UND 2017 Winter Commencement

UNIVERSITY of

NORTH DAKOTA UNIVERSITY of

NORTH DAKOTA

GENERAL WINTER COMMENCEMENT

GENERAL WINTER COMMENCEMENT

December 14 & 15, 2017 Grand Forks, North Dakota

December 14 & 15, 2017 Grand Forks, North Dakota

The Order of Exercises 2017 Winter Commencement Ceremonies Chester Fritz Auditorium

President Mark R. Kennedy, Presiding Pre-Ceremony Concert

Ceremony for Undergraduate Degrees, Friday, Dec. 15 — 1 p.m.......Page 10

Brent Hermans

Processional

“Pomp and Circumstance” (Edward Elgar) Please stand during the Processional.

College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines — 10 School of Medicine & Health Sciences — 11 College of Engineering & Mines — 11 College of Arts & Sciences — 12

Ceremony for Undergraduate Degrees, Friday, Dec. 15 — 4 p.m...... Page 15

“America the Beautiful” Haley Olson, Soloist

College of Education & Human Development — 15 College of Business & Public Administration — 16 John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences — 18

Greetings from the State Board of Higher Education Thursday, December 14 - Kevin Melicher

Alumni Association Greetings DeAnna Carlson Zink

Friday, December 15 - Casey Ryan

Reflections President Mark R. Kennedy

UND Alumni Association and Foundation

Conferring of Academic Degrees President Mark R. Kennedy

The Assemblage Led by Haley Olson

“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.

David Tack, Proctor

Ceremony for Professional and Graduate Degrees, Thursday, Dec. 14, — 3 p.m........................Page 3 School of Law — Juris Doctor Degrees — 3 School of Graduate Studies — Doctoral Degrees — 3 School of Graduate Studies — Master’s Degrees — 5

Recessional

Brent Hermans

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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.

would have been the case even two decades ago. Still, many traditions have been continued. To maintain continuity with the past, University of North Dakota faculty, the stage officials and the degree candidates will wear academic dress.

Principal features of academic garb are the gown, cap and hood.

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

The ceremony you will witness today will be less formal than

Academic Dress 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 & Sciences; drab (subdued orange), College of Business & Public Administration; black and white, John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences; blue and white, College of Education & Human Development; orange, College of Engineering & Mines; purple, School of Law; green, School of Medicine & Health Sciences; apricot, College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines; black, School of Graduate Studies.

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 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 HOOD. The hood’s satin lining features the University’s official colors, with a single chevron of Kelly green set in a field of pink. The color of the velvet border of the hood denotes the discipline represented by the degree of the recipient. Official colors of the University were selected by the student body in preparation for the institution’s first commencement in 1889.

The colors represent the pink and green of the prairie rose, “suggestive of our green prairies and rosy prospects.”

Ceremonial Objects it was usually worn around the neck for safekeeping. The wearing 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 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.

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

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Ceremony for Professional and Graduate Degrees THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14 — 3:00 P.M.

School of Law Kathryn Rand, Dean

Wendy Lynn Jones, Red Springs, North Carolina

Juris Doctor

Mehdi Abedi, Grand Forks

Major: Juris Doctorate

Major: Juris Doctorate

Major: Juris Doctorate

Sarah Mae Kyte, New Richland, Minnesota

Thomas Nathanael Hutchings, Salt Lake City, Utah

Major: Juris Doctorate

Christina Trinidad Kissinger, Grand Forks

Winter Hope Haynes, Countryside, Illinois

Major: Juris Doctorate

Sang Wan Kim, Seoul, South Korea

Major: Juris Doctorate

Major: Juris Doctorate

School of Graduate Studies: Doctoral Degrees Grant McGimpsey, Dean Amber Christine Chevalier, Fargo

Doctor of Philosophy

Travis Douglas Alvine, Watertown, South Dakota Major: Microbiology Dissertation: Characterization of the Immune Stimulating Properties of Type

Aleska Randa Hagan, Anderson, Indiana

III Secretion System Needle Protein BscF from Bordetella Pertussis: Towards the Development of a New Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Advisor: David Bradley

Anastasia Alekseevna Andrianova, Moscow, Russian Federation Major: Chemistry

Dissertation: Mentoring Experiences in Medical Education: A Phenomenographic Study Among American Indian Medical Students and Those in Residency Advisor: Myrna R. Olson

Major: Nursing Dissertation: The Relationship of Fidelity on Simulation Performance Advisor: Glenda Lindseth Advisor: Patricia Mahar & Kari Chiasson

Shirley Ann Johnson, Thief River Falls, Minnesota

Anne Rachel Bodensteiner, Seattle, Washington

Major: Counseling Psychology Dissertation: Development and Validation of the Internalized Classism Scale for the Poor and Working Class Advisor: Rachel Navarro

Gail Johnson, Andover, Minnesota

Dissertation: Novel Approaches in Lignomics Employing Liquid Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry Advisor: Alena Kubatova & Eyguenii Kozliak

Naomi Marilyn Bender, Wadena, Minnesota Major: Teaching and Learning

Major: Pharmacology, Physiology and Therapeutics Dissertation: Acetate Supplementation Reduces Disease Progression, Alters CNS and Myelin Lipid Content, and Influences CNS and Myelin Protein Content in Mice Subjected to Experimental Autoimmune Encephalom Myelitis Advisor: Thad Rosenberger

Major: Teaching and Learning Dissertation: A Phenomenological Study of Bullying Experienced by Graduate Students and Faculty Members through the Lens of Power Advisor: Myrna R. Olson

Major: Teaching & Learning Dissertation: Special and General Education Partners Co�Teaching Through the Structural Lens of Complexity Theory Advisor: Patricia Mahar & Kari Chiasson

Satoko Takda Kao, Plano, Texas

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Major: Teaching and Learning Dissertation: Social and Emotional Learning in the ELL Classroom Advisor: Anne Walker

School of Graduate Studies: Doctoral Degrees Bahareh Shoghli, Tehran, Iran

Doctor of Philosophy, continued

Jonathan Edmund Kukowski, Apple Valley, Minnesota

Major: Chemistry Dissertation: Functionalization of Cyclopalladated Ligands Using Secondary Phosphines and meta-Chloroperoxybenzoic Acid Advisor: Irina Smoliakova

Jennifer Weathersbe Steinberg, Rochester, Minnesota

Lindsey Beth Leker, West Fargo

Major: Educational Foundation & Research Dissertation: Contextual Factors Related to Stereotype Threat and Student Success in Science Technology Engineering Mathematics Education: A Mixed Methods Study Advisor: Robert Stupnisky

Major: Educational Foundation & Research Awarded posthumously Advisor: Marcus Weaver-Hightower

Major: Educational Leadership Dissertation: Academic Interventions in Secondary Schools: Examining Teachers' Perceptions of Implementing a Multi-Tiered System of Support Advisor: Sherryl Houdek

Christine Lynn Job, Bismarck Major: Educational Leadership

Timothy Patrick Oneal, Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Major: Educational Leadership Dissertation: Faculty Experiences with Instructional Innovations: A Phenomenological Study of Faculty Use of Instructional Video Advisor: Joshua Hunter

Elaine Kim Pyle, Moorhead, Minnesota

Jessica Jean Larson, Leeds Major: Nursing

Major: Microbiology Dissertation: Immune Regulatory Mechanism and Myeloid Cells Functions in Brain Parasite Infection Advisor: Bibhuti B. Mishra

Mohamed Zein Radwan, Cairo, Egypt

Dissertation: What is Teacher Effectiveness? A Case Study of Educator Perceptions in a Midwest Elementary School Advisor: Pauline Stonehouse

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Major: Teaching and Learning Dissertation: The Effects of Subject Presentation Types in Problem Based Learning (PBL) Problems on Student Motivation: a PBL Implementation in Speech Language Pathology Advisor: Woei Hung

Fredice Odette Quenum Zangbede, Grand Forks

Major: Psychology Dissertation: The Impact of Social Norms on Young Women's Health-Related Risk Perceptions, Intentions and Behaviors Advisor: Joelle Ruthig

Doctor of Education

Shannon M. Mortrud, Fargo

Major: Nursing Dissertation: Inner Strength in Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Oral Histories Advisor: Gayle Roux

Karen Elizabeth Vanderzanden, Maplewood, Minnesota

Rebecca Paulo Matinda, Simanjiro, Tanzania

Major: Civil Engineering Dissertation: Modification Methods for SWAT Performance in Simulating Runoff and Sediment of Watershed in Cold Regions Advisor: Yeo Howe Lim

Major: Physics Dissertation: Designing and Manufacturing of Negative Index Metamaterial using Magnetized Photonic Crystal Advisor: Graeme Dewar

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Dissertation: Effect of Staff Education Pre-Hospital Readmission Reduction Program Implementation in a Critical Access Hospital in Rural North Dakota Advisor: Mary Jane Rivard & Maridee Shogren

School of Graduate Studies: Master's Degrees Grant McGimpsey, Dean

All master’s degrees and specialist diplomas are awarded through the School of Graduate Studies.

The recipients are listed alphabetically and grouped according to the college of their major field of study.

Morgan Anthony Nyquist, Moorhead, Minnesota

Aerospace Sciences

Master of Arts - Forensic Psychology

Elliot Quinn Peltier, Belcourt

Jamie Lynn Ekness, Shepherd, Montana

Master of Science - Atmospheric Sciences

Sergey Yurievich Gulbin, Moscow, Russian Federation

Master of Science - Earth System Science and Policy

Andrea N. Hewitt, Bismarck

Master of Science - Space Studies

Master of Arts - Forensic Psychology

David Shelton, Overland Park, Kansas Master of Arts - Forensic Psychology

Presley Dacotah Wanner, Fargo

Master of Environmental Management - Earth System Science & Policy

Alastair Robert Komus, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Master of Arts - Sociology

Erica Lynn Rands-Howard, Deerfield Beach, Florida

Amanda Marie Hernandez, Brooklyn, New York

Master of Arts: Geography

Kimberly Paige Pithey, Grand Forks

Master of Arts - Forensic Psychology

Master of Science - Space Studies

Christopher Pahl Laing, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Master of Science - Aviation

Sean Peter McCloat, Hauppauge, New York

Business and Public Administration

Master of Science - Space Studies

Matthew Clarke Nowinski, Sterling, Virginia

Master of Science - Space Studies

Christian B. Albano, West Fargo

Master of Public Administration - Public Administration

Aaron Bench, Daegu City, South Korea

Arts and Sciences

Master of Science - Geography

Master of Science - Geography

Master of Music - Music

Master of Arts - History

Master of Science - Biology

Master of Science in Applied Economics - Applied Economics

Matthew George Sabol, Westerville, Ohio

Master of Arts - Forensic Psychology

Kara K. Davis, Pendleton, Oregon

Master of Science in Applied Economics- Applied Economics

Malgorzata Niedzielska, Warsaw, Poland

Brianna M. Carkhuff, Pequot Lakes, Minnesota

Master of Science in Applied Economics - Applied Economics

Guillaume Neault, Halifax, Canada

Cody Adam Boyle, Park River

Master of Business Administration - Business Administration

Samuel R. Jelleberg, Fargo

Jacob Douglas Bourboun, Alamogordo, New Mexico

Master of Public Administration - Public Administration

Miranda Nicole Glatt, Greenwood Village, Colorado

Tamara Caroline Auer, Sydney, Australia

Master of Business Administration - Business Administration

Rohini S. Gawande, Maharashtra, India

Nels E. Anderson, Wautoma, Wisconsin

Master of Science in Applied Economics - Applied Economics

Christopher M. Dougherty, Watford City

Jacqueline Marie Amor, Southwest Ranches, Florida

Master of Science in Applied Economics - Applied Economics

Dylan Ray Diede, Mandan

Master of Science in Applied Economics - Applied Economics

Chad Robert Schmitt, Lake St. Louis, Missouri

Master of Arts - Forensic Psychology

Master of Science in Applied Economics- Applied Economics

Baylee Nichelle Gillanders, Kyle, Saskatchewan, Canada

Russell E. Smith, Haddonfield, New Jersey

Amy Ruth Havlicek, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Nicholas James Ukestad, Jamestown

Earl Lynn Klug, Grafton

Wen Zheng, Grand Forks

Master of Science - Communication Sciences & Disorders

Master of Arts - Linguistics

Master of Science - Geography

Kristen Nicole Leighton, Saint Cloud, Minnesota

Master of Arts - Psychology

Esteban Isreal MĂŠndez Hord, Puebla, Mexico

Master of Arts - Linguistics

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Master of Business Administration - Business Administration Master of Science in Applied Economics- Applied Economics

Master of Science in Applied Economics - Applied Economics

School of Graduate Studies: Master's Degrees Susan Kimberly Hurd, Elkton, California

Education and Human Development

Anne Elizabeth Bladow, Hankinson

Master of Science - Special Education

Master of Science - Special Education

Master of Science - Special Education

Master of Science - Early Childhood Education

Mary Elizabeth Lakemper, Morton, Illinois

Master of Science - Special Education

Heidi Kay Budeau, Bismarck

Master of Education - Educational Leadership

Master of Science - Special Education

Master of Education - Educational Leadership

Master of Science - Special Education

Master of Science - Kinesiology

Master of Arts - Counseling

Kristen Douglas Meacham, Raleigh, North Carolina

Master of Arts - Counseling

Kelly Meggin Daigneault, Winslow, Maine

Master of Science - Special Education

Master of Science - Special Education

Master of Science - Special Education

Master of Science - Special Education

Master of Science - Kinesiology

Master of Science - Special Education

Alexander Serrano, Chicago, Illinois

Master of Science - Special Education

Patricia Hedges Fare, Severna Park, Maryland Master of Science - Special Education

Master of Science - Special Education

Sarah Jean Snider, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Kimberly Nicole Fox, Devils Lake

Master of Education - Educational Leadership

Rebecca Lee Schmidt, Arlington Heights, Illinois

Kristi Lou Erdman, Grand Rapids, Minnesota

Master of Science - Special Education

Derek J. Roemmich, Linton

Makailah J. Dyer, Madison, Wisconsin

Master of Science - Special Education

Ngoc My Pham, Ha Noi, Vietnam

Kathleena LaRee Dunmore, Sacramento, California

Master of Science - Special Education

Brooke Josephine Field Pecharich, Duluth, Minnesota

Cori Anne Doubek, Fargo

Master of Science - Special Education

Anna Nowak, Phoenix, Arizona

Michael Barrett Digatono, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Master of Science - Special Education

Patrick McNally, Bismarck

Matthew Lynch Cookman, McVille

Master of Science - Special Education

Jenny Rose McLean, Larimore

Lisa A. Connelly, Dacula, Georgia

Master of Science - Special Education

Sydney Marie Lynn, Bedminster, New Jersey

Lydia Ann Christianson, Fergus Falls, Minnesota

Master of Science - Special Education

Leticia Salinas Lazna, Chandler, Arizona

Riley John Carlson, Jamestown

Master of Science - Special Education

Brittany Lynn LaPoint, Rapid City, South Dakota

Janelle Lynne Burger, Puyallup, Washington

Master of Science - Special Education

Kelsey Erin Laird, East Lansing, Michigan

Tiffany Ann Buchanan, Glenville, Minnesota

Master of Education - Educational Leadership

Katie Louelle Kruse, Watertown, South Dakota

Damar K. Brandt, Moorhead, Minnesota

Master of Science - Special Education

Cari Ann Kramer, Bismarck

Shawna Dee Bradshaw, Thermopolis, Wyoming

Master of Science - Special Education

Samantha Renee Keeville, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Master of Education - English Language Learners

Kraig Steinhoff, Oakes

Master of Education - Educational Leadership

Angela Rice Gaither, Munford, Alabama

Specialist Diploma - Educational Leadership

Master of Science - Special Education

Martha Kruper Straw, Bismarck

Lauren Krysta Garbarino, Parsippany, New Jersey

Emilia Rose Gatti, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Rhonda Yvette Griffin, Absecon, New Jersey

Alyssa Jane Halvorson, Moorhead, Minnesota

Master of Science - Special Education

Master of Science - Elementary Education

Master of Science - Early Childhood Education

Master of Education - Elementary Education

Master of Science - Special Education

Master of Education - Educational Leadership

Master of Science - Special Education

Master of Science - Special Education

Timi Michelle Wunschel, Ida Grove, Iowa

Brent Allen Hovland, Plymouth, Minnesota

Casey Hupp, Iowa City, Iowa

Master of Science - Special Education

Anna Catherine Wuitschick, Fargo

Master of Science - Special Education

Lindsey Haney Wood, Lincoln, Alabama

Rozalyn E. Hoff, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Master of Education - Educational Leadership

Samantha Lee Williams, Salem, Oregon

Meghan Emily Heubel, Bangor, Pennsylvania

Master of Arts - Counseling

Alexis Lynette Whitehorn, Bismarck

Macy L. Hettich, Bismarck

Master of Science - Special Education

Josie Vanessa Angela Uthke, Herrenberg, Germany

Brittney D. Hansen, Grand Forks

Master of Education - English Language Learners

Sarah Ann Trulson, Mandan

Master of Science - Special Education

Master of Science - Special Education

Lindsey R. Young, Grand Forks

Master of Science - Special Education

Master of Arts - Counseling

Vanessa Zendejas, Houston, Texas

Master of Science - Special Education

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Master of Science - Early Childhood Education

School of Graduate Studies: Master’s Degrees Engineering and Mines

Nursing and Professional Disciplines

Md Nafiul Alam, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Marie Elizabeth Aamodt, Bismarck

Master of Science - Electrical Engineering

Master of Science - Nursing

Alan Alexeyev, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Jessica Ann Bakken, Albert Lea, Minnesota

Connor Ryan Bowley, Minot

Kirsten Gwen Boekelheide, Warroad, Minnesota

Daniel Burke Brunson, Mobile, Alabama

Tara Ann Bonham, Grand Forks

Master of Science - Petroleum Engineering

Master of Science - Computer Science

Master of Science - Geology

Humphrey Chigozie Chukwuto, Grand Forks

Master of Social Work - Social Work

Master of Science - Nursing

Master of Social Work - Social Work

Brett Jessica Cadwell, Glyndon, Minnesota

Master of Science - Chemical Engineering

Master of Science - Nursing

Michael C. Farzaneh, Grand Forks

Krystal Kasey Creager, Cheyenne, Wyoming

Kelsey Ann Forward, Oakes

Ana Ivy Dahl, Halma, Minnesota

Sreeram Jambulapati, Pearland, Texas

Lisa Marie Fisher, Dickinson

Master of Science - Geology

Master of Science - Geology

Master of Science - Geology

Ashish Pramod Kotwal, Mumbai, India

Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Master of Social Work - Social Work Master of Social Work - Social Work

Kathryn L. Gacek, Plymouth, Minnesota

Master of Science - Civil Engineering

Master of Science - Nursing

Jonathan Goldwire, Ridgeland, South Carolina

Tamanna Tabassum Khan Munia, Grand Forks

Master of Science - Nursing

Leshia Fox, Fort Smith, Arkansas

Swetha Mallula, Visakhaptnam, India

Master of Social Work - Social Work

Master of Science - Electrical Engineering

Master of Social Work - Social Work

Chioma J. Onwumelu, Lagos, Nigeria,

Grace Kelli Hauschild, Plymouth, Minnesota

Rana Rageh Ragab Shaaban, Grand Forks

Eric J. Heiden, Grand Forks

Master of Science - Geology

Master of Science - Electrical Engineering

Master of Science - Nursing

Master of Science - Nursing

Subodh Chandra Subedi, Kathmandu, Nepal

Kaylene Nichole Hill, Jamestown

Emily Grace Sundell, Casper, Wyoming

Scott Jacob Honkola, Grand Forks

Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Master of Science - Geology

Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Master of Social Work - Social Work

Amy Nicole Hunter, Black River Falls, Wisconsin

Dylan Wade Young, Windom, Minnesota

Master of Science - Nursing

Cassandra Lyn Hovet, Thompson

Asma Tabassum, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Master of Science - Nursing

Master of Science - Geology

Master of Social Work - Social Work

Kaitlyn Raeme Jacobsen, West Fargo

Master of Social Work - Social Work

Falan Nicole Johnson, Cando

Master of Social Work - Social Work

Danielle Lu Kiedrowski, Sauk Rapids, Minnesota

Medicine and Health Sciences

Master of Science - Medical Laboratory Science

Master of Public Health - Public Health

Master of Science - Medical Laboratory Science

Master of Science - Medical Laboratory Science

Master of Occupational Therapy - Occupational Therapy

Master of Science - Medical Laboratory Science

Master of Science - Medical Laboratory Science

Lauren Ashley Whitted, South San Francisco, California

Master of Science - Nursing

Mackenzie Lee Moen, Ortonville, Minnesota

Alyssa Faye Trepl, Northwood

Master of Social Work - Social Work

Maxine Marie Lemaster, Duluth, Minnesota

AmandaRae Lynn Schenk, Neillsville, Wisconsin

Master of Social Work - Social Work

Breelynn Elizabeth Lein, Duluth, Minnesota

Warren A. Ross, Eveleth, Minnesota

Master of Social Work - Social Work

Melissa Joy Lee, Vermillion, South Dakota

Shannon Jo Jongeward, Grand Forks

Master of Social Work - Social Work

Hillary Kathryn Langfeld, Rothsay, Minnesota

Jo Ann Harrison, Hernando, Mississippi

Master of Social Work - Social Work

Kelly Mae Knudson, Waterford Township, Michigan

Saima Bashir Choudhry, Plymouth, Minnesota

Master of Science - Nursing

Tracey Lynn Klobuchar, Fargo

Julia Henrietta Allen, Los Alamos, New Mexico

Master of Science - Nursing

Katie Jean King, Mahnomen, Minnesota

Master of Public Health - Public Health

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Master of Social Work - Social Work

School of Graduate Studies: Master’s Degrees Kasidy Elaine Schell, Lisbon

Nursing and Professional Disciplines, continued

April Marie Morris, Fargo

Master of Social Work - Social Work

Master of Social Work - Social Work

Master of Social Work - Social Work

Master of Social Work - Social Work

Master of Social Work - Social Work

Grace Elisabeth Zitzer, Dillon, Montana

Andrew William Rook, Thief River Falls, Minnesota

Master of Social Work - Social Work

Katherine Zimmerman, Crooks, South Dakota

Paul Curtis Radel, Eugene, Oregon

Master of Social Work - Social Work

Sarah Velazquez, Tacoma, Washington

Cassandra Nicole O'Neill, Farmington, Minnesota

Master of Social Work - Social Work

Charly Candas VanGrinsven, Bemidji, Minnesota

Kayla Jo Norton, Mott

Master of Social Work - Social Work

Judy Janine Simpson, Pelican Rapids, Minnesota

Master of Science - Nursing

Master of Social Work - Social Work

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.

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Photographs: The University has contracted the services of Lifetouch Special Events Photography for all commencement ceremonies. This service will provide each graduate with two photos, a posed photo taken when approaching the stage and a second taken when accepting congratulations from the President.

Graduates will receive a message sent to their official UND e-mail address containing a link to the commencement photo proofs. There is no obligation to purchase photographs.

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Broadcast Information: • Today’s Commencement ceremony will be broadcast on Grand Forks Cable Channel 3, December 18-22.

* Graduate Degrees Ceremony - 10 am and 6 pm * Undergraduate Degrees (back to back) - 12 noon and 8 pm • Our Commencement ceremonies are telecast live on Cable Channel 3 in Grand Forks/East Grand Forks. Free downloads of the ceremonies will be posted on Vimeo by December 20.

The University of North Dakota Graduate and Professional Degree Commencement Ceremony. https://vimeo.com/243203872 The University of North Dakota Undergraduate Degree Commencement Ceremony held at 1:00 PM on Friday, December 15, 2017. https://vimeo.com/243203914 The University of North Dakota Undergraduate Degree Commencement Ceremony held at 4:00 PM on Friday, December 15, 2017. https://vimeo.com/243203954

Awarding of Degrees The awarding of degrees and academic distinctions listed in this program are 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.

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The University Marshals Honorary Faculty Flag Marshal December 15 - 1 p.m.

A tradition since the early years of the University of North Dakota, the University Marshals serve as the honorary ushers for commencement exercises. They are selected primarily from the junior class on the basis of academic excellence.

Richard Ferraro Dec. 14 — 3 p.m.

Grand Marshal Amber Gillespie Charter Marshal Marissa Jahnke

Dec. 15 — 1 p.m.

Grand Marshal Kaitlyn Amble Charter Marshal Tiffany Metzger

Dec. 15 — 4 p.m.

Grand Marshal Renae McGauvran Charter Marshal Seiya Yamaguchi

Ashley Anderson Ivy Becker Erica Brovold Carly Derouin Mary Gray Julene Hawkins Courtney Hogetvedt Megan Lenertz Ashley Longtin Madison Mueller RayAnna Peterson Cayli Slette Kristin Stewart Amy Svir Seiya Yamaguchi

Page Amann Ivy Becker Amy Breigenzer McKenzie Bryn Michaela Burstad Alexis Bushy Joshua Christianson Trace Dallman Maria Diepolder Grant Dockter Madison Fischer Sara Handy Noah Holter Abigail Korte Hannah Miller Mark Miller Taylor Nord Jamie O'Halloran Haylee Pearce Jonathan Praska Aerika Skalicky Betsy Thompson George Welder Benjiman Wilebski

Ivy Becker Brittany Beutz Travis Gylling Makayla Koski Sungwoo Lee Brannon Long Hannah Miller Taylor Nord Haylee Pearce Maria Sears Wendy Sorenson Tanner Steensma Christiena Taralson

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

The Faculty Flag Marshal at today’s ceremony is Ric Ferraro, Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor of Psychology.

Ferraro joined UND in 1992 and was named a Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor in 2007. He served as the Director of the General/Experimental Psychology Ph. D. Program from 2003 2013 and currently teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, and adulthood and aging.

He has published more than 280 articles, chapters, and reviews and has done more than 355 presentations in the areas of cognitive aging, gerontology, neuropsychology, and information processing. Ferraro currently sits on the editorial board of several professional journals and edits an international journal for Springer, based in New York City. Ferraro performs research in a variety of areas working with a cadre of undergraduate and graduate students at UND. He was the recipient of the UND Foundation/Thomas J. Clifford Faculty Achievement Award for Excellence in Research in 2005.

In 2011, he was awarded the Minerva Award by the SUNY Potsdam Alumni Association as an outstanding alumnus.

Honorary Faculty Flag Marshal Thursday, Dec. 14 - 3 p.m.

Honorary Faculty Flag Marshal Friday, Dec. 15 - 4 p.m.

James Mochoruk

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

The Faculty Flag Marshal at today’s ceremony is Mike Poellot, Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor and Chair of Atmospheric Sciences.

Poellot joined the UND Aviation Department in 1976 as a research meteorologist and became an Associate Professor in the new Department of Atmospheric Sciences in 1983 and Professor in 1996. He became department chair in 1999 and was named a Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor in 2004.

His primary research interests are in airborne observations of the atmosphere, particularly in the study of clouds and their relationship to climate. Professor Poellot is currently teaching courses in aviation meteorology and weather modification. His current research finds him collecting and analyzing data from a variety of cloud types in support of NASA satellite missions.

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

The Faculty Flag Marshal at today’s ceremony is Jim Mochoruk, Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor of History.

Mochoruk earned his B.A. (Hons) from the University of Winnipeg and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Manitoba. At UND he teaches courses in U.S., Canadian, Canadian-U.S., British, and British Imperial History.

Recognized as UND's Outstanding Graduate Teacher in 1998, as UND’s Outstanding Faculty Scholar in 2011 and named a Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor in 2013, he has also been the recipient of awards for two of the books he has written. In his research Mochoruk has explored the history of northern development in Canada and the social, ethnic, political, and labor history of western Canada. He is currently working on a book-length study concerning the social and economic history of Winnipeg in the 1920s and 30s.

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Ceremony for Undergraduate Degrees FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15— 1:00 P.M.

College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines Gayle Roux, Dean

Bachelor of Science in Community Nutrition

Elizabeth Arron Glass **

Maycie L. Morin

Hannah Eliese Hagen **

Morgan G. Munsterman

Hannah M. Halterman

Maggie Reh Marie O'Keefe *

Annabelle Sarah Bates

Aundrea Shae Otto Johnson

Carver, Minnesota Major: Community Nutrition Glenwood, Minnesota Major: Community Nutrition

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Angela R. Akers ***

Chestnut Mound, Tennessee Major: Nursing

Megan Virginia Albright **

Hawley, Minnesota Major: Nursing

Whitney Jo Anderson *

Buffalo, Minnesota Major: Nursing Psychology

Nichole L. Azure

Belcourt Major: Nursing

Ashley M. Bolsis

Andover, Minnesota Major: Nursing

Lydia Jane Brooke

Dickinson Major: Nursing

Aubrie J. Carlstrom **

East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Nursing

Courtney L. D. Castiglione *** Highlands Ranch, Colorado Major: Nursing

Haley E. Corcoran

Downers Grove, Illinois Major: Nursing

Cameron M. Cuthbert **

Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Nursing

Emily Katelyn Dudley **

Grand Forks Major: Nursing

Riley John Forcelle *

Lake City, Minnesota Major: Nursing

Otsego, Minnesota Major: Nursing

Bloomington, Minnesota Major: Nursing

Rosemount, Minnesota Major: Nursing

Belcourt Major: Nursing

Appleton, Minnesota Major: Nursing Verndale, Minnesota Major: Nursing

Elizabeth Rose Harrington

Morgan L. Olson ***

Madison Ariel Heisler **

Quinn N. Parisien

Robert Caleb Hunskor

Mallory P. Pichetti *

Erika Anne Jensen *

Nicole A. Plante **

Samantha R. Johnoff

Brittany Lynn Reineke

Kayle Jayne Julin *

Emily Kay Scholtz

Jessica Katherine Koenig

Haleigh J. Springan

Annalise Lynn Kragerud

Sydney Ann St. Germaine

Courtney Kay Lentz **

Brendin M. Steiner ***

Brittany Ann Liljenquist *

Cheyenne Renee Bergerson Thorne **

Watertown, South Dakota Major: Nursing

Fargo Major: Nursing

Stewartville, Minnesota Major: Nursing

Breckenridge, Minnesota Major: Nursing

Farmington, Minnesota Major: Nursing

Blaine, Minnesota Major: Nursing

Oronoco, Minnesota Major: Nursing

Barnesville, Minnesota Major: Nursing

Cooperstown Major: Nursing

Gabrielle K. Lipelt

Belcourt Major: Nursing Dickinson Major: Nursing

Hawley, Minnesota Major: Social Work

Autumn Aujuante Kharl Clayton **

Bismarck Major: Social Work

Moire Caetlen Dunn *

St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Social Work

Nicholas R. Freitag

Hickson Major: Social Work

Alexandra Lee Kubisiak

Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Social Work

Kasady E. Moser

Roseau, Minnesota Major: Social Work

Brandy Victoria Schaan

Grand Forks Major: Social Work

Taylor M. Tegg

White Bear Lake, Minnesota Major: Social Work

Brandy B. Vollbrecht ***

Big Lake, Minnesota Major: Social Work

Virginia, Minnesota Major: Nursing

Lino Lakes, Minnesota Major: Nursing

Halstad, Minnesota Major: Nursing

Chelsey A. Weigler **

Red Lake Falls, Minnesota Major: Nursing

Maddock Major: Nursing

Tayler R. Wilson **

Bismarck Major: Nursing

Katey Monette

Bismarck Major: Nursing

Abby Jane Van Den Einde ***

Thompson Major: Nursing

Paige Brooke Melin

Grand Forks Major: Nursing

Stacey Jean Brorson

Carrington Major: Nursing

Mariah M. McGlynn

Crookston, Minnesota Major: Nursing

Maple Valley, Washington Major: Social Work

Wilhelmina Maria Van Bedaf *

Grand Forks Major: Nursing

Shelby Marie Marx **

Duluth, Minnesota Major: Nursing

Kristin J. Ainsworth

Danielle Dee Valois

Litchfield, Minnesota Major: Nursing

Atalia Leigh Lopez

Belcourt Major: Nursing

Fargo Major: Nursing

Fargo Major: Nursing

Bismarck Major: Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Social Work

Grand Forks Major: Nursing

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Greenbush, Minnesota Major: Nursing

* Denotes cum laude ** Denotes magna cum laude *** Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 19)

School of Medicine and Health Sciences Joshua Wynne, Dean

Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science

Tammy A. Bousquet-Cordes ***

Erin Christine Faust

Lacey, Washington Major: Medical Laboratory Science

Ottertail, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Science

Brandi L. Champagne Belcourt

Michael James Klug ***

Rochester, Minnesota Major: Medical Laboratory Science

Major: Medical Laboratory Science

College of Engineering and Mines Hesham El-Rewini, Dean

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering

Kelsey T. Glatt

Bismarck Major: Chemical Engineering Bismarck Major: Chemical Engineering

Michael James Graalum

Fargo Major: Chemical Engineering

Michael Andrew Harycki

Stillwater, Minnesota Major: Chemical Engineering

Jacob Kevin Jasperson

Eagan, Minnesota Major: Chemical Engineering

Brian James Taintor

Brandon John Vannelli

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering

Matthew Scott Anderson

Alejandro Estrella

Ghassan Ahmed Dabloul

Wyatt Johnson

Joseph Dominic Fendt

Rory John Koch

Ethan Joseph Kapler

Eugene Khane Malingu

Eric Kevin Allmaras

Dylan Ray Kisselman

Gabriel Nyangbe Merchant

Jacob T. Clouse

Nickolas Chance Koller

Samwel Mokaya Mogaka

Aaron Podoll ***

Marc A. Marcellus

Stephen Edward Stout

Arlington, Washington Major: Civil Engineering

Nguyen Le

Grand Prairie, Texas Major: Chemical Engineering

Brittany Jane Rew **

Roseville, Minnesota Major: Chemical Engineering

Anne Marie Stutz

Tucson, Arizona Major: Chemical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Dylan Bakker **

Amsterdam, Netherlands Major: Civil Engineering

Ethan Samuel Bialik **

Grand Forks Major: Civil Engineering

Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Electrical Engineering

Roseville, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering

Christopher A. Heron

Menifee, California Major: Civil Engineering New Prague, Minnesota Major: Civil Engineering

Nathan Scott Lange

Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Civil Engineering

Thomas A. Styf

Grand Rapids, Michigan Major: Civil Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Jasmine LouAnn Kreft

Williston Major: Chemical Engineering

Corey James Johnson-Roe

Cataldo G. Didonna ***

Mathew Adam Fusch ***

Carrington Major: Computer Science

Grand Forks Major: Computer Science

Fargo Major: Computer Science

Lino Lakes, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Major: Mechanical Engineering Sparta, Wisconsin Major: Mechanical Engineering Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering Maple Grove, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering Hampden Major: Mechanical Engineering Firestone, Colorado Major: Mechanical Engineering

Hobbs, New Mexico Major: Petroleum Engineering Lake Bronson, Minnesota Major: Petroleum Engineering Wyoming, Minnesota Major: Petroleum Engineering Killeen, Texas Major: Petroleum Engineering Grand Forks Major: Petroleum Engineering Grand Forks Major: Petroleum Engineering Fremont, Ohio Major: Petroleum Engineering

Brady John Niebolte

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Elena Desta Parrello

Finley Major: Mechanical Engineering

Tristan Christopher Plante *

Tyler Allan Kast *

Clearwater, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering

Maple Grove, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering

Aristotle Valentino Postiglione

Minot Major: Electrical Engineering

Michael T. Klein

Mendota Heights, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering

Max William Reagen **

St. Louis, Missouri Major: Electrical Engineering

Ravi H. Solanki

Stillwater, Minnesota Major: Mechanical Engineering

Blake Alan Scalise

Redondo Beach, California Major: Electrical Engineering

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St. Charles, Missouri Major: Mechanical Engineering

* Denotes cum laude ** Denotes magna cum laude *** Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 19)

College of Arts and Sciences Debbie Storrs, Dean

Bachelor of Arts Jacob Thomas Andersen **

Blaine, Minnesota Major: Communication

Erica Kristine Anderson

Grand Forks Major: Communication

Julia Virginia Anderson *

Grand Forks Major: Social Science

Montana Rae Anderson

Faribault, Minnesota Major: English

Rio E. Baca

Rosemount, Minnesota Major: American Indian Studies Major: Chinese Studies

Amber Naidine Bunyea

Samuel R. Gunderson

Brownsboro, Alabama Major: Communication

Mayer, Minnesota Major: Computer Science

Madison Jean Ann Haberlack *

Halle Monteith **

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Major: English

Burnsville, Minnesota Major: Communication

Janessa Hensrud

Brandon Eugene Nelson

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Major: Communication

Grand Forks Major: Classical Studies

Joseph Edward Iverson

Cassidy A. Nicholson

Richfield, Minnesota Major: Communication Major: Sociology

Benjamin George Jacob

Kenmare Major: History

Samantha Leigh Criswell **

Grand Forks Major: English

Morgana E. Davis

Waconia, Minnesota Major: Political Science

Heather Nicole Jaeche

Bel Air, Maryland Major: Anthropology Major: History

Brainerd, Minnesota Major: Spanish

Evan Andrew Dosch

Andre C. Johnson

Taylor Madison Blaine

Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Music

Hannah Josephine Bohn ***

Grand Forks Major: German

Sophia Diane Boutrous

Bismarck Major: Communication

Brittany Leigh Bowker

Bismarck Major: Spanish

Jack Shamus Breen

Hillsboro Major: Sociology

Sara E. Brent **

Lake in the Hills, Illinois Major: History

David Eric Brevik

Belfield Major: Anthropology

Lily C. Brundin *

East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Communication

Jennifer Dawn Brunell

Rochester Hills, Michigan Major: Social Science

Rogers, Minnesota Major: Psychology

Brennen Arland Christensen

Westhope Major: Psychology Major: Sociology Wayzata, Minnesota Major: English

White Bear Lake, Minnesota Major: Sociology

Anne G. Chipman **

Sage L. Ballantyne ***

Grand Forks Major: Sociology

Meagan Nicole Jarvis

Alyssa Kay Baumer *

Anik Colette Chartrand *

Anthony L. Defreitas

Eric I. Mckay

New Market, Maryland Major: Economics Bismarck Major: Psychology

Ponca City, Oklahoma Major: Psychology Barnesville, Minnesota Major: Communication

Hadyn Stuart Drabing **

Laura Ann Justema *

Castle Rock, Colorado Major: Anthropology

Hinsdale, Illinois Major: Communication

Jessica Taylor Eccles

Antonia E. Kalal *

Cottage Grove, Minnesota Major: Communication

Misty Ida Epperson

Kathryn J. Kaminski

Harvey Major: Psychology

Jennifer Marie Friese

Jenna R. Oakden Champlin, Minnesota Major: Communication

Christopher J. Olson

Owatonna, Minnesota Major: Social Science

Hanna M. Olson

Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Communication

Adeyinka Ayobambo Omotunde

Grafton Major: Social Science

Jared D. Paul

San Diego, California Major: History

Morgan L. Pavola

Rosemount, Minnesota Major: Political Science

Andrew C. Perry

Grand Forks Major: Psychology

Natasha Elise Puetz **

Wyndmere Major: English

Grand Forks Major: History Busan, South Korea Major: Computer Science Tuscaloosa, Alabama Major: Communication

Curtis James Longtime Sleeping

Mentor, Minnesota Major: Sociology

Rhea Elise Goulet

River Falls, Wisconsin Major: Communication

Tommy Lee Logan

Albertville, Minnesota Major: Communication

Ashley R. Glass

Emma Kathrine Novak

Changwoo Lee **

Grand Forks Major: Computer Science

Jonathan R. Gibbs

Maple Grove, Minnesota Major: Communication

Samantha Rae Larson

Modesto, California Major: Visual Arts

Jacob Richard Gessler **

Arbor Vitae, Wisconsin Major: Communication

Mary A. Kasen ***

Argusville Major: Communication

Tyler Aaron Gasser

Bismarck Major: Psychology Major: Interdisciplinary Studies

Kewaunee, Wisconsin Major: Psychology

Browning, Montana Major: Communication

CharLee Marie Mathieu

St. Paul, Minnesota Major: English

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Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Communication

* Denotes cum laude ** Denotes magna cum laude *** Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 19)

College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Arts,

continued

Erica Renee Spurgeon

Somerset, Kentucky Major: Communication

Allison Taylor Starnes ** Emily M. Pulido

Farmington, Minnesota Major: Communication

Brian Arthur Rogers

Rosemount, Minnesota Major: Communication

Jordyn A. Roggenkamp *

Glenwood, Minnesota Major: Psychology

Samantha Issabelle Roscoe

Perth, Australia Major: Communication

Jordan Marie Rudnik

St. Thomas Major: Psychology

Caleb C. Rust

Grand Forks Major: Geology

Kelsey Lee Sagvold

McLeod Major: Communication

Anne T. Scharff *

Yucca Valley, California Major: Psychology

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Major: Communication Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Communication Blue Earth, Minnesota Major: Political Science

Paynesville, Minnesota Major: Communication

Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Psychology

Milwaukee, Wisconsin Major: Interdisciplinary Studies

Bismarck Major: American Indian Studies

Dylan R. Schnabel

Kulm Major: Computer Science

Ashley M. Schoenborn *

Mahnomen, Minnesota Major: Sociology

Hannah Roxanne Schultze

Prior Lake, Minnesota Major: Communication

Clare M. Shaw *

Grand Forks Major: Psychology

Rachel Elisabeth Skura

Cokato, Minnesota Major: Psychology

Ellen Dean Anita Slagle

Mentor, Minnesota Major: Sociology

Jacob Q. Snyder

Grand Forks Major: English

Grand Forks Major: General Studies Houston, Texas Major: General Studies

Chelsea M. Cyert

Fargo Major: Communication

Coon Rapids, Minnesota Major: General Studies

Aaron Scott Dolby

Katie Marie Winters ** Sauk Centre, Minnesota Major: English

Maple Grove, Minnesota Major: General Studies

Karen Marie Ehrhard

Fredericksburg, Virginia Major: General Studies

McKenzie Jo Fuglestad

Sashay Shyan Schettler

Cloquet, Minnesota Major: General Studies

Ava Cooper

Jordyn Ashley Wiemken

Westminster, Colorado Major: General Studies

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Williston Major: Graphic Design/New Art Media

Grand Forks Major: Graphic Design/New Art Media

Ashiya City, Japan Major: General Studies

Jordan R. Parise

Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Graphic Design/New Art Media

Minneapolis, Minnesota Major: General Studies

Cole T. Reyes

Allison Taylor Starnes **

Bemidji, Minnesota Major: General Studies

Kei Okamoto

Sally Ann Sokoll

Bloomington, Minnesota Major: General Studies

Nikki Irene Miller ***

Heather Marie Schuler **

Las Vegas, Nevada Major: General Studies

Joseph D. Larson

Bismarck Major: Graphic Design/New Art Media

Matthew L. Herman

Hope Major: General Studies

Jose Angel Garnica

Michelle D. Churchill **

Maple Grove, Minnesota Major: Music Education

Lauren Elizabeth Sullivan ***

Grand Forks Major: Music Therapy

Alaynee Janai Van Ornum ***

Plaza Major: Music Education

Savannah Marie Chaput

Lawrence U. Wesley

St. Michael, Minnesota Major: General Studies

Jeremy T. Carlile

Mackenzie L. Wegner

Shane Davis Baesler

Susan E. Voss

Alexander John Aman

Laura Jean Barnett

Zachary T. Thompson

Bachelor of Music

Matthew Tepp

Bachelor of General Studies

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Major: Graphic Design/New Art Media

Schaumburg, Illinois Major: General Studies

Bachelor of Science Whitney Jo Anderson *

Buffalo, Minnesota Major: Psychology

Kimberly Ann Berg *

New Ulm, Minnesota Major: Forensic Science

Jacob Robert Bierstedt

St. Michael, Minnesota Major: Biology

Adam M. Bjornberg

Vadnais Heights, Minnesota Major: Geography

Hayden Joseph Brodersen **

Newfolden, Minnesota Major: Interdisciplinary Studies

Christopher R. Brown ***

Bismarck Major: Chemistry

Trevor Champagne

Ottawa, Kansas Major: Biology/Pre-Health

RaeEllen Jo Crockett

Grand Forks Major: Psychology

Haily Monique Datz ***

Bismarck Major: Biology/Pre-Health

Dakota James Degenstein ***

Hazen Major: Biology Major: Psychology

Andrew M. Simonson

Bethany Anne Easthouse

Laguna Niguel, California Major: General Studies

Baudette, Minnesota Major: Psychology

Alexandra R. Sonnek

Stillwater, Minnesota Major: Sociology

* Denotes cum laude ** Denotes magna cum laude *** Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 19)

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College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Science, continued Janice A. Finley

Shakopee, Minnesota Major: Psychology

Danielle Marie Fox

Mahtomedi, Minnesota Major: Biology/Pre-Health

Anna Veronica Marie Geiger *

Lenoir, North Carolina Major: Psychology

Jacob Richard Gessler **

Grand Forks Major: Psychology

Thomas Jon Gilchrist

Bismarck Major: Biology/Pre-Health

Dwight D. Groshek *

Amherst Junction, Wisconsin Major: Psychology

Seia Hara

Izunokuni, Japan Major: Interdisciplinary Studies

Corey Thomas Herian

St. Michael, Minnesota Major: Mathematics

Taylor L. Holweger

East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Psychology

Joshua James Jacobs **

Austin, Minnesota Major: Physics Major: Mathematics

Heather Nicole Jaeche

Brainerd, Minnesota Major: Biology/Pre-Health

Robert Alexander Karie

Dickinson Major: Psychology

Daniel Forrest Malone

Katie J. Klundt

Bismarck Major: Psychology

Conner Mitchel Lauzon

Grand Forks Major: Mathematics

Alyssa Dawn Leadbetter

Lisbon Major: Psychology

Grand Forks Major: Psychology

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry

Elk River, Minnesota Major: Psychology

Katherine A. Moffett

Bloomington, Minnesota Major: Psychology

Kathryn Ellen Jin Furey

Anna Marion Oeltjenbruns

Eagan, Minnesota Major: Psychology Grand Forks Major: Psychology

Jenna Rae Puttkammer

Duluth, Minnesota Major: Interdisciplinary Studies

Sherri Lynn Brossart

Abrianna April Ratzak **

Williston Major: Psychology

Perham, Minnesota Major: Mathematics

Rochester, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies

Grand Forks Major: Criminal Justice Studies

Madison Leigh Vaught **

Dacula, Georgia Major: Criminal Justice Studies

Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies

Nicole Renae Wolfe

Eagan, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies

Bachelor of Science in Fisheries and Wildlife Biology Sam Richard Krohn *

Ironwood, Michigan Major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology

Neil Johnathan Vruno

Maplewood, Minnesota Major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology

Bachelor of Science in Geology Justin Todd Germann

Bowman Major: Geology

Maplewood, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies Grand Forks Major: Criminal Justice Studies

Oak Grove, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies

Anna Marion Oeltjenbruns

Rhame Major: Psychology

Eagan, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies

Taylor E. Parisien

Grand Forks Major: Geography

Dunseith Major: Criminal Justice Studies

Kaitlin Marie Tollefson Fosston, Minnesota Major: Interdisciplinary Studies

Brittany Jean Roberts

Mia Mae Treuer

Kyle H. Saner

Jenna R. Shern

Jordan Lee Meyer

Hankinson Major: Chemistry

Karl Seames

Mahnomen, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies

Christopher M. Lautt

West Fargo Major: Psychology

Mataya Macee Seamands

Abby Marie Langer

New Hope, Minnesota Major: Interdisciplinary Studies

Kenna Jo Nelson Sand **

St. John Major: Criminal Justice Studies

Jordan M. Korte *

Maple Grove, Minnesota Major: Geography

Nicholas Nathan Sallen

Farmington, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies

Angelique M. Jeannotte

Farmington, Minnesota Major: Biology

Elijah G. Sack *

Huntingtown, Maryland Major: Criminal Justice Studies

Allison Jean Handberg

Steven Jon Russell

Grand Forks Major: Criminal Justice Studies

Zachary Forschen *

Alexis A. Richter *

Minneapolis, Minnesota Major: Chemistry

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Studies

Alexis Rae O'Halloran *

Ashley M. Schoenborn *

Mackenzie L. Wegner

Grace Nicole Mattes ***

Buffalo, Minnesota Major: Molecular and Integrative Biology

Glenwood Major: Psychology

Karissa Ann Wiens

New Orleans, Louisiana Major: Biology

Jonathan P. Schiltz **

Jeremy Phillip Martin

Princeton, Minnesota Major: Mathematics

Olivia Tyyne Wahlquist

Middleville, Michigan Major: Psychology

Emily Eileen Klatt

Sydney E. Maring

Mohamed Khalif Grand Forks Major: Interdisciplinary Studies

Suzanne Raye Voce **

Grand Forks Major: Mathematics

Grand Forks Major: Psychology

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Perham, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies

Slayton, Minnesota Major: Criminal Justice Studies

* Denotes cum laude ** Denotes magna cum laude *** Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 19)

Ceremony for Undergraduate Degrees FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15— 4:00 P.M.

College of Education and Human Development Cindy Juntunen, Dean

Bachelor of Science in Education

Katrina Marie Lazur *

Amie L. Aadalen *

Savannah Kay Lunak **

Darin J. Baltezore

Ryan Lee Marshall *

Red Wing, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education West Fargo Major: Composite Social Studies Education

Faith LaVoy Dooley *

Reynolds Major: Elementary Education Major: Middle Level Education

Wheatland Major: Kinesiology

Meghann Marie Downer

Erskine, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education

Ashby, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology

Jagar Lane Hanson *

Grand Forks Major: Middle Level Education

Baxter, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology

Margaret Elizabeth Mattson

Natalie M. Johnson

Hibbing, Minnesota Major: Early Childhood

Education Major: Elementary Education

Nichole Christine Michaud

Tori Elaine Kaster

Elizabeth Ione Brown **

Nicole Patricia Blagoue Fagerstrom ***

Dickinson Major: Early Childhood

Education Major: Elementary Education

Bailey Ann Gander

East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education

Anna M. Haberlack ***

Savage, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education

Ellie K. Hanna **

Grand Rapids, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education

Casey J. Harder **

Munich Major: Elementary Education

Britni M. Hart

Grand Forks Major: Elementary Education

Meg K. Hoffart *

Minot Major: Elementary Education

Karly R. Holt *

Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education

Tori Patricia Kelsch

Wahpeton Major: Elementary Education

Chanhassen, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education

Angelica E. Kramer **

Roseau, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education

Sequoia A. Krell

Stacy, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education

Erin K. Shirek

Grand Forks Major: Elementary Education

Grand Forks Major: Elementary Education

Rugby Major: Elementary Education

Saint Paul, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education

Lake Bronson, Minnesota Major: Early Childhood Education Major: Elementary Education

Fargo Major: Kinesiology

Andover, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education

Bachelor of Science in Public Health Education

Logen JoAnne Amundsen *** International Falls, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology

Martin Jackson

Ian Anderson

Grand Forks Major: Kinesiology

Crookston, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology

Logan Tyler Wiemken **

Sydney F. Will

Eagan, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology

Kaitlin Elise Spivey

Vada Sanner Westerberg *

Belgrade, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology

James Daniel Simon

Madeline Rose Wakem **

Norrtalje, Sweden Major: Kinesiology

Daniel Timothy Rooney **

Kayla N. Voeller **

Rugby Major: Kinesiology

Oscar Nevermann **

Kenzie Snyder **

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology

Alexander D. McClintock

Minot Major: Elementary Education

Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology

Monticello, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education

Christopher Madsen

Wadena, Minnesota Major: Early Childhood Education

Emily Elaine Prock

Grand Forks Major: Kinesiology

Linton Major: Kinesiology

Katelyn Beth Peters **

Green Bay, Wisconsin Major: Kinesiology

Kaidra Renae Larson **

Bismarck Major: Elementary Education

Kristin J. Kopff

Kaitlin Jean Parr *

Stillwater, Minnesota Major: Kinesiology

Austin J. Langlois

St. Michael, Minnesota Major: Composite Social Studies Education

Lino Lakes, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education

Michael W. Papas

Megan E. Kienholz **

Eveleth, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education

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Minot Major: Public Health Education

Bachelor of Science in Recreation and Tourism Studies Wesley Dean Cornett

Minneapolis, Minnesota Major: Recreation & Tourism Studies

Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation and Human Services Madison Kay Gutknecht

Maple Grove, Minnesota Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services

Samantha Grace Haus

Grand Forks Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services

Rebecca Lynn Hays

Park Rapids, Minnesota Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services

Michael Christopher Jordan

Manvel Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services

Karlee D. Liddle

Grand Forks Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services

Lauren K. Naeve *

Park Rapids, Minnesota Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services

Sandra M. Novak

East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services

Branden L. Skoien

Wannaska, Minnesota Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services

Sierra Nicole Smith **

Sherwood Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services

Matthew Robert White

Bismarck Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services

* Denotes cum laude ** Denotes magna cum laude *** Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 19)

College of Business and Public Administration Steve Light, Dean

Bachelor of Accountancy Michael John Becker

Farmington, Minnesota Major: Accountancy

Brittany Leigh Bowker

Bismarck Major: Accountancy

Ryan Scott Bushaw *

Manvel Major: Accountancy

Paul Brandon Butler ***

Ogden, Utah Major: Accountancy

Danielle Mae Call ***

Fergus Falls, Minnesota Major: Accountancy

Danielle M. Decker

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Major: Accountancy

Austin Larry DeShaw ***

Plentywood, Montana Major: Accountancy

Paige Marie Diede *

Mandan Major: Accountancy

Emily Elizabeth Fraley

Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Accountancy

Daniel Ryan Laughlin

Danielle Mae Call ***

Grant Owen Ginther

Edina, Minnesota Major: Accountancy

Nadia Campbell

Ethan Irving Eugene Glidden **

Moorhead, Minnesota Major: Banking & Financial

Economics

Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Accountancy

Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Accountancy

Kelsey Ann Hammer

Hoffman, Minnesota Major: Accountancy

Jakeb Obert Hanson

Grafton Major: Accountancy

Shane Jonathan Hill

Prior Lake, Minnesota Major: Accountancy

Mary Lynn Jensen

Grand Forks Major: Accountancy

Isaiah Gene Kranz

Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: Accountancy

Grand Forks Major: Marketing

Wyatt Eiler Madsen

Anne G. Chipman **

Embden Major: Accountancy

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Major: Marketing

Steven Kenneth Gene Meader

Brandon Cobb

Mahtomedi, Minnesota Major: Accountancy

Grand Forks Major: Investments

Nicole Elizabeth Mehr

John R. Crippa

Savage, Minnesota Major: Accountancy

Grand Rapids, Minnesota Major: Management

Austin John Odberg

Christopher Jerry Danielson

Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Accountancy

Walhalla Major: Management

Brett William Schultz

Shelby Ruth Darr

Sartell, Minnesota Major: Accountancy

Dayton, Minnesota Major: Management

Sierra Paige Serhienko *

Dylan Ray Diede ***

Mandan Major: Banking & Financial

Economics

Bottineau Major: Accountancy

Paige Ann Vetter ***

Elizabeth Ann Dorner

East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Accountancy

Bin Weng

Grand Forks Major: Business Economics

Evan Andrew Dosch

Grand Forks Major: Accountancy

Bismarck Major: Marketing

Matthew James English

Anoka, Minnesota Major: Accountancy

Patrick Grutzner *

Excelsior, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship

Andrew S. Lindberg

Mitchell Gregory Giese

Fergus Falls, Minnesota Major: Investments

Harvey Major: Managerial Finance &

Accounting

Bachelor of Business Administration

Samuel Adam Flaagan **

Seth Michael Flynn

Andrew William Allen *

Grand Forks Major: Operations & Supply Chain Major: Entrepreneurship

Alexandria, Minnesota Major: Business Economics

Duluth, Minnesota Major: Marketing

Kevin Charles Gabriel

Grant C. Birmingham

Fairview, Montana Major: Marketing

Macy Lynn Francisco *

Alek J. Anderson

Grand Forks Major: Investments

Grand Forks Major: Entrepreneurship

Independence, Minnesota Major: Investments

Devon J. Grenier Bottineau Major: Banking & Financial Economics

Tucker Daniel Haffner

St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Marketing

Jakeb Obert Hanson Grafton Major: Managerial Finance &

Accounting

Andrea Hedstrom **

Minnetonka, Minnesota Major: Operations & Supply Chain

Shane Jonathan Hill

Prior Lake, Minnesota Major: Investments

Brandon Hoag Fargo Major: Investments

Atlanta Raye Hondl ** Grand Forks Major: Managerial Finance &

Accounting

Joshua A. Hovey-Horny

Midland, Michigan Major: Aviation Management

Alex Thomas Fraser Hunt **

Hallock, Minnesota Major: Operations & Supply Chain Major: Aviation Management

Jessica P. Jacobson Finley Major: Banking & Financial

Economics

Eli Thomas Jasurda

Schofield, Wisconsin Major: Operations & Supply Chain

Mary Lynn Jensen Grand Forks Major: Managerial Finance &

Accounting

Mitchell Gregory Giese

Jessica Burns

Anoka, Minnesota Major: Managerial Finance &

Accounting

Alexandria, Minnesota Major: Human Resource

Management

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* Denotes cum laude ** Denotes magna cum laude *** Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 19)

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

Ashley Lynn Joel

Elk River, Minnesota Major: Marketing

Karoline Wiik Johnsen

Trondheim, Norway Major: Marketing

Saki Kawaguchi

Chiba, Japan Major: Airport Management

Christopher Allen Koch

Bismarck Major: Airport Management

Tyler D. Kolquist

Ryan Keith Nickell ***

Abigail Joyce Farnsworth Ritz

Shakopee, Minnesota Major: Aviation Management

Daniel A. Nimtz

Nicholas Gregory Sandbulte

Burnsville, Minnesota Major: Marketing

Nathanael Saye

Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship

Megan J. Schafer

Austin, Minnesota Major: Aviation Management

Jacob J. Schindler

Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Operations & Supply Chain

Eric Martin LaPree

Rosemount, Minnesota Major: Marketing

James M. Lind

Grand Forks Major: Marketing

Andrew Anthony Macagnone

Rogers, Minnesota Major: Marketing

Kaylene Marie Madson

Brainerd, Minnesota Major: Management

Venkateswara Rao Manne

Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Management

Sean Patrick Mitchell

Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Marketing

Nicholas Andrew Moore Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Banking & Financial

Economics

Michael James Mortenson Fergus Falls, Minnesota Major: Managerial Finance &

Accounting

Brian Nelson

Grand Forks Major: Marketing

Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Information Systems

Daniel Matthias Ortmann

Alexander Joseph Schleif

West St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Banking & Financial

Economics

Smyrna, Georgia Major: Marketing

Jack Thomas Patnode

St. Paul Park, Minnesota Major: Management

Bismarck Major: Management

Dominik Olownia

Emily A. Kuennen *

AnnMarie Jean Lane

Grand Forks Major: Entrepreneurship

Curtis Clark Oberbroeckling

Spencer P. Ostrander

Duluth, Minnesota Major: Marketing

Brenna A. Nordeen

Duluth, Minnesota Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting Alexandria, Minnesota Major: Human Resource Management

Bismarck Major: Investments

Dana Schoen Schwartz

Glenwood, Minnesota Major: Marketing

Grand Forks Major: Human Resource

Management

West St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship

Taylor Jay Thompson

Zachary Taylor Petron **

Prior Lake, Minnesota Major: Information Systems

Perham, Minnesota Major: Management Ham Lake, Minnesota Major: Entrepreneurship

Ryan J. Porter Crookston, Minnesota Major: Banking & Financial

Economics

Yu Yao City, China Major: Business Economics

Pedey Yang

Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Major: Airport Management

Collin A. Ziacik

Minnetonka, Minnesota Major: Marketing

Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design Technology Christopher John Rieth *

Grand Forks Major: Graphic Design Technology

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology Brandon Timothy Masters

Eveleth, Minnesota Major: Industrial Technology

Austin M. Novak

Baudette, Minnesota Major: Industrial Technology

Ellie Nicole Watkins

Jake Dalton Vivier

Grafton Major: Marketing Grand Forks Major: Entrepreneurship

St. John Major: Public Administration

Reid E. Wherland

Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Marketing

Hibbing, Minnesota Major: Human Resource

Management

Caeleigh J. Rector Minto Major: Managerial Finance &

Accounting

Cassandra Amara Wilson Grand Forks Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting

Morgan Rae Rice

Yeting Xiong

Bachelor of Science in Public Administration

Glasgow, Montana Major: Business Economics

Luke D. Whalen

Taylor Grace Pupkes

St. Michael, Minnesota Major: Marketing

Cavalier Major: Marketing

Andrew Edward Wageman

Zach H. Pohto

Grand Forks Major: Marketing

Katie Sue Thorlakson

Alexander Isaac Phelps

Crookston, Minnesota Major: Management

Elizabeth Anne Stayman

Chanhassen, Minnesota Major: Management

Derek W. Peterson

Nerstrand, Minnesota Major: Marketing

Kylie Simmons

Tucson, Arizona Major: Aviation Management

Gina Leigh Peroutka *

Mariah Elaine Shroyer

Corcoran, Minnesota Major: Operations & Supply Chain

Tyler Baker Pekarske ***

North St. Paul, Minnesota Major: Management

Blake James Woolery

Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Management

Tyler Jeffrey Wilson

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Grand Forks Major: Management

* Denotes cum laude ** Denotes magna cum laude *** Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 19)

John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences Paul Lindseth, Dean

Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics Carson Riley Anderson *

Olympia, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation

Olivier Reynald Arnould

West Blomfield, Michigan Major: Commercial Aviation

Seth Avery Baker

Duluth, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation

Kevin Buteau

Brick, New Jersey Major: Air Traffic Control

Grant Allen Conery * Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Unmanned Aircraft

Systems Operations

Zachary Lee Conwell Elk River, Minnesota Major: Unmanned Aircraft

Systems Operations

Cody Colton Cossette *

Rochester, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control

Ethan J. Curry

Prior Lake, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation

Eric A. DeGray

Joshua T. Jansen Minnetonka, Minnesota Major: Unmanned Aircraft

Systems Operations

Nolan T. Madsen

Grant Walter Johnson **

Timothy John Juelich Grand Forks Major: Commercial Aviation

Joseph George Karides

New Berlin, Wisconsin Major: Commercial Aviation

Cody Marshall Fiedler

Whitewater, Wisconsin Major: Commercial Aviation

Tyler Aaron Gasser

Modesto, California Major: Air Traffic Control

Justin T. Hansen *

Austin, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation

Great Falls, Montana Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Unmanned Aircraft

Systems Operations

Reo Nakamoto

Hiroshima, Japan Major: Aviation Technology Management

Berthold Major: Commercial Aviation

Brandon Dean Kobberdahl

Corey C. Narveson ***

Maple Grove, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation

Kristen E. Landwehr *

Knightdale, North Carolina Major: Unmanned Aircraft

Systems Operations

Adam Knudsvig *

Jordan Taylor Delaney *

Neil A. Elias

Bloomfield, Missouri Major: Commercial Aviation

Daniel Joseph Myles *

Elk Mound, Wisconsin Major: Commercial Aviation

Baylee Christian Ladner

Syracuse, New York Major: Commercial Aviation

St. Thomas, Virgin Islands Major: Commercial Aviation

Nassau, Bahamas Major: Aviation Technology Management

Jordan Mathew Klemp

Moorhead, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation

Ryan Keith Nickell ***

Wichita, Kansas Major: Commercial Aviation

Shakopee, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation

Timothy Christopher Nicosia

Columbia Heights, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation

Steven Paul LeBlanc

Federal Way, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation

Mandeville, Louisiana Major: Unmanned Aircraft

Systems Operations

Travis Lake Novey

Dustin Joseph Lenz

Curtis Clark Oberbroeckling

Grand Forks Major: Commercial Aviation

Grand Forks Major: Unmanned Aircraft

Systems Operations

Tanner McCall Lynch *

Bonney Lake, Washington Major: Air Traffic Control Austin, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation

Christopher Patrick O'Connell

Landon Jon Lewis **

Tucson, Arizona Major: Commercial Aviation

Algonquin, Illinois Major: Commercial Aviation

Brittany Cheyanne Moree *

Houston, Texas Major: Commercial Aviation

Michael A. Majeski

Moses Kibuna Kirubi

Tyler Baker Pekarske ***

Josef Charles Meyer **

Hamburg, New York Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Unmanned Aircraft

Systems Operations

Seattle, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation

Ryan J. Phillips ***

Nickolas A. Kennedy **

Sioux City, Iowa Major: Unmanned Aircraft

Systems Operations

Sheldon Antonio Martin

Chiba, Japan Major: Aviation Technology Management

Erial, New Jersey Major: Flight Education

Kirsten Rae Olson

Joshua Magana

Saki Kawaguchi

Littleton, Colorado Major: Commercial Aviation

Paul Andrew Madsen

Lisbon Major: Air Traffic Control

Bluefield, Virginia Major: Unmanned Aircraft

Systems Operations

Redwood Falls, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation

Blake John Prozinski * Devils Lake Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations

Bryan Andrew Quintero

Simi Valley, California Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations

Christian T. Rainey Phoenix, Arizona Major: Unmanned Aircraft

Systems Operations

Troy Willard Running **

Shelby, Montana Major: Commercial Aviation

Egan Patrick Rzonca Chanhassen, Minnesota Major: Unmanned Aircraft

Systems Operations

Jordan T. Schiavone

Woodbury, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation

Austyn Michael Schlueter

South Haven, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation

Collin Edward Senglaub Manitowoc, Wisconsin Major: Unmanned Aircraft

Systems Operations

Jonathan G. Shaide

Fairview, Montana Major: Air Traffic Control

Austin David Spores **

Woodinville, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation

Daniel Paul Strick

Seattle, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation

Waldorf, Maryland Major: Commercial Aviation

Joshua D. Olson

Westminster, Colorado Major: Commercial Aviation

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Hermantown, Minnesota Major: Aviation Technology Management

* Denotes cum laude ** Denotes magna cum laude *** Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 19)

John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics, continued Samuel John Thielen Hermantown, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Unmanned Aircraft

Systems Operations

Matthew Paul Vig

Andrew B .Werle ***

Opal, South Dakota Major: Commercial Aviation

Rochester, Minnesota Major: Unmanned Aircraft

Systems Operations

Andrew Edward Wageman Glasgow, Montana Major: Aviation Technology Management

Carl Bradley Wisherd

Nicholas A. Watson

Jeffrey Mark Witzel

Marstons Mills, Massachusetts Major: Commercial Aviation

Rosemount, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control Hubertus, Wisconsin Major: Commercial Aviation

Michael Paul Vander Meulen Fargo Major: Commercial Aviation

Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Sciences Ryan E. D'Auteuil

Amherst, New Hampshire Major: Atmospheric Sciences

Breanna J. Shore

Monticello, Minnesota Major: Atmospheric Sciences

* Denotes cum laude ** Denotes magna cum laude *** Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 19)

Candidates for Commission Lt. Col. George Noel, Professor of Aerospace Studies

Lt. Col. Jason J.F. Murphy, Professor of Military Science

Commission as Second Lieutenant United States Air Force

Commission as Second Lieutenant United States Army

Ryan E. D'Auteuil

Amherst, New Hampshire Air Force ROTC Major: Atmospheric Sciences

Haley Corcoran

Downers Grove, Illinois Active Duty Major: Nursing

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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Winter at UND

On a calm day following a fresh snowfall, the University of North Dakota campus is transformed with a special kind of quiet beauty. Standing out against the unbroken snow are such landmarks as the Chester Fritz Library (top), the Soaring Eagle Garden and sculpture (center), and the Stone Center, once the home of UND presidents.

The winter season in North Dakota and on the campus can be challenging. Now and then, a generous observer — whether student, faculty or staff member, or visitor — decides the bust of George Walsh (the unofficial “founder” of the University) deserves a little protection from the elements.

A UND-themed stocking cap seems to be just the thing to lighten up Walsh’s somewhat stern countenance.

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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, Webster Merrifield, Doctor of Laws 1913, Roger W. Cooley, Master of Laws 1914, E.M. Babcock, Doctor of Science 1916, Homer B. Sprague, Doctor of Laws 1918, Joseph P. Kennedy, Doctor of Laws 1922, John Lee Coulter, Doctor of Laws 1925, F.P. Robertson, Doctor of Laws 1928, Howard Huston, Master of Arts 1929, Thomas D. Campbell, Doctor of Laws 1930, Guy C.H. Corliss, Doctor of Laws 1930, Vilhjalmur Stefanssen, Doctor of Laws 1931, Maxwell Upson, Doctor of Engineering 1932, John M. Hancock, Doctor of Laws 1933, Thomas F. Kane, Doctor of Laws 1933, John F. Douglas, Doctor of Laws 1934, J.F.T. O’Connor, Doctor of Laws 1935, Frederick Koch, Doctor of Letters 1936, John Burke, Doctor of Laws 1937, Sveinbjorn Johnson, Doctor of Laws 1938, A.G. Burr, Doctor of Laws 1938, Vincent J. Ryan, Doctor of Laws 1938, C.J. Hambro, Doctor of Laws 1939, Gudmundur Grimson, Doctor of Laws 1939, Crown Prince Olav of Norway, Doctor of Laws 1941, John W. Dafoe, Doctor of Laws 1941, Clarence Daniel O’Connor, Doctor of Humanities 1943, John O. Christianson, Doctor of Science 1943, Walter L. Stockwell, Doctor of Laws 1943, John Alister Hutcheson, Doctor of Science 1944, Sigureir Sigurdsson, Doctor of Humanities 1944, Boyd Milne Begg, Doctor of Science 1944, George Addison Talbert, Doctor of Science 1945, Edward Francis Flynn, Doctor of Laws 1945, Barend Herman Kroeze, Doctor of Humanities 1946, Elwyn Francis Chandler, Doctor of Science 1946, David Rhys Jenkins, Doctor of Science 1946, Elmer Ellis, Doctor of Laws 1947, Melvin A. Brannon, Doctor of Science 1947, Raymond A. Heising, Doctor of Science 1947, George Albert Selke, Doctor of Laws 1948, Adolph Marcus Christianson, Docctor of Laws 1948, John S. Lundy, Doctor of Science 1948, William L. Nuessle, Doctor of Laws 1948, Ezra Thayer Towne, Doctor of Humanities 1948, Luther Earle Birdzell, Doctor of Laws 1948, Harley F. French, Doctor of Science 1949, Franklin Jerome Lunding, Doctor of Laws 1949, John Morris Gillette, Doctor of Humanities 1949, Charles John Breitwieser, Doctor of Science 1949, Lawrence Vold, Doctor of Laws 1950, Alfred G. Arvold, Doctor of Humanities 1950, Charles J. Murphy, Doctor of Laws 1951, M. Beatrice Johnstone, Doctor of Humanities 1951, Chester E. Fritz, Doctor of Laws 1951, Edward H. McDermott, Doctor of Laws 1951, George A. Abbott, Doctor of Laws 1951, Juan Mendoza Rodriquez, Doctor of Laws 1952, Homer N. Wallin, Doctor of Science 1952, Daniel F. Bull, Doctor of Communication Sciences 1952, Edmund O. Belsheim, Doctor of Laws 1953, A. Hoyt Taylor, Doctor of Science 1953, Fred J. Traynor, Doctor of Laws 1954, Theodore H. Fenske, Doctor of Science 1954, Arno Carl Fieldner, Doctor of Science 1954, Alfred Jacobsen, Doctor of Science 1954, Luther W. Youngdahl, Doctor of Laws 1955, John C. Baker, Doctor of Laws 1956, Robert D. Campbell, Doctor of Laws

1956, Harlan Henthorns Hatcher, Doctor of Laws 1956, John Chester West, Doctor of Humanities 1957, Richard Simpson Watson, Doctor of Laws 1958, Richard Blackburn Black, Doctor of Science 1958, Charles W. Boise, Doctor of Science 1958, Olger B. Burtness, Doctor of Laws 1958, Min Hin Li, Doctor of Humanities 1958, Russell Reid, Doctor of Humanities 1958, James Duane Squires, Doctor of Laws 1958, Henry G. Lykken, Doctor of Engineering 1958, Hermann Hegedorn, Doctor of Humanities 1958, Jerome Hall, Doctor of Laws 1958, J. Maxwell Anderson, Doctor of Humanities 1958, Edgar Dale, Doctor of Humanities 1958, Rudolph J. Gielsness, Doctor of Laws 1958, Cushman D. Haagensen, Doctor of Science 1958, Grover Holt, Doctor of Engineering 1958, Grayson L. Kirk, Doctor of Humanities 1958, George A. Lundberg, Doctor of Laws 1958, Herbert G. Nilles, Doctor of Laws 1958, Edward K. Thompson, Doctor of Humanities 1958, Neal A. Weber, Doctor of Science 1958, J. Frederick Weltzin, Doctor of Humanities 1958, Philip W. West, Doctor of Science 1958, Waldemar Westergaard, Doctor of Laws 1958, Paul Yoder, Doctor of Music 1959, Alexander Grow Budge, Doctor of Laws 1959, Thomas E. Whelan, Doctor of Laws 1959, Charles E. Scott, Doctor of Humanities 1960, Elmo B. Roper, Doctor of Humanities 1960, James H. Douglas, Doctor of Laws 1961, Ronald N. Davies, Doctor of Laws 1962, Fred George Aandahl, Doctor of Laws 1962, Thomas Joseph Burke, Doctor of Laws 1962, O.H. Thormodsgard, Doctor of Laws 1962, James Morris, Doctor of Laws 1963, Harold D. Shaft, Doctor of Laws 1963, Owen Meredith Wilson, Doctor of Laws 1963, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Doctor of Laws 1965, Edward J. Devitt, Doctor of Laws 1965, Bertin C. Gamble, Doctor of Laws 1965, Orin Alva Stevens, Doctor of Science 1965, Thomas C. Barger, Doctor of Laws 1966, Robert E. Bradley, Doctor of Engineering 1966, Herbert Victor Prochnow, Doctor of Laws 1966, Robert E. Slaughter, Doctor of Laws 1967, David E. Bell, Doctor of Laws 1967, Leonard W. Larson, Doctor of Laws 1967, Joseph C. Allen, Doctor of Engineering 1968, Robert H. Bahmer, Doctor of Laws 1968, Malcolm Moos, Doctor of Laws 1969, Era Bell Thompson, Doctor of Humane Letters 1969, Arthur Naftalin, Doctor of Laws 1969, Richard Beck, Doctor of Literature 1970, Eric Sevareid, Doctor of Laws 1970, James L. Elder, Doctor of Engineering 1970, Harry H. Ransom, Doctor of Literature 1970, Warren J. Hanna, Doctor of Laws 1970, George C. Wheeler, Doctor of Laws 1971, B. Fred Davidson, Doctor of Laws 1971, William A. Franta, Doctor of Engineering 1973, Christopher J. Hamre, Doctor of Science 1973, Frank Edward Stinchfield, Doctor of Science 1975, George W. Starcher, Doctor of Laws 1976, Thomas S. Kleppe, Doctor of Laws 1978, E.A. Haunz, Doctor of Science 1978, Carlton A. Pederson, Doctor of Laws 1979, W.E. Koenker, Doctor of Laws 1981, Mary Jean Mannes, Bachelor of Laws 1981, Thomas McGrath, Doctor of Literature 1982, Anne H. Carlsen, Doctor of Humanities 1982, Warren Christopher, Doctor of Laws 1983, Mortimer J. Adler, Doctor of Humane Letters 1983, Frank N. Low, Doctor of Science 1983, Fred L. Snyder, Doctor of Science 1984, Wilson M. Laird, Doctor of Science 1986, James E. Olson, Doctor of Laws 1986, James F. Seifert, Doctor of Laws 1986, Owen W. Webster, Doctor of Science 1987, Duane B. Haagenson, Doctor of Engineering 1987, Lois Phillips Hudson, Doctor of Letters 1988, Merlin E. Dewing, Doctor of Laws

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1989, Weston R. Christopherson, Doctor of Laws 1989, Agnes Geelan, Doctor of Humane Letters 1989, Arley Bjella, Doctor of Laws 1989, Bernard P. Randolph, Doctor of Engineering 1990, Michael E. DeBakey, Doctor of Science 1990, Robert E. Mautz, Doctor of Laws 1990, Bruce McArthur, Doctor of Engineering 1990, Frank A. Wenstrom, Doctor of Laws 1991, Andrew Freeman, Doctor of Engineering 1991, Lee Gerdine, Doctor of Music 1991, Donald Grangaard, Doctor of Laws 1991, Lowell Swenson, Doctor of Laws 1991, Harold Schafer, Doctor of Laws 1992, William E. Cornatzer, Doctor of Science 1992, Margaret Heyse Cory, Doctor of Science 1992, Richard J. Lee, Doctor of Science 1992, Vivian Hanson Meehan, Doctor of Science 1992, Harold Resinger, Doctor of Science 1992, Louis W. Sullivan, Doctor of Science 1993, Thomas M. Hamilton, Doctor of Engineering 1993, Bill Martin Jr., Doctor of Letters 1993, Stanley A. Moe, Doctor of Engineering 1993, Everette L. Webb, Doctor of Engineering 1993, Gilmore Schjeldahl, Doctor of Engineering 1994, James F. Buchli, Doctor of Science 1994, Jon Hassler, Doctor of Letters 1996, Roland H. Flint, Doctor of Letters 1996, George A. Sinner, Doctor of Laws 1996, John W. Vennes, Doctor of Science 1997, Jim R. Carrigan, Doctor of Laws 1997, Clara A. Pederson, Doctor of Humane Letters 1998, Theodore V. Galambos, Doctor of Engineering 1998, Patricia Wallace Ingraham, Doctor of Laws 1998, Arthur A. Link, Doctor of Laws 1998, Vito Perrone, Doctor of Humanities 1999, Eugene R. Dahl, Doctor of Laws 1999, John C. MacFarlane, Doctor of Engineering 1999, Dale F. Morrison, Doctor of Laws 2000, Thomas J. Clifford, Doctor of Laws 2000, Bernard O’Kelly, Doctor of Letters 2000, Dwight Baumann, Doctor of Laws 2001, Richard A. Olafson, Doctor of Letters 2001, Patricia A. Owens, Doctor of Letters 2001, Raymond Rude, Doctor of Letters 2001, Peter Schickele, Doctor of Letters 2002, Calvin K. Fercho, Doctor of Letters 2002, Lloyd Omdahl, Doctor of Letters 2002, Noel Watson, Doctor of Letters 2002, Byron L. Dorgan, Doctor of Letters 2003, Robert Kyle, Doctor of Letters 2004, Kurt H. Mueller, Doctor of Letters 2005, H.F. “Sparky” Gierke, Doctor of Letters 2005, Charles “Chuck” Johnson, Doctor of Letters 2006, A. Bart Holaday, Doctor of Letters 2006, Lance W. Lord, Doctor of Letters 2006, Rodney J. Rohrich, Doctor of Letters 2007, Laurel Reuter, Doctor of Letters 2007, Russell Lefevre, Doctor of Letters 2008, Jean Kiesau, Doctor of Letters 2008, Edward Schafer, Doctor of Letters 2008, Steinar Opstad, Doctor of Letters 2008, Phil Jackson, Doctor of Letters 2008, William Marcil, Doctor of Letters 2009, Edwin Benson, Doctor of Letters 2009, LaVonne Russell Hootman, Doctor of Letters 2009, James C. Ray, Doctor of Letters 2010, Howard A. Dahl, Doctor of Letters 2011, Earl Pomeroy, Doctor of Letters 2011, Kenneth L. Mellem, Doctor of Letters 2012, B. John Barry, Doctor of Letters 2012, Kent Conrad, Doctor of Letters 2012, Mary Wakefield, Doctor of Letters 2012, David Nething, Doctor of Letters 2012, Hiram Drache, Doctor of Letters 2013, Norman C. Skalicky, Doctor of Letters 2014, Michael J. Jacobs, Doctor of Letters 2014, William C. Sherman, Doctor of Letters 2014, Karen L. Nyberg, Doctor of Letters 2014, Linda M. Pancratz, Doctor of Letters 2015, William J. Gross, Doctor of Letters 2015, Gerald W. VandeWalle, Doctor of Letters 2016, Carolyn Becraft, Doctor of Letters 2016, Greg Page, Doctor of Letters

Approved Academic Honor Cords and Stoles • Phi Alpha Theta — History Honor Society; red and blue cords

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

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

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

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

• 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

• Pi Alpha Alpha — National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration; light blue and gold cords • Pi Kappa Lambda — National Music Honor Society; gold and white cords

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

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

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

• Psi Chi — Psychology Honor Society; platinum and navy cords

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

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

• Golden Key International Honor Society — royal blue and gold cords

• Sigma Pi Sigma — National Honor Society for Physics; green and white cords

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

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

• Mortar Board — National Honor Society; silver and gold cords

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

• National Residence Hall Honorary — blue and silver cords

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

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

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

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

• Theta Alpha Kappa — National Honor Society for Religious Studies and Theology; red cords • Upsilon Pi Epsilon — International Honor Society for the Computing and Information Disciplines; maroon/ white cords

• Phi Alpha — National Social Work Honor Society; gold cord

Non-Academic Recognition Cords UND Legacy Cords

• Graduates who are members of ethnic or culturally based

organizations may wear woven clothes representing cultural patterns or designs such as a kente cloth.

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.

• 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.

Multicultural Symbols

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.

• Veterans who are graduating from UND and students who

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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.

Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors Former faculty members who were honored with Fritz Professorships include: Michael A. Anderegg, English James Antes, Psychology Michael C. Beard, English Robert Beck (deceased), Law Richard Beringer, History William V. Borden (deceased), English Edward C. Carlson, Basic Sciences 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 (deceased), Educational Administration Warren Jensen, Aviation 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 James E. Mitchell, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science Robert C. Nordlie (deceased), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Lewis K. Oring, Biology Leon F. Osborne (deceased), Atmospheric Sciences 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 Isaac Schlosser, Biology Mary Jane Schneider (deceased), Indian Studies Santhosh K. Seelan, Space 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 Sharon C. Wilsnack, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science Charles A. Wood, Space Studies Kevin D. Young, Microbiology and Immunology

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.

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: Holly Brown-Borg, Basic Sciences Sharon Carson, English Colin Combs, Biomedical Sciences 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 Cindy L. Juntunen, Counseling Michael Mann, Chemical Engineering James Mochoruk, History Thomas Mohr, Physical Therapy Myrna R. Olson, Teaching and Learning Thomas V. Petros, Psychology Michael Poellot, Atmospheric Sciences Wayne Seames, Chemical Engineering Mary Ann Sens, Pathology William F. Sheridan, Biology Brij Singh, Basic Sciences Roxanne Vaughan, Basic Sciences Jack Weinstein, Philosophy and Religion Michael Wittgraf, Music Stephen A. Wonderlich, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science

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Presidents of the University Mark R. Kennedy was named the 12th President of the University of North Dakota by the State Board of Higher Education on March 15, 2016. His term began on July 1, 2016, succeeding Interim President Ed Schafer and President Robert Kelley, who retired on January 14, 2016.

Kennedy came to UND from George Washington University, Washington, D.C., where since 2012 he was Director of the Graduate School of Political Management and Professor. His teaching and research addressed issues of how organizations can engage governments and societies around the world.

A native of Benson, Minn., Kennedy earned a B.S. degree at St. John’s University, Collegeville, Minn., and an MBA with distinction at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. He then served as an executive with several firms, including Pillsbury, and today’s Macy’s.

From 2001 to 2007, Kennedy served in the U.S. House of Representatives, first for Minnesota’s Second District and then for its Sixth District. He served on the Financial Services, Transportation and Agriculture Committees, and established a reputation for bipartisanship. Kennedy was then appointed to the Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations, serving under both Presidents George Bush and Barack Obama.

From 2007 to 2010, Kennedy served as the Global Retail Business Development Lead for Accenture, a global management, consulting and technology firm. From 2010 to 2013, he lectured and led research projects at the University of Pennsylvania, Notre Dame, the London Business School and others, and served as an Executive in Residence at the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School.

William M. Blackburn 1884 — 1885

Henry Montgomery 1885 — 1887 (Acting)

Homer B. Sprague 1887 — 1891

Webster Merrifield 1891 — 1909

Frank L. McVey 1909 — 1917

Earle J. Babcock 1917 — 1918 (Interim)

Thomas F. Kane 1918 — 1933

John C. West 1933 — 1954

George W. Starcher 1954 — 1971

Thomas J. Clifford 1971 — 1992

Kendall L. Baker 1992 — 1999

Charles E. Kupchella 1999 — 2008

Robert O. Kelley 2008 — 2016

Edward T. Schafer 2016 (Interim)

Kennedy is the founder of the Economic Club of Minnesota and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and Chatham House, an independent policy institute based in London. He founded the Mark Kennedy Frontiers of Freedom Lecture Series at St. John’s University.

Kennedy’s book titled Shapeholders – Business Success in the Age of Activism, has recently been published by Columbia Business School Press. In it, he introduces the concept of "Shapeholders" to the field of business strategy. A shapeholder is a political, regulatory, media or activist actor with no stake in an organization's success, but great ability to shape its opportunities and risks.

Kennedy is the third generation of his family to live in North Dakota. His grandmother helped homestead outside Tioga in the early 1900s, and his parents lived in Golva and Hunter, during which time his older sister was born in Fargo.

First Lady Debbie Kennedy is a native of Hawley, Minn. They met at the Minnesota State Fair as high school 4-H ambassadors. Debbie Kennedy graduated from North Dakota State University with a double major in home economics and textile and clothing, and from George Washington University with a master’s degree in costume design. They have four adult children.

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