UND 2015 Summer Commencement Program

Summer

COMMENCEMENT AUGUST 7, 2015

Officers of the University Robert O. Kelley President

Thomas M. DiLorenzo

Joshua Wynne

Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost

Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Lori M. Reesor

Vice President for Student Affairs

Susan Balcom Walton

Alice C. Brekke

Vice President for University and Public Affairs

Vice President for Finance and Operations

Suzanne Anderson

Barry Milavetz

University Registrar

Interim Vice President for Research and Economic Development

State Board of Higher Education Kathleen Neset, Tioga Chair

Nick Hacker, Bismarck

Brett Johnson

Kevin Melicher, Fargo

Student Member University of North Dakota

Don Morton, Fargo

Eric Murphy

Mike Ness, Hazen

Faculty Advisor University of North Dakota

Kari Reichert, Bismarck

Emma Tufte

Greg Stemen, LaMoure

Staff Advisor Valley City State University

ON THE FRONT COVER: Built in 1903, the J. Lloyd Stone Center was the home of UND presidents until 1954. Between 1954 and 1971, it was known as Oxford House and served first as a residence hall and then as home of the Art Department. The building was restored and served as the home of the UND Alumni Association and Foundation from 1981 to 2012, when it moved to the Gorecki Alumni Center. It is named in honor of J. Lloyd Stone, director of the Alumni Association from 1945 to 1974. 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 2015 Summer Commencement Ceremony

3:00 p.m., Friday, August 7, 2015, 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...............................................................................Brent Hermans Processional......................................................... “Pomp and Circumstance” Brent Hermans

Please stand during the Processional.

“America the Beautiful”................................................ Angela Schmaltz Welcome and Introductions............... President Robert O. Kelley Greetings................................................................................................ Nick Hacker State Board of Higher Education

Conferring of Academic Degrees............................... President Robert O. Kelley

Kelly Madison, Proctor

(Order of degrees begins on Page 3)

Alumni Greetings.......................................................Don Kojich UND Alumni Association and Foundation

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

Angela Schmaltz, Song Leader

Recessional.............................................................Brent Hermans

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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, Basic Sciences Sharon C. Wilsnack, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science Michael Wittgraf, Music Stephen A. Wonderlich, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science 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 (deceased), Pharmacology, Physiology

and Therapeutics, and Clinical Neuroscience Ronald C. Engle, Theatre Arts Albert J. Fivizzani, Biology Mary Lou S. Fuller, Elementary Education Elizabeth Hampsten, English David Hein, Pharmacology and Toxicology Carla Wulff Hess, Communication Disorders Richard L. Hill, 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 (deceased), 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 (deceased), 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, Basic Sciences Edward C. Carlson, Basic Sciences Sharon Carson, English F. Richard Ferraro, Psychology Michael J. Gaffey, Space Studies Jonathan Geiger, Basic Sciences William D. Gosnold Jr., Geology & Geological Engineering Birgit Hans, Indian Studies Joseph Hartman, Geology and Geological Engineering Mark R. Hoffmann, Chemistry Gordon Iseminger, History Warren Jensen, Aviation Cindy L. Juntunen, Counseling Michael Mann, Chemical Engineering James E. Mitchell, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science 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 Wayne Swisher, Dean Louis Anthony Pagano, Jr., Zionsville, Indiana

Doctor of Philosophy

Major: Counseling Psychology Dissertation: Development And Validation Of The Scale Of Atheist Microagressions (SAM) Advisor: Dr. Kara Wettersten

Karin L. Becker, Grand Forks Major: Communication and Public Discourse

Mila Pak, Lake Mary, Florida

Dissertation: Developing A Chronic Pain Vocabulary: Communication Preferences Among Individuals With Chronic Pain Advisor: Dr. Timothy Pasch

Major: Nursing Dissertation: Risk Factors for Cholelithiasis (Gallstones) Among Female Veterans Advisor: Dr. Glenda Lindseth

Kimberly Dawn Becker, Grand Forks

Erin Sullivan Peterson, Bemidji, Minnesota

Major: Educational Leadership

Major: Teaching and Learning

Dissertation: Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Graduate Students’ Experiences of Plagiarism By Their Professors Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Sun

Dissertation: Investigating The Relationship Between Elementary Students’ Motivation To Read And Academic Achievement In Reading Advisor: Dr. Shelby Barrentine

Stacy Joan Bjorgaard, Grand Forks

David James Potter, Lincoln, Nebraska

Major: Chemical Engineering

Major: Communication and Public Discourse

Dissertation: Characterization and Catalytic Cracking of Tar Obtained in Coal / Biomass / Municipal Solid Waste Gasification: The Use of Basic Mineral Catalysts and Miscibility, Properties, and Corrosivity of Petroleum-Biofuel Oils and Blends for Application in Oil-Fired Power Stations Advisor: Michael Mann Sonja Marie Brandt, Grand Forks Major: Teaching and Learning

Dissertation: Reconceptualizing Privacy: An Examination Of The Developing Regulatory Regime For Facial Recognition Technology Advisor: Dr. Slavka Antonova

Cody Millard Rude, Tofte, Minnesota Major: Physics Dissertation: Tracking Star Formation in Dwarf Cluster Galaxies Advisor: Dr. Wayne Barkhouse

Dissertation: Elementary Teachers’ Nonverbal Immediacy Behaviors During Math Instruction Advisor: Dr. Gail Ingwalson

Elizabeth J. Sandquist, Moorhead, Minnesota

Anna Marguerite Crowell, Grayling, Michigan

Major: Biochemistry

Major: Geology

Dissertation: N-Cadherin Expression And EMT Progression in Arsenic- and Cadium-Transformed Urotsa Advisor: Dr. Scott Garrett

Dissertation: Evaluating Sedimentary Basins for Geothermal Power Production Potential and Bottom-Hole Temperature Corrections Advisor: Dr. William Gosnold

Sanghita Sarkar, West Bengal, India

James Joshua Crowell, Eliot, Maine

Major: Microbiology

Major: Geology

Dissertation: Innate Immune Response to Yersinia Pestis Advisor: Dr. David Bradley

Dissertation: Improving the Availability of Thermal Conductivity Data And Modeling How Inaccurate Thermal Conductivity Data Affect Geothermal Power Production Models Advisor: Dr. William Gosnold

Katie Beth Thomas, Appleton, Wisconsin Major: Clinical Psychology Dissertation: The Impact Of A Brief Mindfulness Exercise On Autobiographical Memory Specificity In Trauma-Exposed College Students Advisor: Dr. John-Paul Legerski

Natalie Ann Cyphers, Bath, Pennsylvania Major: Nursing Dissertation: The Relationship Between Religiosity And Health-Promoting Behaviors Of Pregnant Women At Pregnancy Resource Centers Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Tyree

Sinéad Kathleen Mary Patricia Unsworth, West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada Major: Counseling Psychology

Bruce Franklin Felts, Bemidji, Minnesota

Dissertation: Counselor Self-Efficacy: Relationship With Mindfulness And SelfCompassion Advisor: Dr. Dorlene Walker

Major: Pharmacology, Physiology and Therapeutics Dissertation: Understanding The Structure-Function Relationships Between Monoamine Neurotransmitter Transporters And Their Cognate Ions And Ligands Advisor: Dr. L. Keith Henry

Darci Danae Van Dyke, Chandler, Minnesota Major: Clinical Psychology Dissertation: The Relationship Between Interrogative Suggestibility And Decision-Making Advisor: Dr. Thomas Petros

Brittany Dawn Hagen, Grand Forks Major: Teaching and Learning Dissertation: Student Teachers’ Beliefs In Practice: Impact Of Teacher Education Preparation on Reading Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction Advisor: Dr. Pamela Beck

Yan Ye, Shanghai, China Major: Biochemistry Dissertation: The Role Of ATG7 In The Host Defense Against Bacterial Infection Advisor: Dr. Min Wu

Gehendra Kharel, Nawalparasi, Nepal Major: Earth System Science and Policy

Qiang Zhou, Shanxi, China

Dissertation: The Impacts of Climate, Land Use, Economics, and Conservation Policies on the Hydrology of the Devils Lake Basin Advisor: Dr. Andrei Kirilenko

Major: Earth System Science and Policy Dissertation: Disaggregating Tree And Grass Phenology In Tropical Savannas Advisor: Dr. Michael Hill

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School of Graduate Studies: Doctoral Degrees Doctor of Education

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Larry S. Guggisberg, Roseau, Minnesota Major: Educational Leadership Dissertation: Student Perceptions Of Digital Resources And

Jessica Leigh Ahmann, Bismarck Major: Nursing Practice Advisor: Dr. Joanna Sikkema

Digital Technology In A Flipped Classroom Advisor: Dr. Gary Schnellert

Elizabeth Lynn Jahn, Wahpeton Major: Nursing Practice Advisor: Dr. Kris Stellon-Hendrickx

Illaria C. Moore, Boise, Idaho Major: Nursing Practice Advisor: Dr. Kris Stellon-Hendrickx

Bettina Maureen Thompson, Rochester, Minnesota Major: Nursing Practice Advisor: Dr. Joanna Sikkema

Michelle Kai Ullery, Minnetonka, Minnesota Major: Nursing Practice Advisor: Dr. Christine Harsell

Sheila Marie Wiegman, Minneapolis, Minnesota Major: Nursing Practice Advisor: Dr. Christine Harsell

Doctor of Physical Therapy Anthony Robert Pohl, Hankinson Major: Physical Therapy

Allison Vosgerau, Fargo Major: Physical Therapy

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School of Graduate Studies: Master’s Degrees Ashley Caroline Schreurs, Marshall, Minnesota

Master of Arts

Major: Counseling

Kallie Michelle Sides, Huron, South Dakota

Aubrey Elizabeth Boertje, Minnesota Lake, Minnesota

Major: Forensic Psychology

Major: Forensic Psychology

Chanda Valentine, Sabina, Ohio

Anna Lauren Schimmelpfennig Brandt, Fargo

Major: Forensic Psychology

Major: Psychology

Karen Elizabeth Vanderzanden, Maplewood, Minnesota

Timothy Ryan Bridges, Nacogdoches, Texas

Major: Psychology

Major: Forensic Psychology

Ashley Alexis Whisenant, North Las Vegas, Nevada

Cassie Edith Campbell, Grand Forks

Major: Forensic Psychology

Major: Counseling

Alexis Lynne Wyatt, Lincoln, Nebraska

Bethany Winter Carlson, Clinton, Michigan

Major: Forensic Psychology

Major: Linguistics

Benjamin Jared Cavaletto, Rochester, New York Major: Linguistics

Katherine Rebecca Clark, Bradford, Pennsylvania Major: Forensic Psychology

Master of Business Administration

Jacqueline Marie Cote, Monston, New Brunswick, Canada Major: Forensic Psychology

Patricia Anne Dooley, Cumming, Georgia

Tyler Patrick Eiken, Williston

Major: Forensic Psychology

Major: Business Administration

Katherine M. Figuerres, Grand Forks

Andrew Stephen Germain, Blaine, Minnesota

Major: Counseling

Major: Business Administration

Hugh C. Grindberg, Steele

Shawn Kendall Rosaasen, Grand Forks

Major: English

Major: Business Administration

Daniel Harrison Haley, Colorado Springs, Colorado Major: Forensic Psychology

Elizabeth Anne Herrman, Cary, North Carolina Major: Forensic Psychology

Megan Elizabeth Hilbach, Grand Rapids, Minnesota

Master of Education

Major: Forensic Psychology

Amanda Jene Hoffman, Oceanside, California Major: Forensic Psychology

Alexandra Michelle Bain, Burnsville, Minnesota

Lynn Johnson, Goose Creek, South Carolina

Major: Reading Education

Major: Forensic Psychology

Melissa Jean Biehl, Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Christopher Michael Kenyon, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Major: Elementary Education

Major: Forensic Psychology

Dakota Magdalen Jewel Breen, Fargo

Jessica Anne Kormanik, Lake Elmo, Minnesota

Major: English Language Learners

Major: Counseling

Erin Montgomery Brurud, Williston

Kevin Christopher Krell, Fort Myers, Florida

Major: English Language Learners

Major: Forensic Psychology

Christine Theresa Bumgardner, Mechanichsburg, Illinois

Karla Kristen Kwist, Las Vegas, Nevada

Major: English Language Learners

Major: Forensic Psychology

Lori Anne Heydt, Grand Forks

Justin Michael Madaus, Waterbury, Connecticut

Major: Reading Education

Major: Forensic Psychology

Kallie Ann Holmen, Minot

Jason Carl Margerum, Pembina

Major: Elementary Education

Major: Counseling

Emilie Jo Howe, West Fargo

Katja S. Mueller, Ilmenau, Germany

Major: Elementary Education

Major: Linguistics

Shae Lea Hutchinson, Wibaux, Montana

Samantha Carolyn Neilson, Santa Clarita, California

Major: Educational Leadership

Major: Forensic Psychology

Sarah Elizabeth Jordan, Bismarck

Nicole Jane Norheim, Minot

Major: Educational Leadership

Major: Forensic Psychology

Jocelyn Ericka Lee, Adams

Molly Lynn Ohly, Rochester, Minnesota

Major: Elementary Education

Major: Counseling

Lauren Megan LeVesseur, Lakeville, Minnesota

Christina Ann Palacios, Port Saint Lucie, Florida

Major: Elementary Education

Major: Forensic Psychology

Scott Allen Lindgren, Leeds

Justine Elenna Reames, Munford, Tennessee

Major: Educational Leadership

Major: Forensic Psychology

Kayla Colleen Noah, Dickinson

Hannah Joy Reeves, Central, South Carolina

Major: Educational Leadership

Major: Linguistics

Kimberly Sue Ressler, Minot

Alison Lynn Rivera, Alexandria, Virginia

Major: Educational Leadership

Major: Forensic Psychology

Francine Amy Sletten, Thief River Falls, Minnesota

Lexie Brooke Santini, Vincent, Ohio

Major: Elementary Education

Major: Forensic Psychology

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School of of Graduate Graduate Studies: Studies: Master’s School Master’s Degrees Degrees Master of Education, continued

Master of Public Administration

Pamela Sorenson, East Grand Forks, Minnesota

Barbara Diane Garrity, Rochester, Minnesota

Stiina Marie Stocker, Cass Lake, Minnesota

Liliya Martsynyuk, Grand Forks

Kalli Jean Theiste, Plymouth, Minnesota

Matthew John Mutzenberger, Bismack

Major: Reading Education

Major: Public Administration

Major: Elementary Education

Major: Public Administration

Major: Elementary Education

Major: Public Administration

Brittney Joy Urness, Grand Forks Major: Reading Education

Tricia Dawn Wheeling, Plaza

Major: Educational Leadership

Master of Physician Assistant Studies

Trisha Laurel Yearwood, Grand Forks Major: English Language Learners

Michael James Trimble, Mount Juliet, Tennessee Major: Physician Assistant Studies

Master of Engineering Chowdhury Muntaser Ahmed, Sylhet, Bangladesh

Master of Science

Pavankumar Challa Sasi, Grand Forks

Md Maruf Ahamed, Grand Forks

Tejas Madan Tipnis, Grand Forks

Tessa Mellena Ambus, Hillsborough, California

Major: Electrical Engineering Major: Civil Engineering

Major: Electrical Engineering

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Major: Early Childhood Education

Jared Scott Anderson, Rochester, Minnesota Major: Curriculum & Instruction

Jordan Alexandra Anderson, Bagley, Minnesota Major: Special Education

Master of Fine Arts

M. Riadh Arefin, Phaka, Bangladesh

Cody G. Marks, Aberdeen, South Dakota

Kelli Armstrong, Jacksonville, Florida

Major: Electrical Engineering Major: Special Education

Major: Visual Arts

Katelyn Audrey Barber, Hamlin, New York Major: Atmospheric Sciences

Sarina Marie Bauer, Mandan Major: Biology

Master of Music

Lauren Nicole Beneke, Fargo Major: Special Education

Abhilasha Bhatia, Kanpur, India

Joel Edgardo Tosta Alarcon, Colonia Kennedy, Honduras

Major: Computer Science

Major: Music

Kelly Lynn Billon, Palm Bay, Florida Major: Space Studies

Lucas Paul Bloms, Minot Major: Kinesiology

Samantha Lee Boldra, Sabetha, Kansas

Master of Occupational Therapy

Major: Special Education

Dawn Diane Bolstad, Bismarck Major: Special Education

William Buckner Creel, Oakdale, Minnesota Major: Occupational Therapy

Lynn O’Hara Bowen, Cape Charles, Virginia Major: Early Childhood Education

Hanna Sue Eickenbrock, Grand Forks Major: Occupational Therapy

Tamaike Mariane Brown, Grand Forks Major: Computer Science

Shalyn Kristine Hample, Wahpeton Major: Occupational Therapy

Mary Opheim Bruce, Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Special Education

Katherine Jo Spitzmueller, St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Occupational Therapy

Bailey Jo Bubach, Grand Forks Major: Geology

Blake Lloyd Sweney, Becker, Minnesota Major: Occupational Therapy

Jody Barbara Bulger, Merrimack, New Hampshire Major: Aviation

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School of of Graduate Graduate Studies: Studies: Master’s School Master’s Degrees Degrees Kendell Thomas LaRoche, Northglenn, Colorado

Master of Science, continued

Major: Atmospheric Sciences

Tara Manwaring, Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania Major: Early Childhood Education

Timothy James Buli, Hopatcong, New Jersey

Aubrey Jean McNary, Williston

Major: Space Studies

Major: Reading Education

Denys Bulikhov, Columbus, Georgia

Laura Lee Messer, Richardton

Major: Space Studies

Major: Special Education

Lawrence Burkett, Grand Forks

Milad Mirzaee, Kermanshah, Iran

Major: Geography

Major: Electrical Engineering

Manikyala R. Chintapalli, West Godarari, India

Ryan Dale Mitchell, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Major: Chemistry

Major: Aviation

Jacob Jimmie Coburn, Grand Forks

Cory Austin Mullins, Lees Summit, Missouri

Major: Earth System Science and Policy

Major: Aviation

Giovanni Colberg, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Louanna Berge Myles, Fargo

Major: Space Studies

Major: Special Education

Yanina Gabriela Colberg, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Edith Nanneman, Redmond, Washington

Major: Space Studies

Major: Special Education

Kiara Lynn Crosby, Bowbells

Shelby Jean Notbohm, Grand Forks

Major: Special Education

Major: Curriculum & Instruction

April Marie Dahme, Bismarck

Zeineb Berhanu Nurahmed, Coon Rapids, Minnesota

Major: Special Education

Major: Medical Laboratory Science

Stella de Bode, Santa Monica, California

Emeke Kevin Opute, Ndemili, Nigeria

Major: Special Education

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Emily Susan DeForest, Minot

Juli Krista Pearson, Dayton, Minnesota

Major: Curriculum & Instruction

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Basha Galmessa Dorose, Grand Forks

Manju Harihar Pearson, Goldsboro, North Carolina

Major: Civil Engineering

Major: Special Education

Michael William Dougherty, Coral Springs, Florida

Lisa Marie Pimentel, East Grand Forks, Minnesota

Major: Biology

Major: Geography

Melissa Erin Dudzinski, Johns Island, South Carolina

Tyler James Piper, Grand Forks

Major: Special Education

Major: Special Education

Sarah Cadigan Dulieu, Orlando, Florida

Ashley Marie Placek Olson, Lincoln

Major: Special Education

Major: Special Education

Matthew Paul Dupree, Grand Forks

Laura L. Rhodes, Elkhart, Illinois

Major: Special Education

Major: Early Childhood Education

Christa Brianna Fischer, Bismarck

Samantha Jo Schnoor, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota

Major: Special Education

Major: Curriculum & Instruction

Lori Jane Florine, Rochester, Minnesota

Sallie Jean Schweitzer, Cavalier

Major: Elementary Education

Major: Special Education

Sarah Doksansky Gall, Denver, Colorado

Kristin Nicole Sethre, Santa Barbara, California

Major: Early Childhood Education

Major: Special Education

Laura Ann Gelles, Reno, Nevada

Joel Michael Siegel, Annapolis, Maryland

Major: Environmental Engineering

Major: Atmospheric Sciences

Kyle Andrew Goehner, Grand Forks

Melissa Christine Sire, Mukilteo, Washington

Major: Computer Science

Major: Early Childhood Education

Margaret Rose Goetz, Fargo

Julie Lynne Skretta, Lincoln, Nebraska

Major: Special Education

Major: Special Education

Patricia Gukert, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

Kristina Faye Smith, Rolette

Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders

Major: Nursing

Arad Haselirad, Chabahar, Iran

Sarah Jane Snell, Lordsburg, New Mexico

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Major: Elementary Education

Vanessa M. Hoffarth, Albany, Minnesota

Stephanie Danielle Snyder, Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Major: Special Education

Major: Biology

Sehtab Dhaka Hossain, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Madhuri Madhukar Sonawane, Pune, India

Major: Electrical Engineering

Major: Computer Science

Cassandra Joyce Hyde, Erskine, Minnesota

Nicholas Anton Starcevic, Kimball, Minnesota

Major: Special Education

Major: Kinesiology

Minhee Kim, Seoul, South Korea

Kaylee Ann Stone, Brunswick, Ohio

Major: Special Education

Major: Forensic Psychology

Karly Germaine Koenig, Crookston, Minnesota

Chad Allan Stromlund, Strathcona, Minnesota

Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders

Major: Biology

Monique Edith Lamoureux, Grand Forks

Michele Marie Sullivan, Eagan, Minnesota

Major: Kinesiology

Major: Kinesiology

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School of of Graduate Graduate Studies: Studies: Master’s School Master’s Degrees Degrees Master of Science, continued

Master of Social Work

Manuela Telbis, Grand Forks

Brooke Ashton Biederstedt, Dickinson

Kayla Elizabeth Thompson, Grafton

Rebecca Ann Collins, North Branch, Minnesota

Sarah Rose Thompson, Belmond, Iowa

Holly Noel Essler, Grand Forks

Ranganath Vallakati, Hyderabad, India

Sarah Ann Jefferson, Moorhead, Minnesota

Stacey Renee Vitosh, Falls City, Nebraska

Manhattan Mercedes Jehlicka, New Rockford

Heather Linn Vogel, LaMoure

Elizabeth May Kosofsky, Central Point, Oregon

Jessica Lynn Wales, Brainerd, Minnesota

Kristie Kremer, Fargo

Karl Victor Williams, Bemidji, Minnesota

Brooke Erin Kubasch, Winsted, Minnesota

Peng Wu, Taixing, China

Kayla Marie Kuznia, West Fargo

Che-Hao Yang, Taipei, Taiwan

Sarah Ellice Martin, Larimore

Ruth S. Zehnwirth, Buffalo Grove, Illinois

Shawn Stewart McNally, Grand Forks

Hadiah Makel Zhour Adi, Hamah, Saudi Arabia

Bridget L. Meranda, Grand Forks

Major: Special Education

Major: Social Work

Major: Early Childhood Education

Major: Social Work

Major: Early Childhood Education

Major: Social Work

Major: Electrical Engineering

Major: Social Work

Major: Early Childhood Education

Major: Social Work

Major: Special Education

Major: Social Work

Major: Special Education

Major: Social Work

Major: Space Studies

Major: Social Work

Major: Atmospheric Sciences

Major: Social Work

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Major: Social Work

Major: Special Education

Major: Social Work

Major: Early Childhood Education

Major: Social Work

Charlotte Lavonne O’Keefe, Fargo Major: Social Work

Robert Charles O’Keefe, Fargo Major: Social Work

Master of Science in Applied Economics

Melissa Ann Shigematsu, Fargo

David Michael Leibrand, Scobey, Montana

Kara Joy Shugren, Cambridge, Minnesota

Warren M. Mills, Milton, Florida

Lacy Marie Suby, Grand Forks

Major: Social Work

Major: Applied Economics

Major: Social Work

Major: Applied Economics

Major: Social Work

William Charles Stangler, Lino Lakes, Minnesota

Major: Applied Economics

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College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines Gayle Roux, Dean Bachelor of Science in Community Nutrition Nicole Taylor Anderson

Bloomington, Minnesota Major: Community Nutrition

Janelle Theresa Lynn Boppre East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Community Nutrition

Christine Marie Fiala Grand Forks Major: Community Nutrition

Katie Marie Kratochvil

Grand Forks Major: Community Nutrition

Nathalie Marie Laudal

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Major: Community Nutrition

Kasey T. Schmidt

Beulah Major: Community Nutrition

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Social Work

Nichole Leigh Azure

Jannelle Krystin Bilinsky ==

Holly Beth Benjamin

Justine Danielle Erickson

Kristen Jo Driscoll

Laura Lee Foss

Samantha Kay Gilbertson

Megan Leigh Gangl

Sarah Elizabeth Kacena

Michael Alan Haukaas ===

Tracy Anne Kuntz

Kayla Evelyn Hochstetler

Marissa Lynn Martin

Heidi J. Long

Melissa Marie Misialek

Mandy Lee Ann Lundby

Breanna Pauline Pierce

Erin E. Moody ===

Gail Julie Stull-Cadabes

Janani Amoda Pallimulla Geeganage

Belcourt Major: Nursing

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Major: Social Work

East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Nursing

Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Social Work

East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Nursing

Grand Forks Major: Social Work

Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Major: Nursing

Devils Lake Major: Social Work

Big Lake, Minnesota Major: Nursing

Abby Lynn Papenfuss St. Thomas Major: Social Work

Erik Anthony Pihl

Grand Forks Major: Social Work

Heidii Dawn Poplick Finley Major: Social Work

Kristofer Sebastian Sage Fontana, California Major: Social Work

Nicholas Alan Tobkin == Perham, Minnesota Major: Social Work

Kenzie Marie Vettleson Roseau, Minnesota Major: Social Work

Jamestown Major: Social Work

Wahpeton Major: Nursing

Ogema, Minnesota Major: Social Work

Rutland, Vermont Major: Nursing

McLaughlin, South Dakota Major: Social Work

West Fargo Major: Nursing

Grand Forks Major: Social Work

Shawnee, Kansas Major: Nursing

Vadnais Heights, Minnesota Major: Social Work

Hummelstown, Pennsylvania Major: Nursing

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Major: Social Work

Danielle Yury Trottier Devils Lake Major: Nursing

School of Medicine and Health Sciences Joshua Wynne, Dean Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science Jennifer Dawn Main

Leroy, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Science

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College of Education and Human Development Robert D. Hill, Dean

Morgan Elizabeth Williams

Bachelor of Science in Education

Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology

Bachelor of Science in Public Health Education

Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation & Human Services

Muna Abdalla Mohamed

Melanie Dawn Herauf =

Jakob James Bissell

Naima K. Mohamed =

Kimberly Kay Brossart

Chantel Marie Urban ==

Bismarck Major: Elementary Education Major: Early Childhood Education

Samantha Rae Brewer

Moorhead, Minnesota Major: Early Childhood Education

Lexi Joy Dick ===

Munich Major: Early Childhood Education

St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Public Health Education Minneapolis, Minnesota Major: Public Health Education

Plymouth, New Hampshire Major: Kinesiology

Grace Renee Haugan

Eagan, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education

Carley Nicole Meyer

Surrey Major: Public Health Education

Grand Forks Major: Kinesiology

Jay Randy Ivar Gjestvang

St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Early Childhood Education

West Fargo Major: Kinesiology

Robert Michael Reinpold

Hillsboro Major: Composite Social Studies Education

Carlye Lauren Thostenson Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Early Childhood Education

Dickinson Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services

Jessica Anne Kormanik ==

Lake Elmo, Minnesota Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services

Kelly Hunter Lovelock

Hopkins, Minnesota Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services

Nancy Ellen Wade

East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services

Christopher Allan Lee Sidney, Montana Major: Kinesiology

Benjamin Boone Olsen == Centennial, Colorado Major: Kinesiology

William Joseph Ratelle Edina, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology

College of Engineering and Mines Hesham El-Rewini, Dean

Abdulwahab Abdullah Haragay

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

Saadatou Djiwa

William Charles Barvitski

Kolton George Jungemann

Darrick Robert Bielser

Mark Stephen Kowalczyk

Jerry Alexander Bollman

Troy Christopher Strange

Neil Alan Capper

Andrew Xu An Zeng

Lome, Togo Major: Chemical Engineering

Derrick Joseph Kasunic

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Major: Chemical Engineering

Monica Louise Swingle

Blue Springs, Missouri Major: Chemical Engineering

Minneapolis, Minnesota Major: Civil Engineering

Jeffrey Ralph Hershberger = Greenwood, Maine Major: Civil Engineering Ray Major: Civil Engineering

Gunnison, Colorado Major: Civil Engineering

Lafayette, California Major: Civil Engineering

Burlington, Iowa Major: Civil Engineering

Woodstock, Illinois Major: Civil Engineering

Tucson, Arizona Major: Civil Engineering

New York, New York Major: Civil Engineering

Proctorville, Ohio Major: Civil Engineering

Tolga Mehmet Ertugrul === Tulsa, Oklahoma Major: Civil Engineering

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Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Alden Christopher Hunt

Pensacola, Florida Major: Electrical Engineering

Jonah Breyder Lopez-Sanchez Trujillo, Peru Major: Electrical Engineering

Christopher Aaron McDonald Larimore Major: Electrical Engineering

Mykal Deane Sequeira ==

Tucson, Arizona Major: Electrical Engineering

College of Engineering and Mines Bachelor of Science in Environmental Geoscience

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Danielle Joanna Gorder =

Doran Russle Collins ==

Fordville Major: Environmental Geoscience

Tyson Lee Jeannotte

Belcourt Major: Environmental Geoscience

Darren Gregory Peterson

Blake Thomas Demars

Jeffrey D. Wenzel

Drew Christian Groves ==

Maple Grove, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering Saginaw, Michigan Major: Mechanical Engineering

Pine River, Minnesota Major: Petroleum Engineering Minot Major: Petroleum Engineering

Jordan Dale Kleppen

Watford City Major: Petroleum Engineering

Duncan, South Carolina Major: Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering

Wendell Ronald Fenner

Matthews, North Carolina Major: Mechanical Engineering

Pushkara Jayasekera ==

Hokandara, Sri Lanka Major: Mechanical Engineering

Jared Lynn Kendall

Bol Ring Mathiang Bol

Edwardsburg, Michigan Major: Mechanical Engineering

Grand Forks Major: Petroleum Engineering

Alexander James Mason

Livina Ijeoma Chima

Hooksett, New Hampshire Major: Mechanical Engineering

Houston, Texas Major: Petroleum Engineering

Hussein Ali Mazen

Jeremiah Ross Copeland =

Houston, Texas Major: Mechanical Engineering

Ahcene Mechid =

Grand Forks Major: Petroleum Engineering

Thomas Elliott Miller

Eagan, Minnesota Major: Petroleum Engineering

Aristide Mathurin Ngemhe

Houston, Texas Major: Petroleum Engineering

Adam Rick Oberheu =

Delta, Colorado Major: Petroleum Engineering

Danya Elaine Shepard

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Major: Petroleum Engineering

Jarrell, Texas Major: Petroleum Engineering

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

Bachelor of Accountancy Kevin Allan Boegeman Shakopee, Minnesota Major: Accountancy

Holly Jean Robak

Jarl Eric Braaten

Logan Gerard Ubel

Wolfgang Alexander Brink ==

Foley, Minnesota Major: Accountancy

Leeds Major: Business Economics

Grand Forks Major: Accountancy

Dumont, Minnesota Major: Aviation Management

Kaci Elisabeth Butler

Prior Lake, Minnesota Major: Human Resource Management

Kayla Joy Daley

Grafton Major: Accountancy

Mariah Lee Geiger

Minot Major: Accountancy

Laura Mae Huss

Brainerd, Minnesota Major: Accountancy

Robert Charles Kalina Perham, Minnesota Major: Accountancy

Kelsey Renee Misialek Grand Forks Major: Accountancy

Kristina Marie Nielsen Starkweather Major: Accountancy

Casey Joe Pederson

Grand Forks Major: Accountancy

Bachelor of Business Administration

Rochester, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship

Travis Glen Parker

Kyle James Christiansen

Casey Joe Pederson Grand Forks

Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Marketing

David Jon Berg

Penticton, British Columbia, Canada Major: Entrepreneurship

Margaret A. Christensen

Lindsay Marie Dorfman

Hermantown, Minnesota Major: Marketing

Mark Jordan MacMillan

Cassidy Mae Miller

St. Cloud, Minnesota Major: Airport Management

Michelle Ariel Bendas

Grass Valley, California Major: Management

Brett Andrew Carlson

Tacoma, Washington Major: Management

Roy James Alexander

Tyler Andrew Kline

Jeffrey Donald McGee

Grand Forks Major: Aviation Management

Felton, California Major: Aviation Management

Perham, Minnesota Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting

Kurtis Kenneth Carey

Farmington, Minnesota Major: Business Economics

Christopher Earle Tamblyn Adams

Robert Charles Kalina

Rochester, Minnesota Major: Aviation Management Grafton Major: Management Cottage Grove, Minnesota Major: Management

Major: Investments

Ryan Lawrence Reese Wyoming, Minnesota Major: Management

Connor Monahan Gaarder

West Fargo Major: Marketing

Edina, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship

Lucas Ryan Betterman

Chenxu Gao

Grand Forks Major: Management

Melbourne, Australia Major: Entrepreneurship

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

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

Scott Edward Rosenberger

South St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Banking & Financial Economics

Alexander Edward Rotter Saint Paul, Minnesota Major: Marketing

Jessica Rae Schlichting Duluth, Minnesota Major: Marketing

Joshua Gage Schuler

Urbana, Ohio Major: Management

Joshua Michael Thibert Grand Forks Major: Management

Jacob Samuel Townsend

Tonka Bay, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship

Brittany Faith Ungs

Mantorville, Minnesota Major: Marketing Major: Communication

Alexander Robert Volker

Las Vegas, Nevada Major: Aviation Management

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology

Bachelor of Science in Public Administration

Michael Scott Olson

Matthew John Mutzenberger

Erik G. Pearson

Cole Gareth Nelson

Ramsey, Minnesota Major: Industrial Technology

Shelby Emmett Waryan Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Marketing

Grand Rapids, Minnesota Major: Industrial Technology

James Rudy Whetter

Bismarck Major: Public Administration Champlin, Minnesota Major: Public Administration

Grand Forks Major: Marketing

Kyle Palmer Wulff

Albertville, Minnesota Major: Management

James William Yoney

East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Human Resource Management

Yicheng Zhang =

Shanghai, China Major: Business Economics

College of Arts and Sciences Debbie Storrs, Dean Hunter Sanborn Erickson

Nicholas Scott Johnsrude

Rochelle Diana Robb

Jody D. Ahrens =

Johanna Fallman ===

Lea Lavinia Joner ==

Rebecca Lynn Rosten

Logan Edward Anderson

Cianna Alyssa Garman

Joseph Alexander Juniper

Amanda Marie Scarbrough

Christopher Benge

Megan Marie Glockner

Shawny Cora Kramer

Jolie Rae Schmidt

Peter Eugene Bottini

Brooke Marie Hatlestad

Mandy Lee Ann Lundby

Ellen Burch Scofield =

Chandler Clara Buning

Tasha Jean Hausauer

Brycee Dawn Lyons

Aaron Marlo Dahl

Miranda Nicole Hurlebaus

Sarah Grace Mazar

Kayla Joy Daley

Jessica Leigh Jensen ==

Morgan Jeanne McElligott

Patrick Joseph Davis

Alexandra Leigh Johnson

Emily Taylor Niznik =

Susan Marie Easley

Bryce Neil Johnson =

Morgan Lyn Numedahl

Humberto Espinoza Enriquez

Chelsie Marie Johnson =

Britt Annamarie Peterson

Bachelor of Arts Long Beach, California Major: Social Science Grand Forks Major: Music

Magnolia, Texas Major: Economics Grand Forks Major: Communication Dallas, Texas Major: Communication Farmington, Minnesota Major: German Grafton Major: Spanish Eagan, Minnesota Major: Sociology

Sheep Ranch, California Major: Communication Reno, Nevada Major: Communication

Minot Major: Communication

Bremerton, Washington Major: Communication

Lulea, Sweden Major: Psychology

Rochester, Minnesota Major: Psychology

Grand Forks Major: Sociology

Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Communication

Eagan, Minnesota Major: Psychology

Watkins, Minnesota Major: Communication

Oak Grove, Minnesota Major: Communication

Grand Forks Major: Psychology

Lincoln Major: Psychology

Belcourt Major: English

Rochester, Minnesota Major: Psychology

Wanaque, New Jersey Major: Visual Arts

Grand Forks Major: Economics

Stillwater, Minnesota Major: Psychology

Bismarck Major: Sociology

Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Visual Arts

Litchfield, Minnesota Major: Economics

Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Communication

Thompson Major: Communication

North Mankato, Minnesota Major: Psychology

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St. Andrew, Jamaica Major: Anthropology Newton, Massachusetts Major: Psychology Bellevue, Nebraska Major: French

Grand Rapids, Minnesota Major: Anthropology Edina, Minnesota Major: Psychology Major: French

Dylan Earl Stavens

Grand Forks Major: Social Science

Hannah RenĂŠ Strasser

St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Classical Studies

Jenna Di Valentini

Chaska, Minnesota Major: Communication

Ana-Alicia Maria Villanueva St. Cloud, Minnesota Major: Psychology

Meghan Elanor Warbis

Marysville, Washington Major: Communication

College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Arts, continued Shelby Lynn Wood =

Bismarck Major: Political Science

Tyler Scott Zebell

Grand Forks Major: Psychology

John Charles Grove

Bachelor of Science

Missoula, Montana Major: General Studies

Gregory Anthony Hardin

Bellevue, Nebraska Major: General Studies

Alyssa Lynn Bailey

Piedmont, South Dakota Major: Biology

Josh Michael Johnson

Grand Forks Major: General Studies

Christopher Etienne Bucklin Grand Forks Major: Biology / Pre-Health

Kelsey Ann Kratzke === Dent, Minnesota Major: General Studies

Dustin Cole Dalbey Noyes, Minnesota Major: Biology

Kelsey Rae Lafond ===

Dickinson Major: General Studies

Bachelor of Fine Arts Katie Lou Fayette

Warren, Minnesota Major: Visual Arts

Courtney J. Daille Schwartz = Langdon Major: Visual Arts

Alan Douglas Davis

Ellendale Major: Biology / Pre-Health

Corey Alan Langerud === Williston Major: General Studies

Billings, Montana Major: Psychology

Ramsey, Minnesota Major: General Studies

Jazmyn Marie Friesz

Sauk Rapids, Minnesota Major: Interdisciplinary Studies

Courtney Nicole McDonald == Bismarck Major: General Studies

Luke A. Funk

Brainerd, Minnesota Major: Biology

Eric Nicholas Moos

Melissa E. Goheen

Barnesville, Minnesota Major: Psychology

Roy Garret Nelson ==

Marissa Ann Adolphson == Argyle, Minnesota Major: General Studies

Brianna Erin Albrecht == Grand Forks Major: General Studies

Sean William Anderson Rosemount, Minnesota Major: General Studies

Isaac Dale Bitter

Baudette, Minnesota Major: General Studies

Abby Rose Brenner ==

Fargo Major: General Studies

Joseph Wayne Russell Brown Grand Forks Major: General Studies

Portland Major: General Studies

Kelsie Lynn Grenier ==

Bottineau Major: Biology / Pre-Health Major: Honors Program

Ryan Curtis Olien =

West Fargo Major: General Studies

Jordan Danielle Peterson

Aliya S. Grindstaff

Timothy Eagan Spicer

Megan Marie Henderson

Alicea Bell Steir

Kjersten Marie Herting

Samuel R. Tweten

Alexandra Leigh Johnson

Reah Ann Williams

Sarah Elizabeth Monette

Chaska, Minnesota Major: Chemistry

Darwin, Minnesota Major: General Studies

La Center, Washington Major: Psychology

Thompson Major: General Studies

Grand Forks Major: Psychology

Sheridan, Wyoming Major: General Studies

Bismarck Major: Psychology

Grafton Major: General Studies

Devils Lake Major: Biology Major: Psychology

Brainerd, Minnesota Major: General Studies

Erin Elizabeth Yankovec ===

Issac Allen Odegard

Centerville, Minnesota Major: General Studies

Grand Forks Major: Mathematics

Stephen Paul Bussey

Duluth, Minnesota Major: General Studies

Kelsey Rose DeCamp == Chokio, Minnesota Major: General Studies

Grand Forks Major: Psychology Major: Honors Program

Sheelan Salih Selman

Moorhead, Minnesota Major: Forensic Science

Joanna Elizabeth Swenson St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Forensic Science

Tina Marie Thomas

Stevensville, Montana Major: Psychology

Leslie Blaine Yellow Hammer Grand Forks Major: Biology

Annajane French

Jennifer Anne Lee

Langdon Major: General Studies

Bachelor of General Studies

Larissa Ann Reck =

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Studies Nicholas Michael Anderson

Bismarck Major: Criminal Justice Studies

Andrew John Cardinal

Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies

Kristi Dawn Hestdalen

Pierre, South Dakota Major: Criminal Justice Studies Major: Forensic Science

Mahmoud Mohamed Madiboo Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies

Erin E Moody ===

Vadnais Heights, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies

Bachelor of Science in Geology Danielle Joanna Gorder = Fordville Major: Geology

Bachelor of Music

Ashley Ann Fedie ==

Chanhassen, Minnesota Major: General Studies

Jenna Lynn Goecke

Bismarck Major: General Studies

Robert Bradley Grams

Grand Forks Major: General Studies

Anna Elizabeth Andersson = Arthur Major: Music Therapy

Jill Louise Swingen =

East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Music Therapy

= 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 Bruce A. Smith, Dean Austin Andrew Harvey

Sean Robert Mortensen

Steven Duane Howard

Grant Alan Peterson

Jerris J. U. R. Ah Puck

Cameron Arthur Jaxheimer ==

Craig William Radle

Schuyller McKinley Andrew ===

Andrew Thomas Jensen

Joseph Adam Rolfes

Mette Langer ==

Tyler James Ruether

Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics Honolulu, Hawaii Major: Air Traffic Control Framingham, Massachusetts Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations

Valentin Arredondo ===

Carson, California Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Flight Education

William Scott Ashcraft ==

Hendersonville, North Carolina Major: Commercial Aviation

Andrew Thomas Carlson

Bismarck Major: Commercial Aviation

Yin-Huei Chiang

Grand Forks Major: Commercial Aviation

Nelson Collado

Grand Forks Major: Air Traffic Control

Tyler Brinkman Crowley

Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control

Aaron Marlo Dahl

Farmington, Minnesota Major: Unmanned Aircraft

Systems Operations

Allison Leigh DeJoy

Coon Rapids, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control

Colorado Springs, Colorado Major: Commercial Aviation

Priest River, Idaho Major: Commercial Aviation

Boone, Iowa Major: Commercial Aviation

Donnybrook Major: Commercial Aviation

Seattle, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation

Hudson, Wisconsin Major: Commercial Aviation

Denver, Colorado Major: Commercial Aviation

Coon Rapids, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation

Fairfax Station, Virginia Major: Commercial Aviation

Montevideo, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control Major: Communication

Collin Michael Lindseth

Matthew David Schlothauer

Highland, California Major: Commercial Aviation

Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Sciences Aaron L. Dye

Williston Major: Atmospheric Sciences

Morgan McKenzie Simms

Hartsville, South Carolina Major: Atmospheric Sciences

Elizabeth Rose Staatz

Shoreline, Washington Major: Atmospheric Sciences

Los Angeles, California Major: Commercial Aviation

Alexander Lopez =

Justin Douglas Smith ===

Hickory Hills, Illinois Major: Air Traffic Control

Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Major: Commercial Aviation

Aren David Mattens

Paul Edmund Sterk

Freeland, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation

Oak Lawn, Illinois Major: Commercial Aviation

Sean Patrick McClain

Brian Andrew Tordella ==

Moyock, North Carolina Major: Commercial Aviation

Hermosa Beach, California Major: Commercial Aviation

Jeffrey Donald McGee

Lance R. Vaneps

Rochester, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation

Grand Forks Major: Unmanned Aircraft

Systems Operations

Maggie Jo McIntyre

Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation

Alfred James Vecchio

Emerado Major: Flight Education

Lucas James Miner

Lewiston Major: Commercial Aviation

James Whittaker Oates Warrington, Jr. Grand Forks Major: Unmanned Aircraft

Systems Operation

Oggar Minn ==

Grand Forks Major: Commercial Aviation

Austin Prescott Woodin

Cory Allen Ecklund ===

Swartz Creek, Michigan Major: Commercial Aviation

International Falls, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation

Graham Paul Frost

Bainbridge Island, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation

Nathaneal James Gleisner

Dupont, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation

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Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Michael Christopher Marti === Grand Forks Major: Computer Science

Erik Curt Sommer

Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Computer Science

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.

Kelsie Grenier

Bottineau Biology / Pre-Health / Honors

Larissa Reck

Grand Forks Psychology / Honors

Candidates 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 Travis G. Parker

Cottage Grove, Minnesota Management Active Duty

Kimberly M. Stans

Long Prairie, Minnesota National Guard Air Defense Artillery

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

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.

Adrienne Freije

Grand Marshal

Matthew Keller

Charter Marshal

Honorary Faculty Flag Marshal

Zachary Brunig Teresa DiGregorio Christopher Evans Levi Johnson Stacy Meester Lai Yeung Mariah Zeien

Santhosh Seelan 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 for today’s ceremony is Santhosh Seelan of UND’s Department of Space Studies. After a long career with India’s space program, he joined the University’s faculty in 1998, and was named the Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor in 2014.

Seelan earned his master’s degree in applied geology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, and Ph.D. in remote sensing from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad. He was the founding chair of the Earth System Science and Policy Department at UND, and now serves as the chair of the Space Studies Department and as director for the Space Grant and NASA EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) programs in the state. He has worked and studied in five countries on four continents and brings a wealth of international experience in the field of applied remote sensing. He is recognized for his significant contributions to India’s Technology Mission on Drinking Water, and for promoting the use of remote sensing by farmers and ranchers in America’s Upper Midwest.

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 11-14 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, 1987, 1987,

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 Duane B. Haagenson, Doctor of Engineering Lois Phillips Hudson, Doctor of Letters

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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, 2015, 2015,

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 William J. Gross, Doctor of Letters Gerald W. VandeWalle, Doctor of Letters

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Students who are members of the following honor societies will be wearing these adornments to their regalia: l Alpha Phi Sigma — National Criminal Justice Honor Society; blue and gold cords

Phi Alpha — National Social Work Honor Society; blue and gold cords Phi Alpha Theta — History Honor Society; red and blue cords

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Beta Alpha Psi — International Academic Honor Society for Accounting Majors; red and white cords

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Phi Beta Kappa — National Scholarship Honor Society for Liberal Arts and Sciences; pink and blue cords

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Beta Gamma Sigma — Honor Society accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International; worn by students and faculty members; blue and gold cords

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

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Pi Alpha Alpha — National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration; light blue and gold cords

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Epsilon Pi Tau — National Academic Honor Society for Technology; blue, gold and white cords

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Gamma Sigma Alpha — National Academic Honor Society for Greek Members; red and yellow cords

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

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Gamma Theta Upsilon — International Honor Society in Geography; blue, brown and gold cords

Pi Theta Epsilon —National Occupational Therapy Honor Society; blue and gold cords

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Golden Key International Honor Society — royal blue and gold cords

Psi Chi — Psychology Honor Society; platinum and navy cords

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IEEE - Eta Kappa Nu — ­ Honor Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; gold cords with red/blue tassel

Sigma Gamma Epsilon — National Honor Society for Earth Sciences; gold, blue and silver cords

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Mortar Board — National Honor Society; silver and gold cords

Sigma Tau Delta — National Society for English representing high achievement in English language, literature, and writing; Cardinal red and black double strand cord

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National Residence Hall Honorary — blue and silver cords

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Sigma Theta Tau — International Honor Society of Nursing; purple and white cords

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National Society of Collegiate Scholars — National society recognizing outstanding academic achievement and involvement on campus; gold and burgundy cords

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

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

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Theta Alpha Kappa — National Honor Society for Religious Studies and Theology; red cords

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Upsilon Pi Epsilon — International Honor Society for the Computing and Information Disciplines; maroon/white cords

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

Non-Academic Recognition Cords 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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serve in the military will be wearing red, white and blue cords to honor them for their service to our country.

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.

continuity with the past, University of North Dakota faculty, the stage officials and the degree candidates will wear academic dress.

Principal features of academic garb are the gown, cap and hood. Early it became necessary for universities to set rules to preserve the dignity and meaning of academic dress. Both Cambridge and Oxford since the 15th century have made academic dress a matter of university control even to its minor details, and have repeatedly published revised regulations. American universities agreed on a definite system in 1895.

The ceremony you will witness today will be less formal than would have been the case even two decades ago. Still, many traditions have been continued. To maintain

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.

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 are: white, College of Arts and Sciences;

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 or Representatives, it is a rather plain staff mounted in a marble pedestal at the right hand of the Speaker. The mace of the University of North Dakota symbolizes authority to carry out its mission, especially the granting of degrees. Made from the oak of the University’s first building, “Old Main,” the mace is carried by a marshal during academic processions and is placed at a prominent spot on the stage during commencement.

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

International and Tribal Flags International and tribal flags represent the rich diversity of the UND campus and the wide variety of ethnic backgrounds of the University’s students, faculty, and staff. Flags that are displayed at the front of the arena are from around the world, including the 85 countries

currently represented in the UND student body. Those carried in the Commencement procession are from the 31 countries represented in this graduating class.

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Presidents of the University Dr. Robert O. Kelley and First Lady Marcia Kelley have served the University of North Dakota since he assumed duties as UND’s 11th president on July 1, 2008.

President Kelley and administrative and faculty leaders have forged partnerships and been the driving force behind “Exceptional UND,” the strategic vision that has guided priorities and initiatives over the past four years. To achieve new heights, the University is focusing on these themes: enriching the student learning experience; encouraging gathering; facilitating collaboration; expanding UND’s presence in the community, state, and nation; and enhancing the quality of life for all members of the University community.

Great progress has been made in academic programs, services and outreach, and campus facilities. Some of the achievements of this initiative over the past four years are highlighted in a full-color insert in the center of this publication.

Before coming to UND, Robert Kelley held administrative posts and taught at the University of Wyoming, the University of Illinois at Chicago, the University of New Mexico, and the University of California, Berkeley. His academic specialty is in cell and developmental biology. Marcia Bell Kelley was a senior lecturer in the University of Wyoming Department of Communication Disorders. They have four grown children and four grandchildren.

In recognition of his strong support for students, President Kelley was honored in November 2014 with the Presidential Excellence Award at the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators IV-West Conference in Albuquerque, N.M.

William M. Blackburn 1884 — 1885 Academic Specialty: Mental, Moral and Political Science

Henry Montgomery 1885 — 1887 (Acting) Academic Specialty: Natural Sciences

Homer B. Sprague 1887 — 1891 Academic Specialty: Rhetoric and English Literature

Webster Merrifield 1891 — 1909 Academic Specialty: Greek, Political and Social Science

Frank L. McVey 1909 — 1917 Academic Specialty: Economics

Earl J. Babcock 1917 — 1918 (Interim) Academic Specialty: Geology and Chemistry

Thomas F. Kane 1918 — 1933 Academic Specialty: Classics

John C. West 1933 — 1954 Academic Specialty: Education

George W. Starcher 1954 — 1971 Academic Specialty: Mathematics

Thomas J. Clifford 1971 — 1992 Academic Specialty: Business, Accounting, and Law

Kendall L. Baker 1992 — 1999 Academic Specialty: Political Science

Charles E. Kupchella 1999 to 2008 Academic Specialty: Biology, Physiology, and Microbiology

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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.

ABOVE: The Old Main Memorial Sphere and Plaza mark the site of the University’s first building. Merrifield Hall, with its classic Collegiate Gothic architectural style, is also one of the enduring symbols of the University.

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.