UND 2014 Summer Commencement Program

Summer COMMENCEMENT AUGUST 8, 2014

Congratulations to the Graduates Greetings to you all on this momentous day! On behalf of the State Board of Higher Education, I would like to congratulate you on this great achievement. Today, as you receive your diploma from the University of North Dakota, know that it is much more than a certificate of participation – it is the bedrock for building a successful future.

Everyone is capable of aspiring to great goals in life. But dream as we may, the most important factor is becoming capable of achieving them. Henry David Thoreau, a great American mind, put it best: “If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now, put foundations under them.” Graduates, by pursuing and completing your education at UND, you have well equipped yourselves to lay the foundations upon which your castles — your ambitions, your aspirations — can stand.

I commend you for choosing to pursue higher education in North Dakota, and congratulate you on reaching the first of many goals: college graduation. I look forward to seeing the impact that you, our soon-to-be UND alumni, can make on this state and beyond.

Kirsten Diederich, Chair The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education Kirsten Diederich, Fargo Terry Hjelmstad, Minot Kevin Melicher, Fargo Don Morton, Fargo Kathleen Neset, Tioga Kari Reichert, Bismarck Grant Shaft, Grand Forks Christopher McEwen (North Dakota State University), Student Member Eric Murphy (University of North Dakota), Faculty Advisor Janice Hoffarth (University of North Dakota), Staff Advisor

Officers of the University Robert O. Kelley, President Thomas M. DiLorenzo, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Joshua Wynne, Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences Alice C. Brekke, Vice President for Finance and Operations Lori M. Reesor, Vice President for Student Affairs Susan Balcom Walton, Vice President for University and Public Affairs Barry Milavetz, Interim Vice President for Research and Economic Development Suzanne Anderson, University Registrar

ON THE FRONT COVER: The Soaring Eagle Garden south of the Chester Fritz Library features native prairie plants. Highlighting the garden is Soaring Eagle, a 17-foot-high rebar sculpture created by American Indian artist and UND alumnus Bennett Brien. ON THE BACK COVER:

Located on the site of UND’s first building, the Old Main Memorial Sphere celebrates the University’s dedication to learning and social progress. Photograph by Jackie Lorentz.

The Order of Exercises 2014 Summer Commencement Ceremony

3:00 p.m., Friday, August 8, 2014, Chester Fritz Auditorium

President Robert O. Kelley, Presiding 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 Processional......................................................... “Pomp and Circumstance” Michael Wittgraf

Please stand during the Processional.

“America the Beautiful”................................................ Angela Schmaltz Greetings.................................................................. President Robert O. Kelley Conferral of Honorary Degrees.... President Robert O. Kelley

Karen Nyberg, Doctor of Letters

Escorted and presented by Dean Hesham El-Rewini

Linda Pancratz, Doctor of Letters

Escorted and presented by Dean Margaret Williams

Conferring of Academic Degrees............................... President Robert O. Kelley Mark Brickson, Proctor

(Order of degrees begins on Page 3)

Alumni Greetings....................................... Deanna Carlson-Zink UND Alumni Association and Foundation

“Alma Mater”...........................................The Assemblage

Angela Schmaltz, 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 full-time UND faculty members, who thereafter may use the title “Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor.”

Nominations are solicited from members of the V.P.A.A. Academic Cabinet and the Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors; these are evaluated by a committee chaired by the graduate dean and composed of three Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors and faculty representatives from each academic college not represented by a Fritz Professor.

The recommendations are reviewed by the Vice President for Academic Affairs and forwarded to the President for final decision.

William F. Sheridan, Biology Roxanne Vaughan, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Sharon C. Wilsnack, Neuroscience Michael Wittgraf, Music Stephen A. Wonderlich, Clinical Neuroscience Former faculty members who were honored with Fritz Professorships include: Michael A. Anderegg, English James Antes, Psychology Robert Beck (deceased), Law Richard Beringer, History William V. Borden (deceased), English William E. Cornatzer (deceased), Biochemistry and

Molecular Biology Richard D. Crawford, Biology Kenneth J. Dawes, Social Work Sandra Donaldson, English 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 (deceased), 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 (deceased), 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 Kathleen A. Tiemann, Sociology D. Jerome Tweton, History Stephen K. Wikel, Microbiology and Immunology Charles A. Wood, Space Studies Kevin D. Young, Microbiology and Immunology

Chester Fritz attended UND from 1908 to 1910. He became an international trader in precious metals and lived most of his life in China and Europe. In establishing the endowment for the professorships — just one of his many gifts to UND — as an “investment in the future of my Alma Mater and of the people who make the future what it shall be.” He added, “I am especially indebted to the fine teachers who, in the end, have determined in large measure, how well I was able to learn and to use the knowledge that the University of North Dakota could provide.”

Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors currently serving on the faculty include: Michael C. Beard, English Holly Brown-Borg, Pharmacology, Physiology and

Therapeutics Edward C. Carlson, Anatomy and Cell Biology 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 Warren Jensen, Aviation Michael Mann, Chemical Engineering James E. Mitchell, Neuroscience James Mochoruk, History Thomas Mohr, Physical Therapy Myrna R. Olson, Teaching and Learning Leon F. Osborne, Atmospheric Sciences Thomas V. Petros, Psychology Michael Poellot, Atmospheric Sciences Isaac Schlosser, Biology Wayne Seames, Chemical Engineering Santhosh K. Seelan, Space Studies Mary Ann Sens, Pathology

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School of Graduate Studies — Doctoral Degrees Astrid Shanthi D’Cunha, Karnataka, India

Wayne S. Swisher, Dean

Major: Counseling Psychology Dissertation: Mental Illness Stigma, Mental Health Literacy, and Psychological Help-Seeking in a Rural Population Advisor: Dr. Cindy Juntunen

Doctor of Philosophy

Lindsay Anna Deling, Rochester, Minnesota

Emmanuel Adjei-Boateng, Dudeasi, Ghana

Major: Clinical Psychology

Major: Teaching & Learning

Dissertation: Burnout in Applied Behavior Analysis Tutors: The Role of Personality, Stress, and Affectivity Advisor: Dr. John-Paul Legerski

Dissertation: Experiences of Beginning Teachers in a Resident Teacher Program: A Phenomenological Study Advisor: Dr. Bonni Gourneau

Lizabeth Ann Diers, Nisland, South Dakota

Vanessa Louise Armstrong, Bemidji, Minnesota

Major: Teaching & Learning

Major: Pharmacology, Physiology & Therapeutics

Dissertation: A Ten Year Study of Earned Income Tax Credit Utilization in Western South Dakota: Where You Live Matters Advisor: Dr. Mary Baker

Dissertation: The Interplay Between Aging, Growth Hormone, The Methionine Pathway, and Epigenetic Methylation Marks and Mechanisms Advisor: Dr. Holly Brown-Borg

Lauren Elizabeth Fuller, Fort Worth, Texas

Barbara Annette Arnold-Tengesdal, Appleton, Wisconsin

Major: Counseling Psychology

Major: Teaching & Learning

Dissertation: The Effects of Leisure Satisfaction and Perfectionism on Academic Burnout Advisor: Dr. Cindy Juntunen

Dissertation: Handing off the Torch: Leadership Transitions Among the Boomer Generation in Early Childhood Education Advisor: Dr. Glenn Olsen

Nicole Noel Haese, Ellsworth, Wisconsin

Adam Charles Austin, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Major: Microbiology

Major: Psychology

Dissertation: Therapeutic IgY: Safe, Diverse, and Effective for Use Against Viral Targets Advisor: Dr. David Bradley

Dissertation: Does Attractiveness Matter for Sex Offenders? An Examination of Defendant Attractiveness, Defendant Gender, and Crime Severity Advisor: Dr. Karyn Plumm

Rachelle Hansen, Santa Clara, California

Lisa J. Benz Azure, Bismarck

Major: Clinical Psychology

Major: Teaching & Learning

Dissertation: Multiple Baseline Study of the Effects of Left Visual Field Stimulation During Emotion Recognition Training Among Four Male Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Advisor: Dr. Richard Ferraro

Dissertation: Actualizing the Seventh Generation Prophecy in Teacher Education: A Case Study of Preparing Teachers at a Tribal College Advisor: Dr. Bonni Gourneau

Jacob Dean Bell, Driftwood, Texas

Kylee Jo Heston, Grand Forks

Major: Communication & Public Discourse

Major: Clinical Psychology

Dissertation: Restoration, Presence and Computer Use: How Computer Displays Incorporating Restorative Environments Effect Users’ Sense of Restoration and Presence Advisor: Dr. Pamela Kalbfleisch

Dissertation: Predicting Motivation, Exercise Behavior and the Reciprocal Relationship with Obesity Perceptions in College Students Advisor: Dr. Joelle Ruthig

Colleen Anne Kagan, Rockford, Illinois

Jiao Chen, Shengzhou, Zhejiang, China

Major: Clinical Psychology

Major: Chemistry

Dissertation: Impact of Cultural Identity on MMPI-2 Profiles in Northern Plains American Indians Advisor: Dr. Thomas Petros

Dissertation: Development and Applications of Gold-Silica Nanohybrids for Bioanalysis Advisor: Dr. Julia Xiaojun Zhao

Srinivas Reddy Kamireddy, Hyderabad, India

Yee Han Chu, San Mateo, California

Major: Chemical Engineering

Major: Teaching & Learning

Dissertation: Effect of Bronsted and Lewis Acids on Biochemical Conversion of Various Lignocellulosic Feedstocks Into Biofuels and Chemicals Advisor: Dr. Yun Ji

Dissertation: Common Core State Standards: Beware the Trojan Horse Advisor: Dr. Jodi Bergland Holen

Rejwi Acharya Dahal, Greensboro, North Carolina

Timothy Stephen Logan, Bronx, New York

Major: Biochemistry

Major: Atmospheric Sciences

Dissertation: Attachment Sites of Irreversible Cocaine Analogs on The Dopamine Transporter Advisor: Dr. Roxanne Vaughan

Dissertation: Investigation of the Seasonal Variations of Aerosol PhysicoChemical Properties and Their Impact on Cloud Condensation Nuclei Number Concentration Advisor: Dr. Baike Xi

Samir Dahal, Kathmandu, Nepal

Lisa Mae Olson, Grand Forks

Major: Engineering

Major: Criminal Justice

Dissertation: Optimal Allocation of Distributed Renewable Energy Sources in Power Distribution Networks Advisor: Dr. Hossein Salehfar and Dr. Michael Mann

Dissertation: Potential Juror Credibility Evaluations of Gay and Lesbian Witnesses Advisor: Dr. Roni Mayzer

Sarah Marie Dahl, Houston, Minnesota

Crystal Rofkahr, Hot Springs, Arkansas

Major: Clinical Psychology

Major: Counseling Psychology

Dissertation: The Self-Objectification Scale: A New Measure for Assessing SelfObjectification Advisors: Dr. Richard Ferraro

Dissertation: The Instruction of Mindfulness: Developing Standards and Objectives for Mindfulness Training in Graduate Programs Advisor: Dr. Dorlene Walker

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School of Graduate Studies — Doctoral Degrees Doctor of Philosophy, continued

Doctor of Education

Craig Alan Silvernagel, Lakeville, Minnesota

Jeremy Kyle Larson, Thompson

Major: Teaching & Learning

Major: Educational Leadership

Dissertation: Intellectual Property Ownership, Technology Transfer, and Entrepreneurship Education: University Student and Administrator Perceptions Advisor: Dr. Myrna Olson

Dissertation: A Longitudinal Fiscal Neutrality Analysis of the Minnesota K-12 Public School Funding Formula Advisor: Dr. Pauline Stonehouse

Dean Daniel Smith, Grand Forks

Cheri Francine Poitra, Belcourt

Major: Physics

Major: Educational Leadership

Dissertation: A Collapsar Model for Bright Type II Linear Supernovae and Numerical Simulations of Multiple, Interacting Supernova Remnants Advisor: Dr. Timothy Young

Dissertation: Qualitative Case Study of Parental Perspectives on Education Among a Midwest Native American Reservation and English Traveller Community Advisor: Dr. Gary Schnellert

Patrick Khan Tamukong, Buea, Cameroon

Mark Milton Vollmer, Minot

Major: Chemistry

Major: Educational Leadership

Dissertation: Extension and Applications of The GVVPT2 Method to The Study of Transition Metals Advisor: Dr. Mark Hoffmann

Dissertation: Down by the Riverside: Recovery Efforts of the Minot Community and School District After the Souris River Flood of 2011 Advisor: Dr. Pauline Stonehouse

Brent Wayne Thomson, Grand Forks Major: Physics Dissertation: Determining the Origin and Possible Mechanisms of QPOs in X-Ray Emissions of Neutron Stars and Black Holes Advisor: Dr. Timothy Young

Doctor of Physical Therapy

Dustin Grant Williams, Wilmington, North Carolina Major: Counseling Psychology

Kimberly Jo Dobrovolny, Tioga

Dissertation: Ageism and Experience Bias in Employment Interviews Advisor: Dr. Cindy Juntunen

Major: Physical Therapy

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School of Graduate Studies — Master’s Degrees Tyler Marie Piirainen, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Master of Arts

Major: Forensic Psychology

Summer Ranee Poole, Germany

Katie Marie Anderson, Lakeville, Minnesota

Major: Forensic Psychology

Justin Michael Power, Lithia, Florida

Major: Forensic Psychology

Stacey Ann Berger, Burlington

Major: Linguistics

Nkenge Pruden, San Antonio, Texas

Major: Counseling

Kathryn A. Bradshaw, Spokane, Washington

Major: Forensic Psychology

Eliah Michael Reding, Plymouth, Minnesota

Major: Counseling

Kristen Angela Clow, Grand Forks

Major: Counseling

Katlin Jo Rhyner, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Major: Counseling

Donita Louise Coleman, Seabeck, Washington

Major: Psychology

Jennifer Marie Robbins, Portland, Oregon

Major: Forensic Psychology

Rhiannon Admidas Conley-Pierson, Grand Forks

Major: Forensic Psychology

Amy Beth Roe, St. Anthony, Minnesota

Major: English

Dennis Walter Coyle, Pueblo, Colorado

Major: Linguistics

Royleen Joan Ross, Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico

Major: Linguistics

Heidi A. Davis, Ames, Iowa

Major: Psychology

Miranda Kay Samuelson, Watford City

Major: Linguistics

Chantel DeMill, Nampa, Idaho

Major: Forensic Psychology

Jena Schuler, Robbinsdale, Minnesota

Major: Forensic Psychology

Regina Sioux Ertz, Box Elder, South Dakota

Major: Forensic Psychology

Allison Marie Sorg, Independence, Iowa

Major: Psychology

Kathryn Ann Feltman, Grand Rapids, Minnesota

Major: Forensic Psychology

Terra Lee Towne, Chaumont, New York

Major: Psychology

Lindsay Nicole Friesz, Turtle Lake

Major: Psychology

Suzanne Elizabeth Wallace, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Major: Forensic Psychology

Jeremy Mark Hawbaker, Blumenut, Manitoba, Canada

Major: Forensic Psychology

Nevriye Amanda Yesil, Andalusia, Alabama

Major: Linguistics

Mandy Jo Herrmann, Hettinger

Major: Forensic Psychology

Major: Forensic Psychology

Crystal Hewitt-Gill, Albany, New York Major: Forensic Psychology

Kathryn Maxine Huss, Ellensburg, Washington

Master of Business Administration

Major: Forensic Psychology

Md. Abu Jafor, Chicago, Illinois Major: English

Joshua Alan Bruns, West Fargo

Larissa Michelle Jordan, Joplin, Missouri

Major: Business Administration

Major: Linguistics

Joshua Charles Gallion, Spokane, Washington

Kyle Kassman, Grand Forks

Major: Business Administration

Major: Psychology Awarded Posthumously

Christine Rose Glieden, Bloomington, Minnesota Major: Business Administration

Amanda Mae Keller, Minot

Reza Hosseinifar, Grand Forks

Major: Counseling

Major: Business Administration

Elissa Danielle Keller, Marietta, Georgia

Kelly Quest Knudson, Larimore

Major: Forensic Psychology

Major: Business Administration

Deborah Kim, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China

Anne Marie Kovacik, Tallahassee, Florida

Major: Linguistics

Major: Business Administration

Nicole Samantha Lopez, Thornton, Illinois Major: Forensic Psychology

Beate Lubberger, Schwanau, Germany Major: Linguistics

Chelsea Michelle Meadlock, Orlando, Florida Major: Forensic Psychology

Margaret Anne Oakland, Valley City Major: Counseling

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School of Graduate Studies — Master’s Degrees Alyssa Ruth Nagle, Grand Forks

Master of Business Administration,

Major: Elementary Education

continued

Matthew Paul Norby, Rolette Major: Educational Leadership

Ashley Rose Privratsky, Devils Lake

Dante Joseph Lorenzetti, Antioch, California

Major: Elementary Education

Major: Business Administration

Kali Rose Reid, Belcourt

David Robert Peters, Hartland, Wisconsin

Major: Educational Leadership

Major: Business Administration

Wendy Reinalda, Glendale, Arizona

Wenjia Pu, China

Major: English Language Learners

Major: Business Administration

Andrew Richard Stewart, Penn Yan, New York

Kyle Jon Theige, Grand Forks

Major: English Language Learners

Major: Business Administration

Amanda Leigh Tomlinson, Bismarck Major: Educational Leadership

Michael Howard Wilber, Grand Forks Major: Educational Leadership

Master of Education Clare Magness Alsharif, Rockford, Illinois

Master of Occupational Therapy

Major: English Language Learners

Michael J. Babinski, Devils Lake Major: Educational Leadership

Brien James Buckentine, Cold Spring, Minnesota

Dawn M. Bargerhuff, Londonderry, New Hampshire

Major: Occupational Therapy

Major: English Language Learners

Chelsea Renee Hesby, Crookston, Minnesota

Zachary George Brooks, Fargo

Major: Occupational Therapy

Major: Elementary Education

Brittany Lynn Larson, Grand Forks

Darrel Stephen Casperson, Grand Forks

Major: Occupational Therapy

Major: Educational Leadership

Kara Lynn Maatz, Bellingham, Minnesota

Kala Marie Christensen, Grand Forks

Major: Occupational Therapy

Major: Elementary Education

Hannah Beth Muehlberg, Henning, Minnesota

Jennifer Madge Conlon, Mandan

Major: Occupational Therapy

Major: Educational Leadership

Kaitlyn Michelle Radi, Billings, Montana

Amanda Marie Dow, La Fayette, Kentucky

Major: Occupational Therapy

Major: English Language Learners

Jon Austin Dryburgh, Hillsboro Major: Educational Leadership

Katherine Rose Enabnit, Sacramento, California

Master of Public Administration

Major: Elementary Education

Byron Wade Engberg, Crary

Major: Educational Leadership

Melissa K. Adams, Woodstock, Georgia

Kristen Nicole Ford, Grand Forks

Major: Public Administration

Major: Elementary Education

Kelly Corinne Boyer, Washington, District of Columbia

Matthew Thomas Ford, Edmore

Major: Public Administration

Major: Educational Leadership

Ashley Lyn Meyer, Lebanon, Ohio

Kjiesta Lynne Elizabeth Gorney, Minot

Major: Public Administration

Major: Reading Education

Thomas Daniel Rafferty, Minot

BreAnne Michele Gregory, West Fargo

Major: Public Administration

Major: Elementary Education

Frank James Justin, Merrifield, Minnesota Major: Educational Leadership

Amber Kathleen Mattingley, Grand Forks Major: Elementary Education

Leah Michele McCarthy, Grand Forks Major: Reading Education

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School of Graduate Studies — Master’s Degrees Rachelle Elisabeth Eklund, Kerkhoven, Minnesota

Master of Science

Major: Special Education

Courtney Ann Ellertson, Grand Forks Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders

Hassan Abdul Sater, Baalbek, Lebanon

Therese Entringer, Bismarck

Major: Chemical Engineering

Major: Special Education

Emmanuel Afawuah Akowuah, Kumasi, Ghana

Ashley Jo Ferdinand, West Chester, Pennsylvania

Major: Kinesiology

Major: Special Education

Zachary Paul Alcorn, Camden, Ohio

Amanda Jean Fuller, Bismarck

Major: Geology

Major: Special Education

Mohannad Mohammadsalih Alharbi, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Bernadette Renee Gomez, San Antonio, Texas

Major: Electrical Engineering

Major: Nursing

Claude Koffi Aluka, Chicago, Illinois

Damon Grabow, Bismarck

Major: Aviation

Major: Civil Engineering

Setare Amiri, Fars, Shiraz, Iran

Timothy P. Greeley, Minnetonka, Minnesota

Major: Electrical Engineering

Major: Special Education

Sara Elizabeth Andrews, Duluth, Minnesota

Dillon Malcolm Hasselmann, Eagan, Minnesota

Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders

Major: Computer Science

Patricia Bernice Arndt, LaMoure

Jennifer Leigh Hayes, Gackle

Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders

Major: Special Education

Erin Elizabeth Ault, Post Falls, Idaho

Ariel Rose Helling, Federal Dam, Minnesota

Major: Special Education

Major: Special Education

Brandon Lee Austin, Roxana, Illinois

Kristi Lee Hillman, Warren, Minnesota

Major: Atmospheric Sciences

Major: Nursing

Erin Lettie Baer, Gardiner, Montana

Zahirul Islam, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Major: Special Education

Major: Electrical Engineering

Angela Jo Bahr, Baxter, Minnesota

Mohammed Fawaz Jallad, Bismarck

Major: Special Education

Major: Electrical Engineering

Tyler Ray Barrett, East Grand Forks, Minnesota

Sangeeta Alysa Kauldher, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Major: Special Education

Major: Education: Curriculum & Instruction

Allison Michelle Barry, Fargo

Amanda Jean Katz Kazmi, Duvall, Washington

Major: Kinesiology

Major: Special Education

Krystal Leila Boynton, Fargo

Amber Marie Kocourek, Mandan

Major: Special Education

Major: Special Education

Paul Curtis Burr, East Grand Forks, Minnesota

Diane Krueger, Warroad, Minnesota

Major: Biology

Major: Education: Curriculum & Instruction

Courtney Woodhull Carry, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Brooke Nicole Kucko, Rice Lake, Wisconsin

Major: Special Education

Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders

Amrita Chatterjee, Kolkata, India

Robert Alan Miller Laux, Osceola, Wisconsin

Major: Computer Science

Major: Aviation

Matthew Charles Christensen, Ramsey, Minnesota

Gayle Lynn Lobdell, Gillette, Wyoming

Major: Atmospheric Sciences

Major: Special Education

Toby Clark, Chittenango, New York

Rebecca Jean Lord, Riverside, Iowa

Major: Early Childhood Education

Major: Education: Curriculum & Instruction

Amanda Marie Cook, Edgeley

Lori C. Mattick, Burlington

Major: Special Education

Major: Special Education

Laurence Avery Cooley, Ardmore, Oklahoma

Shaina LaRisse Stratina Mattingly, Grand Forks

Major: Special Education

Major: Chemistry

Kayla Marie Delzer, Thief River Falls, Minnesota

Emily Renee Mayberry, Kenai, Alaska

Major: Elementary Education

Major: Elementary Education

Ruchitha Deshmukh, Grand Forks

Megan McWilliams, Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin

Major: Computer Science

Major: Special Education

Erica Kay Dolinar, Grand Forks

Kayla Beth Miller, Farmington, Minnesota

Major: Atmospheric Sciences

Major: Special Education

Matthew Alain Dungo, Zaniga, Philippines

Ashley Jane Nelson, Moorhead, Minnesota

Major: Technology

Major: Special Education

Jennifer Rae Parsell Dupuis, Casper, Wyoming

Megan Marie Nelson, Fargo

Major: Special Education

Major: Elementary Education

Christina Bridget Durcan, Pearl River, New York Major: Special Education

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School of Graduate Studies — Master’s Degrees Katherine Elizabeth Wood, Arlington, Virginia

Master of Science, continued

Major: Special Education

Tristen Ann Wyckoff, Mandan Major: Special Education

Aaron Thomas Ochsner, Omaha, Nebraska

Melissa Marianne Wygant, White Bear Lake, Minnesota

Major: Geology

Major: Geography

Jorid Dagfinrud Oiestad, Sarpsborg, Norway

Jill Renee Yost, Laporte, Minnesota

Major: Kinesiology

Major: Special Education

Adrienne Quincey Oliver, Box Elder, South Dakota

Erica Elizabeth Younan, Chico, California

Major: Special Education

Major: Education: Curriculum & Instruction

Melissa L. Olson, Bismarck

Natalie Nicole Young, LaMoure

Major: Special Education

Major: Education: Curriculum & Instruction

Tina Marie Page, Doswell, Virginia

Jin Zhang, Grand Forks

Major: Special Education

Major: Geological Engineering

Ashley Josephine Paulson, Onalaska, Wisconsin Major: Kinesiology

Sarah Kathleen Roselle Pyle, Cincinnati, Ohio Major: Space Studies

Shawn Ryan Reich, Grand Forks Major: Kinesiology

Murray Allan Rose, Thornhill, Ontario, Canada Major: Special Education

Master of Science in Applied Economics

Amy Marie Sage, East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Early Childhood Education

Matthew Joseph Sebade, Lander, Wyoming

Guido Giuntini, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Major: Geology

Major: Applied Economics

Ann E. Smith, Bryan, Ohio

Patrick Daniel Mobley, Minot

Major: Special Education

Major: Applied Economics

Jill Marie Snyder, Little Falls, Minnesota

Jose Gabriel Ramos, Nashville, Tennessee

Major: Nursing

Major: Applied Economics

Melissa A. Snyder, Breckenridge, Minnesota

Emma Wetten, Mesa, Arizona

Major: Special Education

Major: Applied Economics

Molly Bly Spencer, San Diego, California Major: Nursing

Ronald Deverall Stenz, Katonah, New York Major: Atmospheric Sciences

Thomas Warren Stolee, Perham, Minnesota

Master of Social Work

Major: Special Education

Serges Eric Tatsinkou Nguelo, Grand Forks

Skye Eileen Albert, Powell, Wyoming

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Major: Social Work

Michelle Jean Thompson, Grand Forks

Nicole Annette England, Moorhead, Minnesota

Major: Early Childhood Education

Major: Social Work

Jing Jing Tian, Shenyang Liaoning, China

Shelly Ann Fuller, Huron, South Dakota

Major: Atmospheric Sciences

Major: Social Work

Carolyn Ann Uhl, Pound, Wisconsin

Alicia Marie Gourd, Fort Totten

Major: Forensic Psychology

Major: Social Work

Jessica Marie Voll, Warren, Minnesota

Amanda Marie Ike, Williston

Major: Special Education

Major: Social Work

Toni D. Votava, Grafton

Michelle A. Montgomery, Grand Forks

Major: Special Education

Major: Social Work

Sharlene Tanis Weingart, Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada

Melissa Jane Pavlicek, Dickinson

Major: Early Childhood Education

Major: Social Work

Meg Hewitt Whitworth, Hollis, New Hampshire

Lauren June Roemmich, Dickinson

Major: Special Education

Major: Social Work

Mary Elizabeth Wilkins, Montross, Virginia Major: Space Studies

James Donald Winkler, Sherwood, Oregon Major: Special Education

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College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines Steven Light, Dean Bachelor of Science in Community Nutrition

Bachelor of Science in Social Work

Tricia Ann Andersen

Lindsay Lee-Ann Bacala

Logan Elizabeth Kassa ==

Kelly Marie Gahlon

Jessica Lynn Beck

Mirna Kojic

Sara Jean Gjevre

Kathleen Ann Brousseau

Elizabeth May Kosofsky

Julie K. LaFreniere ==

Jonathan F. Chavez

David Edward Marcis

Kristina Lynne Maki

Kailee Rose Fruetel

Samantha Lou Peiler

Marisa Ann Mullan

Alissa Christine Gunderson

Steven Thomas Wishanski

Bemidji, Minnesota Major: Nursing

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Major: Social Work

Thompson Major: Nursing

Jacy O’Keefe =

Bismarck Major: Community Nutrition

Danielle Marie Sutherland

Grand Rapids, Minnesota Major: Community Nutrition

Maggie Ann Yutrzenka

Glenwood, Minnesota Major: Community Nutrition

Kristina Higbee

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Fort Rice Major: Social Work

West Fargo Major: Nursing

St. Germaine, Manitoba, Canada Major: Social Work

Grafton Major: Nursing

Southwest Minneapolis, Minnesota Major: Social Work

Hudson, Wisconsin Major: Nursing

East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Social Work

Bemidji, Minnesota Major: Nursing

Eagan, Minnesota Major: Social Work

Mandan Major: Social Work

Kirstiane Nicole Holgate Grand Rapids, Minnesota Major: Social Work Grand Forks Major: Social Work

Grand Forks Major: Social Work Central Point, Oregon Major: Social Work Bismarck Major: Social Work

Larimore Major: Social Work Canada Major: Social Work

Jordan James Reese

East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Nursing

Emily Marie Westover Bemidji, Minnesota Major: Nursing

School of Medicine & Health Sciences Joshua Wynne, Dean Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training Brianna Lee Dufault

Grand Forks Major: Athletic Training

Kayla Lynn Moehnke

Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science

Rochester, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Science

Lisa Marie Parlich

Tempe, Arizona Major: Medical Laboratory Science

Amy Marie Johnson

Perham, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Science

Bachelor of Science in Cytotechnology Kennedy Dawn Fuglseth Fertile, Minnesota Major: Cytotechnology

Haley Faye Pithey =

Grand Forks Major: Cytotechnology

Amanda Marie Modrow

Danielle Marie Schneider =

Frazee, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Science

River Falls, Wisconsin Major: Cytotechnology

= Denotes cum laude == Denotes magna cum laude === Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 15)

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College of Education & Human Development Robert D. Hill, Dean Bachelor of Science in Education

Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology Alicia Marie Bass

Grand Forks Major: Kinesiology

Olivia Anne Bovee ==

Minnetonka, Minnesota Major: Early Childhood Education

Kelly Catherine Larkin =

Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Early Childhood Education

Leighton Dawn Vetter

Dickinson Major: Early Childhood Education

Samantha Rae Welter ==

New York Mills, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education Major: Early Childhood

Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation & Human Services

Bachelor of Science in Recreation & Tourism Studies

Carly Joanna Buechner

Emily Rae Aasen

Amanda Sue Johnson

Lucas Alvie Duncan

Samantha Kay Waltzing

Danielle Nicole Fothergill

Grand Forks Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services

Kent Robert Boyd =

Circle Pines, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology

Daniel Philip Jacobson

Evansville, Minnesota Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services

Ramsey, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology

Nolan A. Larson

Centerville, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology

Freeport, Minnesota Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services

Brittney Elizabeth Laue Dennison, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology

Isle, Minnesota Major: Recreation & Tourism

Studies Rochester, Minnesota Major: Recreation & Tourism Studies Burnsville, Minnesota Major: Recreation & Tourism Studies

Bailee Marie Vaughn

Billings, Montana Major: Recreation & Tourism

Studies

Ryan Scott Wagner

Grand Forks Major: Kinesiology

College of Engineering & Mines Hesham El-Rewini, Dean Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering Sahar Alghouti

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Major: Chemical Engineering

Matthew C. Branaman

Hays, Kansas Major: Chemical Engineering

Christopher Carl Breiner

Grand Forks Major: Chemical Engineering

Hunter Christian Cole

Weston, Ohio Major: Chemical Engineering

Katherine Elizabeth Dearth = Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Major: Chemical Engineering

Nathan Henry Folk

Mandan Major: Chemical Engineering

Aaron C. Jeson

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

Victoria, Texas Major: Chemical Engineering

Landon Tyler Johnson

West Fargo Major: Chemical Engineering

Anthony Paul Kingera

Maxfield Thomson Dean

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Major: Chemical Engineering

Fort Collins, Colorado Major: Civil Engineering

George Koutsostamatis

Deanna Marie Jones

Chicago, Illinois Major: Chemical Engineering

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Major: Civil Engineering

Matthew Lausman

Guy Norman Lidstad

Overland Park, Kansas Major: Chemical Engineering

Forest Lake, Minnesota Major: Civil Engineering

Sikandar Ali Malik

Justin Ross Paterson =

Calgary, Alberta, Canada Major: Chemical Engineering

Headingley, Manitoba, Canada Major: Civil Engineering

Eric Bryce Martin

Brandon Edward Slaven

St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Chemical Engineering

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Major: Civil Engineering

Matthew Joseph Regan

James Andrew Waddle ===

Bellingham, Washington Major: Chemical Engineering

Wayne, West Virginia Major: Civil Engineering

Shane Thomas Stockdill

Bismarck Major: Chemical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Vincent Edwin Arthur ==

Denton, North Carolina Major: Electrical Engineering

Conor Patrick Cahill ===

Waterford, Virginia Major: Electrical Engineering

Brady Wes Feiring

Bismarck Major: Electrical Engineering

Richard Todd Hillman

Cambridge, Minnesota Major: Electrical Engineering

Liban S. Samatar

Burnsville, Minnesota Major: Electrical Engineering

Jason Randall Schafer

Foley, Minnesota Major: Electrical Engineering

Mac Brennan Staples

Alexandria, Minnesota Major: Electrical Engineering

Bilal Youssef Hammoud

Patrick George Thom

Calgary, Alberta, Canada Major: Chemical Engineering

Faribault, Minnesota Major: Electrical Engineering

Ernest Jon Workman

Annandale, Minnesota Major: Electrical Engineering

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College of Engineering & Mines Bachelor of Science in Geological Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Tanner Scott Bryantt

Ausaf Hamid Ali

Minot Major: Geological Engineering

Jacob James Friesz

Mandan Major: Geological Engineering

Allison Nicole Smrekar =

Virginia, Minnesota Major: Geological Engineering

Justin Lee Soberaski

Bismarck Major: Geological Engineering

Richard Anthony Effler

Clive, Iowa Major: Mechanical Engineering

Zachery James Evans

Deer River, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering

Ryan Scott Hake

Harrisonville, Missouri Major: Mechanical Engineering

Newport Beach, California Major: Mechanical Engineering

Mark Andrew Jenson

Lake Park, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering

Jeremy Donald Carroll

Hugo, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering Abdul-Wahab Olanreqaju Benson Hastings, Minnesota Major: Petroleum Engineering

Scott William Nyberg

Grand Forks Major: Mechanical Engineering

Andrea Emma Cibuzar

Brainerd, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering

Lucas Grant Purcell

Grand Forks Major: Mechanical Engineering

Ryan Geoffrey Cochran

Dallas, Texas Major: Mechanical Engineering

Christopher John deGruyter

Surprise, Arizona Major: Mechanical Engineering

College of Business & Public Administration Margaret L. Williams, Dean

Bachelor of Business Administration

Bachelor of Accountancy

Aaron Ernest Anderson

David Charles Altnow

Parker Brandt Balstad

Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Accountancy

Antonin Frederick Boubin Owatonna, Minnesota Major: Accountancy

Nicole Faye Heaser

East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Accountancy

Abdullah Nasser Sairafi Saudi Arabia Major: Accountancy

Daniel Patrick Fitzgerald

Ashley Colleen Neumann =

Thomas James Furlong

Amanda Jo Pearson

Brian R. Gonitzke

Molly Susan Price

Eagan, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Management

Grand Forks Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Major: Business Economics

Cade Curtis Helmers

Fargo Major: Aviation Management

Kenmare Major: Management

Jeffrey Adam Barron

Kelsey Lee Howe

Grand Forks Major: Information Systems

Rosemount, Minnesota Major: Marketing

Ariana Ruth Cibuzar

Bradley Robert Johnson

Brainerd, Minnesota Major: Marketing

Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin Major: Investments

Joseph Anton de la Paz

Jacob Daniel Lange =

Fort Totten Major: Management

Archbold, Ohio Major: Aviation Management

Ellie Lynn Dokken

Gage Charles Miller

Grafton Major: Banking & Financial Econ

West St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Management

Lindsay Marie Dorfman

Roychelle Nicole Morsette

Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Marketing

Twin Buttes Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting

Lucas Arthur Esselman

Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota Major: Marketing

Cameron Wallace Moser

Littleton, Colorado Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting

Amanda Jo Fischer

Fridley, Minnesota Major: Human Resource Management

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Bemidji, Minnesota Major: Management

Grand Forks Major: Aviation Management Burnsville, Minnesota Major: Marketing

Stephen Wayne Ramerth Brainerd, Minnesota Major: Marketing

Wyatt James Regan

Webster Major: Entrepreneurship

Zachary Martin Schmidt =

Rochester, Minnesota Major: Airport Management

Joshua Lester Sowada

Cottage Grove, Minnesota Major: Aviation Management

Samantha Marie Stevenson Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Management

Natalie Ann Taylor Nisswa, Minnesota Major: Marketing

= Denotes cum laude == Denotes magna cum laude === Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 15)

College of Business & Public Administration Bachelor of Business Administration, continued

Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design Technology

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology

Bachelor of Science in Public Administration

Amber Rae Teal ===

Ashley Lil Christensen

Steven Panayiotis Georgiou

Anneka Graham Fallenstein =

Garett Thomas Masloski

Kevin Charles Groves

Cass Lake, Minnesota Major: Human Resource Management

Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Graphic Design Technology

Grand Forks Major: Industrial Technology Grand Forks Major: Industrial Technology

Eric Antone Theis

Oakdale, Minnesota Major: Investments

Rochester, Minnesota Major: Public Administration Prior Lake, Minnesota Major: Public Administration

Tyler Alan Palmer

Burnsville, Minnesota Major: Industrial Technology

Kylie Marie Theison

Grand Forks Major: Banking & Financial Economics

Hangbo Zhang

Dongyang, Zhejiang, China Major: Business Economics

Xu Zhao

Grand Forks Major: Airport Management

College of Arts & Sciences Debbie Storrs, Dean Bachelor of Arts Kristin Michelle Beard Grand Forks Major: Anthropology

Nicolas Paul Bowlin

Grand Forks Major: Social Science

Shanna Leigh Carlson

Lincoln Major: International Studies

Patrick Michael Cavanaugh St. Cloud, Minnesota Major: History

Ryker Alexander Crenshaw Los Angeles, California Major: Theatre Arts

Michael Joseph Golling

Grand Forks Major: International Studies Major: German

Britta Garnette Hanson

Megan Christine Farley Duluth, Minnesota Major: Psychology

Ryan Gallagher Schnorbach Edina, Minnesota Major: Communication

Drake Ryan Kramer

Hamburg, New York Major: International Studies

Nathan E. Smith Grand Forks Major: English

Sarah Diane Lawler === Linton Major: English Major: Honors Program

Kelsey Marie McElroy

Rochester, Minnesota Major: Chinese Studies Major: International Studies

Jeremy Joseph Zahradka

Excelsior, Minnesota Major: Communication Grand Forks Major: Psychology

Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Communication

Grand Forks Major: Communication

Kristen Annette Fabin =

Joshua Parker Oothoudt

Ontario, California Major: Political Science

Nicola Jarl Pavia

Emily Rose Johnke

Michelle Rae McCrudden

Grand Forks Major: History

Samuel Porter Wigness

Minot Major: Geology

Newfolden, Minnesota Major: International Studies Major: French

Tyler Noel Edward Erickson

Donica Brianna Nash == Soldotna, Alaska Major: Classical Studies

Pelican Rapids, Minnesota Major: Social Science

Joseph Addison Lukens

Lino Lakes, Minnesota Major: Communication

Eriverto Vargas

Colorado Springs, Colorado Major: Communication

Danielle Ann Grahn ===

Jamie Lee Eckert

Cory Nicholas Morlock

Breanne Marie Squire Isanti, Minnesota Major: Psychology

Morgan Brittany Taylor =

Aneta Major: Social Science

Helena, Montana Major: Psychology

Lisa Marie Todd

Grafton Major: English

Foristell, Missouri Major: Psychology

Megyn Renee Useldinger

Edina, Minnesota Major: Communication

Grand Forks Major: Psychology

Marie Iva Monson = Wayzata, Minnesota Major: English

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Bachelor of Fine Arts Sarah Meadow Heitkamp = Petersburg Major: Visual Arts

College of Arts & Sciences Bachelor of General Studies

Bachelor of Music

Eric Andrzej Borkiewicz

Lindsey Beth Moffitt

Kaitlin Amy Burns

Maly Ann Schacht =

Sun Prairie, Wisconsin Major: General Studies Montevideo, Minnesota Major: General Studies

Timothy Joseph Hurst

Caledonia, Michigan Major: General Studies

Kira Aline Kefer

Ketchum, Idaho Major: General Studies

Chavon Ladar Mackey II Jacksonville, Florida Major: General Studies

Maxwell Joseph Maltese

Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota Major: General Studies

Deborah Kaye Masters

Saulsalito, California Major: General Studies

Dana Marie Peterson

Antler Major: General Studies

Michael John Pfaff

Circle Pines, Minnesota Major: General Studies

Allison Lindsay Sussman Plymouth, Minnesota Major: General Studies

Trent Alan Andrew Homard

Jonathan Joseph Werner

Rochester, Minnesota Major: Biology

Crookston, Minnesota Major: Music Therapy

Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Psychology Bismarck Major: Psychology

Camille Carmen Rice Hoppe West St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Psychology

Rochester, Minnesota Major: Music Therapy

Joseph Gray McMenemy Welch, Minnesota Major: Geography

Lakeville, Minnesota Major: General Studies Grand Forks Major: General Studies

April Suzanne Webster

Grand Forks Major: Psychology

Christopher Dean Ekegren Jacob Hodny

Travis Michael Grimsley

Rachael Sophia Mickelson Rolla Major: Psychology

Bachelor of Science

Nicole Marie Moen

Bismarck Major: Forensic Science

Jacquelyn Ann Murphy Carver, Minnesota Major: Forensic Science

Mary Ann Bachman = Sartell, Minnesota Major: Biology

Carissa Kaye Rasch = New England Major: Psychology

Ashley Beth Bacon

Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Psychology

Molly Emma Rentz ==

Buffalo, Minnesota Major: Biology / Pre-Health

Kia Alexis Callahan Fargo Major: Psychology

Danielle Marie Thomas

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Studies Michael Vincent Bracken

Chatham, New Jersey Major: Criminal Justice Studies

Michael Patrick Finley

Cape May, New Jersey Major: Criminal Justice Studies

Corey Lloyd Graff

Greenbush, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies

Grand Forks Major: Psychology

Alexander David Chaput Hallock, Minnesota Major: Psychology

Blair James Townsend Coon Rapids, Minnesota Major: Biology

Priscilla Crystal Coon Park River Major: Psychology

Katie June Vande Brake Foley, Minnesota Major: Psychology

Samuel Edward Egleston Shakopee, Minnesota Major: Psychology

Taylor Marie Vos

Faribault, Minnesota Major: Psychology

Matthew Walt Gerenz == Bismarck Major: Psychology

Bachelor of Science in Geology Erin Elizabeth Hoeft

Two Harbors, Minnesota Major: Geology

Bryce Alan Klasen

Vincent Piscopo Unterseher

Park Rapids, Minnesota Major: Geology

North Oakes, Minnesota Major: General Studies

Benjamin Charles York = Harvard, Illinois Major: Geology

= Denotes cum laude == Denotes magna cum laude === Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 15)

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John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences Jessie Lynn Fahsbender

Victoria Lynne Meier

Christian Hale Tambeaux

Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics

Brady Jene Guse

Audrea Pearl Miller

Jacob Robert Tarasewicz ==

Clinton J. Hannes

Blythe Christine Nakasone

Amanda Lynne Thompson

Javier Enrique Anchieta Fermin

Ali Rameen Jaffari

Aaron John Olson

Alexander Vaysfeld

Jonathan J. Andrus

Sarah Ann Koeune =

Alicia Audrey Pauling

Keisuke Yoshimura =

Philip Henry Clayton Baggett

Gregory Mark Kuhn ==

Jordan Michael Schultz

Travis Mark Baker

Jacob Daniel Lange =

Tanner Francisco Barron

Mikael Erik Lindstrom ==

Patrick George Brady

Andre Ambroise Louis-Ferdinand

David Paul Castellano

Cody Muir Lynch =

Brittany Claire Skirm

Andrew James Doubleday

Samuel James McCarthy

Britton John Spader =

Jordan Lance Eyring

Joseph Daniel McNelis

Bruce A. Smith, Dean

Caracas, Venezuela Major: Commercial Aviation Stirling, New Jersey Major: Commercial Aviation Lakewood, Washington Major: Flight Education

Cheney, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation Mission Viejo, California Major: Commercial Aviation Edmonds, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation West Islip, New York Major: Air Traffic Control Vernon Hills, Illinois Major: Air Traffic Control Kimberly, Idaho Major: Air Traffic Control

Suffield, Connecticut Major: Air Traffic Control

Twentynine Palms, California Major: Commercial Aviation

Arpin, Wisconsin Major: Commercial Aviation

Renton, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation

Litchfield, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control

Honolulu, Hawaii Major: Commercial Aviation

Boise, Idaho Major: Commercial Aviation

Sauk Centre, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation

Palatine, Illinois Major: Commercial Aviation

Bismarck Major: Commercial Aviation

Ridgefield, Washington Major: Air Traffic Control

Green Bay, Wisconsin Major: Commercial Aviation Lisle, Illinois Major: Air Traffic Control

Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control Bayside, Wisconsin Major: Air Traffic Control

Skimane, Japan Major: Commercial Aviation

Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations

Malith Silva ===

Archbold, Ohio Major: Commercial Aviation

Grand Forks Major: Commercial Aviation

Joshua Ellis Simpkins

Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho Major: Commercial Aviation

Lihue, Hawaii Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations

Grand Forks Major: Commercial Aviation

Puyallup, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation

Lincoln, Nebraska Major: Commercial Aviation

De Smet, South Dakota Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations

Ione, California Major: Commercial Aviation Gig Harbor, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation

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Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Sciences Jacob Andrew Reed

St. Charles, Missouri Major: Atmospheric Science

Scholar in the Honors Program Sally Pyle, Honors Coordinator The following student has 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. She has passed sophomore and senior comprehensive

examinations, and has been certified for graduation by the Honors Committee of the University. A substantial segment of her University training has been pursued in

honor courses, tutorials and colloquia, and she has done independent research.

Sarah Diane Lawler

Linton English / Honors Program

Candidate for Commission Lt. Col. Anthony K. Nishimura, Professor of Aerospace Studies

Lt. Col. Clarence L. Carroll IV, Professor of Military Science

Commission as Second Lieutenant United States Air Force

Commission as Second Lieutenant United States Army Antonin Frederick Boubin Owatonna, Minnesota Accountancy Reserve Finance

Zachary Martin Schmidt Rochester, Minnesota Airport Management

Samuel James McCarthy

Christian Hale Tambeaux

Ione, California Commercial Aviation Active Duty

Green Bay, Wisconsin Commercial Aviation

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.

Honorary Faculty Flag Marshal

Nathan Ruff

Roxanne Vaughan

Grand Marshal

Emily Fetsch

A UND faculty member, chosen from the ranks of the Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors, carries the University flag and leads the commencement procession.

Charter Marshal

Debhanna Aaker Kanika Chadha Lisanne De Wit Amy Halvorson Kaitlyn Neville Bohan Zhang

The Faculty Flag Marshal at today’s ceremony is Roxanne Vaughan, Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

Dr. Vaughan is a North Dakota native who received her Ph.D. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and performed postgraduate work at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the National Institute on Drug Abuse prior to becoming a faculty member at UND. She is an internationally recognized expert on the biochemistry of the dopamine transporter, the brain’s “cocaine receptor”, and directs an active NIH-funded research laboratory focused on understanding molecular mechanisms of drug addiction. She teaches graduate and medical biochemistry and has trained numerous master’s and doctoral degree students. In 2004 Dr. Vaughan received the UND Foundation/McDermott Award for Excellence in Research, and was named a Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor in 2011.

Special Notices Whether the individual is the first or last to receive a degree in the graduation ceremony, the conferring of that degree is a very special event for every graduate and family. To this end, it is requested that everyone remain seated until the conclusion of the commencement ceremony.

A professional photographer will take a picture of graduates as they receive their degrees. This photograph will be made available for purchase through an e-mail and PIN number sent to the graduates in the days following commencement.

Today’s UND Commencement Ceremony is being shown live on Grand Forks Cable Channel 3 and will be rebroadcast on August 12-15 at 12:00 noon, and 8:00 p.m. 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.

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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, 1954, 1954, 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 Arno Carl Fieldner, Doctor of Science Alfred Jacobsen, Doctor of Science Luther W. Youngdahl, Doctor of Laws

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, 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, 1984, 1986, 1986, 1986,

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 Charles W. Boise, 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 Wilson M. Laird, Doctor of Science James E. Olson, Doctor of Laws James F. Seifert, Doctor of Laws Owen W. Webster, Doctor of Science

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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, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2014, 2014, 2014,

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 Jean Kiesau, Doctor of Letters Edward T. Schafer, Doctor of Letters Steinar Opstad, Doctor of Letters Phil Jackson, Doctor of Letters William Marcil, 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 B. John Barry, Doctor of Letters Kent Conrad, Doctor of Letters Mary Katherine Wakefield, Doctor of Letters David Nething, Doctor of Letters Hiram Drache, Doctor of Letters Norman C. Skalicky, Doctor of Letters Michael J. Jacobs, Doctor of Letters William C. Sherman, Doctor of Letters Karen L. Nyberg, Doctor of Letters Linda M. Pancratz, Doctor of Letters

2014 Honorary Degree Recipients Karen L. Nyberg Karen Nyberg is the only UND graduate to have gone into space. A native of Vining, Minn., she studied mechanical engineering at the University of North Dakota, graduating summa cum laude with a B.S. degree in 1994. She continued her education at the University of Texas at Austin, earning her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering in 1996 and 1998, respectively.

Nyberg’s involvement with NASA goes back to her undergraduate years, when she held co-op positions with the Johnson Space Center, working in a variety of areas. Upon completing her doctorate, Nyberg accepted a position with NASA’s Crew and Thermal Systems Division, working as an Environmental Control Systems Engineer. NASA selected her for astronaut training in July 2000. After two years of training and evaluation, she qualified as a Mission Specialist and served in a support role for the Expedition 6 crew during their six-month stay at the International Space Station (ISS).

In July 2006 Nyberg participated in NEEMO 10, a deep-sea training and simulation exercise at the Aquarius laboratory off the coast of Florida. She and her crewmates lived and worked underwater for seven days testing concepts for spacesuit development and other space exploration options.

On May 31, 2008, Nyberg became the sixth Minnesotan and the 50th woman to be launched into space. That mission delivered to the ISS components for the Japanese Kibo laboratory and remote manipulator. During that 13-day mission, she orbited the Earth 218 times and traveled nearly six million miles.

On May 28, 2013, Nyberg, Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, and European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano were launched to the ISS for a 166-day mission. During that time Nyberg became familiar to millions back on the ground as she shared pictures of the Earth and videos depicting astronaut activities. She also recorded a message for candidates at UND’s 2013 summer commencement ceremony. In this second mission she completed 2,656 orbits and traveled more than 70 million miles.

Nyberg is married to astronaut Douglas Hurley, and they have a son. She enjoys a wide range of recreational pursuits, including piano, drawing and painting, sewing and quilting, backpacking, and running. She has completed several marathons, including the Boston Marathon.

Nyberg has received numerous honors and awards, both as a student and as an astronaut. From UND she has been presented the Young Alumni Achievement Award (2004) and the Sioux Award (2009); the University of Texas has recognized her with its Outstanding Young Mechanical Engineer Award (2008) and its Outstanding Young Engineering Graduate Award (2009).

Linda M. Pancratz Linda (Olson) Pancratz is recognized for her leadership in enterprises on both sides of the Atlantic and for philanthropy on behalf of the University of North Dakota and its College of Business and Public Administration.

Pancratz grew up in Grand Forks and attended UND, earning a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree with honors in 1976. She also attended Executive Development programs at the JL Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University.

Pancratz spent much of her professional life in telecommunications. She held a number of senior management positions with US West before moving to the United Kingdom in 1995 to manage a business the company had acquired. Two years later, she participated in a management buyout of TDL Infomedia Limited.

Under her leadership, a subsidiary, Thomson Directories Limited, was recognized as one of the “Times Top 100 Companies in the UK” and received the “Investors in People Award.” The Thomson Directories Pension Company Limited was recognized for “Trustee Excellence” and was named the “Best Small Pension Scheme in the UK.” When the business was later sold to an Italian company, she stayed on as Chair and CEO until she retired. She also served on a variety of company boards in the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, and Italy. Today, Pancratz is Chair and CEO of Mountain Capital, LLC, an investment company.

Pancratz has shared her time and talent with numerous civic organizations, including Junior Achievement, the American Cancer Society, Training Partnership Inc., Girls Club of Omaha, Management Women’s Association, and the Pine to Prairie Girl Scout Council.

She is President of the ELM Family Foundation and serves on the Board of Trustees of the Vail Mountain School.

Pancratz served on the UND Alumni Association & Foundation Board of Directors, was chair of the UND Foundation Board, and cochaired the national campaign steering committee for North Dakota Spirit | The Campaign for UND, which raised more than $324 million for the University and was the state’s largest-ever capital campaign.

Pancratz and her late husband, Mark, a 1977 UND alumnus, have been generous supporters of the University. Their gifts included establishing the Pancratz Career Development Center in the College of Business and Public Administration. She and her daughter, Elizabeth, live in Colorado.

Pancratz gave the main address at UND’s 2007 winter commencement. She told the candidates, “UND is a very special place — a place where an ordinary person like me, a girl from Grand Forks, can get an extraordinary education, an education that is priceless and transformational, an education that changes opportunities and changes lives.”

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Approved Academic Honor Cords and Stoles Phi Beta Kappa — National Scholarship Honor Society for Liberal Arts

Students who are members of the following honor societies will be wearing these adornments to their regalia:

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Alpha Phi Sigma — National Criminal Justice Honor Society; blue and

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Beta Alpha Psi — International Academic Honor Society for

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Beta Gamma Sigma — Honor Society accredited by the Association to

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gold cords

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Pi Alpha Alpha — National Honor Society for Public Affairs and

Accounting Majors; red and white cords

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Administration; light blue and gold cords

Pi Kappa Lambda — National Music Honor Society; gold and white cords

Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International; worn by students and faculty members; blue and gold cords

Pi Theta Epsilon —National Occupational Therapy Honor Society;

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blue and gold cords

Epsilon Pi Tau — National Academic Honor Society for Technology;

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Psi Chi — Psychology Honor Society; platinum and navy cords

blue, gold and white cords

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Sigma Gamma Epsilon — National Honor Society for Earth Sciences;

Gamma Sigma Alpha — National Academic Honor Society for Greek

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Members; red and yellow cords

gold, blue and silver cords

Gamma Theta Upsilon — International Honor Society in Geography;

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Sigma Theta Tau — International Honor Society of Nursing; purple

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Tau Beta Pi — National Engineering Honor Society; white/orange

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Tau Sigma — Transfer Student Honor Society; maroon and gold cords

National Residence Hall Honorary — blue and silver cords

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Order of Omega — National Leadership Academic Honor Society for Greek Members; gold and white cords

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Theta Alpha Kappa — National Honor Society for Religious Studies

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and Theology; red cords

Upsilon Pi Epsilon — International Honor Society for the Computing

Phi Alpha — National Social Work Honor Society; gold cords

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Phi Eta Sigma —Honor Society for First Year Students; black and gold cords

and Information Disciplines; maroon/white cords

Phi Alpha Theta — History Honor Society; red and blue cords

Non-Academic Recognitions UND Legacy Cords Legacy students will be honored with a green, pink and white cord to recognize the connection they share with their family members who have graduated before them. Students with UND graduates in their family history (parents, step-parents or grandparents) are considered legacies.

Graduates who are members of ethnic or culturally based organizations may wear woven clothes representing cultural patterns or designs such as a kente cloth.

Lei: A lei is presented as a person is leaving or arriving and symbolizing affection, good luck, or appreciation. Leis are commonly made from flowers, vines, or leaves.

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Veterans and Military

American Indian students graduating today may wear any of several pieces of traditional American Indian regalia including an eagle feather considered sacred and attached to their mortar board tassel representing honesty, truth, courage and wisdom; beadwork representing their tribal or individual cultural designs on top of the mortar board, or traditional clothing/regalia under their gown.

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Academic Pageantry 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.

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.

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 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 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.

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 are: white, College of Arts and Sciences; drab (subdued orange),

Ceremonial Objects the medallion worn by the president bears an engraving of the University’s official seal and the names of all former presidents are included on the chain of office.

THE MACE. 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.

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 of the seal eventually became a symbol of authority. One side of

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THE AWARDING OF DEGREES and academic distinctions listed in this program is contingent upon successful completion of the various requirements.

Commencement ceremonies at UND are planned through the Office of Ceremonies and University Events in the Division of University and Public Affairs.

The University of North Dakota is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. For more information on equal opportunity policies and procedures, see UND catalogs and other major printed pieces.

BELOW: Water cascades down the sides of the granite fountain located near the Hopper-Danley Chapel.

The Old Main Memorial Sphere

The University of North Dakota is proud to recognize the accomplishments of its graduates and extend its gratitude to all family members and loved ones who have supported these learners in their endeavors. With their spirit and achievements, they have all contributed to enriching an exceptional community, proud of its traditions and confident in its future. For more than a century, the graduates of this University have earned distinction across the nation and around the world. We look forward to following the lives and accomplishments of these newest members of the UND alumni family.