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UNIVERSITY of
NORTH DAKOTA
GENERAL COMMENCEMENT
August 6 , 2021
Grand Forks, North DakotaOfficers of the University
Andrew P. Armacost
President
Eric Link Cara Halgren
Vice President for Academic Affairs Vice President for
and Student Affairs & Diversity
Provost
John Mihelich
Jed Shivers Interim Vice President for
Vice President for Research & Economic Development
Finance & Operations
Meloney Linder
Joshua Wynne Vice President for
Vice President for Health Affairs Marketing & Communications
and
Dean of the Scott Correll
School of Medicine & Health Sciences Registrar
State Board of Higher Education
Casey Ryan
Grand Forks – Chair
Danita Bye John Warford
Stanley Bismarck
Nick Hacker Gracie Lian
Bismarck Student Member
University of North Dakota
Jill Louters
Sheyenne Elizabeth Legerski
Faculty Advisor
Tim Mihalick University of North Dakota
Minot
Retha Mattern
Jeffrey Volk Staff Advisor
West Fargo Bismarck State CollegeThe Order of Exercises
Summer Commencement
Chester Fritz Auditorium
President Andrew P. Armacost, Presiding
Graduate Degrees Ceremony Undergraduate Degrees Ceremony
Friday, August 6 — 10:00 a.m. Page 2 Friday, August 6 — 3:00 p.m. Page 12
Pre-ceremony Music Pre-ceremony Music
Brent Hermans, Pianist Brent Hermans, Pianist
Processional Processional
“Pomp and Circumstance” — Edward Elgar “Pomp and Circumstance” — Edward Elgar
Please stand during the Processional. Please stand during the Processional.
“America the Beautiful” — Samuel Ward “America the Beautiful” — Samuel Ward
Erika Pelach, Soloist Erika Pelach, Soloist
Greetings from the State Board Greetings from the State Board
of Higher Education of Higher Education
Danita Bye, SBHE Member Danita Bye, SBHE Member
Commencement Speaker Commencement Speaker
Mike Jacobs Mike Jacobs
Speaker information Page 8 Speaker information Page 8
Conferral of Graduate Degrees Conferral of Honorary Degree
President Andrew P. Armacost
Alumni Greetings Marilyn Hagerty, Doctor of Letters
DeAnna Carlson Zink, UND Alumni Association Honorary Degree information Page 10
& Foundation
Conferral of Undergraduate Degrees
“Alma Mater” — Franz Joseph Haydn
The Assemblage Conferral of President’s Medal
Led by the song leader, Erika Pelach Hunter Pinke, May 2021 Graduate
Hail to thee, O Alma Mater!
Hail to thee with heart and tongue! Alumni Greetings
Pride we feel and love yet greater DeAnna Carlson Zink, UND Alumni Association
While we raise our grateful song. & Foundation
Home of lofty thought and learning,
Beacon o’er our western land, “Alma Mater” — Franz Joseph Haydn
Shrine whence still the ever burning The Assemblage
Torch is passed from hand to hand. Led by the song leader, Erika Pelach
Hail to thee, O Alma Mater!
Recessional Hail to thee with heart and tongue!
Brent Hermans, Pianist 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.
Recessional
Brent Hermans, Pianist
1Ceremony for Graduate Degrees
Friday, August 6
School of Graduate Studies: Doctoral Degrees
Chris Nelson, Associate Dean
Doctor of Education Jessica Erin Fernholz Rachel Kristine Mauch
Fargo, ND Fargo, ND
Nursing Practice Nursing Practice
Elisa Laura Diederich
Advisor: James Sperle Advisor: James Sperle
Grand Forks, ND
Jessica Faye Galbrecht Kimberly Mae Naplin
Educational Leadership
Perham, MN West Fargo, ND
Dissertation: Educators’ Perceptions of Youth Behavioral
Health Training in Schools Across North Dakota Nursing Practice Nursing Practice
Advisor: Sherryl Houdek Advisor: Mary Jane Rivard Advisor: Mary Jane Rivard
Evan Paul Gattey Janet Moraa Obonyo
Holly Allison Larson
Bismarck, ND Coon Rapids, MN
East Grand Forks, MN
Nursing Practice Nursing Practice
Educational Leadership
Advisor: James Sperle Advisor: Mary Jane Rivard
Dissertation: Elementary School Counseling Programs
in North Dakota: Perceptions of Participants on Early Travis Daniel Hand Amy Kristine Rasmussen
Social Emotional Learning Moorhead, MN Zimmerman, MN
Advisor: Sherryl Houdek Nursing Practice Nursing Practice
Amanda Mae Quintus Advisor: James Sperle Advisor: Mary Jane Rivard
Reiles Acres, ND Miranda Andrus Helmers Manoj Kumar Rayamajhi
Educational Leadership Kenmare, ND Moorhead, MN
Dissertation: Bridging the Transition Gap: Student Nursing Practice Nursing Practice
Perceptions of Middle to High School Transition Advisor: Mary Jane Rivard Advisor: James Sperle
Practices and School Connectedness Alyssa Jane Jackson Christopher G. Reitmeier
Advisor: Jared Schlenker Wadena, MN Fargo, ND
Darin John Walters Nursing Practice Nursing Practice
Grand Forks, ND Advisor: Mary Jane Rivard Advisor: James Sperle
Educational Leadership Rachel Mae Jaeger MacArthur Daniel Rife
Dissertation: Creating and Designing Collaborative Bemidji, MN Grand Forks, ND
Learning Spaces in a Secondary School Setting
Nursing Practice Nursing Practice
Advisor: Jared Schlenker
Advisor: James Sperle Advisor: James Sperle
Jessie Marie Kier Raina Jeanne Weyrauch
Waubun, MN Mandan, ND
Doctor of Nursing Practice Nursing Practice Nursing Practice
Advisor: Mary Jane Rivard Advisor: Mary Jane Rivard
Cassandra Lee Ackerman Laken Nicole Kittelson Christine Kemuma Zaki
Clear Lake, MN Burlington, ND Shoreview, MN
Nursing Practice Nursing Practice Nursing Practice
Advisor: Mary Jane Rivard Advisor: James Sperle Advisor: Mary Jane Rivard
Agnes Aondo Melissa Sue Koehl
Burleson, TX Morris, MN
Nursing Practice Nursing Practice Doctor of Philosophy
Advisor: Mary Jane Rivard Advisor: Mary Jane Rivard
Shelby J. Beattie Michael Dwight Kuebler
Middleton, WI Fargo, ND Sameera Algarni
Nursing Practice Nursing Practice Grand Forks, ND
Advisor: James Sperle Advisor: James Sperle Teaching and Learning
Luke Borchardt Monica Luu Dissertation: Using Student-Generated Problems
(SGP) as an Instructional Strategy to Enhance
Duluth, MN Saint Paul, MN Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Knowledge
Nursing Practice Nursing Practice Application Ability and Problem-Solving Skills
Advisor: James Sperle Advisor: Mary Jane Rivard Advisor: Woei Hung
Matthew Chapman Haron Nyakundi Manwa Hamed Ateeq Alghamdi
Kaysville, UT Champlin, MN Grand Forks, ND
Nursing Practice Nursing Practice Communication
Advisor: James Sperle Advisor: Mary Jane Rivard Dissertation: Saudi Arabia’s Reputation From the
Witeh Bosambe Esoe Point of View of the American People in the
Hugo, MN United States Compared to that of the Islamic
Republic of Iran and Turkey
Nursing Practice
Advisor: Mary Jane Rivard
2 Advisor: Pamela KalbfleischSchool of Graduate Studies: Doctoral Degrees
Doctor of Philosophy, continued Koffi Leo Lakpa Smruthi Subhashini Rudraraju
Madison, WI Grand Forks, ND
Biomedical Sciences Biomedical Sciences
Ademola Abdul-Rahman Amida
Dissertation: Effects of HIV-1 gp120 on Intracellular Dissertation: SNAIL as a Dual DNA/RNA Binding
Grand Forks, ND Levels of Iron and Reactive Oxygen Species: Transcription Factor
Teaching and Learning Implications for Lysosomal Stress Advisor: Archana Dhasarathy
Dissertation: System Modeling: An Exploratory Study Advisor: Jonathan Geiger
of Engineering Students’ Conceptual Knowledge and
Helen Sawaya
Problem-Solving Skills
Audrey Lynn LaVallie Minneapolis, MN
Grand Forks, ND Clinical Psychology
Advisor: Woei Hung
Chemistry Dissertation: Negative and Positive Attention Bias in
Neha Simron Batool
Dissertation: Characterization, Depolymerization, Anhedonia and Anxious Arousal:Can Depression and
Columbia, MO
and Fractionation of Alkali Lignin Anxiety be Distinguished by Patterns of Engagement
Counseling Psychology and Disengagement Bias?
Advisor: Alena Kubatova
Dissertation: Mental Health Impact of Forced Marriages Advisor: F. Richard Ferraro
Carrie Joyce Leopold
Advisor: Rachel Navarro Mundi S. Schmidt
West Fargo, ND
Sherry Lynn Bollero Steele, ND
Educational Foundations & Research
Mill Creek, WA Teaching and Learning
Dissertation: Girls in STEM
English Dissertation: Teaching on the Prairie: Narrative Lived
Advisor: Steven LeMire
Dissertation: By A Thread: Adapting and Understanding Experiences of Self, Belonging, and Place from Two
the Literary Past through Contemporary Costume Marisa Mango Beginning Teachers in Rural North Dakota Schools
Advisor: Adam Kitzes Tampa, FL Advisor: Bonni Gourneau
Counseling Psychology
Ayli S. Carrero Pinedo Rana Rageh Shaaban
Dissertation: Test of a Partial Sexual Minority
Elgin, NE Grand Forks, ND
Stress Model with Bisexual Adolescents
Counseling Psychology Electrical Engineering
Advisor: Rachel Navarro
Dissertation: Latinx Immigrant Health and Well-Being Dissertation: Visible Light Communication Cyber
in the United States: Examining Legal Status Jared Wayne Marquis Security Vulnerabilities for Indoor and Outdoor
as a Social Determinant of Health Grand Forks, ND Vehicle-To-Vehicle Communication
Advisor: Rachel Navarro Atmospheric Sciences Advisor: Saleh Faruque
Brittney Marie Christy Dissertation: Estimating Analysis Temperature Rahul Kumar Shahni
and Humidity Biases due to Assimilation of
Grand Forks, ND Grand Forks, ND
Aerosol & Cloud Contaminated Hyperspectral
English Infrared Radiances Chemistry
Dissertation: Narratological Limitations of Advisor: Jianglong Zhang Dissertation: Synthesis of A Gemini Monomer and
Telling Trauma: A Case Study of Lorena Bobbitt and Cyclobutane-Containing Bifunctional Building Blocks
Sexual Assault Nicole Marie Miller for Novel Materials
Advisor: Kim Donehower-Weinstein Grand Forks, ND Advisor: Qianli Chu
Biomedical Sciences
Juan Han Megan Kay Smith
Dissertation: Endolysosome Involvement in the
Grand Forks, ND Cherokee, NC
Protective Effects of 17 -Estradiol against HIV-1
Chemistry Protein-Induced Neuronal Injury Counseling Psychology
Dissertation: Development of Metal-Containing Advisor: Xuesong Chen Dissertation: Social Cognitive Well-Being Model with
Nanoparticles for Chemical Analysis and Bioanalysis Native American Students: Exploring Racial Identity
Dacia Kay Oberhelman and Internalized Racial Oppression
Advisor: David Pierce
Renwick, IA Advisor: Rachel Navarro
Sheila K. Hanson
Counseling Psychology
Grand Forks, ND Brent Allen Stewart
Dissertation: An Examination of Rural Help-Seeking
Clinical Psychology Seattle, WA
Behaviors Related to Sexual Violence and Mental
Dissertation: Decentering from Distress in the Health and Well-Being Outcomes Counseling Psychology
Moment: A Brief Randomized Control Trial Advisor: Kara Wettersten Dissertation: An Exploration of Sexual Consent,
Advisor: Thomas Petros Sexual Non-Consent, and Nonverbal Sexual
Dezhi Qiu Consent Communication Behaviors, amongst
Jeremy David Harris Grand Forks, ND Community Stakeholders
Madison, AL Petroleum Engineering Advisor: Kara Wettersten
Aerospace Sciences Dissertation: Hydraulic Fracture Propagation and Its Misty Rose Tomchuk
Dissertation: Ammonia/Water Thermodynamic Cycle Geometry Evolvement in Transversely Isotropic
for Lunar Power Applications Fargo, ND
Formations
Advisor: James Casler Educational Foundations & Rese
Advisor: Vamegh Rasouli
Dissertation: Teacher Perceptions of Parent-Teacher
Chelsie Terez Hultz Meghan Alicia Rodriquez Communications and Practice
Minot, ND Grand Forks, ND Advisor: Virginia Lisell-Clinton & Robert Stupnisky
Teaching and Learning Anatomy
Dissertation: Teacher Demoralization, Mental Health, Dissertation: Transcriptomic and Pharmacological
and the Moderating Effect of Shame Resilience Characterization of a Murine Line Harboring an
Advisor: Bonni Gourneau Antidepressant-Insensitive Serotonin Transporter Doctor of Physical Therapy
Beth Catherine Kliethermes Advisor: L. Keith Henry
Salt Lake City, UT Colin S. Renfandt
Clinical Psychology Minot, ND
Dissertation: The Effect of Child Sexual Exploitation Physical Therapy
Material Offender Age, Motivation for Use, and Advisor: David Relling
Treatment Interest on Public Perceptions of Offense
and Treatment
Advisor: Joseph Miller
3School of Graduate Studies: Master’s Degrees
Chris Nelson, Associate Dean
Master of Accountancy Carolina Florez
Monroe, NC
Master of Education
Forensic Psychology
Davis M. Beauchamp Steven Joseph Fotenos Marcela Duarte Sa Amaral
East Grand Forks, MN Odenton, MD Repulse Bay, Hong Kong
Accountancy Forensic Psychology Special Education
Peter Raymond Carlson Martha Lois Gateley Alissa Gaye Anderson
Mandan, ND Rogers, AR Brainerd, MN
Accountancy Linguistics Special Education
Gina Christine Casciani Kennedy Victoria Kidd Holly Anne Anderson
Fountain Hills, AZ Grand Forks, ND Madison, WI
Accountancy Counseling Special Education
Johnae L. Dahle Olga P. Kopp Elroy Albert Bryan
Minnetonka, MN Rapid City, SD Frank Sound, Grand Cayman
Accountancy Counseling Special Education
Jaeden Holt Lauren Denise Lehr Jessica Prince Camp
Grand Forks, ND Hawthorne, NJ Phenix City, AL
Accountancy Forensic Psychology Special Education
Katherine Noelle Kindsfater JoLynn Carol Lentz Erin T. Deck
Hettinger, ND Fargo, ND Grand Forks, ND
Accountancy Forensic Psychology Elementary Education
Jocelyn Quianna Martin Maria Ann Mollenhauer Madison D. Eidenschink
Shakopee, MN Burlington, ND Park River, ND
Accountancy Counseling Special Education
John Patrick Morgan Keller Franklin Swansen Alissa R. Glines
St. Paul, MN Robbinsdale, MN Grand Rapids, MN
Accountancy Forensic Psychology Elementary Education
Laura Pamela Pflucker Lynell Tiller Cindy M. Gregg
Miami, FL Richland, WA Crookston, MN
Accountancy Forensic Psychology Elementary Education
David Poppke Jordanne Nicole Tillman Alan Haas
Lino Lakes, MN Kansas City, KS Jefferson City, MO
Accountancy Forensic Psychology Special Education
Aaron Kenneth Rye Sabrina Wills Erin Marie Jenkins
Mahtomedi, MN Madison, WI Grand Forks, ND
Accountancy Forensic Psychology Elementary Education
Jessica Rae Schrank Emily Ann Keller
Bloomington, MN Fergus Falls, MN
Accountancy Elementary Education
Master of Business Matthew R. Keller
Administration West Fargo, ND
Special Education
Master of Arts Lindsay Elizabeth Koopman
Alyssa Brittany Cote Grand Forks, ND
Baltimore, MD
Molly Rae Allery Elementary Education
Business Administration
Dunseith, ND Haylee Marie Novak
Counseling Keenan Paul Dillard Grand Forks, ND
Chicago, IL
Leah E. Barry Elementary Education
Business Administration
Grand Forks, ND Maranda Dawn Obradovic
Counseling Charles R. Mitchell Bismarck, ND
New Albany, OH
David Joel Blanton TESOL
Business Administration
St. Augustine, FL Kaylie M. Olson
Forensic Psychology Heidi Marie Sheppard Grand Forks, ND
Portland, OR
Aaron Page Boykin Elementary Education
Business Administration
Midlothian, VA Alivia C. Onchuck
Forensic Psychology Grand Forks, ND
Nicole Callister Elementary Education
Provo, UT William C. Spaulding
Forensic Psychology Windsor, CT
Bridget A. Carroll TESOL
Stillwater, OK Brian David Strom
Linguistics Grand Forks, ND
Matt D. Dunlevy Special Education
Grand Forks, ND Jennifer Rae Thielges
History Fargo, ND
Alexandra Finoguina Special Education
Rockford, IL
Forensic Psychology
4School of Graduate Studies: Master’s Degrees
Master of Engineering Master of Public Health Robyn Malky Davidson
Baltimore, MD
Special Education
Andrew James Knable Paula L. Aubrey Emily Susanne Dawes
Grand Forks, ND Yreka, CA Grand Forks, ND
Chemical Engineering Public Health Reading Education
Stephanie Ann Leipzig Arun Bhatta Lacey Beth Dickerman
Grand Forks, ND Grand Forks, ND Hankinson, ND
Petroleum Engineering Public Health Teaching and Leadership
Charles Gordon Rex III Vianca Lalesska Farfan Cuela Kristiana Dickhut
Cromwell, CT Grand Forks, ND Medford, NJ
Energy Systems Engineering Public Health Nutrition
Imad Ali Syed Kalisi Uluave Rachel Elizabeth Donoho
Chicago, IL Grand Forks, ND Alexandria, VA
Petroleum Engineering Public Health Cyber Security
Jin Zhao Josey M. Umthun Heidi Marie Drobinski
Grand Forks, ND Grand Forks, ND Cottage Grove, MN
Peteroleum Engineering Public Health Reading Education
Zhao Veronica Lee Dyer
Grand Forks, ND West Bloomfield, MI
Petroleum Engineering Special Education
Master of Science Ryan James Edgar
Colchester, CT
Master of music Haily Abel Special Education
Arvilla, ND Robert James Foote
Kinesiology Grand Forks, ND
Galina Dordevic Cyber Security
Grand Forks, ND
Temidayo Adeluwa
Music
Grand Forks, ND Roberta Renee Gathman
Biomedical Sciences Williston, ND
Isabella Mariana Kumagai de Oliveira Special Education
Grand Forks, ND
Tanner Hudson Anderson
Music
Orlando, FL Amy Glover
Special Education Denver, CO
Kalli L. Sonnenburg Nutrition
Farmington, MN
Britta M. Arones
Music
Lino Lakes, MN Veronica Jazmin Gonzalez
Special Education El Cajon, CA
Mackenna Bachmeier Special Education
Fargo, ND Daniel Clark Graham
Master of Special Education Bismarck, ND
Cyber Security
Occupational Therapy Ashley Balzer
District Heights, MD Bailee Ann Graves
Space Studies Grand Forks, ND
Sarah Lovelace Jordan William Bates Special Education
Grand Forks, ND Rabun Gap, GA Kane Jacob Hammond
Occupational Therapy Elementary Education Greenville, IL
Kristin Marie Berger Earth System Science & Policy
Lakeville, MN Jenna Marie Helgeson
Master of Special Education La Crosse, WI
Early Childhood Education
Kaiser Ahmed Bhuiyan
Public Administration Grand Forks, ND Peter Gabriel Henson
Mechanical Engineering Carrington, ND
Ashoke Kumar Biswas Space Studies
Don Alan Blanton
Richmond, VA Grand Forks, ND Kristen Marie Hirsch
Public Administration Electrical Engineering Amelia, OH
Robert Louis Brunnemer Early Childhood Education
Fisher, MN Courtney R. Hirvela
Electrical Engineering Bismarck, ND
Krista Ann Brustad Special Education
Fargo, ND Tyler Emma Hodgson
Special Education Warroad, MN
Blair Marie Cady Communication Sciences & Disorders
Elmira, NY Adam John Jacobson
Special Education Fargo, ND
Madhusudhana Chakravarthi Special Education
Venkata Chigurupati Genna Elizabeth Joyce
Bothell, WA Minneapolis, MN
Cyber Security Special Education
Patricia Chikwekwe Erin Renee Kaplan
Alpharetta, GA Minnetonka, MN
Cyber Security Higher Education
Madeline Erin Comeau Nicholas Gabriel Kavadas
Grand Forks, ND Lawrence, KS
Nutrition Kinesiology
5School of Graduate Studies: Master’s Degrees
Master of Science, continued Benjamin Dale Olson
Henry, SD
Master of Science in
Cyber Security Applied Economics
Monika Elaine Kuznia Anna Marie Osadchy
Rosemount, MN Bismarck, ND Kyi Tha Tun
Chemical Engineering Reading Education Las Vegas, NV
James Patrick Lepke Brooke Elizabeth Pasanen Applied Economics & Predictive Analytics
Elmhurst, IL Grand Forks, ND
Chemical Engineering Kinesiology
Amber Lee Lett Shana Alyssa Perchik
Statesville, NC Baltimore, MD Master of Social Work
Early Childhood Education Special Education
Amanda St. John Loiland Molly Jo Perkins Morgan M. Ashton
Grand Forks, ND Bismarck, ND Grand Forks, ND
Special Education Special Education Social Work
Savannah Kay Lunak Olivia Pottschmidt Claire Ellen Chalupnik
Erskine, MN Baton Rouge, LA Graceville, MN
Elementary Education Psychology Social Work
Tiffanie K. Luschen Cassandra A. Pratt Maura C. Ferguson
Randall, MN Wahpeton, ND Grand Forks, ND
Teaching and Leadership Special Education Social Work
Sankha Subhra Maitra Taylor Nicole Ray Courtney Marie Haviland
Grand Forks, ND St. Louis Park, MN Grand Forks, ND
Atmospheric Sciences Reading Education Social Work
Christina Anne McClain Grace Elizabeth Roehl Alexandra L. Schulz
Ashland, NE Grand Forks, ND Mandan, ND
Nutrition Teaching and Leadership Social Work
Darci R. Moch Isnino Ahmed Shukri
Edgeley, ND Apple Valley, MN
Reading Education Higher Education
Danielle Marie Moelter-Swangstue Jayme L. Sievers
Grand Forks, ND Hysham, MT
Special Education Early Childhood Education
Jazmin Fran Nelson Chana Statfeld
Bismarck, ND Lakewood, NJ
Teaching and Leadership Special Education
John Paul Ngoran Julie Marie Thom
Grand Forks, ND Hinckley, MN
Cyber Security Early Childhood Education
Kabamba Nancy Ngoyi April Thomas
Savage, MN Pike Road, AL
Energy Systems Engineering Special Education
Jessica Nutty Abigail Lee Wangen
San Francisco, CA New London, MN
Nutrition Early Childhood Education
Yoshitaro Oba Justin Pierre Medwin White
Peachtree Corners, GA Plymouth, MN
Special Education Cyber Security
Ogonna Chiedu Obinwa Amanda Winter
Sacramento, CA Independence, KY
Petroleum Engineering Space Studies
6Approved Academic Honor Cords and Stoles
Students who are members of the following honor societies will be • Phi Alpha Theta — History Honor Society; red and blue cords
wearing these adornments to their regalia: • Phi Beta Kappa — National Scholarship Honor Society for Liberal
• Alpha Phi Sigma — National Criminal Justice Honor Society; blue Arts and Sciences; pink and blue cords
and gold honor cords • Phi Eta Sigma — Honor Society for First Year Students; black and
• Beta Alpha Psi — International Academic Honor Society for gold cords
Accounting Majors; red and white cords • Pi Alpha Alpha — National Honor Society for Public Affairs and
• Beta Gamma Sigma — Honor Society accredited by the Administration; light blue and gold cords
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business • Pi Kappa Lambda — National Music Honor Society; gold and
International; worn by students and faculty members; blue and white cords
gold cords
• Pi Theta Epsilon — National Occupational Therapy Society; blue
• Epsilon Pi Tau — National Academic Honor Society for and gold cords
Technology; blue, gold and white cords
• Psi Chi — Psychology Honor Society; platinum and navy cords
• Gamma Sigma Alpha — National Academic Honor Society for
• Sigma Gamma Epsilon — National Honor Society for Earth
Greek Members; red and yellow cords
Sciences; gold, blue and silver cords
• Gamma Theta Upsilon — International Honor Society in
• Sigma Pi Sigma — National Honor Society for Physics; green and
Geography; blue, brown and gold cords
white cords
• Golden Key International Honor Society — royal blue and
• Sigma Tau Delta — National Society for English representing high
gold cords
achievement in English language, literature, and writing; Cardinal
• IEEE - Eta Kappa Nu — Honor Society of the Institute of red and black double strand cords
Electrical and Electronics Engineers; gold cords with
• Sigma Theta Tau — International Honor Society of Nursing;
red/blue tassel
purple and white cords
• Mortar Board — National Honor Society; silver and gold cords
• Tau Beta Pi — National Engineering Honor Society;
• National Residence Hall Honorary — blue and silver cords white and orange cords
• National Society of Collegiate Scholars — National society • Tau Sigma — Transfer Student Honor Society; maroon and
recognizing outstanding academic achievement and involvement gold cords
on campus; gold and burgundy cords
• Theta Alpha Kappa — National Honor Society for Religious
• Order of Omega — National Leadership Academic Honor Society Studies and Theology; red cords
for Greek Members; gold and white cords
• Upsilon Pi Epsilon — International Honor Society for the
• Phi Alpha — National Social Work Honor Society; gold cord Computing and Information Disciplines; maroon and white cords
Non-Academic Recognition Cords
UND Legacy Cords Multicultural Symbols
Legacy students will be honored with a green, pink and white cord to • American Indian students graduating today may wear any of
recognize the connection they share with their family members who several pieces of traditional American Indian regalia including an
have graduated before them. Students with UND graduates in their family eagle feather considered sacred and attached to their mortar board
history (parents, step-parents or grandparents) are considered legacies. tassel representing honesty, truth, courage and wisdom; beadwork
representing their tribal or individual cultural designs on top of
Veteran and Military the mortar board, or traditional clothing/regalia under their gown.
Veterans who are graduating from UND and students who serve in the • Graduates who are members of ethnic or culturally based
military will be wearing red, white and blue cords to honor them for organizations may wear woven clothes representing cultural
their service to our country. patterns or designs such as a kente cloth.
• Lei: A lei is presented as a person is leaving or arriving and
First Generation Cords symbolizing affection, good luck, or appreciation. Leis are
First Generation Cords are blue and green cords for those students who commonly made from flowers, vines, or leaves.
are the first in their immediate family to graduate with a four year degree.
Student Honor Medallions
Honor Medallions are earned 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.
7Commencement Speaker
Mike Jacobs The Herald won the Pulitzer Prize for Public
Service for its coverage of the 1997 Red River
Mike Jacobs retired from the Grand Forks Flood, and Jacobs was named editor of the
Herald after 36 years as its state capitol year by the National Press Foundation. In
reporter in Bismarck and St. Paul, editorial 2014, he was awarded an honorary doctorate
writer, city editor, managing editor, editor and of letters by the University of North Dakota,
publisher. He continues to write two week his alma mater. The North Dakota Bar
columns, one about North Dakota events, Association presented its Liberty Bell Award
mostly political, and one about North Dakota’s to him in 2020.
bird life. Before joining the Herald in 1978,
Jacobs published a “sporadical” called “The He and Suezette Bieri have been married for
Onlooker, and also worked for The Forum, the 50 years. They live on Campbell Beach
Dickinson Press, The Morning Pioneer 32 miles northwest of Grand Forks. Their
of Mandan and the North Dakota Farmers post office address is Gilby, their telephone
Union. He is the author of three books about exchange is Inkster and they pay property
the state, the last a history of the Bank of taxes to Larimore School District.
North Dakota.
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8The University Marshals
Honorary Faculty Honorary Faculty
Flag Marshal - Morning Flag Marshal - Afternoon
Michael Mann Mike Wittgraf
Dr. Michael Mann is currently Dr. Mike Wittgraf joined the
the Associate Dean for Research UND Music Department in 1998,
in the College of Engineering and was named Chester Fritz
and Mines and the Executive Distinguished Professor in 2013.
Director of the University He earned the Doctor of Music
of North Dakota’s Institute Degree in Composition from
for Energy Studies. He is a Northwestern University, the
Distinguished Professor of Master of Arts Degree in Music
Chemical Engineering. He has Composition from the University
been working in the energy field of Minnesota, and the Bachelor of
since 1981, first with the Energy & Environmental Research Center, Arts degree in Mathematics from Carleton College. His specialties lie
and since 1999 with the College of Engineering and Mines. He was in music composition, music technology, music theory, and bassoon.
awarded UND’s highest honor, the Chester Fritz Distinguished
Professorship in 2009 in recognition for his accomplishments in His original music has been performed around the world, and is
research, teaching, and service and has also been awarded UND’s available on the Ravello, New Ariel, Eroica, and SEAMUS recording
highest award for Excellence in Research in 2006. Dr. Mann is a labels, and through iTunes, Spotify, SoundCloud, YouTube, and other
co-founder of the SUstainable eNergy Research, Infrastructure, and platforms. He has awards, commissions, and recognition from ASCAP,
Supporting Education (SUNRISE) group in 2004 and helped establish Modern Chamber Players, National Symphony Orchestra, Tempus
the Petroleum Research Education and Entrepreneurship Center of Fugit, Louisiana State University, University of Minnesota, University
Excellence (PREEC). He was recognized for these efforts when he of North Dakota, Florida State University, PiKappa Lambda, Zeitgeist,
received UND’s 2014 Interdisciplinary Collaborative Research Award. Chiara String Quartet, Bush Foundation, North Dakota Museum of
In 2020 he received the UND Foundation Faculty Scholar Award, Art, North Dakota Council on the Arts, and more. He was awarded
recognizing his combined excellence and contributions in teaching, a North Dakota Individual Artist Fellowship in 2007, and in 2011 he
research and service to the university. He was a primary player in the was named the North Valley Arts Council Artist of the Year.
development of the Institute for Energy Studies that he now directs.
Dr. Mann has over 215 publications and has secured over
$20 million in funding during his career. He has been involved
in a wide range of technology development, including energy
production from combustion and gasification, wind, and geothermal
resources. Much of his activity focuses on system integration and the
development of energy strategies coupling thermodynamics with
political, social, and economic factors. Dr. Mann holds a Ph.D. Energy
Engineering and an MBA.
A tradition since the early years of the University of North Dakota, students serve as the honorary marshals and ushers for
commencement exercises.
Marshals for Morning Graduate Ceremony Marshals for Afternoon Undergraduate Ceremony
Ivy Edwards Ivy Edwards
Ian Evavold Ian Evavold
Hannah Laumb Collin Fritchen
Barry Takwa Hannah Laumb
Olivia Weikum Aaron Sczepanski
Olivia Weikum
9Honorary Degree Awarded
Marilyn Hagerty
Marilyn Hagerty has been the voice of Grand Forks “This is a straightforward account of what people
for more than half a century as a journalist and have been eating — still ARE eating — in much of
columnist for the Grand Forks Herald. Throughout America,” Bourdain wrote. “As related by a kind,
that time, Hagerty has earned a reputation as a good-hearted reporter looking to pass along as much
tireless supporter — a fan of athletics and friend of useful information as she can — while hurting no one.”
academics — of the University of North Dakota.
Hagerty has received numerous awards and honors
Growing up in Pierre, S.D., Hagerty’s career in related to her service for the State of North Dakota
journalism started in high school, when she wrote and beyond, including the aforementioned Al
for Pierre’s Capital Journal. While attending the Neuharth Award for Excellence in Media as well
University of South Dakota, Hagerty became editor as a Distinguished Service Award from the North
for the student newspaper, The Volante, where Dakota Newspaper Association. Other distinctions,
she hired late USA Today founder Al Neuharth as more locally, include her own Girl Scout badge and
a sports writer. Years later, in 2012, Hagerty was a Grand Forks lift station named for Hagerty.
presented the Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in
the Media by her alma mater, and Neuharth himself. Grand Forks bestowed the latter honor with good humor in 2002,
after Hagerty had noted UND’s habit of naming buildings after people.
Hagerty also penned articles for some time at the Aberdeen She’d be honored to be so honored, Hagerty noted; “but I didn’t want
American News, following her 1948 graduation from USD with a anything big, so I thought a lift station would be good.”
degree in journalism.
When the UND women’s basketball team unveiled the Marilyn
Hagerty’s writing career in Grand Forks began shortly after her Hagerty Lift Station No. 8 plaque, they did so in front of Hagerty,
husband, Jack, became news editor at the Herald in 1957. Over the Grand Forks Mayor Mike Brown, the UND dance team and a crowd.
years, Hagerty held titles including feature writer, education reporter,
features editor and columnist. Just as the basketball team once cheered for Hagerty, so has Hagerty
herself long been a fan of UND athletics. She’s been quoted as saying
Three collections of Hagerty’s stories and columns have been there’s “no night too long” when watching women’s and men’s
published during her decades-long Herald career: Grand Forks: A basketball. Cold November days in the stands of Memorial Stadium
History of American Dining in 128 Reviews, Echoes; a Selection of watching UND football stand out as fond memories, she has said.
Stories and Columns by Marilyn Hagerty and The Best of The Eatbeat
with Marilyn Hagerty. Through her work at the Herald, Hagerty has reported on many other
aspects of UND’s mission of education and research, from following
Perhaps most famous for her weekly local and regional restaurant students through their medical-school careers at the School of
reviews, Hagerty has written as many as 2,000 reviews since her first Medicine & Health Sciences to interviewing Chinese student pilots at
Eatbeat column in 1976. As former Herald columnist Ryan Bakken the Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences.
noted in 2012, none of her write-ups “caused as much stir” as her
matter-of-fact assessment of Grand Forks’ Olive Garden. Her earnest From her time at The Volante in college all the way through her
commentary on the national chain restaurant’s menus, décor and national notoriety, Hagerty has been a staunch supporter and mentor
amenities set the internet ablaze with what Buzzfeed called “arguably for those pursuing careers in communications and journalism. She
the most viral restaurant review ever written.” established the Marilyn Hagerty Scholarship Endowment at the UND
Alumni Association & Foundation to support female athletes and
Not long after the review’s publication on March 7, 2012, Hagerty was women studying in those fields.
being interviewed by NBC’s Today Show and reviewed a New York
street-vendor hot dog for The New York Times. Her thoughts on Olive In 2017, Hagerty received a UND Alumni Association & Foundation
Garden, and the raucous social media response, garnered the attention Spirit Award, and has served as a member of the UND Boosters and on
of late chef and TV presenter Anthony Bourdain, who went on to edit the UND College of Arts & Sciences Advisory Board.
and write the foreword to American Dining in 128 Reviews.
10Honorary Degrees Awarded
Honorary degrees have long been awarded by 1957, Richard Simpson Watson, Doctor of Laws 1990, Robert E. Mautz, Doctor of Laws
institutions of higher learning to recognize lives of 1958, Richard Blackburn Black, Doctor of Science 1990, Bruce McArthur, Doctor of Engineering
achievement. In 1909 UND presented its first honorary 1958, Charles W. Boise, Doctor of Science 1990, Frank A. Wenstrom, Doctor of Laws
degree, a Doctor of Laws, to Webster Merrifield, who 1958, Olger B. Burtness, Doctor of Laws 1991, Andrew Freeman, Doctor of Engineering
served the University for 25 years, including 18 as its 1958, Min Hin Li, Doctor of Humanities 1991, Lee Gerdine, Doctor of Music
third president. 1958, Russell Reid, Doctor of Humanities 1991, Donald Grangaard, Doctor of Laws
1958, James Duane Squires, Doctor of Laws 1991, Lowell Swenson, Doctor of Laws
1958, Henry G. Lykken, Doctor of Engineering 1991, Harold Schafer, Doctor of Laws
Honorary degrees from UND particularly recognize 1958, Hermann Hegedorn, Doctor of Humanities 1992, William E. Cornatzer, Doctor of Science
those with an association with the University or with the 1958, Jerome Hall, Doctor of Laws 1992, Margaret Heyse Cory, Doctor of Science
state and region; they also have been presented to such 1958, J. Maxwell Anderson, Doctor of Humanities 1992, Richard J. Lee, Doctor of Science
notables as philosopher Mortimer Adler, heart surgeon 1958, Edgar Dale, Doctor of Humanities 1992, Vivian Hanson Meehan, Doctor of Science
Michael DeBakey and President John F. Kennedy. 1958, Rudolph J. Gielsness, Doctor of Laws 1992, Harold Resinger, Doctor of Science
1958, Cushman D. Haagensen, Doctor of Science 1992, Louis W. Sullivan, Doctor of Science
1958, Grover Holt, Doctor of Engineering 1993, Thomas M. Hamilton, Doctor of Engineering
1909, Webster Merrifield, Doctor of Laws 1958, Grayson L. Kirk, Doctor of Humanities 1993, Bill Martin Jr., Doctor of Letters
1913, Roger W. Cooley, Master of Laws 1958, George A. Lundberg, Doctor of Laws 1993, Stanley A. Moe, Doctor of Engineering
1914, E.M. Babcock, Doctor of Science 1958, Herbert G. Nilles, Doctor of Laws 1993, Everette L. Webb, Doctor of Engineering
1916, Homer B. Sprague, Doctor of Laws 1958, Edward K. Thompson, Doctor of Humanities 1993, Gilmore Schjeldahl, Doctor of Engineering
1918, Joseph P. Kennedy, Doctor of Laws 1958, Neal A. Weber, Doctor of Science 1994, James F. Buchli, Doctor of Science
1922, John Lee Coulter, Doctor of Laws 1958, J. Frederick Weltzin, Doctor of Humanities 1994, Jon Hassler, Doctor of Letters
1925, F.P. Robertson, Doctor of Laws 1958, Philip W. West, Doctor of Science 1996, Roland H. Flint, Doctor of Letters
1928, Howard Huston, Master of Arts 1958, Waldemar Westergaard, Doctor of Laws 1996, George A. Sinner, Doctor of Laws
1929, Thomas D. Campbell, Doctor of Laws 1958, Paul Yoder, Doctor of Music 1996, John W. Vennes, Doctor of Science
1930, Guy C.H. Corliss, Doctor of Laws 1959, Alexander Grow Budge, Doctor of Laws 1997, Jim R. Carrigan, Doctor of Laws
1930, Vilhjalmur Stefanssen, Doctor of Laws 1959, Thomas E. Whelan, Doctor of Laws 1997, Clara A. Pederson, Doctor of Humane Letters
1931, Maxwell Upson, Doctor of Engineering 1959, Charles E. Scott, Doctor of Humanities 1998, Theodore V. Galambos, Doctor of Engineering
1932, John M. Hancock, Doctor of Laws 1960, Elmo B. Roper, Doctor of Humanities 1998, Patricia Wallace Ingraham, Doctor of Laws
1933, Thomas F. Kane, Doctor of Laws 1960, James H. Douglas, Doctor of Laws 1998, Arthur A. Link, Doctor of Laws
1933, John F. Douglas, Doctor of Laws 1961, Ronald N. Davies, Doctor of Laws 1998, Vito Perrone, Doctor of Humanities
1934, J.F.T. O’Connor, Doctor of Laws 1962, Fred George Aandahl, Doctor of Laws 1999, Eugene R. Dahl, Doctor of Laws
1935, Frederick Koch, Doctor of Letters 1962, Thomas Joseph Burke, Doctor of Laws 1999, John C. MacFarlane, Doctor of Engineering
1936, John Burke, Doctor of Laws 1962, O.H. Thormodsgard, Doctor of Laws 1999, Dale F. Morrison, Doctor of Laws
1937, Sveinbjorn Johnson, Doctor of Laws 1962, James Morris, Doctor of Laws 2000, Thomas J. Clifford, Doctor of Laws
1938, A.G. Burr, Doctor of Laws 1963, Harold D. Shaft, Doctor of Laws 2000, Bernard O’Kelly, Doctor of Letters
1938, Vincent J. Ryan, Doctor of Laws 1963, Owen Meredith Wilson, Doctor of Laws 2000, Dwight Baumann, Doctor of Laws
1938, C.J. Hambro, Doctor of Laws 1963, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Doctor of Laws 2001, Richard A. Olafson, Doctor of Letters
1939, Gudmundur Grimson, Doctor of Laws 1965, Edward J. Devitt, Doctor of Laws 2001, Patricia A. Owens, Doctor of Letters
1939, Crown Prince Olav of Norway, Doctor of Laws 1965, Bertin C. Gamble, Doctor of Laws 2001, Raymond Rude, Doctor of Letters
1941, John W. Dafoe, Doctor of Laws 1965, Orin Alva Stevens, Doctor of Science 2001, Peter Schickele, Doctor of Letters
1941, Clarence Daniel O’Connor, Doctor of Humanities 1965, Thomas C. Barger, Doctor of Laws 2002, Calvin K. Fercho, Doctor of Letters
1943, John O. Christianson, Doctor of Science 1966, Robert E. Bradley, Doctor of Engineering 2002, Lloyd Omdahl, Doctor of Letters
1943, Walter L. Stockwell, Doctor of Laws 1966, Herbert Victor Prochnow, Doctor of Laws 2002, Noel Watson, Doctor of Letters
1943, John Alister Hutcheson, Doctor of Science 1966, Robert E. Slaughter, Doctor of Laws 2002, Byron L. Dorgan, Doctor of Letters
1944, Sigureir Sigurdsson, Doctor of Humanities 1967, David E. Bell, Doctor of Laws 2003, Robert Kyle, Doctor of Letters
1944, Boyd Milne Begg, Doctor of Science 1967, Leonard W. Larson, Doctor of Laws 2004, Kurt H. Mueller, Doctor of Letters
1944, George Addison Talbert, Doctor of Science 1967, Joseph C. Allen, Doctor of Engineering 2005, H.F. “Sparky” Gierke, Doctor of Letters
1945, Edward Francis Flynn, Doctor of Laws 1968, Robert H. Bahmer, Doctor of Laws 2005, Charles “Chuck” Johnson, Doctor of Letters
1945, Barend Herman Kroeze, Doctor of Humanities 1968, Malcolm Moos, Doctor of Laws 2006, A. Bart Holaday, Doctor of Letters
1946, Elwyn Francis Chandler, Doctor of Science 1969, Era Bell Thompson, Doctor of Humane Letters 2006, Lance W. Lord, Doctor of Letters
1946, David Rhys Jenkins, Doctor of Science 1969, Arthur Naftalin, Doctor of Laws 2006, Rodney J. Rohrich, Doctor of Letters
1946, Elmer Ellis, Doctor of Laws 1969, Richard Beck, Doctor of Literature 2007, Laurel Reuter, Doctor of Letters
1947, Melvin A. Brannon, Doctor of Science 1970, Eric Sevareid, Doctor of Laws 2007, Russell Lefevre, Doctor of Letters
1947, Raymond A. Heising, Doctor of Science 1970, James L. Elder, Doctor of Engineering 2008, Jean Kiesau, Doctor of Letters
1947, George Albert Selke, Doctor of Laws 1970, Harry H. Ransom, Doctor of Literature 2008, Edward Schafer, Doctor of Letters
1948, Adolph Marcus Christianson, Docctor of Laws 1970, Warren J. Hanna, Doctor of Laws 2008, Steinar Opstad, Doctor of Letters
1948, John S. Lundy, Doctor of Science 1970, George C. Wheeler, Doctor of Laws 2008, Phil Jackson, Doctor of Letters
1948, William L. Nuessle, Doctor of Laws 1971, B. Fred Davidson, Doctor of Laws 2008, William Marcil, Doctor of Letters
1948, Ezra Thayer Towne, Doctor of Humanities 1971, William A. Franta, Doctor of Engineering 2009, Edwin Benson, Doctor of Letters
1948, Luther Earle Birdzell, Doctor of Laws 1973, Christopher J. Hamre, Doctor of Science 2009, LaVonne Russell Hootman, Doctor of Letters
1948, Harley F. French, Doctor of Science 1973, Frank Edward Stinchfield, Doctor of Science 2009, James C. Ray, Doctor of Letters
1949, Franklin Jerome Lunding, Doctor of Laws 1975, George W. Starcher, Doctor of Laws 2010, Howard A. Dahl, Doctor of Letters
1949, John Morris Gillette, Doctor of Humanities 1976, Thomas S. Kleppe, Doctor of Laws 2011, Earl Pomeroy, Doctor of Letters
1949, Charles John Breitwieser, Doctor of Science 1978, E.A. Haunz, Doctor of Science 2011, Kenneth L. Mellem, Doctor of Letters
1949, Lawrence Vold, Doctor of Laws 1978, Carlton A. Pederson, Doctor of Laws 2012, B. John Barry, Doctor of Letters
1950, Alfred G. Arvold, Doctor of Humanities 1979, W.E. Koenker, Doctor of Laws 2012, Kent Conrad, Doctor of Letters
1950, Charles J. Murphy, Doctor of Laws 1981, Mary Jean Mannes, Bachelor of Laws 2012, Mary Wakefield, Doctor of Letters
1951, M. Beatrice Johnstone, Doctor of Humanities 1981, Thomas McGrath, Doctor of Literature 2012, David Nething, Doctor of Letters
1951, Chester E. Fritz, Doctor of Laws 1982, Anne H. Carlsen, Doctor of Humanities 2012, Hiram Drache, Doctor of Letters
1951, Edward H. McDermott, Doctor of Laws 1982, Warren Christopher, Doctor of Laws 2013, Norman C. Skalicky, Doctor of Letters
1951, George A. Abbott, Doctor of Laws 1983, Mortimer J. Adler, Doctor of Humane Letters 2014, Michael J. Jacobs, Doctor of Letters
1951, Juan Mendoza Rodriquez, Doctor of Laws 1983, Frank N. Low, Doctor of Science 2014, William C. Sherman, Doctor of Letters
1952, Homer N. Wallin, Doctor of Science 1983, Fred L. Snyder, Doctor of Science 2014, Karen L. Nyberg, Doctor of Letters
1952, Daniel F. Bull, Doctor of Communication Sciences 1984, Wilson M. Laird, Doctor of Science 2014, Linda M. Pancratz, Doctor of Letters
1952, Edmund O. Belsheim, Doctor of Laws 1986, James E. Olson, Doctor of Laws 2015, William J. Gross, Doctor of Letters
1953, A. Hoyt Taylor, Doctor of Science 1986, James F. Seifert, Doctor of Laws 2015, Gerald W. VandeWalle, Doctor of Letters
1953, Fred J. Traynor, Doctor of Laws 1986, Owen W. Webster, Doctor of Science 2016, Carolyn Becraft, Doctor of Letters
1954, Theodore H. Fenske, Doctor of Science 1987, Duane B. Haagenson, Doctor of Engineering 2016, Greg Page, Doctor of Letters
1954, Arno Carl Fieldner, Doctor of Science 1987, Lois Phillips Hudson, Doctor of Letters 2018, Si Robin, Doctor of Letters
1954, Alfred Jacobsen, Doctor of Science 1988, Merlin E. Dewing, Doctor of Laws 2018, Betty Robin, Doctor of Letters
1954, Luther W. Youngdahl, Doctor of Laws 1989, Weston R. Christopherson, Doctor of Laws 2019, Josh Duhamel, Doctor of Letters
1955, John C. Baker, Doctor of Laws 1989, Agnes Geelan, Doctor of Humane Letters 2019, Heidi Heitkamp, Doctor of Letters
1956, Robert D. Campbell, Doctor of Laws 1989, Arley Bjella, Doctor of Laws 2019, Clay Lacy, Doctor of Letters
1956, Harlan Henthorns Hatcher, Doctor of Laws 1989, Bernard P. Randolph, Doctor of Engineering 2020, Harold Hamm, Doctor of Letters
1956, John Chester West, Doctor of Humanities 1990, Michael E. DeBakey, Doctor of Science 2021, Marilyn Hagerty, Doctor of Letters
11Ceremony for Undergraduate Degrees
College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines
Diana Kostrzewski, Dean
Bachelor of Bachelor of Science Tonya Gene Dauphinais
Grand Forks, ND
Christopher R. Ortiz
Worthington, MN
Science in Nursing in Social Work Social Work Social Work
Darian Patrisha Jackson Emily Marie Roue
Sheyenne, ND Grand Forks, ND
Jaylen L. Brewer Noelle Anna Ames Social Work Social Work
Pine Wood, SD East Grand Forks, MN
Nursing Social Work Jamie Elizabeth Klauzer Kayla Marie Safranski
Dickinson, ND Grand Forks, ND
April L. Buescher Tanya L. Barron Social Work Social Work
Cohasset, MN Grand Forks, ND
Nursing Social Work Maryssa Jean Koch Emily Nicole Schiele
Gilbert, MN Crary, ND
Hannah Louise Erickson Melanie Margare Bosch-Pudwill Social Work Social Work
Fargo, ND Bismarck, ND
Nursing Social Work Natalie Ann Listemaa Shannon L. Schneeweis
Makinen, MN Grand Forks, ND
Abdou Gassama Mikaela Anne Brown * Social Work Social Work
Fargo, ND Glyndon, MN
Nursing Social Work Alaina Marae Lynk *** Jennifer Sue Sheehan
Fargo, ND Owatonna, MN
Ashley Colleen Geske Mary Kathryn Burd Social Work Social Work
Fargo, ND Grand Forks, ND
Nursing Social Work Jordyn A. Minske Thaddeus M. Wood
East Grand Forks, MN Cloquet, MN
Mackenzie B. Scraper Chelsea R. Christie Social Work Social Work
Fargo, ND Williston, ND
Nursing Social Work Sandra M. Novak
East Grand Forks, MN
Social Work
School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Joshua Wynne, Dean
Bachelor of Miranda L. Buhl
Freeport, MN
Danielle Catherine Lucenara
Parker, CO
Chanda Ream
Rochester, MN
Science in Medical Medical Laboratory Science Medical Laboratory Science Medical Laboratory Science
Laboratory Science Amber K. Feind **
Rochester, MN
Joseph Gyula Petres
Rapid City, SD
Medical Laboratory Science Medical Laboratory Science
College of Education & Human Development
Cindy Juntunen, Dean
Bachelor of Bachelor of Bachelor of
Science in Science in Science in
Education Kinesiology Rehabilitation &
Human Services
Santana Elyse Toni Fuentes Stephanie L. Brackey ***
Eden, SD Williston, ND
Indigenous Language Education Kinesiology Kiana Dawn Suther
Bemidji, MN
Tyler D. Larson ** Alexander Noel Grove Rehabilitation & Human Services
Grand Forks, ND Manvel, ND
Secondary Education Kinesiology
Janie Lynne Schroeder Evan James Highland * Denotes cum laude
Moorhead, MN Excelsior, MN
Early Childhood Education Kinesiology
** Denotes magna cum laude
*** Denotes summa cum laude
Casey Christina Seawell *** Jalen L. Morrison
Mounds View, MN Grand Forks, ND See description on page 7
Early Childhood Education Kinesiology
12College of Engineering & Mines
Brian Tande, Dean
Bachelor of Bachelor of Bachelor of Bachelor of
Science in Science in Science in Science in
Chemical Computer Science Mechanical Petroleum
Engineering Engineering Engineering
Pedro D. Schmidt
North Huntingdon, PA
Huda Albasha Computer Science
John Michael Azevedo Troy Barker
Houston, TX Chino, CA Hitchcock, TX
Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Petroleum Engineering
Stephen Lawrence Alleyne Ian Tyler Boehm Benjamin Huus
Riverview, FL Bachelor of Pasadena, TX Burke, VA
Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Petroleum Engineering
Science in Hyunsuk Choi * Morgan Watkins
Osiris Galvan
Houston, TX Electrical Kerrville, TX Tacoma, WA
Chemical Engineering
Engineering Mechanical Engineering Petroleum Engineering
Jansen Hancock Nathan Cummings
Pampa, TX Rogersville, MO
Chemical Engineering Julia Betzig Mechanical Engineering
Muhammad Ali Iqbal Westland, MI Alex John Gaulke
Houston, TX Electrical Engineering Aitkin, MN
Chemical Engineering Douglas M. Hyland Mechanical Engineering
Ted O. Kadri Kingston, MA Samuel Hagen
Lynnwood, CA Electrical Engineering Prior Lake, MN
Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Marygrace W. Kinuthia John Heide *
Grand Forks, ND
Elsah, IL
Chemical Engineering
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering
Sutthada Best Kulavitaya Science in Charles A. Hoy
Daly City, CA
Chemical Engineering
Environmental Schaumburg, IL
Mechanical Engineering
Shannon Keeley Morgan Geoscience Kenneth M. Kies
Gainesville, FL Hastings, MN
Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Logan M. Dietrich
Cassandra Marie Nymann East Grand Forks, MN Austin A. Kilene
Royse City, TX Environmental Geoscience Berthold, ND
Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Shane Francis Roering Noah M. Maldonado
Sauk Rapids, MN Minneapolis, MN
Chemical Engineering Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering
Levi Charles Stegner *** Science in David Lucas Mason
Amidon, ND Marlette, MI
Chemical Engineering Geological Mechanical Engineering
Engineering David Minnaar
Joplin, MO
Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor of Brody J. Bissonette ** Steve J. Molde
Mountain Iron, MN
Science in Civil Geological Engineering
Bemidji, MN
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering Alex L. Brezina * Hector Santiago Tapia
New Prague, MN
Ashburn, VA
Geological Engineering
Arya Alishahi Mechanical Engineering
Valencia, CA Erin Timpe *
Civil Engineering Paola, KS
Geological Engineering
Barry Joseph McAndrews
Madison, WI
Civil Engineering
* Denotes cum laude
** Denotes magna cum laude
*** Denotes summa cum laude
See description on page 7
13Nistler College of Business &
Public Administration
Amy Henley, Dean
Bachelor of Kyle M. Belfield
East Gull Lake, MN
Connor A. Kruse
Cologne, MN
David M. Spritzer
Denver, CO
Accountancy Management Finance Aviation Management
Abdulrahman Binmahfodh ** Nate R. LaFountain Chase R. Stordahl
Grand Forks, ND Belcourt, ND East Grand Forks, MN
Paige Francis Archambeau
Aviation Management Management Business Economics
Cottage Grove, MN
Accountancy Thomas Edwin Bornfleth Garrett L. Larson Patrick James Sullivan
Edina, MN Grand Forks, ND Hastings, MN
Zachary Marlin Grove
Marketing Marketing Entrepreneurship
Grand Forks, ND
Management Mia J. Loxley Brady James Terrill
Accountancy
Blake L. Ishaug Jillian Marie Cox Grand Forks, ND Grand Forks, ND
Little Falls, MN Aviation Management Marketing
Barnesville, MN
Management Stefan Michael Monteferrante Amanda Shelly Thompson
Accountancy
Cassidy Mary Kuntz *** Jack W. Dewulf Portage, WI Langdon, ND
Park Rapids, MN Aviation Management Marketing
Grand Forks, ND
Management Emmanuel Chuks Yusuf Musa *** Larissa J. Tran
Accountancy
Tyler Link Max C. Dresow Minneapolis, MN Beulah, ND
Grand Forks, ND Business Economics Marketing
St. Paul, MN
Human Resource Management Thor Eric Nelson Bradley James Traver
Accountancy
Benjamin Jerome Folkman Minot, ND Grand Forks, ND
Morris, MN Finance Information Systems
Aviation Management Phillip Thomas Ness Erik D. Wells
Bachelor of Arts in Andrew Joseph Gonzales Salol, MN Jamestown, ND
Political Science Grand Forks, ND
Airport Management
Business Economics Entrepreneurship
Sean Coatney O’Connell Parker David Wenzel
Makayla R. Gunnare Chaska, MN Grand Forks, ND
Madison Noelle Brewer Shakopee, MN Management Management
Grand Forks, ND Management Marketing Madalynn Beth Woolery
Political Science
Elijah Louis Hansen Bentiu Panoam Minneapolis, MN
West Fargo, ND Grand Forks, ND Managerial Finance & Accounting
Business Economics Finance
Bachelor of Business Ethan Chudi Igbanugo Hunter C. Pearce
Administration
Lakeville, MN
Marketing
Granbury, TX
Aviation Management
Bachelor of Science
Alex Steven Jacob Anthony Neil Pierce ** in Public Affairs
Ali Al Ghamdi * Bismarck, ND Grand Forks, ND
Grand Forks, ND Human Resources Management Management John William Suter
Aviation Management Spencer Allen Jorgenson Filip Rebraca Beulah, ND
Somerset, WI Grand Forks, ND Public Affairs
Abdulmalik Alaqeeli *
East Grand Forks, MN Operations & Supply Chain Business Economics
Aviation Management Michael James Kennedy Cody Lynn Robertson
Mohammad Alsafarini Grand Forks, ND Grand Forks, ND
Grand Forks, ND Management Marketing
Aviation Management Thomas Michael Korsmo Management
Qatadah Alsubhi ** Highlands Ranch, CO Miranda L. Rothe
Grand Forks, ND Marketing Duluth, MN
Aviation Management Victoria C. Koudou Marketing
Paige Francis Archambeau Grand Forks, ND Feras Mohammed Shehata
Cottage Grove, MN Marketing Grand Forks, ND
Managerial Finance & Accounting Aviation Management
* Denotes cum laude
** Denotes magna cum laude
*** Denotes summa cum laude
See description on page 7
14College of Arts & Sciences
Brad Rundquist, Dean
Bachelor of Arts Amanda Shelly Thompson
Langdon, ND
William Brannon Johnston
Starkville, MS
Clair P. Ward ***
Grand Forks, ND
Communication General Studies General Studies
Raquelle Georgia Ackre ** Emily Katherine Ward * Bradyn Joel Just *** Bennett Michael Westrich ***
Grand Forks, ND Cass Lake, MN Grand Forks, ND Grand Forks, ND
Anthropology Spanish General Studies General Studies
Paul S. Barrow Anna Katherina Lydia Wilcox Joshua Y. Kim Kelcie Mariko Yamashita
Charlotte, NC Plymouth, MN Grand Forks, ND Honolulu, HI
Psychology Visual Arts General Studies General Studies
Jonathan D. Couture Gabrielle Winn Lindsey M. Knoll **
Williston, ND APO, AE Grand Forks, ND
Psychology Communication General Studies
Harlieth De Jesus Christian W. Wolanin Madison Kramer ***
Bachelor of Science
Las Vegas, NV Rochester, MI West Fargo, ND
Psychology Communication General Studies Brett Dylan Hankins
Brittany N. Downey Michael J. Leonhardt ** Casper, WY
Minneapolis, MN Deerwood, MN Forensic Science
Communication General Studies Samuel Dean Hildahl
Matthew J. Dynneson
Bachelor of Marlie M. Maanum *** Naples, FL
Chicago, IL Fine Arts Grand Forks, ND Biology / Professional Health
Psychology General Studies Andrea L. Johnson
Ruth Kromah Gaie Amber A. Myer Crookston, MN
Grand Forks, ND
Brett A. Peterson Biology / Professional Health
Grand Forks, ND Throckmorton, TX
Psychology General Studies Grace Elizabeth Olson
Visual Arts
Michael K. Griebel ** Lindsey Okeson Fargo, ND
Aurora, CO Cold Spring, MN Forensic Science
Communication General Studies Grisha Pradhan ***
Megan J. Hughes Bachelor of Tara Colleen O’Neil Williston, ND
Grand Forks, ND
Communication
General Studies Northome, MN Psychology
General Studies
Taylor Ann Johnson * Michael Evan Owens
Valley City, ND Daniel M. Bernhard Port Washington, WI
Psychology Seattle, WA General Studies
General Studies
Hannah Lorraine Jones Somsak Phol
Grand Forks, ND Elizabeth Grace Bodensteiner *** Auburn, WA
Communication Gonvick, MN General Studies
General Studies
Kaylee Jo King Kathryn Mary Alice Puklich ***
Glasgow, MT Nicholas Wesley Boe *** Grand Forks, ND
Psychology Grand Forks, ND General Studies
General Studies
Dawn M. Kocina Lauren Grace Savageau ***
Rapid City, SD Dominic Dal Pra Alexandria, MN
Communication Phoenix, AZ General Studies
General Studies
Michael Casey Lommen Ellie Schmidt ***
Breezy Point, MN Cooper Scott Ericksen Glencoe, MN
Norwegian Plymouth, MN General Studies
General Studies
Marie Martinez Sanchez Kaitlin McCall Schraeder *
Grand Forks, ND Jaymes Feil Grand Forks, ND
Communication Moorhead, MN General Studies
Psychology General Studies
Emily Lynn Schuster **
Jeremy Pearson Derek Allen Ferebee *** Grand Forks, ND
Freeland, WA Beulah, ND General Studies
Communication General Studies
Social Science
Isaac Lloyd Scott **
Christopher Aaron Fixen Grand Forks, ND
Kai Tuan Rackley *** Devils Lake, ND General Studies
Grand Forks, ND General Studies
International Studies
Aaron Peder Seefeldt ***
Dalton J. Frink ** Grand Forks, ND
Chinese Studies Bowlus, MN General Studies
Sydney G. Rose General Studies
Trophy Club, TX
Joshua D. Smith
Ashley D. Hadrava ** Collegeville, PA
Communication Hibbing, MN General Studies
Katherine Mary Rudin General Studies
Eden Prairie, MN
Olivia Frances Smith ***
Katie A. Harris *** Grand Forks, ND
Psychology Grand Forks, ND General Studies
Natalie Rae Simon General Studies
Grand Forks, ND
Ember Stewart
James B. Hoogervorst West Fargo, ND
Psychology Chapel Hill, NC General Studies
* Denotes cum laude
Rikki Anne Stein General Studies ** Denotes magna cum laude
Roseau, MN
Levin Lehardt Strand **
McKenna N. Johnson ** Herman, MN *** Denotes summa cum laude
Communication Circle Pines, MN See description on page 7
General Studies
General Studies
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