The Order of Exercises 2011 Winter Commencement Ceremonies Ceremony for Graduate Degrees, 10:00 a.m. Ceremony for Undergraduate Degrees, 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 16, 2011, Chester Fritz Auditorium
Alma Mater
Hail to thee, O Alma Mater! Hail to thee with heart and tongue! Pride we feel and love yet greater While we raise our grateful song. Home of lofty thought and learning, Beacon o’er our western land, Shrine whence still the ever- burning Torch is passed from hand to hand.
Prelude Music....................................................... Michael Wittgraf Procession. ............................................. “Pomp and Circumstance”
Michael Wittgraf
Please stand during the Processional.
“America the Beautiful”............................. Mary Salveson, Soloist Greetings.................................................................. Janice Hoffarth
State Board of Higher Education
Conferring of Academic Degrees. ................................ President Robert O. Kelley CK Schultz, Proctor
(Order of degrees begins on Page 3.) (Order of undergraduate degrees begins on Page 9.)
Alumni Greetings......................................... DeAnna Carlson Zink UND Alumni Association and Foundation
“Alma Mater”........................................................ The Assemblage
Mary Salveson, Song Leader
Recessional............................................................ Michael Wittgraf
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Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors The Chester Fritz Distinguished Professorships were established with an endowment gift from the late UND benefactor Chester Fritz, 1892-1983. Revenue from the endowment provides for cash stipends to one or more fulltime UND faculty members, who thereafter may use the title “Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor.” Nominations are solicited from members of the Council of Deans and the Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors; these are evaluated by a committee chaired by the graduate dean and composed of three Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors and faculty representatives from each academic college not represented by a Fritz Professor. The recommendations are reviewed by the Vice President for Academic Affairs and forwarded to the President for final decision.
William F. Sheridan, Biology Kathleen A. Tiemann, Sociology Roxanne Vaughan, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Sharon C. Wilsnack, Neuroscience Stephen A. Wonderlich, Clinical Neuroscience Former faculty members who were honored with Fritz Professorships include: Michael A. Anderegg, English Robert Beck, Law Richard Beringer, History William V. Borden (deceased), English William E. Cornatzer (deceased), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Richard D. Crawford, Biology Kenneth J. Dawes, Social Work Manuchair Ebadi, Pharmacology, Physiology and Therapeutics, and Clinical Neuroscience Ronald C. Engle, Theatre Arts Albert J. Fivizzani, Biology Mary Lou S. Fuller, Elementary Education Elizabeth Hampsten, English David Hein, Pharmacology and Toxicology Carla Wulff Hess, Communication Disorders Richard L. Hill, Educational Administration Harvey Knull, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology David O. Lambeth, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Richard G. Landry, Educational Measurements and Statistics Diane K. Langemo, Nursing Practice and Development Donald K. Lemon, Educational Leadership Robert W. Lewis, English Frank Low (deceased), Anatomy Richard L. Ludtke, Sociology Roger Melvold, Microbiology and Immunology Robert C. Nordlie, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Lewis K. Oring, Biology Surendra S. Parmar, Physiology Brian O. Paulsen, Art Russell Peterson (deceased), Education Lewis J. Radonovich, Chemistry Paul D. Ray, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology John L. Rowe (deceased), Business and Vocational Education Mary Jane Schneider, Indian Studies Donald E. Severson, Chemical Engineering Virgil Stenberg, Chemistry Jeffrey L. Stith, Atmospheric Sciences D. Jerome Tweton, History Stephen K. Wikel, Microbiology and Immunology Charles A. Wood, Space Studies Kevin D. Young, Microbiology and Immunology
Chester Fritz attended UND from 1908 to 1910. He became an international trader in precious metals and lived most of his life in China and Europe. In establishing the endowment for the professorships — just one of his many gifts to UND — as an “investment in the future of my Alma Mater and of the people who make the future what it shall be.” He added, “I am especially indebted to the fine teachers who, in the end, have determined in large measure, how well I was able to learn and to use the knowledge that the University of North Dakota could provide.” Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors currently serving on the faculty include: James Antes, Psychology Michael C. Beard, English Holly Brown-Borg, Pharmacology, Physiology and Therapeutics Edward C. Carlson, Anatomy and Cell Biology Sandra Donaldson, English F. Richard Ferraro, Psychology Michael J. Gaffey, Space Studies Jonathan Geiger, Pharmacology, Physiology and Therapeutics William D. Gosnold Jr., Geology & Geological Engineering Birgit Hans, Indian Studies Joseph Hartman, Geology and Geological Engineering Mark R. Hoffmann, Chemistry Gordon Iseminger, History Michael Mann, Chemical Engineering James E. Mitchell, Neuroscience Thomas Mohr, Physical Therapy Myrna R. Olson, Teaching and Learning Leon F. Osborne, Atmospheric Sciences Thomas V. Petros, Psychology Michael Poellot, Atmospheric Sciences Isaac Schlosser, Biology Wayne Seames, Chemical Engineering Mary Ann Sens, Pathology
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Ceremony for Professional and Graduate Degrees 10:00 A.M.
School of Law — Juris Doctor Degrees Kathryn Rand, Dean
Ismael Pease, El Paso, Texas Major: Law
Juris Doctor
Andrew Curtis Sorbo, Adams Major: Law
Heather Ash, Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada
Megan J. Studsrud, Dickinson
Major: Law
Major: Law
George Herbert Hanson, Lancaster, Minnesota
Michelle M. Thomsen, Bismarck
Major: Law
Major: Law
Skyler Brooke Johnson, Erskine, Minnesota
Heather Renee Villani, Puyallup, Washington
Major: Law
Major: Law
Stephen Dale Larson, Crookston, Minnesota
Andrew Joseph Quam Weiss, Fargo
Major: Law
Major: Law
Jennifer Anne Linstad, Fargo
Vanessa Francine Zins, Montgomery, Minnesota
Major: Law
Major: Law
Paul Jared Merkens, Ada, Minnesota
Major: Law
Graduate School — Doctoral Degrees Gunjan Dhawan, New Delhi, India
Wayne Swisher, Dean
Major: Pharmacology, Physiology & Therapeutics Dissertation: Amyloid-b Dependent Microgliosis Occurs Through SRC Kinase Activation in Alzheimer’s Disease.
Doctor of Philosophy
Maureen Achey Soh, Buea, Cameroon
Mary Volesky Dosch, West Fargo
Advisor: Dr. Colin Combs Major: Biochemistry
Major: Teaching & Learning
Dissertation: Arsenic, Cadmium & Neuron Specific Enolase (eno-2, eno-8) Ex pression in Breast & Bladder Cancers.
Advisor: Dr. Scott Garrett
Advisor: Dr. Margaret Zidon
Ganna Baglayeva, Kiev, Ukraine
Zhe Feng, Guangdong, China
Major: Chemistry
Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Dissertation: Chemical Interactions in Complex Matrices: Determination of Polar Impurities in Biofuels and Fuel Contaminants in Building Materials.
Co-Advisors: Dr. Evguenii Kozliak and Dr. Alena Kubatova
Wade Vernon Forster, Mandan
Major: Teaching & Learning
Major: Teaching & Learning
Dissertation: Implementation of a First-Year Seminar: Retention & Student Views of Advising & Engagement at a Small Midwestern University.
Dissertation: How Six Secondary Science Teachers Make Curricular & Pedagogical Decisions: Influencing Factors.
Advisor: Dr. Myrna Olson
Advisor: Dr. Kathleen Gershman
Ling Cao, Beijing, China
Aranwela Gamage Sanath Hemantha, Boralesgamuwa, Sri Lanka
Major: Biochemistry
Dissertation: Life Cycle and Radiative Impact of Mid-latitude Deep Convective Systems. Advisor: Dr. Xiquan Dong
Kristi Lynn Bitz, Mandan
Dissertation: “The Course Fit Us”: Differentiated Instruction in the College Classroom.
Major: Physics
Dissertation: Keratin 6 as a Potential Biomarker of Bladder Cancer Induced by Heavy Metals, Arsenic & Cadmium.
Advisor: Dr. Seema Somji
Dissertation: An X-Ray Absorption Study of the Atomic Structure of Novel Vitreous Rare-Earth Phosphates. Advisor: Dr. Gaya Kanishka Marasinghe
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Graduate School — Doctoral Degrees Daniel P. Theis, Ames, Iowa
Doctor of Philosophy, continued
Major: Chemistry
Sclinda Lea Janssen, Grand Forks
Advisor: Dr. Mark Hoffmann
Major: Teaching & Learning
Kristine Anne Thompson, Moorhead, Minnesota
Dissertation: Older Adult Perceptions of Physical Activity.
Major: Educational Leadership
Advisor: Dr. Gail Ingwalson
Dissertation: Satisficing: A Decision-Making Strategy for School Choice?
Yvette Marie LaPierre, Grand Forks
Advisor: Dr. Sherryl Houdek
Major: Teaching & Learning
Dissertation: Theoretical Development and Application of GVVPT2 Gradients and Nonadiabatic Coupling Terms.
Elizabeth Ann YellowBird, White Shield
Dissertation: The Effect of Participating in a First-Year Learning Community on Student Engagement.
Major: Educational Leadership
Advisor: Dr. Margaret Zidon
Janet Ann Larson, Deerwood, Minnesota
Dissertation: Examination of the Relationship Between American Indian Cultural Identity and Academic Performance of Nursing Graduates. Advisor: Dr. Margaret Healy
Major: Nursing Dissertation: The Psychiatric Residual Effects of Methamphetamine Use. Advisor: Dr. Cindy Anderson
Gurdeep Singh Atamjit Marwarha, Grand Forks
Doctor of Education
Major: Pharmacology, Physiology & Therapeutics
Dissertation: Leptin Expression and Signaling at the Confluence of Neurodegenerative Mechanisms in Alzheimer’s Disease.
Brian Duane Duchscherer, Carrington
Advisor: Dr. Othman Ghribi
Major: Educational Leadership
Amy Elizabeth Moritz, Grand Forks Major: Biochemistry
Dissertation: Post-Translational Regulation of the Dopamine Transporter.
Advisor: Dr. Sherryl Houdek
Advisor: Dr. Roxanne Vaughan
Denise D. Jonas, West Fargo
Anna A. Raeva, Moscow, Russian Federation
Major: Educational Leadership
Major: Chemistry
Dissertation: Teen Perceptions of Cellular Phones as a Communication Tool.
Dissertation: Trace Element Partitioning During Coal Combustion Using a New insitu / Direct Method.
Advisor: Dr. Gary Schnellert
Roanne Eugenia Malm, Grand Forks
Co-Advisors: Dr. Euguenii Kozliak and Dr. David Pierce
Major: Educational Leadership
Brooke Lane Solberg, Grand Forks
Dissertation: Perceptions of Five Low-Income Parents on School Readiness.
Major: Teaching & Learning
Dissertation: A Case Study: Transitioning from a Five-Day School Week to a Four-Day School Week.
Advisor: Dr. Pauline Stonehouse
Dissertation: Virtual and Traditional Slides for Teaching Cellular Morphology to Medical Laboratory Science Undergraduates: A Comparative Study of Performance Outcomes, Retention, and Self-Efficacy Beliefs.
Joel Lawrence Schleicher, Shakopee, Minnesota Major: Educational Leadership
Advisor: Dr. Mark Guy
Valeria Andreyevna Stepanova, Cheliabinskaya Region, Russian Federation
Dissertation: Impact of Netbook Computers on One District’s Social Studies Curriculum. Advisor: Dr. Sherryl Houdek
Major: Chemistry Dissertation: Synthesis of Bidentate Ligands Using Cyclopalladated Complexes. Advisor: Dr. Irina Smoliakova
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Graduate School — Master’s Degrees All master’s degrees and specialist diplomas are awarded through the Graduate School. The recipients are listed alphabetically and grouped according to the college of their major field of study. Colleen Anne Kagan, Rockford, Illinois
Aerospace Sciences
Master of Arts - Psychology
Erika Kristine Kahlhamer, Grand Forks
Gregory George Carras, Renton, Washington
Master of Science - Biology
Master of Science - Space Studies
Natalie Erin Karge, Anchorage, Alaska
Walter Benjamin Eis, McPherson, Kansas
Master of Arts - Forensic Psychology
Master of Science - Space Studies
Bernard Kauk, Grand Forks
Gordon Murray Gartrelle, New York, New York
Master of Arts - English
Master of Science - Space Studies
Nicholas Joseph Korte, Duluth, Minnesota
David Edward Kugler, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Master of Science - Chemistry
Master of Science - Aviation
Shawn Allen Kringstad, Moorhead, Minnesota
Jeffrey John Kuntz, Grand Forks
Master of Fine Arts - Visual Arts
Master of Science - Atmospheric Sciences
Daniel Barrett Landauer, Chicago, Illinois
Joseph Benjamin Lee, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Master of Arts - Psychology
Master of Science - Computer Science
Sherry Lynn Lind, Binford
Raymond Douglas Mills, Costa Mesa, California
Master of Arts - English
Master of Science - Aviation
Duminda Shiromalee Liyanage, Grand Forks
Joshua Vincent Nelson, Monroe, Connecticut
Master of Science - Chemistry
Master of Science - Space Studies
Eevett Alane Loshek, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Rowen Suter Poole, Gibsonia, Pennsylvania
Master of Arts - Psychology
Master of Science - Space Studies
Kevin Steven Montes, Gardena, California
Lynn van Broock, Rio Negro, Argentina
Master of Arts - Psychology
Master of Science - Space Studies
Joe Harold Neal, Malden, Missouri Master of Science - Forensic Psychology
Rhonda Lyn Olson, Grand Forks Master of Science - Geography
Arts & Sciences
Andrea Lynne Parkinson, East Longmeadow, Massachusetts Master of Arts - Forensic Psychology
Juliet Maslog Baang, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines
Jason Parks, Longmont, Colorado
Master of Music - Music
Master of Arts - Linguistics
Dale Cletus Brunelle, Belcourt
Jill M. Pokryfke, Lake Zurich, Illinois
Master of Science - Biology
Master of Science - Forensic Psychology
Sarah Marie Dahl, Houston, Minnesota
Jeffrey Scott Sands, Brainerd, Minnesota
Master of Arts - Psychology
Master of Music - Music
Rachelle Hansen, Grand Forks
Jennifer Elizabeth Swetits, Norfolk, Virginia
Master of Arts - Psychology
Master of Science - Forensic Psychology
Thomas James Harlow, Grand Forks
Serges Eric Tatsinkou Nguelo, Yaounde, Cameroon
Master of Arts - History
Master of Science - Chemistry
Matthew Dean Helm, Redfield, South Dakota
Tetiana Vaskivska, Pereyaslav-Khmelnitsky, Ukraine
Master of Arts - History
Master of Arts - Communication
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Graduate School — Master’s Degrees Business & Public Administration
Education & Human Development
Catalina Abadia, Miami, Florida
Brittany Joy Alexander, Fargo
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Allyson Brooke Bender, Mohall
Jennifer Lenore Anderson, Fargo
Master of Science in Applied Economics - Applied Economics
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Benson Ayang Bakabaka, Mankon, Bamenda, Cameroon
William James Espe, Fargo
Master of Science - Education: General Studies
Master of Science in Applied Economics - Applied Economics
Anna Marie Barth, Thief River Falls, Minnesota
Holly Ann Forsness, Wolf Point, Montana
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Leif Erik Bergerud, Killdeer
Kevin A. Haman, Mandan
Master of Science - Education: General Studies
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Kallie Patricia Bertsch, Starkweather
Robert Charles Hansen, Minot
Master of Science - Special Ed Strategist
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Kelly Ann Bruck, Pegram, Tennessee
Amber Fay Hanson, Portland
Master of Science - Special Education
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Stephen L. Carr, Lead, South Dakota
Jing Jiang, Guangdong, China
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Accountancy - Accountancy
Kevin Neil Clace, Morris, Manitoba, Canada
Megan Janine Jundt, Bismarck
Master of Education - Educational Leadership
Master of Science in Applied Economics - Applied Economics
Brent J. Collins, Grand Forks
Neha Khanna, Kanpur, India
Master of Science - Kinesiology
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Regina Marie Cusack, Anchorage, Alaska
Taylor Kenneth Lee, Hazen
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Science in Applied Economics - Applied Economics
Megan Dahle, Devils Lake
Kienan M. Mick, Golden Valley, Minnesota
Master of Science - Special Ed/Early Childhood
Master of Science in Applied Economics - Applied Economics
Janelle Lynn Doyle, Grand Forks
Brandi Lee Nelson, Devils Lake
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Sarah M. Estrem, Moorhead, Minnesota
D. Lee Rensch, New Town
Master of Science - Special Ed Strategist
Master of Accountancy - Accountancy
Sorcha Catherine Fox, Richland, Washington
Randall Craig Ronsberg, Fargo
Master of Science - Instructional Design & Technology
Master of Science in Applied Economics - Applied Economics
Juli Ann Garlington, Grand Forks
Dhiren Sarin, New Delhi, India
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Accountancy - Accountancy
Crystal House Garman, Greenville, North Carolina
Tomas Solc, Grand Forks
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Rebecca Rose Gordon, Frankfort, New York
Heather M. Sperling, Crookston, Minnesota
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Dorothy Himelright Harriman, Star Tannery, Virginia
Heidi K. Sperling, Crookston, Minnesota
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Betty Ann Helmer, Fargo
Yuanpeng Tong, Liaoning, China
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Karina Joy Hodny, Moorhead, Minnesota
Luke Byron Turner, Bismarck
Master of Science - Special Ed / Early Childhood
Master of Public Administration - Public Administration
Jolie Marie Hoogland, Phillips, Wisconsin
Sarah Elizabeth Wegner, Portland, Oregon
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Public Administration - Public Administration
Sherry Lea Howard, Deer Park, Texas
Savanna Leigh Wissbrod, Noonan
Master of Science - Early Childhood Education
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Tasneem Jiwani, Suwanee, Georgia Master of Science - Special Education
Angela Joy Jonasson, Grand Forks Specialist Diploma - Educational Leadership
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Graduate School — Master’s Degrees Lynette R. Tastad, Fargo
Education & Human Development, continued
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Timothy Scott Teig, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
Amoussa Koriko, Grand Forks
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Science - Education: General Studies
Nicholas Donald Thompson, Boulder, Colorado
Jenna Leigh Lachelt, Grand Forks
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Melissa Anne Uetz, Fargo
Gary Lange, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Master of Science - Special Ed Strategist
Master of Science - Instructional Design & Technology
Kathryn Marie Voelker, East Grand Forks, Minnesota
Cathy Leonard, East Lansing, Michigan
Master of Education - Reading Education
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Sara Anne Zink, Carrington
Melanie Ann Maslo, Tipton, Indiana
Master of Science - Kinesiology
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Melanie Erin McWreath, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Master of Science - Special Education
Kristi Sue Menking, Webster, South Dakota
Engineering & Mines
Master of Science - Special Education
Kelly Kendra Mumper, Lineville, Alabama
Nnaemeka Cletus Anyanwu, Silver Spring, Maryland
Master of Science - Early Childhood Education
Master of Science - Geology
Nicolle Marie Mutschler, Wells, Minnesota
Anna M. Crowell, Grayling, Michigan
Master of Science - Special Ed/Learning Disabilities
Master of Science - Geology
Ashley Dawn Nikle, Grand Forks
James Joshua Crowell, Eliot, Maine
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Science - Geology
Kristi Lyn Numedahl, Thief River Falls, Minnesota
Soumanou Eusebio, St. Paul, Minnesota
Master of Education - Reading Education
Master of Engineering - Electrical Engineering
Moriah Rae Opp, Grand Forks
Adam Jon Gabbert, Grand Forks
Master of Science - Kinesiology
Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Katrina Gail Porter, Tarboro, North Carolina
Preethi Gandavarapu, Hyderabad, Andhro Pradish, India
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Melissa L. Rokusek, Elgin
Kyle Thomas Hafliger, Fargo
Master of Science - Special Ed/Learning Disabilities
Master of Engineering - Civil Engineering
Martin Andrew Rottler, Greenwood Village, Colorado
Kevin James Ivanca, Owatonna, Minnesota
Master of Science - Education: General Studies
Master of Science - Electrical Engineering
Jennifer Ann Safranski, Stephen, Minnesota
Brian Thomas Kistner, Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Science - Civil Engineering
Rachel Kay Salquist, Henning, Minnesota
Jared Joseph Neuharth, Minot
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Anthony Eugene Santa Maria IV, Charleston, South Carolina
Azilahatul Sarah Rosli, Selangor, Malaysia
Master of Science - Instructional Design & Technology
Master of Science - Chemical Engineering
Kathryn Leigh Schill Schommer, Grand Forks
Zainul Abedin Sutarwala, Karachi, Pakistan
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Master of Science - Chemical Engineering
Thomas Matthew Schuch, Whitefish, Montana
Nazrul Islam Taajwar, Grand Forks
Master of Science - Kinesiology
Master of Engineering - Electrical Engineering
Niles Aubrey Short, Fargo
Somasekhar Vedireswarapu, Pradesh, India
Master of Education - Special Education
Master of Science - Chemical Engineering
Darren Wade Skog, Morris, Manitoba, Canada
Adam Mitchell Zach, Dickinson
Master of Education - Educational Leadership
Master of Engineering - Civil Engineering
Desna Elise Smith, Hailey, Idaho Master of Science - Early Childhood Education
Kathryn Marie Sondrol, Grand Forks Master of Science - Special Ed/Learning Disabilities
Bart Sparhawk, Columbus, Ohio Master of Science - Special Education
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Graduate School — Master’s Degrees Medicine & Health Sciences
Nursing
Jeffrey Michael Hill, Buffalo, Minnesota
Jessica Anne Bratrud, East Grand Forks, Minnesota
Master of Science - Medical Laboratory Science
Master of Science - Nursing
Branica Kaye Huddleston, New Salem
Kristi Kay Burgard, Fargo
Master of Science - Medical Laboratory Science
Master of Science - Nursing
Gugo Obang Kwot, Rochester, Minnesota
Tracie Jo Christensen, Verona
Master of Science - Medical Laboratory Science
Master of Science - Nursing
Elizabeth Matthees Stowers, Fargo
Sheila Kay Goettle, Campbell, Minnesota
Master of Science - Medical Laboratory Science
Master of Science - Nursing
Rosana Mabel Morales Potalitsyn, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Nathan Jon Koland, Karlstad, Minnesota
Master of Science - Medical Laboratory Science
Master of Science - Nursing
Angeli T. Parane, San Diego, California
Quyen Lee, Renton, Washington
Master of Science - Medical Laboratory Science
Master of Science - Nursing
Amos Kantanka Sarfo, Jacksonville, Florida
John Paul Lonneman, Watertown, South Dakota
Master of Science - Medical Laboratory Science
Master of Science - Nursing
Adam William Sudbeck, Grand Forks
Jody Morlan, Crookston, Minnesota
Master of Science - Anatomy
Master of Science - Nursing
Andrew Leon Schott, Kulm Master of Science - Nursing
Sara Jo Skatvold, Moorhead, Minnesota Master of Science - Nursing
Tracy A. Stanz, Fargo Master of Science - Nursing
Laurie Verde, Fort Collins, Colorado Master of Science - Nursing
Heather S. Weaver, Bismarck Master of Science - Nursing
Nina Rose Wentz, West Fargo Master of Science - Nursing
Alicia Marjorie Wolfgram, Thompson Master of Science - Nursing
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Ceremony for Undergraduate Degrees 2:00 P.M. College of Nursing Denise Korniewicz, Dean Bachelor of Science in Community Nutrition Kathryn Marie Alfonso ††† Devils Lake Major: Community Nutrition
Katlyn Nicole Clara Bartunek Audubon, Minnesota Major: Community Nutrition
Katie Ann Black Minot Major: Community Nutrition
Danielle Leah Borresen St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin Major: Community Nutrition
Anne M. Harms International Falls, Minnesota Major: Community Nutrition
Kayla Marie Hoffman Langdon Major: Community Nutrition
Kelsey Marie Rassatt Nisswa, Minnesota Major: Community Nutrition
Jocelyn Beth Wilhelmi Devils Lake Major: Community Nutrition
Cassandra Ann Baer
Kirstie Noel Gillett †††
Lake Park, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Tolna Major: Nursing
Amanda Kay Beckman †
Melissa Kay Goettig
Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Dickinson Major: Nursing
Justine Amber Grady †
Micaela Trina Bengtson †
Minnetrista, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Hallock, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Kayla Marie Greseth †
Lauren Kristine Berg ††
Harwood Major: Nursing
Fargo Major: Nursing
Jacqueline A. M. Gualtieri
Shari Lynn Berg ††
Niagara Major: Nursing
Staples, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Hannah K. Hathaway †
Danielle Leah Borresen
Grand Forks Major: Nursing
St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin Major: Nursing
Kelsey Rebecca Hegle
Allison Marie Braasch †††
Lisbon Major: Nursing
Fargo Major: Nursing
Amanda J. Holien
Jamila M. Brown †
Deadwood, South Dakota Major: Nursing
Fargo Major: Nursing
Shannon Marie Hovda †
Brittany Eileen Bye
Parshall Major: Nursing
Michigan Major: Nursing
Anthony Michael Kluck †
Heidi Louise Carlson
Rochester, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Wahpeton Major: Nursing
Jennifer Ann Krueger
Jamie Lynn Clayborn
Fosston, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Grand Forks Major: Nursing
Daniel Christopher Lien †
Kimberly Jo Cook
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Lakota Major: Nursing
Kelsey Therese Lindberg †
Abbey Lee Cushman ††
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Blaine, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Cooperstown Major: Nursing
Florence Madalo Mandala †
Jessica Anne Davis
Nsanje, Malawi Major: Nursing
Grafton Major: Nursing
Emily Jean Miller
Sarah Marie Fegley Samantha Jean Anderson † Lino Lakes, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Stephanie Lynn Anderson †† Fargo Major: Nursing
Whitney Marie Ashland Cooperstown Major: Nursing
Grand Forks Major: Nursing
Berthold Major: Nursing
Autumn Rose Nelson
John Andrew Freeman
Maddock Major: Nursing
White Bear Lake, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Rachael Marie Oehlke Grand Forks Major: Nursing
Erinn Irene Olson Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Lauren Ariel Oseland † Stillwater, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Melissa Ruth Ramsay Grand Forks Major: Nursing
Megan Mae Ruppert Bowman Major: Nursing
Cassondra Marie Schock †† McVille Major: Nursing
Jennifer Lontz Slabik Fargo Major: Nursing
Renae Dawn Slater Maddock Major: Nursing
Kelsey Sue Swart †† Roseau, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Molly Sue Talbot Duluth, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Donna Lynne Tluczek ††† Lodgepole, Nebraksa Major: Nursing
Laura Ann Tschider Bismarck Major: Nursing
Dana LeAnn Wambach Moorhead, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Joel Ryan Williams Rapid City, South Dakota Major: Nursing
Rebecca Kathryne Wolf Aberdeen, South Dakota Major: Nursing
Seth Elias Zander Bismarck Major: Nursing
Elle Lee Nelson
Tiffany Ann Geiger
Fargo Major: Nursing
Cooperstown Major: Nursing
† Denotes cum laude †† Denotes magna cum laude ††† Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 20)
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School of Medicine & Health Sciences Joshua Wynne, Dean
Jennifer Lynn Anders
Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science
Joan Eleanor Bleeg
Fadumo Abdi Ali Minneapolis, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Alyssa Faye Fettig
Rochester, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Williston Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Rachel Ann Frenner
Portland, Oregon Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Kenosha, Wisconsin Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Tammy L. Brehm-Gibson †††
Youlonda Anita Loechler
Mesa, Arizona Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Plainview, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Sandra Jane Elsen
Andrea Peterson † St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Jillian Diane Rupprecht Rochester, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Tuan Hoang Vo
Rochester, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Felicity Norrie
La Crosse, Wisconsin Major: Medical Laboratory Science
Rochester, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Science
College of Education & Human Development Daniel R. Rice, Dean Bachelor of Science in Education Jenna Lea Albrecht †† Wahpeton Major: Early Childhood Education
Chelsi Shawn Arvidson †
Grand Forks Major: Elementary Education
Matthew Hesketh Bakke
Grand Forks Major: Composite Social Studies Education Major: Middle Level Education
Kelsey Lynn Bergeron †††
West Fargo Major: Elementary Education
Stephanie Annette Bonham
Otsego, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Zachary George Brooks
Fargo Major: Elementary Education Major: Middle Level Education
Melissa Jo Burdick †
Grand Forks Major: Early Childhood Education
Nathaniel Douglas Cariveau
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Sascha Brianne Cariveau
Grand Forks Major: Elementary Education
Kailey Christine Daniel
Hugo, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Kyle Lee DeCoteau
Kelly Marie Luing †
Tianna Marie Wilhelmi ††
Cameron Wayne Dziubinski
Jacob Jay Magner
Darin Lee Zimmerman ††
Katie Lynn Essler †
Amanda Rae Marcil
Belcourt Major: Elementary Education
Bagley, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Composite Social Studies Education
Grand Rapids, Minnesota Major: Composite Social Studies Education
Stanley Major: Elementary Education
Grand Forks Major: Elementary Education Elizabeth, Minnesota Major: Composite Social Studies Education
Rolla Major: Composite Social Studies Education
Alexander William Fischer
Jacquelyn M. Marshall
Litchfield, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education Major: Middle Level Education
Alexandria, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Emily Anne Forberg †
Sarah Marie Matthews
Kaci Jo Goebel
Kendra Marie Pasco
New Prague, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Maple Grove, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Grand Forks Major: Elementary Education Major: Early Childhood Education
Hutchinson, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Coltyn John Penberthy
Nicole Lynn Harmon †
Lisbon Major: Composite Social Studies Education
Grand Forks Major: Elementary Education Major: Middle Level Education
Taylor Jo Raboin †††
Grace Renee Haugan
International Falls, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Eagan, Minnesota Major: Early Childhood Education
Maggie Ann Schwab
Kati Lynn Hopfauf ††
Bismarck Major: Elementary Education
Mandan Major: Early Childhood Education
Rachel Marie Soldner †
Betsi Jo Jacobson
Marion, Iowa Major: Elementary Education
Spicer, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Kayla Jo Steffen ††
Autumn Dawn Junes ††
Bowman Major: Composite Social Studies Education
Menahga, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Anna M. Levine
Lindsey Grace Storhaug †
Rebecca Anne Lill †
Sam Robert Wedin
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Alexandria, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Grand Forks Major: Elementary Education Major: Early Childhood Education
Grand Forks Major: Composite Social Studies Education
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Bachelor of Science in Physical Education, Exercise Science & Wellness Brock William Buckellew
Moorhead, Minnesota Major: Physical Education, Exercise Science & Wellness
Samantha Jordan Dhuyvetter
Crosby Major: Physical Education, Exercise Science & Wellness
Analee Eleanor Hokkala
South Haven, Minnesota Major: Physical Education, Exercise Science & Wellness
Kelsey Therese Lindberg †
Blaine, Minnesota Major: Physical Education, Exercise Science & Wellness
Corey Marie Lof
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Major: Physical Education, Exercise Science & Wellness
Jacob LeClair Nelson †
Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Physical Education, Exercise Science & Wellness
College of Education & Human Development Bachelor of Science in Physical Education, Exercise Science & Wellness, continued Adam John Rodahl
Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Physical Education, Exercise Science & Wellness
Adam Dale Sorum
Oslo, Minnesota Major: Physical Education, Exercise Science & Wellness
Kacie Lynn Thompson
Bismarck Major: Physical Education, Exercise Science & Wellness
Megan Lee Christianson ††
Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation & Human Services
Northwood Major: Recreation & Tourism Studies
Brendan Michael LaBau
Monticello, Minnesota Major: Recreation & Tourism Studies
Brian Jeffrey Collins
Brent Virgil Lindstrom
Little Falls, Minnesota Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Recreation & Tourism Studies
Kylene Jane Harff
Jared Lee Olson
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services
Grand Rapids, Minnesota Major: Recreation & Tourism Studies
Casey Scott Hayden
Callie Jean-Astrid Perry †††
Cottage Grove, Minnesota Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services
Grand Forks Major: Recreation & Tourism Studies
Sarah Lynn Slininger
Fosston, Minnesota Major: Recreation & Tourism Studies
Bachelor of Science in Recreation & Tourism Studies
Ryan Joseph Waechter
Park River Major: Recreation & Tourism Studies
Anna Christine Whelan
Crystal Major: Recreation & Tourism Studies
Andrew Daryl Arola
Bachelor of Science in Social Work Taryn Marie Anderson †† Remer, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Angela Lee Bergeron
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Cassandra Alison Burns Aladdin, Wyoming Major: Social Work
Aimee Marie Charbonneau Cavalier Major: Social Work
Sabrina Hope Frost † St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Social Work
April Marie Howatt Langdon Major: Social Work
Caren Kirstine Paintner Mayville Major: Social Work
Emily M. Walsh
Minot Major: Social Work
Chalyse Marie Wynne
Grand Rapids, Minnesota Major: Recreation & Tourism Studies
Grand Forks Major: Recreation & Tourism Studies
Rachael Marie Buss ††
Pequot Lakes, Minnesota Major: Recreation & Tourism Studies
School of Engineering & Mines Hesham El-Rewini, Dean Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering Jessica Mary Bittner
Devils Lake Major: Chemical Engineering
Joseph Marlowe Slaughter
Maple Plain, Minnesota Major: Chemical Engineering
David Walter Millen
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Bloomington, Indiana Major: Civil Engineering
Ross Spencer Mullen ††† St. Cloud, Minnesota Major: Civil Engineering Major: Honors Program
Zachary Scott Blair
Tyler James Myers †
Bagley, Minnesota Major: Civil Engineering
Grand Forks Major: Civil Engineering
Matthew Erickson ††
Joshua J. Reiner
Grand Forks Major: Civil Engineering
Minot Major: Civil Engineering
Jordan Michael Geiger
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Matthew Elden Brosseau
Bottineau Major: Electrical Engineering
Joshua Ryan Devine
Manvel Major: Electrical Engineering
Raul Reyes
Minot Major: Civil Engineering
Cape Coral, Florida Major: Civil Engineering
Thomas Francis Kollegger
† Denotes cum laude †† Denotes magna cum laude ††† Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 20)
Bothell, Washington Major: Civil Engineering
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School of Engineering & Mines Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, continued
Craig Daniel Kennedy
Timothy Brian Dito
Jeremy Pletschett
Corona, California Major: Electrical Engineering
Jason David Eisenzimmer
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Littlefork, Minnesota Major: Electrical Engineering
Kara Jo Laframboise
Grand Forks Major: Electrical Engineering Gonvick, Minnesota Major: Electrical Engineering
Andrea Nicole Dickason
Beaverton, Oregon Major: Mechanical Engineering
Joshua Adam Rogers ††
Grand Forks Major: Electrical Engineering
Devils Lake Major: Electrical Engineering
Kyle Andrew Fagerstrom
Darin D. Erickson ††
Eau Claire, Wisconsin Major: Electrical Engineering
Andrew Owens Flurer †
Bismarck Major: Electrical Engineering
Matthew Michael Foster
Bottineau Major: Electrical Engineering
Tessa Haagenson
Leeds Major: Electrical Engineering
Chisholm, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Daniel Robert Flatten ††
Mound, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Geological Engineering
Daryl Patrick Flink
Martinez, Georgia Major: Mechanical Engineering
Abram Griffiths
Elk River, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Jacob John Harstad
Travis Nicholas Teske
Otsego, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Coon Rapids, Minnesota Major: Geological Engineering
Christopher Hintz
Grand Forks Major: Electrical Engineering
Nathaniel Lowell Haukom
Marshall, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Raymond Dale Hubble
Cibolo, Texas Major: Mechanical Engineering
Franziska Anita Montemayor
Florence, Arizona Major: Mechanical Engineering
Paul David Nordvik
Royalton, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Ryan Lloyd Rush †
Rochester, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Michael Allen Schneider
Crosby Major: Mechanical Engineering
Parker Snow
Kensal Major: Mechanical Engineering
Brandon Lee Steinhauer
Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
Edwin Tan
Shakopee, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering
College of Business & Public Administration Dennis J. Elbert, Dean Bachelor of Accountancy Brandon Michael Audette Fargo Major: Accountancy
Ian Craig Bjerke ††
Grand Forks Major: Accountancy
Zachary Jay Boettner Grand Forks Major: Accountancy
Craig Wendelin Bosch Bismarck Major: Accountancy
Ekaterina Bryleva
Tula, Russian Federation Major: Accountancy
Amy Jo Budge †
Grand Forks Major: Accountancy
Derek Dean Dobratz Fargo Major: Accountancy
Kelly Marie Doda
Kelly Quest Knudson
Alicia Jo Pearce
Kathryn Jane Fristad †††
Chad Anthony Kreitinger ††
D. Lee Rensch ††
John Alexander Hoffarth ††
Brittany Marie Kuntz †††
Brianna Marie Scheving
Joshua Joseph Holdahl
Kelcey Lass
Landon Thomas Schneider
Kalyn Marie Horsch
Joseph Michael Laszewski ††
Kalen T. Sigecan
Kelly Michael Huffman
Bryan Michael Lundbohm
Joshua Michael Thielen
Josie Lynn Hutton
Megan Ann Mahlum
Rachel Renae Vigen
Raymond R. Kennedy
Molly Kane McClurg †
Kelcee Nikole Wright †
Jason Dale Kindseth †
Jacob Douglas Miller
Heather Lynn Zimmerman †
Crookston, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Larimore Major: Accountancy
Grand Forks Major: Accountancy
Grand Forks Major: Accountancy
Grand Forks Major: Accountancy
Bismarck Major: Accountancy
Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Pelican Rapids, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Bismarck Major: Accountancy
Dickinson Major: Accountancy
Grand Forks Major: Accountancy
Grand Forks Major: Accountancy
Grand Forks Major: Accountancy
Grand Forks Major: Accountancy
Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Accountancy
Bismarck Major: Accountancy
West Fargo Major: Accountancy
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Maple Grove, Minnesota Major: Accountancy New Town Major: Accountancy East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Accountancy Washburn Major: Accountancy
Mahtomedi, Minnesota Major: Accountancy St. Cloud, Minnesota Major: Accountancy Horace Major: Accountancy Watford City Major: Accountancy Fargo Major: Accountancy
College of Business & Public Administration Bachelor of Business Administration Kelly Joshua Abrahamson St. John Major: Marketing
Stanley N. Adams III
Fort Wayne, Indiana Major: Aviation Management
Lindsay Jayne Anderson Hallock, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Adam N. Anvarinia
Grand Forks Major: Entrepreneurship
Scott Gene Arbuckle ††
Bloomington, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship
Alyssa Jo Archer †
Finley Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting
Michael William Baker Brainerd, Minnesota Major: Investments
Paul David Christian Bakke Larimore Major: Marketing
Christopher Barber
Bismarck Major: Investments
Jordan Robert Becker
Devils Lake Major: Banking & Financial Economics
Blake Allen Beitelspacher
West Fargo Major: Business Economics Major: Aviation Management
Jeffrey Ryan Bell †
Lincoln, Nebraska Major: Aviation Management
Allyson Brooke Bender ††
Mohall Major: Banking & Financial Economics
Robert J. Berg
Hillsboro Major: Investments
Nicholas Bradley Berrns
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Major: Management Major: Marketing
Bethany Ann Bertsch Williston Major: Marketing
Jocelyn Marie Bopp
Forman Major: Marketing Major: Management
Jenna Joy Boulton
Porter, Minnesota Major: Investments
Ekaterina Bryleva
Guy my’kel Gustafson
Robert Jacob Lill
Justin Burke
Scott Donald Harloff
Megan Ann Mahlum
Miranda Lynn Hett
Erik Ronald Martinson
Tula, Russian Federation Major: Management
Hallock, Minnesota Major: Management
Omaha, Nebraska Major: Airport Management
Annandale, Minnesota Major: Banking & Financial Economics
Alexander Troy Cameron
Sartell, Minnesota Major: Banking & Financial Economics
Mohall Major: Marketing
Dylan Callen Cermak
Ashley Mae Hiller
Bismarck Major: Marketing
Park River Major: Management Major: Information Systems
Adam Gregory Chandler ††
Kritina Ronelle Hoffman
Grand Rapids, Minnesota Major: Business Economics Major: Management
Dallas, Oregon Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting
Lisa Marie Charboneau
Andrew Holmberg
Atchison, Kansas Major: Marketing
Minnetonka, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship Major: Marketing
Octavian Ciobanu
Portland, Oregon Major: Aviation Management
Shaun Patrick Hopkins
Aurora, Minnesota Major: Information Systems
Brandon Collins
Bismarck Major: Management
Amanda Beth Hovland
Bloomfield, New Mexico Major: Management
Nicholas Raymond Corbett Grand Forks Major: Marketing
Victoria Hvaring-Garza Oslo, Norway Major: Marketing
Andrew James Daily
Moorhead, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Eric John Isaak
Bismarck Major: Marketing
Christopher M. Davis
Denver, Colorado Major: Airport Management Major: Entreprenuership
Nicholas Paul Jeanotte
Grand Forks Major: Entrepreneurship
Haley Beth Desjarlais
Erica Angela Johnson
Rolla Major: Human Resource Management
Bismarck Major: Information Systems
Patrick Thomas Joyce
Nicholas David Dockter †
West Fargo Major: Management
Perham, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship Major: Management
Megan Janine Jundt ††
Bismarck Major: Banking & Financial Economics
Kelly Marie Doda
Crookston, Minnesota Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting
Ian Dale Kroshus
Bismarck Major: Marketing
Justin Dorscher
Grand Forks Major: Management
Tyler Ralph Walter Kuenzel Grand Forks Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting
Aidan Marc William Elliott
Bloomington, Indiana Major: Airport Management
Jacob Ryan LaMotte
Meghan Joy Ensrud
Stacy, Minnesota Major: Aviation Management
Pekin Major: Management
Tyler Conrad Larson
Justin Fontana Flones
Grand Forks Major: Entrepreneurship
Renton, Washington Major: Marketing
Landon Alan Gendreau ††
Kelcey Lass
Brent Stanley Goska
Karl Burton Leenders
Pelican Rapids, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Valley City Major: Marketing
Edina, Minnesota Major: Investments
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Major: Management
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Grand Forks Major: Investments Grand Forks Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting Roseau, Minnesota Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting
Patrick Joseph McLaughlin
Maple Grove, Minnesota Major: Aviation Management
Zachary Thomas Medearis Savage, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship
Kerri E. Mencel
Minnetonka, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Travis Allen Norman
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Management
Anders L. Odegaard
Grand Rapids, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship
Rebecca Jo Olson
Lengby, Minnesota Major: Management
Eric James Palm
Fargo Major: Investments
Kevin Mika Parker
Willmar, Minnesota Major: Information Systems
Lance Gerald Parra
Bellevue, Nebraska Major: Aviation Management
Shawn Ross Peck
Chanhassen, Minnesota Major: Banking & Financial Economics
Benjamin C. Perry
Raymond, Minnesota Major: Aviation Management
Christian Andrew Peters
Montgomery, Minnesota Major: Aviation Management
Ashley Ann Peterson
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Human Resource Management
Lee Edward Peterson
Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Business Economics
Austin Michael Pierce
Grand Forks Major: Entrepreneurship
Richard Andrew Presthus Edina, Minnesota Major: Investments
† Denotes cum laude †† Denotes magna cum laude ††† Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 20)
College of Business & Public Administration Bachelor of Business Administration, continued Zachary David Prince
Harvey Major: Business Economics Major: Marketing
Zachary Michael Rau Grand Forks Major: Marketing
Haley Celeste Reid
Maple Grove, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Kaia Lynn Storhaug
Matthew Clair Wiklund †
Erica Lynn Stratton
Jenna Lea Winkels
Grand Forks Major: Human Resource Management Ytre Enebakk, Norway Major: Management Major: Marketing
Becker, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship Major: Management
Brian Richard Trettel
Jedidiah Patrick Ryan
Gary Tuazon
Kyle Stephen Safranski
Logan Riley Turner
Bryant Kristoffer Musico Salomon
Brandon Scott Uehran
Brianna Marie Scheving
Chris L. Urlaub ††
Woodland, Washington Major: Aviation Management East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting
Jenna Ann Schuetzle ††† Bismarck Major: Management
Janelle Marie Sheehan Woodbury, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Trenton James Northington
Grand Forks Major: Industrial Technology
Joseph Robert Sagaser
Benjamin Steven Ziemer
Richard Allan Seydel
Glen Gardner, New Jersey Major: Investments
Grand Forks Major: Industrial Technology Grand Forks Major: Industrial Technology East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Industrial Technology
John Patrick Stempinski
Grand Forks Major: Industrial Technology
Palm Bay, Florida Major: Management
Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design Technology
Red Lake Falls, Minnesota Major: Management Grand Forks Major: Management
Fawn Maryam Fettig
New Town Major: Graphic Design Technology
Matthew Thomas Verant Alexandria, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship Major: Management
Nikole Marie Ganyo
Lino Lakes, Minnesota Major: Graphic Design Technology
Patrick Brennan Vinge
Phoebee Hunt †
Golden Valley, Minnesota Major: Information Systems
Brice Lane Welch
Brett Michael Storey
Toni Christine Wheeler
Bachelor of Science in Public Administration David John Larson
West Fargo Major: Marketing
Andrew Roger Stearns
Grand Forks Major: Management
Hillsboro Major: Industrial Technology
Anthony John Zechmann
Shorewood, Minnesota Major: Management
Andrew Christopher Walsh
Bowman Major: Information Systems
Kasey Fingarson
Tyler Daniel Radi
Minnetonka, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin Major: Aviation Management
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology
Anton S. Zakharov
Fort Lee, New Jersey Major: Aviation Management
Wahpeton Major: Management
Landon Earl Snider Baxter, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Raub Major: Management Major: Entreprenuership
Brian Jerome Tiry
Eli Joseph Rosendahl
Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Investments
Sara Kay Zahnow
Langhus, Norway Major: Management
Jonathan Louis Tobia
Park Rapids, Minnesota Major: Management
Albertville, Minnesota Major: Management
Christer Adrian Thomassen
Randall Craig Ronsberg †
Grand Forks Major: Marketing
Kyle Palmer Wulff
Park River Major: Airport Management
Travis John Tischer
Fargo Major: Business Economics
Minot Major: Marketing
Bethany Ann Sundvor
Saul Marcus Rodriguez Grafton Major: Marketing
Duluth, Minnesota Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting
Dunseith Major: Graphic Design Technology
Grand Forks Major: Marketing
Park River Major: Investments Park Rapids, Minnesota Major: Management
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St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Public Administration
College of Arts & Sciences Kathleen Tiemann, Dean Bachelor of Arts Kristen Lee Aikey
Shakopee, Minnesota Major: Communication
Leonor Elisa Alcántara Gilsdorf Mexico City, Mexico Major: International Studies
Janet Lynn Babchishin †
Preeceville, Saskatchewan, Canada Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Caleigh Backhaus
Champlin, Minnesota Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Maren Kirsten Bardal
Chaska, Minnesota Major: Communication
Brenlee Janelle DeFelice †††
Allison Virginia Hocking
Elizabeth M. McQuiston
Derek William Delahanty
Brigitte Elizabeth Hoffman
Matthew Gordon McVean
Molly Marie DesRoches ††
Brianne R. Huber †††
Brienne Marie Miller
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Major: English Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Political Science
Jenna Leigh Bohlman Grand Forks Major: English
Stephanie Annette Bonham Otsego, Minnesota Major: Spanish
Dakota Magdalen Jewel Breen †† Grand Forks Major: English
Katrina Patricia Brekke
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Chase Edmund Carroll
Grand Forks Major: Communication
Anthony Slater Cavallo
Minneapolis, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Ross Tyler Cochran
Kenosha, Wisconsin Major: Communication
Shauna M. Condry Grand Forks Major: German
David Troy Coulter
Thompson Major: Philosophy & Religion: Religion
Robert Anthony Cozza †
Grand Forks Major: Computer Science
Sean Ryan Crawford
Aberdeen, South Dakota Major: Political Science
Drayton Major: Visual Arts
Andrew Ratcliffe Diemand Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Communication Chicago, Illinois Major: Psychology
Cavalier Major: Communication
Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: History
Ryan Scott Oleksy
Kelly Anne Kracht †††
St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Communication
William James Espe †††
Ashley Marie Kramer
Fargo Major: Economics Major: Philosophy & Religion: Religion
Grand Forks Major: Social Science
Carrie Lynn Larson ††
Alexandria, Minnesota Major: English
Alice Lynne Farrell-DeVore Pearland, Texas Major: Psychology
Jessica Rae Leach
Manvel Major: Communication
Katie Jo Flint
Fargo Major: Spanish
Jinsook Lee
South Korea Major: Communication
Samual Eugene Freudenburg † Kalispell, Montana Major: Communication Major: Honors Program Major: International Studies
West Fargo Major: Political Science Major: Economics
Kaitlyn Ann Kelly ††
Dilworth, Minnesota Major: Communication Major: Philosophy & Religion: Philosophy
Williston Major: History
Mitchell Gregory Molstad †††
Alexa Lynn Nelson
Krosby Jay Kludt
Grand Forks Major: Indian Studies
Roseau, Minnesota Major: Sociology
Tami Jean Victoria Kartio
Bowman Major: French Major: Honors Program
Cameron Wayne Dziubinski
Duluth, Minnesota Major: Communication
Kiley E. Munch
Jacksonville, Florida Major: Political Science
Rebekah Ruthann Duncan
Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Corey Spratling Jungclaus †† Columbus, Mississippi Major: Social Science
Ashley Elizabeth DiPuma
Zachary Ryan Eiken †††
Oslo, Norway Major: Communication
Megan Michelle Juhl †††
Jamestown Major: English
Shelly Ann Bierschbach
Ellen Kathrine Bock-Svendsen
Wishek Major: Honors Program Major: English
Daniel Dean Dewald
Rachel Rae Egstad
Brookings, South Dakota Major: French Major: English
Golden Valley, Minnesota Major: Communication
Bismarck Major: French
Joshua William Baxley Jacksonville, Florida Major: Social Science
Minot Major: Communication
Megan Kay Lysford
Glendive, Montana Major: Political Science
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Communication Forest Lake, Minnesota Major: Communication Maple Grove, Minnesota Major: Social Science
Alexis Nicole Pederson Devils Lake Major: Psychology
Hannah Rae Pommerer
Grand Forks Major: Classical Languages Major: History
Melissa Ann Pung
Grand Forks Major: Classical Studies
Siobhan Nicole Quinn Seattle, Washington Major: Anthropology
Jenna Lee Randall †
Cando Major: English Major: Honors Program
Jacob Welte Richmond Castle Rock, Colorado Major: German
Kaitlin Amanda Ring ††† Williston Major: Communication Major: English
Iver Luther Fundaun
Hannah Jo Manthey ††
Renae Esmeralda Schanilec
Kaci Jo Goebel
Amanda Rae Marcil
Emily Regene Schirmer ††
Elizabeth Skye Mauch
Jeffrey Brian Schneider
Ryan Anthony Mayer
Jennifer Lontz Slabik
Karen Michelle McMahon
Mitchell Drew Smith
Remer, Minnesota Major: History
Fargo Major: Music
Grand Forks Major: Sociology
Rolla Major: History
Nicholas John Gowan Grand Forks Major: English
Barney Major: English
Tyrone Grandstrand
Grand Forks Major: Political Science Major: Economics Major: Honors Program
Grand Forks Major: Spanish
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Political Science
Nichole Colleen Guzman Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Sociology
Fargo Major: Spanish
Brainerd, Minnesota Major: Communication Ashburn, Virginia Major: Communication Fargo Major: French
Fergus Falls, Minnesota Major: Political Science
Dustin Patrick McNally ††
Lisbon Major: International Studies
Jake Thomas Gyllen Mound, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Aubrey Jean McNary † Williston Major: English
Iben Rak Haugen
Oslo, Norway Major: Psychology
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† Denotes cum laude †† Denotes magna cum laude ††† Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 20)
College of Arts & Sciences Bachelor of Arts, continued Jennifer Ashley Smoot Shakopee, Minnesota Major: Sociology
Brandon J. Solberg †† Bismarck Major: Social Science
Trent Joel Stenoien
Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Economics
Emily Rose Metcalf
Grand Forks Major: Graphic Design/New Art Media
Jacquelyn Marie Streiff † Warroad, Minnesota Major: English
Kayla Marie Streit
Otsego, Minnesota Major: Communication
Thomas Walter Sumner Grand Forks Major: Visual Arts
Nicole Marie Thorson Fargo Major: Psychology
Jane ReNae Traub
Grand Forks Major: Psychology
Gary Tuazon
Palm Bay, Florida Major: Chinese Studies
Tanja Rye Vadlid
Kristiansand, Norway Major: English
Austin Thomas Winger ††† Grand Forks Major: Psychology
Ross Evans Zaste
Belcourt Major: Sociology
Jamie R. Bowers ††
Michael George McGourty
Matthew Thomas Boyer ††
Karlie Jean Meier
Chelsea Marie Caron
Chelsea Ann Miller
Jordan M. Delvo
Andrew Marcus Muehlemann
Ryan Matthew Dressler
Sarah Lynn Olson
Jill Marie Duchscherer
Raymond Gene Parisien
Alyssa Faye Fettig
Andrew Paul Sadler †
Andrew B. Flanagin †
Deer River, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Emily Pedersen †
Tipp City, Ohio Major: General Studies
Woodbury, Minnesota Major: Graphic Design/New Art Media
Fargo Major: General Studies
Adrian Popescu
Bascau, Romania Major: Graphic Design/New Art Media Major: Visual Arts
Watertown, Minnesota Major: General Studies Dallas, Texas Major: General Studies
Michael Ray Storey
Grand Forks Major: Anthropology
Samuel Robert Mason
Brainerd, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Bachelor of General Studies
Belcourt Major: General Studies
Colter John Anderson
Grand Forks Major: General Studies
Grand Forks Major: General Studies
Desiree’ A. Bernal †
Benjamin Taylor Schrempp
Lewiston, Idaho Major: General Studies
Chanhassen, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Edmund Gorkeh Blay
Eric Frank Sorenson
Saint Robert, Missouri Major: General Studies
Lake Orion, Michigan Major: General Studies
Joseph Wayne Russell Brown
Troy Neil Thompson
Grand Forks Major: General Studies
Rapid City, South Dakota Major: General Studies
Kathryn Corene DeVaney Sioux Falls, South Dakota Major: General Studies Duluth, Minnesota Major: General Studies Vancouver, Washington Major: General Studies
Grand Forks Major: Visual Arts
Angela Christina Bergmann † Grand Rapids, Minnesota Major: Visual Arts
Keri Ann Gentz
Bismarck Major: Graphic Design/New Art Media
Katie Ann Hastings †
Grand Forks Major: Graphic Design/New Art Media
Grand Forks Major: Psychology Williston Major: Biology
Bismarck Major: Geography Major: Philosophy & Religion: Religion
Katelyn Rose Froehlich McClusky Major: Biology
Laura Marie Fugleberg †††
Jamestown Major: Interdisciplinary Studies: Health Sciences
Eric Paul VandenLangenberg
Nicholas James Henes †††
Sheldon Major: General Studies
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Major: Biology Crookston, Minnesota Major: Psychology Bismarck Major: Geography
Allyssa Ann Hieb
Jamestown Major: Psychology
Alexander Prescott Holen †
Rochester, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Crystal Melissa Bailly
Bismarck Major: Biology
Danielle Rose Hanson
Linde Eivor Hauser
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Mandan Major: Biology/Pre-Health
Kendra Jo VanAckeren
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin Major: General Studies
Rebecca Irene Flatt
Marshall, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Carl Ray Hanson
St. Cloud, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Joel Honish Eisenfeld
Bemidji, Minnesota Major: Biology
Desiree Lyn Uttke
Bismarck Major: General Studies
Steven Larry Dyson
Burlington Major: Psychology
Bachelor of Music
Angel M. Jeanotte
McClusky Major: Mathematics
Reza Hosseinifar †
Belcourt Major: General Studies
Kyle Allen Entzel †
Jamestown Major: Music Education
Martin James Johnson
Aurora, Colorado Major: General Studies
Ligia Carina Feo †
Grand Forks Major: Music Performance
Matthew M. Lakner
Ely, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Emily Rebecca Wirkus † Albert Lea, Minnesota Major: Music Education
Ashley Louise Linnertz Grand Forks Major: General Studies
Tehran, Iran Major: Biology/Pre-Health
Brianne R. Huber ††† Wishek Major: Psychology
Erin Joki †
Grand Rapids, Minnesota Major: Geography
Mitchell M. Kasdan †
Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Geography
Michael Robert Mann
Colin Roscoe Kelly †
Shorewood, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Bachelor of Science
Peter Leslie Manstrom
Bismarck Major: General Studies
Katherine Grace Barnard † Hinsdale, Montana Major: Forensic Science
Jason K. Martin
Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: General Studies
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Niagara Major: Psychology
Kaitlyn Ann Kelly †† Bowman Major: Biology
College of Arts & Sciences Bachelor of Science, continued Kathryn Beth Kram †
Munich Major: Interdisciplinary Studies: Health Sciences
Angela Marie Kumm †
Hutchinson, Minnesota Major: Interdisciplinary Studies: Health Sciences
Marc Francis Lampert Grand Forks Major: Mathematics
Daniel Joseph Larrabee † Thompson Major: Psychology
Brett James Larson
Eagan, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Matthew Hobart Lewis Ventura, California Major: Psychology
Danielle Litzinger
Grand Forks Major: Psychology
Patricia Ann Mader
Parade, South Dakota Major: Psychology
Hannah Jo Manthey †† Fargo Major: Psychology
Molly Kane McClurg † Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Mathematics
Matthew W. McGee Minot Major: Psychology
Jacqualynn Nicole Mercer
Grand Forks Major: Interdisciplinary Studies: Human Morphology & Function
Nickolas Clarence Mickelson Oklee, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Candice Janelle Mogard
Horace Major: Biology/Pre-Health
Katherine Grace Mork Harker Heights, Texas Major: Mathematics
Travis Michael Nelson Devils Lake Major: Psychology
Alexis Ilene Nims †
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
Lisbon Major: Psychology
Thomas Jon Nybo † Grand Forks Major: Geography
Devin Michael Clark
Moorhead, Minnesota Major: Chemistry
Ashley Ann Osborne
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota Major: Geography
Chelsea Thea Poolman †††
Matthew Allan Schuchard
Bismarck Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Ashton Singhal
Hilliard, Ohio Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Brittany Solberg
Grand Forks Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Jessica Marie Wagner
Baudette, Minnesota Major: Mathematics Major: Economics
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Studies
Stephanie Lea Rehovsky Park River Major: Psychology
Chase Matthew Rost Drayton Major: Psychology
Jennifer J. Dvorak
Bachelor of Science in Fisheries & Wildlife Biology
Andrew John Ebertowski
Jennifer Lee Connery
Christopher James Florey †††
Sally Mae Markegard †
John Michael Grabanski
Jamilee Jo Morseth
Derek Lee Biermaier
Roseau, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Alexander James Scales Fergus Falls, Minnesota Major: Forensic Science
Haxtun, Colorado Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Jacob Robert Schafer Mandan Major: Biology
Grand Forks Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Tara Lee Scheer †
Bemidji, Minnesota Major: Biology
Eveleth, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Cassondra Marie Schock †† McVille Major: Chemistry
Grand Forks Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Shaina LaRissa Strating
Devils Lake Major: Chemistry Major: Honors Program
Fullerton Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Rochester, Minnesota Major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology Hettinger Major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology Larimore Major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology
Shana Marie Hall
Goldsboro, North Carolina Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Daniel John Swangler
Kelsey Carol Hanson
Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Mayville Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Carolyn Rose Urbanski
Zachary James Lehmann †
Maplewood, Minnesota Major: Biology/Pre-Health
Bottineau Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Rachel Mae Van Winkle
Paul Willis Massie
Mankato, Minnesota Major: Geography
Park Rapids, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Lisa M. Viessman †
Bachelor of Science in Geology Jon Ryan Lindvig Bismarck Major: Geology
Dana Nathan Pollman
Worthington, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Bottineau Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Elise Christine Widrig
Laci Tanene Schettler ††
Grand Forks Major: Psychology
Garrison Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Lu Zheng †
Changchun China Major: Mathematics
Isaac David Zoller ††
Park Rapids, Minnesota Major: Biology/Pre-Health
† Denotes cum laude †† Denotes magna cum laude ††† Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 20)
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John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences Bruce A. Smith, Dean Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics
Morgan Randall Eliel
Thomas Richard Cameron Mett †††
Samantha Jo Smith ††
Taylor John Felice
Jonathan Francis Murlowski †
Samuel Williamson Spencer †
Sequim, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation
Roswell, Georgia Major: Air Traffic Control
Oradell, New Jersey Major: Commercial Aviation
Blaine, Minnesota Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Liam Anthony Gaughan
Justin Ray Murphy ††
Chicago, Illinois Major: Commercial Aviation
Spokane, Washington Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Chad Andrew Gravesen Marcus Evan Anderson
Kennedy, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Scott Gene Arbuckle ††
Bloomington, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Lewis Robert James Archer † Hope Mills, North Carolina Major: Commercial Aviation
Jenna Caren Bellecourt
Stillwater, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Nicholas Casey Binstock
Mandan Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Andrew David Burley †
Elk River, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Kenmare Major: Commercial Aviation
Honolulu, Hawaii Major: Air Traffic Control
Derek James Collins †
Grand Forks Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Luke Edward Combs
Fromberg, Montana Major: Commercial Aviation
Jennifer Ashley Courtney
Snohomish, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation
Kyle Robert Dixon †
South Beloit, Illinois Major: Air Traffic Control
Tyler John Garrick Dokken †
Redondo Beach, California Major: Commercial Aviation
Steven Kyle Dorn †
Peoria, Arizona Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Patrick William Dowd
Parker, Colorado Major: Air Traffic Control
Grand Forks Major: Air Traffic Control
Bloomington, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Wade Kevin Petersen
Mendota Heights, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Ryan Thomas Harris
Mabton, Washington Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Calvin James Pethan
Chilton, Wisconsin Major: Commercial Aviation
Lucas Allen Hitz †
Tanner Denton Poach ††
Plainview, Nebraska Major: Commercial Aviation
Pelican Rapids, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Ronald Wayne Hubble †††
Benjamin Clark Reid †
Spokane, Washington Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Daeton Ga Ming Chang
Hans William Stempel
Marlette, Michigan Major: Commercial Aviation
Camille Kay Stone
Coon Rapids, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Robert Gene Struth III
Fairfax, Virginia Major: Commercial Aviation
Brian M. Peters
Andrew Allen Hansen
Daniel James Jackson †
Bismarck Major: Air Traffic Control
Grand Forks Major: Air Traffic Control
Andover, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Thomas Allan Carpenter †††
Fremont, Wisconsin Major: Commercial Aviation
Joel Eugene Neimann †
Nicholas Gerald Hallerman
Jebb Kirk Huskinson †††
Elk River, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Plano, Texas Major: Commercial Aviation
Mitchell Steven Reilly ††
Rexburg, Idaho Major: Air Traffic Control
Waterloo, Iowa Major: Commercial Aviation
Brian Dean Rix
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Fergus Falls, Minnesota Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Aaron Jordan Jermier ††
Kirk Allen Saathoff †
Columbus, Wisconsin Major: Air Traffic Control
Miller, Nebraska Major: Air Traffic Control
Christopher Dale Jerry
Erin Mae Schoenrock
Hudson, Wisconsin Major: Commercial Aviation
New London, Wisconsin Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Flight Education
Kurt Madsen Jones
Everett, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation
Kyle Nelson Schurb
Rosemount, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Jonathan Karlen †
Wausau, Wisconsin Major: Commercial Aviation
Nicholas B. Shulstad †††
Grand Forks Major: Aviation Technology Management
Matthew James Lembke
Laporte, Minnesota Major: Aviation Technology Management
Mark Joseph Simpson †††
Spokane, Washington Major: Unmanned Aircraft Sys Operations
Kelly Michelle McLain †
Winchester Bay, Oregon Major: Commercial Aviation
Adam Robert Smith
Jeffrey Ryan Meek
Sandpoint, Idaho Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Wilmeette, Illinois Major: Commercial Aviation
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John Henry Struve
Parker, Colorado Major: Air Traffic Control
Garrison Lee Sunderland Page Major: Air Traffic Control
Michael Alan Swanson
Goodridge, Minneosta Major: Commercial Aviation
David John Tripp
Eagan, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Brett William Udovich
Cottage Grove, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Christopher Blake Uribe
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Major: Commercial Aviation
Joshua Ray Van Pelt
Brookings, South Dakota Major: Commercial Aviation
Jason Dennis Voehl †
Lakefield, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Ryan Patrick Waterman †
Brighton, Michigan Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Air Traffic Control
Cameron Timothy White
Castle Rock, Colorado Major: Commercial Aviation
Ryan David Wilson
Agua Dulce, California Major: Commercial Aviation
Keisuke Yagi
Tokyo, Japan Major: Commercial Aviation
John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences William Michel Crawford
Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Peever, South Dakota Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Jennifer J. Dvorak
Haxtun, Colorado Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Katie Joy Link
Matthew Robert Coker ††
Forsyth, Montana Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Kyle Karston Burg
Grand Forks Major: Computer Science Major: Mathematics
Krista Lynnae Cooley
Jason B. Fuller
Mesa, Arizona Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Grand Forks Major: Computer Science
Joshua Mark Gilbertson
Grand Forks Major: Computer Science
Bjorn Benjamin Gott
Grand Forks Major: Computer Science
Caylan Van Larson
Grand Forks Major: Computer Science
Michael Adam Tintes
West Fargo Major: Computer Science
Cassidy James Williams
Excelsior, Minnesota Major: Computer Science
† Denotes cum laude †† Denotes magna cum laude ††† Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 20)
Scholar in the Honors Program Sally Pyle, Honors Coordinator The following students have met the objectives of the University of North Dakota’s SCHOLAR IN THE HONORS PROGRAM, a program designed to broaden and enrich the undergraduate curriculum.
They have passed sophomore and senior comprehensive examinations, and have been certified for graduation by the Honors Committee of the University. A substantial segment of their University training has been pursued in honor courses, tutorials and colloquia, and they have done independent research.
Brianne R. Huber
Wishek Psychology / English / Honors Program
Kaitlyn Ann Kelly
Bowman French / Biology / Honors Program
Ross Spencer Mullen
St. Cloud, Minnesota Civil Engineering / Honors Program
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Jenna Lee Randall
Cando English / Honors Program
Shaina LaRissa Strating
Devils Lake Chemistry / Honors Program
Senior Departmental Honors Sally Pyle, Honors Coordinator The following student of high ability, having completed independent research in his major field of study and successfully defended his research papers
in comprehensive oral examinations, is being graduated “With Honors” in his major field of study.
Travis Michael Nelson Devils Lake Psychology
Candidates for Commission Lt. Col. Curtis C. Hunt, Professor of Aerospace Studies
Lt. Col. Josh Sauls, Professor of Military Science
Commission as Second Lieutenant United States Air Force
Commission as Second Lieutenant United States Army Sean Ryan Crawford
Aberdeen, South Dakota Political Science Active Duty, Chemical Corps
Matthew Robert Coker Forsyth, Montana Atmospheric Sciences
John Alexander Hoffarth
Jacob John Harstad
Grand Forks Accountancy Corps of Engineers
Otsego, Minnesota Mechanical Engineering
Patrick Brennan Vinge
Golden Valley, Minnesota Information Systems
Student Honor Medallions Honor Medallions are worn by candidates for the bachelor’s degree who have at least 50 graded hours from the University of North Dakota and achieve a scholastic average of 3.50 (cum laude), 3.70 (magna cum laude), and 3.90 (summa cum laude) in courses completed at the University of North Dakota. For the purpose of the commencement program and publication, honors are based on the UND grade point average at the end of the previously completed term. Once final semester grades are recorded and the degree has been cleared by the college, grade point averages are recalculated and final graduation honors are recorded to the transcript and diploma.
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The University Marshals A tradition since the early years of the University of North Dakota, the University Marshals serve as the honorary marshals and ushers for commencement exercises. They are selected primarily from the junior class on the basis of academic excellence. Professional and Graduate Degree Ceremony Grand Marshal: Alyssa Gruchala Charter Marshal: Amanda Lauinger Undergraduate Degree Ceremony Grand Marshal: Jenna Loepp Charter Marshal: Sarah Lawler Amanda Ackerson Kellen Albrecht Jessica Alcon Akwa Atanga Breanna Baerwald Wade Berg Cassie Bina Samantha Braegelmann Jennifer Britz Brittany Broderson Molly Bucher Jaford Burgad Casey Callaghan
Brianna Carkhuff Christina Conneran Logan Cook Rachel Cronquist Emily Doll Elizabeth Dorff Erica Duewel Amelia Feldt Kaitlyn Ferguson Ashley Freeberg Danyelle Fuhrmann Cody Fullerton Stephanie Gagelin Shanna Gisvold Jessica Greer Dustin Gustafson Taylor Hardina Regan Helbling Beatrice Hill Christopher Hoerth Erin Holdman Sara Houselog Paul Jahraus Kally Jorgensen Corissa Kruse Mark Kubat Natalie Levang Britta Liesener
Honorary Faculty Flag Marshal
Karissa Lindseth Hannah Loesch Alaina Martin Michael McMahon Shawn McNally Jacqueline Mellor Emma Meyer Zachary Nichols Alexis Nicholson Alexandar Paulson Jessica Pearce Caitlin Plaine Leah Richter Jen Riskey Michael Ruen Brinn Schmidt Eric Schneider Shelbi Schneider Ashley Schomer Austin Schweer Joclyn Seiler Samuel Solberg Lindsey Spies Erika Stein Jesse Stein Chelsie Weeding Seth Zygarlicke
Myrna Olson A UND faculty member, chosen from the ranks of the Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors, carries the University flag and leads the commencement procession. The Faculty Flag Marshal at today’s ceremony is Myrna Olson, Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor of Teaching and Learning in the College of Education and Human Development. During her 38 years at UND, Dr. Olson has served as an administrator 18 years and taught 32 different courses in higher education and special education. She received the B.C. Gamble Award for Individual Excellence in Teaching and Service in 1983, the Arthur and Lydia Saiki Prize for Graduate and Professional Teaching in 1993, the North Dakota Council for Exceptional Children Humanitarian Award in 1999, and the Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor designation in 2003.
Special Notices Today’s UND Commencement Ceremony is being shown live on Grand Forks Cable Channel 3 and will be broadcast on December 20, 21, 22, and 23. The Graduate Ceremony will be shown at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. The Undergraduate Ceremony will be shown at noon and 8 p.m. Both ceremonies will be televised at 12:00 midnight each day with the Graduate Ceremony airing first. For your convenience, DVD copies of the ceremony can be purchased for $15.50 plus tax and shipping through the University of North Dakota Bookstore. To purchase a copy, contact the Bookstore at (701) 777-4980. A professional photographer will take a picture of each graduate as he or she receives the diploma scroll. This photograph will be made available for purchase by mail following commencement. Whether the individual is the first or last to receive a degree in the graduation ceremony, the conferring of that degree is a very special event for every graduate and family. To this end, it is requested that everyone remain seated until the conclusion of the commencement ceremony.
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Honorary Degrees Awarded Honorary degrees have long been awarded by institutions of higher learning to recognize lives of achievement. In 1909, UND presented its first honorary degree, a Doctor of Laws, to Webster Merrifield, who served the University for 25 years, including 18 as its third president. Honorary degrees from UND particularly recognize those with an association with the University or with the state and region; they also have been presented to such notables as philosopher Mortimer Adler, heart surgeon Michael DeBakey and President John F. Kennedy. 1909, 1913, 1914, 1916, 1918, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1938, 1938, 1939, 1939, 1941, 1941, 1943, 1943, 1943, 1944, 1944, 1944, 1945, 1945, 1946, 1946, 1946, 1947, 1947, 1947, 1948, 1948, 1948, 1948, 1948, 1948, 1949, 1949, 1949, 1949, 1950, 1950, 1951, 1951, 1951, 1951, 1951, 1952, 1952, 1952, 1953, 1953, 1954,
Webster Merrifield, Doctor of Laws Roger W. Cooley, Master of Laws E.M. Babcock, Doctor of Science Homer B. Sprague, Doctor of Laws Joseph P. Kennedy, Doctor of Laws John Lee Coulter, Doctor of Laws F.P. Robertson, Doctor of Laws Howard Huston, Master of Arts Thomas D. Campbell, Doctor of Laws Guy C.H. Corliss, Doctor of Laws Vilhjalmur Stefanssen, Doctor of Laws Maxwell Upson, Doctor of Engineering John M. Hancock, Doctor of Laws Thomas F. Kane, Doctor of Laws John F. Douglas, Doctor of Laws J.F.T. O’Connor, Doctor of Laws Frederick Koch, Doctor of Letters John Burke, Doctor of Laws Sveinbjorn Johnson, Doctor of Laws A.G. Burr, Doctor of Laws Vincent J. Ryan, Doctor of Laws C.J. Hambro, Doctor of Laws Gudmundur Grimson, Doctor of Laws Crown Prince Olav of Norway, Doctor of Laws John W. Dafoe, Doctor of Laws Clarence Daniel O’Connor, Doctor of Humanities John O. Christianson, Doctor of Science Walter L. Stockwell, Doctor of Laws John Alister Hutcheson, Doctor of Science Sigureir Sigurdsson, Doctor of Humanities Boyd Milne Begg, Doctor of Science George Addison Talbert, Doctor of Science Edward Francis Flynn, Doctor of Laws Barend Herman Kroeze, Doctor of Humanities Elwyn Francis Chandler, Doctor of Science David Rhys Jenkins, Doctor of Science Elmer Ellis, Doctor of Laws Melvin A. Brannon, Doctor of Science Raymond A. Heising, Doctor of Science George Albert Selke, Doctor of Laws Adolph Marcus Christianson, Doctor of Laws John S. Lundy, Doctor of Science William L. Nuessle, Doctor of Laws Ezra Thayer Towne, Doctor of Humanities Luther Earle Birdzell, Doctor of Laws Harley F. French, Doctor of Science Franklin Jerome Lunding, Doctor of Laws John Morris Gillette, Doctor of Humanities Charles John Breitwieser, Doctor of Science Lawrence Vold, Doctor of Laws Alfred G. Arvold, Doctor of Humanities Charles J. Murphy, Doctor of Laws M. Beatrice Johnstone, Doctor of Humanities Chester E. Fritz, Doctor of Laws Edward H. McDermott, Doctor of Laws George A. Abbott, Doctor of Laws Juan Mendoza Rodriquez, Doctor of Laws Homer N. Wallin, Doctor of Science Daniel F. Bull, Doctor of Communication Sciences Edmund O. Belsheim, Doctor of Laws A. Hoyt Taylor, Doctor of Science Fred J. Traynor, Doctor of Laws Theodore H. Fenske, Doctor of Science
1954, 1954, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1956, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1959, 1959, 1959, 1960, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1962, 1962, 1962, 1963, 1963, 1963, 1965, 1965, 1965, 1965, 1966, 1966, 1966, 1967, 1967, 1967, 1968, 1968, 1969, 1969, 1969, 1970, 1970, 1970, 1970, 1970, 1971, 1971, 1973, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1981, 1982, 1982, 1983, 1983, 1983,
Arno Carl Fieldner, Doctor of Science Alfred Jacobsen, Doctor of Science Luther W. Youngdahl, Doctor of Laws John C. Baker, Doctor of Laws Robert D. Campbell, Doctor of Laws Harlan Henthorns Hatcher, Doctor of Laws John Chester West, Doctor of Humanities Richard Simpson Watson, Doctor of Laws Richard Blackburn Black, Doctor of Science Olger B. Burtness, Doctor of Laws Min Hin Li, Doctor of Humanities Russell Reid, Doctor of Humanities James Duane Squires, Doctor of Laws Henry G. Lykken, Doctor of Engineering Hermann Hegedorn, Doctor of Humanities Jerome Hall, Doctor of Laws J. Maxwell Anderson, Doctor of Humanities Edgar Dale, Doctor of Humanities Rudolph J. Gielsness, Doctor of Laws Cushman D. Haagensen, Doctor of Science Grover Holt, Doctor of Engineering Grayson L. Kirk, Doctor of Humanities George A. Lundberg, Doctor of Laws Herbert G. Nilles, Doctor of Laws Edward K. Thompson, Doctor of Humanities Neal A. Weber, Doctor of Science J. Frederick Weltzin, Doctor of Humanities Philip W. West, Doctor of Science Waldemar Westergaard, Doctor of Laws Paul Yoder, Doctor of Music Alexander Grow Budge, Doctor of Laws Thomas E. Whelan, Doctor of Laws Charles E. Scott, Doctor of Humanities Elmo B. Roper, Doctor of Humanities James H. Douglas, Doctor of Laws Ronald N. Davies, Doctor of Laws Fred George Aandahl, Doctor of Laws Thomas Joseph Burke, Doctor of Laws O.H. Thormodsgard, Doctor of Laws James Morris, Doctor of Laws Harold D. Shaft, Doctor of Laws Owen Meredith Wilson, Doctor of Laws John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Doctor of Laws Edward J. Devitt, Doctor of Laws Bertin C. Gamble, Doctor of Laws Orin Alva Stevens, Doctor of Science Thomas C. Barger, Doctor of Laws Robert E. Bradley, Doctor of Engineering Herbert Victor Prochnow, Doctor of Laws Robert E. Slaughter, Doctor of Laws David E. Bell, Doctor of Laws Leonard W. Larson, Doctor of Laws Joseph C. Allen, Doctor of Engineering Robert H. Bahmer, Doctor of Laws Malcolm Moos, Doctor of Laws Era Bell Thompson, Doctor of Humane Letters Arthur Naftalin, Doctor of Laws Richard Beck, Doctor of Literature Eric Sevareid, Doctor of Laws James L. Elder, Doctor of Engineering Harry H. Ransom, Doctor of Literature Warren J. Hanna, Doctor of Laws George C. Wheeler, Doctor of Laws B. Fred Davidson, Doctor of Laws William A. Franta, Doctor of Engineering Christopher J. Hamre, Doctor of Science Frank Edward Stinchfield, Doctor of Science George W. Starcher, Doctor of Laws Thomas S. Kleppe, Doctor of Laws E.A. Haunz, Doctor of Science Carlton A. Pederson, Doctor of Laws W.E. Koenker, Doctor of Laws Mary Jean Mannes, Bachelor of Laws Thomas McGrath, Doctor of Literature Anne H. Carlsen, Doctor of Humanities Warren Christopher, Doctor of Laws Mortimer J. Adler, Doctor of Humane Letters Frank N. Low, Doctor of Science Fred L. Snyder, Doctor of Science
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1984, 1986, 1986, 1986, 1987, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1989, 1989, 1989, 1990, 1990, 1990, 1990, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1992, 1992, 1992, 1992, 1992, 1992, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1994, 1994, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1997, 1997, 1998, 1998, 1998, 1998, 1999, 1999, 1999, 2000, 2000, 2000, 2001, 2001, 2001, 2001, 2002, 2002, 2002, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2005, 2006, 2006, 2006, 2007, 2007, 2008, 2008, 2008, 2008, 2008, 2009, 2009, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2011,
Wilson M. Laird, Doctor of Science James E. Olson, Doctor of Laws James F. Seifert, Doctor of Laws Owen W. Webster, Doctor of Science Duane B. Haagenson, Doctor of Engineering Lois Phillips Hudson, Doctor of Letters Merlin E. Dewing, Doctor of Laws Weston R. Christopherson, Doctor of Laws Agnes Geelan, Doctor of Humane Letters Arley Bjella, Doctor of Laws Bernard P. Randolph, Doctor of Engineering Michael E. DeBakey, Doctor of Science Robert E. Mautz, Doctor of Laws Bruce McArthur, Doctor of Engineering Frank A. Wenstrom, Doctor of Laws Andrew Freeman, Doctor of Engineering Lee Gerdine, Doctor of Music Donald Grangaard, Doctor of Laws Lowell Swenson, Doctor of Laws Harold Schafer, Doctor of Laws William E. Cornatzer, Doctor of Science Margaret Heyse Cory, Doctor of Science Richard J. Lee, Doctor of Science Vivian Hanson Meehan, Doctor of Science Harold Resinger, Doctor of Science Louis W. Sullivan, Doctor of Science Thomas M. Hamilton, Doctor of Engineering Bill Martin Jr., Doctor of Letters Stanley A. Moe, Doctor of Engineering Everette L. Webb, Doctor of Engineering Gilmore Schjeldahl, Doctor of Engineering James F. Buchli, Doctor of Science Jon Hassler, Doctor of Letters Roland H. Flint, Doctor of Letters George A. Sinner, Doctor of Laws John W. Vennes, Doctor of Science Jim R. Carrigan, Doctor of Laws Clara A. Pederson, Doctor of Humane Letters Theodore V. Galambos, Doctor of Engineering Patricia Wallace Ingraham, Doctor of Laws Arthur A. Link, Doctor of Laws Vito Perrone, Doctor of Humanities Eugene R. Dahl, Doctor of Laws John C. MacFarlane, Doctor of Engineering Dale F. Morrison, Doctor of Laws Thomas J. Clifford, Doctor of Laws Bernard O’Kelly, Doctor of Letters Dwight Baumann, Doctor of Laws Richard A. Olafson, Doctor of Letters Patricia A. Owens, Doctor of Letters Raymond Rude, Doctor of Letters Peter Schickele, Doctor of Letters Calvin K. Fercho, Doctor of Letters Lloyd Omdahl, Doctor of Letters Noel Watson, Doctor of Letters Byron L. Dorgan, Doctor of Letters Robert Kyle, Doctor of Letters Kurt H. Mueller, Doctor of Letters H.F. “Sparky” Gierke, Doctor of Letters Charles “Chuck” Johnson, Doctor of Letters A. Bart Holaday, Doctor of Letters Lance W. Lord, Doctor of Letters Rodney J. Rohrich, Doctor of Letters Laurel Reuter, Doctor of Letters Russell Lefevre, Doctor of Letters Phil Jackson, Doctor of Letters Jean Kiesau, Doctor of Letters William Marcil, Doctor of Letters Steinar Opstad, Doctor of Letters Edward T. Schafer, Doctor of Letters Edwin Benson, Doctor of Letters LaVonne Russell Hootman, Doctor of Letters James C. Ray, Doctor of Letters Howard A. Dahl, Doctor of Letters Earl Pomeroy, Doctor of Letters Kenneth L. Mellem, Doctor of Letters
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.
traditions have been continued. To maintain continuity with the past, University of North Dakota faculty, the stage officials and the degree candidates will wear academic dress. Principal features of academic garb are the gown, cap and hood. Early it became necessary for universities to set rules to preserve the dignity and meaning of academic dress. Both Cambridge and Oxford since the 15th century have made academic dress a matter of university control even to its minor details, and have repeatedly published revised regulations. American universities agreed on a definite system in 1895.
The ceremony you will witness today will be less formal than would have been the case even two decades ago. Still, many
Academic Dress THE GOWN. The flowing gown comes from the 12th century. While it originally may have been worn as protection against the chill of unheated buildings, it has today become symbolic of the democracy of scholarship, for it covers any trappings of rank or social standing underneath. It is black for all degrees, with pointed sleeves for the bachelor’s degree recipient, long closed sleeves with a slit at the arm or wrist for the master’s degree, or full bell double sleeves for the doctoral degree. Bachelor’s and master’s degree gowns have no trimming. For the doctoral degree, the gown is faced down the front with velvet and has three bars of velvet across the sleeves in the color distinctive of the faculty or discipline to which the degree pertains.
are: white, College of Arts and Sciences; drab (subdued orange), College of Business and Public Administration; black and white, John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences; blue and white, College of Education and Human Development; orange, School of Engineering and Mines; purple, School of Law; green, School of Medicine; apricot, College of Nursing; black, Graduate School. For undergraduate students, the tassels hang on the right side of the cap until they receive their degrees, at which time the tassel is moved to the left. For master’s students, the tassel hangs on the left side of the cap and is not moved. THE HOOD. The hood is trimmed with one or more chevrons of a secondary color on the ground of the primary color of the college. The color of the facing of the hood denotes the discipline represented by the degree; the color of the lining designates the university or college which granted the degree. The official colors of the University of North Dakota, selected by the student body in preparation for the institution’s first commencement in 1889, are the pink and green of the prairie rose.
THE CAP. Under Roman law, a slave that had been set free received the privilege of wearing a cap. The academic cap is a sign of freedom of scholarship, and of the responsibility and dignity with which scholarship endows the wearer. Ancient poetry records the cap of scholarship as square to symbolize the book. The color of the tassel denotes the discipline. At the University of North Dakota, the tassel colors associated with academic divisions
Ceremonial Objects THE MACE. The mace was initially modeled after a 12th century implement of war. In earlier days, the mace, or heavy staff, was borne by or carried before a magistrate or other dignitary as an ensign of authority. A mace is placed as the symbol of royal authority on the treasury table in the British House of Commons at the opening of each session and is removed at its close. In the U.S. House of Representatives, it is a rather plain staff mounted in a marble pedestal at the right hand of the Speaker. The mace of the University of North Dakota symbolizes authority to carry out its mission, especially the granting of degrees. Made from the oak of the University’s first building, “Old Main,” the mace is carried by a marshal during academic processions and is placed at a prominent spot on the stage during commencement.
of the seal eventually became a symbol of authority. One side of the medallion worn by the president bears an engraving of the University’s official seal and the names of all former presidents are included on the chain of office. THE CHARTER. The University of North Dakota was founded six years before North Dakota became a state. The original, handwritten charter, enacted in 1883 by the Dakota Territorial Assembly, is preserved in UND’s archives. One facsimile is displayed in the President’s Office and another is used at commencements and other special occasions. THE UNIVERSITY FLAG. The University flag features the UND flame logo set on a white background. The flag is used at ceremonial events and is carried by the honorary faculty flag marshal to lead the commencement procession. The flag is displayed on the stage during the commencement ceremony along with the mace and charter.
THE MEDALLION. A medallion or seal of office worn by the head of an educational institution is a practice that also dates to the Middle Ages. In those times, a seal was used to mark documents as official. Possession of the seal was so important that it was usually worn around the neck for safekeeping. The wearing
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Anniversaries Honors Program
Chester Fritz Library
The UND Honors Program has been bringing together students and faculty to enhance creativity, critical thinking, and scholarship for 50 years. In September 1961, 29 students were the first to be accepted into Honors at UND. From that modest beginning, the Honors Program now serves more than 500 students annually and has over 1,200 alumni.
For 50 years the Chester Fritz Library has served as the heart of intellectual inquiry and discovery at the University of North Dakota. Providing adequate library facilities had been a major challenge for the University since its founding. The problem became critical with the tremendous enrollment growth that followed World War II.
Students in the Honors Program participate in small discussion-based classes, service learning experiences, travel classes, and undergraduate research. These collective “Best Practice” experiences create a learning community that emphasizes intellectual exploration and civic engagement. This culture spans the UND campus as Honors students and faculty represent a wide range of disciplines.
As the University celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1958, a former student stepped up with an announcement that heralded a new era for students and faculty alike. Chester Fritz, an international bullion trader who had attended UND from 1908 to 1910, announced the gift of $1 million toward construction of a new library building. It was the first million-dollar gift in the University’s history.
The flexibility of the Honors Program benefits students, who may choose to stay in the Program for one semester or for all four years. Students who successfully complete the program requirements, including the Senior Honors Thesis, graduate as “Scholars in the Honors Program.” Each semester’s graduates are listed in the commencement program. In celebration of its 50th anniversary year, the Honors Program hosted “A Great Conversation with Dr. James Orbinski,” the Upper Midwest Regional Honors Conference, and two Undergraduate Research Forums. In addition, the Honors Program received the UND Foundation/ Thomas J. Clifford Award for Departmental Excellence in Teaching at the annual Founders Day Banquet in February 2011. The Honors Program receives strong support from the President and the Vice President for Academic Affairs, and looks forward to another 50 years of success!
The Chester Fritz Library was dedicated on Oct. 13, 1961. In his brief remarks, Fritz noted that the library represented a “long reach into the future … For it is my fervent hope that this will become a library of distinction, a library that will be a working center for ideas.” When the Chester Fritz Library opened, UND’s enrollment was 4,784. Through the 1960s and 1970s, enrollment would grow dramatically, along with the University’s research mission and graduate education program. The need for significant expansion of library facilities became acute. The 1979 session of the North Dakota Legislature appropriated $4.5 million for an addition that would double the size of the library. Ground was broken on Sept. 3, 1980; the expanded and fully renovated library was dedicated on Oct. 9, 1982. As needs and media have continued to evolve, so too has the Chester Fritz Library. Its resources serve a wide range of audiences on and off campus and throughout the region. Even so, those who first walked into the new Chester Fritz Library 50 years ago would still recognize its atmosphere, mission, and dedication to the spirit of learning.
Honors Program students visit the well-known spoon bridge and cherry fountain in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden next to the Walker Art Center.
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