doctor of Laws B. Fred Davidson, Doctor of Laws William A. Franta, Doctor of Engineering Christopher J. Hamre, Doctor of Science Frank Edward Stinchfield, Doctor of Science George W. Starcher, Doctor of Laws Thomas S. Kleppe, Doctor of Laws E.A. Haunz, Doctor of Science Carlton A. Pederson, Doctor of Laws W.E. Koenker, Doctor of Laws Mary Jean Mannes, Bachelor of Laws Thomas McGrath, Doctor of Literature Anne H. Carlsen, Doctor of Humanities Warren Christopher, Doctor of Laws Mortimer J. Adler, Doctor of Humane Letters Frank N. Low, Doctor of Science Fred L. Snyder, Doctor of Science Wilson M. Laird, Doctor of Science James E. Olson, Doctor of Laws James F. Seifert, Doctor of Laws Owen W. Webster, Doctor of Science Duane B. Haagenson, Doctor of Engineering Lois Phillips Hudson, Doctor of Letters
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1988, 1989, 1989, 1989, 1989, 1990, 1990, 1990, 1990, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1992, 1992, 1992, 1992, 1992, 1992, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1994, 1994, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1997, 1997, 1998, 1998, 1998, 1998, 1999, 1999, 1999, 2000, 2000, 2000, 2001, 2001, 2001, 2001, 2002, 2002, 2002, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2005, 2006, 2006, 2006, 2007, 2007, 2008, 2008, 2008, 2008, 2008, 2009, 2009, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2011, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2014, 2014, 2014, 2015, 2015,
Merlin E. Dewing, Doctor of Laws Weston R. Christopherson, Doctor of Laws Agnes Geelan, Doctor of Humane Letters Arley Bjella, Doctor of Laws Bernard P. Randolph, Doctor of Engineering Michael E. DeBakey, Doctor of Science Robert E. Mautz, Doctor of Laws Bruce McArthur, Doctor of Engineering Frank A. Wenstrom, Doctor of Laws Andrew Freeman, Doctor of Engineering Lee Gerdine, Doctor of Music Donald Grangaard, Doctor of Laws Lowell Swenson, Doctor of Laws Harold Schafer, Doctor of Laws William E. Cornatzer, Doctor of Science Margaret Heyse Cory, Doctor of Science Richard J. Lee, Doctor of Science Vivian Hanson Meehan, Doctor of Science Harold Resinger, Doctor of Science Louis W. Sullivan, Doctor of Science Thomas M. Hamilton, Doctor of Engineering Bill Martin Jr., Doctor of Letters Stanley A. Moe, Doctor of Engineering Everette L. Webb, Doctor of Engineering Gilmore Schjeldahl, Doctor of Engineering James F. Buchli, Doctor of Science Jon Hassler, Doctor of Letters Roland H. Flint, Doctor of Letters George A. Sinner, Doctor of Laws John W. Vennes, Doctor of Science Jim R. Carrigan, Doctor of Laws Clara A. Pederson, Doctor of Humane Letters Theodore V. Galambos, Doctor of Engineering Patricia Wallace Ingraham, Doctor of Laws Arthur A. Link, Doctor of Laws Vito Perrone, Doctor of Humanities Eugene R. Dahl, Doctor of Laws John C. MacFarlane, Doctor of Engineering Dale F. Morrison, Doctor of Laws Thomas J. Clifford, Doctor of Laws Bernard O’Kelly, Doctor of Letters Dwight Baumann, Doctor of Laws Richard A. Olafson, Doctor of Letters Patricia A. Owens, Doctor of Letters Raymond Rude, Doctor of Letters Peter Schickele, Doctor of Letters Calvin K. Fercho, Doctor of Letters Lloyd Omdahl, Doctor of Letters Noel Watson, Doctor of Letters Byron L. Dorgan, Doctor of Letters Robert Kyle, Doctor of Letters Kurt H. Mueller, Doctor of Letters H.F. “Sparky” Gierke, Doctor of Letters Charles “Chuck” Johnson, Doctor of Letters A. Bart Holaday, Doctor of Letters Lance W. Lord, Doctor of Letters Rodney J. Rohrich, Doctor of Letters Laurel Reuter, Doctor of Letters Russell Lefevre, Doctor of Letters Jean Kiesau, Doctor of Letters Edward T. Schafer, Doctor of Letters Steinar Opstad, Doctor of Letters Phil Jackson, Doctor of Letters William Marcil, Doctor of Letters Edwin Benson, Doctor of Letters LaVonne Russell Hootman, Doctor of Letters James C. Ray, Doctor of Letters Howard A. Dahl, Doctor of Letters Earl Pomeroy, Doctor of Letters Kenneth L. Mellem, Doctor of Letters B. John Barry, Doctor of Letters Kent Conrad, Doctor of Letters Mary Katherine Wakefield, Doctor of Letters David Nething, Doctor of Letters Hiram Drache, Doctor of Letters Norman C. Skalicky, Doctor of Letters Michael J. Jacobs, Doctor of Letters William C. Sherman, Doctor of Letters Karen L. Nyberg, Doctor of Letters Linda M. Pancratz, Doctor of Letters William J. Gross, Doctor of Letters Gerald W. VandeWalle, Doctor of Letters
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Students who are members of the following honor societies will be wearing these adornments to their regalia: l Alpha Phi Sigma — National Criminal Justice Honor Society; blue and gold cords
Phi Alpha — National Social Work Honor Society; blue and gold cords Phi Alpha Theta — History Honor Society; red and blue cords
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Beta Alpha Psi — International Academic Honor Society for Accounting Majors; red and white cords
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Phi Beta Kappa — National Scholarship Honor Society for Liberal Arts and Sciences; pink and blue cords
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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
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Phi Eta Sigma —Honor Society for First Year Students; black and gold cords
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Pi Alpha Alpha — National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration; light blue and gold cords
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Epsilon Pi Tau — National Academic Honor Society for Technology; blue, gold and white cords
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Gamma Sigma Alpha — National Academic Honor Society for Greek Members; red and yellow cords
Pi Kappa Lambda — National Music Honor Society; gold and white cords
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Gamma Theta Upsilon — International Honor Society in Geography; blue, brown and gold cords
Pi Theta Epsilon —National Occupational Therapy Honor Society; blue and gold cords
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Golden Key International Honor Society — royal blue and gold cords
Psi Chi — Psychology Honor Society; platinum and navy cords
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IEEE - Eta Kappa Nu — Honor Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; gold cords with red/blue tassel
Sigma Gamma Epsilon — National Honor Society for Earth Sciences; gold, blue and silver cords
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Mortar Board — National Honor Society; silver and gold cords
Sigma Tau Delta — National Society for English representing high achievement in English language, literature, and writing; Cardinal red and black double strand cord
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National Residence Hall Honorary — blue and silver cords
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Sigma Theta Tau — International Honor Society of Nursing; purple and white cords
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National Society of Collegiate Scholars — National society recognizing outstanding academic achievement and involvement on campus; gold and burgundy cords
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Tau Beta Pi — National Engineering Honor Society; white/orange cords
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Tau Sigma — Transfer Student Honor Society; maroon and gold cords
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Theta Alpha Kappa — National Honor Society for Religious Studies and Theology; red cords
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Upsilon Pi Epsilon — International Honor Society for the Computing and Information Disciplines; maroon/white cords
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Order of Omega — National Leadership Academic Honor Society for Greek Members; gold and white cords
Non-Academic Recognition Cords UND Legacy Cords 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.
Graduates who are members of ethnic or culturally based organizations may wear woven clothes representing cultural patterns or designs such as a kente cloth.
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.
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Veterans and Military
American Indian students graduating today may wear any of several pieces of traditional American Indian regalia including an eagle feather considered sacred and attached to their mortar board tassel representing honesty, truth, courage and wisdom; beadwork representing their tribal or individual cultural designs on top of the mortar board, or traditional clothing/regalia under their gown.
Veterans who are graduating from UND and students who
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serve in the military will be wearing red, white and blue cords to honor them for their service to our country.
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.
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 continued. To maintain
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.
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 with academic divisions are: white, College of Arts and Sciences;
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.
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 for safekeeping. The wearing
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.
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Presidents of the University Dr. Robert O. Kelley and First Lady Marcia Kelley have served the University of North Dakota since he assumed duties as UND’s 11th president on July 1, 2008. President Kelley and administrative and faculty leaders have forged partnerships and been the driving force behind “Exceptional UND,” the strategic vision that has guided priorities and initiatives over the past four years. To achieve new heights, the University is focusing on these themes: enriching the student learning experience; encouraging gathering; facilitating collaboration; expanding UND’s presence in the community, state, and nation; and enhancing the quality of life for all members of the University community. Great progress has been made in academic programs, services and outreach, and campus facilities. Some of the achievements of this initiative over the past four years are highlighted in a full-color insert in the center of this publication. Before coming to UND, Robert Kelley held administrative posts and taught at the University of Wyoming, the University of Illinois at Chicago, the University of New Mexico, and the University of California, Berkeley. His academic specialty is in cell and developmental biology. Marcia Bell Kelley was a senior lecturer in the University of Wyoming Department of Communication Disorders. They have four grown children and four grandchildren. In recognition of his strong support for students, President Kelley was honored in November 2014 with the Presidential Excellence Award at the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators IV-West Conference in Albuquerque, N.M.
William M. Blackburn 1884 — 1885 Academic Specialty: Mental, Moral and Political Science
Henry Montgomery 1885 — 1887 (Acting) Academic Specialty: Natural Sciences
Homer B. Sprague 1887 — 1891 Academic Specialty: Rhetoric and English Literature
Webster Merrifield 1891 — 1909 Academic Specialty: Greek, Political and Social Science
Frank L. McVey 1909 — 1917 Academic Specialty: Economics
Earl J. Babcock 1917 — 1918 (Interim) Academic Specialty: Geology and Chemistry
Thomas F. Kane 1918 — 1933 Academic Specialty: Classics
John C. West 1933 — 1954 Academic Specialty: Education
George W. Starcher 1954 — 1971 Academic Specialty: Mathematics
Thomas J. Clifford 1971 — 1992 Academic Specialty: Business, Accounting, and Law
Kendall L. Baker 1992 — 1999 Academic Specialty: Political Science
Charles E. Kupchella 1999 to 2008 Academic Specialty: Biology, Physiology, and Microbiology
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THE AWARDING OF DEGREES
and academic distinctions listed in this program is contingent upon successful completion of the various requirements. Commencement ceremonies at UND are planned through the Office of Ceremonies and University Events in the Division of University and Public Affairs. The University of North Dakota is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. For more information on equal opportunity policies and procedures, see UND catalogs and other major printed pieces. 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.
The Old Main Memorial Sphere
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.