UND Alumni Review Spring 2018

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CONTENTS ALUMNI REVIEW I VOL. 101 NO. 1 I SPRING 2018

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MESSAGE FROM DEANNA Mark your calendars for an exciting Homecoming 2018.

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PEDAL POWER UNO grad puts her MBA and her love of fitness to good use.

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HOT PLATES Haylee (Swanson) Houkom, '13, turns passion for health and fitness into a booming meal prep business.

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A BALANCING ACT Cassie Thompson, '17, went directly from the classroom to owning a business while holding down a fulltime job.

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GOLD RUSH Alumni make UNO proud with Olympic efforts in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

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CAMPUS NEWS The latest news from your alma mater.

30 CEO I DoAnno Canson Zulk, '86 Associate Editor

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Contributing Writers

Rob C.:u'Otin, '89, '00 Kaylee Cusack, '10, '12 David Ooods, '88 Lea� lhry, '02 Connor Murphy

UNO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION &

FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chair I Doug Podolak, '72

Vice Chair

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Riek Lae, '78

Oireetors Cindy Blikre, '91: Steve Burian, '90, '92; Kris Compton, '77: Jody Feragen, '78; Sara Garland, '68, '72; Phil Gisi, '82; Dr. John Gray, '87: Mike H:imeffik, '84, '88: Marten Hoekslr.i, '82: Linda Laskowski. '72, '73; Doug Malk. '86; Rob Mllcholl, '74: Carrie McIntyre Panetta, '88; Fernanda Phllbrlclc, '94, '96; Jim Poolman, '92: Jodi Rolland, '92; cathy Rydell, '88; Dave Saggau, '86, '89; Chad wochte,; and Terri Zimme<man, '85.

Alica Brekke, '79, '87: Marl<Kennedy:DeAnnaCarlsonZink, '86: Tom Dilorenzo and Dr. Joshua Wynne.

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ALUMNI NEWS Who's doing what: news about your fellow classmates.

ADDITIONS & CELEBRATIONS Celebrating alumni weddings, anniversaries, and births.

Ex Officio

Jan Qrvlk, '94

GIVING BACK FOR YEARS TO COME Pioneering alumna and husband set up scholarships for aspiring women leaders in fisheries and wildlife biology.

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ALU MN I NEWS

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Dr. Omer Larson from the UNO Biology Department? Larson, pictured here in 1967, spent 30 years in the department.

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ALUMNI NEWS

Updates from around the world.

1960s Remember when, on the last day of 1963, the eternal flame was first lit in the Old Main Memorial Plaza? The flame symbolizes the light of truth and knowledge.

1964 Robert Wefald, '64, has been appointed by President Trump to the American Battle Monuments Commission. Wefald is a retired judge who served 27 years in the U.S. Navy and Naval Reserve.

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Duaine Sanden, ' ..65, has been elected into the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame. Sanden began his radio career at age 13 and has spent more than 50 years in the business. He has broadcast thousands of games for KNOX Radio in Grand Forks.

Joan Meyers Baker, '67, is serving as vice president of the boards of directors of the United States Tennis Association (USTA), USTA Player Development and USTA National Tennis Center.

T he USTA owns and operates the US Open, one of the four tennis Grand Slams and the largest attended sporting event in the world. Joan also serves on the board of directors of the USTA Foundation, the USTA's philanthropic arm.

Robert Kallberg, '68, has published his first nonfiction book, "Where T he Popsicles Are," an account of his spouse's 12-year battle with cancer.

1966 Harris Bailey, '66, '67, has retired after 17 years as Richland County (N.D.} Auditor.

1970s Remember when, in 1973, room and board rates increased $10 each? During the 1973-74 school year, students paid $160 for a room and $236 for a fiveday meal plan per semester.

ALUMNI NEWS

2001

Elizabeth (Kolstoe) Mackowick,

Tim Solberg, '04, is a nationally

Jay Knudson, '01, '04, has been

'03, '05, received the 2017-18

appointed by Gov. Doug Burgum to a judgeship in the Northeast Central Judicial District of North Dakota.

Exceptional Title I Educator Award from the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.

Mackowick is a Title I and reading coordinator for West Fargo (N.D.) Public Schools.

accredited planner for the city of West Fargo, N.D.

Michael Kreun, '01, has been

elected to a six-year term on the Spring Lake Park School Board in Blaine, Minn. Kreun is an attorney with Beisel & Dunlevy, PA in Minneapolis.

Brandy Moe, '03, is a sourcing manager with Momentum Recycling in Denver, Colo.

2002

Michael Neis, '03, is the manager of Central City Lumber in Carrington, N.D.

North Dakota Board of Nursing

by Gov. Doug Burgum. Buettner is director of the UND nurse anesthesia program and works as a CANA at Altru Health System.

Stephanie Stiel, '03, is a Judge in the East Central Judicial District of North Dakota. Stiel was appointed by Gov. Doug Burgum after working as an attorney with Conmy Feste Ltd. of Fargo since 2004.

Kevin Buettner, '02, '04, '07, '13, has been appointed to the

Josh Hoch graber, '02, a

technology advisor with Marco in Detroit Lakes, Minn., has been named one of the top 40 business professionals in the Northern Plains under the age of 40 by Prairie Business magazine.

Todd Van Orman, '03, assistant professor of finance at the University of Mary in Bismarck, N.D., has been appointed to Railway Credit Union's Supervisory Committee.

Tracie Malberg, '02, Is a staff

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physician with Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Courtney (Barstad) Logan, '04, '06, is a licensed realtor with RE/ MAX Grand in Grand Forks.

Ross Munns, '02, is a human resources officer with the Bank of North Dakota in Bismarck.

Brian Fisher, '04, is a

Jeffrey Schatz, '02, will retire

at the end of the school year as superintendent of the Fargo Public Schools system. Schatz, who has spent 32 years working in K-12 education, has been superintendent since 2012.

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Brian Bailey, '03, is a graphic production designer with Buffalo Wild Wings in Minneapolis.

Kelsey (Reek) Fellows, '03,

is a manager of strategic partnerships with Discovery Benefits in Fargo.

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shareholder in the Dickinson, N.D., office of accounting finn Brady, Martz & Associates.

Lora (Petrik) Wilson, '04, is a

stay-at-home mom in Bismarck, N.D.

2005

Jonathan Fortner, '05, is the

director of government relations for the North Dakota Lignite Energy Council.

Scott Holdman, '05, '15, director

of the Impact Institute in Fargo, has been named one of the top 40 business professionals in the Northern Plains under the age of 40 by Prairie Business magazine.

Dennis Newell, '05, is head Cross County and Track & Field coach at the University of Mary in Bismarck, N.D. This past fall, Newell coached the school's women's Cross Country team to its second consecutive conference and regional titles and a runner-up finish at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championship.

Kevin Till, '05, is the manufacturing manager for Autoliv Electronics Night Vision in Goleta, Calif., where the vast majority of the world's supply of infrared night vision cameras for automotive safety applications are designed and produced.

Bradley Jaeger, '04, is co-owner of a Pizza Ranch restaurant in Dickinson, N.D.

Joan (Schaefer) Zander, '05, '06, is a therapist with Dakota

Dustin Scott, '04, a senior project manager at Moore Engineering in West Fargo, graduated from the American Council of Engineering Companies of North Dakota Emerging Leadership Institute.

Scott was also named to Prairie Business magazine's list of 40 Under 40.

2006

Family Services in Minot, N.D.

Meghan Compton, '06, '10,

chief legal counsel for Altru Health System in Grand Forks, has been named one of the top 40 business professionals in the Northern Plains under the age of 40 by Prairie Business magazine.

Jonathan For tner, '06, is the

director of government relations

for the North Dakota Lignite Energy Council.

Aaron Haskins, '06, is a

mortgage banking officer with Starion Bank in Fargo.

Cody Schulz, '06, is North

Dakota's Director of Homeland Security.

Alyssa Weber, '06, '10, is a post­

doctoral psychology resident with Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch in Minot, N.D.

2007

Michelle Alland, '07, '13, is the program director of the post­ graduate Cardiology Nurse Practitioner Fellowship program at Mayo Clinic in Arizona.

Brittany Keller, '07, is a certified

nurse practitioner with Sanford Medical Center in Fargo.

Michael Lopez, '07, '11, is a research consultant with HBR Consulting in Fargo.

2008

Amanda Black, '08, is a SAP­ certified consultant with Cloud Consulting Partners, Inc. in

Shakopee, Minn.

Amber (Flickinger) Flynn, '08, '10, is a realtor with Hatch Realty in Grand Forks.

Rob Meek, '08, is a client sales executive with the Minneapolis office of SAP Concur, a provider of integrated travel and expense management services and solutions.

Cory Mock, '08, executive director of the Greater Grand Forks Young Professionals, bookstore owner, and minority leader in the N.D. House of Representatives, has been named one of the top 40 business professionals in the Northern Plains under the age of 40 by Prairie Business magazine.