UNIVERSITY of
NORTH DAKOTA GENERAL COMMENCEMENT
May 11, 2019 Grand Forks, North Dakota
Officers of the University Mark R. Kennedy President
Thomas M. DiLorenzo
Cara Halgren
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Vice President for Student Affairs & Diversity
Jed Shivers
Interim Vice President for Research & Economic Development
John Mihelich
Vice President for Finance & Operations
Meloney Linder
Joshua Wynne
Vice President for Marketing & Communications
Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Scott Correll Registrar
State Board of Higher Education Don Morton Fargo – Chair
Nick Hacker
Dan Traynor
Bismarck
Devils Lake
Jill Louters
Ashley Thornton
New Rockford
Student Member Williston State College
Tim Mihalick Minot
Birgit Pruess
Kathleen Neset
Faculty Advisor North Dakota State University
Tioga
Casey Ryan Grand Forks
Andy Wakeford Staff Advisor Lake Region State College
The Order of Exercises 131st General Commencement Alerus Center President Mark R. Kennedy, Presiding
Ceremony for Graduate Degrees
Ceremony for Undergraduate Degrees
Pre-ceremony Music:
Pre-ceremony Concert:
Saturday, May 11 — 9:00 a.m.
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Saturday, May 11 — 1:30 p.m.
Brent Hermans, Pianist
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University of North Dakota Wind Ensemble Dr. James Popejoy, conductor
Processional
Processional
“Pomp and Circumstance” — Edward Elgar Please stand during the Processional.
“Pomp and Circumstance” — Edward Elgar Please stand during the Processional.
“America the Beautiful” — Samuel Ward
“America the Beautiful” — Samuel Ward
Rachael Schiller, Soloist
Rachael Schiller, Soloist
Greetings from the State Board of Higher Education
Greetings from the State Board of Higher Education
Casey Ryan, SBHE Member
Casey Ryan, SBHE Member
Commencement Speaker
Commencement Speaker
Heidi Heitkamp Speaker information found on page 15
Heather Wilson Speaker information found on page 15
Presentation of the Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors
Conferral of Honorary Degrees President Mark R. Kennedy Josh Duhamel, Doctor of Letters Honorary Degree information found on page 18-19
President Mark R. Kennedy Chester Fritz information found on page 16-17
Conferral of Honorary Degrees
Conferral of Undergraduate Degrees
President Mark R. Kennedy Heidi Heitkamp, Doctor of Letters Clay Lacy, Doctor of Letters Honorary Degree information found on page 18-19
Alumni Greetings Dan Muus, UND Alumni Association and Foundation
“Alma Mater” — Franz Joseph Haydn
Conferral of Graduate Degrees
The Assemblage, led by the song leader, Rachael Schiller 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.
Alumni Greetings Dan Muus, UND Alumni Association and Foundation
“Alma Mater” — Franz Joseph Haydn The Assemblage, led by the song leader, Rachael Schiller 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.
Recessional
University of North Dakota Wind Ensemble Dr. James Popejoy, Conductor “March Recessional” (Nino Marcelli)
Recessional
Brent Hermans, Pianist
The awarding of degrees and academic distinctions listed in this program is contingent upon successful completion of the various program requirements. Commencement ceremonies at UND are planned through the Office of Ceremonies & University Events. 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.
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Ceremony for Graduate Degrees Saturday, May 11 — 9:00 A.M.
School of Graduate Studies: Doctoral Degrees Chris Nelson, Associate Dean Heather Lynn McConnell
Doctor of Philosophy
Ala Ali Alemaryeen
Major: Electrical Engineering Dissertation: Antennas and Wave Propagation in Wireless Body Area Networks: Design and Evaluation Techniques Advisor: Sima Noghanian
Brett Anthony McGregor
Qusay Adel Abed Alhayy Al-Kaseasbeh
Major: Civil Engineering Dissertation: Hysteretic Behavior of Thin-Walled Steel Tubular Columns under Constant Axial Force and Cyclic Lateral Loading Advisor: Iraj Mamaghani
Major: Nursing Dissertation: Effect of In-hospital Stroke Alert on Thrombolytic Therapy in Women Advisor: Glenda Lindseth
Major: Teaching & Learning Dissertation: Examining Self-regulation of Learning Among Community College Students in Developmental Mathematics Courses Advisor: Mary E. Baker
Major: Teaching & Learning Dissertation: Factors and Experiences that Influence Physical Therapy Students’ Consideration to Practice Pediatric Physical Therapy Advisor: Myrna R. Olson
Major: Educational Foundations & Research Dissertation: Campus Climate at a Predominately White Institution: A Narrative Study of Minority Students’ Experience Advisor: Cheryl Hunter
Major: English Dissertation: Writing the Body: Embodied Forms and Animal Spirits Advisor: Sharon Carson & Patrick Henry
Major: Educational Leadership Dissertation: Narrative Portraiture of American Indian Men Who Persist to Completion of Doctoral Degree Advisor: Zarrina Azizova
Major: Educational Leadership Dissertation: Exploring K-12 Superintendent Turnover: Career Advancement or Dissatisfaction Realized? Advisor: Pauline Stonehouse
Teresa Ann Spaeth Major: Educational Leadership Dissertation: A Presidential Leadership Process for Higher Education in Small, Rural Institutionsand Settings Advisor: Joshua Cohen
Scott Gene Klimek
Major: Counseling, Psychology Dissertation: Measuring Friendship Maintenance in Gay Men Advisor: Rachel Navarro
Francis Arthur Schill
Shawn F. Holz
Major: Earth System Science & Policy Dissertation: Corn, Wheat and Switchgrass Biomass Production in the Northern Plains: Evaluating Opportunities and Tradeoffs Advisor: Soizik Laguette
Ellah Redding
Andrew John Harnish
Major: Biomedical Sciences Dissertation: Avian IgY as an Immunotherapy for Flaviviral Infections Advisor: David Bradley
Rob Alan Proulx
Rebecca Folkman Gleditsch
Major: Teaching & Learning Dissertation: Examining the Perceptions of Bullying between Certified and Non Certified School Personnel Advisor: Katherine Terras
Kyle Lee O’Donnell
Amy Joleen Elbert
Major: Scientific Computing Dissertation: Decision Analytics using Permissioned Blockchain “CommLedger” Advisor: Ronald Marsh
Shanna Lea Morlock
Katrina Marie Eberhart
Major: Biomedical Sciences Dissertation: Inflammation is a Common Factor Between Central and Peripheral Neurodegeneration Advisor: James Porter & Junguk Hur
Atif Farid Mohammad
Renee Colsch
Major: Clinical Psychology Dissertation: The Detection of ADHD Malingering Among College Students: A New Look at Figure Drawings Advisor: Joseph Miller
Major: Educational Leadership Dissertation: Prestige, Status, and Esteem and the Teacher Shortage Advisor: Sherryl Houdek
Sai Wang
Christopher Anton Mark
Lindenhurst, New York Major: Psychology Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy as a Mechanism of Observing Dissertation: and Measuring Neurological Effects of Experienced Child Abuse and Alcohol Abuse. Advisor: Dmitri Poltavski
Major: Petroleum Engineering Dissertation: Evaluation of CO2 Flooding in Tight Formation Advisor: Kegang Ling
Hometowns have been included for graduates who provided that information for use in the program.
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School of Graduate Studies: Doctoral Degrees Danielle Gamel
Doctor of Philosophy, continued
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Gary D. Schindler
Menglan Xiang Major: Biochemistry Dissertation: Understanding the Molecular and Cellular Functions of Odd-skipped Related 1 in Outflow Tract Development Advisor: Kurt Zhang
Daniel Garcia
Yuqian Xing
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Thomas Mohr
Jayla Kay Greene
Major: Chemistry Dissertation: Development of DNA-based Biosensors and Antibacterial Additive Advisor: Julia Xiaonjun Zhao
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Thomas Mohr
Brianne Marie Halbur
Doctor of Education
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Cynthia Flom-Meland
Micah P. Hale
Tim Godfrey Major: Educational Leadership Dissertation: Principals’ Perceptions of Implementation Levels of Innovative Education in North Dakota Schools Advisor: Sherryl Houdek
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Cynthia Flom-Meland
Raevyn Renee Haugland
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Meridee Danks
Maggie Bernice Lowery
Justin Roger Hett
Major: Educational Leadership Dissertation: Principals’ Perspectives Regarding Grades 9-12 Black, Asian, and Latino Males in North Dakota Public Schools Advisor: Sherryl Houdek
Renee Elizabeth Hoffman
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Mark Romanick
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Cynthia Flom-Meland
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Cynthia Flom-Meland
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Michelle Labrecque
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Meridee Danks
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: David Relling
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Gary D. Schindler
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: David Relling
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Susan Jeno
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Gary D. Schindler
Adam M. Lutz
Samantha Nicole Forsch
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Cynthia Flom-Meland
Thomas Scott Linner
Brandon Michael Dee Forister
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: David Relling
Jake Isaac Leverington
Taylor W. Doeden
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Cynthia Flom-Meland
Jeremy Jacob Korthuis
Ryan Marie Cook
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: David Relling
Alison Lynn Kopp
Connor James Camrud
Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Renee Mabey
Mitchell Robert Karbo
Hannah Mae Bucholz
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Mark Romanick
Ashley K. Jobe
Tracie R. Boehmlehner
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Susan Jeno
Leah Claire Jensen
Kristyn Faith Bergh
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Mark Romanick
Zachary M. Huot
Kelsey E. Bell
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Meridee Danks
Sterling Price Hubbard
Erin Elizabeth Arndt
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Renee Mabey
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Meridee Danks
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Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Thomas Mohr
Home towns have been included for graduates who provided that information for use in the program.
School of Graduate Studies: Doctoral Degrees Travis James Rinkenberger
Doctor of Physical Therapy, continued
Rebecca Kate Lynch
Trevor L. Roppel
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Renee Mabey
Kalie Maiden
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Mark Romanick
Riley Alexander Wilson
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Renee Mabey
Analise L. Richtsmeier
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Thomas Mohr
Ashlee Sue Wiebe
Frederic, Wisconsin Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Gary D. Schindler
Zachary Arden Peterson
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Susan Jeno
Brecca Rae Wahlund
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Thomas Mohr
Anthony David Peterson
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Schawnn Decker
Alyssa Marie Wagner
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Gary D. Schindler
Shane Omdahl
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Cynthia Flom-Meland
Kody James Strum
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Renee Mabey
Jeremy M. O’Keefe
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Susan Jeno
Mercedes J.H. Stein
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Gary D. Schindler
Andrew M. Nelson
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Cynthia Flom-Meland
Tyler David Snellings
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Thomas Mohr
Casey John Murphy
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Thomas Mohr
Paige Lois Slemmons
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Gary D. Schindler
Jay Mittlieder
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Gary D. Schindler
Mekenzie Scheresky
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: David Relling
Marit E. Mikkelsen
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Thomas Mohr
Alyssa Michelle Sandry
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: David Relling
Haley Nicole Mertens
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Gary D. Schindler
Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: David Relling
Hometowns have been included for graduates who provided that information for use in the program.
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Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Renee Mabey
School of Graduate Studies: Masters Degrees Chris Nelson, Associate Dean Master of Arts
Lindsey Renae Steiger
Brittani Jane Allen
Michelle Lee Strobel
Hope Mills, North Carolina Major: English
Major: Counseling
Oronocco, Minnesota Major: Counseling
Major: Communication
Lacey, Washington Major: Counseling
Michael Alan Anderson
Major: Counseling
Nicole Kay LaDouceur
Major: Counseling
Major: Counseling
Hometowns have been included for graduates who provided that information for use in the program.
Major: Counseling
Tiffany Tara Sonterre
Major: Accountancy
Folsom, California Major: English
Melinda Sue Schweda
Major: Accountancy
Japheth Nelson
Hailey Michelle Sanden
Maplewood, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Leann Marie Mitzel
John Rose
Major: Accountancy
Erika Kay McDonald
Major: English
Brittany Marie Rose
Major: Accountancy
MaKayla Marie Kohler
Major: Psychology
Michael C. Prewitt
Major: Accountancy
Melanie Dawn Hansen
Major: Counseling
Micah Louis Prairie Chicken
Major: Accountancy
Benjamin A. Dzieweczynski
Major: Counseling
Sarah Lynn Noll
Major: Accountancy
Jace C. Dukart
Major: Counseling
Erika Elizabeth Meierding
Major: Accountancy
Zsofia Anna Barandi
Major: Counseling
Erin Elizabeth Loendorf
Major: Counseling
Master of Accountancy
Major: Counseling
Ryan J. Kostelecky
Major: Psychology
Molly N. Witthauer
Ashlee Diane Koll
West Des Moines, Iowa
Victoria Dawn Williams
Major: Counseling
Michael Preston Huttar
Major: Counseling
Kerry Anne Williams
Major: Counseling
Kristi Sue Howe
Major: Counseling
Amanda M. Walkowiak
George Patrick Guimont
Major: Counseling
Eneida M. Vilella
Major: Counseling
Emily Ruth Gibbens
Major: Counseling
Jourdan Nichol Torok
Nicole Vivian Davis
Major: Counseling
Danielle Marie Thomas
Michaela Rose Bodensteiner
Major: Counseling
Megan Marie Sys
Logan E. Anderson
Major: Counseling
Major: Communication
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School of Graduate Studies: Master’s Degrees Master of Accountancy, continued
Master of Education
Peter E. Simon
Casey Lee Bahr
Major: Accountancy
Christian J. Slick
Sara Lindsay Baird
Baudette, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Major: Instructional Design & Technology
Cory Cantrall
Sasilak Suriwong
Major: Instructional Design & Technology
Bangkok, Thailand Major: Accountancy
Major: Reading Education
Sara Ruth Careless
Major: Special Education
Kayla Neshell Evans
Master of Business Administration
Major: Special Education
Amy Jo Glass
Adam Canfield
Major: Business Administration
Jacquelyn Caroline Hartman
Charles David Drayton
Major: Business Administration
Major: Business Administration
Major: Business Administration
Major: Business Administration
Ottawa, Ohio Major: Business Administration
Major: Business Administration
Major: Business Administration
Major: Business Administration
Aurora, Illinois Major: Business Administration
Major: Educational Leadership
Angela Kim Skene
Major: Business Administration
Garth Allen Wiedrich
Major: Elementary Education
Morgan Schwartzenberger
Major: Business Administration
Andrew Christopher Schauer
Major: Reading Education
Michael J. Redlin
Major: Business Administration
Andrew M. Schaaf
Major: Elementary Education
Samantha Lee Pangrac
Jennifer Lynne Regimbal
Major: Reading Education
Lukas M. Opp
Matthew Pena
Major: Educational Leadership
Nathaniel Steven Norby
Blair Matthew Nelson
Major: English Language Learner
Shannon L. Meier
Andrew Patrick Kohlmeyer
Major: Instructional Design & Technology
Brenda Lee Lilly
Justin Lee Klinkhammer
Moorhead, Minnesota Major: Special Education
Annette Frances Kohlmeier
Dana Marie Kaufman
Major: Special Education
Margaret Ann Koch
Patrick Thomas Joyce
Major: English Language Learner
Robyn Amanda Johnson
Shane Adam Herman
Major: English Language Learner
Louis A. Jelinek
Megan Michelle Hall
Major: Reading Education
Major: English Language Learner
Beau Geoffrey Snyder
Major: Business Administration
Major: Educational Leadership
Mitch L. Strand
Major: Educational Leadership
Jennifer Marie Varriano
Major: Educational Leadership
Cheng Li Wang
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Major: English Language Learner
School of Graduate Studies: Master’s Degrees Amanda Jo Callahan
Master of Engineering
Ashley M. Cambronne
Jack T. Cvetnic
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Major: Occupational Therapy
Sidney Jo Carlson
Elton Ayuk-Eno Mengot
Major: Occupational Therapy
Ariel J. Campbell
Venkata Ravi Kumar Garre
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Major: Occupational Therapy
Jade M. Clement
Major: Occupational Therapy
Master of Fine Arts
Amber Alysson Fernandez
Glendon Lyman Henry
Patrick E. Finnegan
Major: Visual Arts
Joshua James Kolbow
Major: Occupational Therapy Major: Occupational Therapy
Hannah L. Fiser
Major: Visual Arts
Major: Occupational Therapy
Haley Elizabeth Folkens
Master of Music
Rachel Denae Fritzler
Gilson Luis Da Silva
Miranda Truesdall Hosking
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Occupational Therapyy
Major: Occupational Therapy
Olivia Jean Mayasich
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Occupational Therapy
Micaela Shea Monn
Madelin Nicole Buscho
Major: Occupational Therapy
Cody Alan Mach
Laurel Elizabeth Busch
Major: Occupational Therapyy
Emma Claire Lee
Tiana Christina Brown
Major: Occupational Therapy
Sadie E. Larson
Kylie Marie Browen
Major: Occupational Therapy
Emily Jean Kollodge
Mountain View, Wyoming Major: Occupational Therapy
Kennedy Bresnahan
Mitchell, Nebraska Major: Occupational Therapy
Karissa J. Kempel
Major: Occupational Therapy
Michael David Black
Riverton, Wyoming Major: Occupational Therapy
Mikaela Nicole Karpen
Maplewood, Minnesota Major: Occupational Therapy
Bobbie Jo Bertsch
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Occupational Therapy
Emily S. Bachmeier
Major: Occupational Therapy
Ashley Ann Heinze
Nichole Ann Arn
Major: Occupational Therapy
Katie Hautman
Samantha K. Albrigtson
Major: Occupational Therapy
Melissa Joan Groth
Brainerd, Minnesota Major: Music
Master of Occupational Therapy
Major: Occupational Therapy
Mackenzie Ann Funke
Major: Music
Cassidy Megan Trott
Major: Occupational Therapy
Bailey B. Fruit
Major: Music
Gerald Gaul
Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Occupational Therapy
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Major: Occupational Therapy
School of Graduate Studies: Master’s Degrees Master of Occupational Therapy, continued Jordan Renee Mooney
Major: Occupational Therapy
Kara Nicole Moore
Phoenix, Arizona Major: Occupational Therapy
Barbara Lynn Bowman
Major: Physician Assistant Studies
Jenny Lee Brown
Major: Physician Assistant Studies
Jennifer K. Christianson
Major: Physician Assistant Studies
Nicholas Henry Coburn-Pierce
Jenna M. Nelson
Riann S. Collar
Major: Occupational Therapy
Elisabeth Kaitlin Nerhus
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Physician Assistant Studies Major: Physician Assistant Studies
Carl D. Eastep
Ozark, Missouri Major: Physician Assistant Studies
Kasey Lynn Nieland
Alyse Ann Engen
Major: Occupational Therapy
Sydney Anapurna Person
Elk River, Minnesota Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Physician Assistant Studies
Erik R. Fladmo
Billings, Montana Major: Physician Assistant Studies
Kelsey A. Raymond
Tiffany Lynn Fletschock
Major: Occupational Therapy
Emily E. Roberts
Stephanie Marie Gagelin
Major: Occupational Therapy
Samantha Orluske Scheel
Anoka, Minnesota Major: Occupational Therapy
Major: Physician Assistant Studies Major: Physician Assistant Studies
Juan Carlos Garcia
Barranquilla, Atlantico, Colombia Major: Physician Assistant Studies
Martha Scoby
Philip J. Heiden
Major: Occupational Therapy
Stacey A. Sigmond
Lindsey Mae Hiatt
Major: Occupational Therapy
Amanda C. Steffen
Major: Occupational Therapy
Alexis M. Tyce
Major: Occupational Therapy
Ryan J. Walter
Major: Occupational Therapy
Shelby J. Wassink
Major: Occupational Therapy
Brooke Evelyn Westrich
Major: Occupational Therapy
Hannah Nichole Williams
Newcastle, Wyoming Major: Occupational Therapy
Ashley N. Ystaas
Major: Occupational Therapy
Master of Physician Assistant Studies Kristi Michelle Bohlig
Major: Physician Assistant Studies
Catherine Marie Bopp
Bismarck, North Dakota Major: Physician Assistant Studies
Major: Physician Assistant Studies Major: Physician Assistant Studies
Zachary Benjamin Horoshak
Major: Physician Assistant Studies
Bryan Johnson
Major: Physician Assistant Studies
Jenna Kathryn Katnis
Major: Physician Assistant Studies
Tracy Lynn Kirchner
Major: Physician Assistant Studies
Ashleigh Jean Milbrath
Major: Physician Assistant Studies
Chukwuka Oscar Nnoli
Festac Town, Lagos, Nigerio Major: Physician Assistant Studies
Killian Dennis Norton
Major: Physician Assistant Studies
Ashley Lynne Pommer
Major: Physician Assistant Studies
Amy L. Quinn
Major: Physician Assistant Studies
Stephanie Lynn Severson
Major: Physician Assistant Studies
Timothy Edward Simonich
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Laurel, Montana Major: Physician Assistant Studies
Hometowns have been included for graduates who provided that information for use in the program.
School of Graduate Studies: Master’s Degrees Master of Science
Master of Physician Assistant Studies, continued
Sullivan Anye Ade
Nicole Christine Streich
Major: Physician Assistant Studies
Danielle Marlys Swanson
Tolulope Emmanuel Adediwura
Major: Physician Assistant Studies
Budd J. Theriot
Major: Electrical Engineering
Farwan Adnan Alghamdi
Major: Physician Assistant Studies
Kaitlyn Rae Wirtz
Major: Computer Science
Farhad Akhbardeh
Major: Physician Assistant Studies
Seth A. Tramm
Major: Nursing
Pann Ajjimaporn
Major: Physician Assistant Studies
Bryan Kenneth Tipton
Minneapolis, Minnesota Major: Higher Education
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Joseph David Allen
Major: Physician Assistant Studies
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Clara Janet Allred
Master of Public Administration
Christopher Joseph Cowger
Nora Almutairi
Major: Public Administration
Spencer L. Halvorson
Charissa Lee Hudson
Whitney Klym
Bismarck, North Dakota Major: Public Administration
North St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Public Administration
Major: Public Health
Casper, Wyoming Major: Public Health
Major: Public Health
Major: Public Health
Major: Space Studies
JoAnn Tisdell Bresnahan
Raggi Tulay
Major: Public Health
Major: Nursing
McKenzie Ann Brown
Ian William Watson
Major: Nursing
Lisa Gail Brake
Natalie Lois Scherr
Rice, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Marlie Kate Borowicz
Ruby Rose Marie Olerud
Major: Nursing
Thomas Hauser Bieniek
Morgan Leigh Martin
Major: Nursing
Molly Sue Beyer
Liana Christine Haven
Major: Nursing
Erin Renee Berger
Master of Public Health
Major: Chemical Engineering
Stephanie D. Baldwin
Major: Public Administration
Major: Nursing
Justin James Baker
Bemidji, Minnesota Major: Public Administration
Liam Odin Thrailkill
Major: Special Education
Angela Marie Brooks Baker
Wendy Kalass Thompson
Major: Nursing
Zandra Ann Bail-LaLonde
Kari Ann Strandberg
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Jenna Marie Arnold
Major: Public Administration
Major: Physics
Whitney L. Arnal
Jessica Lynn Rudnick
Major: Chemical Engineering
Furkan Muhammet Altincicek
Major: Public Administration
Major: Chemistry
Maram Abdulhakim Qasem Al-Sayaghi
Major: Public Administration
Kenora, Ontario Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Major: Public Health
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Major: Nursing
Hometowns have been included for graduates who provided that information for use in the program.
School of Graduate Studies: Master’s Degrees Master of Science, continued
Christopher David Fabian
Kelly M. Carlson
Rebecca Anne Fee
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Major: Space Studies Major: Nursing
Mindy Marie Carlson
Hannah Webster Ferrie
Major: Special Education
Major: Nursing
Tyler John Carlson
Cherith Brooke Foster
Major: Special Education
Kourtney Dawn Carr
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Samuel Dae Carroll
Major: Higher Education
Dennis Nyagechanga Chakua
Major: Nursing
Abigail Irene Christensen
Major: Nursing
Dana Lynn Clairmont
Major: Nursing
Megan Chapman Collins
Major: Instructional Design & Technology
Alisa Marie Cook
Major: Nursing
James Robert Cooley
Saratoga Springs, New York Major: Aviation
Neal Alvin Corbin
Major: Aviation
Mathew L. Cox
Major: Civil Engineering
Alicia Michelle Crosby
Major: Nursing
Kayla Marie Daniels
Major: Space Studies
Nicole Christine Demarce
Major: Instructional Design & Technology
Courtney Colleen Differding
Major: Special Education
Benjamin J. Digmann
Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Ryan Eric Doree
Major: Kinesiology
Emily Ann Dougherty
Major: Higher Education
Jacqueline Suzanne Duberowski
Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Nick Ducich
Major: Space Studies
Allison Maria Dulcetta
Major: Special Education
Major: Special Education
Anita Mambo Fru
Bismarck, North Dakota Major: Nursing
Stephanie Jo Furstenau
Major: Nursing
Muna Haji Garad
Mogadishu, Banadir, Somalia Major: Nursing
Heather Marie Gilbert
Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Kimberly Kathleen Gilbey
Major: Special Education
Gregory James Giordano
Major: Space Studies
Svetlana Glass
Major: Special Education
Anna Patricia Glock
Major: Early Childhood Education
Atara Gold
Major: Special Education
Joseph James Gossman
Major: Nursing
Kristen Renae Gourneau
Major: Nursing
Jacqueline Marie Grinnell
Major: Nursing
Dillon Flannery Grose
Hunter, North Dakota Major: Nursing
Bj Aaron Groskreutz
Major: Instructional Design & Technology
Chelsy Lauren Grover
Major: Higher Education
Josalyn Joy Grueneich
Major: Nursing
Colton Jeffrey Haight
Major: Kinesiology
Angela Dorothy Halvorson
Tenstrike, Minnesota Major: Nursing
James Turner Hamilton
Major: Technology
Abbi Keziah Dunham
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
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School of Graduate Studies: Master’s Degrees Master of Science, continued
Hailey Marie Johnson
Nicole Elizabeth Hanson
Jennifer Michelle Johnson
Major: Special Education
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Ray, North Dakota Major: Special Education
Major: Special Education
Major: Nursing
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Major: Electrical Engineering
Michael James Herbert
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Major: Special Education
Major: Special Education
Elle Eileen Hoselton
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Major: Special Education
Hoitung Terry Leung
Major: Geological Engineering
Major: Instructional Design & Technology
Jeremy Charles Lewis
Bosen Jin
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Diane Michelle Larson
Gunjur, Southern Province Kombo Major: Nursing
Tyson Lee Jeannotte
Major: Special Education
Jessica Lancaster
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Abass Jafuneh
Major: Physics
Christina Mardell Kupper
Major: Special Education
Rezawana Islam
Major: Nursing
Alexander John Kukay
Major: Special Education
Samantha J. Irving
Major: Reading Education
Elizabeth Jean Krebsbach
Major: Elementary Education
Samuel J. Ingemansen
Major: Nursing
Janel Geralyn Kostrzewski
Ana Adele Imerman
Hinckley, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Linda Sue Koskiniemi
Major: Nursing
Laura Mary Anastasia Hrichishen
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Shannon Marie Koski
Alexis Jo Hofer
Major: Special Education
Hannah L. Knutson
Alison Louise Hoadley
Major: Early Childhood Education
Wendy Ellen Klausner
Kaitlyn R. Hirvela
Sioux Falls, South Dakota Major: Nursing
Lacey J. King
Hannah Ruth Hillis
Major: Special Education
Kenna Lyn Kennedy
Major: Biology
Carey Beth Herzog
Yaounde, Central Region, Cameroon Major: Nursing
Ashley Neubaum Kelleran
Major: Higher Education
Samuel Donald Hervey
Major: Space Studies
Julienne Chuandem Kala
Stian Neslow Henriksen
Major: Instructional Design & Technology
Kevin Christopher Jones
Allison J. Henrickson
Major: Special Education
Jennifer Lynn Jones
Renae Dawn Heider
Wrenshall, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Nyasia Joiner
Sara Jo Havemeier
Major: Nursing
Jessica Marie Johnson
Skylar Nicole Hartsoch
Major: Space Studies
Jeremiah John Johnson
Sarah Mary Hart
Major: Civil Engineering
Jingzhou, Hubei, China Major: Environmental Engineering
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Major: Chemical Engineering
Hometowns have been included for graduates who provided that information for use in the program.
School of Graduate Studies: Master’s Degrees Amanda June Inas Mikhaeil
Master of Science, continued
Kelsey Therese Lindberg
Mohamed Mohamed Awad Mohamed
Major: Nursing
Reece Alexander Lindquist
Major: Space Studies
Major: Civil Engineering
Major: Nursing
Major: Special Education
Major: Nursing
Grand Forks, North Dakota Major: Curriculum & Instruction
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
Watertown, Minnesota Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Major: Mathematics
Major: Special Education
Shawn Rochelle Nadeau Meyer
Major: Space Studies
Madeleine R. Radley
Major: Space Studies
Matthew Messing
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Benjamin Robert Raback-Schink
Major: Early Childhood Education
Kathleen Jacinda McIntyre
Major: Higher Education
Jessica Elaine Qualley
Glenwood, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Chelsey Amber McGovern
Major: Nursing
Sepideh Pourmanzourinejad
Major: Computer Science
Wendi Dael McCrory
Major: Mathematics
Shannon Corinne Pitt
Major: Nursing
Narayana Mazumder
Major: Nursing
Alyson Marie Pascuzzi
Major: Space Studies
Crystal Joy Marx
Arghatosh, Arghakhanchi, Nepal Major: Computer Science
Brianna Lee Pankratz
Major: Nursing
William Brandon Martin
Major: Chemistry
Sanjaya Pandey
Katie Mae Martin
Major: Nursing
Rawan I. Omar
Minneapolis, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Trevor Richard Mara
Major: Nursing
Tolu Okuneye
Major: Nursing
Haron Nyakundi Manwa
Major: Nursing
Shannon Leah O’Gara
Major: Special Education
Shelly Marie Mahowald
Major: Higher Education
Gladys Ayiera Ndege
Timothy Michael Magdziarz
Major: Nursing
Gavin Michael Nadeau
Amanda Kay Lynch
Major: Special Education
Courtney JoEllen Naastad
Monica Luu
Major: Nursing
Rachael Buchanan Muse
Brenda Kristine Lundeen
Talladega, Alabama Major: Special Education
Elizabeth Ann Murphy
Sydney Marie Lund
Major: Nursing
Kimberly Munroe
Kayla Rae Lorsung
Major: Electrical Engineering
Danielle Jo Mullin
Emily Anne Lorenz
Major: Nursing
Brian Russell Morrow
Chelsey Joy Lorenz
Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt Major: Petroleum Engineering
Jenna Monshaugen
Jun Liu
Staples, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
School of Graduate Studies: Master’s Degrees Jessica Marie Smolen
Master of Science, continued
Annemarie Rae St. Martin
Amanda Beth Reber
Major: Nursing
Major: Reading Education
Major: Special Education
Major: Special Education
Major: Nursing
Major: Mathematics
Major: Nursing
Grace Ricker
Major: Nursing
Major: Special Education
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
Pierz, Minnesota Major: Mathematics
Major: Special Education
Major: Higher Education
Major: Nursing
Major: Special Education
Anna Marie Withee
Tracey Smith
Major: Special Education
Shana Kathleen-Palm Williams
Jennifer Lauren Sisell
Esmond, South Dakota Major: Special Education
Kelly Caitlin Williams
Chaz Nicholas Schwandt
Major: Nursing
Lori Marie Wehlander
Major: Nursing
Shulamis Schulman
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Ashley Marie Wavrin
Major: Nursing
Caroline Emily Schroeder
Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Andrea M. Watkins
Monica M. Schonteich
Major: Special Education
Allison Jean Waswick
Elias Howard Schomer
Major: Special Education
Leighton Dawn Ward
Megan Schneider
Minot, North Dakota Major: Nursing
Juliana Marie Ward
Morgan Anne Schmitz
Major: Nursing
Angela Joy Wallace
Major: Nursing
Ryann Laney Schedel
Major: Special Education
Julie Ann Walko
Major: Nursing
Rachel Ann Sauter
Major: Special Education
Kathleen Patricia Walker
Major: Special Education
Cheryl Lynne Runde
Major: Special Education
Michael Gerald Vos
Major: Nursing
Alexa Katherine Roy
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Derek Volker, Hoskins, Nebraska
Major: Nursing
Ashley Cora Rose
Major: Energy Systems Engineering
Jessica Kaye Van Keulen
Paul Ronald Rodenbiker
Ellsworth, Wisconsin Major: Nursing
Irina Vladimirovna Tsiryapkina
Major: Chemical Engineering
Sadie M. Rivard
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Rebecca Donna Trebil
Paul Steven Reynolds
Major: Nursing
Behzad Tokhmechi
Paige Allayne Relling
Major: Petroleum Engineering
Amy Jo Suomi
Mitchell Jacob Relf
Major: Kinesiology
Runxuan Sun
Victoria M. Reincke
Major: Biology
Bailey Renae Strand
Erika Alane Reich
Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Tanner John Stechmann
Tevia Q. Reese
Major: Nursing
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
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Major: Special Education
School of Graduate Studies: Master’s Degrees Master of Science, continued
Maureen Feaver
Karlie Marie Richardson Wolf
Tracy Joan Gregory
Major: Nursing
Major: Social Work Major: Social Work
Courtney Anne Louise Woodbury
Amanda Renee Hermsen
Major: Nursing
Major: Social Work
Robbi Allyn Yellow
Tasha Lorraine Hoeltzner
Major: Nursing
Brittani Helen Yoder
Major: Special Education
Major: Social Work
Michelle Denise Hostettler
Menomonie, Wisconsin Major: Social Work
Master of Science in Applied Economics
Danette Gyovai Kesner
Ryan J. Bieber
Jeanne Helen Kolo-Johnson
Rochester, Minnesota Major: Applied Economics
John G. Fraser
St. Louis, Missouri Major: Applied Economics
Eli D. Hicks
Major: Applied Economics
Michael Duane Larson
Major: Applied Economics
Micah Lorenzen
Major: Applied Economics
David Wesley Nan
Major: Applied Economics
Kevin Watier
Major: Applied Economics
Major: Social Work West Fargo, North Dakota Major: Social Work
Amy S. Kuba
Major: Social Work
Kimberly Dawn Maggio
Erie, Colorado Major: Social Work
Judith Ann Malmskog
Major: Social Work
Samson McCoy
Major: Social Work
Spring Milliken
Major: Social Work
Mata Marie Peterson
Major: Social Work
Deanna Renee Ripka
Owatonna, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Master of Social Work
Erika Ann Brorby
Katie Lynn Tang
Major: Social Work
Nafisa Sofo Major: Social Work
Catherine Denise Carlson
Casandra Chanel Townsel
Major: Social Work
Julia Ellen DeGroot
Winchester, Illinois Major: Social Work
Massa Dopoh
Major: Social Work
Major: Social Work Major: Social Work
Michelle Theresa Turner
Major: Social Work
Giuliana Lizeth Valencia Ordonez
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Major: Social Work
Commencement Speakers After winning election to the U.S. Senate, Heitkamp quickly established a reputation for developing bipartisan support, especially for issues important to North Dakotans. As a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, she helped write, negotiate and pass a long-term, comprehensive farm bill that Congress passed in 2014. Her work on the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs led to reform legislation that provided relief for smaller financial institutions, including rural credit unions and community banks. On the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee she introduced and pushed bills to enhance first-responder training and equipment, strengthen northern border security, and improve mail services to rural areas.
Heidi Heitkamp Heidi Heitkamp was the first North Dakota woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate, serving from 2013 to 2019. She will be presented with an honorary Doctor of Letters degree today. Mary Kathryn (Heidi) Heitkamp grew up in a large family in Mantador, N.D. She graduated from UND in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, double-majoring in history and political science. She then earned a J.D. degree from Lewis and Clark College in 1980. That same year she began her long career in public service by taking a position with the Environmental Protection Agency.
As a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, she worked to ensure the federal government lived up to treaty and trust responsibilities, and better protect Native American children. On the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Heitkamp advocated for early-stage funding to assist start-ups in North Dakota.
From 1981 to 1986, Heitkamp was a director of the Dakota Gasification synfuels plant, the only commercial-scale plant in the U.S. manufacturing natural gas from coal.
Throughout her career, Heitkamp has remained close to UND. She has regularly interacted in and out of the classroom with students in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, and in 2013 delivered the department’s annual Frank Wenstrom Lecture. In 2017 she worked with the University to host a conference on issues, policies and opportunities in the Arctic Circle. An avid fan of the Fighting Hawks, Heitkamp attends as many football and hockey games as she can.
Heitkamp was appointed State Tax Commissioner in 1986 and won election to that post in 1988. In 1992, she was elected Attorney General for North Dakota. Heitkamp ushered in numerous initiatives for prosecuting drug dealers, combating fraud against senior citizens, and strengthening rules regarding sexual predators. She also brokered an agreement between 46 states and U.S. tobacco companies to change their marketing and sales practices.
Before being elected to Congress, Wilson was a cabinet secretary in New Mexico’s state government responsible for foster care, adoption, juvenile delinquency, children’s mental health, and early childhood education.
Heather Wilson Heather Wilson is the 24th Secretary of the Air Force and is responsible for the affairs of the Department of the Air Force, including the organizing, training, equipping, and providing for the welfare of 685,000 active-duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian personnel, as well as their families. She oversees the Air Force’s annual budget of more than $138 billion and directs strategy and policy development, risk management, weapons acquisition, technology investments and human resource management.
From 1989 to 1991, Wilson served on the National Security Council staff as director for defense policy and arms control for President George H.W. Bush. From 1991 to 1995 and again from 2009 to 2013, Wilson was in the private sector. In 1991 she founded Keystone International Inc., a company that did business development and program planning work for defense and scientific industry. She was a senior advisor to several national laboratories on matters related to nuclear weapons, non-proliferation, arms control verification, intelligence and the defense industrial base.
Wilson has more than 35 years of professional experience in a range of leadership and management roles in the military, higher education, government and private industry. Before assuming her current position, Wilson was president of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City.
Wilson enrolled in the U.S. Air Force Academy’s third class to include women and graduated with a B.S. degree in 1982. She served as an Air Force officer from 1982 to 1989 and also attended Oxford University in England as a Rhodes Scholar, earning master’s and doctoral degrees in international relations.
From 1998 to 2009, Wilson was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. She served on the House Armed Services Committee, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Wilson will leave her post as Air Force Secretary on May 31 to assume the presidency of the University of Texas at El Paso.
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Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors Former faculty members who were honored with Fritz Professorships include: Michael A. Anderegg, English James Antes, Psychology Michael C. Beard, English 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 Warren Jensen, Aviation 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 James E. Mitchell, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science Robert C. Nordlie (deceased), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Lewis K. Oring, Biology Leon F. Osborne (deceased), Atmospheric Sciences 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 Isaac Schlosser, Biology Mary Jane Schneider (deceased), Indian Studies Santhosh K. Seelan, Space Studies Donald E. Severson, Chemical Engineering
The Chester Fritz Distinguished Professorships were established with an endowment gift from the late UND benefactor Chester Fritz, 18921983. 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. 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: Holly Brown-Borg, Basic Sciences Sharon Carson, English Colin Combs, Biomedical Sciences 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 Thomasine Heitkamp, Nursing Mark R. Hoffmann, Chemistry Gordon Iseminger, History Cindy L. Juntunen, Counseling Alena Kubátová, Chemistry Kent Lovelace, Aviation Michael Mann, Chemical Engineering James Mochoruk, History Thomas Mohr, Physical Therapy Myrna R. Olson, Teaching and Learning Thomas V. Petros, Psychology
Brij Singh, Basic Sciences Virgil Stenberg, Chemistry Jeffrey L. Stith, Atmospheric Sciences Kathleen A. Tiemann, Sociology D. Jerome Tweton, History Stephen K. Wikel, Microbiology and Immunology Sharon C. Wilsnack, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science Charles A. Wood, Space Studies Kevin D. Young, Microbiology and Immunology
Michael Poellot, Atmospheric Sciences Wayne Seames, Chemical Engineering Mary Ann Sens, Pathology William F. Sheridan, Biology Roxanne Vaughan, Basic Sciences Jack Weinstein, Philosophy and Religion Michael Wittgraf, Music Stephen A. Wonderlich, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
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Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry. She is recognized as a national leader in social work distance education.
Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor Thomasine Heitkamp
Numerous nominators praised Heitkamp’s talents as an educator. “She is a high-energy teacher who transfers her professional commitments to her students,” one wrote. “She has high expectations for students and expects strong professional performance from them, both in the classroom and later as alumni of the University.” An alumna wrote, “Thomasine helped me grow into my abilities as a macro practice social worker by pushing me out of my comfort zone to help me become more confident in my own voice.” Heitkamp has been honored with Master Teacher selection by the Council on Social Work Education.
A member of the Social Work faculty since 1983, Thomasine Heitkamp served as department chair from 2004 to 2013. She then served as an associate provost from 2013 to 2016. Heitkamp has established a national reputation as a leader in key contemporary rural health issues, particularly in the prevention, treatment and recovery of clients with substance use disorders. She has achieved notable success in securing external funding and building interprofessional research teams for these issues. One nominator wrote, “As an intellectual leader, Professor Heitkamp has a special gift for working across the social lines in terms of positional ranks, professional disciplines, economic classes, and racial/ethnic groups.” Another observed, “Her recognition as a leader in addressing the pandemic of opioid disorders and social welfare is international in scope.”
Nominators also pointed to Heitkamp’s extensive efforts on behalf of fellow faculty. Noting her mentoring of junior faculty, one observed, “She does this naturally and without reservation. I have watched Thomasine look out for other faculty members, offer them incredibly useful advice, and help them realize their goals.” Her dean noted, “In recent years, she has also willingly taught courses at the last minute due to shortages of experienced graduate faculty in the College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines.” “Professor Thomasine Heitkamp,” a nominator explained, “is an effective change agent with clear vision, social capital, and a true understanding of social systems that promote advancing community welfare in rural and tribal communities.”
Currently, Heitkamp serves as program director for the Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center, the Mountain Plains Addiction Technology Transfer Center, and the State Targeted Response for Technical Assistance through the
positive and respectful of others’ viewpoints, but can effectively persuade others when necessity.” “He has been a ‘go to’ resource whenever the need for faculty assistance or involvement has arisen,” a colleague wrote. “Whether it is in service as an advisor to a student organization or service on a committee, Professor Lovelace had always been willing to offer his time and talents to support students, staff, faculty, and institutional initiatives.”
Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor Kent Lovelace
Since joining UND’s Department of Aviation in 1980, Kent Lovelace has taught thousands of students in the classroom and on the flight line. He served as assistant department chair from 1989 to 1994, and then as department chair from 1994 to 2014. He currently serves as professor and director of aviation industry relations where he has facilitated several employment pathway opportunities with major airlines and hundred of thousands of scholarship monies . During his time as chair, he guided the Department of Aviation from a primarily teaching-focused unit to a more balanced research and teaching department. In his last 10 years as chair, the department averaged $2.5 million annually in research expenditures.
Lovelace has an extensive record of service to the University, the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) and the National Business Aviation Association. He is a former coach of the UND Flying Team, which has won more national championships than any other flight school. Lovelace has received the William A. Wheatley Award from the University Aviation Association, the highest national honor in collegiate aviation education. He has also been honored with the Founders Award from NIFA and the Chairman’s Award from the Aviation Accreditation Board International for pilot supply research efforts.
His skills as an educator have been widely praised. “Aviation graduates consistently point to Kent as one of the best professors they ever had at UND,” a nominator wrote. “Kent has always taken the extra time to ensure his students are provided the best learning environment possible. His dedication to the collegiate aviation teaching profession is second to none.”
A nominator summed it up this way: “If you were to ask anyone in the aviation industry, ‘Who is one of the greatest faculty members anywhere?’, the common answer would be Kent Lovelace. He has set his print on the entire world of aviation, touched the lives of thousands and thousands of students, led hundreds of staff and faculty through his tenure, and solidified his place as one of the great, few, aviation legends to grace the halls of UND.”
Nominators noted his strong leadership, describing him as “a congenial colleague who works well with the faculty. He is
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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, Doctor of Laws 1948, John S. Lundy, Doctor of Science 1948, William L. Nuessle, Doctor of Laws 1948, Ezra Thayer Towne, Doctor of Humanities 1948, Luther Earle Birdzell, Doctor of Laws 1948, Harley F. French, Doctor of Science 1949, Franklin Jerome Lunding, Doctor of Laws 1949, John Morris Gillette, Doctor of Humanities 1949, Charles John Breitwieser, Doctor of Science 1949, Lawrence Vold, Doctor of Laws 1950, Alfred G. Arvold, Doctor of Humanities 1950, Charles J. Murphy, Doctor of Laws 1951, M. Beatrice Johnstone, Doctor of Humanities 1951, Chester E. Fritz, Doctor of Laws 1951, Edward H. McDermott, Doctor of Laws 1951, George A. Abbott, Doctor of Laws 1951, Juan Mendoza Rodriquez, Doctor of Laws 1952, Homer N. Wallin, Doctor of Science 1952, Daniel F. Bull, Doctor of Communication Sciences 1952, Edmund O. Belsheim, Doctor of Laws 1953, A. Hoyt Taylor, Doctor of Science 1953, Fred J. Traynor, Doctor of Laws 1954, Theodore H. Fenske, Doctor of Science 1954, Arno Carl Fieldner, Doctor of Science 1954, Alfred Jacobsen, Doctor of Science 1954, Luther W. Youngdahl, Doctor of Laws 1955, John C. Baker, Doctor of Laws 1956, Robert D. Campbell, Doctor of Laws 1956, Harlan Henthorns Hatcher, Doctor of Laws 1956, John Chester West, Doctor of Humanities 1957, Richard Simpson Watson, Doctor of Laws
1958, Richard Blackburn Black, Doctor of Science 1958, Charles W. Boise, Doctor of Science 1958, Olger B. Burtness, Doctor of Laws 1958, Min Hin Li, Doctor of Humanities 1958, Russell Reid, Doctor of Humanities 1958, James Duane Squires, Doctor of Laws 1958, Henry G. Lykken, Doctor of Engineering 1958, Hermann Hegedorn, Doctor of Humanities 1958, Jerome Hall, Doctor of Laws 1958, J. Maxwell Anderson, Doctor of Humanities 1958, Edgar Dale, Doctor of Humanities 1958, Rudolph J. Gielsness, Doctor of Laws 1958, Cushman D. Haagensen, Doctor of Science 1958, Grover Holt, Doctor of Engineering 1958, Grayson L. Kirk, Doctor of Humanities 1958, George A. Lundberg, Doctor of Laws 1958, Herbert G. Nilles, Doctor of Laws 1958, Edward K. Thompson, Doctor of Humanities 1958, Neal A. Weber, Doctor of Science 1958, J. Frederick Weltzin, Doctor of Humanities 1958, Philip W. West, Doctor of Science 1958, Waldemar Westergaard, Doctor of Laws 1958, Paul Yoder, Doctor of Music 1959, Alexander Grow Budge, Doctor of Laws 1959, Thomas E. Whelan, Doctor of Laws 1959, Charles E. Scott, Doctor of Humanities 1960, Elmo B. Roper, Doctor of Humanities 1960, James H. Douglas, Doctor of Laws 1961, Ronald N. Davies, Doctor of Laws 1962, Fred George Aandahl, Doctor of Laws 1962, Thomas Joseph Burke, Doctor of Laws 1962, O.H. Thormodsgard, Doctor of Laws 1962, James Morris, Doctor of Laws 1963, Harold D. Shaft, Doctor of Laws 1963, Owen Meredith Wilson, Doctor of Laws 1963, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Doctor of Laws 1965, Edward J. Devitt, Doctor of Laws 1965, Bertin C. Gamble, Doctor of Laws 1965, Orin Alva Stevens, Doctor of Science 1965, Thomas C. Barger, Doctor of Laws 1966, Robert E. Bradley, Doctor of Engineering 1966, Herbert Victor Prochnow, Doctor of Laws 1966, Robert E. Slaughter, Doctor of Laws 1967, David E. Bell, Doctor of Laws 1967, Leonard W. Larson, Doctor of Laws 1967, Joseph C. Allen, Doctor of Engineering 1968, Robert H. Bahmer, Doctor of Laws 1968, Malcolm Moos, Doctor of Laws 1969, Era Bell Thompson, Doctor of Humane Letters 1969, Arthur Naftalin, Doctor of Laws 1969, Richard Beck, Doctor of Literature 1970, Eric Sevareid, Doctor of Laws 1970, James L. Elder, Doctor of Engineering 1970, Harry H. Ransom, Doctor of Literature 1970, Warren J. Hanna, Doctor of Laws 1970, George C. Wheeler, Doctor of Laws 1971, B. Fred Davidson, Doctor of Laws 1971, William A. Franta, Doctor of Engineering 1973, Christopher J. Hamre, Doctor of Science 1973, Frank Edward Stinchfield, Doctor of Science 1975, George W. Starcher, Doctor of Laws 1976, Thomas S. Kleppe, Doctor of Laws 1978, E.A. Haunz, Doctor of Science 1978, Carlton A. Pederson, Doctor of Laws 1979, W.E. Koenker, Doctor of Laws 1981, Mary Jean Mannes, Bachelor of Laws 1981, Thomas McGrath, Doctor of Literature 1982, Anne H. Carlsen, Doctor of Humanities 1982, Warren Christopher, Doctor of Laws 1983, Mortimer J. Adler, Doctor of Humane Letters 1983, Frank N. Low, Doctor of Science 1983, Fred L. Snyder, Doctor of Science 1984, Wilson M. Laird, Doctor of Science 1986, James E. Olson, Doctor of Laws 1986, James F. Seifert, Doctor of Laws 1986, Owen W. Webster, Doctor of Science 1987, Duane B. Haagenson, Doctor of Engineering 1987, Lois Phillips Hudson, Doctor of Letters 1988, Merlin E. Dewing, Doctor of Laws 1989, Weston R. Christopherson, Doctor of Laws 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
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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 2018, Si Robin, Doctor of Letters 2018, Betty Robin, Doctor of Letters 2019, Josh Duhamel, Doctor of Letters 2019, Heidi Heitkamp, Doctor of Letters 2019, Clay Lacy, Doctor of Letters
Honorary Degrees Awarded Heidi Heitkamp In addition to receiving an honorary Doctor of Letters degree, Heidi Heitkamp will present an address during today’s Graduate Degrees commencement ceremony. She is profiled on Page 15 of this publication along with Undergraduate Degrees Ceremony speaker, Heather Wilson, Secretary of the U.S. Air Force.
Clay Lacy Clay Lacy is known throughout the world of aviation industry and education as a pilot, entrepreneur, innovator, record setter and benefactor. Growing up in the farmland of Wichita, Kansas, during the Great Depression, Lacy developed an early fascination with flight and piloted his first aircraft at the age of 12. By the age of 19 he had accumulated nearly 2,000 hours of flight time as both an instructor and ferry pilot. In January 1952 he joined United Airlines in Los Angeles. He would pilot planes from the Convair 340 and Douglas DC-3 through the Boeing 747-400 before retiring from United as No. 1 in seniority. As a member of the California Air National Guard, Lacy served a year on active duty in 1961, flying the C-97 Stratofreighter on missions to Japan and Vietnam. In 1964 Lacy flew the first Learjet into Van Nuys Airport, ushering
Camera Systems, Lacy revolutionized air-to-air cinematography in the early 1970s with the development of Astrovision. With full video monitoring to film, the system provided the ability to rotate 360 degrees and tilt up and down with no speed or altitude restrictions. Lacy filmed more than 3,000 projects for the military, feature films and television. He recorded most of the action-packed aerial sequences for the movie Top Gun (1986). Lacy organized and flew several notable aviation projects, including the “Classroom in the Sky” and “Friendship One.” The latter, aboard a Boeing United 747SP, set a round-the-world speed record and also raised $530,000 for children’s charities.
in a new era in corporate air transportation and mobility. Four years later he founded Clay Lacy Aviation as the first jet charter company on the West Coast. Between flying for United Airlines and running his charter business, Lacy also found time to fly his P-51 Mustang in air races across the United States from 1964 to 1972.
Lacy has flown more than 300 aircraft types, logged more than 50,000 flight hours, and accumulated more hours flying
In partnership with Continental
turbine aircraft than any other pilot in the world. He holds 29 world speed records. He has been an important supporter of UND and the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences. As a member of the UND Aerospace Foundation Board, Lacy provided valuable financial direction and helped cultivate donors. Through his company, Clay Lacy Aviation, he provided jet transportation to bring prospective benefactors to UND, including Si and Betty Robin, principal donors for Robin Hall. Lacy has helped facilitate over $12 million in contributions to the University. Lacy has been inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame and the Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame. He has been honored with the Pathfinder Award from the Seattle Museum of Flight and the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award from the Federal Aviation Administration.
Josh Duhamel A dynamic and versatile actor, Josh Duhamel is one of Hollywood’s leading males. In 2017, Duhamel reprised his role as Lt. Colonel William Lennox in Paramount’s Michael Bay directed, Transformers: The Last Knight. Duhamel made his directorial debut at the 2019 Mammoth Film Festival with The Buddy Games for which he also cowrote, co-produced and starred in. Duhamel starred in USA Network’s scripted series “Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G” as Detective Greg Kading and starred as Jack Spier in the romantic comedy Love, Simon. Next up for Duhamel will be his roles as James O’Connor in The Lost Husband and Sheldon Sampson in Jupiter’s Legacy. Duhamel starred opposite Julianne Hough in Lasse Hallstrom’s Safe Haven, a drama based on the bestselling novel by Nicholas Sparks and the thriller Scenic Route, which tells
role of Captain William Lennox for the third installment of the franchise. Additional film credits include the romantic comedy Life as We Know It alongside Katherine Heigl, Ramona and Beezus, When in Rome, Lost in the Sun, Bravetown, Misconduct, Spaceman and The Romantics. On television, Josh is known for his role as Danny McCoy on the NBC crime drama “Las Vegas.” Additionally, he lent his voice to Nickelodeon’s Emmy Awardwinning animated series “Fanboy & Chum Chum” and starred in several seasons of the long-running ABC soap opera “All My Children,” in which he received three consecutive Daytime Emmy nominations. Other recent television credits for Duhamel include CBS’ “Battle Creek” and the J.J. Abrams, Joseph Boccia and Athena Wickham’s Hulu mini-series, “11.22.63”
the story of two friends stranded in the desert. Other recent projects include George C. Wolfe’s drama, You’re Not You opposite Hillary Swank and Emmy Rossum, Garry Marshall’s New Year’s Eve alongside Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert DeNiro, Halle Berry, and Hilary Swank and Michael Bay’s Transformers: Dark of the Moon, where he reprised his
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Josh is a native of Minot, N.D. He attended Minot State University and played quarterback for its football team. Duhamel has been an active ambassador for his native state in Hollywood. He has worn North Dakota and UND apparel in film roles and has appeared in publications and videos for the state’s Tourism Division. He regularly promotes UND athletics in social media. Duhamel served as honorary chairman for the Minot Area Community Foundation Recovery Fund. It was established in 2011 following the Souris River flooding that damaged more than 4,000 homes there. Duhamel has received numerous nominations and honors through the years. He was the official pace car driver for the 2009 Indianapolis 500. In 2012 he was inducted into the Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame.
Approved Academic Honor Cords and Stoles • Phi Beta Kappa — National Scholarship Honor Society for Liberal Arts and Sciences; pink and blue cords
Students who are members of the following honor societies will be wearing these adornments to their regalia: • Alpha Phi Sigma — National Criminal Justice Honor Society; blue and gold honor cords
• Phi Eta Sigma — Honor Society for First Year Students; black and gold cords
• Beta Alpha Psi — International Academic Honor Society for Accounting Majors; red and white cords
• Pi Alpha Alpha — National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration; light blue and gold cords
• 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
• Pi Kappa Lambda — National Music Honor Society; gold and white cords • Pi Theta Epsilon — National Occupational Therapy Society; blue and gold cords
• Epsilon Pi Tau — National Academic Honor Society for Technology; blue, gold and white cords
• Psi Chi — Psychology Honor Society; platinum and navy cords
• Gamma Sigma Alpha — National Academic Honor Society for Greek Members; red and yellow cords
• Sigma Gamma Epsilon — National Honor Society for Earth Sciences; gold, blue and silver cords
• Gamma Theta Upsilon — International Honor Society in Geography; blue, brown and gold cords
• Sigma Pi Sigma — National Honor Society for Physics; green and white cords
• Golden Key International Honor Society — royal blue 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 cords
• IEEE - Eta Kappa Nu — Honor Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; gold cords with red/blue tassel • Mortar Board — National Honor Society; silver and gold cords
• Sigma Theta Tau — International Honor Society of Nursing; purple and white cords
• National Residence Hall Honorary — blue and silver cords
• Tau Beta Pi — National Engineering Honor Society; white/orange cords
• National Society of Collegiate Scholars — National society recognizing outstanding academic achievement and involvement on campus; gold and burgundy cords
• Tau Sigma — Transfer Student Honor Society; maroon and gold cords
• Order of Omega — National Leadership Academic Honor Society for Greek Members; gold and white cords
• Theta Alpha Kappa — National Honor Society for Religious Studies and Theology; red cords
• Phi Alpha — National Social Work Honor Society; gold cord
• Upsilon Pi Epsilon — International Honor Society for the Computing and Information Disciplines; maroon/white cords
• Phi Alpha Theta — History Honor Society; red and blue cords
Non-Academic Recognition Cords Multicultural Symbols
UND Legacy Cords
• American Indian students graduating today may wear any of several pieces of traditional American Indian regalia including an eagle feather considered sacred and attached to their mortar board tassel representing honesty, truth, courage and wisdom; beadwork representing their tribal or individual cultural designs on top of the mortar board, or traditional clothing/regalia under their gown.
Legacy students will be honored with a green, pink and white cord to recognize the connection they share with their family members who have graduated before them. Students with UND graduates in their family history (parents, step-parents or grandparents) are considered legacies.
Veteran and Military Veterans who are graduating from UND and students who serve in the military will be wearing red, white and blue cords to honor them for their service to our country.
First Generation Cords
• Woven cloths representing traditional patterns and designs signifying a graduate’s cultural heritage may be worn during the commencement ceremony.
Students who are the first in their immediate family to graduate with a fouryear degree from a college or university are recognized and honored at UND. The multi-colored cord they are wearing represents growth/new beginnings (green) and wisdom/confidence (blue).
• Hawaiian and Polynesian leis made from flower, vines, or leaves maybe worn by students leaving UND as symbols of good luck, affection and appreciation.
UND Wind Ensemble The University of North Dakota Wind Ensemble, conducted by Professor of Music and Director of Bands Dr. James Popejoy will provide music during today’s Undergraduate Commencement ceremony at 1:30 p.m. In addition, the Wind Ensemble will be featured during UND’s live PreCommencement television show, “Celebrate Achievement.”
Selected by audition, the UND Wind Ensemble consists of the most outstanding wind and percussion students on campus. Performing the finest wind literature available, the ensemble has established a reputation for musical excellence through state, regional, national and international appearances.
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Ceremony for Undergraduate Degrees Saturday, May 11 — 1:30 P.M.
College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines Diana Kostrzewski, Dean Bachelor of Science in Community Nutrition
Luke M. Beito ***
Helen A. Hagen ** Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Major: Nursing
Brooke Caroline Berry
Jamie Lee Haider * Maplewood, Minnesota
Major: Nursing
Rachel M. Birdsall *
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
Kelsey Marie Bohm
Sara Elizabeth Handy **
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
Mickala M. Morinville *** Brooks, Minnesota
Major: Nursing
Linh H. Nguyen *
Major: Nursing
Taylor Faye Nyborg Moorhead, Minnesota
Madeline Erin Comeau Loveland, Colorado
Amanda Ruth Bolsis *
Mercedes M. Hanson
Allison Taylor Harvey
Emily Quin Brant
Shelby Amanda Helgoe
Allison Raye Olsen *
Emily F. Schlueter *
McKenzie Jo Bryn *** Towner, North Dakota
Alexa Jo Henke *
Mattie Tess Olson
Madison Jae Hetletved Langdon, North Dakota
Emma Kate Ongstad *
Major: Community Nutrition Major: Community Nutrition Major: Community Nutrition
Bachelor of Science in Dietetics
Major: Nursing
Emma Louise Merck
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
Jamilah B. Carson **
Major: Nursing
Nicholas J. Houge * Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Major: Nursing
Alec J. Fitts
Suzan R. Dalen ** Warroad, Minnesota
Thea Maria Damson * Bothell, Washington
Carly Marie Dawson *
Major: Dietetics
Camille J. Hagen ** Fosston, Minnesota
Maddelyn Francine Krenelka
Katelyn Renee Langaas **
Major: Dietetics
Major: Dietetics Major: Dietetics
Emily I. Little
Major: Dietetics
Major: Nursing
Kaitlyn R. Coffield **
Major: Nursing
Olivia A. Corbid *
Major: Nursing
Paige E. Hjelle *
Jenna Lois Calcaterra Major: Dietetics
Major: Nursing
Ellen Marie Cernik
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
Maddysen Lee Hull
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
Lisa M. Katrencik * Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
Natalie Christine Kekke * Argyle, Minnesota
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
Madison R. Keplin Belcourt, North Dakota
Major: Nursing
Maria E. Dendinger * Hillsboro, Oregon
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing Major: Nursing Major: Nursing
Mikayla Marie Ostermeier ***
Major: Nursing
Elisabeth Anna Pate **
Major: Nursing
Emma M. Pederson * Alexandria, Minnesota
Major: Nursing
Thomas Robert Phillips ***
Major: Nursing
Jacqueline Marie Pothen ***
Major: Nursing
Abrielle Louise Riley
Major: Nursing
Shealynn Marie Roller *
Major: Nursing
Nicole Ann Samuelson *
Major: Nursing
Victoria Siena Kitko
Mitchell Lee Sanders
Sydney N. Knox ** Bismarck, North Dakota
Paige N. Sandvik Devils Lake, North Dakota
Major: Nursing
Paige Mary Ellen Prestigiacomo *
Sarah Elizabeth Doroff
Elizabeth Ann Shidler
Rachel L. Edvenson *
Katie Johren Skarda *
Sarah Victoria Ehlert **
Amelia J. Kost *
Peter Melvin Sauve
Mitchell David Thompson
Jacob M. Eiden
Callie Lynn Krabbenhoft *
Michaela Nabben Schindler **
Alexis M. Wagner
Courtney R. Fultz Bagley, Minnesota
Kylie Nicole Kram *
Mandy L. Schirmers **
Rhandi J. Larson Litchville, North Dakota
Chelsie Schlieve
Major: Dietetics Major: Dietetics Major: Dietetics Major: Dietetics Major: Dietetics
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Alyssa Grace Aamodt **
Hermantown, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Kristen M. Alley *
Major: Nursing
Kassidy F. Arroyo
Major: Nursing
Jessica Renee Azure ** Jamestown, North Dakota
Major: Nursing
Ethel Wanaka Bame
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
Brooke E. Gayton ** Bismarck, North Dakota
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing Major: Nursing Major: Nursing Major: Nursing Major: Nursing
Jade C. Schroeder *
Major: Nursing
Jacob C. Schwab ***
Major: Nursing
Kimberly Samantha Sheehan ** Rincon, Georgia
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
Isabella H. Mantaro *
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
Elizabeth Marie Mathias West Fargo, North Dakota
Brooke Rose Hagen *
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
Emily Rose Mary Makaruk Fayetteville, Georgia
Daniel T. Gurule
Major: Nursing
Kaitlyn A. Macheledt **
Nicole Lindsay Groeneveld *
Major: Nursing
Meghan Elizabeth Lund
Major: Nursing
Ellen R. Grabinski Plymouth, Minnesota
Major: Nursing
Mikaila Dawn Livingood
Major: Nursing
Rebecca E. Goettsch Glenwood, Minnesota
Major: Nursing
Jeff Linnell
Major: Nursing
Alexis F. Gigstad Maddock, North Dakota
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
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Major: Nursing
• Denotes cum laude •• Denotes magna cum laude ••• Denotes summa cum laude See description on page 34
College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines Jacob James Williamson
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, continued Aerika Mila Skalicky Norwich, North Dakota
Major: Nursing
Brenna K. Skytland Carrington, North Dakota
Major: Nursing
Julissa Eleanor Slaubaugh *
Major: Nursing
Amanda Lee Torok ***
Major: Nursing
Ashlyn Marie Traiser *
Major: Nursing
Gail B. Bercier
Bryce M. Bommersbach *** Grand Forks, North Dakota
Karissa Sue Hubbard ***
Carolyn G. Tate
Andrea Kay Bothun Owatonna, Minnesota
Bethany Ann Ivesdal
Hayley Marie Turner **
Rebekah Noel Jensen
Cassandra K. Wilebski * Kennedy, Minnesota
Heather A. Weiss *
Major: Nursing Major: Nursing
Major: Social Work
Abbey Marie Wangen
Holly Ann Belinskey **
Major: Nursing
Grace Cecelia Mikula Jamestown, North Dakota
Major: Social Work
Kari B. Tucker **
Tasha L. Gardner
Taylor Ann Becker **
Major: Nursing
Major: Social Work
Mariah Ashley Martinson
Sadie Beth Tollefson
Kay Lynne Babcock
Major: Nursing
Major: Social Work
Shelby Kay Erickson
Andrea Telthoester
Major: Nursing
Major: Social Work
Victoria Rose Andrus ***
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
Sunshine K. Spaeth
Michael A. Zink
Major: Social Work
Bachelor of Science in Social Work
Major: Nursing
Braden Joseph Dschaak
Bailee R. Lewis Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
Elizabeth Lauren Smith
Christine D. Lawson
Major: Nursing
Kylee Marie Damm Wadena, Minnesota
Mackenzie Kay Winter
Brittney Denelle Smith
Major: Nursing
Major: Social Work Major: Social Work Major: Social Work Major: Social Work
Savanna Marie Geske
Taylor J. Powers
Sadie Maye Micajah Harrison
Courtney M. Renner Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
Major: Social Work
Major: Social Work Major: Social Work
Major: Social Work
Kama Gladell Hill
Major: Social Work
Anne L. Broden ***
Major: Social Work Major: Social Work
Major: Social Work Major: Social Work
Major: Social Work Major: Social Work Major: Social Work Major: Social Work
Major: Social Work
Major: Social Work Major: Social Work
Megan Katherine Sullivan Park Rapids, Minnesota
Kiri Maxine Kaste * Park River, North Dakota
Major: Social Work
Mariah L. Sharp
Major: Social Work
Major: Social Work
Damond Jerard Schemmel
Samantha L. Johnson *
Levi C. Chapin
Sarah T. Hernandez
Major: Social Work
Major: Social Work
Major: Social Work
Brianna J. Peterson ***
Shelamar Meann Henderson
Anisa D. Holwerda
Major: Social Work
Dorothea Lucille Brevig
Major: Social Work
Kaysee K. Gerving Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
Major: Social Work
Major: Social Work Major: Social Work
Major: Social Work
Megan Danielle Wilmer Major: Social Work
Major: Social Work
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.
Webcast
Photography
• UND website (und.edu)
The University has contracted the services of Lifetouch Special Events Photography for all commencement ceremonies. This service will provide each graduate with two photos, a posed photo taken when approaching the stage and a second taken when accepting congratulations from the President.
• UND Facebook Page
• UND YouTube channel
UND provides live video streams of the commencement ceremonies and Celebrate Achievement, the pre-commencement show presented before the Undergraduate Degree Ceremony. Video streams are available from the following sources:
If you would like to download a copy of the ceremony, the following links will be available by May 15 on Vimeo: • Graduate and Professional Degree Ceremony: https://vimeo.com/332065524
Graduates will receive a message sent to their official UND e-mail address containing a link to the commencement photo proofs. There is no obligation to purchase photographs.
• Celebrate Achievement Pre-show: https://vimeo.com/332065508
Go to the events.lifetouch.com/UND for information about commencement photographs.
• Undergraduate Degree Ceremony: https://vimeo.com/332065500
Contact Lifetouch Special Events with any questions at specialevents@lifetouch.com, by calling 800.505.9496, Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST, or on their Web site events. lifetouch.com/about/contactus.aspx.
Social Media Send a virtual message to your graduate by posting to Twitter or Instagram using #UNDProud. Your post may appear on UND.edu!
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John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences Paul Lindseth, Dean Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics
Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Carson Timothy Graham
Major: Commercial Aviation
Alexis L. Anderson *
Connor Cedric Grainger **
Forest R. Anderson
Garrett William Greer Lakeville, Minnesota
Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Air Traffic Management
Wade Josef Baltazar ** Vancouver, Washington
Thomas R. Barrett
Major: Air Traffic Management Major: Air Traffic Management
Collin Joseph Bates
Major: Commercial Aviation
Tyson Christopher Berg
Samuel William Johnson
Daniel James Bianca
Kyle J. Boehmke
Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Commercial Aviation
Luke Thomas Bradley **
Major: Air Traffic Management
Evan E. Brecht Brainerd, Minnesota
Nicholas Russell Brown *
Major: Commercial Aviation
Gerardo Antonio Carpio Perez *
Major: Commercial Aviation
Connor D. Cazac ***
Major: Commercial Aviation
Major: Commercial Aviation
Nathan William Engstrom ***
Jesse J. Foster **
Kyley Marie Foster ** Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Commercial Aviation
Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Matthew A. Frenette ** Littleton, Colorado
Major: Air Traffic Management
Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Major: Commercial Aviation
Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Sciences Joel Braxton Aldridge ** Weatherford, Texas
Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Megan Elizabeth McCabe ** Mahtomedi, Minnesota
Major: Commercial Aviation
Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Emalie Hannah Johnson
Michael J. Stell
Major: Commercial Aviation
Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Anna Katherine Erickson *
Major: Commercial Aviation
Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Hanna Elizabeth Beard Twentynine Palms, California
Tanner Michael Steensma ** Weems, Virgina
Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Alexa A. Otto *** Maple Grove, Minnesota
Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Kyle Brian Pederson * Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Sam C. Stephens Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Major: Commercial Aviation
John Kyle Strike
Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Major: Commercial Aviation
Paul Andrew Madsen
Brandon T. Sweet
Major: Flight Education
Samuel John Maziak ***
Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Jason Kirby McCroskey
Betsy L. Thompson *** Worthington, Minnesota
Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Aviation Studies
Tariq Rehman Mela ***
Major: Air Traffic Management
Hometowns have been included for graduates who provided that information for use in the program.
Jacob M. Viger **
Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Major: Commercial Aviation
Luke Allan Wagner
Janessa M. Meuleners *
Major: Commercial Aviation
John Taylor Zeman
Luke Edward Lohse *
Timo Soroush Atlanta, Georgia
McKala K. Loehrer ** Millbank, South Dakota
Yannis N. Loizos
Major: Air Traffic Management
Keegan P. D’Souza Manchester, New Hanpshire
Major: Commercial Aviation
Cody Victor Smith *
Dylan Thomas Lindenfelser
Tanner Anthony Dorangrichia * Major: Commercial Aviation
Major: Commercial Aviation
Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations Major: Commercial Aviation
Ho Seok Shim *
Madeline M. Lilley
Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Major: Commercial Aviation
Jacob D. DeForest
Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Flight Education
Megan Marie Seehusen *** St. Cloud, Minnesota
Adam Samuel Leverson
Major: Commercial Aviation
Kevin Michael Layoun *** West Linn, Oregon
Alec D. Cote Sacramento, California
Major: Air Traffic Management
Rebecca Sue Schmidt
Major: Commercial Aviation
Major: Aviation Studies
Major: Air Traffic Management
John Christenson
Major: Commercial Aviation
Aaron Joseph Schaefer * Plymouth, Minnestoa
Major: Commercial Aviation
Zonghong Chen
Major: Commercial Aviation
Travis A. Lau
Major: Commercial Aviation
Andrew D. Rossi ***
Major: Commercial Aviation
Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Major: Commercial Aviation
Isabella Kellor Laden ***
Major: Air Traffic Management
Jacob L. Zehr ** Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin
Major: Commercial Aviation
Dante Edward Rodondi Pleasanton, California
Major: Commercial Aviation
Major: Commercial Aviation
Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Daniel Paul Klaver *
Major: Commercial Aviation
Russell Warren Wyneken
Shawn M. Roberts
Major: Air Traffic Management
Weston C. Brickman
Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Flight Education
Major: Commercial Aviation
Alex D. Korkowski
Major: Commercial Aviation
Connor Dalton Roberts *** Two Rivers, Wisconsin
Cole David Kerns ** Waco, Texas
Major: Commercial Aviation
Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Marshall A. Kelley
Major: Commercial Aviation
Major: Commercial Aviation
Eric Jacob White *
Alec S. Reishus **
Major: Air Traffic Management
Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Keonhee Jo ***
Major: Commercial Aviation
Alex A. Ragusa ** Joliet, Illinois
Major: Commercial Aviation
Miranda Deniz Huntsman
Owen S. Berg-Arnold
Major: Commercial Aviation
Mohamed Abdelfattah Ragab ***
Samuel R. Henion * Columbus, Ohio
Major: Air Traffic Management
Major: Commercial Aviation
Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Jonathan D. Wickersham * Evergreen, Colorado
Madison L. Petrie ***
Michelle Christine Hanson ***
Benjamin A. Pertl * Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Joseph Howard Gutoske **
Brittany M. Barnum **
Major: Commercial Aviation
Christian C. Peterson
Major: Commercial Aviation
Devin Thomas Weller *** Westminster, Colorado
Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Major: Commercial Aviation
Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Jens T. Nash * Trempealeau, Wisconsin
Kale Robert Gieske ***
Major: Air Traffic Management
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Major: Aviation Studies
• Denotes cum laude •• Denotes magna cum laude ••• Denotes summa cum laude See description on page 34
School of Medicine and Health Sciences Joshua Wynne, Dean Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training Tiffany Anna Barth ** Fargo, North Dakota
Major: Athletic Training
Joseph D. Solberg *
Major: Athletic Training Major: Athletic Training
Abdi H. Abdullahi
Rachel A. Cramer *
Megan Brittney Andersen
Dustin W. Green ** Buffalo, Minnesota
Orazio Barna
Kerry A. Hoffman ***
Blair Nicholas Roemmich ***
Abigail G. Sistad **
Major: Athletic Training
Major: Athletic Training
Major: Athletic Training
Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Sarah Elaine Gabriel
Alexa Marie Gathman ***
Major: Medical Laboratory Science Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Major: Medical Laboratory Science Major: Medical Laboratory Science Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Dezaray Loleta Hultin
Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Jacob D. Rondeau
Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Carley Ann Rortvedt *** Fargo, North Dakota
Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Georgia Rae Kuntz
Beth Jean Sipe **
John August Ladeen
Riley B. Thompson
Jennifer Lynn Lockhert
Lauren M. Wilson
Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Katie L. Pierce
Kirsten Elise Schumacher **
Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Courtney Elaine Knudson
Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Mariah S. Salfer *
Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Mariah L. Johnson
Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Mariana A. Chavez
Brandon K. Morehart ***
Emily Amanda Christoferson
Major: Athletic Training
Tracy Anne Fried-Arneson Pillager, Minnesota
Matthew Brandon Billings **
Major: Athletic Training
Lillie L. Meduna
Abdelwali Abukar Barre
Major: Athletic Training
Alexander Paul Decker
Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science
Jessica Ann Bjorlie ** Benson, Minnesota
Teresa A. McCowan
Devlin A. Wiest
Cheska Faye V. De Castro
Major: Medical Laboratory Science Major: Medical Laboratory Science Major: Medical Laboratory Science Major: Medical Laboratory Science Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Major: Medical Laboratory Science Major: Medical Laboratory Science Major: Medical Laboratory Science Major: Medical Laboratory Science Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Peyton A. Mattson
Major: Medical Laboratory Science
College of Engineering and Mines Hesham El-Rewini, Dean Bachelor of Science Martin A. Pozniak *
Major: Cyber Security
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering Eugene Korlenor Akunor
Major: Chemical Engineering
Cara Ann Bjerke Minneapolis, Minnesota
Major: Chemical Engineering
Brandon Michael Bush
Major: Chemical Engineering
Jake Thomas Crumb
Major: Chemical Engineering
Jacob Vernon Dahl Ham Lake, Minnesota
Major: Chemical Engineering
Michael Steven Dahlson Elk River, Minnesota
Major: Chemical Engineering
Johnathon Richard Dobie
Major: Chemical Engineering
Alexis K. Fry
Major: Chemical Engineering
Jacob Dale Geritz *
Major: Chemical Engineering
Tyler J. Gochenour
Major: Chemical Engineering
Major: Chemical Engineering
Major: Chemical Engineering
Major: Chemical Engineering Major: Chemical Engineering
Major: Chemical Engineering Major: Chemical Engineering Major: Chemical Engineering Major: Chemical Engineering
Major: Civil Engineering Major: Civil Engineering
Logan J. Letexier
Major: Civil Engineering Major: Civil Engineering Major: Civil Engineering Major: Civil Engineering Major: Civil Engineering
Zachary Jacob Ranisate *
Major: Civil Engineering
Samuel B. Robinson
James Kurt Backer
Major: Civil Engineering
Major: Civil Engineering
Major: Civil Engineering
Jesse L. Wermuth *
Major: Civil Engineering
Major: Civil Engineering Major: Civil Engineering
Matthew Sherman Bradley *
Major: Chemical Engineering
Major: Civil Engineering
Hometowns have been included for graduates who provided that information for use in the program.
Grant Michael Dockter *
Major: Chemical Engineering
Major: Civil Engineering
Ryan Joseph Fetch ***
Major: Chemical Engineering
Alexandre F. Santos
Major: Chemical Engineering
Major: Civil Engineering
Joshua W. Keeley
Jason A. Power
Major: Chemical Engineering
Erik Arnold Bloomgren
Major: Chemical Engineering
Nicholas J. Niederkorn
Major: Chemical Engineering
Joseph J. Audet ***
Huan K. Nguyen
Robert Lawrence Osowski
Lawrence L. Ngong
Lucas W. Weimer
Major: Chemical Engineering
Nicolas E. Weiss
Grady Adam Mauch
Alex Joel Osborn
Major: Chemical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Samantha Joan Link
Jiselle Lee Thornby ***
Major: Chemical Engineering
Hanna Jean Peterson ***
James Patrick Lepke **
Katelyn N. Manos
Mikaila Jessie Kringstad ** Bismarck, North Dakota
Beau Allen Tetreault **
Benjamin Aaron Koster
Major: Chemical Engineering
Andrew Joseph Kohler *** Bismarck, North Dakota
KayLee Michelle Smith ** Broomfield, Colorado
Alicia D. Keeling ** Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Cassandra J. Shaffer White Bear Lake, Minnesota
Lane V. Herbert
Amanda Marie Keegan Minnetonka, Minnesota
Zachary Mitchell Hagen *
Michael Scott Hefta Crookston, Minnesota
Brandon Phillip Severson
Major: Civil Engineering
Michael Paul Gorder
Major: Chemical Engineering
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Major: Civil Engineering
• Denotes cum laude •• Denotes magna cum laude ••• Denotes summa cum laude See description on page 34
College of Engineering and Mines Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Briana E. Bednarek *
Tyler W. Clark
Paul Stewart Carr *
Major: Computer Science
Robert Louis Brunnemer
Major: Electrical Engineering
Ryan Daniel Buchmann Virginia, Minnesota
Major: Electrical Engineering
Robert Alan Davidson
Jacob William Iiams
Jon Timothy DeBeltz ***
Aaron Reed Johnson
Emma R. DeRoode
Jacob A. Johnson ** Thompson, North Dakota
Halie R. Falnes
Major: Computer Science Major: Computer Science Major: Computer Science
Major: Computer Science
Michelle Katherine Keller *** Major: Computer Science
Alexander R. Marquette
Major: Computer Science
Evan R. Kittleson
Major: Electrical Engineering
Erich S. Dingeldein
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Geoscience
Major: Electrical Engineering
Noah H. Stene
Major: Electrical Engineering
Major: Electrical Engineering
Major: Enviromental Geoscience
Bachelor of Science in Geological Engineering
Major: Electrical Engineering
Major: Electrical Engineering
Jack A. Herbic
Major: Enviromental Geoscience
Emma C. Tschann
Major: Electrical Engineering
Graham D. Gallop Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Major: Enviromental Geoscience
Major: Electrical Engineering
Emily Rose Hertz **
Chase K. Martin
Abdirahman A. Hussein
Mohamed Geod Matan
Mitchell Arthur Illies
Matthew J. Picklo ***
Fuad Rashid Mohamoud
Abdiaziz M. Ismail
Jordan Daniel Schaefbauer *
Shane Russell Moore
Abdisalan H. Jama
Brandon DonRichard Mord
Kyla E. Jensen *
Micah James Nelson ***
Joshua Lee Johnk
Rachel Ann Nenninger
Thomas George Keeling *
Bachelor of Science in Geology
Matthew R. Ohren
Keith Walter Krawza
Grace A. DeVault ***
Major: Computer Science Major: Computer Science Major: Computer Science Major: Computer Science Major: Computer Science Major: Computer Science Major: Computer Science Major: Computer Science
Major: Computer Science
Derek A Popowski
Major: Computer Science
Mohamed Adde Said
Major: Computer Science
Anthony Robert Sterner **
Major: Computer Science
Adam Stroh
Major: Computer Science
Zachary J. Sundre
Major: Computer Science
Robert James Treuer
Major: Computer Science
Tyler Justin Welander
Major: Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Major: Electrical Engineering
Major: Electrical Engineering
Mustafa H. Abdulrahman
Major: Electrical Engineering
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Caleb Abel
Major: Electrical Engineering
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Rolf I. Sunde
Abdullah Ibrahim Alfraih
Ryan Michael Swartwout *
Mohammed A. Alshaya ***
Callie V. Thomason
Karch A. Anderson **
Zoe Michaela Thompson
Ryan Leo Baniecke **
Jason Virdin
Nicholas J. Bodensteiner
Caleb Michael Wavra
Mitchell Edward Bonderson
Jeremiah D. Weaver *
Gunnar J. Bowman
Major: Electrical Engineering
Major: Electrical Engineering
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Margaret Ann Ahmann
Matthew Wayne Bage *
Major: Electrical Engineering
Major: Electrical Engineering
Major: Electrical Engineering
Major: Electrical Engineering
Major: Electrical Engineering
Major: Electrical Engineering
Major: Electrical Engineering
Major: Electrical Engineering
Major: Electrical Engineering
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Major: Mechanical Engineering Major: Mechanical Engineering Major: Mechanical Engineering Major: Mechanical Engineering Major: Mechanical Engineering Major: Mechanical Engineering Major: Mechanical Engineering Major: Mechanical Engineering Major: Mechanical Engineering
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Brady Lee Castle
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Jason R. Chapman
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Joshua P. Church ** Simi Valley, California
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Ethan Frederick Collings
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Paige Cooley
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Luis Carlos Costa
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Austin B. Dennison
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Cody C. Ditzig
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Kaitlin Marie Drawz
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Stephen D. Dunn
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Alec Joseph Ernst
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Grant Thomas Feldner
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Samuel B. Glasbrenner ** Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Catherine Adelle Hahn Thompson, North Dakota
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Kendric Michael Heck ***
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Jared Eldon Hibbison North St. Paul, Minnesota
Abubaker M. Abdi
Major: Electrical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Abdiladif A. Said
Major: Electrical Engineering
Major: Electrical Engineering
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Tianpei Cao *
Emmanuel Aboagye Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana
Abby Jo Aymond ***
Major: Geology
Andrew Alan Roline
Major: Electrical Engineering
Major: Electrical Engineering
Wayne Allen Ray
Mohammed Alsaadi
Major: Electrical Engineering
Isaac Allen Ranero-Thorn
Major: Geological Engineering
Major: Geology
Martin A. Pozniak *
Major: Geological Engineering
Andy J. Goetz
Major: Electrical Engineering
Jeanne-Marie Helene Nicole Potthast
Major: Electrical Engineering
Alec Samuel Ostman
Major: Geological Engineering
Major: Electrical Engineering
Ivan Ntohban Nkwawir
Steven D. Almer
Major: Electrical Engineering
Mackenzie F. McMillan
Major: Geological Engineering
Hunter Timothy Vraa
Major: Electrical Engineering
Jay Thomas Peterson Grand Forks, North Dakota
Major: Electrical Engineering
James F. Langfeld
Major: Computer Science
Major: Electrical Engineering
Kristin Opheim
Major: Electrical Engineering
John Alan Brunner **
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Blake Hamilton Hopewell
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Douglas Warner Johnson
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Lucas Kaczmarek Minnetonka, Minnesota
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Kevin David Kilbride
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Brandon Kofstad Roseau, Minnesota
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Michelle Marie Lantrip
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Tyler Terrance LaValle
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Alexander J. Littlejohn
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Adam J. Mach Minto, North Dakota
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometowns have been included for graduates who provided that information for use in the program. • Denotes cum laude •• Denotes magna cum laude ••• Denotes summa cum laude See description on page 34
College of Engineering and Mines Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, continued
Reid M. Olmstead
Christopher P. Seubert
Joshua E. Olson
Blaise David Stanley Minot, North Dakota
Major: Mechanical Engineering Major: Mechanical Engineering
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Nicholas James O’Reilly ** North Branch, Minnesota
Cale D. Mack
Michael Joseph Parsons
Ronald Lee Swanson
Tyler Shaun-Michael Maness
Noah Stephen Pederson *
Mason Robert Switzer
Vincent C. Manzano
Anthony Lee Phang Bloomington, Minnesota
Leonard W. Thom
Major: Mechanical Engineering Major: Mechanical Engineering Major: Mechanical Engineering
Brendan Kelly McCabe
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Thomas John McGuire
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Tasha R. McKinley
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Dustin M. Meier ***
Major: Mechanical Engineering
James Steven Sevier Meyers
Major: Mechanical Engineering
David Paul Nelson
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Christopher Ron Nygaard
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Odintsov
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Major: Mechanical Engineering Major: Mechanical Engineering Major: Mechanical Engineering Major: Mechanical Engineering
Matthew T. Vrchota Nowthen, Minnesota
Namrata Roy
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Joseph John Varpness *
James D. Richman
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Kyler Jeffrey VanWormer
Chandler D. Renken
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Michael Gerard Trettel **
Caleb J. Reimer
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Dominic J. Todd
Grant D. Ramage ***
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Travis M. Stiff
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Andrew M. Sather ***
Isaac A. Weisberg
James Edwin Schiroo
Connor Thomas Wilson
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Liyang Yang
Kyle M. Scott Winfield, Illinois
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering Said Aliev
Major: Petroleum Engineering
Juan F. Buitron Navarro
Major: Petroleum Engineering
Emmanuel Enemchukwu
Major: Petroleum Engineering
Kristopher Allen Flagtwet ** Fargo, North Dakota
Major: Petroleum Engineering
Tre Dean Kautzman **
Major: Petroleum Engineering
Kurt Russell Long
Major: Petroleum Engineering
Douglas M. Nordby
Major: Petroleum Engineering
Sean Paroski
Major: Petroleum Engineering
Kyle J. Pioske ** Blaine, Minnesota
Major: Petroleum Engineering
Brandon Terrell Rogers
Major: Petroleum Engineering
Carl John Torola, Jr. ***
Major: Petroleum Engineering
Christopher P. Wagner *
Major: Petroleum Engineering
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College of Education and Human Development Cindy Juntunen, Dean Bachelor of Science in Education Brooke Arlyce Abernathey *
Major: Elementary Education
Brandon Michael Adams
Major: Secondary Education
Jennifer Marie Allen *** Buffalo, Minnesota
Major: Secondary Education
Travis Scott Barandi ***
Major: Middle Level Education Major: Elementary Education
Nicole Delores Barthel
Major: Secondary Education
Kyle D. Behling ** Grand Forks, North Dakota
Major: Elementary Education
Cynthia M. Belich **
Major: Elementary Education
Hannah Auretta Bergh ***
Major: Elementary Education
Abbie Bertsch * Starkweather, North Dakota
Major: Elementary Education
Jesse Jay Boushee
Major: Secondary Education
Matthew J. Briese ***
Major: Secondary Education
Maureen C. Bry **
Chloe O. Kennedy
Hannah J. Vonasek **
Taylor W. Hewson
Makayla C. Koski * Wing, North Dakota
Sydney Ann Vorachek *
Samantha Jones Waconia, Minnesota
Major: Secondary Education
Olivia M. Kranz **
Major: Elementary Education
Rachel J. Lysne **
Major: Elementary Education
Ty D. Misialek *
Major: Secondary Education
Allison Kristen Nelson *
Major: Elementary Education
Thomas R. Nistler
Major: Secondary Education
Blake J. Noeske *
Major: Middle Level Education Major: Elementary Education
Carissa Lauren Olson *
Major: Elementary Education Major: Early Childhood Education
Austin B. Overson
Major: Elementary Education Major: Early Childhood Education
Nicholas K. Pederson
Taylor K. Burris *
Sarah Catherine Pennel **
Gretchen Nicole Devier *
Ashley Ann Dolezal *
Lida Jeanne Carter Ernst *
Major: Elementary Education Major: Elementary Education Major: Elementary Education
Madison Lucille Feist *** Bend, Oregon
Major: Science
Jordyn A. Follis ** Bemidji, Minnesota
Major: Elementary Education Major: Early Childhood Education
Major: Secondary Education Major: Elementary Education Major: Early Childhood Education
Isaiah D. Pritzl **
Major: Secondary Education
Emma Rose Kathryn Rage *
Major: Elementary Education
Kelsey R. Rakoczy * Thompson, North Dakota
Major: Elementary Education
Madison True Rutten
Major: Middle Level Education Major: Elementary Education
Rebecca Cheryl Sengbusch ***
Major: Elementary Education
Brittany J. Georgeson *
Amy Kamille Shirek ***
Brooke Marie Grey *
Genevieve Victoria Spicer **
Carly J. Gullickson
Emily Kate Sunram *
Johannah H. Hayes ***
Ericka R. Tamminen *
Samantha Jean Hegg *
Payton Anne Thimjon * Fargo, North Dakota
Major: Elementary Education Major: Elementary Education Major: Early Childhood Education Major: Elementary Education Major: Elementary Education Major: Elementary Education
Paul Michael Henning
Major: Kinesiology
Major: Early Childhood Education
Major: Elementary Education
Major: Secondary Education
Jaden D. Lemar Casselton, North Dakota
Breanna Wharton
Major: Secondary Education
Sophie Renae Woinarowicz
Taylor Jewel Laidlaw **
Major: Elementary Education
Major: Elementary Education Major: Early Childhood Education Major: Elementary Education
Bachelor of Science in Education in Public Health Education Austin Dale Blazer Leeds, North Dakota
Major: Public Health Education
Justine L. Buckmister Major: Public Health Education
Claire Sara Erickson *
Major: Public Health Education
Hannah Elizabeth Fitzgibbons
Major: Public Health Education
Nicole A. Huttunen
Major: Public Health Education
Alexandra Mary Koebele
Major: Public Health Education
Kaysee M. Mandt ** McIntosh, Minnesota
Major: Public Health Education
Madison Rae Nelson *
Major: Public Health Education
Conner L. Sander Grand Forks, North Dakota
Major: Public Health Education Awarded Posthumously
Major: Elementary Education
Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology Angela Marie Blacknik
Allison M. Johnson
Kaylin Marie Van Domelen **
Becca L. Hansen ***
Major: Elementary Education
Major: Elementary Education Major: Elementary Education
Major: Kinesiology
Adam Francis Stiner ** Major: Kinesiology
Preston Joseph Tickner Mason, Michigan Major: Kinesiology
Mandy Tia Tran *** Fargo, North Dakota
Major: Kinesiology
Hayden Kent Vogel
Major: Kinesiology
Alexis M. Wagner
Major: Kinesiology
Jason P. Warnke Grand Forks, North Dakota
Major: Kinesiology
Wyatt Bruan Wutz
Major: Kinesiology
Shelby Lynn Zillmer Onalaska, Wisconsin Major: Kinesiology
Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services
Molli Sheridan Detloff
Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services
Jessica L. Dimitch
Jordan M. Honsey
Austin C. Erdman
Major: Elementary Education
Donnell D. Rodgers
Ethan W. Brown **
Samuel LeRoy Twistol ***
Major: Kinesiology
Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services
Katie C. Jensen *
Major: Elementary Education
Kaitlin N. Rinke ** Wheaton, Minnesota
Major: Kinesiology
Stetson M. Carr *
Major: Kinesiology
Melissa A. Dailey
Matlyn R. Tschider ***
Major: Elementary Education
Major: Kinesiology
Heather Lynn Bridgeman
Major: Public Health Education
Rachel M. Jacobson *** Finley, North Dakota
Jadyn E. Nelson ***
Shelby Lynn Zillmer Onalaska, Wisconsin
Victoria Villella Yapel Oakdale, Minnesota
Major: Kinesiology
Major: Elementary Education
Major: Kinesiology
Major: Public Health Education
Major: Public Health Education
Kailin L. Thomas ** Carthage, North Carolina
Hayden T. May ***
Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation & Human Services
Madison Marie Wahlen ***
Major: Composite Social Studies Education
Micheal Edward Landsberger
Tajreed E. Rich, Jr.
Major: Secondary Education Major: Elementary Education
Major: Kinesiology
Major: Kinesiology
Major: Middle Level Education Major: Elementary Education
Major: Elementary Education
Anthony P. Westphal *
Major: Elementary Education
Major: Elementary Education
Madison D. Kozel **
Major: Early Childhood Education
Major: Elementary Education
Taylor Maree Buness Major: Kinesiology Major: Kinesiology Major: Kinesiology Major: Kinesiology
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Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services
Katelyn R. Mclellan Hudson, Wisconsin
Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services
• Denotes laude Mallyssa Rosecum Nissen Denotes magna cum laude •• Andover, Minnesota ••• Denotes summa cum laude Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services on page 34 See description
College of Business and Public Administration Amy Henley, Dean Bachelor of Accountancy
Peter E. Simon *
Noah M. Bosh
Peyton R. Haag **
Christian J. Slick Baudette, Minnesota
Dakoda Montavon Brazerol
Lucas C. Haberman
Lauren Ashley Anderson
Major: Accountancy
Kayla Mabel Brust
Tristan Jared Hagen
Michael Alan Anderson **
Major: Accountancy
Ryan A. Bonsen
Major: Accountancy
Major: Accountancy
Allison Anne Walker
Morgan L. Dahlke * Monticello, Minnesota
Major: Accountancy
Brody Robert Welsh
Major: Management
Major: Accountancy
Major: Accountancy Major: Accountancy
Major: Accountancy
Benjamin A. Dzieweczynski Major: Accountancy
Major: Marketing
Major: Entrepreneurship Major: Investments
Olivia A. Swenson ***
Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting
Major: Human Resource Management
Petric T. Van Erp
Alexis L. Bushy East Grand Forks, Minnesota
Zachary L. Hagen Osage, Minnesota
Major: Entrepreneurship
Kyle Andrew Carlson Amanda Lynn Carpenter
Major: Accountancy
Major: Accountancy
Jace C. Dukart *
Major: Management
Major: Human Resource Management
Bachelor of Arts
Matthew A. Cerjance Chanhassen, Minnesota
Dylan James Foley *
Aidan Lemuel Kelly
Major: Marketing
Matthew Christopher Ford
Benjamin William Freeman
Major: Banking & Financial Economics Alexander Steven Hager
Major: Entrepreneurship
Annika Katherine Hammitt
Major: Human Resource Management Katlyn Jane Haney
Major: Management
John Michael Hannafin
Jordin Marie Roberts **
Charles Dale Churchill Grand Forks, North Dakota
Liam Odin Thrailkill **
Shelby L. Ciardelli *
Richard James Hansen Maple Grove, Minnesota
Erik Richard Hanson *
Matthew B. Woinarowicz
Carly N. Clairmont
Major: Political Science
Major: Marketing
Zane Lee Hanson * Bloomington, Minnesota
Cole Douglas Hiltner
Emina Zukic *
Dillon A. Clark
Major: Entrepreneurship
Scott Joseph Colbacchini
Gwendolyn Sue Corcoran *
Katie Louise Henry
Major: Accountancy Major: Accountancy Major: Accountancy Major: Accountancy Major: Accountancy
Major: Political Science Major: Political Science
Major: Marketing
Major: Political Science
Major: Political Science
Jack D. Jenson *
Valley City, North Dakota Major: Accountancy
Kallisha Marie Keller *** Killdeer, North Dakota
Major: Accountancy
MaKayla Marie Kohler ** Major: Accountancy
Michael Gregory Long
Major: Marketing
Major: Accountancy
Payton R. Lund *
Major: Information Systems Major: Aviation Management
Connor Stephen Danielson *
Major: Operations & Supply Chain Major: Business Economics
Sean Donnelly
Major: Investments
Douglas P. Dorn
Bailey Faye Anderson Major: Management
Major: Aviation Management
Jacob A. Cuda *
Kasey L. Allen **
Kass Alexander Longie ** Major: Accountancy
Taylor Kay Adam *
Major: Management
Major: Accountancy
Bachelor of Business Administration
Tyson Bradley Libby
Major: Investments
Major: Airport Management
Layton M. Erickson
Jonathan Mark Anderson
Major: Marketing
Major: Operations & Supply Chain
Thomas P. Ewing
Madison Lee Markovic **
Ashley E. Antonenko Orono, Minnesota
Sidney D. Mattson ** Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Rachel E. Aslyn Duluth, Minnesota
Joseph J. Fiori IV Midland, Michigan
Gage Lee Ausmus
Madison Jane Fischer ** Rhame, North Dakota
Major: Accountancy Major: Accountancy
Major: Investments Major: Business Economics
Major: Operations & Supply Chain
Major: Accountancy
Major: Marketing
Erika Kay McDonald * Maplewood, Minnesota
Major: Management
Major: Aviation Management
Major: Marketing
Elizabeth E. McDowell
Mantvydas Bartkaitis ** Roseville, Minnesota
Julia Wynn McGregor
Weston Michael Bennett
Tom M. Fraune
Leann Marie Mitzel
Michelle R. Bentley
Lauren Kay Freeberg
Japheth Nelson **
Shayna M. Berberich
Ronald James Garcia
Taylor Ann Otto
Ryan Richard Bjerke ***
Rhett Gordon Allen Gardner Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Major: Accountancy
Major: Accountancy Major: Accountancy Major: Accountancy Major: Accountancy Major: Accountancy
Major: Marketing
Major: Operations & Supply Chain
Major: Marketing
Major: Management Major: Marketing
Tanner D. Blagoue
Major: Accountancy
Zachary Clifford Plante *** McIntosh, Minnesota
Timothy Richard Blawat
Gabriel J. Sandy *
James Dale Schock
Major: Accountancy
Major: Marketing
Major: Airport Management
Bryan W. Pallen
Major: Accountancy
Sarah J. Fraley
Major: Information Systems Major: Information Systems
Major: Marketing
Charlene Louise Giddings *
Major: Information Systems
Major: Operations & Supply Chain
Brett Thomas Gillund
Major: Information Systems
Patrick William Bollinger
Major: Entrepreneurship
Emily C. Greicar Fargo, North Dakota
Major: Airport Management
Chandler J. Bondeson
Major: Investments
Major: Operations & Supply Chain
Major: Marketing
Major: Marketing
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Major: Operations & Supply Chain Major: Entrepreneurship
Major: Banking & Financial Economics Eli D. Hicks
Major: Business Economics
Micaela Joe Higlin
Major: Banking & Financial Economics Brendan M. Hoben * Major: Marketing
Steven Judd Hoff
Major: Aviation Management
Jared Richard Hoglin
Major: Investments
Tyler Smith Horvey Major: Marketing
Irelyn Faye Huntley Bismarck, North Dakota Major: Marketing
Wyatt J. Illg
Major: Marketing
Cassidy Lynn Johnson **
Major: Human Resource Management Logan T. Johnson
Major: Marketing
Larissa Marie Juelich Major: Marketing
Zachrey T. Jung *
Major: Marketing Major: Operations & Supply Chain
Preethi Kasilingam Major: Marketing
Kyle L. Kinnamon
Major: Management
Cole Wesley Kirchoffner
Major: Investments
Sady Ann Kjorven
Major: Investments
Brandon David Knapp Rochester, Minnesota
Major: Accountancy
Major: Information Systems
Tanner J. Haugrud
Major: Aviation Management
College of Business and Public Administration Gabriel J. Sandy *
Kaiyue Xu
Michael J. Miller
Krista Lyn Sauber ***
Stefan Matthias Zebro Anoka, Minnesota
Kourtney Renee Misialek
Brandon Patrick Schilling Fargo, North Dakota
Jie Zhang
Lucas K. Mikkelsen Langdon, North Dakota
Bachelor of Business Administration,
Major: Management
continued Kara A. Kohns Plymouth, Minnesota
Major: Human Resource Management
Harrison Simon Krank Major: Marketing
Nathan Charles Kreuser
Major: Investments
Collin J. Kroke
Major: Marketing
Jace David Kruger Dickinson, North Dakota
Major: Entrepreneurship
Sean R. Kvidera ***
Major: Operations & Supply Chain
Kalleen E. Kvien Roseau, Minnesota
Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting
Kevin Michael Layoun *** West Linn, Oregon
Major: Aviation Management
Brooke L. Leabch ** St. Cloud, Minnesota
Major: Human Resource Management
Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting Major: Business Economics
Major: Investments Major: Marketing
Major: Banking & Financial Economics
Gage C. Monson
Major: Operations & Supply Chain
Adam John Schuhmacher
Scott Michael Monzelowsky
Major: Management
Major: Management
Hunter Sczepanski **
Adam Morelli
Major: Banking & Financial Economics
Major: Management
Danielle J. Nelson Afton, Minnesota
Major: Airport Management
Samuel Luke Neubauer Bismarck, North Dakota
Major: Banking & Financial Economics
Zachary Edward Nord
Nicholas M. Skerjance
Major: Aviation Management
Major: Operations & Supply Chain
Jordan Jeffrey Smith
Major: Business Economics
Sebastian Micheal Nordquist
Major: Management
Chase T. Oliger ***
Major: Marketing
Major: Information Systems
Major: Banking & Financial Economics
Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting
Alexander R. Stevenson
Jacob Richard Storck
Erin Ann Stadstad * Moorhead, Minnesota
William H. Legeros Mound, Minnesota
Parker R. Osborne
Major: Marketing
Allison L. Overby
Major: Management
Taylor Caleb Parson
Major: Banking & Financial Economics
Benjamin Robert Payton
Anders Duncan Thomson
Major: Marketing
Kyle David Pederson
Caylee Lynn Tibert
Jack R. Leverentz New Richmond, Wisconsin
Major: Marketing Major: Operations & Supply Chain
Jack Wesley Lehmbecker * Minnetonka, Minnesota
Major: Management
Collin J. Leier
Andrew J. Thomas
Benjamin Henry Thompson
Major: Management
Major: Operations & Supply Chain
Dylan William Sullivan
Major: Marketing
Major: Entrepreneurship Major: Investments
Major: Investments
Major: Marketing
Dru R. Peterson
Christopher R. Tienter
Major: Marketing
Mitchell Allyn Lipson
John Donald Peterson
Anthony T. Underwood
Ryan Kenneth Livingood
Jonathan Karas Praska **
Alea Unrau
Major: Marketing
Evan M. Lundeen
Lakyn Alexandra Presler
Nicholas David Lundin
Paul Allen Ranisate
Major: Marketing
Major: Marketing
Dakota Michael Wagner
Gabriel S. Magnusson
Robert Charles Reiter Stillwater, Minnesota
Corbin Michael Wahl *
Major: Aviation Management
Major: Entrepreneurship
Major: Marketing
Major: Information Systems
Major: Marketing
Major: Investments
Major: Information Systems
Major: Human Resource Management
Major: Operations & Supply Chain
Alex A. Vasquez
Major: Airport Management
Major: Airport Management Major: Airport Management
Theodore J. Martin
Cole Rennecke Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Tiana Marie Riedinger
Bridget L. West *
Keegan James Rietveld Minot, North Dakota
Emily Rose Whitt **
Major: Banking & Financial Economics
Sidney D. Mattson ** Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Major: Marketing
Eric T. May
Major: Business Economics
Major: Operations & Supply Chain Major: Marketing
Major: Investments
Mason M. Malikowski Major: Marketing
Joseph William McGrath
Wyatt D. Sampson
Major: Marketing
Dorottya Medgyes Budapest, Hungary
Major: Marketing
Major: Management
Major: Marketing
Major: Entrepreneurship
Major: Entrepreneurship
Major: Airport Management
Karley Kathryn Wentworth
Major: Investments
Shayla Kaye Salvione Phoenix, Arizona
Thomas James McCann
Codie Allen Ward *
Major: Investments
Major: Entrepreneurship Major: Operations & Supply Chain Major: Airport Management
Kassey M. Wilson
Major: Marketing
Benjamin K. Witt
Major: Management
Makayla E. Wittmer-George Major: Marketing
Major: Operations & Supply Chain
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Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design Technology
Mathew C. Gierszewski
Major: Investments
Major: Investments
Major: Public Affairs
Andres Flores
Major: Management
Major: Investments
Major: Public Affairs
Michael Matthew Stang
Rachel Joann Olson
Jace Kent Braathen
Major: Business Economics Major: Operations & Supply Chain
Adam Joseph Lech
Bachelor of Science
Amanda L. Sorenson
Alivia A. Olson
Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting
Tucker Wade Williams
Zachary C. Niederer
Major: Investments
John Anthony Ziebert
Andrew Dale Shores Deo Sinchury
Major: Investments
Major: Operations & Supply Chain
Keller G. Karlstrom
Major: Business Economics
Major: Banking & Financial Economics
Major: Management
Major: Entrepreneurship
Brock A. Shaide Missoula, Montana
Ethan Karl Nelson
Major: Graphic Design Technology Major: Graphic Design Technology Major: Graphic Design Technology Major: Graphic Design Technology
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology Ryan Michael Craig
Major: Industrial Technology
Brett N. Dostal
Major: Industrial Technology
Weston R. Hunn
Major: Industrial Technology
Wilson E. Kasberger Williams, Minnesota
Major: Industrial Technology
Matthew A. Masset *
Major: Industrial Technology
Anthony David Mondry Forest Lake, Minnesota
Major: Industrial Technology
Lane M. Schirado
Major: Industrial Technology
Bachelor of Science in Public Administration Lauren Catherine Blake
Major: Public Administration
Cassidy Lynn Johnson **
Major: Public Administration
David Ross Keys Denotes laude • Major: Publiccum Administration •• Denotes magna cum laude Whitney Klym *** summa cum laude ••• Denotes Bismack, North Dakota See description on page 34 Major: Public Administration
College of Arts and Sciences Brad Rundquist, Dean Bachelor of Arts Brandon Michael Adams
Major: English
Melody Rae Adams
Major: Psychology
Savannah Rose Ahumada
Major: Sociology
Sayjen Marie Aldridge *** Glendale, Arizona
Major: Communication Major: Honors Program Major: International Studies
Jennifer Marie Allen ***
Buffalo, Minnesota Major: Honors Program
Michael Yisah Ankinimbom
Major: Philosophy & Religious Studies: Philosophy Ric Ven Anthony Amores Auman Major: Anthropology
Bailey Shaye Baesler
Major: English
Tanner J. Balk
Major: Psychology
Brenda Diane Barragan
Melrose, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Kaylen Jo Barstad *
Major: Honors Program
Tyler S. Baxter
Major: Sociology
Shanyce Darene Beamesderfer
Major: Communication
Taylor Ann Becker **
Major: Sociology
Louis Edmond Belley
Major: Social Science
Allyson Marie Rodrigues Bento *
Winnipeg, Manitoba Major: Communication
Megan J. Berg **
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders Siri Jan Bergsgaard
Major: Social Science
Zoe Lee Berlinquette
Bethany J. Brumbaugh ***
Brianna L. Bushee
Derrick C. Butler
Danys R. Chartrand
Ana K. Chisholm **
Major: Sociology
Major: French
Major: English Major: Honors Program
Serhat Dalbeyler
Kelsi Lyn Hatzenbuhler ***
Major: Social Science
Woodbury, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Anne L. Broden ***
Major: Interdisciplinary Studies
Kolton D. Brohaugh
Major: Communication Major: Psychology Major: Psychology
Alexandria Leilani Marie Deguzman
Major: Psycholgy
Major: Communication
Major: Communication Bismarck, North Dakota Major: Psychology Major: English
Major: Interdisciplinary Studies
Brecklyn Ranee Huntley **
Joan Elaine Enlow Effingham, Kansas
Major: Psychology
Andrew J. Knopp
Major: Economics
Tyler W. Kolander *
Major: Psychology
MaKayla C. Koski *
Wing, North Dakota Major: English
Taylor Jewel Laidlaw **
Major: English
Alayna N. Laird *
Major: Communication
Cody John Laitala *
Major: Psychology
Hanna K. Lamaster
Duluth, Minnesota Major: Spanish
Shantel A. Lang
Major: Communication
Dickinson, North Dakota Major: Honors Program Major: Psychology Major: English Major: English
Felina Amelia Laverdure
Major: Social Science Major: Indian Studies
Sasha J. Leibold
Winnipeg, Manitoba Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Major: Sociology
Alexis Lynn Klabo
Anisa D. Holwerda
Christian Robert Engum
Cambridge, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Briar I. Lebeau
Major: Communication
Arielle M. Humphrey ***
Chaska, Minnesota Major: International Studies
Major: Social Science
Travis Gregory Holloway **
Grand Forks, North Dakota Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Kayla Marie Elftmann
Major: Social Science
Moorhead, Minnesota Major: Social Science
Major: Political Science
Samuel Kelly Larson
Wahpeton, North Dakota Major: Spanish
Sean L. Hoverson *
Nicole Lynn Dvorak
Major: Political Science
Taylor R. Hoekstra **
Jessica Eileen Dunham
Mandan, North Dakota Major: Psychology
Jennifer Marie Larson *
Major: English
Major: Sociology
Erika E. Hillstrom
Brady Michael Drazich
Clovis, California Major: Sociology
Kayla M. Hoffman
Kaitlyn A. Dittberner
Chloe A. Larson
Major: Sociology
Major: Social Science
Emily J. Kack **
Marshalla Hill
Kayla Mae Demarais *
Rachel Sierra Pauline Lantz **
Honokaa, Hawaii Major: Communication
Major: Psychology
Nicholas W. Jones *
Leslie Ann Hibl *
Alexandra Louise Day
Major: Theatre Arts
Lyndsay Marie Hathaway
Jettson Davis
Samuel Jon Boomgaarden *** Kelly Dawn Bosch ***
Erin E. Hartwig
Major: Interdisciplinary Studies Major: History
Major: Honors Program
Megan M. Dailey
Major: Psychology
Melissa Ann Bonzer
Major: International Studies Major: French
Major: Social Science
Paige Catherine Hanson *
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Hayley E. Blom
Major: Sociology
Mandi Evans Hamilton
Hannah Rose Dahl ***
Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Cassiopeia Regina Daddino
John T. Bjorklund
Major: Political Science
Major: Theatre Arts
Major: Honors Program
Cassandra Jo Halverson *
Wesley K. Curtis
Major: Communication
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
St. Louis Park, Minnesota Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Seth Kirkeide
Major: Psychology
Major: Psychology
Meghan M. Janssen
Andy J. Goetz
Major: Interdisciplinary Studies
Jacob Russell Gunderson
Maris Audrey Cunningham
Nathan M. Ketteringham
Major: Communication
Major: Visual Arts
Jamie Lynn Jacobson
Christopher M. Glenn
William O. Gordon
Elizabeth J. Cordell
Reid Daniel Kemp
Major: Honors Program
Major: Anthropology
Major: Philosophy & Religious Studies: Philosophy
Anthony Joseph Jackson
Jordan Jeffery Geiselhart
Major: Anthropology
Michael Kelsch
Kenmare, North Dakota Major: Theatre Arts Major: English
Tessa Carolyn Isabell
Sawyer R. Flynn **
Major: Communication
Christine Berntsen **
Major: Communication
Major: Philosophy & Religious Studies: Philosophy
Major: Interdisciplinary Studies Major: Communication Major: Visual Arts
Mikayla Marie Deltener *
Emma T. Contino **
Major: Communication
Olivia G. Frost **
Elsa C. Condit **
Major: Psychology
Dillon R. Forseth
Anastasia Jean Cole
Major: Theatre Arts
Michelle Marie Evans
Morgan M. Christ
Red Lake Falls, Minnesota Major: Visual Arts
Taran L. Estad **
Major: Communication
Duluth, Minnesota Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Alex M. Erickson
Major: Honors Program
Bismarck, North Dakota Major: Communication
Major: Sociology
Aitkin, Minnesota Major: Communication
Maria Lobanova
Major: Economics
Brandon M. Loge
Major: Communication
Zachary Moshe Lulavy
Golden Valley, Minnesota Major: Anthropology
Sarah M. Lundstrom
Hawley, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Brooke S. Lyberg
Major: Social Science
Major: Communication
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Humboldt, Minnesota Major: Communication
College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Arts, continued Levi Jacob Mack **
Major: Computer Science
Karly Grace Madsen
Litchfield, Minnesota Major: Communication
Preston Hodges Maher
Major: Visual Arts
Amy Mahinske
Major: Communication
Jade Mariah Mannie **
Taya M. Olson
Jacob Hunter Schettler ***
Megan Nyanganyi Onuong’a
Emily F. Schlueter *
Elizabeth Anne Orris
Mia A. Schmidt
Nicholas Kraig Ostgaard
Alexis Marie Schwinghamer
Major: Psychology
Major: Psychology
Alexa A. Otto ***
Alexandra G. Pagan
Brenna Nerys Page *
Major: International Studies
Major: Sociology
Jason Thomas Mastel
Major: English Major: Music
Tracy Lynn Mather *
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Jacob Ryan Mattson
Major: Psychology
Grace Cecelia Mikula
Jamestown, North Dakota Major: Psychology
Courtney J. Miller **
Major: Theatre Arts
Jennifer D. Miller
Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Michaela Moriah Moen
Major: Communication Monticello, Minnesota
Erin E. Palmer
Kyra Ann Palmer *
Amy M. Park
Major: Psychology
Russ Siekman
Major: Political Science
Bismarck, North Dakota Major: Sociology Major: Philosophy & Religious Studies: Philosophy
Maggie Fern Smith *
Major: English
Ciara Joi Pena-Garcia
Major: Communication
Major: English
Major: Visual Arts Major: Sociology
Major: Communication
Major: Psychology
Major: Sociology
Major: Psychology
Kaleb Nieman
Peoria, Illinois Major: History
Thomas R. Nistler
Major: English
Kelly Craig Nordling
Major: Communication
Lindsay M. Olimb **
Dakota Michael Wagner
Major: German
Christina Elizabeth Walker ***
Creston, British Columbia Major: English
Major: Communication Bismarck, North Dakota Major: Psychology
Nicole Angeline Stolle
Major: Music
Major: Communication Major: Communication Major: Computer Science
Koryn Leigh Rolshoven *
Tyson A. Strum
Ashley Anne Marie Rone **
Bilal Nabil Suleiman
Casey Swanson
Major: French Major: Honors Program
Kathryn J. Rutz
Major: English Major: French Major: Interdisciplinary Studies
Gwinner, North Dakota Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Jennifer Elen Thomas
Derik John Schaner *
Major: Psychology
Major: History
Kristin Nicole Thompson
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
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Eagan, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Minot, North Dakota Major: Psychology Major: History
Major: Spanish Major: Communication
Linda Yang *
Major: Psychology Major: Interdisciplinary Studies
Major: Psychology
Jenna M. Worre
Rachel M. Thiel
Major: English
Major: Sociology
Nicholas J. Winbauer
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Communication
Major: Chinese Studies
Alexis Cheyenne Wilson
Samuel T. Talley
Karah Ann Sandness ***
Major: Communication
Major: History
Megan Danielle Wilmer
Major: History
Brainerd, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Gabriel Noah Whitney
Major: English Major: French
Brandon Loren Whipkey *
Madison Rose Streff
Eagan, Minnesota Major: Communication
Sartell, Minnesota Major: Sociology
Anthony P. Westphal *
Amanda J. Robak
Major: Communication
Major: Sociology
Zachary Daniel Weiler
Major: Psychology
Seth Charles Stoltenow *
Major: Psychology
Cody D. Ward
Noelle Anna Stockstad
Major: Norwegian Major: International Studies
Major: Anthropology
Lauren M. Sandy *
Amy Lynn Olsen
Hunter Timothy Vraa
Angela Jean Stockman-Larson
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Sara Nicole Westerberg *
Major: Psychology
Austin Kent Nelson
Major: Communication
Kelsey K. Volkmann *
Andre P. Stewart
Miranda Cash Newsome
George Hunter Welder **
Jennifer Jo Riedel *
Major: Communication
Major: Psychology
Marcus Bo Vivier
Tyler D. Stecher
Major: Sociology
Jack William Neisen **
Jaylin Noelle Valtierra*
Diktsha Pokhrel
Moorhead, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Major: Anthropology
Major: History
Schertz, Texas Major: Social Science
Blake James Sollin
Major: Sociology
Madalyne Maira Nelson *
Major: Visual Arts
Jordan Jahziah Vail
Ellen Elizabeth Pointer *
Heather K. Nagengast
Alyssa M. Sogge *
Major: Communication
Major: Communication
Major: Communication
Mandi Lynn Tyryfter
Abigail L. Plumley
Samantha Jean Reese
Andrew D. Truckenmiller
Michael H. Quesenberry *
Major: English
Kersey, Colorado Major: Communication
Mallory L. Smith **
Jenna Laurel Peneueta-Snyder ***
New Orleans, Louisiana Major: Sociology
Major: Communication
Nicholas K. Pederson
Joseph Malcolm Pugh
Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Communication
Alyssa Rae Smith
Michael Richard Mundahl Dijon Murray
Major: Economics
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Major: Psychology
Amber Lynn Trostad *
Major: History
Alexandra M. Skime *
Erika M. Paulson
Major: Social Science
Ashlyn N. Trester
Major: Communication
Major: Communication
Matthew Walker Smaby
Major: Communication
Susan Kaye Tratebas
Meena K. Sinchury
Amber Janeth Parker
Major: Music Major: English
Major: Communication
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Allison Diane Prochnow
Chanhassen, Minnesota Major: Communication
Allison G. Moriarty Major: Psychology
Albany, Minnesota Major: Music
Mari Lee Tonsfeldt *
Katerina Elizabeth Shpak ***
Katherine A. Moller **
Major: Music
Shakopee, Minnesota Major: Communication
Hayden Matthew Shaw
Isaiah D. Pritzl **
Major: Communication
Loveland, Colorado Major: Spanish
Cullen J. Tolkinen
Crookston, Minnesota Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Major: Music
Alli R. Senger *
Maple Grove, Minnesota Major: Communication
Cassandra Antoinette Martin *
Major: Theatre Arts
Major: Philosophy & Religious Studies: Philosophy
Tahtina M. Martinez
Forest Lake, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Fargo, North Dakota Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Major: International Studies
Morgan Lous Young Major: English
Ryan James Zako
Major: Theatre Arts
Allison Marie Ziegler • Major: Communication Denotes cum laude •• Denotes magna cum laude ••• Denotes summa cum laude See description on page 34
College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Fine Arts
Courtney M. Haugen
Delaney G. Schultz
Zachariah Donald Heaser
Shaina Lee Simonson
Jesse Jay Boushee
Parker J. Hoey *
Allison A. Brinegar *
Ashton Hudspeth
Alyana Marie Louisse Dawat Simpron
Karter Jet Dolan **
Miranda Lyn Ivers
Micayla D. Erdahl
Marissa C. Jahnke ***
Major: Visual Arts Major: Graphic Design Major: Musical Theatre Major: Graphic Design
Songyeon Lee
Major: Visual Arts
Bethany Kristen Springs **
Major: Musical Theatre
Matthew P. Stavens
Major: Musical Theatre
Major: General Studies
Major: General Studies Major: General Studies
Major: General Studies
Major: General Studies
Wadena, Minnesota Major: General Studies Major: General Studies
Sara Ann Anderson *
Pine River, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Olivia Avdem
Major: General Studies
John Christopher Avolio
Major: General Studies
Susan Ann Bell
Major: General Studies
Domeequo R. Beston
Major: General Studies
Reghan M. Boldt
Major: General Studies
Eric D. Bonn
Major: General Studies
Ryan W. Boris
Major: General Studies
Sydney M. Bravek
Major: General Studies
Jessica Marie Cadreau
Major: General Studies
Gabrielle Andreana Churchill
Major: General Studies
Charles Robert Domeier
Major: General Studies
Jessica Marie Drady
Major: General Studies
James Erick Ellingboe
Major: General Studies
Kennedy E. Fenster
Major: General Studies
Major: General Studies
Major: General Studies
Major: General Studies
Major: General Studies
Major: General Studies
Luke Marcus Mccowan
Major: General Studies
Major: General Studies
Major: General Studies
Major: General Studies
Ludlow, South Dakota Major: General Studies
Major: General Studies
Kyler Robert Peterson
Crookston, Minnesota Major: Biology / Professional Health
Hailee Marie Bonds
Glasgow, Montana Major: Biology / Professional Health
Alison P. Brooks
Major: Music Performance Major: Music Education
Warroad, Minnesota Major: Music Performance
Major: Music Performance Major: Music Therapy
Cassandra Jade Richtsmeier ***
Major: Biology / Professional Health
Major: Music Performance Minot, North Dakota Major: Music Performance Major: Music Therapy
Ryan Murphy Callahan *** Zachary Allen Campbell
Hannah M. Rue **
Major: Interdisciplinary Health Studies
Kalli L. Sonnenburg **
Hannah E. Cardarelle *
Major: Music Performance
Christiena Louise Taralson**
Lawrence K. Cronin
Sierra Skye Vasilakes *
Nicholas B. Dallum *
Major: Music Education
Major: Music Performance
Sydney J. Gayton *
Madisyn I. Rick
Bachelor of Science
Alana Kay Grabarkewitz
Noelle Ava Rivard ***
Jennifer Marie Allen ***
Ryan John Anderson **
Major: General Studies Major: General Studies Major: General Studies
Caelin Rose Hansen **
Major: General Studies
Major: General Studies Major: General Studies Major: General Studies
Alisha Rae Roberts
Major: General Studies
Major: Music Education
Buffalo, Minnesota Major: Mathematics
Cheyenne M. Hanson ***
Kyle Christopher Ruhe
Major: Biology / Professional Health
Johnathan Houston Harris
Joseph Henry Sand *
Harmoni M. Bahr **
Elizabeth Joan Hauck **
Brittanie LeAnn Schafer
Major: General Studies Major: General Studies Major: General Studies
Major: General Studies
Major: Biology / Professional Health
Major: General Studies
Kaitlin K. Bakker *
Audubon, Minnesota Major: General Studies
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Brainerd, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Major: Psychology
Major: Forensic Science
Major: Biology
Dominique Robert Rapsch
Major: Psychology
Major: Biology / Professional Health
Major: General Studies
Major: Psychology
Major: Biology
Sanford Leroy Fogg ***
Major: Forensic Science
Bethany J. Brumbaugh ***
William T. Peterson
Major: General Studies
Major: Psychology
Major: Biology / Professional Health
Justine M. Flattum
Major: Forensic Science
Amy K. Breigenzer
Paul Samuel Murray ***
Major: General Studies
Major: Psychology
Sydney Christine Boike *
Keana Rheal Burr
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Michael V. Morrissey **
Colton J. Peltier **
Carley R. Blondell **
Jayme Leigh Burgard **
Sean Lucas Olson **
St. Joseph, Minnesota Major: Interdisciplinary Health Studies
Michaela Suzanne Meland **
Summer Kaye Miller
Marina Nicole Brunner *
Hannah J. Merges *
Tewodros Mulugeta Bezabih
David R. Larson
Jewri F. Merchant
Major: Biology
Christopher Charles Brown
Michael Joseph Menke
Brittany Jean Beutz *
Alison Esther Borchardt **
Major: General Studies
Paige Marie Melby *
Major: General Studies
Jonas Daniel Fisher ***
Mackenzie Sandra Meidinger
Major: Biology / Professional Health
Michaela Elisabeth Brosius **
Major: General Studies
Major: Mathematics
Chaz James Bauer *
Rachel N. Agan
Major: General Studies
Jacob Mark McLean
Major: General Studies
Bachelor of Music
Major: General Studies
Molly A. Maudal **
Major: General Studies
James Scott Ziliak
Karlie Jean Marler
Mahtomedi, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Mimi Christine Yunker
Drew Jayne Mapes *
Major: General Studies
Penelope Yoosook
Ashley Marie Malina
Major: General Studies
Cameron John Wisti
Major: General Studies
Nicole Ashley Bloch **
Major: General Studies
Nicole Delores Barthel
Alyssa S. Turner-Strong
Major: General Studies
Kylie M. Walthers
Jake M. Lahti
Major: General Studies
Major: Interdisciplinary Health Studies
Major: Interdisciplinary Health Studies
Christina Ann LaCombe
Bachelor of General Studies
Major: General Studies
Kaylen Jo Barstad *
Chad Rundell Turner
Rebecca Marie Kickert
Major: General Studies
Dalton Joseph Trottier
Olivia C. Kack
Major: General Studies
Lydia Ann Swanson
Karen Anne Jaspers ***
Major: General Studies
Zachary D. Dallum * Major: Biology
Kayla Mae Demarais * Major: Psychology
Gretchen Nicole Devier * Major: Psychology
Ashley V. Dirksen
Clara City, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Ashley Rae Durheim *
Valley City, North Dakota Major: Psychology
Phoebe L. Eichhorst ***
Major: Interdisciplinary Health Studies Major: Geography
College of Arts and Sciences Kole Jeffery Hermanson *
Bachelor of Science, continued
Major: Honors Program Major: Biology
Calli M. Ellefson
Grand Rapids, Minnesota Major: Biology
Major: Psychology
Jessica L. Emond
Major: Forensic Science
Cayde P. Enns
Major: Biology / Professional Health
Matthew Corban Evans
Major: Psychology
James G. Hollister ***
Asha A. Mohamoud
Anna Marie Horner ***
Katherine A. Moller **
Major: Interdisciplinary Health Studies
Kiah L. Morse
Major: Biology / Professional Health
Adrianna Christine Moum **
Nicholas R. Saal *
Major: Physics
Major: Biology
Major: Honors Program
Grace I. Irsfeld *
Minot, North Dakota Major: Psychology
Madison P. Mueller **
West Fargo, North Dakota Major: Forensic Science
Abby Rose Rokke *
Major: Mathematics
Ashley Anne Marie Rone ** Mitchell Arnold Rusten **
Major: Geography Major: Honors Program
Iman A. Said
Major: Biology
Hana Ruby Jaeger
Major: Biology / Professional Health
Madison D. Jochim **
Susy Kate J. Ngale
Major: Biology / Professional Health
Major: Forensic Science
Thomas John Folske, Jr. *
Major: Biology / Professional Health
Major: Mathematics
Major: Biology / Professional Health
Maddysen Lee Hull
Major: Biology / Professional Health Major: Honors Program
Mitchell T. Floura ***
Major: Psychology
Major: Interdisciplinary Health Studies
Hunter, North Dakota Major: Mathematics
Rachael Lynn Fix
Major: Biology / Professional Health
Ty D. Misialek *
Major: Biology / Professional Health
Major: Biology / Professional Health
Major: Psychology
Major: Biology / Professional Health
Hailey Laura Fix **
Grand Forks, Norh Dakota Major: Forensic Science
Cora Jo-Elaine Riehl
Major: Mathematics
Molly Jo Reisenauer *
Major: Psychology
Zachary Jerrery Miller ***
Tiffany Jean Findlay *
Olivia Dawn McLean
Ashley Ann Hoganson
Major: Biology / Professional Health
Adam R. Reiff
Lauren N. Hidde
Bismarck, North Dakota Major: Biology / Professional Health
Luke J. Fiedler **
Breanna Rochelle McLain **
Jessica Nelson ***
Minot, North Dakota Major: Biology / Professional Health
Major: Psychology Major: Chemistry
Justin L. Schafer ***
James Edwin Schiroo
Alexandra Leigh Johnson
Major: Biology / Professional Health
Bret M. Johnson
Brendan Bongyi Ngoran
Kael Mikal Fontaine
Clare J. Junker **
Taylor Jean Novak
Major: Biology / Professional Health
Kayla Ann Olson ***
Major: Geography
Zachary Jay Fossen Major: Biology
John C. Geissinger **
Stratford, Wisconsin Major: Physics
Evan M. Good
Major: Psychology
David W. Grewe ***
Anoka, Minnesota Major: Biology / Professional Health
Cassidy Kay Grinde *** Major: Biology
Emily J. Grob ***
New Ulm, Minnesota Major: Biology / Professional Health
Kelsey Kaye Guttormson *
Major: Psychology
Alisha Nicole Hackworth ***
Buffalo, Minnesota Major: Biology / Professional Health
Mercades Jade Haglund
Major: Forensic Science
Benjamin L. Hanson **
Gwinner, North Dakota Major: Biology / Professional Health
Mercedes M. Hanson
Major: Psychology
Paige Catherine Hanson * Major: Biology
Jacob Otto Haugen
Major: Biology / Professional Health Samantha Haugtvedt
Major: Interdisciplinary Health Studies
Colin Roy Hennessy *
Major: Psychology
Major: Psychology
Major: Mathematics
Eagan, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Mounds View, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Raymond Joseph Salata
Major: Psychology Major: Psychology
Bismarck, North Dakota Major: Biology / Professional Health
Haylea A. Kern
Verndale, Minnesota Major: Biology / Professional Health
Tracer Overland **
Major: Biology
Hanna K. Lamaster
Major: Forensic Science
Major: Biology / Professional Health
Duluth, Minnesota Major: Interdisciplinary Health Studies
Daniel Bragg Pawlak
Madison Marie Lamb **
Major: Biology / Professional Health
Brody Daniel Onchuck *
Madison B. Kritzer
Major: Mathematics
Quinn A. Sheehan
Samuel Isaac Sherman
Major: Biology
Major: Psychology
Nicole L. Schueler
Christina Lee Olstad
Macy Jo Kopp **
Major: Mathematics
Foley Jefferson Schreier ***
Morgan Hill, California Major: Geography
Lake Elmo, Minnesota Major: Geography
Noah Lane Skavhaug Major: Chemistry
Emma Claire Smith Major: Biology
Jordyn Ariana Sorenson
Major: Biology / Professional Health
Christian Matthew Peltier
Nicholas Love Sponsel ***
Ashley Lynn Percoski **
Taylor Layne St. Germaine *
Dickinson, North Dakota Major: Interdisciplinary Health Studies
Christian Paul Peterson *
Kristin L. Stewart
Riley William Larsen *
Woodbury, Minnesota Major: Interdisciplinary Health Studies
Rachel Sierra Pauline Lantz **
Major: Psychology Major: Psychology Major: Physics
McKenzie R. Peterson
Major: Biology / Professional Health
Brainerd, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Haley Marie Pettis **
Bo Haakon James Lauckner ***
Rogers, Minnesota Major: Biology / Professional Health
Lacy Jayne Lilleboe
Emily Katleen Ploom ***
Major: Biology / Professional Health
Major: Chemistry
Major: Biology / Professional Health
Madisen R. Lundebrek
Stacy Leeann Ploom ***
Glenwood, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Major: Biology / Professional Health
Shawn J. MacDonald *
Kristin Danielle Posthumus *
Major: Psychology
Paige N. Mann
Major: Psychology
Wheaton, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Anna Dolores Proulx ***
Jada J. Mattson *
Major: Interdisciplinary Health Studies
Major: Biology / Professional Health
Connor Truman Paul McCarty *
Grace Gabrielle Rehn *
Major: Biology / Professional Health
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Major: Forensic Science
Major: Physics
Major: Psychology
Major: Interdisciplinary Health Studies Tyler Jonathan Straus *
Major: Biology / Professional Health Erin Grace Swanson
Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Forensic Science
Jordan Michael Swanson *
Major: Geography
Sydney Christina Swanson
Major: Physics Major: Mathematics
Mariah Thoemke
Major: Chemistry
Harold Todd Thomas, Jr.
Major: Biology / Professional Health • Denotes cum laude •• Denotes magna cum laude ••• Denotes summa cum laude See description on page 34
College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Science, continued
Major: Biology / Professional Health
Major: Biology / Professional Health
Major: Mathematics
Nikolai Kristofer Verbitsky
Major: Psychology
Bailey Marae Weisenburger *
Bismarck, North Dakota Major: Biology / Professional Health
Thunder Bay, Ontario Major: Chemistry
Mary K. Wessman *
Michael J. Williamson ***
Major: Biology / Professional Health
Caitlan Ann Marie Wolkenhauer
Major: Forensic Science
Oakdale, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Abbie Jean Morlock ***
Bismarck, North Dakota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Brenna Nerys Page *
Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Ellen Elizabeth Pointer *
Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Joseph Malcolm Pugh
Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Cody D. Ward
Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Gabriel Noah Whitney
Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Caitlan Ann Marie Wolkenhauer
Fessenden, North Dakota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Linda Yang *
Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Madison R. Zerfas
Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Bachelor of Science in Fisheries & Wildlife Biology Kevin M. Frigon
Major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology
Ryan E. Hart
Major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology
Stephanie Marie Honcharenko **
Major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology
Taylor Ann Johnson **
Major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology
Abby Linh Keller **
Major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology
Ean T. Malchow
Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Sartell, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Brandon Loren Whipkey *
Alison A. Robichaud * Karli J. Sporich
Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Zachary Daniel Weiler
Jordin Marie Roberts **
Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Mercades Jade Haglund
Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Victoria Villella Yapel
Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Mats Skarabraten Moe **
Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Sawyer R. Flynn **
Christian Robert Engum
Fessenden, North Dakota Major: Forensic Science
Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Tahtina M. Martinez
Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Linda Yang *
Alexander Matthew Dillabough
Major: Biology
Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Logan D. Litman
Maija Elizabeth DePaulis
Major: Psychology
Tanner J. Woutat
Mikayla Marie Deltener *
Jenna Marie Wolff ***
Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Nathan M. Ketteringham
Emma T. Contino **
Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Danys R. Chartrand
Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Jamie Kanta
Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Major: Biology / Professional Health
Tyler S. Baxter
Eagan, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Emily J. Kack **
Savannah Rose Ahumada
Westminster, Colorado Major: Honors Program
Park Rapids, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Clare J. Junker **
Richardton, North Dakota Major: Chemistry Major: Honors Program
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Studies
Devin Thomas Weller ***
Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Khrystal K. Janshen
Kelsey K. Volkmann *
Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Rick Allen Hochhalter
Major: Chemistry
Brielle Lee Van Orman
Joseph John Varpness *
Aberdeen, South Dakota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Seferino Hernandez
Jeremy Allan Kirk ***
Madison Rae VanGrinsven *
Major: Interdisciplinary Health Studies
Tyson Christopher Berg
Bao V. Tran **
Benjamin R. Hengel
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology
Ayla Morehouse *
Major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology
Allicyn Rose Nelson **
Major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology
Alyssa M. Sogge *
Major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology
Amber Len Young
Major: Psychology
Candidates for Commission
Mariah Lynn Young **
Windom, Minnesota Major: Forensic Science
Alicia E. Zinger *
Lt. Col. Jason J.F. Murphy, Professor of Military Science
Mantvydas Bartkaitis
Commission as Second Lieutenant United States Army
Logan D. Litman
Major: Psychology Major: Biology
Hometowns have been included for graduates who provided that information for use in the program.
MN National Guard/Airport Management
Madison R. Zerfas
MN National Guard/Criminal Justice Studies
Joseph H. Gutoske
Active Duty/ Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations Active Duty/Criminal Justice Studies
Mia A. Schmidt
ND National Guard/Music
• Denotes cum laude •• Denotes magna cum laude ••• Denotes summa cum laude See description on page 34
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 Honorary Faculty Flag Marshal - Morning Holly Brown-Borg
Honorary Faculty Flag Marshal - Afternoon Wayne Seames
A UND faculty member, chosen from the ranks of the Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors carries the University flag and leads the commencement procession.
A UND faculty member, chosen from the ranks of the Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors, carries the University flag and leads the commencement procession. The Faculty Flag Marshal at today’s afternoon ceremony is Wayne Seames, Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering.
The Faculty Flag Marshal at today’s morning ceremony is Holly Brown-Borg, Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Sciences.
After a 16 year industrial career included assignments as a process engineer, engineering supervisor, and project manager, Seames earned his doctorate in chemical engineering in 2000 and joined the UND faculty that fall. He was honored as a Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor in 2011. Dr. Seames has received numerous awards both for teaching and research including the 2018 UND Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Education, the 2007 UND Award for Individual Excellence in Research, and the 2013 UND Faculty Scholar Award. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors and a former Fulbright Distinguished Chair scholar. Seames is an internationally recognized expert in renewable energy/chemicals technologies and in the environmental impacts of coal utilization. He is a named inventor on eight UND U.S. patents and has received over $21 million in research funding during his 19 year academic career. He is also an accomplished Engineering Educator. His first textbook, “Designing Controls for the Process Industries” was published by CRC Press/Taylor & Francis in 2017. He has delivered over a dozen active teaching workshops, helping over 260 academic instructors to acquire the skills and knowledge they need to advance student learning in engineering and the sciences.
Dr. Brown-Borg has been a UND faculty member since 1995 and was named a Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor in 2010. She received a Ph.D. from North Carolina State University in physiology and M.S. and B.S. degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She completed two postdocs, one at the School of Medicine at Southern Illinois University and the other at the USDA Meat Animal Research Center in Nebraska before joining UND. Her research is focused on understanding processes involved in aging and the mechanisms that contribute to healthy aging and longevity. She has served in leadership roles in several societies, regularly reviews grant proposals for NIH, serves on the editorial boards of seven journals, and has more than 100 publications. She is a Fellow of the American Aging Association, the Gerontological Society of America and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
A tradition since the early years of the University of North Dakota, students serve as the marshals and ushers for commencement exercises. Marshals for May 11, 9:00 a.m.
Marshals for May 11, 1:30 p.m.
Grand Marshal Brian Aafedt
Grand Marshal Katlynn Ellis
Charter Marshal Jessica Baker
Charter Marshal Sydney Dallman
Erica Brovold Kaitlyn Hillebrand Samantha Laudenbach Ashley Longtin Jacquelyn McCleary Bethany Ploof Warren Sai Mikela Stansbury Jessica Vedbraaten Kelcie Yamashita
Mary Angelique Auman Jessica Baker Kasey Cassels Ananth Nag Ramaseri Chandra Samantha DeBeltz Tenzin Dhondup Ranju Dhungana Devin Evavold Gabrielle Halliday
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Kaitlyn Hillebrand Saphyra Jeudy Anna O’Brien Gretchen Osweiler Sunkyung Park McKenna Poss Jessica Vedbraaten Shou Yoshida
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
North Dakota, the tassel colors associated 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 flowing gown comes from the 12th century. While it originally may have been worn as protection against the chill of unheated buildings, it has today become symbolic of the democracy of scholarship, for it covers any trappings of rank or social standing underneath. It is black for all degrees, with pointed sleeves for the bachelor’s degree recipient, long closed sleeves with a slit at the arm or wrist for the master’s degree, or full bell double sleeves for the doctoral degree. Bachelor’s and master’s degree gowns have no trimming. For the doctoral degree, the gown is faced down the front with velvet and has three bars of velvet across the sleeves in the color distinctive of the faculty or discipline to which the degree pertains.
The Hood
The Cap
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.
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
Ceremonial Objects The Mace
so important that it was usually worn around the neck for safekeeping. The wearing of the seal eventually became a symbol of authority. One side of the medallion worn by the president bears an engraving of the University’s official seal and the names of all former presidents are included on the chain of office.
The mace 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.
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
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. The international flags and tribal flags
carried in the procession and displayed at the front of the arena are from countries and tribal nations represented in this graduating class.
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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 (B.A.), and Genevieve Arnold
The Main Building and Ladies’ Hall (later Davis Hall)
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.
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.
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