Devin Claus Bachelor of Accountancy, 2010 Audit Assistant, Deloitte & Touche LLP Eden Prairie, Minn. While he was at UND, Devin Claus earned multiple accounting-related national championships, and was one of our most successful undergraduates. Devin was active in Phi Beta Lambda (PBL), the collegiate division of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA). The organization’s mission is to interweave business and education through innovative leadership and career development programs. Devin served as chapter president and North Dakota PBL president, and represented UND at national leadership conferences in Chicago (2007), Atlanta (2008, first in Accounting Principles), Anaheim (2009), and Nashville (2010, first in Accounting for Professionals). He was also involved in Beta
Gamma Sigma, the Accounting Club, Student Ambassadors, Beta Alpha Psi, and worked for Internal Auditing at UND. Since joining Deloitte & Touche LLP, Devin has worked with clients in manufacturing, logistics, consumer goods, and professional sports teams. He is a member of United Way Emerging Leaders and serves on the Deloitte Premier Student Program planning committee, a summer leadership program for college students interested in working for Deloitte. He is a member of St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church in Eden Prairie. Devin grew up on a farm near Enderlin, N.D., where he learned the value of hard work and determination. Since the age of 5 when Devin’s grandfather gave him a briefcase, he wanted to be a businessman. When he was 10, he opened “Devin’s Sno-cones,” which he operated throughout school. He sold sno-cones at auction sales and the Sheyenne River Speedway in Lisbon in conjunction with his family’s catering service, S&M Roadside.
Kevin Moug Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a major in Accounting, 1981 CFO, Otter Tail Corp. Fargo, N.D. Kevin Moug believes in giving back. He serves on the Advisory Board of U.S. Bank in Fargo and the West Region Board of Directors of Essentia Health. At UND, he is on the Advisory Board for the College of Business and Public Administration and the Accountancy Advisory Board. His service in Fargo includes six years on the Board of Directors for the regional Red Cross Chapter, past president of the Fargo Country Club, and service on the Daily Bread Advisory Board. In Minneapolis, he served on the Board and Small Business Council of the TwinWest Chamber of Commerce and Board of Directors for the Lupus Foundation of the Twin Cities. A Bismarck native, Kevin began his career at Touche Ross, now Deloitte & Touche, where he specialized in business planning, SEC reporting, mergers and acquisitions, and equity financing. A highlight was helping start a new office in the Twin Cities. “It was a unique experience early in my career to get involved in the community and help grow the practice,” he said. He was named the CFO of Advance Dental Management, one of his audit clients, where he managed the banking, treasury, purchasing, human resources, and corporate accounting of 22 dental offices, a dental laboratory, real estate, and a dental insurance plan. He used many of those skills when he was tapped to draft a confidential sale
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memorandum and advise the owner on selling the business. He joined Otter Tail Corp. in 1996, and was integral in helping diversify and grow the company from $362 million in 1996 to $1.1 billion in 2010. The corporation has interests in electric utility and energy services, wind energy and transportation, health services, food ingredient processing, and infrastructure businesses that include manufacturing, construction, and plastics. As CFO, he directs the corporate services for treasury, accounting, tax and external reporting, investor relations, financial planning, information technology, sourcing, internal audit and business risk management and acquisition evaluations. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. “My four years at UND were very rewarding,” said Kevin. “A great college environment, professors who cared about students, and opportunities to learn and grow as a young adult. I will always hold those memories close.” Kevin and his wife Jeanne have two daughters.