S UMMER C OMMENCEMENT
A UGUST 5, 2016
Officers of the University Mark R. Kennedy President
Thomas M. DiLorenzo
Alice C. Brekke
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Vice President for Finance and Operations
Joshua Wynne
Laurie Betting
Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Interim Vice President for Student Affairs
Peter Johnson
Interim Vice President for University and Public Affairs
Grant McGimpsey
Vice President for Research and Economic Development, and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies
Scott Correll Registrar
State Board of Higher Education Kathleen Neset, Tioga Chair
Nick Hacker, Bismarck
Nick Evans
Kevin Melicher, Fargo
Student Member North Dakota State University
Don Morton, Fargo
Ernst Pijning
Mike Ness, Hazen
Faculty Advisor Minot State University
Kari Reichert, Bismarck
Andy Wakeford
Greg Stemen, Fort Ransom
Staff Advisor Lake Region State College
ON THE FRONT COVER: This high-angle view shows the English Coulee, looking west to east. In the foreground is the bridge near Smith Hall. In the background are the Fox Memorial Bridge and Twamley Hall. Photo by Shawna Noel Schill. 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 2016 Summer Commencement Ceremony 3:00 p.m., Friday, August 5, 2016, Chester Fritz Auditorium
North Dakota University System Chancellor Mark Hagerott, Presiding Prelude Music...............................................................................Brent Hermans 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.
Processional......................................................... “Pomp and Circumstance” Brent Hermans
Please stand during the Processional.
“America the Beautiful”......................................... Lynneah Thompson Welcome and Introductions................Chancellor Mark Hagerott Greetings.......................................................................................... Kevin Melicher
State Board of Higher Education
Conferring of Academic Degrees................................ Chancellor Mark Hagerott
Kelly Madison, Proctor
(Order of degrees begins on Page 3)
Alumni Greetings...................................... DeAnna Carlson Zink UND Alumni Association and Foundation
“Alma Mater”...........................................The Assemblage
Lynneah Thompson, Song Leader
Recessional.............................................................Brent Hermans
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. Share your experience at graduation by tagging your Instagram or Twitter posts with #my UND. Your photo may appear on www.und.edu ! 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 August 9-23 at 12:00 noon, 7 and 10 p.m. Our commencement ceremony is webcast and telecast live on Cable channel 3 in Grand Forks/East Grand Forks. A free download of the ceremony will be available on Vimeo by August 9 at http://vimeo.com/174666284.
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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.
Jack Weinstein, Philosophy and Religion 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 Edward C. Carlson, Basic Sciences 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 (deceased), 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 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 William F. Sheridan, Biology Brij Singh, Basic Sciences Roxanne Vaughan, Basic Sciences
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School of Graduate Studies: Doctoral Degrees Grant McGimpsey, Dean Kelly Marie Jones, Gambrills, Maryland
Doctor of Philosophy
Major: Psychology Dissertation: The Impact of Positive Thinking and Empathy Induction on Social Perceptions of Cancer Advisor: Dr. Joelle Ruthig
Hannah Marie Baczynski, Grand Forks Major: Clinical Psychology
Les Kallestad, Willmar, Minnesota
Dissertation: Hyperfemininity as a Maladaptive Adherence to Feminine Norms: Cross-Validation Using the Personality Assessment Inventory and Personality Inventory for Dsm-5 Advisor: Dr. Heather Tetrell
Major: Biochemistry Dissertation: Using Simian Virus 40 as a Model to Determine the Efforts of Replication and Transcription on Histone Methylation Advisor: Dr. Barry Milavetz
Lisa Marie Burger, Grand Forks Major: Higher Education
Yuliya Kartoshkina, Lviv, Ukraine
Dissertation: Lived Experiences of Freshman Students in Their First Semester of College Advisor: Dr. Margaret Healy
Major: Educational Foundation & Research Dissertation: Exploring Pedagogical Decision Making and Metacognition of Faculty Teaching Abroad Advisor: Dr. Cheryl Hunter
Travis Daryl Clark, Morristown, Tennessee Major: Psychology (Experimental)
Linda Renee Keenan, Eugene, Oregon
Dissertation: Creation of a Conditional Reasoning Task for Hostile Sexism Advisor: Dr. Heather Terrell
Major: Clinical Psychology Dissertation: Trauma History and its Differential Relationship to ObsessiveCompulsive Disorder and Body Dysmorphic Disorder Symptomatology Advisor: Dr. Francis Richard Ferraro
Mark Joseph Dusenbury, Grand Forks Major: Teaching and Learning
Danielle Patricia Krout, Ada, Minnesota
Dissertation: The Effects of Flipped Learning on Critical Thinking Disposition Among Undergraduate College Students Advisor: Dr. Myrna Olson
Major: Pharmacology, Physiology and Therapeutics Dissertation: Understanding Addiction, Depression, and Autism Spectrum Disorder through Structure-Function Analyses of the Dopamine and Serotonin Transporters Advisor: Dr. L. Keith Henry
Kirsten Sierra Engel, Fargo Major: Clinical Psychology Dissertation: Sex Offender Treatment and Legal Policy Perception in Relation to Information Presentation Style Advisor: Dr. Karyn Plumm
Lindsay Frances Kujawa, Hibbing, Minnesota Major: Counseling Psychology Dissertation: Development and Validation of the Partners’ Approval of Nonsexual Extradyadic Behaviors Scale Advisor: Dr. Kara Wettersten
Robert Anthony Gaultney, Grand Forks Major: Microbiology Dissertation: Characterization of Two Surface Proteins From the Lyme Spirochete and Their Roles During Mammalian Infection Advisor: Dr. Catherine Brissette
Kristin Elisabeth Matson, Mankato, Minnesota Major: Clinical Psychology Dissertation: The Development of Hostile Cognitive Schemas and Adult Aggressive Tendencies Advisor: Dr. Alan King
Shannon Denise Grave, West Fargo Major: Teaching and Learning Dissertation: School Experiences of Middle School Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder Advisor: Dr. Katherine Terras
Ashraf Qadir, Newtown, Bangladesh Major: Mechanical Engineering Dissertation: A Large Scale Inertial Aided Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) System for Small Mobile Platforms Advisor: Dr. Jeremiah Neubert
Cindy M. Gregg, Crookston, Minnesota Major: Teaching and Learning Dissertation: Teachers Walking the Talk: Four Teachers' Perceptions and Instruction of Reading Minilessons Advisor: Dr. Shelby Barrentine
Melissa Anne Quincer, Wadena, Minnesota Major: Counseling Psychology Dissertation: Teacher Referral Following Natural Disasters Advisor: Dr. Cindy Juntunen
Hal Henry Haynes, Bristol, Virginia Major: Educational Leadership
Shaneabbas Shabbir Raza, Grand Forks
Dissertation: Spirituality and Student Engagement at a Small, Church-Related Private College Advisor: Dr. Margaret Healy
Major: Pharmacology, Physiology and Therapeutics Dissertation: Role of the Cholesterol Metabolite, 27-Hydroxycholesterol in Breast and Prostate Cancer Advisor: Dr. Othman Ghribi
Nicola Ashton Herting, Cape Town, South Africa Major: Clinical Psychology
Jaclyn Marie Reckow, Brethren, Michigan
Dissertation: The Impact of Trauma on Children's Functioning and the Utility of the CBCL-PTSD Profile Advisor: Dr. Thomas Petros
Major: Clinical Psychology Dissertation: The Impact of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) on Cognition: Evaluating the Relationship Between Changes in Cognitive Function, Cerebral Injury, Physical Ability, and Mood Advisor: Dr. Francis Richard Ferraro and Dr. Thomas Petros
Md. Shafiul Islam, Saginaw, Michigan Major: Electrical Engineering Dissertation: Microcalcifications Detection Using Image and Signal Processing Techniques for Early Detection of Breast Cancer Advisor: Dr. Naima Kaabouch
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School of Graduate Studies: Doctoral Degrees Doctor of Philosophy, continued
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Wanmdiwi J. Rose, Browning, Montana
Jonathan David Alleckson, Rochester, Minnesota Major: Nursing Advisor: Maridee Shogren
Major: Clinical Psychology Dissertation: Testing the Effect of Microagressions, Cultural Identity, and Gender on Learning for Northern Plains American Indian College Students Advisor: Dr. J. Douglas McDonald
Jeffrey Catten Anderson, Menan, Idaho Major: Nursing Advisor: Maridee Shogren
Kathryn Lee Gruchalla Russart, Fargo
Allison Gayle Moon, Butte, Montana
Major: Biology
Major: Nursing Advisor: Maridee Shogren
Dissertation: Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland Development in the Common Snapping Turtle, Chelydra Serpentina, and Disruption with Atrazine Exposure Advisor: Dr. Turk Rhen
Anita A. Pedersen, Arnegard Major: Nursing Advisor: Maridee Shogren
Jane Sims, Crookston, Minnesota Major: Teaching and Learning Dissertation: Instructors’ Perspectives of Giving Audio and Video Feedback: Can You Hear Me Now? Advisor: Dr. Anne Walker
Courtney G. Stufflebeam, Waterloo, Iowa Major: Counseling Psychology Dissertation: Jealousy in Same-Sex Relationships: A Study of Sexual and Emotional Infidelity Advisor: Dr. Cindy Juntunen
Jivan Nagorao Thakare, Grand Forks Major: Chemical Engineering Dissertation: Effects of Silica Supported Platinum Catalyst on the Performance and Durability of PEM Fuel Cells Advisor: Dr. Michael Mann and Dr. Brian Tande
Linda Lee Thompson, Grand Forks Major: Educational Leadership Dissertation: Passing on the Legacy: How Rural Community College Senior Officers Prepare the Next Generation of Leaders Advisor: Dr. Margaret Healy
Jorunn Victoria Thordarson, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Major: Educational Foundation & Research Dissertation: Not Your Business: Padagogical Lessons of Activist Resistance to Neoliberalism in Canadian Higher Education Advisor: Dr. Marcus Weaver-Hightower
Rosemary Vogt, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Major: Higher Education Dissertation: Academia Meeting the Needs of Industry: A Case Study of Developing a New Degree Program for Petroleum Engineering Advisor: Dr. Daniel Rice
Vickie LynVolk, Bismarck Major: Teaching and Learning Dissertation: Factors That Influence Community College Student Perceptions of Their Instruction Following Behaviors in Online Courses Advisor: Dr. Margaret Zidon
Jennifer Lynn Wallender, Hazen Major: Teaching and Learning Dissertation: Teachers Transform: Developing New Understandings and Competencies Following the Implementation of the Common Core Writing Standards Advisor: Dr. Pamela Beck
Changhyeon Yoo, Grand Forks Major: Physics Dissertation: X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Studies of the Atomic Structure of Zirconium-Doped Lithium Silicate Glass and Glass-Ceramics, Zirconium-Doped Lithium Borate Glasses, and Vitreous Rare-Earth Phosphates Advisor: Dr. Gaya Kanishka Marasinghe
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School of Graduate Studies: Master’s Degrees Master of Arts
Master of Business Administration
Stephanie Rae Anderson, Rolette
Cami Michelle Bennett, Grants Pass, Oregon
Major: Counseling
Major: Business Administration
Londyn Elizabeth Backfisch, Benton, Missouri
Garrett Dennis Carlson, Thief River Falls, Minnesota
Major: Forensic Psychology
Major: Business Administration
Angela Coen Cary, Grand Forks
Sawyer Lane Diseth, Devils Lake
Major: Communication
Major: Business Administration
Karissa Lynn Cummons, Aiken, South Dakota
Karl Andrew Ensign, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Major: Forensic Psychology
Major: Business Administration
Cerynn Dawn Desjarlais, Edmonton, Canada
Alexander Mathew Kroke, Michigan
Major: Counseling
Major: Business Administration
Anndrea Dones, Danville, Virginia
Tarek Said Mohamed, Temple City, California
Major: Forensic Psychology
Major: Business Administration
Amanda Dana D’Ottavio, East St. Paul, Canada
Florian Stifel, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Major: Counseling
Major: Business Administration
Kayla Holland Foster, Fort Worth, Texas
Jordan Daniel Wenger, Sterling, Virginia
Major: Forensic Psychology
Major: Business Administration
Krista Janee Hollowell, Phoenix, Arizona Major: Forensic Psychology
Kelly Lynn Kennedy, Grand forks Major: English
Master of Education
Tess M. Kilwein, Hettinger Major: Psychology
Alee Maren Larson, Huron, South Dakota
Kathleen Marcelle Bockert, Grand Forks
Major: Forensic Psychology
Major: Reading Education
Douglas Laskowske, Grand Prairie, Texas
Bethany Marie Bratlie, Drayton
Major: Linguistics
Major: Reading Education
Jamie Hemphill Leavey, Satellite Beach, Florida
Sara Leann Dudley, East Grand Forks, Minnesota
Major: Forensic Psychology
Major: Educational Leadership
Courtney Rae Littlefield, Caldwell, Idaho
Katie Jo Geats, Grand Forks
Major: Forensic Psychology
Major: Reading Education
Shannon Michele McCabe, Durham, North Carolina
Jennifer Lyn George, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Major: Forensic Psychology
Major: Educational Leadership
Jennifer Diane Nuss, Oelwein, Iowa
Joseph Michael Hurlbut, Alexandria, Minnesota
Major: Forensic Psychology
Major: Elementary Education
Alyssa Faye Parisien, Belcourt
Kara Lyn Kennedy, International Falls, Minnesota
Major: Counseling
Major: Elementary Education
Danielle Lyn Polzin, New Ulm, Minnesota
Alexa Troy Olson, Andover, Minnesota
Major: Forensic Psychology
Major: Elementary Education
Brian Keith Stephens, Huntsville, Alabama
Sherry Jean Peterson, Rogers, Minnesota
Major: Forensic Psychology
Major: English Language Learners
Brad Sykes, Richmond Hill, Georgia
Samantha Alli Ruberg, Duluth, Minnesota
Major: Forensic Psychology
Major: Elementary Education
Lisa Lyann Vance, Charles City, Iowa
Ashley Marie Schomer, East Grand Forks, Minnesota
Major: Forensic Psychology
Major: English Language Learners
Morgan Douglas Shillingburg, Charleston, West Virginia Major: English Language Learners
Karen Marie Stanley, Fargo Major: Elementary Education
Bonne Lee Stewart, San Pedro, California Major: English Language Learners
Shanna Ruth Trosen, Grand Forks Major: Elementary Education
Brittney Lee Tweten, Grand Forks Major: Reading Education
Danielle M. Weisz, Bismarck Major: Elementary Education
Caleen Williams, Boise, Idaho Major: English Language Learners
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School of Graduate Studies: Master’s Degrees Ashley Layne Benko, Yorkton, Canada
Master of Music
Major: Special Education
Eiley Christina Berg, Middle River, Minnesota Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Kelsey Paige Langness, Moorhead, Minnesota
Janelle Rae Beske, Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Major: Music
Major: Curriculum & Instruction
Michelle Leigh Burns, Bismarck Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Bridget Corbin, Omaha, Nebraska
Master of Occupational Therapy
Major: Special Education
Hannah Anna Craig, La Crosse, Wisconsin Major: Special Education
Nicholle Rae Clouse, Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Connieann DePaola, Bayside, New York
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Special Education
Chelsea de Bruto, Devils Lake
Erin Leah Evans, Cody, Wyoming
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Special Education
Katrina Marie Kotta, Moorhead, Minnesota
Karla Domenica Fahey, East Wenatchee, Washington
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Special Education
Hanna Annette Stevenson, Georgetown, Minnesota
Paige Alexis Ferguson, Grand Forks
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Curriculum & Instruction
Jessica Triller, Jackson, Missouri
Brittany Lynn Fischer, Bismarck
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Special Education
Morgan Marie Voss, Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
Stefanie Ann Forcella, Terry, Montana
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Special Education
Ashley Joy Waller, Pelican Rapids, Minnesota
Brandon Joseph Germain, Fargo
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Special Education
Jessica Marie Gillings, Newport, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Amy Austin Gotham, Lake Placid, New York Major: Special Education
Master of Public Administration
Joan Christina Gredell, Iowa City, Iowa
Katie Ann Erb, Frazee, Minnesota
Narda Samantha Sophia Hamilton, Montego Bay, Jamaica
Major: Special Education
Major: Public Administration
Major: Technology
Luke Norden Welle, Bemidji, Minnesota
Carly Michele Hansen, Bismarck
Major: Public Administration
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Beth Marie Heyne, Bismarck Major: Early Childhood Education
Lori Christine Hirst, Castaic, California Major: Space Studies
Master of Public Health
Trisha Michelle Howitz, Fargo Major: Special Education
Gaurav Mehta, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Amy L. Ibach, Bismarck
Major: Public Health
Major: Elementary Education
Maranda Kathryn Jacobsen, Hope Major: Special Education
Jessica Clair Jones, Alamo, Nevada
Master of Science
Major: Elementary Education
Diane Marie Jurson, Hodgdon, Maine Major: Special Education
Patrick Ronald Anderson, Fessenden
Shafiqul I. Khan, Los Angeles, California
Major: Special Education
Major: Instructional Design & Technology
Julie Anna Bailey, Moorhead, Minnesota
Susan Mary Klem, Ely, Minnesota
Major: Elementary Education
Major: Space Studies
Lisa Loree Baldwin, Wichita, Kansas
Alicia Jo Laughery, Onamia, Minnesota
Major: Space Studies
Major: Reading Education
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School of Graduate Studies: Master’s Degrees LaTina B. Rondestvedt, Lisbon
Master of Science, continued
Major: Special Education
AmandaRae Lynn Schenk, Neillsville, Wisconsin Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Jordache Bernadette Leiker, Eagle Mountain, Utah
Kyle Steven Schroeder, West Bend, Wisconsin
Major: Special Education
Major: Space Studies
LeAnna Dawn Lesmeister, Moorhead, Minnesota
Angela Jean Briggs Schwartz, International Falls, Minnesota
Major: Special Education
Major: Special Education
Jielin Liu, Xianning, China
Nathan Steve Seright, Seattle, Washington
Major: Biochemistry
Major: Special Education
Marlena Beth Maddock, Jamestown
Clare Rebecca Shields, Fargo
Major: Special Education
Major: Special Education
Rasel Mahmud, Grand Forks
Sushil Shrestha, Kathmandu, Nepal
Major: Electrical Engineering
Major: Space Studies
Jared Wayne Marquis, Houston, Texas
Catherine Marie Shull, Hackensack, Minnesota
Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Major: Early Childhood Education
William John Mokry Jr., Somonauk, Illinois
Vanessa Kimberley Simpson, Jamaica
Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Major: Computer Science
Jennifer Marie Moskowitz, Harvard, Illinois
Nora C. Smith, West Fargo
Major: Special Education
Major: Elementary Education
Dakota Ashleigh Nesbitt, Thunder Bay, Canada
Rayl Steffey Smith, Salt Lake City, Utah
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Major: Special Education
Roiann Marie Nimis, Huntsville, Alabama
David Clayton St. Peter, Eagan, Minnesota Major: Curriculum & Instruction Gina Leigh Stephenson, Tucson, Arizona
Major: Space Studies
Joseph Robert O’Brien, South Amboy, New Jersey Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Major: Special Education
Allison Dawn Orr, Fargo
Janell Dawn Brulotte Streeter, Anchorage, Alaska
Major: Special Education
Major: Special Education
Rabindra Pariyar, Nuwakot, Nepal
Luci Ann Terry, West Fargo
Major: Civil Engineering
Major: Special Education
Taryn Patton, Costa Mesa, California
Carly Elizabeth Theis, Greeley, Colorado
Major: Special Education
Major: Special Education
Deanne Paulsen, Kaysville, Utah
Sameel Danyielle Tinson, Irvington, New Jersey
Major: Forensic Psychology
Major: Special Education
Coltyn J. Penberthy, Fargo
Emily Susan Trebilcock, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
Major: Special Education
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Elisha Anne Placek, Bismarck
James Michael Turner, Providence, Rhode Island
Major: Special Education
Major: Space Studies
Michelle Gunderson Potter, Fargo
Justin William Varty, Elk River, Minnesota
Major: Special Education
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Tyler Radi, Grand Forks
Bridgette Michael Wright, Laughlin, Nevada
Major: Technology
Major: Special Education
Gretchen Ann Randall, Williston Major: Elementary Education
Jamie Marie Rarick, Drayton Major: Special Education
Samantha Ashlyn Reimer, East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Curriculum & Instruction
Brooke Allison Reinert, Thompson Major: Special Education
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School of Graduate Studies: Master’s Degrees Mandy Lee Ann Lundby, Grand Forks
Master of Social Work
Major: Social Work
Willie Ray McCoy III, Virginia Beach, Virginia Major: Social Work
Lori Ann Ashbaugh, Plainfield, Illinois
Caitlin Lenox Mitchell, Fargo
Major: Social Work
Major: Social Work
Amanda Jane Fahlstrom, Moorhead, Minnesota
Emerald Joydelle Parisi, Judith Gap, Montana
Major: Social Work
Major: Social Work
Lecia L. Hager, Minot
Leah J. Paulson, Perham, Minnesota
Major: Social Work
Major: Social Work
Kayla Evelyn Hochstetler, Grand Forks
Jessica Ramirez, Phoenix, Arizona
Major: Social Work
Major: Social Work
Emily Meghan Johnson, Grand Forks
Brittany Ann Schank, Moorhead, Minnesota
Major: Social Work
Major: Social Work
Jordyn Ann Koski, Grand Forks
Jeffrey Stine, Moorhead, Minnesota
Major: Social Work
Major: Social Work
Avery R. Luft, De Pere, West Virginia
Lisa Marie Turner, Killarney, Canada
Major: Social Work
Major: Social Work
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College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines Gayle Roux, Dean Bachelor of Science in Community Nutrition Jenna Lois Lindquist
Fort Collins, Colorado Major: Community Nutrition
Brittany A. Lindstrom Hibbing, Minnesota Major: Community Nutrition
Rachal A. Schiltz == Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Community Nutrition
Brittany Elinor Hillerud
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Social Work
Jessica Leigh Baumgarten
Samantha Teresa Alioto
Shayna May Houdek
Janice M. Cassel =
Macy Carlotta Burks
Fierra S. Huschka ==
Sondra L. Dick ==
Jessica Mae Christofferson ===
Suade Hassan-Saleh Jama
Michelle Marie Honeyman
Sarah C. Coen-Tuff ===
Danielle J. Monsrud
Shannon Lauren Karels
Kirsten R. DeBaets ==
Courtney Angeline Olson
Brooke E. Kellicut
Jenna Lyn DeSmidt
Erica Marie Stam
Cassie Sue Mitchell
Joshua D. Everett
Kelsey Jo Thoreson
Megan Leigh Porath
Eliza T. Gonzalez -Harris
Hope L. Tschaekofske ===
Yolanda Spotted Horse
Tanner J. Hendrickson
Megyn R. Useldinger
Brenna Senae Heppner ==
Anna-Alicia Maria Villanueva
Heidee Marie Hill
Madison Christine Weber ==
Grand Forks Major: Nursing
La Crosse, Wisconsin Major: Social Work
Billings, Montana Major: Nursing
Goodridge, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Walhalla Major: Nursing
Tolna Major: Social Work
Regent Major: Nursing
Grand Forks Major: Social Work
Perham, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Baldur, Manitoba, Canada Major: Social Work
La Crosse, Wisconsin Major: Nursing
White Bear Lake, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Plentywood, Montana Major: Nursing
Grand Forks Major: Social Work
Fargo Major: Nursing
Catano, Puerto Rico Major: Social Work
Denver, Colorado Major: Nursing
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Social Work Munich Major: Social Work Emerado Major: Social Work
Grand Forks Major: Social Work
Zachary Bryan Neil Hockert == Grand Forks Major: Social Work Grand Forks Major: Social Work Bismarck Major: Social Work New York, New York Major: Social Work Roseau, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Major: Social Work Grand Forks Major: Social Work Horace Major: Social Work Minot Major: Social Work Grand Forks Major: Social Work
St. Cloud, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Moorhead, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Breanna L. Wichmann == New Ulm, Minnesota Major: Social Work
School of Medicine and Health Sciences Joshua Wynne, Dean Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science
Lalisaa W. Dube
Rochester, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Shelby Nikhol Morcomb
Rochester, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Science
= Denotes cum laude == Denotes magna cum laude === Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 15)
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College of Education and Human Development Cindy Juntunen, Dean
Bachelor of Science in Education
Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology
Lauren Ella Anderson
Megan J. Huseby
Kori E. Hedlund
Nicholas Rye Lamoureux ===
Belgrade, Minnesota Major: Middle Level Education East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Early Childhood Education
Owatonna, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology
Bachelor of Science in Public Health Education
Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation & Human Services
Lucas William Blanchard =
Ashley J. Friesen =
Richfield, Minnesota Major: Public Health Education
Fort, Saskatchewan, Canada Major: Kinesiology
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services
Kiauni T. Pigeon
Audrey Leigh Moll ==
Roseau, Minnesota Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services
Lake Lillian, Minnesota Major: Early Childhood Education
Hannah Shae Olson ===
Katlyn Ann Rajchel
Grand Forks Major: Early Childhood Education
Zimmerman, Minnesota Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services
Tayler A. Sundberg =
Elk River, Minnesota Major: Early Childhood Education
Carolyn Hannah Shabb
Grand Forks Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services
College of Engineering and Mines Hesham El-Rewini, Dean
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering Shelby Lynn Amsley-Benzie === Roosevelt, Minnesota Major: Chemical Engineering
Justin Dery
Cochrane, Alberta, Canada Major: Chemical Engineering
Eloy Flores III
San Antonio, Texas Major: Chemical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Michael Biordi
Bayside, New York Major: Civil Engineering
Kevin Russell Casagrande === Belmont, California Major: Electrical Engineering
Joshua J. Hesting
Beloit, Kansas Major: Civil Engineering
Russell E. Page =
Adna, Washington Major: Electrical Engineering
Preston Jon Schatz =
Saint Joseph, Minnesota Major: Electrical Engineering
Zachary Dennis Tindall
Tupelo, Mississippi Major: Electrical Engineering
Justin D. Hoeger
Grand Forks Major: Electrical Engineering
Martin J. Montoya
Lamar, Colorado Major: Civil Engineering
John Erik Isakson
Lake Elsinore, California Major: Electrical Engineering
Courtney William Moore
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Civil Engineering
Adam Morse
Seattle, Washington Major: Electrical Engineering
Nicholas R. Peterson
Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Civil Engineering
Gary Wayne Owens =
Hollister, California Major: Electrical Engineering
Luke Thomas Van Diest
Abilene, Texas Major: Civil Engineering
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Bachelor of Science in Geological Engineering Cody Thomas Joos
East Bethel, Minnesota Major: Geological Engineering
College of Engineering and Mines Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Raymond Phillip Brown
Lufkin, Texas Major: Mechanical Engineering
Eduardo Contreras
Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering
Baldwin Park, California Major: Mechanical Engineering
Aaron M. Hartung
Hudson, Wisconsin Major: Mechanical Engineering
Justin D. Hoeger
Grand Forks Major: Mechanical Engineering
Jessie R. Siira
Anchorage, Alaska Major: Petroleum Engineering
Detong Chen =
Shanghai, China Major: Mechanical Engineering
College of Business and Public Administration Margaret L. Williams, Dean
Bachelor of Accountancy
Joshua Raymond Capocasa
Dara Leigh Morehouse
Woodbury, Minnesota Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting
Glasgow, Montana Major: Business Economics
Kelsey Marie Oppegard
Nickolas Edmonds Croal Tyler J. Axtman
Grand Forks Major: Accountancy
Samuel E. Daufenbach == Mankato, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Kelsey Marie Oppegard Park River Major: Accountancy
Alexandra Elaine Sing Willmar, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Kyle Alan Sonstelie
Winger, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Park River Major: Management
Medina, Minnesota Major: Management
Aloysius Adi Pamungkas ==
Joseph Lyle Demester
Banten, Indonesia Major: Aviation Management
Grafton Major: Management
Alexandra Elizabeth Roman
Nicholas Randall Dobratz
Colorado Springs, Colorado Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Investments
Debra Kaye Beiswenger Fisher, Minnesota Major: Management
Seth Boris
Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Whitney Leigh Borreson Grand Forks Major: Human Resource Management
Drew B. Monson
Grygla, Minnesota Major: Industrial Technology
Kaileen Clancy Flaherty
Joseph James Rotter
Jordan Michael Fonder =
Rashad James Shelton
Madison L. Gemar
Christian David Smith
Bachelor of Science in Public Administration
Andrew Michael Sova
Edita Sabovic
Fargo Major: Marketing
St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Grand Forks Major: Business Economics
Cincinnati, Ohio Major: Aviation Management
Fargo Major: Human Resource Management
Midland, Michigan Major: Aviation Management
Kenneth P. Hahn
Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology
Sartell, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Grand Forks Major: Management
Fargo Major: Public Administration
Justin Lee Stadstad
Emily Ann Kragness
Manvel Major: Management
Northfield, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Yannick Nii Oku Staenz ===
Lucas James Larson
Zurich, Switzerland Major: Aviation Management
Coon Rapids, Minnesota Major: Airport Management
Kaytlin J. Turner
Derec Ray Martie
Andover, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Grand Forks Major: Marketing
Zhuoli Yang
Drew Thomas Martin
Grand Forks Major: Business Economics
Mahtomedi, Minnesota Major: Marketing
= Denotes cum laude == Denotes magna cum laude === Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 15)
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College of Arts and Sciences Debbie Storrs, Dean Bachelor of Arts Lauren Ella Anderson Belgrade, Minnesota Major: German
Jose Gustavo Benavides Minto Major: Sociology
Trevor B. Berg
Grand Forks Major: Communication
Alexandre M. Bettmeng Sioux Falls, South Dakota Major: Communication
Mikki Lynne Bogenrief Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Social Science
Jeffrey Bullis Jr.
Cottage Grove, Minnesota Major: Communication Major: Political Science
Samuel Dae Carroll Excelsior, Minnesota Major: Spanish
Brittany Rose Curran
Lancaster, California Major: Communication
Nick Allen Dokkin
Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Communication
Emma Anne Erickson
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Communication
Taylor Y. Esler
Staples, Minnesota Major: Communication
Joshua D. Everett
Grand Forks Major: Anthropology
Jennifer L. Fairbanks
Ankeny, Iowa Major: Communication
Michael Glein Fecadu
Seattle, Washington Major: Communication
Kaileen Clancy Flaherty Fargo Major: Communication
Jessica E. Fushi
Chicago, Illinois Major: Communication
Jenna Elizabeth Graveline Lakeville, Minnesota Major: French
Hailey Noelle Hansen
Rogers, Minnesota Major: Communication
Bailey Catherine Hoffman Prior Lake, Minnesota Major: French
Cami Rae Hohertz
Christine Major: Communication
Mariah Ellen Holland
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Annandale, Minnesota Major: Communication
Heather Sylvia Hotchner == Lorton, Virginia Major: Social Science
Zachary Robert Julen
Cottage Grove, Minnesota Major: Visual Arts
Sarah Moreen Johnson
Alexandria, Minnesota Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Michael C. Picken ===
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Jenna Kae Sagedahl =
Bemidji, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Amanda Marie Slaikeu Eagan, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Michael Timothy Utt ===
Danyele Louise Kes
Burnsville, Minnesota Major: Communication
Bachelor of General Studies
Lisa Marie Koykar =
North Pole, Alaska Major: Communication
Shawn P. Larson
Casselton Major: General Studies
Laura Elizabeth Whiteley Watford City Major: General Studies
Joseph John Wilebski
Lancaster, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Matthew J. Aymond ==
Devils Lake Major: Communication
Grand Forks Major: General Studies
Klevre K. Lee
Ashley N. Zimmer
Bay City, Wisconsin Major: General Studies
Amanda Nicole Belyaks
Java, South Dakota Major: Communication
Punta Gorda, Florida Major: General Studies
Kayla Ione Maesse
Colton J. Boas
Lino Lakes, Minnesota Major: Communication
Bloomfield, Iowa Major: General Studies
Dana Janette McVeigh ==
Katelyn Marie Darnell ==
Grand Forks Major: Anthropology
Champlin, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Christina A. Michels
Bachelor of Music
Carmen Ruth Ermer ==
Grand Rapids, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Cavalier Major: General Studies
Samantha R. Novak
Danielle Rae Ambuehl == Fargo Major: Music Therapy
Mikelle Jordyn Fetsch ===
Kindred Major: Communication
Grand Forks Major: General Studies
Alexander David Radtke
Olivia T. Griggs
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Communication
Cape Coral, Florida Major: General Studies
Sydney Reiter Roberts
Kelsie Marie Gunnufson ===
Lakeland, Minnesota Major: Communication
Waconia, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Michelle R. Roise ==
Benjamin Martin Hansen
Stephen, Minnesota Major: Visual Arts
Columbia, South Dakota Major: General Studies
Madison N. Rud
Sadie Lee Hefta
Grand Rapids, Minnesota Major: Communication
Devils Lake Major: General Studies
Amber Jo Schmidt ==
Hunter N. Huberty ==
West Fargo Major: Communication
Scandia, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Lacey M. Sprinkel =
Tyler Daniel Kemnitz ==
Minneapolis, Minnesota Major: Communication
Grand Forks Major: General Studies
Nicole Marie Thies
Mackenzie K. Lee
Minnetonka, Minnesota Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Rochester, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Scott Alan Weigel
Kayli M. Muckenhirn ===
Amanda M. Willyard
Molly Arlene Nienhuis
Lai Shan Yeung
Joseph Ngoc Nguyen
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Bismarck Major: Communication
Lawton Major: General Studies
Grand Forks Major: Psychology
Shakopee, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong Major: Communication
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Bachelor of Science
Niall Thor Willard Davis = Grand Forks Major: Physics Major: German
Kathryn Danielle Ewers Burnsville, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Emma Jo Gruhl
Hawley, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Eric Lee Hause
Stillwater, Minnesota Major: Geography
Lindsey Mae Hiatt = Fargo Major: Psychology
Bailey Catherine Hoffman Prior Lake, Minnesota Major: Forensic Science
Maxwell Hyberger
Litchfield, Minnesota Major: Interdisciplinary Studies
Cheyenne Lydia Johnson Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Science, continued
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Studies
Bachelor of Science in Geology
Samuel F. Stadem
James Battista Gaspardo
Nicholas Edward Stanislowski =
Killian Norton
Mott Major: Interdisciplinary Studies
Jolyssa K. O’Fallon === Shakopee, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Brainerd, Minnesota Major: Chemistry
White Bear Lake, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Minto Major: Geology
Bryan Hasbargen
Baudette, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Elizabeth O’Neill
Chanhassen, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Daniel Frederick Hunnisett
Bloomington, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Brooke Alanna Ramirez Fargo Major: Psychology
Kimberly Paige Pithey
Grand Forks Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Victoria M. Reincke Portland, Oregon Major: Psychology
Daniel T. Scharf
New Prague, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Danielle Kay Szklarski Grafton Major: Psychology
Scott C. Smith
Park Rapids, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences Paul Lindseth, Dean Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics Marwan Abdullah S. Bori
Khobar, Saudi Arabia Major: Aviation Technology Management
Steven Bryan Clapperton Pearce
Andrew J. Enga =
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Major: Aviation Technology Management
Rosemount, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Nathan Alexander Gavin
Nicholas Taylor Pelletier
Oakdale, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Fort Wayne, Indiana Major: Commercial Aviation
James Chatham Harris
Lexington, South Carolina Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Jonathon Duy Ross
Chia-ming Chang
Samantha J. Kiebke ==
Shane Robert Schuster
Jonathan B. Chounlamountry
Nikita Nemchuk ==
Connor Andrew Skaryd
Las Vegas, Nevada Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Conor Michael Dailey
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
San Diego, California Major: Commercial Aviation Mahtomedi, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Jensen Beach, Florida Major: Air Traffic Control
North Andover, Massachusetts Major: Commercial Aviation
Thomas Ryan O’Flanagan =
La Jolla, California Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Scott G. Tinker
Levi Gregory Johnson
New Taipei City, Taiwan Major: Commercial Aviation
Ray Sun
Lucas Gus Thorson
Grand Forks Major: Air Traffic Control
Prior Lake, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Puyallup, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation
Montana Jackson Popehn
Hao Cheng Chang ===
Grand Forks Major: Commercial Aviation
Paul William Smith ===
Forest Lake, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation Vancouver, Washington Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Parker A. Wharram ==
Mound, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Thomas M. Wolfe
Colorado Springs, Colorado Major: Commercial Aviation
Jack Gregoire Youngberg
Chowchilla, California Major: Commercial Aviation
Sitka, Alaska Major: Commercial Aviation
= Denotes cum laude == Denotes magna cum laude === Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 15)
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Senior Departmental Honors Amanda Boyd, Honors Coordinator
The following student of high ability, having completed independent research in her major field
of study, and successfully defended her research papers in comprehensive oral examinations, is
being graduated WITH HONORS in her major field.
Dana Janette McVeigh
Candidate for Commission Lt. Col. Clarence L. Carroll IV, Professor of Military Science Commission as Second Lieutenant United States Army Nicholas C. Kirchoff
Superior, Wisconsin Active Duty/Ordnance EOD Major: Interdisciplinary Studies
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Grand Forks Major: Anthropology
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.
Honorary Faculty Flag Marshal William F. Sheridan
Grand Marshal Qiaoling Yan
A UND faculty member, chosen from the ranks of the Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors, carries the University flag and leads the commencement procession.
Charter Marshal Gloria Rodriguez Matthew Benson Shae Bonifacio Selena Garza Peter Holli Benjamin Jacob Stephanie Lee Kailey Wirtanen
The Faculty Flag Marshal at today’s ceremony is Dr. William F. Sheridan, Professor of Biology. A faculty member since 1975, Professor Sheridan was named a Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor in 1991. Dr. Sheridan is a geneticist whose expertise is in the genetic control of plant reproduction. He uses maize as a model organism for mutational screening, discovering and analyzing genes that control the reproductive cycle, particularly the development of the plant embryo. Professor Sheridan’s research focus on maize genetics is of long standing. For more than 50 years he has participated in the annual maize genetics conference, which he first attended as a Ph.D. student at the University of Illinois. He has had a productive research and teaching career at UND and is an internationally recognized scholar in maize genetics.
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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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
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1989, Weston R. Christopherson, Doctor of Laws 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, Doctor of Letters 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 2016, Carolyn Becraft, Doctor of Letters 2016, Greg Page, Doctor of Letters
Approved Academic Honor Cords and Stoles Students who are members of the following honor societies will be wearing these adornments to their regalia:
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 Pi Sigma — National Honor Society for Physics; green and white cords l Sigma Tau Delta — National Society for English representing high achievement in English language, literature, and writing; Cardinal red and black double strand 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 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 l Phi Alpha — National Social Work Honor Society; gold cord l Phi Alpha Theta — History Honor Society; red and blue cords l
Non-Academic Recognition Cords UND Legacy Cords
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.
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 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
Veteran and Military
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 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 serve in the military will be wearing red, white and blue cords to honor them for their service to our country.
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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.
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.
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Presidents of the University Mark R. Kennedy was named the 12th President of the University of North Dakota by the State Board of Higher Education on March 15, 2016. His term began on July 1, 2016, succeeding Interim President Ed Schafer and President Robert Kelley, who retired on January 14, 2016. Kennedy came to UND from George Washington University, Washington, D.C., where since 2012 he was Director of the Graduate School of Political Management and Professor. His teaching and research addressed issues of how organizations can engage governments and societies around the world. A native of Benson, Minn., Kennedy earned a B.S. degree at St. John’s University, Collegeville, Minn., and an MBA with distinction at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. He then served as an executive with several firms, including Pillsbury, and today’s Macy’s. From 2001 to 2007, Kennedy served in the U.S. House of Representatives, first for Minnesota’s Second District and then for its Sixth District. He served on the Financial Services, Transportation and Agriculture Committees, and established a reputation for bipartisanship. Kennedy was then appointed to the Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations, serving under both Presidents George Bush and Barack Obama. From 2007 to 2010, Kennedy served as the Global Retail Business Development Lead for Accenture, a global management, consulting and technology firm. From 2010 to 2013, he lectured and led research projects at the University of Pennsylvania, Notre Dame, the London Business School and others, and served as an Executive in Residence at the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School.
William M. Blackburn 1884 — 1885
Henry Montgomery 1885 — 1887 (Acting)
Homer B. Sprague 1887 — 1891
Webster Merrifield 1891 — 1909
Frank L. McVey 1909 — 1917
Earl J. Babcock 1917 — 1918 (Interim)
Thomas F. Kane 1918 — 1933
John C. West 1933 — 1954
George W. Starcher 1954 — 1971
Thomas J. Clifford 1971 — 1992
Kendall L. Baker 1992 — 1999
Charles E. Kupchella 1999 — 2008
Robert O. Kelley 2008 — 2016
Edward T. Schafer 2016 (Interim)
Kennedy is the founder of the Economic Club of Minnesota and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and Chatham House, an independent policy institute based in London. He founded the Mark Kennedy Frontiers of Freedom Lecture Series at St. John’s University. Kennedy’s book, tentatively titled Engaging to Win — When to Collaborate, When to Compete, Succeeding at Both, will be published by Columbia Business School Press in spring 2017. In it, he introduces the concept of “shapeholders” to the field of business strategy. A shapeholder is a political, regulatory, media or activist actor with no stake in an organization’s success, but great ability to shape its opportunities and risks. Kennedy is the third generation of his family to live in North Dakota. His grandmother helped homestead outside Tioga in the early 1900s, and his parents lived in Golva and Hunter, during which time his older sister was born in Fargo. First Lady Debbie Kennedy is a native of Hawley, Minn. They met at the Minnesota State Fair as high school 4-H ambassadors. Debbie Kennedy graduated from North Dakota State University with a double major in home economics and textile and clothing, and from George Washington University with a master’s degree in costume design. They have four adult children.
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The First Commencement The following is excerpted from University of the Northern Plains, the history of the University of North Dakota written by Louis G. Geiger and published in 1958 as part of the University’s 75th anniversary celebration. A major milestone in student affairs, as well as in the University’s history, was the graduation of the first college class in 1889. A faculty committee was appointed in February to plan the exercises. In April the student body met and chose the school colors, the pink and green of the prairie rose, “suggestive of our green prairies and rosy prospects.” On June 13, a cool, fair day, the ceremony began at ten o’clock in the University assembly hall, which had been decorated with flags and flowers and a large “89” centerpiece. A capacity crowd of students and spectators (perhaps as many as 250) was on hand as the graduates — “the ladies … dressed in white” and “the gentlemen … neatly attired” — marched to their places on the stage to the accompaniment of music by [W. W.] Hall’s Cadet Band. Special guests were the Regents, H. M. Mellette, governor of the Territory, several other territorial officials [North Dakota did not attain statehood until November 2, 1889], and Nehemiah Ordway, who as governor had signed the organic act of the University. [President Homer B.] Sprague presided and introduced the speakers. Mellette observed that it was a “Red River letter day.” Ordway spoke with pride and feeling on the University’s founding. One of the Regents relieved the occasion with a touch of unconscious humor when he explained: “As to the faculty we have done the best we could with the money at hand.” Following the official commemoration of the occasion, the main part of the program began; there were essays and orations presented by each of the eight graduates, six from the college and two from the four-year normal course; Frances M. Allen (B.A.), Clinton S. DeGroat (B.S.), Ben E. Ingwaldson (B.S.), Cora Smith (B.S.), Marie Teel (B.S.), May Travis
The University of North Dakota graduated its first class on June 13, 1889. Seated: Frances M. Allen, B.A.; May Travis, B.A.; Genevieve Arnold, Normal Certificate; and Marie Teel, B.S. Standing: Irene Mares, Normal Certificate; Clinton S. DeGroat, B.S.; Cora Smith, B.S., and Ben E. Ingwaldson, B.S.
(B.A.), and Genevieve Arnold and Irene Mares (normal certificates). The orations, on current as well as literary and moral subjects, were printed in full in the Grand Forks newspapers. Three of the college graduates were from Grand Forks; none had come from farther than Hillsboro. Not one had been born in North Dakota; Ben Ingwaldson had been born in Norway. In the class of 1890, of seven college graduates, four were from Grand Forks, three were women, and six took the science degree. A considerable proportion of the early graduates entered medicine, law, or teaching. Cora Smith, a member of the first class, took a degree in medicine at Boston University; Mary Crans of the second class completed the course in dentistry at the University of Michigan. Ben Ingwaldson went on to the University of Minnesota law school. North Dakota’s first appointee to West Point, Joseph Travis, graduated in the class of 1890.
The Main Building and Ladies’ Hall (later Davis Hall)
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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.