The Order of Exercises 2011 Summer Commencement Ceremony
3:00 p.m., Friday, August 5, 2011, Chester Fritz Auditorium
President Robert O. Kelley, Presiding Alma Mater Hail to thee, O Alma Mater! Hail to thee with heart and tongue! Pride we feel and love yet greater While we raise our grateful song. Home of lofty thought and learning, Beacon o’er our western land, Shrine whence still the ever- burning Torch is passed from hand to hand.
Prelude Music.......................................................... Brent Hermans Processional........................................... “Pomp and Circumstance”
Brent Hermans
Please stand during the Processional.
“America the Beautiful”......................................................... Mary Salveson Greetings.......................................................................................... President Kelley Presentation of Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor
President Robert O. Kelley
Conferring of Honorary Degree
Kenneth L. Mellem, Doctor of Letters Family escorted and presented by Dean Dennis Elbert
Commencement Address...............................Rebecca Weaver-Hightower Conferring of Academic Degrees. ................................ President Robert O. Kelley Mark Brickson, Proctor
(Order of degrees begins on Page 4)
Alumni Greetings........................................................ Laura Block UND Alumni Association and Foundation
“Alma Mater”............................................The Assemblage
Mary Salveson, Song Leader
Recessional...............................................................Brent Hermans
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Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors The Chester Fritz Distinguished Professorships were established with an endowment gift from the late UND benefactor Chester Fritz, 1892-1983. Revenue from the endowment provides for cash stipends to one or more fulltime UND faculty members, who thereafter may use the title “Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor.” Nominations are solicited from members of the Council of Deans 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.
Mary Ann Sens, Pathology William F. Sheridan, Biology Kathleen A. Tiemann, Sociology Sharon C. Wilsnack, Neuroscience Stephen A. Wonderlich, Clinical Neuroscience Roxanne Vaughan, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Former faculty members who were honored with Fritz Professorships include: Michael A. Anderegg, English Robert Beck, Law Richard Beringer, History William V. Borden (deceased), English William E. Cornatzer (deceased), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Richard D. Crawford, Biology Kenneth J. Dawes, Social Work Manuchair Ebadi, Pharmacology, Physiology and Therapeutics, and Clinical Neuroscience Ronald C. Engle, Theatre Arts Albert J. Fivizzani, Biology Mary Lou S. Fuller, Elementary Education Elizabeth Hampsten, English David Hein, Pharmacology and Toxicology Carla Wulff Hess, Communication Disorders Richard L. Hill, Educational Administration Harvey Knull, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology David O. Lambeth, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Richard G. Landry, Educational Measurements and Statistics Diane K. Langemo, Nursing Practice and Development Donald K. Lemon, Educational Leadership Robert W. Lewis, English Frank Low (deceased), Anatomy Richard L. Ludtke, Sociology Roger Melvold, Microbiology and Immunology Robert C. Nordlie, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Lewis K. Oring, Biology Surendra S. Parmar, Physiology Brian O. Paulsen, Art Russell Peterson (deceased), Education Lewis J. Radonovich, Chemistry Paul D. Ray, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology John L. Rowe (deceased), Business and Vocational Education Mary Jane Schneider, Indian Studies Donald E. Severson, Chemical Engineering Virgil Stenberg, Chemistry Jeffrey L. Stith, Atmospheric Sciences D. Jerome Tweton, History Stephen K. Wikel, Microbiology and Immunology Charles A. Wood, Space Studies Kevin D. Young, Microbiology and Immunology
Chester Fritz attended UND from 1908 to 1910. He became an international trader in precious metals and lived most of his life in China and Europe. In establishing the endowment for the professorships — just one of his many gifts to UND — as an “investment in the future of my Alma Mater and of the people who make the future what it shall be.” He added, “I am especially indebted to the fine teachers who, in the end, have determined in large measure, how well I was able to learn and to use the knowledge that the University of North Dakota could provide.” Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors currently serving on the faculty include: James Antes, Psychology Michael C. Beard, English Holly Brown-Borg, Pharmacology, Physiology and Therapeutics Edward C. Carlson, Anatomy and Cell Biology Sandra Donaldson, English F. Richard Ferraro, Psychology Michael J. Gaffey, Space Studies Jonathan Geiger, Pharmacology, Physiology and Therapeutics William D. Gosnold Jr., Geology & Geological Engineering Birgit Hans, Indian Studies Joseph Hartman, Geology and Geological Engineering Mark R. Hoffmann, Chemistry Gordon Iseminger, History Michael Mann, Chemical Engineering James E. Mitchell, Neuroscience Thomas Mohr, Physical Therapy Myrna R. Olson, Teaching and Learning Leon F. Osborne, Atmospheric Sciences Thomas V. Petros, Psychology Michael Poellot, Atmospheric Sciences Isaac Schlosser, Biology Wayne Seames, Chemical Engineering
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The 2011 Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor A University of North Dakota scholar has been selected to receive the Chester Fritz Distinguished Professorship, UND’s highest academic accolade. Roxanne Vaughan (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) was nominated and supported for this coveted honor by her colleagues and academic dean. An endowment established by the late UND benefactor Chester Fritz provides for a cash stipend and a medallion to be worn on ceremonial occasions. This award recognizes “demonstrated achievement across research, teaching, and service with significant national or regional recognition in any of these missions.” The award also recognizes outstanding professional contributions throughout an academic career. The first Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor was named in 1973. Just 65 individuals — including this year’s selectee — have been designated Fritz Professors.
ROXANNE VAUGHAN
lum. Her extensive record of professional activities includes serving as associate editor of the Journal of Neurochemistry.
A professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, Roxanne Vaughan has been instrumental in building an internationally recognized research program and is known for her collaborative efforts. She is an expert in the biochemistry of the dopamine transporter, DAT, and its role in drug addiction.
“Dr. Vaughan teaches her students the way she researches in her lab,” wrote another nominator. “Exploration is encouraged, but good things do not come without a lot of hard work and effort … Her students often receive exceptionally impressive national awards and publish their manuscripts in notable peerreviewed journals.”
Since joining the UND faculty, Vaughan has authored or co-authored 28 research publications and 11 invited articles or book chapters. She has published articles in such highly respected journals as The Journal of Biological Chemistry, Neuroscience, and the Journal of Neuroscience.
A colleague concurred: “Roxanne is an outstanding mentor for graduate students. Her veteran research group provides an ideal learning environment. Great science is done, and great science gets published … Students from Roxanne’s lab have set the bar high for others in our graduate program.”
“Dr. Vaughan’s success at obtaining and renewing extramural funding is exceptional,” noted one nominator. “She is one of a very few investigators in the SMHS (School of Medicine and Health Sciences) who have consistently been funded with NIH (National Institutes of Health) RO1s in the past 12 years, and currently she holds two awards from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Dr. Vaughan’s successes in the laboratory have led to invitations to speak at prestigious national conferences.”
Vaughan received her B.S. in biology from Colorado State University in 1976, her M.A. in zoology from the University of California at Davis in 1980, and her Ph.D. in zoology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1985. She was a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Biological Chemistry at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine from 1985 to 1989, and a Staff Fellow/Senior Staff Fellow from 1990 to 1998 with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Intramural Research Program, Neuroscience and Molecular Neurobiology Branches. She joined the faculty of the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences in 1998.
Vaughan carries a full teaching load, with both undergraduate and graduate course responsibilities. She has been recognized for excellence in both teaching and service efforts, including mentoring of junior faculty and the design of the medical school curricu-
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Graduate School Jayne Winifred Hardy, Bismarck
Wayne S. Swisher, Dean
Major: Teaching & Learning Dissertation: It’s Not About Me: College Women and Unplanned Pregnancy
Doctor of Philosophy
Advisor: Dr. Myrna Olson
Colleen A. Johnson, Campbell, California
Sandra Lynne Arnau-Dewar, East Grand Forks, Minnesota
Major: Counseling Psychology
Major: Teaching & Learning
Dissertation: Critical Components of Suicide Prevention Programs for Colleges and Universities: A Delphi Study
Dissertation: Exploring the Paths to Homelessness: An Ethnographic Study of How Disability, Educational Achievement, Gender, Foster Care and Poverty Impacted the Lives of Two Towns’ Homeless Shelter Residents
Advisor: Dr. E. Janie Pinterits
Aaron David Kennedy, Rockford, Illinois Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Marcus Weaver-Hightower
Dissertation: Evaluation of a Single Column Model at the Southern Great Plains Climate Research Facility
Jeri Ann Azure, Belcourt Major: Clinical Psychology
Advisor: Dr. Xiquan Dong
Dissertation: Depressed Native Americans and Suicidal Ideation Contagion
Ryan Zebadiah Knutson, Grand Forks
Advisor: Dr. Alan King
Major: Engineering
Joseph Lawrence Corbine, Ashland, Wisconsin
Dissertation: CFD Modeling of Hydrogen Production From Coal Via Ultra- Superheated Steam (USS) Fluidized Bed Gasification
Major: Counseling Psychology Dissertation: Stress and Coping Styles: Differences Between Native Americans and White Americans
Advisor: Dr. Michael Mann
Kathy Lee Korell-Rach, Riverton, Wyoming
Advisor: Dr. David Whitcomb
Major: Clinical Psychology
Margaret Lesley Cowles, Minocquawi, Wisconsin
Dissertation: Alleviating Equines: Investigating the Hypothesized Mechanisms of Change in Equine Assisted Psychotherapy
Major: Clinical Psychology Dissertation: The Relationship Between Physical Fitness and Executive Control Functioning in Young Adults
Advisor: Dr. J. Douglas McDonald
Nathaniel Dane Lambert, Superior, Wisconsin
Advisors: Dr. Jeffrey Holm & Dr. Nancy Vogeltanz-Holm
Major: Microbiology
lore m. dickey, Grand Forks
Dissertation: Comparative Analysis of Yersinia Pestis Infection in Resistant and Susceptible Mice
Major: Counseling Psychology Dissertation: Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in the Transgender Community
Advisor: Dr. David Bradley
Advisor: Dr. Cindy Juntunen
Jessica Mugge, Dike, Iowa
Troy William Ertelt, West Fargo
Major: Clinical Psychology
Major: Clinical Psychology
Dissertation: Executive Functioning and Childhood Abuse Predictors on Laboratory Induced Aggression
Dissertation: Neuropsychological, Academic Achievement, and Behavioral Differences Between the Child Behavior Checklist Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Profile, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and Emotionally Normal Controls
Advisor: Dr. Alan King
Christine Marie Peat, Phoenix, Arizona Major: Clinical Psychology
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Petros
Dissertation: Binge Eating After Bariatric Surgery: The Role of Treatment Groups
Christine Elaine Even, Columbia, Missouri
Advisor: Dr. Alan King
Major: Counseling Psychology
Lisa Ann Peterson, Bismarck
Dissertation: Successful Career Attainment in Women Survivors of Domestic Abuse: A Qualitative Study
Major: Clinical Psychology
Advisor: Dr. Cindy Juntunen
Dissertation: Attitudes Toward Singlehood and Life Role Preferences Among Heterosexual and Gay and Lesbian Adults
Bibha Gautam, Kathmandu, Nepal
Advisor: Dr. Cheryl Terrance
Major: Nursing
Jay Phillippi, Moorhead, Minnesota
Dissertation: Factors Predicting Exercise Behavior of Graduate Students
Major: Counseling Psychology
Advisor: Dr. Bette Ide
Dissertation: Examination of Male Batterer Typology in an Upper Midwest Sample
Carrie Ann Giebel, Manitowoc, Wisconsin Major: Counseling Psychology
Advisor: Dr. Kara Wettersten
Dissertation: Spirituality as a Factor Influencing Body Image and Romantic Relationship Satisfaction
Jennifer Mary Teiken, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Major: Anatomy
Advisor: Dr. Cindy Juntunen
Dissertation: Production of a Transgenic Mouse that Specifically Overexpresses the Antioxidant Metallothionein in Endothelial Cells
Sandra Marie Grissom, East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Counseling Psychology
Advisor: Dr. Edward Carlson
Dissertation: Incorporation of Religious and Spiritual Diversity in Multicultural Counseling for Counseling Psychologists
Melody Toosky, Mission Viejo, California Major: Microbiology
Advisor: Dr. Kara Wettersten
Dissertation: Characterization of YscF: Innate Immune and Proinflammatory Responsiveness
Erandi Svetlana Gunapala, Colombo, Sri Lanka Major: Physics
Advisor: Dr. Matthew Nilles
Dissertation: A Study of the Atomic Structure of Bitreous Rare Earth Phosphates Using High Energy X-Ray Diffraction Technique Advisor: Dr. Gaya Kanishka Marasinghe
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Graduate School Adrienne Harvey, Wilmington, North Carolina
Doctor of Education
Major: Forensic Psychology
Sarah Marie Heit, Grand Forks
Jeffry Scott Johnson, West Fargo
Major: Forensic Psychology
Major: Educational Leadership
Heidi Nicole Hiatt, Olympia, Washington
Dissertation: The Effect of the Boys Town Education Model on One Elementary School in North Dakota
Major: Forensic Psychology
Callixta Innocent-Manley, Marshall, Texas
Advisor: Dr. Sherryl Houdek
Major: Forensic Psychology
Katherine Mary Neumann-Cieslak, Fargo
Won Ho Kim, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Major: Educational Leadership
Major: Linguistics
Dissertation: Special Education Teachers’ Perceptions of PK-12 Principals as Institutional Leaders
Sophia Candace Garvin Leigh, Lithonia, Georgia Major: Forensic Psychology
Advisor: Dr. Gary Schnellert
Dalton Ray Little, Grand Forks Major: History
Master of Accountancy
Sara Jade McIntee, Bottineau
Jonathan Brice Gehrke, Herington, Kansas
Katie Beth Miller, Grand Forks
Major: History Major: Psychology
Major: Accountancy
Danielle Lenna Lerner Moore, Holt, Michigan, Major: Forensic Psychology
Chanel Laura Myers, Crookston, Minnesota Major: Communication
Eric Luke Netterlund, Wannaska, Minnesota
Master of Arts
Major: Communication
Ashley Marie Olson, Aberdeen, South Dakota
Kelly Genise Adams, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Major: Forensic Psychology
Major: Forensic Psychology
Krystyna L. Peka, Champlin, Minnesota
Kayla Alkire, Hazen
Major: Forensic Psychology
Major: English
Lorenzo Daniel Serna, Grand Forks
Thomas Kenneth Backerud, Blaine, Minnesota
Major: English
Major: History
Jennifer Anne Mayumi Sobol, Honolulu, Hawaii
Brooke Marie Bjornberg, Oro Valley, Arizona
Major: Forensic Psychology
Major: Forensic Psychology
Peter David Stordahl, Menomonie, Wisconsin
Tara Marie Bjornson, Minot
Major: History
Major: Forensic Psychology
Timothy Nicholas Tefft, Bellevue, Nebraska
Grace BolaĂąos, Austin, Texas
Major: Forensic Psychology
Major: Forensic Psychology
Angelette A. Ten Hoven, Lima, Ohio
Tracy E. Bradford, Piketon, Ohio
Major: Forensic Psychology
Major: Forensic Psychology
Stephanie Jean Webb, Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Kristin D. Ceppaluni, Naples, Florida
Major: Forensic Psychology
Major: Forensic Psychology
Sue Whitman, Antigo, Wisconsin
Courtney Ann Doll, New Salem
Major: History
Major: Forensic Psychology
Shelly J. Wooldridge, Batesville, Arkansas
Carla Ann Douglass, Westland, Michigan
Major: Forensic Psychology
Major: Forensic Psychology
Aaron Wozmak, Manchester, New Hampshire
Lauren Elizabeth Fuller, Ft. Worth, Texas
Major: Forensic Psychology
Major: Counseling
Brendon Eugene Yoder, Meyersdale, Pennsylvania
Paola Giannetakis, Torgiano Perugia, Italy
Major: Linguistics
Major: Forensic Psychology
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Graduate School Master of Education
Master of Public Administration
Candace M. Block, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Eric M. Brenneman, West Des Moines, Iowa
Major: Special Education
Major: Public Administration
Kelli Louise Dahle, Bemidji, Minnesota
Shelly Salena Davis, Belcourt
Major: Elementary Education
Major: Public Administration
Julianne Rose Greening, Devils Lake
Meredith Ann Gilroy, Burnsville, Minnesota
Major: Elementary Education
Major: Public Administration
Rhandi Jo Knutson, Devils Lake
Elizabeth Ann Jones, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Major: Special Education / Strategist
Major: Public Administration
Katrina Danielle Leier, Harvey
Ronald James Kunda, Bismarck
Major: Elementary Education
Major: Public Administration
Courtney May Markham, Pequot Lakes, Minnesota Major: Elementary Education
Amber Marie Podoll, Linton
Master of Science
Major: Elementary Education
Jeffrey P. Rerick, Grafton
Nancy Jean Bauer, Grand Forks
Major: Educational Leadership
Major: Industrial Technology
Leslie Ann Riggs, Fairview, Montana
Beverly G. Bearor, Middlebury, Vermont
Major: Educational Leadership
Major: Special Education / Emotional Disturbances
Julie Marie Steffens, Fargo
Sara Anne Beck, Williston
Major: Special Education / Strategist
Major: Special Education / Emotional Disturbances
Roman Christian Brier, Hazen Major: Kinesiology
Master of Music
Matthew Grant Brorby, Thompson
Joshua Bruce Gunderson, Bemidji, Minnesota
Jenny Lynn Canine, Forest Lake, Minnesota
Major: Physics
Major: Biochemistry
Major: Music
Sophine Alexia Clachar, Kingston, Jamaica
Yoonjeong Kim, Seoul, South Korea
Major: Computer Science
Major: Music
Kristina Rose Crowley, St. Ansgar, Iowa Major: Special Education
Master of Occupational Therapy
John Charles Degenstein, The Woodlands, Texas
Ashley Susan Chan, Glenwood, Minnesota
Mohit Dhawan, New Delhi, India
Major: Chemical Engineering Major: Electrical Engineering
Major: Occupational Therapy
Alisha Marie DiCosimo, Fairbanks, Alaska
Micah Joseph Davids, Evansville, Minnesota
Major: Special Education / Strategist
Major: Occupational Therapy
Sumathi Divakar, Lewisville, Texas
Rebecca Ann McOmie, Casper, Wyoming
Major: Special Education / Early Childhood
Major: Occupational Therapy
Kelley Nicole Eickenbrock, Sierra Vista, Arizona
Gwendalyn Ann Mollerud, Berthold
Major: Education / General Studies
Major: Occupational Therapy
Allison Laurenn Erdel, Indianapolis, Indiana Major: Special Education
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Graduate School Karyn Christine Ovre, Devils Lake
Master of Science, continued
Major: Elementary Education
Sandeep Pothuganti, Nalgonda, India Elicia Anne Flom, Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Major: Electrical Engineering
Major: Instructional Design & Technology
Brittany Kristine Quam, Fargo
Matthew James Flom, Grand Forks
Major: Speech / Language Pathology
Major: Biology
Idris Quresh Rampurwala, Lonavala, India
Tyrone David Garro II, Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Major: Chemical Engineering
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Nirosha Kumudini Ranawaka, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Stephanie Anne Haaby, Warroad, Minnesota
Major: Biology
Major: Special Education / Learning Disabilities
Natalie Rebecca Royal, Crookston, Minnesota
Charles Franklin Hammond, Chicopee, Massachusetts
Major: Nursing
Major: Space Studies
Dustin Michael Salentiny, Euclid, Minnesota
Lindsey Marie Hausauer, Velva
Major: Computer Science
Major: Education / General Studies
Megan Marie Solberg, Grand Forks
Candie Hellwig, Grand Forks
Major: Early Childhood Education
Major: Early Childhood Education
Constance Jean Sommer, Cavalier
Shelly J. Hoerer, Bottineau
Major: Special Education / Learning Disabilities
Major: Early Childhood Education
Tammy Lynn Steckler-Cucca, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Megan Lee Hultgren, Warwick
Major: Special Education / Early Childhood
Major: Special Education / Strategist
Jennifer Ellen Steele, Grand Forks
Amber Jean James, Bismarck
Major: Education / General Studies
Major: Special Education / Strategist
Stacie LeAnn Stensrud, Alden, Minnesota
Hae Woo Jeong, Chungbuk, South Korea
Major: Special Education
Major: Chemistry
Rachel Elizabeth Stoltman, Moorhead, Minnesota
Jordan Paul Karlstad, Mayville
Major: Speech / Language Pathology
Major: Biochemistry
Troy Michael Thorson, Fargo
Micah Kary, Minot
Major: Special Education
Major: Computer Science
Edward Hunt Townsend Jr., Mexico, New York
Shari Lynn Kasprowicz, Karlstad, Minnesota
Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Major: Special Education / Early Childhood
Carmen Marie Tubbs, Henricks, Minnesota
Kelly Jean Kopp, Fargo
Major: Special Education / Strategist
Major: Special Education / Strategist
Susan Lynn Tyler, Milnor
Kimberly Marie Krile, Hitterdal, Minnesota
Major: Special Education / Strategist
Major: Speech / Language Pathology
Jennifer Elizabeth Untener, Maple Grove, Minnesota
Mason Albert Kuhn, Waverly, Iowa
Major: Space Studies
Major: Special Education
Matthew Ryan Voigt, Rochester, Minnesota
Krystle Lagein, Devils Lake
Major: Space Studies
Major: Special Education / Strategist
Valerie Ruth Wahl, Hannaford
Shankar Bhausaheb Lande, Sonai, India
Major: Early Childhood Education
Major: Chemical Engineering
Leah Kirsten Wickenheiser, Fargo
Shana Marie Lindeman, Grand Forks
Major: Special Education
Major: Education / General Studies
Alecia Rae Winkleman, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Nevin Luke Lubarski, Argyle, Minnesota
Major: Special Education / Early Childhood
Major: Education / General Studies
Hannah Rae Yexley, West Fargo
Eric Robert O’Dea, Quincy, Massachusetts
Major: Special Education / Strategist
Major: Space Studies
Behnjamin Joseph Zib, St. Louis, Missouri
Amy Jo Olauson, Bismarck
Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Major: Special Education / Strategist
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Graduate School Bethany Ann Hankel, Mapleton
Master of Science in Applied Economics
Major: Social Work
Kali Mae Lettenmaier-Laack, Sanborn Major: Social Work
Tymothy Ryan Boyle, International Falls, Minnesota Major: Applied Economics
Stephanie Joy Mestery, Moorhead, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Gloria Ann Odden, Hague Major: Social Work
Master of Social Work
Annie Jo Olson, Warren, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Kimberly Joy Anderson, Kennedy, Minnesota
Jasmine Marie Ottmar, Fargo
Major: Social Work
Major: Social Work
Jennifer Marie Barrett, East Grand Forks, Minnesota
Cheryl Ellen Smith, Fargo
Major: Social Work
Major: Social Work
Suk Yin Caroline Cheng, Grand Forks
Tatum Renee Trautman, Frazee, Minnesota
Major: Social Work
Major: Social Work
Jessica Mary Field, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Camille Marie Woolever, Montpelier
Major: Social Work
Major: Social Work
Kelly James Fox, New Town Major: Social Work
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College of Nursing Denise Korniewicz, Dean
Kelsey Marie Rassatt
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Nisswa, Minnesota Major: Community Nutrition
Bachelor of Science in Community Nutrition
Ruth Elizabeth Eckstrom Hines, Minnesota Major: Nursing
Brittany Leigh Koenig †† Grand Forks Major: Nursing
Jean Waldo †
Grand Forks Major: Nursing
Amy Jo Young
Fargo Major: Nursing
Jason Ron Champagne
Baldwin, Kansas Major: Community Nutrition
School of Medicine & Health Sciences Joshua Wynne, Dean Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science
Maryam Ahmed Eltayeb
Bachelor of Science in Cytotechnology
Rochester, Minnesota Major: Clinical Laboratory Science
Donna J. Rath
Grand Junction, Colorado Major: Clinical Laboratory Science
Chloe Ann Danielson †† Fertile, Minnesota Major: Cytotechnology
Susan Marie Batt †††
Rochester, Minnesota Major: Clinical Laboratory Science
College of Education & Human Development Daniel R. Rice, Dean Bachelor of Science in Education
Jocelyn Louise Fratzke
Bachelor of Science in Physical Education, Exercise Science and Wellness
Winona, Minnesota Major: Early Childhood Education
Kelly Jean Kielb †
Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Early Childhood Education
Callie Jean Schneider † Ashley Rae Amundson
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Early Childhood Education
Tess Marie Erickson †††
Pelican Rapids, Minnesota Major: Early Childhood Education
Suzanne Elizabeth Forde Eden Prairie, Minnesota Major: Early Childhood Education
Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation and Human Services Kylene J. Harff
Grand Forks Major: Early Childhood Education
Amanda Fayth Reed
Annandale, Minnesota Major: Physical Education, Exercise Science & Wellness
Julie Pitman Smith
White Bear Lake, Minnesota Major: Early Childhood Education Major: Elementary Education
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services
Christopher Anthony Roach Hampton, Virginia Major: Physical Education, Exercise Science & Wellness
Shea Tvrdik
Angela Nicole Walsh
Alexandria, Minnesota Major: Early Childhood Education
New Ulm, Minnesota Major: Physical Education, Exercise Science & Wellness
Amy Lynn Wolf
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Sauk Centre, Minnesota Major: Physical Education, Exercise Science & Wellness
† Denotes cum laude †† Denotes magna cum laude ††† Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 14)
College of Education & Human Development Bachelor of Science in Recreation and Tourism Studies
Bridgit Renae Nagel
Darcy Diane Watts †
Chelsea Ann Page
Erin McGlynn Wavra †††
Angela Lee Bergeron
Cassie Dale Schultze
Ashley Elizabeth Williams
Rhonda Waage Callahan †
Tiffany Nicole Severson
Holly Ann Williams
Brittany Emons
Susan Ruth Strauss
Shawna Allana Hall
Heidi Ann Tupa ††
Winonah Camille Monette
Jacquelyn Rachel Van Hout
Bachelor of Science in Social Work
Grand Forks Major: Social Work
Red Lake Falls, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Grand Forks Major: Social Work
Frazee, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Andrew Daryl Arola
Grand Rapids, Minnesota Major: Recreation & Tourism Studies
Grafton Major: Social Work
Manvel Major: Social Work
Brock J. Olson
Buhl, Minnesota Major: Recreation & Tourism Studies
Crystal Major: Recreation & Tourism Studies
Casselton Major: Social Work
Grand Forks Major: Social Work
Grand Forks Major: Social Work
Anna Christine Whelan
Burlington, Kentucky Major: Social Work
Hazen Major: Social Work
Killarney, Manitoba, Canada Major: Social Work
Grand Forks Major: Recreation & Tourism Studies
Red Lake Falls, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Larimore Major: Social Work
Alexandria, Minnesota Major: Social Work
Erik Sjursen †††
Grand Forks Major: Social Work
School of Engineering & Mines Hesham El-Rewini, Dean Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Timothy C. Murphy
Jason Warren Cotton
Rosalie, Nebraska Major: Civil Engineering
Minot Major: Electrical Engineering
Jeffrey Isaac Stumbo †††
Dawn M. Rohrs
Forest Hills, Kentucky Major: Electrical Engineering
Ponca City, Oklahoma Major: Chemical Engineering
Jason David Williamson †
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Greg R. Ellis
Houston, Texas Major: Mechanical Engineering
Raymond Dale Hubble
Cebdo, Texas Major: Mechanical Engineering
Joseph Strider Markey †††
New York, New York Major: Chemical Engineering
Centerville, Georgia Major: Mechanical Engineering
Nelson Gilden Multer ††
Plainwell, Michigan Major: Mechanical Engineering
Brock Setness
Neche Major: Mechanical Engineering
Jordan S. Timbs-Amanlou ††
Chicago, Illinois Major: Mechanical Engineering
Pari S. Timbs-Amanlou
Chicago, Illinois Major: Mechanical Engineering
† Denotes cum laude †† Denotes magna cum laude ††† Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 14)
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College of Business & Public Administration Michael Ryan Demuth
Jeremy Jeffrey Neppl
Bachelor of Accountancy
Brianna Lyn Dolejs
Timothy Patrick Paul
Skye Alexander Olsen
Jack Bryant Eastes †††
Michael Craig Piepkorn
Deanna Rae Osowski
Mykel Pete Erickson
Rodney Allen Rothenberger
Eric Espelien
Shae Marie Samuelson
Dennis J. Elbert, Dean
Grand Forks Major: Accountancy Grafton Major: Accountancy
International Falls, Minnesota Major: Business Economics
Grand Forks Major: Management
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Managerial Finance & Accounting
Duluth, Minnesota Major: Banking & Financial Economics
Vancouver, Washington Major: Aviation Management
Mound, Minnesota Major: Management
Bottineau Major: Management
Grand Forks Major: Management
Grand Forks Major: Marketing
Bachelor of Business Administration Brady DuRand Bjornson Alexandria, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Elliot Andrew Bowman †††
Seattle, Washington Major: Aviation Management
Brett M. Bruneteau ††
Omaha, Nebraska Major: Entrepreneurship
Marissa Elizabeth Bukowski Alexandria, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Benjamin Thomas Winston Crow West Chester, Pennsylvania Major: Aviation Management
Brian Connor Danahey †
Lakewood, Colorado Major: Airport Management
Adams Major: Management Major: Marketing
Robert William Field
Bachelor of Science in Occupational safety & Environmental Health
Derek David Gosselin
Grand Forks Major: Occupational Safety & Environmental Health
Neal Fredrick Grandlienard
Stillwater, Minnesota Major: Occupational Safety & Environmental Health
Ryan A. Senn
Bismarck Major: Banking & Financial Economics
Rapid City, South Dakota Major: Entrepreneurship
Justin Fontana Tononi Flones
Jaroslaw Serwanski
Timothy Lee Gleason
Joshua Lester Sowada
Savannah Heiser
Daliborka Sran
Cole Jordan Larson
Brandon Scott Uehran
Karl Burton Leenders
Alex Lee Weikleenget
Jonathan Donald McGrath
Anthony John Zechmann
Patrick J. McLaughlin
Sampson David Zikmund †
Renton, Washington Major: Marketing
Przemysl, Poland Major: Airport Management
Eagan, Minnesota Major: Management
Cottage Grove, Minnesota Major: Aviation Management
Fargo Major: Marketing
Grand Forks Major: Marketing
Adams Major: Business Economics
Brookings, South Dakota Major: Management
Edina, Minnesota Major: Investments
Leonard, Minnesota Major: Aviation Management
Grand Forks Major: Entrepreneurship
Minnetonka, Minnesota Major: Marketing
Maple Grove, Minnesota Major: Aviation Management
Pisek Major: Investments
† Denotes cum laude †† Denotes magna cum laude ††† Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 14)
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College of Arts & Sciences Kathleen Tiemann, Dean
Michael Craig Piepkorn Nickolas Christopher Quinn Stuttgart, Germany Major: International Studies Major: German
Bachelor of Arts
Kristi Michelle Anderson
Grafton Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Bridget Stacy Gellerman-Pederson Rosemount, Minnesota Major: Social Science
Rebecca Hope Hanson
Minneapolis, Minnesota Major: Anthropology
Daniel William Innis
Crete, Illinois Major: Social Science
Andrea Johnson
Bismarck Major: Psychology
Kyle Patrick Kelly
Apple Valley, Minnesota Major: English
Alyssa Megan Loflin Commerce, Texas Major: Psychology
Lisa Dorothy Lone Fight Mandaree Major: Indian Studies
Erin Lynn Lowder
Grand Forks Major: Visual Arts
Karen Michelle McMahon Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Political Science
Aaron Scott Monette
Devils Lake Major: Social Science
Ashley Michelle Peterson
Thief River Falls, Minnesota Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Bachelor of Science
Minot Major: Sociology
Christine Lee Wangler Bismarck Major: Sociology
Lydia Banat
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Jacob Lee Westlin
Ely, Minnesota Major: Political Science
Minot Major: Biology
Julianna Lynn Thiemann Dodge Center, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Adam Michael Wieland † Casselton Major: Psychology
Belcourt Major: Sociology Pisek Major: Economics
Brianne Dorothy Meier
Sara Jean Bush
Kimberly Marie Santangelo †
Dickinson Major: Biology
Sampson David Zikmund †
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Studies
Veronica Lynn Brummett
Shevlin, Minnesota Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Ross Evans Zaste
Samual E. Freudenburg
Kalispell, Montana Major: International Studies Major: Honors Program Major: Communication
Faulkton, South Dakota Major: Music Therapy
Seinquis Albershea Slater
Nichole Dawn Freeman Minot Major: Psychology
Theodore R. Stensby
Hibbing, Minnesota Major: Political Science
Cami Lynn Cochran †† Grand Forks Major: Spanish
Lakeville, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Nikki Lee Kritz †††
Joseph James Schulte
Kari Anne Brownson St. Cloud, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Fertile, Minnesota Major: Music Therapy
Holdingford, Minnesota Major: English
Nicole Lurae Bredahl
Fargo Major: Political Science
Travis Scott Schultz
Lysa Marree Berhow †
Joseph Michael Ronyak
Kelly Bonner
Grand Forks Major: Economics
Bachelor of Music
Mound, Minnesota Major: Chinese Studies
Northwood Major: Criminal Justice Studies Grand Forks Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Ryan Matthew Dressler
Bismarck Major: Biology / Pre-Health
Rachael Lynn Fashant
Bachelor of General Studies
Eagan, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Stephanie Alana Fletcher
Maple Grove, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Amy Annabel Driscoll
Enoch Hankerson
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Indianapolis, Indiana Major: Interdisciplinary Studies: Social Justice, Multi-Cultural Studies, Peace Studies
Christopher Dunshee
Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: General Studies
Bachelor of Science in Geology Richard Bachand
Rimouski, Quebec, Canada Major: Geology
Shannon Marie Hopkins
Bryan Frederick Feurer
Aurora, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Scotia, New York Major: General Studies
Brock Matthew Kobriger
Thore Fossum
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Major: Biology
Poulsbo, Washington Major: General Studies
Kellie Kay Lindberg †
Christopher M. Lepucki
Jamestown Major: Biology
Arlington Heights, Illinois Major: General Studies
Lindsey Dawn Lipp
Jeffrey Ryan Meek
Lisbon Major: Biology
Wilmette, Illinois Major: General Studies
Peter Leslie Manstrom
Trenton John Mizinski
Bismarck Major: Psychology
Hudson, Wisconsin Major: General Studies
Elizabeth Mary McQuiston
Uta Ann Nelson Thompson
Plymouth, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Williston Major: General Studies
Nicholas Anthony Murphy
Eric Paul VandenLangenberg
Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Psychology
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin Major: General Studies
Molly Theresa Nygord
Phillip Wesley Witthauer
Grand Forks Major: Psychology
Jamestown Major: General Studies
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† Denotes cum laude †† Denotes magna cum laude ††† Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 14)
John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences Bruce A. Smith, Dean
Philip Matthew Deloria
Kristie Leinecke
Logan Brice Robertsdahl †
Nathaniel D’Arcy Fox-Brenton
Timothy Joseph Lutgen
Erin Mae Schoenrock
Benjamin Edwin McPherson
Ryan Anthony Stradone
Louisa Marie Millar †
Darrell Christopher Villas
Christopher James Olsen
Michael Kenneth Williams
Patrick Michael Olson
Tyler Jay Youngren
Eveleth, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics
Grand Forks Major: Commercial Aviation
Chanhassen, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Naperville, Illinois Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Justine Noël Houtman
Orono, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Christopher Jon Aaberg
Mapleton, Maine Major: Commercial Aviation
Andrew M. Kassan
Albany, Oregon Major: Commercial Aviation
Woodbury, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
William Francis Bratton
Wenatchee, Washington Major: Flight Education
Alexander James Kerr
Centennial, Colorado Major: Commercial Aviation
Grand Forks Major: Commercial Aviation
Matthew Anthony Brown
Portola, California Major: Commercial Aviation
Anthony Charles Lang
St. Cloud, Minnesota Major: Commercial Aviation
Drummond, Wisconsin Major: Commercial Aviation
Wai Long Wallace Chan
Prior Lake, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Donald Harmon Lawrence
Kowloon, Hong Kong Major: Air Traffic Control
Christine Major: Commercial Aviation New London, Wisconsin Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Flight Education Edmond, Oklahoma Major: Air Traffic Control Henderson, Nevada Major: Commercial Aviation Hudson, Wisconsin Major: Commercial Aviation Sammamish, Washington Major: Commercial Aviation
Minneapolis, Minnesota Major: Air Traffic Control
Scholar in the Honors Program Sally Pyle, Honors Director The following student has met the objectives of the University of North
Dakota’s SCHOLAR IN THE HONORS PROGRAM, a program designed to broaden and enrich the undergraduate curriculum. He has passed sophomore and senior comprehensive examinations,
and has been certified for graduation by the Honors Committee of the University. A substantial segment of his University training has been pursued in honor courses, tutorials and colloquia, and
he has done independent research. Samual E. Freudenburg
Kalispell, Montana Communication / International Studies / Honors Program
Senior Departmental Honors Sally Pyle, Honors Director The following student of high ability, having
completed independent research in his major field of study and successfully defended his research papers in comprehensive oral examinations, is being graduated WITH HONORS
in his major field. Jason Ron Champagne Baldwin, Kansas Community Nutrition
Candidates for Commission Lt. Col. Josh Sauls, Professor of Military Science Commission as Second Lieutenant United States Army
Matthew Anthony Brown
Jeffrey Ryan Meek
St. Cloud, Minnesota Commercial Aviation Active Duty, Aviation
Wilmette, Illinois General Studies Active Duty, Field Artillery
Bryan Frederick Feurer Scotia, New York General Studies Reserve Forces Duty, Field Artillery
† Denotes cum laude †† Denotes magna cum laude ††† Denotes summa cum laude (See description on page 14)
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The University Marshals A tradition since the early years of the University of North Dakota, the University Marshals serve as the honorary marshals and ushers for commencement exercises. They are selected primarily from the junior class on the basis of academic excellence.
Honorary Faculty Flag Marshal
Veronica Munkeby Grand Marshal
Mark Hoffmann
Manhattan Peters Charter Marshal
Amanda Ackerson Abby Alberda Phillip Bakken Jack Brus Stephanie Gefroh Kayla Hardy Kirstiane Holgate Steven Morinville Erin Traynor
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 Mark Hoffmann, Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor of Chemistry. Hoffmann has been a UND faculty member since 1988, and was named a Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor in 2006. He served as chair of the Chemistry Department from 2003 to 2010, during which time the Department received the Founders Day Award for Excellence in Research. He has served as EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) Co-Project Director since 2008, and currently is the Associate Vice President of Research Capacity Building. His expertise is in the development of new theoretical methods to describe quantum effects in molecular electronic structure, and the computational implementation and use of those methods for describing reactive and unusually bonded molecules. Of specific interest are molecules relevant to combustion and atmospheric chemistry, and the elucidation of the behaviors of catalysts of energy relevance. He has authored more than 80 papers in peer-reviewed journals, and is a frequent invited speaker at national and international meetings.
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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Commencement Speaker Rebecca Weaver-Hightower, Associate Professor of English specializing in Postcolonial Studies, examines and compares literatures of former British colonies. She teaches a range of courses on postcolonial and British literatures and film, as well as science fiction and popular culture. She has given over 40 presentations and published over 20 articles and reviews on a range of postcolonial literatures and films, everything from little-read 19th-century Australian novels to popular, blockbuster films like Indiana Jones, Tomb Raider, and District 9 — all in the aim of better understanding the mindset of colonizers and how literature and film influenced that process for good or ill. For example, one of her book publications, Empire Islands: Castaways, Cannibals and Fantasies of Conquest in Post/Colonial Island Narratives (Minnesota, 2007), examines a range of island castaway tales (like Robinson Crusoe and The Swiss Family Robinson) in order to better understand how those stories helped colonizing cultures make sense of and perhaps even feel better about claiming land already inhabited by others. Weaver-Hightower is currently writing a book, titled Frontier Fictions: Writing Remorse in the Settler Colony, which compares South African, Canadian, Australian, and American 19th century literatures about settlers in order to better understand the settler experience. It focuses particularly on how stories may have helped new immigrants deal with the difficult feelings inherent in colonial contact, such as anxiety over failure and guilt over displacing indigenous peoples. She hopes to spend part of 2012-2013 in South Africa finishing this book. One of the joys of Weaver-Hightower’s work is that it requires international travel to dig through stacks of old books in libraries and archives and simply learn about the cultures she studies. As well as working in South Africa, Canada, and Australia multiple times, she has traveled throughout Europe and most recently in China. Her goal is to have travelled to all of the world’s continents. South America is next; Antarctica will be the most challenging! Weaver-Hightower has been recognized for her work and service both locally and nationally. She was chosen as this year’s recipient of the UND Thomas J. Clifford Faculty Award for Graduate Teaching Excellence, served as one of North Dakota State University’s Summer Scholars (an honor reserved for nationally recognized scholars), and was the recipient of the Elmer and Min West Faculty Award (2010). She came to North Dakota from South Carolina but has come to adapt to if not embrace the climate and loves the people of North Dakota. She is partner to Marcus Weaver-Hightower, Associate Professor of Educational Foundations and Research and mother to a 4-year-old son, Harrison with an as-yet-unnamed daughter on the way, and another daughter, Matilda, lost on this day (Aug 5) five years ago.
Special Notices Today’s UND Commencement Ceremony is being shown live on Grand Forks Cable Channel 3 and will be rebroadcast on August 10, 11, 12 and 13 at 12:30 a.m., 12:00 noon, and 8:00 p.m. DVD copies of the ceremony can be purchased for $15.50 plus tax and shipping through the University of North Dakota Bookstore. To purchase a copy, contact the Bookstore at 701-777-4980. A professional photographer will take a picture of graduates as they receive their degrees. This photograph will be made available for purchase by a mail contact in the days following commencement. 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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Honorary Degrees Awarded Honorary degrees have long been awarded by institutions of higher learning to recognize lives of achievement. In 1909, UND presented its first honorary degree, a Doctor of Laws, to Webster Merrifield, who served the University for 25 years, including 18 as its third president. Honorary degrees from UND particularly recognize those with an association with the University or with the state and region; they also have been presented to such notables as philosopher Mortimer Adler, heart surgeon Michael DeBakey and President John F. Kennedy. 1909, 1913, 1914, 1916, 1918, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1938, 1938, 1939, 1939, 1941, 1941, 1943, 1943, 1943, 1944, 1944, 1944, 1945, 1945, 1946, 1946, 1946, 1947, 1947, 1947, 1948, 1948, 1948, 1948, 1948, 1948, 1949, 1949, 1949, 1949, 1950, 1950, 1951, 1951, 1951, 1951, 1951, 1952, 1952, 1952, 1953, 1953, 1954,
Webster Merrifield, Doctor of Laws Roger W. Cooley, Master of Laws E.M. Babcock, Doctor of Science Homer B. Sprague, Doctor of Laws Joseph P. Kennedy, Doctor of Laws John Lee Coulter, Doctor of Laws F.P. Robertson, Doctor of Laws Howard Huston, Master of Arts Thomas D. Campbell, Doctor of Laws Guy C.H. Corliss, Doctor of Laws Vilhjalmur Stefanssen, Doctor of Laws Maxwell Upson, Doctor of Engineering John M. Hancock, Doctor of Laws Thomas F. Kane, Doctor of Laws John F. Douglas, Doctor of Laws J.F.T. O’Connor, Doctor of Laws Frederick Koch, Doctor of Letters John Burke, Doctor of Laws Sveinbjorn Johnson, Doctor of Laws A.G. Burr, Doctor of Laws Vincent J. Ryan, Doctor of Laws C.J. Hambro, Doctor of Laws Gudmundur Grimson, Doctor of Laws Crown Prince Olav of Norway, Doctor of Laws John W. Dafoe, Doctor of Laws Clarence Daniel O’Connor, Doctor of Humanities John O. Christianson, Doctor of Science Walter L. Stockwell, Doctor of Laws John Alister Hutcheson, Doctor of Science Sigureir Sigurdsson, Doctor of Humanities Boyd Milne Begg, Doctor of Science George Addison Talbert, Doctor of Science Edward Francis Flynn, Doctor of Laws Barend Herman Kroeze, Doctor of Humanities Elwyn Francis Chandler, Doctor of Science David Rhys Jenkins, Doctor of Science Elmer Ellis, Doctor of Laws Melvin A. Brannon, Doctor of Science Raymond A. Heising, Doctor of Science George Albert Selke, Doctor of Laws Adolph Marcus Christianson, Doctor of Laws John S. Lundy, Doctor of Science William L. Nuessle, Doctor of Laws Ezra Thayer Towne, Doctor of Humanities Luther Earle Birdzell, Doctor of Laws Harley F. French, Doctor of Science Franklin Jerome Lunding, Doctor of Laws John Morris Gillette, Doctor of Humanities Charles John Breitwieser, Doctor of Science Lawrence Vold, Doctor of Laws Alfred G. Arvold, Doctor of Humanities Charles J. Murphy, Doctor of Laws M. Beatrice Johnstone, Doctor of Humanities Chester E. Fritz, Doctor of Laws Edward H. McDermott, Doctor of Laws George A. Abbott, Doctor of Laws Juan Mendoza Rodriquez, Doctor of Laws Homer N. Wallin, Doctor of Science Daniel F. Bull, Doctor of Communication Sciences Edmund O. Belsheim, Doctor of Laws A. Hoyt Taylor, Doctor of Science Fred J. Traynor, Doctor of Laws Theodore H. Fenske, Doctor of Science
1954, 1954, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1956, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1958, 1959, 1959, 1959, 1960, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1962, 1962, 1962, 1963, 1963, 1963, 1965, 1965, 1965, 1965, 1966, 1966, 1966, 1967, 1967, 1967, 1968, 1968, 1969, 1969, 1969, 1970, 1970, 1970, 1970, 1970, 1971, 1971, 1973, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1981, 1982, 1982, 1983, 1983,
Arno Carl Fieldner, Doctor of Science Alfred Jacobsen, Doctor of Science Luther W. Youngdahl, Doctor of Laws John C. Baker, Doctor of Laws Robert D. Campbell, Doctor of Laws Harlan Henthorns Hatcher, Doctor of Laws John Chester West, Doctor of Humanities Richard Simpson Watson, Doctor of Laws Richard Blackburn Black, Doctor of Science Olger B. Burtness, Doctor of Laws Min Hin Li, Doctor of Humanities Russell Reid, Doctor of Humanities James Duane Squires, Doctor of Laws Henry G. Lykken, Doctor of Engineering Hermann Hegedorn, Doctor of Humanities Jerome Hall, Doctor of Laws J. Maxwell Anderson, Doctor of Humanities Edgar Dale, Doctor of Humanities Rudolph J. Gielsness, Doctor of Laws Cushman D. Haagensen, Doctor of Science Grover Holt, Doctor of Engineering Grayson L. Kirk, Doctor of Humanities George A. Lundberg, Doctor of Laws Herbert G. Nilles, Doctor of Laws Edward K. Thompson, Doctor of Humanities Neal A. Weber, Doctor of Science J. Frederick Weltzin, Doctor of Humanities Philip W. West, Doctor of Science Waldemar Westergaard, Doctor of Laws Paul Yoder, Doctor of Music Alexander Grow Budge, Doctor of Laws Thomas E. Whelan, Doctor of Laws Charles E. Scott, Doctor of Humanities Elmo B. Roper, Doctor of Humanities James H. Douglas, Doctor of Laws Ronald N. Davies, Doctor of Laws Fred George Aandahl, Doctor of Laws Thomas Joseph Burke, Doctor of Laws O.H. Thormodsgard, Doctor of Laws James Morris, Doctor of Laws Harold D. Shaft, Doctor of Laws Owen Meredith Wilson, Doctor of Laws John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Doctor of Laws Edward J. Devitt, Doctor of Laws Bertin C. Gamble, Doctor of Laws Orin Alva Stevens, Doctor of Science Thomas C. Barger, Doctor of Laws Robert E. Bradley, Doctor of Engineering Herbert Victor Prochnow, Doctor of Laws Robert E. Slaughter, Doctor of Laws David E. Bell, Doctor of Laws Leonard W. Larson, Doctor of Laws Joseph C. Allen, Doctor of Engineering Robert H. Bahmer, Doctor of Laws Malcolm Moos, Doctor of Laws Era Bell Thompson, Doctor of Humane Letters Arthur Naftalin, Doctor of Laws Richard Beck, Doctor of Literature Eric Sevareid, Doctor of Laws James L. Elder, Doctor of Engineering Harry H. Ransom, Doctor of Literature Warren J. Hanna, Doctor of Laws George C. Wheeler, Doctor of Laws B. Fred Davidson, Doctor of Laws William A. Franta, Doctor of Engineering Christopher J. Hamre, Doctor of Science Frank Edward Stinchfield, Doctor of Science George W. Starcher, Doctor of Laws Thomas S. Kleppe, Doctor of Laws E.A. Haunz, Doctor of Science Carlton A. Pederson, Doctor of Laws W.E. Koenker, Doctor of Laws Mary Jean Mannes, Bachelor of Laws Thomas McGrath, Doctor of Literature Anne H. Carlsen, Doctor of Humanities Warren Christopher, Doctor of Laws Mortimer J. Adler, Doctor of Humane Letters Frank N. Low, Doctor of Science
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1983, 1984, 1986, 1986, 1986, 1987, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1989, 1989, 1989, 1990, 1990, 1990, 1990, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1992, 1992, 1992, 1992, 1992, 1992, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1994, 1994, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1997, 1997, 1998, 1998, 1998, 1998, 1999, 1999, 1999, 2000, 2000, 2000, 2001, 2001, 2001, 2001, 2002, 2002, 2002, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2005, 2006, 2006, 2006, 2007, 2007, 2008, 2008, 2008, 2008, 2008, 2009, 2009, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2011,
Fred L. Snyder, Doctor of Science Wilson M. Laird, Doctor of Science James E. Olson, Doctor of Laws James F. Seifert, Doctor of Laws Owen W. Webster, Doctor of Science Duane B. Haagenson, Doctor of Engineering Lois Phillips Hudson, Doctor of Letters Merlin E. Dewing, Doctor of Laws Weston R. Christopherson, Doctor of Laws Agnes Geelan, Doctor of Humane Letters Arley Bjella, Doctor of Laws Bernard P. Randolph, Doctor of Engineering Michael E. DeBakey, Doctor of Science Robert E. Mautz, Doctor of Laws Bruce McArthur, Doctor of Engineering Frank A. Wenstrom, Doctor of Laws Andrew Freeman, Doctor of Engineering Lee Gerdine, Doctor of Music Donald Grangaard, Doctor of Laws Lowell Swenson, Doctor of Laws Harold Schafer, Doctor of Laws William E. Cornatzer, Doctor of Science Margaret Heyse Cory, Doctor of Science Richard J. Lee, Doctor of Science Vivian Hanson Meehan, Doctor of Science Harold Resinger, Doctor of Science Louis W. Sullivan, Doctor of Science Thomas M. Hamilton, Doctor of Engineering Bill Martin Jr., Doctor of Letters Stanley A. Moe, Doctor of Engineering Everette L. Webb, Doctor of Engineering Gilmore Schjeldahl, Doctor of Engineering James F. Buchli, Doctor of Science Jon Hassler, Doctor of Letters Roland H. Flint, Doctor of Letters George A. Sinner, Doctor of Laws John W. Vennes, Doctor of Science Jim R. Carrigan, Doctor of Laws Clara A. Pederson, Doctor of Humane Letters Theodore V. Galambos, Doctor of Engineering Patricia Wallace Ingraham, Doctor of Laws Arthur A. Link, Doctor of Laws Vito Perrone, Doctor of Humanities Eugene R. Dahl, Doctor of Laws John C. MacFarlane, Doctor of Engineering Dale F. Morrison, Doctor of Laws Thomas J. Clifford, Doctor of Laws Bernard O’Kelly, Doctor of Letters Dwight Baumann, Doctor of Laws Richard A. Olafson, Doctor of Letters Patricia A. Owens, Doctor of Letters Raymond Rude, Doctor of Letters Peter Schickele, Doctor of Letters Calvin K. Fercho, Doctor of Letters Lloyd Omdahl, Doctor of Letters Noel Watson, Doctor of Letters Byron L. Dorgan, Doctor of Letters Robert Kyle, Doctor of Letters Kurt H. Mueller, Doctor of Letters H.F. “Sparky” Gierke, Doctor of Letters Charles “Chuck” Johnson, Doctor of Letters A. Bart Holaday, Doctor of Letters Lance W. Lord, Doctor of Letters Rodney J. Rohrich, Doctor of Letters Laurel Reuter, Doctor of Letters Russell Lefevre, Doctor of Letters Jean Kiesau, Doctor of Letters Edward T. Schafer, Doctor of Letters Steinar Opstad, Doctor of Letters Phil Jackson, Doctor of Letters William Marcil, Doctor of Letters Edwin Benson, Doctor of Letters LaVonne Russell Hootman, Doctor of Letters James C. Ray, Doctor of Letters Howard A. Dahl, Doctor of Letters Earl Pomeroy, Doctor of Letters Kenneth L. Mellem, Doctor of Letters
The 2011 Honorary Degree Recipient The University of North Dakota held its first commencement on June 14, 1889, the same year North Dakota became a state. Six women and two men received diplomas during a ceremony filled with oratory and reflection on the University’s beginnings. 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.
UND would host a project called the “E Government Initiative.” The goal of this project was to help citizens gain online access to government services and ensure the future security of transactions through Smart Card technology. Over time, the project would be renamed the Government Rural Outreach program and the Rural Service delivery program.
Honorary degrees have long been awarded by institutions of higher learning to recognize lives of achievement. Honorary degrees from UND particularly recognize those with an association with the University or with the state and region.
In 2002, Mellem was invited to join the College’s Advisory Council and would serve three three-year terms. He proposed the creation of the Government and Business Symposium, a highly successful project blending input from business and public administration and giving students firsthand exposure to government operations.
At the summer commencement, the University will confer an honorary Doctor of Letters degree upon Kenneth L. Mellem. KENNETH L. MELLEM
With his broad international background, Mellem made vital contributions to achieving a global perspective for the College of Business and Public Administration. He began teaching a range of courses at UND’s partner institution in China, the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST), beginning in 2002. This has grown to become a true exchange program, with UND business students going to China each summer.
Kenneth Louis Mellem had an extensive career in the computer industry and a long record of service to the University of North Dakota and its College of Business and Public Administration. He passed away in Edina, Minn., on June 26, 2010, at the age of 66. A native of Grand Forks, Mellem attended UND, earning a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 1966 and a Master of Science in marketing in 1968. He also attended Stanford University’s marketing program and studied international finance at Insead, France.
Mellem was instrumental in establishing the Marketing Department’s highly successful Executive Seminar Series. He served the College of Business and Public Administration in other capacities and on the UND Alumni Foundation Board.
Between 1980 and 1986, Mellem held several positions with the Cybernet Company, including vice president for marketing and sales and corporate vice president. He was responsible for the performance of 1,000 employees in Canada, Mexico, Brazil and South Africa.
In 2006, J.R. Kirkland proposed to honor Mellem and his wife, JoAnn, by establishing the annual Mellem Business Symposium. Supported by private gifts and sponsorships from J.R. Kirkland and State Farm Insurance, the event hosts speakers on a variety of business topics, including telecommunications, banking, energy and branding.
In 1986 Mellem joined the renowned computer firm Control Data. He established a European headquarters and a sales force extending eventually into the Eastern Bloc and the Middle East. From 1988 to 1992 he was vice president and general manager of Control Data’s Computer Products Group, both North and South American divisions. In 1990 he was presented the prestigious Chairman’s Black Diamond Award in recognition of outstanding performance.
In 1985, Mellem was inducted into UND’s Athletic Hall of Fame, recognizing his remarkable record as a golfer. As a sophomore, he was the low scorer in all team events. As a junior, he was the low man in three of 10 matches, and in his senior year he was the low scorer in eight of 10 matches. He won three straight North Central Conference golf championships from 1964 to 1966. Mellem was a longtime member of the Edina, Minn., Country Club and the Bayou Club in Florida, where he was club champion. He was also an avid skier and hunter.
From 1992 to 2001, Mellem led a series of corporate restructuring efforts across the high-tech industry. He served as vice president and general manager of International Computers Ltd., with offices in the United Kingdom and Virginia, and then as executive vice president of Secure Computing Corporation, Roseville, Minn.
Kenneth Louis Mellem, a resident of Eden Prairie, Minn., and Largo, Fla., died June 26, 2010, after a short illness following complications from leukemia therapy. He was survived by his wife, JoAnn; son, Steven; daughter, Suzanne (Drew) Bergstrom; grandson, Evan; and brother, Jim (Kendall) Mellem.
As president and CEO of GEONIX, a St. Petersburg, Fla., firm dedicated to geo-mapping services, he took the company out of bankruptcy to allow purchase by a competitor in 1999. He then oversaw the growth of Tritheim, a firm developing “Smart Card” technology that was then purchased by a supply chain partner. Later, he was the senior vice president and COO of the Reader Solution Group, a division of Infineer. A longtime supporter of his alma mater, Mellem contacted the College of Business and Public Administration in 2000 to inquire if
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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.
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 would have been the case even two decades ago. Still, many
Academic Dress THE GOWN. The flowing gown comes from the 12th century. While it originally may have been worn as protection against the chill of unheated buildings, it has today become symbolic of the democracy of scholarship, for it covers any trappings of rank or social standing underneath. It is black for all degrees, with pointed sleeves for the bachelor’s degree recipient, long closed sleeves with a slit at the arm or wrist for the master’s degree, or full bell double sleeves for the doctoral degree. Bachelor’s and master’s degree gowns have no trimming. For the doctoral degree, the gown is faced down the front with velvet and has three bars of velvet across the sleeves in the color distinctive of the faculty or discipline to which the degree pertains.
College of Business and Public Administration; black and white, John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences; blue and white, College of Education and Human Development; orange, School of Engineering and Mines; purple, School of Law; green, School of Medicine; apricot, College of Nursing; black, Graduate School. For undergraduate students, the tassels hang on the right side of the cap until they receive their degrees, at which time the tassel is moved to the left. For master’s students, the tassel hangs on the left side of the cap and is not moved. THE HOOD. The hood is trimmed with one or more chevrons of a secondary color on the ground of the primary color of the college. The color of the facing of the hood denotes the discipline represented by the degree; the color of the lining designates the university or college which granted the degree. The official colors of the University of North Dakota, selected by the student body in preparation for the institution’s first commencement in 1889, are the pink and green of the prairie rose.
THE CAP. Under Roman law, a slave that had been set free received the privilege of wearing a cap. The academic cap is a sign of freedom of scholarship, and of the responsibility and dignity with which scholarship endows the wearer. Ancient poetry records the cap of scholarship as square to symbolize the book. The color of the tassel denotes the discipline. At the University of North Dakota, the tassel colors associated with academic divisions are: white, College of Arts and Sciences; drab (subdued orange),
Ceremonial Objects THE MACE. The mace was initially modeled after a 12th century implement of war. In earlier days, the mace, or heavy staff, was borne by or carried before a magistrate or other dignitary as an ensign of authority. A mace is placed as the symbol of royal authority on the treasury table in the British House of Commons at the opening of each session and is removed at its close. In the U.S. House of Representatives, it is a rather plain staff mounted in a marble pedestal at the right hand of the Speaker. The mace of the University of North Dakota symbolizes authority to carry out its mission, especially the granting of degrees. Made from the oak of the University’s first building, “Old Main,” the mace is carried by a marshal during academic processions and is placed at a prominent spot on the stage during commencement.
of the seal eventually became a symbol of authority. One side of the medallion worn by the president bears an engraving of the University’s official seal and the names of all former presidents are included on the chain of office. THE CHARTER. The University of North Dakota was founded six years before North Dakota became a state. The original, handwritten charter, enacted in 1883 by the Dakota Territorial Assembly, is preserved in UND’s archives. One facsimile is displayed in the President’s Office and another is used at commencements and other special occasions. THE UNIVERSITY FLAG. The University flag features the UND flame logo set on a white background. The flag is used at ceremonial events and is carried by the honorary faculty flag marshal to lead the commencement procession. The flag is displayed on the stage during the commencement ceremony along with the mace and charter.
THE MEDALLION. A medallion or seal of office worn by the head of an educational institution is a practice that also dates to the Middle Ages. In those times, a seal was used to mark documents as official. Possession of the seal was so important that it was usually worn around the neck for safekeeping. The wearing
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THE AWARDING OF DEGREES and academic distinctions listed in this program is contingent upon successful completion of the various requirements. Commencement ceremonies at UND are planned through the Office of Ceremonies and Special Events in the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs. The University of North Dakota is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. For more information on equal opportunity policies and procedures, see UND catalogs and other major printed pieces. BELOW: Water cascades down the sides of the granite fountain located near the Hopper-Danley Chapel.
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Published on Aug 2, 2011
The University of North Dakota Summer Commencment Program 2011
