ALUMNI NEWS
Shelly Matthews, ’84, has published a new book, “Perfect Martyr: The Stoning of Stephen and the Construction of Christian Identity,” (Oxford University Press, 2010). She and her husband, George Frein, live in Greenville, S.C.
Paul Sukut, ’84, has been named chief financial officer for Basin Electric Power Cooperative. He has been employed by Basin or its subsidiary, Dakota Gasification Co., for 27 years. He lives in Bismarck with his wife, Colette.
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Connie (Johnson) Hovendick, ’85, received the Director of the Year award from the North Dakota Special Education Study Council, recognizing her for outstanding leadership in the field of special education. She and her husband, Dave, reside in Warwick, N.D.
Steve Dusek, ’87, has been named president and chief executive officer of Dakota Certified Development Corp. in Fargo. He and his wife, Suellen, live in Fargo.
UND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AND UND FOUNDATION ADDS NEW BOARD MEMBERS
Scott T. Jagodzinski, ’87, is chief executive officer of Mediaspace Solutions, Inc. in Norwalk, Conn. Scott and his wife, Jackie (Muellenbach), ’87, live in Eden Prairie, Minn. James Hovey, ’87, ’96, was chosen by Governor John Hoeven to fill a vacant North Dakota district judge’s seat in New Rockford, N.D. He and his wife Annette (Dufault), ’87, reside in Grand Forks and are looking forward to moving back to his hometown of New Rockford. Scott Hasbrouck, ’87, joined the staff of Brady Martz & Associates, Grand Forks, in its tax department. He’ll assist clients with federal, state and international taxation issues. Scott and his wife, Patricia, reside in Thompson, N.D.
Marc Chorney grew up in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from UND in 1981. He was a four-year letterwinner in hockey and went on to play professional hockey in the NHL for five years. He was inducted into the UND Letterwinners Association Hall of Fame in 2002. In 1992, he started what is now Rockland Industrial Products, LLC in Red Wing, Minn. Rockland currently has five manufacturing facilities in Canada and the U.S. that supply floors to trailer manufacturers and cabinets to Home Depot and Menards. Marc and his wife, Lynn, ’82, live in Hastings, Minn. They have four children: Terra, Taylor, Nicole and Marcus.
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Jody Feragen earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from UND in 1978, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Minnesota. She also attended Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program. Jody is the senior vice president and chief financial officer for Hormel Foods Corp., and oversees all financial areas including accounting, information technology, internal audit, investor relations and treasury. Jody’s husband, Duane, is also a 1978 graduate of UND. They have two grown daughters, Kari and Kelsey.
John O. Larsen, ’87, has been elected by the board of directors of Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL) to serve as the company’s president. John and his wife, Theresa, live in Waunakee, Wis. Brenda Zent, ’87, has accepted a position with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of the International Tax Counsel (ITC). Brenda lives in Arlington, Va.