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UND UNVEILS NEW BRAND UND graduates are leaders in action. A new branding initiative will share that message with the world. p. 6

Photo by Sam Melquist Photos by Sam Melquist HAPPY HOLIDAYS From your University of North Dakota family.

2 ALUMNI REVIEW University of North Dakota Alumni Association CONTENTS ALUMNI REVIEW | VOL. 100 NO. 3 | WINTER 2017

4 MESSAGE FROM DEANNA 6 Counting our blessings at the end of another exciting year at UND.

6 LEADERS IN ACTION UND defines its vision for the future with a new branding initiative.

10 10 WHY BRANDS MATTER UND Assistant Professor Jen Stoner explains why companies—and universities—need strong brands.

14 PASSION FOR PRESERVATION 2006 graduate's company gets vintage WWII aircraft flying again.

20 HOMECOMING RECAP We lived for gameday during Homecoming 2017.

22 CAMPUS NEWS 14 The latest news from your alma mater. 32 THE UND PROMISE A match program can double your gift and help students at UND.

CEO | DeAnna Carlson Zink, ’86 UND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION & FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Editor | Milo Smith 36 ALUMNI NEWS Chair | Doug Podolak, ’72 Associate Editor | Alyssa Konickson, ’06 Who’s doing what: news about your Vice Chair | Rick Lee, ’78 Designer | Sam Melquist Directors fellow classmates. Cindy Blikre, ’91; Steve Burian, ’90, ’92; Kris Compton, ’77; Contributing Writers Jody Feragen, ’78; Sara Garland, ’68, ’72; Phil Gisi, ’82; Dr. 42 ADDITIONS & CELEBRATIONS Kaylee Cusack, ’10, ’12 John Gray, ’87; Mike Hamerlik, ’84, ’88; Marten Hoekstra, ’82; Linda Laskowski, ’72, ’73; Doug Mark, ’86; Rob Mitchell, ’74; David Dodds, ’88 Celebrating alumni weddings, Carrie McIntyre Panetta, ’88; Fernanda Philbrick, ’94, ’96; Jan Orvik, ’94 Jim Poolman, ’92; Jodi Rolland, ’92; Cathy Rydell, ’88; Dave anniversaries, and births. Saggau, ’86, ’89; Chad Wachter; and Terri Zimmerman, ’85. Ex Officio Contributing Photographers 48 IN MEMORIAM Laura Block, ’81, ’10; Alice Brekke, ’79, ’87; Mark Kennedy; Tyler Ingham DeAnna Carlson Zink, ’86; Tom DiLorenzo and Dr. Joshua Jackie Lorentz Wynne. Sam Melquist The University of North Dakota Alumni Review (USPS 018089: ISSN 0895-5409) is published three times a year Shawna Noel Schill, ’06 by the University of North Dakota Alumni Association, 3501 University Avenue, Stop 8157, Grand Forks, ND 58202-8157. Periodical postage paid at Grand Forks, ND 58201 and other offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Alumni Review, 3501 University Avenue, Stop 8157, Grand Forks, ND 58202-8157. For inquiries about advertising, additional copies, reprints, submissions, or general comments, contact 800.543.8764, FIND THE FLAME 701.777.0831 or [email protected]. We’ve cleverly hidden the UND flame somewhere on our cover. Find it for a chance to win a prize! Simply e-mail [email protected] and give a detailed description of the flame’s location. Subject line: Found the flame.

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COUNTING BLESSINGS Dear Alumni & Friends,

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As another incredible year nears its conclusion, I’m struck by what an You can read more about the UND Promise on page 32. You’ll honor it is to be a part of the University of North Dakota alumni family meet UND senior Max Ramstad and learn what his scholarship has and what a privilege I have every day to interact with that family. meant to him. UND President Mark Kennedy also weighs in on the importance of making a strong commitment to prospective high- For example, in early November, alumnus Mike Hamerlik, '84, '88, achieving high school seniors. generously hosted a party before UND played Wisconsin in Men's Hockey. What a special evening it was with so many like-minded There is some urgency if you’d like to participate in the program. In UND Fighting Hawks fans sharing stories and school spirit. order to receive a match for your gift, you need to make a donation by December 31. So please, during this season of giving, consider In October we kicked off our second century of Homecomings with giving a life-changing gift for the benefit of a UND student. You can a spirited week of student and alumni events. The annual Sioux impact the lives of many by showing faith in one. Awards Banquet is always one of my favorite events as hearing our accomplished alumni talk about what a large role UND has had in We can answer all of your questions about year-end giving. Contact their success is truly inspiring. We had nearly 100 students whose us at 800.543.8764 or [email protected]. tickets were provided by generous alumni and friends of UND. Leaders in Action Following the event, one of the students in attendance posted on We are playing a role in helping UND reach its goal of being the social media that “It was beyond inspiring to see international leaders premier flagship university in the Northern Plains, a vision that's part speak about the virtues that made them successful. Even more so, of the One UND Strategic Plan unveiled in May. Several members it’s energizing to see how far other small-town North Dakotans have of our staff are serving on committees tasked with coming up with come and how large their hearts have grown with compassion and steps to implement the plan. Our involvement is especially relevant in generosity. All in all, it was a great night that has made me aspire to the goal to attract support for UND by actively engaging alumni and be as generous, loving and passionate as our greatest alumni!” donors.

Wow! That is what the Sioux Awards are all about. Speaking of leaders, I want to welcome Jim Poolman, '92, to our Board of Directors. Jim has a strong background in public service Many thanks to our Homecoming primary sponsor Rydell Cars — he served in the North Dakota Legislature and as Insurance and sponsor Grand Forks Convention and Visitors Bureau for their Commissioner — and as a businessman. He has been a strong contributions that made it another fantastic UND Homecoming. advocate for UND, and I look forward to having him serve with the rest of our board to elevate the University. UND Promise I have a unique opportunity for you to impact students in dramatic Here's wishing you a holiday season filled with the love of family and fashion. Under the UND Promise Scholarship program, your gift to friends and may the new year bring you great happiness! UND will be matched dollar for dollar through a fund created by an anonymous donor. If you’d like to contribute to an endowment, the Sincerely, match is 50 cents for every dollar donated.

The goal of the UND Promise program is to increase the amount of money available for freshman recruitment scholarships. We want to help UND recruit the best and brightest high school seniors.

4 Alumni Review | Winter 2017 NOW UNTIL DEC 31

COUNTING BLESSINGS Dear Alumni & Friends, IMPACT THE LIVES OF MANY BY HAVING FAITH IN ONE

MAX RAMSTAD, ’18 Delano, Minnesota Scholarship recipient MULTIPLY YOUR IMPACT #UNDPROMISE

Multiply your impact by giving to the UND Promise Scholarship program. Strengthen UND’s ability to recruit high UND ability first year and transfer students. Your faith in one has the ability to shape leaders in action at UND. There PROMISE are two ways your support can be multiplied. Ready to make an impact? SCHOLARSHIP Contact Shane Hersch at (800) 543-8764 or visit UNDalumni.org/promise FEATURE LEADERS IN ACTION New brand identity chosen, work underway to share the message.

There’s just something about the graduates of the University of North Dakota.

They’re committed. They’re practical. They’re proud. They’re innovative, approachable and bold.

UND grads are leaders in action. They know it, they show it – now, we want to share it.

After months of brand research, stakeholder surveys and focus groups, the UND marketing initiative is moving forward with a brand identity that revolves around the tagline Leaders in Action.

“A recurring theme I hear from alumni is that UND graduates are in demand because they are prepared and committed to getting to work to make an impact, to lead,” UND President Mark Kennedy said. “They personify Theodore Roosevelt’s exhortation to ‘Get Action.’ Before UND began amplifying our marketing by upgrading our website and making significant advertising expenditures, it was vital to make a relatively minor investment to first capture the essence of what it means to be a UND graduate.”

“We’re about North Dakota, we’re about people who do hard work,” said UND Executive Director of Marketing & Creative Services Sarah Nissen. “We’re ready to take on big challenges and we make impacts on the world. We’re leaders in action. This is who we are.”

“The new visual design supports the brand message. The design is bold and features dynamic graphic elements that express the concept of ‘action,’” UND Marketing & Creative Services Art Director and Brand Manager Carrie Huwe said.

6 Alumni Review | Winter 2017 ON MESSAGE Signage around campus demonstrates that UND is getting the message out that its students are taking action to better themselves and the world around them. Photo by Milo Smith

UNDalumni.org 7 Tera Buckley, assistant marketing director of web and digital settings, deliberating in a mock courtroom, making discoveries in strategies, said the new marketing materials are about more than the laboratories, building a robot, teaching in classrooms, flying a plane right colors, fonts and logos. “More importantly, they carry UND’s or operating an unmanned vehicle,” President Kennedy said. “Goal distinctive storytelling about our people, our place and our promise. One of our strategic plan commits UND to embed these experiential The new website will prominently feature these stories,” she said. learning opportunities in every degree.”

Huwe adds that it’s important to know that “brand” isn’t just a tagline UND Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Tom DiLorenzo or set of graphics – it’s how people feel when they interact with the added that the brand message will not only recruit, but also retain the University of North Dakota. best of the best, driving the action items of Goals Two and Three.

“Who we are isn’t new; what we’re creating is a new way to express “What we’re trying to show is that at UND you will get your college what’s already there,” she explained. “We’ve always been leaders degree, but you’re really going to be able to affect change wherever in action. But now we have a better way to clearly and consistently you go out into the world,” DiLorenzo said. share that message.” Why Leaders in Action? Investing in the Strategic Plan After assessing more than 500 survey responses from UND The investment in UND’s brand research and development will stakeholders this spring, the branding firm guiding UND to its fresh translate directly into metrics that support the One UND Strategic persona led several weeks of more intimate focus groups in which Plan (see p. 9). prospective and current students, alumni, staff, faculty and others discussed and evaluated many branding options. A study published in the Journal of Brand Management puts it simply: “Results from successful university branding campaigns The Leaders in Action tagline tested well across all groups and was include: increased admission applications and better student chosen unanimously by students who thought it showed UND was qualifications; increased retention rates for professors and students; committed to giving them the skills they need to be leaders. The increased faculty recruitment, recognition and donors; and increased focus groups liked that the phrase encapsulated what differentiates graduation rates.” All of these benefits add jet fuel to the power of UND from its competitors – a community environment driven by the the plan. development of people.

“Leaders in Action expresses what makes the UND educational experience unique. Our graduates not only know the theory, but they have been in action – delivering healthcare in simulated medical

8 Alumni Review | Winter 2017 THE ONE UND STRATEGIC PLAN CORE VALUES

Community A spirit of collaboration and connectedness across the University and beyond

Discovery An enthusiasm for inquiry, creativity, and innovation LEADING THE CHARGE UND President Mark Kennedy Diversity shares the branding initiative and strategic plan at the fall An understanding and appreciation of diverse people, Wake Up to UND event. experiences, and ideas Photo by Shawna Noel Schill Inclusivity A welcoming, inclusive, and supportive environment for all

Liberal Arts UND’s audiences and stakeholders have been confused, An educational foundation essential for living an intellectually Nissen said, because the institution doesn’t share a single, curious, personally fulfilling, and socially responsible life consistent personality. President Kennedy agreed that a solid brand message was paramount to making One UND Lifelong Learning work. A passion for learning, civic engagement, and community leadership “Leaders in Action is meant to be the glue that unites and gives voice to UND’s other branding elements,” President Kennedy said. “Our academic logo reflecting our unrelenting GOALS passion that no matter how frigid or harsh the weather; our Learning eternal flame is always lit and always in action, bending to the winds of change, but never surrendering to it; our Goal 1: Provide a strong undergraduate liberal arts foundation Fighting Hawk logo embodying the determination to rise Goal 2: Increase undergraduate, graduate and professional above expectations and challenges to find a path to victory retention and graduation rates that has always been the trademark of UND athletics.” Goal 3: Deliver more educational opportunity online and on- Implementation plan campus Buy-in from staff and faculty will be important to make the new brand work. The UND design team will be assisting Discovery other marketing and design staff across campus in applying Goal 4: Enhance discovery at a level consistent with the most the new elements to their communications, offering training research-intensive Universities (Carnegie R1) sessions that outline the new identity guidelines. Engagement “We’re excited and we’re hopeful that people will grab Goal 5: Foster a welcoming, safe, and inclusive campus climate onto this and really jump on board, because this is going to elevate UND in ways we’ve never been able to before,” Goal 6: Meet educational needs of active-duty military personnel, Nissen said. /// veterans, and their families

— By Kaylee Cusack, UND Today writer Goal 7: Attract support for the university by actively engaging alumni and donors

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WHY BRANDS MATTER UND's Dr. Jennifer Stoner explains why companies — and universities — need strong brands.

10 Alumni Review | Winter 2017 The word brand may automatically bring to mind iconic logos such as Apple’s Apple, taglines like “Just Do It” or even sounds like NBC’s three-toned chime, but a brand is much more than merely these symbols of its identity.

For companies, brands are valuable assets. Companies invest extensive resources to grow and protect brands. Interbrand, a brand consultancy firm, recently valued the Google brand at $184 billion. That’s larger than the gross domestic product as reported by the World Bank of Belarus, Bulgaria, and Guatemala combined. The ultimate value of a brand for a company comes from the effect a brand has on consumer behavior; this impact may come in the form of willingness to pay a higher price, positive word of mouth, avoidance of switching to other brands, and even resistance to negative information. Investor Warren Buffett has long touted the value of powerful brands in order to ensure future financial success. He has likened a strong brand name to a barrier that protects the company from assaults by outside forces such as competitors or unfavorable environmental trends. But brands not only serve an important role for the companies and investors who own them, they are also important to consumers.

UNDalumni.org 11 DR. JENNIFER STONER teaches marketing in the UND College of Business and Public Administration. Photo by Sam Melquist

12 Alumni Review | Winter 2017 receive conflicting information, they become confused about what “Brands also have a that brand stands for and whether it is appropriate for them. That is why the strongest brands, in both high- and low-risk choice situations, strive to have a consistent image and message regardless way of connecting of where the consumer comes in contact with them. In addition to aiding in purchase situations, brands also have a way of connecting consumers with times, places, and people. When consumers with moving to a new area of the country or the world, people often find themselves reaching for a brand that helps them reconnect with “home.” There might be brands that activate memories of a specific times, places, and person or of a special time and consuming that brand helps create a sense of nostalgia. Some of you have probably made pilgrimages to Red Pepper when you return to Grand Forks to reconnect with your people.” college days. Brands also serve an important role as social signals. The brands a DR. JENNIFER STONER person uses can say a lot about that person. In my undergraduate classes here at UND, I always have students list their five favorite Picture driving in an unfamiliar area. On the horizon you see golden brands at the beginning of the semester so that I can try to make arches, Colonel Sanders' face, and a green mermaid. While these in-class examples more relatable. About a month later, I’ll display symbols immediately tell you your options for food are McDonald’s, several PowerPoint slides that have logos representing a student’s KFC, and Starbucks, they also bring with them a host of feelings and five favorite brands and say “What can you tell me about this judgments that lead to expectations about the type of food, price person?” My class has made correct assessments of the person’s range, and service that these establishments will offer. You may also gender, values such as environmental consciousness, hobbies, feel drawn by a sense of loyalty to one of these restaurants. All these hometown, and, in one case, the person’s fraternity all based on judgments, feelings, and relationships – both positive and negative only five brands. The power of brands to signal affiliations should – are part of a brand’s equity. These brand associations not only come as no surprise to anyone who is a sports fans and has donned help to set expectations for the product or service experience but apparel with a team logo to signal belonging to that fan base and not also allow consumers to understand the similarities and differences an opposing one. between brands and ultimately help to simplify the decision making The role of brands as social signals, points of connection to places process. Instead of checking prices and menus at each of these and people, and bases of decisions, is not built overnight. Quality restaurants, a consumer knows what to expect even without having brand building is a long-term strategy enacted through repeated visited that specific location. reinforcement and reminders of important brand associations. Choosing the wrong restaurant for a pit stop may leave someone Making a commitment to the brand can help companies gain a unsatisfied, hungry, and out a few dollars, but an error in that competitive advantage over companies who either won’t or can’t decision is relatively risk free. However, brands play an arguably make the same commitment to their brand. The cookie aisle in a more important role when the decision involves high financial, grocery store demonstrates a perfect example of why brands are physical, or psychological risk such as when choosing a car or important and how a commitment to brand building can pay off. university. The negative impact of a bad choice in these situations Oreos in every variety line a large space of shelves in this aisle: may linger for years or even a lifetime. In these high-risk choice from Double Stuf to seasonal offerings like the Fireworks Oreo, an situations, a brand may be eliminated from any consideration merely Oreo with popping candy in its filling. However, any shopper would because of its brand associations. For instance, when choosing be hard pressed to find a package of Hydrox cookies: a crème a car to purchase, certain brands may be disregarded before filled chocolate sandwich cookie which predates the Oreo. After even visiting a dealership or googling information because of the marketing juggernaut Nabisco brought Oreo to market, Hydrox perception that they are inadequate on valued attributes such as found itself being labeled a generic or copycat Oreo, and its claim safety, reliability, fuel efficiency, or cost. of being the original questioned by consumers. The case of Oreo and Hydrox is just a simple example of the power and importance In such a situation, brands may also be eliminated from of brands. Companies invest heavily in building, leveraging, and consideration because a consumer is unsure of what the brand protecting their brands because they want to be the Oreo, not associations are. Consumers may hear one message from company the Hydrox. /// sponsored advertisements or social media posts, gain a conflicting view of the brand via word of mouth from other consumers, and then have a completely different experience once they interact with the brand themselves. Brand imagery is co-created in that it is built not only by the company’s marketing messages but with every touchpoint that a consumer has with that brand. When consumers

UNDalumni.org 13 FEATURE

“When you drill down to the true motivation of our clients worldwide, it is to honor veterans and their service or sacrifice — that is a great honor and responsibility bestowed upon us.” ERIC TRUEBLOOD, ’06

14 Alumni Review | Winter 2017 ERIC TRUEBLOOD in front of a TBM-3E Avenger. While not a full restoration project, AirCorps Aviation was hired to attach a new wing to the naval torpedo bomber. All photos by Sam Melquist

A PASSION FOR PRESERVATION Eric Trueblood, ’06, recipient of a 2017 Young Alumni Achievement Award, is founder of a company that restores World War II aircraft to flying condition.

The experts at AirCorps Aviation of Bemidji, In the following pages, you'll find photographs Minnesota, restore warplanes that dominated the taken during a typical day at AirCorps Aviation as skies during WWII. Each plane, says founder Eric workers begin the painstaking restoration of their Trueblood, ’06, has a unique story to tell of the latest project, a P-47D Thunderbolt recovered men and women who assembled it, the pilot who from Dobodura Airfield on Papua New Guinea flew it, and the contribution each made to history. where it was abandoned in 1944.

UNDalumni.org 15 HIDDEN SIGNATURES After receiving surplus parts for use in the restoration of a P-47D Thunderbolt, workers at AirCorps Aviation discovered two names written in grease pencil inside a wing. In telling the stories of those who served, AirCorps has begun a search for Eva and Edith. These two women undoubtedly worked on construction of the wing, which came off a Thunderbolt that was built in Buffalo, New York, during WWII.

AIRWORTHY Workers try to restore as many parts as possible, but rebuilds of this magnitude require fabrication of components to exact original specifications.

RIVETERS Craftsmen at AirCorps Aviation rebuild parts that are missing or too damaged to return to airworthiness. Here, Randy Kraft inspects rivets on the vertical stabilizer tail section of the P-47D Thunderbolt.

RESTORATION Because of the complexity and size of its restoration projects, AirCorps Aviation tackles just two restorations on the shop floor at a time. A single restoration can take up to 30,000 man hours.

16 Alumni Review | Winter 2017 PAINSTAKING PROCESS To resurrect, rebuild, and assemble the 45,000+ parts in an airframe it can take three to four years for AirCorps Aviation's three dozen employees to restore a plane to its former self.

RIVETS AirCorps is known worldwide for meticulous detail with a goal toward authenticity. Even parts like rivets are reproduced to WWII specifications.

FABRICATION Workers use 1940's factory drawings and modern technologies like 3D scanning to reverse engineer, fabricate and assemble parts for their restoration projects.

UNDalumni.org 17 FUSELAGE This P-47D Thunderbolt was found abandoned in the jungles of Papua New Guinea. Once restored, the aircraft will retake the skies as if it rolled out of the factory. It will be one of only two Thunderbolts of this variant still flying in the entire world.

18 Alumni Review | Winter 2017 “While these veterans are still alive, I think a lot of our work has been focused on trying to tell their stories.” ERIC TRUEBLOOD, ’06

LOPE'S HOPE The restoration of this P-51C Mustang, Lope's Hope 3rd, was completed this fall. The restoration was commissioned by the Texas Flying Legends Museum. The plane was restored and painted to honor WWII Ace Lt. Donald Lopez Sr. Lopez was instrumental in the opening of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and served as its deputy director and chief historical architect. Photo Courtesy of John LaTourelle

SPARE PARTS AirCorps Aviation will inspect, restore, and reassemble as many original parts as possible. These wings, awaiting disassembly, are for a P-47.

UNDalumni.org 19 HOMECOMING RECAP

EVERYONE LOVES A PARADE! There were more than 60 entries in the Homecoming Parade, including students representing dozens of campus organizations. HO Photo by Shawna Noel Schill ME

CO We celebrated 100 years of UND Homecomings MI in 2016, which means we kicked off a new century of tradition this year by NG "Living for Gameday." RECAP 20 Alumni Review | Winter 2017 HO ME

HOMECOMING COURT UND elected a Homecoming Court this year, rather than a King and Queen. The Court is (from l-r): Rachael Fix, CO Alissa Dahle-Koch, Sean McHale, Abigail Wright, and Faith Maendel. Photo by Shawna Noel Schill

PAINT THE TOWN Members of Delta Gamma gave downtown Grand Forks a UND makeover in advance of Homecoming 2017. MI Photo by Tyler Ingham NG

FANATIC FIGHTING HAWK FANS 10,234 UND fans attended the Homecoming game, where they witnessed UND beat Northern Colorado 48-38. RECAP Photo by Shawna Noel Schill UNDalumni.org 21 CAMPUS NEWS

Photo by Jackie Lorentz NEWS FROM AROUND CAMPUS WHAT’S NEW The entrance to the UND Athletics High Performance Center is now named in honor of UND's first All-American football player and the Athletic Director who brought men's hockey to national prominence. A ceremony was held October 20 to dedicate Glenn "Red" Jarrett Way.

Jarrett was a student-athlete in the late '20s/early '30s who lettered in football, basketball, and track and field. He later coached and became Athletic Director at UND. Members of his family were on hand to dedicate Glenn "Red" Jarrett Way. His grandson showed the crowd his grandfather's vintage football helmet from his time as a UND running back.

22 Alumni Review | Winter 2017 Because of this focus, it should come as no surprise that we have been drawing inspiration from those who have graduated from our school. Indeed, our alumni are the manifestation of Leaders in Action, serving as a testament to this expression through their accomplishments. Through this branding effort, our hope is that we can instill an even greater sense of pride in your alma mater.

The arrival of a new academic year also meant the start of a new season for our athletics programs as well. Debbie and I have already had the pleasure of cheering on our teams as they compete in their fall and winter seasons. I have often said that athletics are the front door to a university, they bring excitement and often serve as an introduction to the school for many prospective students.

As you may have heard, Brian Faison, our Athletic Director for nearly a decade, will be retiring from his position at the end of the December. In his time at UND, Brian has amassed a number of PRESIDENT MARK KENNEDY tremendous accomplishments: the successful transition to Division I, record years in fundraising, leading the formation of the NCHC DEAR ALUMNI & FRIENDS hockey conference, academic honors for student-athletes, and last year’s awarding of the Big Sky Presidents’ Cup recognizing the We are well underway in yet another academic year at the University success of our teams in the field of competition and the classroom. of North Dakota. The fall season has come and gone in a flash of Brian’s talents will be sorely missed, but it also presents an exciting bustling activity and progress that leaves one excited for what is to prospect for the next chapter of our athletics program. Our next come at UND. Athletic Director will have the opportunity to lead our university into Now, as the snow begins to fall on our campus, we are reminded of new conferences and seasons, providing more excitement and the landscape that has helped shape the resiliency which defines introducing an even greater number of people to UND. This too the mindset of our communities. The determination and readiness serves a function in our branding, as our athletics are often a window that underpins this quality in our students, staff, faculty, and alumni to the tremendous aspects of our school. has helped to form the direction for our university’s new branding Studies have shown that a prospective student decides whether they initiative: Leaders in Action. want to attend a university within seven minutes of stepping foot on a This branding effort is just one of many steps we are undertaking to campus. Due to this fact, it is essential that we are highly conscious advance our One UND strategic plan. It is the result of deep reflection of the physical appearance of our campus. By February, we will have of how we project what it means to be the University of North completed a Master Planning process which looks closely at how we Dakota. The importance of properly illustrating our story is at the are utilizing our campus facilities, creating a roadmap for the future heart of our engagement with prospective students and alumni alike. development of UND. It is our goal to create a modern campus that While we all have our own reasons for cherishing this school, we also will match a 21st century education, requiring us to be acutely aware need to be able to show the state, region, and nation what makes of the endeavors that are yet to come at the University of North UND so great. Dakota.

It is for this reason that we have developed a brand that defines who I would like to close by wishing you all the best as we approach we are. Through this initiative, we have an opportunity to effectively the holiday season. This time of year often leads us to reflect on demonstrate what it means to be UND. As leaders, we equip our the many things we have to be thankful for, and this is certainly the students with the readiness and desire to make an impact in their case for Debbie and myself. We are often humbled by the pride and communities, family, and professional careers. Through our action, passion that many hold in their hearts for the University of North we represent the hard work and achievement that defines who we are Dakota and it continuously serves to motivate us as we progress at the University of North Dakota. toward an even greater institution. The promise of the future for the University of North Dakota shines bright, and we are excited to achieve everything together as One UND.

UNDalumni.org 23 CAMPUS NEWS

UND AMONG TOP 25 LEADERS IN INNOVATION

University surges in 2018 The University scooped up other notable nation’s 25 finest universities in innovation positions in several of U.S. News & World means that they have heard of the many ‘Best Colleges’ rankings, Report’s recently released rankings: advances springing forth from the ‘lean joining elite company. forward into the future’ attitude that • UND was the highest-ranked university in permeates our campus culture,” President North Dakota, coming in at 192 on the list of Kennedy said. Many of the University of North Dakota’s the Best National Universities – a rise of 10 streets carry the names of well-known places from last year. Nominations were based on innovations national universities – Stanford Road, in terms of curriculum, faculty, students, Harvard Street and Berkeley Drive, to name • UND was ranked 102 in Top Public Schools campus life, technology or facilities. A look a few. They’ve always been reminders of the – an 8-position increase. around the UND campus reveals that the caliber of institution UND aspires to match. honor is well-earned. • UND was named 216 on the top 250 list Now UND has come to a new crossroad of Best Undergraduate Business Programs, Online Development by joining those schools on the route of making it the only ranked program in the As a part of the One UND Strategic Plan, the innovation. state. University is driving efforts to create more opportunities for online learning, building UND landed on the 2018 U.S. News & World • The University also was named number 7 in on an already strong reputation for online Report’s list of Top 25 Most Innovative the nation for rural medicine. programs. Schools, placing it in the company of Leaning Forward those very colleges – Stanford, Harvard, The project manager in charge of this goal, For three years, U.S. News has surveyed and Berkeley – and other innovation UND Psychology Chair Jeff Holm, said his college presidents, provosts and admissions powerhouses like Cal-Tech, Chicago, Duke, team has offered forums, best practices deans, asking them to nominate the MIT and Yale. support, and other assistance to faculty to institutions they believe are making the most help develop these courses and programs – “Being included amongst the ranks of these cutting-edge changes. and they’ve embraced the challenge. universities rewards the hard work of all that This was the first time UND gathered enough raised our banner high,” said UND President “We’re looking for a way to separate peer recognition to land in the top 25. Mark Kennedy. “It’s gratifying to see the ourselves from other universities,” Holm said. innovative spirit of UND’s faculty and staff “To have other academic presidents and “We have every intention of being better two being recognized.” provosts elevate UND to the ranks of the years from now than we are today.”

24 Alumni Review | Winter 2017 UAS Education & Research The UND Center for Innovation has helped Wellness Center and Health & Wellness UND has become a national leader in regional business owners give life to their promotion programs continue to garner unmanned aerial systems (UAS), finding new ideas, sparking an accelerated rate of new national recognitions. UND was also one ways to collaborate with industry and create companies in the area and beyond. The of the first higher education institutions to a leading-edge experience for students. Center supports startups through business become a member of CEO Cancer Gold coaching and collaboration, and fosters Standard, with workplace initiatives focused In the last year alone, UND pioneered learning experiences for UND students. on cancer risk reduction and early detection. the collaborative Research Institute for Autonomous Systems (RIAS) Open Educational Resources and became the first school UND has turned classroom to have its UAS degree innovation into student program accredited by the savings by embracing the Aviation Accreditation Board implementation of open International under newly educational resources (OER). established UAS criteria. UAS has quickly ignited These free digital resources interdisciplinary partnerships all will have the potential to save over campus. students nearly $4 million in textbook costs over just Active Learning three years. As more faculty UND is reimagining spaces on incorporate OER, the savings campus to fit the active learning will grow. styles of a new generation. Betting said that these This fall, the math department recognitions are a wonderful welcomed students into the acknowledgement, adding that new Math Active Learning Lab although North Dakotans aren’t (MALL), and the Department of known for boasting, it’s a great Communication began using its opportunity to highlight UND’s technology-forward DigiComm growing excellence. lab – both spaces that use innovative curricula developed “The pursuit of our One UND by UND faculty. Strategic Plan to continue to be “People are looking at our cutting-edge a premier flagship will drive our innovation “We’ve been looking to upgrade the programs, such as the Center for Innovation in response to the needs of students, the teaching spaces for the past few years and Dakota Venture Group – the only citizens of North Dakota, business and global with technology, so those areas have student-managed investment group in the enterprise,” she said, “all as we teach, discover been important pieces,” UND Provost nation,” said Laurie Betting, interim director and engage as leaders in action.” /// Tom DiLorenzo said. “We’re also creating of the Center and senior advisor to President innovation labs in new spaces throughout Kennedy. “We are continuing to build on -Kaylee Cusack with the University.” these successes.” Jan Orvik/UND Today writers Health and Wellness Entrepreneurial Drive UND is driving business innovation in the UND leads the pack in finding innovative state of North Dakota. ways to ensure the physical and mental health of its students, faculty and staff.

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RARE ANDREW HOLLINGSWORTH debated majoring in engineering or aerospace. His scholarship allowed him to take a semester of each major, helping him make a final choice. AIR Photo by Tyler Ingham

National Merit Scholar sophomore who is majoring in commercial National Merit Finalists and Semi-Finalists aviation and flight education. “NDSU from North Dakota and Minnesota are eligible Andrew Hollingsworth offered me a full ride with a National Merit to receive the scholarship, which covers full unintentionally relaunches Scholarship.” tuition and fees. It’s renewable for up to three years, and can be awarded in addition to high-achieving student He had been interested in UND since a fifth- other scholarships and tuition waivers. grade field trip to campus, and met with a program at UND. UND admissions representative to see what “I probably couldn’t swing both tuition and the University could offer to students like flight school,” said Hollingsworth. “UND’s him. After he mentioned that he had been package was really great.” He also received Andrew Hollingsworth loves to be in the air. offered the National Merit Scholarship by a freshman flight school scholarship, which NDSU, the admissions representative felt allowed him to earn his pilot’s license. “There’s no feeling in the world like rotating Hollingsworth just might be the case model the control wheel, taking off, and soaring for reinstating the scholarship. Hollingsworth, a former UND swimmer, also with the wind beneath your wings,” he said. works at the UND pool as a swim instructor “It’s what I want to do.” Interim UND President Ed Schafer approved and lifeguard, teaching 3-year-olds to the request, and Hollingsworth was the lone advanced levels. Thanks to a relaunched program, recipient last year. Hollingsworth is able to pursue his dream of “I have four younger brothers and love being being a pilot. This year, 11 students received the around kids,” he said. “It’s fun. scholarship, the most ever at UND and up The National Merit Scholarship, which from a previous high of two. “I love it here, and am really glad I came to provides high-achieving students a tuition UND,” Hollingsworth said. “Aerospace is and fee waiver, is back in place after being Best and Brightest a great program. This is home for me. It’s inactive for several years. “This new scholarship is crucial in helping awesome, and it feels right.” /// attract National Merit Scholars to campus,” Hollingsworth didn’t plan it, but he was said Jenn Aamodt. “These students are the —Jan Orvik/UND Today writer instrumental in re-establishing the program. best and brightest and are real leaders in the classroom and beyond. They raise the bar “I was looking at my college options during for all students in research, problem solving, senior year,” said the Fargo native, a creativity and innovation.”

26 Alumni Review | Winter 2017 ROAD TO RECOVERY UND student and brain injury survivor mixes empathy with compassionate care. Matt White is an intern for the Center for Rural Health North Dakota Brain Injury Network (NDBIN).

The Bismarck, North Dakota, native is majoring in rehabilitation and human services with a minor in psychology at UND. And even though working closely with NDBIN falls right in line with his career goals, White’s path actually began before the network even existed.

White started to get headaches when he was 14. At first, doctors didn’t think it was anything serious. MATT WHITE, “They thought I was having migraines from the school lights, so a UND student majoring in rehabilitation and they prescribed Tylenol 3 and sent me home,” said White. minoring in psychology, is a brain injury survivor. He’s also an intern at the North Dakota Brain Injury Network, part of the Center for Rural Health at the But the headaches got worse. Doctors ordered a CT scan and UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences. determined he needed a craniotomy for drainage of a frontal Photo by Marv Leier intracranial abscess.

“It was essentially a sinus infection that ended up getting into my White often accompanies Quinn when she conducts presentations cranial cavity,” White said. on recognizing and diagnosing brain injuries. Quinn says White has developed brain injury learning guides for support groups Doctors removed portions of his skull to clear the infection and in his short time at NDBIN and, when it comes to promoting the replaced them with metal plates to help White heal from his surgery. project through social media, White is the go-to guy.

Doctors kept White in an induced coma for 30 hours to aid in his White hopes that one day he’ll be a Certified Rehabilitation recovery, but shortly after waking him, they had him up and walking Counselor. He hopes to turn his experience and his internship around. A few days later, White was discharged. with the NDBIN into helping others who have gone through a life- altering event, such as a brain injury. “I had a PICC line in my arm for nine months and received antibiotics through it three times a day,” said White. White believes it’s important for everyone to be educated when it comes to the brain. Don’t be afraid to see a different doctor or White worked with a variety of healthcare professionals including request certain services if you feel something is not right. physical, occupational and speech therapists. “I had no symptoms of a sinus infection. I was simply given “My speech had become slurred with a lot of mumbling and lack Tylenol 3 to get me through the school day because I had of enunciation. The surgery left me unable to use certain facial migraines from the school lights,” said White. muscles or even wiggle my ears because my incisions went from ear to ear,” he said. White also offers this advice: “Whether it’s wearing a helmet, or recognizing the signs that something is not right with your head, White’s college advisor suggested he pursue an internship with always protect your noggin.” /// NDBIN at the Center for Rural Health. She knew it would be the perfect fit for him, both personally and professionally. —Marv Leier/UND Center for Rural Health

“Matt is wonderful to work with and is incredibly humble and open to learning as much as he can,” said Rebecca Quinn, NDBIN Program Director. “His past experiences have enhanced his education and allow him to have a deeper understanding about working with individuals dealing with a traumatic brain injury.”

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IT’S ALL IN THE

GRANT TOMKINSON Can a difference in finger length predict athletic ability? UND Professor Grant Tomkinson HANDS (above middle) conducted research studies with his master’s degree student, Makailah Dyer (right), former UND Fighting Hawks World-renowned UND kinesiologist joins women’s basketball player, and his son, Jordan, a senior and basketball player at grad student and own son in studies linking Sacred Heart High School in East Grand Forks. finger length to strength, athleticism Photo by Jackie Lorentz

Examine your fingers. Which is longer – the “There is a favorable correlation between Tomkinson said he encourages his students index finger or the ring finger? digit ratio and semi-pro women basketball to publish their work. players,” Dyer said. “If the fourth finger is And can a difference in digits predict athletic longer than the second, you tend to be better “I hate seeing theses only bound and on a ability? Grant Tomkinson, professor of at basketball, especially defensively.” bookshelf,” Tomkinson said. “I want to help kinesiology and public health education, students publish so they’ll be ahead of the decided to find out. There is some indirect evidence, said game. All my master’s students submit for Tomkinson, that the digit ratio is determined publication and then finish their thesis.” Tomkinson conducted separate research during early fetal development – as early studies with his master’s student, Makailah as the second trimester of pregnancy – by Tomkinson, who studies childhood obesity, Dyer, former UND Fighting Hawks women’s the balance between the steroid hormones physical activity and fitness, said he’s also basketball standout, and his son, Jordan, a testosterone and estrogen. The developing interested in the quirky. senior and basketball player at Sacred Heart ring finger has a high number of receptors for That interest in the road less traveled High School in East Grand Forks. testosterone: the more testosterone the fetus attracted his son, Jordan, to do research for produces, the longer the ring finger, and so Males typically have longer ring fingers than his science fair project. the lower the digit ratio. index fingers, or a lower digit ratio, than “My dad overheard me talking about what females, whose fingers are about the The digit ratio points to prenatal events that to do for the science fair, and he suggested same length. link with athletic performance, Dyer said. I do something with digit ratio,” Jordan said. Though the relationship between digit ratio “I was surprised – digit ratio is not something “I was hooked as soon as he started talking and athletic performance is generally stronger you’d normally look at,” she said. “It’s about it.” in males, important relationships have been amazing. You can look at someone’s hand Jordan measured the digit ratios of 57 male found in females. and potentially predict their athletic ability.” classmates at Sacred Heart. Dyer looked at digit ratio in semi-pro women Her work is under review by the American “The hardest part was getting all the parents basketball players in Australia. Journal of Human Biology. to sign consent forms,” he said. Then he tested the grip strength of his classmates.

28 Alumni Review | Winter 2017 DEAN’S CORNER College of Engineering & Mines “The solutions to our In addition to our strong on-campus “The length of the fourth finger compared current problems programs at both undergraduate and to the second finger determines how cannot be found graduate levels, we are committed strong you currently are and how much from the level of to expanding our online presence to testosterone you were exposed to in the consciousness that create more learning opportunities to womb,” said Jordan. “Those with a longer created them.” This diverse groups of future students not fourth finger were stronger, even when we quote, commonly limited to the traditional 18-year-old high controlled for age and body size.” attributed to Albert Einstein, suggests school graduates. We are increasing our that adopting the same old mindset to program offerings and research activities Jordan’s science fair project took second address new challenges will not produce in strategically important areas including place, and his dad suggested that Jordan adaptive solutions capable of effectively energy, data science, cyber security, publish his work. addressing these challenges. human health, and autonomous systems. It’s in the October 2017 issue of The Journal Higher education today is facing many After the department of Computer of Early Human Development. new challenges that require a new Science returned to its original home in “It’s all about trying to stand out and doing mindset. The cost of public higher CEM last July, we are now at the final the extras,” said Tomkinson. “This is a high- education has gradually shifted from approval stages to create the new School level extra that will help him with college state and federal governments to of Electrical Engineering and Computer admissions and post-graduate work.” students and families. With the advances Science, which will bring Computer in technology and the explosion in low- Science and Electrical Engineering “I’m glad to be part of this and glad my cost online course providers, universities departments together under one umbrella name is on a published paper,” said Jordan, are under pressure to reinvent themselves within CEM. The new school will enhance who hopes to continue to play basketball, to maintain relevance for future students. the potential and capacity for developing major in physical therapy, and earn his Improving student retention and interdisciplinary strength in both research doctorate. graduation rates continue to be among and academic programs in several the major tasks facing most campuses important and emerging areas including The research has already garnered attention today. In addition, employers continue data science and cyber security. We are in Tomkinson’s native Australia, and is to look for a qualified workforce and also committed to improving student gaining momentum in the U.S. demand solutions to emerging problems retention and graduation rates via the that increasingly span multiple domains. enrichment of student experience inside Beyond the quirky, there’s a question and outside the classroom as well as the that goes beyond fun and games, said In the UND College of Engineering and utilization of early-warning systems. Tomkinson. Human development is Mines (CEM), we strive to cope with dependent on genetics and environment. these challenges and adapt to change. As a dean for nearly a decade, I We embrace a “We’ve got your back” have come to believe that to lead a “Between genetics and environment is the attitude to promote innovation at all levels transformational change, all stakeholders mother’s womb, a critical growth period,” and across all activities – from increasing must rally behind a common vision that Tomkinson said, adding that an expectant access and growing enrollment to they all take a part in shaping and play mother with healthy behaviors has a retaining and creating more opportunities a role in realizing. This is what I call the healthier baby. for students, and from improving “power of togetherness.” Harnessing “Good growth and development in the efficiency and developing new resources the power of togetherness is the most womb bodes well for not only athletic to enhancing quality and incorporating effective way to have a meaningful performance, but also good health,” new technology. Our faculty, staff, and change and achieve results. I invite all Tomkinson said. students are encouraged and incentivized of you to join our efforts to embrace to leave their comfort zones and adopt positive change, to foster innovation, and The long and short of it? Sporting success an entrepreneurial mindset when seeking to prepare our college for the challenges is in your hands. /// solutions to new problems. They are that we know and those that we don’t. empowered to take risks and try new —Jan Orvik/UND Today writer ideas without the fear of failure. Our new strategic plan CEM-2022, which is aligned well with the university-wide One UND strategic plan, is the road Hesham El-Rewini, Ph.D., P.E. map during this time of transformational Dean of the College of Engineering change to position our college at the right and Mines path for the future. Senior Vice Provost of UND

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COLIN COMBS & HARPREET KAUR Colin Combs (left), Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Sciences, and his postdoc mentee, Harpreet Kaur, have two lines of research underway. Both target the neurodegenerative diseases Alzheimer’s and dementia. Photo by Jackie Lorentz ENHANCING DISCOVERY UND’s new postdoctoral program adds capacity in the lab in support of strategic research goals.

It’s called the snowball effect. And UND’s Postdoctoral Program is Snowball Effect starting to roll. The program is designed to increase research capacity “The faculty – postdoctoral relationship is a partnership,” McGimpsey and help faculty obtain and manage more grants. As it grows, the said. “Postdocs are highly trained and highly productive. They program will be an important component in helping the University conduct research and advise student research projects and they increase discovery and achieve Carnegie R1 status. write manuscripts and proposals. Basically, they provide their faculty advisors more time to pursue external funding and manage more Initiated last year by Grant McGimpsey, Vice President for Research & grants and hire more postdoctoral students. It’s a positive feedback Economic Development, the first round of the program co-funded 10 loop where our initial investment can drive significant growth.” postdoctoral positions in response to proposals submitted by faculty researchers at UND. Each postdoctoral position was funded for two In addition to more research funding, McGimpsey’s goal is to create a years, with support coming from the Office of Research and Economic postdoctoral culture at UND, another strong indicator of Carnegie R1 Development and the college home of the faculty awardees. A call for status (Doctoral University-Highest Research Activity). proposals for the second round of the program was issued last month and up to 10 awards will be made in November. “A healthy research enterprise with a large postdoctoral population and a strong postdoctoral culture makes it easier to obtain more The long-term plan, said McGimpsey, is to have a sustainable external funding and recruit more postdocs, creating a powerful program with a steady population of 20 internally funded postdoctoral snowball effect,” McGimpsey said. “If we have a strong postdoctoral positions, which focus on one or more of UND’s Grand Challenges. culture at UND, it will be easier to recruit top faculty and students.”

And it’s working.

30 Alumni Review | Winter 2017 Neurodegenerative Research “Right now we’re researching a medical food – a probiotic – that Colin Combs, Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor and chair of so far has few side effects on patients,” Combs said. “It looks very biomedical sciences as the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, promising and is hopefully quicker than the long-term strategy, which was able to use the program to recruit Harpreet Kaur to work with can take years.” him on his nationally known Alzheimer’s and dementia research. Kaur, who earned her Ph.D. “The Postdoctoral Program is a big from Panjab University boost,” said Combs. “We’ve already in India, is interested in gotten another grant from this. The “ Alzheimer’s is a neuroinflammation. program is doing what it’s intended to do. It’s a good program, and we’re “It plays a huge role in any very grateful for it. Harpreet wouldn’t big problem in the disorder, including Alzheimer’s be here without that funding, and she’s and Parkinson’s,” Kaur said. now received a three-year fellowship “These are some of the most from the Alzheimer’s Association.” United States and common disorders, and they affect so many people. We Combs said that the outside grant know there are several factors, means they won’t need the second but there is no cure. Our year of funding from the program. North Dakota.” objective is to find something “This helps us successfully compete to alter the progression. Can for funding and bring in new people,” diet slow the disease? Are there said Combs. biomarkers we can detect early COLIN COMBS to find a cure?” “I am so impressed with the work of Professor Combs and Dr. Kaur,” Kaur, who spends about McGimpsey said, “and I am excited that the postdoctoral program 85 percent of her time in the lab, has received a grant from the has had a hand in their success to date. Dr. Combs and all the other Alzheimer’s Foundation that will support her work for an additional faculty awardees should know that should their postdoc successfully three years at UND. obtain funding for their own support, the remainder of the award can be used to support a new postdoc.” “I consider myself lucky to work for Dr. Combs,” she said. “I want to thank my mentor and UND. It’s a great opportunity to work under It’s not just about the funding. It’s about the work. his guidance, and I’m grateful for the Postdoc Program. It’s an opportunity to work and collaborate in great facilities.” Combs is noted for his work on neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, and on neuroimmune interactions “Our plan is to justify the investment in us,” said Combs. “Research during aging. His research is supported by the highest-level grants is both an opportunity and a responsibility. We receive federal from the National Institutes of Health and by private foundations such funding and are paid by the state. Faculty who received funding are as the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s research. pushing hard, and know this is a huge investment. We want to make sure it pays off.”/// “Alzheimer’s is a big problem in the United States and North Dakota,” said Combs. “We’d like to be able to provide something —Jan Orvik/UND Today writer that improves the quality of life for people with Alzheimer’s, or delay progression of the disease.”

Two Strategies Combs and his postdocs are pursuing two strategies: classic drug discovery and therapeutic development.

“We identify something that’s wrong and find a drug to target that,” said Combs. The second strategy is to test existing therapies that may affect progression of the disease.

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THE UND PROMISE UND Alumni Association & Foundation offers donors generous matches for recruitment scholarship gifts.

University of North Dakota senior Max Ramstad has a lot of UND was the Greg and Cindy Page Award when I came here as interest areas. That’s why he’ll graduate next year with a degree a business student. That helped me out a lot.” in Interdisciplinary Studies, with coursework in business, public administration, non-profits, political science and philosophy to Stories like Max’s are the fire behind the UND Promise round it out. Scholarship Program, launched this year by the UND Alumni Association & Foundation (AA&F). Although his transcript shows a wide breadth of classroom experience, his intent is laser-focused. Through Dec. 31, any gift earmarked to UND recruitment scholarships will be matched 1-to-1 by the Foundation. For “When you’re little, you’re always wondering, ‘What do I want to those looking to make a continuing impact with a scholarship do?’” Ramstad said. “And I always told myself I wanted to do endowment, the Foundation is offering a 2-to-1 match. something that helps people on a larger scale.” “As a donor, the UND Promise is promising to help you give. As In order to do that, higher education was always in the plan – a student, you are promising to do your best, work hard, and go first a UND undergraduate degree, and then graduate school for out and carry on the tradition of giving back,” said AA&F CEO Public Administration. But Max knew he may need financial help DeAnna Carlson Zink. for that first step. “The UND Promise came from us being involved with the UND “I applied for a lot of scholarships in high school,” the Delano, Strategic Plan and hearing how this could benefit students,” Minnesota, native said. “The main scholarship I received from she continued. “It perfectly aligns with our mission in helping

32 Alumni Review | Winter 2017 MAX RAMSTAD is slated to graduate next year with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. Photo by Sam Melquist

the University, helping the students, and creating “I was looking to make a gift – I wasn’t looking to start opportunities for students to reach their dreams.” an endowment,” Weatherly said. “But I like to think of myself as financially savvy, and if someone wants to give An important goal of the One UND Strategic Plan is me 50 cents for every dollar, that’s a pretty good deal.” creating more student opportunities on campus and online. “We can’t provide those opportunities without the Weatherly hopes his UND Promise scholarship scholarships to those in need and those highly qualified endowment will enable students to come to UND for students to know they are wanted here at the University a foreign language education. He said the Department of North Dakota,” said UND President Mark Kennedy. of Languages has great donors, but many of its scholarships and endowments are set aside for juniors UND impact and seniors and travel abroad programs. Ramstad became absorbed in the world of philanthropic fundraising after talking with the AA&F staff that helped “We give out tens of thousands of dollars in aid for him with his scholarships. That interest led him to a role students to study abroad every year, and that’s great. with the team. But that doesn’t get them in the door,” Weatherly said. “These freshman scholarships aren’t going to cover In his job as a fundraising support intern, Ramstad has everything, but they may make a college education the opportunity to chat with alumni and donors. within reach.”

“They love talking about their experience here. It’s so Campaigns like this, in which passionate donors have special,” he said. “When you hear them talk about it, you the opportunity to give back, are the reason Carlson Zink can tell that UND had a massive impact.” loves her line of work.

It’s that impact that leads donors to give. “Impact many “They literally get choked up and emotional about by having faith in one” is the UND Promise campaign’s making this gift,” she said. “Then I get to see the call to action, and Carlson Zink says it’s a sentiment that students who received that gift, hear their stories, and creates a true ripple effect. see the thank you notes that they send to the donor. To bring that together, knowing this student is going to “You may think you are giving toward one scholarship, go out and be as successful as this donor – it’s just a one student. But what you don’t see is how that may wonderful legacy through scholarships.” impact their family,” she explained. “Maybe because a student received a scholarship, another family member As Max finishes writing the last of his thank you letters gets to go to college, too. Or maybe a student is going and prepares for a life of impacting others, he’s filled to become a nurse or a teacher. If that student wasn’t with gratitude. out there, so many people would have missed out on this talented UND alum.” “I really wouldn’t be able to have the opportunities I’ll have past graduation without my scholarships.” /// Continuing gift It isn’t just alumni who are taking advantage of the — By Kaylee Cusack UND Promise match. Jeff Weatherly, senior associate For more on the UND Promise Scholarship, go to dean for the College of Arts & Sciences and chair of UNDalumni.org/promise. the Department of Modern & Classical Languages & Literature, decided now was the perfect time to give.

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MEET A STUDENT NOELLE RIVARD White Bear Lake, Minnesota Area of Study: Occupational Therapy

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Why UND? discover their purpose in life and restores and support from my sorority, Alpha Chi As a junior in high school, I was touring many meaning in their everyday activities. Through Omega, the faculty and students in the colleges when I visited UND and immediately a career in occupational therapy, I hope to occupational therapy program, and my felt a difference about the school. The give back to my community and make a coworkers at the Student Involvement students and faculty that I met were genuine difference in people's lives in the future. Center. My experience at UND would not and made me feel like I could make a have been the same without these support difference at this university, instead of simply UND has helped me achieve this dream by systems in my life. being another number. inspiring me to stretch outside of my comfort zone, meet new people, and volunteer within What's next? Early in my senior year of high school, I the Grand Forks community. By encouraging I plan to graduate in 2020 with a master's visited UND a second time and requested me to stay active on campus and the degree from the occupational therapy a meeting with an occupational therapy community, UND helped me realize that I am program at UND, and am keeping my option program representative. I was blown away the happiest when I am helping others and open following graduation. at how much time this advisor spent with staying active in the community. This led me me answering my questions. After that to where I am today as a first-year student in The UND spirit of the alumni, students, and meeting, I made my parents take a picture of the occupational therapy program. faculty is infectious. I have enjoyed watching me in front of a UND sign and posted it on this university grow and flourish since I Who has believed in you? Facebook. It was official. I knew I was meant toured it for the first time in high school, and to go to UND. I am lucky to have a large support system in I look forward to spreading UND spirit as an and outside of UND. While my parents and alumnus in the future. UND helped me follow What is your dream career? How has UND sister encouraged me to always strive for my my dream, and no matter where I end up in helped you realize your dream? best, I would not have been able to survive the future, I plan to encourage others to put UND has given me the opportunity to each semester in college without weekly on their green and pink, and do the same. /// follow my dream career as an occupational dinners at Speedway with my grandparents. I therapist. Occupational therapy helps people have also received constant encouragement

34 Alumni Review | Winter 2017 THANK YOU PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE DONORS $10,000 - $99,999 The UND Alumni Association & 7 Medical Systems Foundation sincerely thanks all Jason Ackerman Yanci Morque Johnson & alumni and friends who have made Jesse & Megan Ahlers Robbie Johnson LEGACY gifts and commitments to support Phyllis & Rod Anderson Dustin & Erin Jostad students, faculty, programs, and Alicia & Corey Atkins Robert J. Kaufmann CIRCLE places at UND. Thank you for all Maury A. Audet Mark & Debbie Kennedy that you do! Dean & Carol Bachmeier The Legacy Circle John Kertz Andrew T. Bailey Jake & Helen Kuntz includes donors who The following donors reached a Jerry R. Balsdon Greg & Lori LaHaise have indicated they new giving circle in the Eternal Todd & Elizabeth Basgaard Mark & Nina Larson Flame Society between June 1 and Roger Berg plan to give to the Gerald & Connie Long Sept. 30, 2017. John & Carol Bowman UND Foundation Jeffrey Lundeby Joshua & Kelsey Brandsted through their wills. * indicates deceased Kent M. Lynch David & Shirley Breuer Daniel & Dr. Erica Macintosh Chad & Catherine Brekke Chad D. Broadwell For more information about the David M. Mahar Steven & Desilee Brekke Josh Bummer Eternal Flame Society, visit Gary & Carol Malm Jane E. Duncan Burwell Enterprises, Inc. UNDalumni.org/EternalFlame Kirk & Karla Marchell Bruce Q. Gjovig Christopher H. Buslee William & Kay McDonald Dr. L. Michael & Paul & Deborah Canton Medicine Shoppe M. Michela Howell Dr. Kenneth & Barbara Carlson Kjell & Dawn Melvie Leighton E. Kaloupek WILLIAM Jack & Bernadine Carney Michael J. Meyer Ronald K. Kjos, M.D. Janice M. Catalan, M.D. Minnesota Twins Drs. Tom Magill & BUDGE Dorian "Pete" H. Cordes, MD* Ken & Deb Nelson Sarah McCullough David J. Crothers Al & Bonnie Nipstad Rodney B. McKinney CIRCLE Rep. Lois & Michael Delmore Steven & Barbara Nordstog Col. Kyle & Maija Riedel Jennifer & Randal Duffy Margaret J. Norton Larry D. Thompson $1,000,000 - $4,999,999 Richard A. Ellison Kurt & Linda Otto Dr. Timothy & Gary & Jane Marsden Dr. Elton W. Fors Tory M. Otto Kathleen Tinius Odell* & Eleanor Foss Jane & Wayne Peterson Chris Wagner Jason & Tamera Frankl Dr. Ross & DonnaLee Pettit Lorraine Sharp Franz Harold* & Karen Rene THOMAS Angela & Russell Freeman Joe & Cindy Richter Garnet & Kaye Furstenau Harris Rouse CLIFFORD Jennifer & Chad Gibbs Julie R. Rubin Drs. James & Janet Gilsdorf Brian & Selmara Rydell CIRCLE Vincent Goldade Daniel & Sandra Samson Gregoire Insurance Agency, Inc. Tom & Summer Schauer $100,000 - $999,999 Donald & Debora Grinde Jim & Joan Shulind Daryl* & Diane Anderson John & Vicki Grove Troy & Michelle Skime John & Doris Black Terry & Judy Hager Michael & Linda St. Onge Dr. Francine Cronshaw & Tom & Carolyn Hamilton Drs. Basir & Mohiba Tareen Russell Selleck Family Foundation Bruce W. Trager George & Barbara Eidsness Laurie B. Hamre J. Patrick & Jamie Traynor Farmers Union Insurance Barb Hangsleben James & Linda Wallace Thomas & Joanne Heck Hannaher's, Inc Mitch Wavra Michael & Linda* Langey Dane & Wendy Hanson Peter D. Welte Robert & Peggy Petersen Kevin & Debbie Haugstad Brian & Marcia Westlund James* & Sandra Rader M. Bruce & Judith Helgerud WIPFLI Foundation, Inc. James L. Steinert* Holland Company William & Suzan Zimmerman Joseph & Lynn Steininger Mike & Debra Holweger Joe & Bobbi Zahradka in Memory of Ben & Dawn Jacobson Buck Zahradka, M.D.

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Do you remember… the Link Flight Simulator housed in Gamble Hall in 1969? Link simulators dominated the simulator market since Edwin Link invented the first in 1929 out of frustration for how long it took him to learn how to fly.

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1960s 1962 1969 he jumped from the window of Remember when, in 1962, the James Williams, '62, has been Drew Dawson, '69, is the Interim his classroom, returned, and first Sioux Awards were handed inducted into the Northern Executive Director of the National asked his students to write out during Homecoming? Cass School Hall of Fame for Registry of EMTs. Dawson is the about what they had seen. his distinguished community retired director of the National 1960 service. Williams is a banker and Highway Safety Administration 1970 Tim Gust, '60, '62, '64, has agribusinessman in Arthur, N.D. Office of EMS. Michael Vandall, '70, '74, '76, published two children's books, is an ob/gyn with Altru Clinic in 1968 "Contrary Mary" and "Papa's Old 1970s Devils Lake. Van." The books are published Clark Tufte, '68, has been Remember when, in 1974, by New York City-based Page inducted into the Oak Grove High Professor Richard Hale retired Publishing and are available in School (Fargo) Hall of Fame. Tufte from the English Department bookstores and through online was a teacher, administrator and after 37 years of teaching at retailers. dean of the school throughout his UND? Hale was beloved for his career. eccentric teaching style; once

36 Alumni Review | Winter 2017 1972 Darrold Persson, '77, has been John Fleur, '72, '75, has named 2018 Lawyer of the Year retired as an Assistant District in personal injury litigation in the Attorney for Comanche County, Duluth, Minn., community area Oklahoma, after 18 years. Fleur by "Best Lawyers of America." spent nearly 20 years in private Persson is an attorney with Trenti law practice and 26 years with Law Firm. the U.S. Army Reserve JAG 1978 Corps. Joni (Martinson) Gilbertson, Deborah (Moen) Slais, ..'72, has '78, teaches sixth grade special retired as director of the Williston education at Grafton (N.D.) (N.D.) Community Library. Slais Public Schools. started working for the library 1979 in 1974 and served as director since 2001. Dave Brekke, '79, has retired as a Quality Assurance Manager 1973 with the UND Energy & James LeClair, '73, was named Environmental Research Center. one of the Cincinnati Bengals' Brekke has been with the EERC top 50 players as part of the for 28 years. NFL team's 50th anniversary celebration. LeClair played 1980s middle linebacker for the team Remember when, in 1984, from 1972 to 1983. Athletic Director Carl Miller ALPHA CHI resigned after eight years on 1974 the job? Lyman Bercier, '74, is president of Turtle Mountain State Bank in 1981 OMEGA Belcourt, N.D. Dale Ekstrom, '81, is the superintendent of the McClusky Scott Fredericksen, '74, a (N.D.) School District. former federal prosecutor, has appeared on CBS Evening Laurie (Evanson) Furuseth, REUNION News twice this year as an '81, '83, is a board member Twenty-five Alpha Chi Omega sorority sisters from the expert on obstruction of justice for Lutheran Social Services of pledge classes of 1968-70 attended a reunion in late July in investigations. North Dakota. Furuseth is CFO Grand Forks. of the Williston (N.D.) State 1975 Back Row (L-R): Carleen (Jonsrud) Shilling, '73; College Foundation. James "Sparb" Collins, '75, Sharon (Wentz) Flynn, ..'71; Patti (Misialek) Gunville, '72; '85, has retired after serving Kevin Reisenauer, '81, '91, is a Janette (Kettleson) Buresh, '71; Karen (Peterson) Klein, 28 years as the head of the member of the board of trustees '71; Nora (Hamar) Kane, '71; Sheri Hallgren, '71; Dianne North Dakota Public Employees of MBA Research. Reisenauer (Kettleson) Strand, , '71; Sue Smith, '72, '90; Nancy Retirement System. is a supervisor of marketing (Bossman) VandeVegte, '71; Lou (Bertsch) Aronson, '71, education and DECA student '87; Bridget (Narloch) Thompson, '73; and Diane (Johnson) 1977 organization adviser in the North Johnston, '71. Mary Aaland, '77, '78, '80, '82, Dakota Department of Career is providing general surgery Front L-R: Elizabeth (Lewthwaite) McCarney, '71; Lynn and Technical Education. services two days a month (Gaebe) Kubousek, '71, '79; Lois (Nelson) Lucier, '74; Mary for Cavalier County Memorial "Mimi" (Halldorson) McKnight, '73; Debrah (Erikson) Wonder, Hospital in Langdon, N.D. '73; Ann (Harris) Schmitz, '71, '74; Linda (Olson) Lande, '73; Aaland is the director of the Barb Murry, '72; Debbie (Delmore) Duncan, '71; and Janet Rural Surgery Support Program "Cuypers" Mathson, '71; at UND's School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Not in photo: Kathy (Keifenheim) Hill, '71, and Kathy Wood, '71, '73.

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1982 technology in the classroom. received a Midwest Independent 1998 Alan Anderson, '82, is serving Albrightson is an associate Publishing Association Gold Leander McDonald, '98, '00, as interim president of the professor, fine arts and Award in the Family/Parenting '03, has been appointed by Bismarck-Mandan (N.D.) communications, at Dakota category. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum Chamber of Commerce. College of Bottineau. Albrightson to the State Water Commission. Anderson retired earlier this year also received the Faculty Award Anne (Knipe) Spaeth, '93, McDonald is president of United from his post as Commissioner for Excellence this year from his '98, has opened a cafe in Tribes Technical College in of the North Dakota Department peers at DCB. Minneapolis, The Lynhall. The Bismarck, N.D. of Commerce. restaurant was inspired by Dee Jones, '86, is retiring after the five years Spaeth spent in 2000s Joel Metz, '82, is an assistant 30 years of service at the Naval London. Remember when, in 2008, chief financial officer with First Academy. Jones is the Assistant 1994 UND was the first North Western Bank & Trust of Minot, Athletic Director for Sports Dakota school to send a team Stephanie (Laure) Barth, '94, is N.D. Medicine and Rehabilitation. to participate in the EPA’s Jones started in the ticket office chief accounting officer at MDU 1983 annual People, Prosperity and at Navy and was appointed to Resources Group in Bismarck, the Planet Student Design Michael Babinski, '83, '14, the athletic training staff in 1987. N.D. Barth also is controller for teaches seventh grade math, She has taken care of thousands the energy company. Competition for Sustainability. English, reading, and geography of student-athletes during her 1995 2000 at Drayton (N.D.) Public Schools. tenure. Col. Scott Fontaine, '95, '03, Dawn (Murphy) Ystaas, '00, Kevin Byron, '83, retired after 1989 has retired after serving in the is chief financial officer with 30 years of service with the U.S. Dr. Marcel Robles, '89, '91, North Dakota Army National First Western Bank & Trust in Department of State's Foreign '96, received the prestigious Guard for more than 28 years. Bismarck, N.D. Diplomatic Service. Byron Jack L. Dyer Award for Teaching Fontaine is a board certified 2001 served at U.S. Embassies in Excellence at Eastern Kentucky registered nurse anesthetist with Jason Boergerhoff, '01, '04, Yemen, El Salvador, Nicaragua, University, where she has Altru Health System in Grand '10, is an associate professor Nigeria, Paraguay, Bolivia, Iraq, been a Professor in Corporate Forks. of Aeronautics at Kent State Haiti, Honduras, and most Communication and Technology Trevor Hastings, '95, is University. recently in Panama. Among his in the College of Business since various awards and citations, president and CEO of WBI 2002. Glenn Matthews, '01, has he received two Superior Honor Holdings, a pipeline and energy been inducted into the North Awards for his work in Iraq 1990s services subsidiary of MDU Dakota State College of Science during the invasion of Baghdad Remember when, in 1994, UND Resources Group in Bismarck, Letterwinners Hall of Fame. in 2003. He now divides his time celebrated 100 years of UND N.D. Matthews was a defensive between Florida and northern Football by having fans vote 1996 tackle on the 1996-97 Wildcats Minnesota. on an All-Century Team and by Kent Anderson, '96, is football team. He transferred 1984 hosting former players during the business manager with to UND, where he was a First Mark Owan, '84, has been Homecoming? Dickinson (N.D.) Public Schools. Team All-American, First Team appointed by North Dakota Gov. All-Conference, Most Valuable 1991 Jonelle (Heglie) Burdick, '96, is Doug Burgum to the State Water Defensive Lineman in the NCC director of Clinical Excellence at Commission. Owan is a third- Tami Christianson, '91, is a and an Academic All-American. Blue Cross Blue Shield of North generation farmer near Williston, counselor with Catholic Charities Matthews is now an attorney in Dakota. N.D. North Dakota. Lakewood, Colo. 1993 1997 Michael Stermock, '84, is 2002 Ben Berogan, '97, is the head an agribusiness development JoAnn (Keller) Almen, '93, '06, Amy (Kress) Fankhanel, '02, wrestling coach for West Fargo specialist with the Center for '09, is a nurse practitioner at the is a nurse practitioner with the High School. Berogan was a Innovative Food Technology in Sanford West Fargo Clinic. Sanford Broadway Clinic in two-time state champion at Toledo, Ohio. Fargo. Cathy (Bernardy) Neuhalfen, Bismarck (N.D.) High School and 1986 '93, is an accountant with DFC an academic and athletic All- Jeanne (Grunett) Wurzbacher, Gary Albrightson, '86, '93, Consultants in Fargo. American at UND. '02, is a licensed Realtor with has been recognized by the Beyond Realty in Fargo. She Kelly (Rahn) Radi, '93, author of Gwen (Rohde) Witzel, '97, is a North Dakota State Board of specializes in residential real "Out to Sea: A Parents' Survival nurse practitioner with Sanford Higher Education for his use of estate. Guide to the Freshman Voyage," Medical Center in Fargo.

38 Alumni Review | Winter 2017 Coralyn "Corey" Jensen, '02, is a family nurse practitioner with the pediatric team at Altru Health System in Grand Forks.

Kelly (Crammer) Madzey, '02, '05, is a criminal trial supervisor in the Montgomery County (Ohio) Prosecutor's Office.

Jasmyne Ramirez, '02, '10, is a licensed independent social worker with Abound Counseling in Grand Forks. Photo by Jackie Lorentz Sheryl Sahr, '02, is a surgeon with Sanford Health in Fargo. Sahr is board certified in general surgery and surgical critical EVERYBODY care by the American Board of Surgery. 2003 LOVES ARNE Sean Bertie, '03, is a business The East Asian Room of the Chester Fritz To mark the occasion, Brekke’s daughter, insurance advisor with Dawson Library turned Scandinavian on October Karen Hoelzer – who helped Brekke establish Insurance in Fargo. 21, strewn with Norwegian flags, red and the Arne G. Brekke Endowment in 2010 blue balloons, and a traditional food spread – made a generous $25,000 gift to the Marnie Lange, '03, '08, is a punctuated with a towering kranskake – the endowment to help hit $500,000. Earlier this client consultant with Sundog traditional dessert of Norwegian special year, another of Brekke’s daughters, Karla Interactive in Fargo. occasions. Marchell, teamed up with ExxonMobil to offer Kelsey (Solberg) Roth, '03, is a gift of $30,000. But Arne Brekke had trouble finishing up his director of Human Resources plate of homeland goodies. Too many well- The endowment was set up in connection Operations with Blue Cross Blue wishers were flooding his table. with another from Gloria Gransberg, a former Shield of North Dakota. student of Brekke’s, to support Norwegian “Ninety years old now!” one guest exclaimed, 2004 heritage initiatives in the library. hugging Brekke in his seat. Pari (Roughead) Becker, “I think it’s something that he’s been hoping '04, is director of Talent & “Ninety years young!” he teased back, with an for and was wanting to see done,” Hoezler North American HR with Titan enormous laugh more befitting the age of nine. said of the endowment milestone. “He wanted Machinery in Fargo. to know that the collection would be taken This was a celebration of the former UND care of for years to come, and this gave him a Ryan Downs, '04, is president languages professor’s 90th birthday – the little peace of mind.” of Sterling Management, a real namesake of the Arne G. Brekke Bygdebok estate management company in Collection, one of the largest accumulations Bygdebøker lay out the detailed local histories Fargo. of Norwegian history and genealogy books of individual Norwegian farms and the people in the world. Debra Flute, '04, has been who settled them. Recently, the collection hit a high of 1,700 bygdebøker – and Arne was designated as a special assistant But there was more to celebrate than years ecstatic. U.S. Attorney. Flute is the gone by. in-house attorney and tribal “When a new shipment comes in and we prosecutor for the Sisseston- “This party was an enormous surprise. I did get a new set of books, he inevitably comes Wahpeton Sioux Tribe in not know my two daughters were coming until to look at it,” said Curt Hanson, head of the northeastern South Dakota. they showed up here. It’s been a combination Department of Special Collections at the of incredible events.” Brekke said. “And the Chester Fritz Library. “The excitement, the UND Alumni Association & Foundation let intellectual curiosity, the drive that he has is me know that the endowment set up for this just contagious.” collection had passed half a million dollars.”

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Jeff Glas, '04, '12, is the Joshua Plencner, '07, is a Kylee (Ferris) Brightside, '09, 2010s market leader for Wells Fargo visiting assistant professor in has received the Fellowship Remember when, in 2013, Business Banking in Bismarck political science at Union College Award from the Academy of North Dakota legislators voted and Mandan, N.D. He remains in Schenectady, N.Y. General Dentistry. Brightside to pay for a new building for business banking manager in owns her own office in Castle UND’s School of Medicine and 2008 Minot, N.D. Rock, Colo. Health Sciences? The $124 Christopher Brenner, '08, Tina (Hase) Nordquist, '04, is a senior vice president of Melissa (Johnson) McLean, million building opened last was promoted to shareholder sales - Americas for Jetcraft in '09, is a pre-kindergarten year. at Brady Martz & Associates Minneapolis. teacher with the Mohall Lansford 2010 of Minot, N.D. Nordquist has Sherwood School District in worked as an accountant with Bethany (Beyer) Gourneau, '08, Mohall, N.D. David Ackert, '10, is an engineer the company for 10 years. '13, has joined the anesthesia with Braun Intertec in Bismarck, team at Altru Health System in Tara Mertz-Hack, '09, '14, is N.D. Lance Podoll, '04, is a teacher Grand Forks. a family medical physician with at Fargo South's Individualized Sanford Health-Oakes (N.D.). Kelsey (Fletcher) Adams, '10, Learning Center. Brooke (Heitkamp) Hills, '08, She primarily sees patients in '12, is a certified family nurse '13, is a family nurse practitioner Oakes, but also provides care practitioner with the pediatric 2005 with Sanford Health Wahpeton in Ellendale, Forman, LaMoure, team at Altru Health System in Darren Albrecht, '05, is the (N.D.). Lisbon and Gwinner. Grand Forks. superintendent for Grafton (N.D.) Public Schools. He'd previously Kara (Biel) Kniert, '08, is a Nicholas Milanovich, '09, a Burke Bolstad, '10, is a real served as Grafton High School certified family nurse practitioner radiologist at Essentia Health- estate agent for Adams Family principal for 12 years. with Family HealthCare clinic in Duluth Clinic in Duluth, Minn., Real Estate in Blaine, Minn. Fargo. has completed a fellowship Brennan Hack, '10, is a Social Mark Longmuir, '05, '09, was in musculoskeletal imaging at James Miles, '08, '12, is a Studies teacher at Oakes (N.D.) named Outstanding Rural Cedar-Sinai Medical Center in member of the neurology High School. Health Provider at the Dakota Los Angeles and is certified by Conference on Rural and Public team at Altru Health System in the American Board of Radiology Nicole (Hager) Lemieux, '10, Health. Longmuir is chief of Grand Forks. He specializes in in diagnostic radiology. is a family nurse practitioner at staff and medical director at treatment of neurologic diseases Heart of America Johnson Clinic Montrail County Medical Center such as seizures, migraine Nathan Murray, '09, teaches in Rugby, N.D. in Stanley, N.D. headaches and developmental world and U.S. history and civics delays in pediatric patients. Dr. at Grafton (N.D.) High School. Braeden Nelson, 10, has joined 2006 Miles is one of three pediatric Dawson Insurance in Fargo as a Jon Solberg, '06, is an neurology specialists in the state Benjamin Roth, '09, is a surety advisor. emergency medicine physician of North Dakota. member of the family medicine with CHI St. Alexius Health's team at Altru Health System in Brady Pelton, '10, is a Kaleen (Skramstad) Peterson, Emergency & Trauma Center in Grand Forks. government affairs manager '08, '11, is the Assistant Director Bismarck, N.D. for the North Dakota Petroleum for Enrollment Services at Valley Scott Seglem, '09, is a material Council. Ana (Buchveitz) Tobiasz, '06, City State University in Valley planner with Cummins Inc. in '10, is a maternal fetal medicine City, N.D. Fridley, Minn. 2011 specialist with Sanford Health in Brock Callina, '11, is a budget Craig Peterson, '08, is principal Kate Stroh, '09, is an EPIC Bismarck, N.D. analyst with UND's Energy and of Breckenridge (Minn.) High Implementation Lead at Ochsner Environmental Research Center. 2007 School. Health System in New Orleans. Jesse Elis, '07, '09, is the Cassandra Hunt, '11, is a family 2009 director of Player Health and nurse practitioner with Towner Cassey Breyer, '09, '13, is an Performance for the NBA's County Medical Center in attorney with Sillers, Laaveg & Portland Trail Blazers. Elis leads Cando, N.D. all facets of the Trail Blazers Wenzel in Langdon, N.D. medical staff to provide care to Megan (Kroshus) Jundt, '11, the team's players. is a senior credit analyst with Olmstead National Bank in Sarah Hillier, '07, is a family and Rochester, Minn. consumer sciences teacher at Drayton (N.D.) Public Schools.

40 Alumni Review | Winter 2017 Andrew Miller, '11, is an interventional radiologist with Sanford Health in Bismarck, N.D.

Gloria (Volk) Odden, '11, is the elementary school principal, K-12 school counselor, and coaches track at Strasburg (N.D.) Public Schools.

Jasmine Ottmar, '11, is a licensed certified social worker with Abound Counseling in Fargo.

Amber (Bernhardt) Podoll, '11, teaches first grade at Hillsboro (N.D.) Elementary School.

Colby (Peterson) Schaley, '11, is a speech language pathologist ‘A TRUE with Sanford Mayville (N.D.).

Christopher Wateland, '11, '15, is an assistant county attorney AMERICAN HERO’ for Wadena County in Wadena, “You are a true American hero,” Guillaume Three years ago, he had the honor of being Minn. Earlier this year, he worked Lacroix, Consul General of France in Chicago, the official representative of the 17th Airborne as a constituent advocate for told Minot, North Dakota, World War II veteran Division at the 70th annual reenactment of U.S. Senator John McCain, Lynn Aas before presenting Aas with France’s the historic Battle of the Bulge in the town of R-Ariz. highest honor, the French Legion of Honor Bastogne, Belgium. Erica (Hagert) Wiegandt, '11, is medal. After receiving the medal from Lacroix, Aas an optometrist with Altru Health “Without you, I would not be here. Without told those gathered for the ceremony, “It is System in Grand Forks. you, the French flag would not be flying. truly humbling to me to know that you have 2012 Thank you very much for your services,” said awarded this to me.” Kelsey (Fletcher) Adams, Lacroix to Aas at a ceremony attended by “I accept this with honor and grace. We '12, is a certified family nurse many of Aas’ family members and friends on have always been friends of the French.” He practitioner with the pediatric October 9. said he was proud to receive the medal and team at Altru Health System in Lacroix said France will never forget what expressed a sincere thank you to France. Grand Forks. was done for them and what they owe the Noting those who spoke prior to the medal Kevin Beaudoin, '12, is principal American people. He said this country is presentation, Aas said many of them have of St. Thomas (N.D.) School. France’s oldest ally. “We have never been at talked about World War II veterans coming He also teaches ELL, special war with the U.S. – never,” Lacroix said. home and how they have made many education and is the school's Before receiving the medal from Lacroix, Aas, changes in this country. athletic director. who was wearing a suit jacket, changed to his Ceremony speakers included Minot Lance Doeden, '12, specializes World War II Army jacket. Lacroix pinned the Mayor Chuck Barney serving as master of in pain management at Sanford medal on the Army jacket. ceremonies, Senators John Hoeven and Heidi South University Medical Center Aas, who turned 96 in June, entered the Heitkamp, '77, Congressman Kevin Cramer in Fargo. Army in 1942 and fought as a rifleman in the and Maj. Gen. Alan Dohrmann, '93, adjutant Ashley Jones, '12, is a physician historic Battle of the Bulge, serving with the general of the North Dakota National Guard. assistant with the Twin Rivers 17th Airborne Division of the 193rd Airborne — Story and photo courtesy of Eloise Ogden, Medical Group Walk-In Clinic in Infantry in the Europe Theatre. He received Minot Daily News Kennett, Missouri. both the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. He earned degrees from UND in 1948 and 1949.

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Megan Miller, '12, has Heather Sandness Nelson, Christina Harmon, '14, is a Service Center team. Mager's joined Braun Intertec as an '13, has joined the obstetrics hospitalist with Essentia Health responsibilities with the Business environmental technician in the and gynecology department at in Fargo. Service Center include the Bismarck, N.D., office. the Mid Dakota Clinic Center for accounting of equipment, Women in Bismarck, N.D. Jason Henry, '14, is a hospitalist buildings, and infrastructure, as 2013 on the primary care and well as assisting departments 2014 Christopher Bothun, '13, is specialty medicine team for the with their annual inventory of a dentist with Dakota Dental Dayna (Pierson) Bartlette, Fargo VA Health Care System. capitalized equipment. She will Associates, P.C., in Grand Forks. '14, is a third grade teacher at also assist the Business Service Andrew Huus, '14, is a senior Strasberg (N.D.) Public School. Center with cash and investment Megan Christiansen, '13, is a staff accountant in the tax accounting and International member of the anesthesia team Joseph Dinsmore, '14, is an department of Widmer Roel in Programs accounting. at Altru Health System in Grand emergency physician with Lake Fargo. Forks. Region Healthcare in Fergus David Stenvold, '14, is a Steve Inglish, '14, is an Falls, Minn. customer service representative Kyle Kohns, '13, is store emergency medicine physician in student loans at Bank of North manager of the Uptown Bryant Friskop, '14, '17, has with CHI St. Alexius Health's Dakota in Bismarck, N.D. Minneapolis Target store. been named the head golf Emergency & Trauma Center in coach at the University of Bismarck, N.D. Morgan Wagner, '14, '17, Caitlin Pandolfo, '13, is an Minnesota-Crookston. He will is serving a one-year court ob/gyn with Essentia Health Melissa Mager, '14, financial continue as an assistant coach clerkship at the North Dakota in Fargo. accountant/analyst, has for the Golden Eagles' women's Supreme Court. basketball team. joined the UND Business

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42 Alumni Review | Winter 2017 2015 with James River Special Peter Hvidston, '16, is an science at NDSU. The society Rachel Chalupnik, '15, is a Education Unit. She provides associate attorney with Nilles is a forum for the assessment preschool and kindergarten therapy to students in Edgeley Law Firm in Fargo. He is part of and exchange of research in speech-language pathologist and Litchville-Marion schools in the firm's real estate group. behavioral and social sciences in with Grafton (N.D.) Public North Dakota. regard to civil-military relations Schools. Emily Jones, '16, is a licensed and the military establishment. John Roll, '15, is a clinical nurse certified social worker with Chelsea De Bruto, '15, '16, specialist with Sanford Roger Abound Counseling in Fargo. Madison Weber, '16, is an a pediatric therapist with Maris Cancer Center in Fargo. intensive in-home family Northwood (N.D.) Deaconess Travis Plante, '16, is a therapist with The Village Family Health Center, has been certified Erica Turner, '15, is a financial kindergarten teacher at Central Service Center in Grand Forks. as a Car Seat Technician and will analyst with Target Corporation Cass Public School in Casselton, serve the area as a resource for in Brooklyn Park, Minn. N.D. Anna Withee, '16, is a resource car seat safety room teacher at Griggs County 2016 Jeff Stine, '16, is a licensed in association with Safe Kids Central in Cooperstown, N.D. \\\ Tyler Demoe, '16, teaches fifth certified social worker with Grand Forks. grade in Tioga, N.D. Abound Counseling in Fargo. Michael McNelly, '15, '16, is a Shannah Henk, '16, is a training Jeremy Straub, '16, has been special education instructor with and communications specialist selected as a fellow of the Inter- Grafton (N.D.) High School. with Best Buy in Richfield, Minn. University Seminar on Armed Brittany Mildenberger, '15, Forces and Society. Straub is an '17, is a speech pathologist assistant professor in computer

UNDalumni.org 43 1 ADDITIONS & CELEBRATIONS If you would like your addition or celebration to be included in the next Alumni Review, send a high resolution photo to [email protected]. 2 We look forward to helping you celebrate!

Additions Celebrations 1 Blakely Jane Pearson was born June 20, 9 Nicholas Esch, ’16, and Ashley Larson, 2016, to Stephanie (Brandt) Pearson, ’11, ’16, were married August 5, 2017, in Grand and Chris Pearson, ’09. The family, including Rapids, Minn. The couple lives in Cedar big sister Kherington, lives in Argusville, N.D. Rapids, Iowa.

2 Jason Semerad, ’97, and his wife, Kristi 10 Matt Fossen, ’12, and Jessica Bruns, Prochnow Kelley, are the proud parents of ’15, were married in Laporte, Minn., on June Briggs Donald Semerad born October 27, 24, 2017. The couple resides in Minot, N.D. 2016. The family lives in Casselton, N.D. 11 Cameron Peterson, ’16, and Ashley 3 Ryan Davis, ’07, and Amy (Fendt) Davis, Bagley, ’16, were married on June 10, 3 ’07, welcomed daughters Kenna and Kyla 2017, in Stillwater, Minn. The couple lives in on April 4, 2017. The family lives in Cottage Rochester, Minn. Grove, Minn. Amy reports she is the fourth 12 Selke RA from the 2005-06 school year to Brian Egan, ’07, and Amy Molin have twins. and were married June 24, 2017, in St. Paul, Minn. Front row (left to right): Scott 4 Holly (Silewski) Osborn, ’08 and Matthew Dickmeyer, ’05; Ashley Lasch, Rachel Bredl, Osborn welcomed a son, Ethan Isaac, on and Erik Molin. Back row (L – R): Ryan July 19, 2017. He joins big sister, Ava. The Lee, ’14, Jenn Hedge-Swenson, ’07; Joe Osborns live in Fargo. Marx,’07; Brittany Hawke, Amy Egan, Brian Egan, ’07; Amanda Erickson, Troy Redmann, 5 Jackson Douglas Hansell was born Sept. ’05; Lindsey Olson, and Sandy Deach, ’93. 25, 2017, to TJ Hansell, ’05, ’12, and Darci Hansell. He, his sister, Lili, and his parents 13 Laura Hausmann, ’10, married Sam live in Goodyear, Ariz. Benshoof in Fargo on June 10, 2017. Pictured with other UND alumni at the 4 6 Kaleen (Skramstad) Peterson, ’08, ’11, wedding are (from left to right): Ericka and Travis Peterson welcomed Turner Ellis (Ludwig) Rose, ..’10; Elizabeth Mickleson, to their family on April 10, 2017. Turner ’12; Laura Hausmann, 10; Jenna (Loeppke) is pictured with his brothers Sullivan and Carr, ’10; and Sean Lee, ’12. The couple Sawyer. The family lives in Valley City, N.D. lives in St. Paul, Minn. ///

7 Zach Cromley, ’05, and Holly Cromley welcomed Tyler George on April 24, 2017. The Cromleys live in Loveland, Colo.

8 William Frederick Larter was born on April 10, 2017, to proud parents Samantha Braun, ’10, and Kody Larter. They live in Altona, Manitoba.

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He immediately worked side-by-side with Poellot to envision and build what is now UND’s Department of Atmospheric Sciences. He led significant research efforts with the Federal Aviation Administration, the Bureau of Reclamation and the Federal Highway Administration that helped grow the campus research environment.

“His early research efforts really helped sustain and grow the John D. Odegard School in its early days,” Poellot said.

A longtime director of UND’s Regional Weather Information Center (RWIC) – as well as a linchpin in its creation – Osborne was vital in helping to forecast the devastating 1997 Greater Grand Forks flood. He was known for urging the community to prepare long before any other organization was willing to make that call.

Osborne joined others at UND in developing the Advanced Transportation Weather Information System in 1996. The system, leveraging new computer and forecasting technology, soon led Osborne’s team to craft what we now know as “511” – an access number that drivers can call for on-demand information on weather LEON’S LEGACY and road conditions. UND Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor To make 511 applicable to the public, Osborne and his wife, Kathy, Leon Osborne remembered as a passionate enlisted colleagues to start up Meridian Environmental Technology, Inc. The company began with a contract with the State of weather pioneer Minnesota. Today, 511 keeps travelers safe across the country. Photo by Jackie Lorentz Next generation At his core, Osborne was a teacher. He was the director of both the Leon Osborne Jr., known in the Grand Forks community as the undergraduate and graduate atmospheric sciences programs, and “People’s Weatherman,” died October 24 after a yearlong battle with his experience with TV weather jump-started a student broadcast pancreatic cancer. He was 63. meteorology program, now led by Associate Professor Fred Remer.

“Leon was a visionary and a man of the highest integrity,” said Mike “It is amazing the number of alumni and former students that have Poellot, chair of the UND Department of Atmospheric Sciences and reached out to the department and to his family over the past year longtime friend of Osborne’s. “He was man of family and strong faith. to offer thanks for the motivation, inspiration and education that He was down-to-earth, but dreamed big and worked hard to see his Leon provided them,” Remer said. dreams come true.” “Leon had charisma,” Askelson added. “He was a tremendous “Leon was an amazingly talented atmospheric scientist. He was orator who made you want to hear what was coming next. He was an even better person,” said Mark Askelson, UND professor of compelling and passionate, and that passion carried through to his Atmospheric Sciences and interim executive director of the Research students.” Institute for Autonomous Systems. He was a former student of Osborne’s at UND. “I personally owe him for many successes, as he “One of the things he would ask every student — whether an helped me immensely in my career. It’s hard to convey just how much undergraduate doing research for a senior project presentation, or a Leon has meant to UND.” graduate student defending their thesis or dissertation – he always asked them, ‘What’s the value of your work to society?’” Poellot Weather trailblazer remembered. “That was always at the forefront for him.” /// A Texas native with degrees in physics and meteorology, Osborne took his career north and found an academic home at UND in 1978. —Kaylee Cusack/UND Today writer

46 Alumni Review | Winter 2017 CHRIS JACOBS (operating the camera) co-conducted summer moviemaking workshops on campus from 2006-11. REMEMBER Photo by Chuck Kimmerle CHRIS JACOBS Campus and community mourns loss of UND educator, filmmaker and all-around good man

Chris Jacobs, retired senior lecturer in English, passed away October 7 at the age of 63.

Faculty members across campus mourned him. He was known for his love of the arts, especially movies and theater.

A film buff with a special interest in the silent cinema since childhood, he earned a master’s degree in film and dramatic production criticism from UND.

He began teaching introductory film classes as a lecturer in 1995, and continued until his early retirement in May 2017.

He taught the Intro to Film sections from 1995 through 2017, and also taught a Creative Writing class focusing on screenwriting, a class on creative movie production using digital video equipment, and another on the horror film genre. He gave guest lectures on film for the history and communication departments.

From 2006-2011 he conducted a summer moviemaking workshop for teens, and occasionally one for adults, with Kathy Coudle-King, senior “Students who took his class seriously got a lot out of it. It wasn’t lecturer in English. an easy class and he expected a lot from his students. He loved to talk about old classics. He took film seriously, yet had a lot of fun. “He was incredibly knowledgeable about film and film history,” said He had a deadpan sense of humor.” Coudle-King. “Film was his life and he was happy to share it.” Jacobs co-authored an introductory college-level film textbook “A devoted teacher and scholar of a range of films, Chris was also for Bridgepoint Education, "Film: From Watching to Seeing," with an old-fashioned craftsman when it came to making films, which he Arizona film critic Bill Goodykoontz, which first published in 2011. produced at his own expense simply for the love of creation,” said They revised and updated it for a second edition that was published Rebecca Weaver-Hightower, professor of English and postcolonial in 2014. studies. “Chris also had an encyclopedic knowledge of movies. I never asked him about a film, no matter how obscure or from where in the Jacobs served as the movies editor for The High Plains Reader for world, that he hadn’t already seen–and most of the time owned, as 23 years, and was the longest-running film critic in the region. He well. He held weekly film viewings for the University and Grand Forks also worked as a movie theater manager and a projectionist. community in his basement theater, where he exposed many of us to movies we wouldn’t have been able to see otherwise. He will be He worked briefly on the Coen brothers’ Oscar-winning film “Fargo.” greatly missed by the University and community.” He was involved in writing and producing a number of films, including “Dark Highways,” a North Dakota neo-noir thriller which “He was a kind, funny guy, and a real pleasure to talk with,” said qualified for entry in the New York International Independent Film Eric Wolfe, associate professor and chair of English. “He had an and Video Festival. It was nominated for best screenplay at the amazing knowledge of film, and the number of films he had watched SMMASH Film Festival in 2004. is remarkable. In the last few years he has been teaching film studies for the English department. It’s a big loss for the department. He was a In 2014, he developed a rare blood disorder and bone marrow resource for us, and he was interested in so many things.” failure, and received a bone marrow transplant at Mayo Clinic in 2015. He returned to teaching his early retirement in May 2017. /// “Chris held office hours on the couch at the end of the hall,” said Kristin Ellwanger, administrative assistant in English and a friend. —Jan Orvik, UND Today writer

UNDalumni.org 47 IN MEMORIAM It is with great honor we dedicate these pages to alumni and friends of the University of North Dakota who have recently passed away. These members of the alumni family helped ignite the spirit of UND, paving the way for a bright future.

Photo by Sam Melquist

1930s Jean (Harkison) Knutson, ’48, O. Richard Lee, ’51, Robert Stommes, ’55, Saint Robert Towne, ’59, Sigrid (Benson) Ott, ’39, Sioux Falls, S.D. Menasha, Wis. Cloud, Minn. Cloquet, Minn. Switzerland Marijo (Loomis) Shide, ..’48, Marilyn (Klootwyk) Nelson, Ross Bestgen, ’56, Bismarck Dorothy (Burtness) 1940s Grand Forks ..’51, Grand Forks Westrem, ’59, Edward Fowler, ’56, East Grand Forks, Minn. Col. Ferdinand Svore, USAF Geraldine (Stenehjem) Howard Russell Jr., ’51, Caledonia, Ill. (RET), ’40, Gainsville, Fla. Wheeler, ..’48, Fargo Bethesda, Md. Paul Woutat, ’59, Renee (Erickson) Swenson, Saint Paul, Minn. Helen Frank Challey, ’41, M.H. Atkinson Jr., ’49, ’51, Roy Stillings, ’51, ’56, ’63, Sparks, Nev. West Fargo, N.D. Bismarck Oceanside, Calif. 1960s Louis Tomaselli, ..’56, Dr. Jerome Bakke, ’60, Dwight Johnson, ’41, Gordon Christian, ..’49, Irven Dahl, ’53, Minneapolis Spring Green, Wis. Fargo Redlands, Calif. Warroad, Minn. Ruth (Kobe) Deitz, ..’53, Robert McConn, ’57, Bruce Denler, ’60, Ethel (Book) Kent, ..’41, Dorothy (Davis) Corbit, ’49, Moorhead, Minn. Grand Forks Greenwood, Ind. Hatton, N.D. Saint Thomas, N.D. Dr. Dick Koppenhaver, ’53, Edward McCulloch II, ’57, William Gorder, ’60, ’69, Lois (Nystrom) Engler, ’42, Richard Mueller, ’49, ’54, ’61, Lenexa, Kan. Baxter, Minn. Grafton, N.D. Bismarck Ocean Shores, Wash. Connie (Atwood) McCarthy, James Stannard, ’57, ’62, James Nowatzki, ’60, Charles Noren, ’43, Mary Lou (Gies) Scully, ..’49, ’53, Naples, Fla. Colorado Springs, Colo. Northridge, Calif. Hagerstown, Md. Fargo Robert Rystad, ’53, Jarl Bergland, ’58, Betsy (Hokana) Short, ’60, Marilyn Mae (Mattson) Roger Tunberg, ..’49, Grand Forks Brownsville, Texas Wayland, Mass. Bostrom, ..’45, Thief River Falls, Minn. North Branch, Minn. Dr. Trueman Tryhus Jr., ..’53, Carsten Birkeland, ’58, Donald Foss, MD, ’61, Scottsdale, Ariz. Edina, Minn. A. Margaret (Donovan) 1950s Fergus Falls, Minn. Kertz, ’45, Langdon, N.D. John Bures, MD, ’50, ’55, Walter Wockovich, ..’53, LeRoy Bowman, ’58, Saint Petersburg, Fla. Jameson Larimore III, ’61, Grand Forks West Fargo, N.D. Elaine (Ornes) Mack, ’45, Larimore, N.D. Flagstaff, Ariz. James Elliott, ’50, D. Ross Halliday, MD, ’54, Hartley Brown, ’58, Sun City West, Ariz. Donald Sarkinen, ’61, ’55, Scottsdale, Ariz. Grand Forks Caroline (Weiss) Buckman, Burnsville, Minn. ..’47, Dickinson, N.D. Stephen Farrington, ’50, John Iverson, ’54, Leo Considine, ’58, Mesa, Ariz. A. Stewart Andree, ’62, Bemidji, Minn. Billings, Mont. Myron Fahey, ’47, West Vancouver, BC Canada Gilbert, Minn. Robert Jordheim, MD, ’50, Leland Johnson, ’54, ’58, Jan Robinson Culkins, ’58, ’52, Fargo George Barron, ’62, Green Valley, Ariz. Kennesaw, Ga. Warren Little, ’47, Jamestown, N.D. Omaha, Neb. Waldo Kroeber, ’50, Warren Loberg, ’54, Paul Flaten, MD, ’58, ’60, Bismarck Sharon (Heiser) Studley, ’62, Grand Forks Jacksonville, Fla. Beverly (Hagen) Sabin, ’47, Cumming, Ga. Boulder, Colo. Mary Lois (Schmitt) Dallas Stetson, ’54, Odell Foss, ’58, Grand Forks McKenzie, ’50, Omar Vein, ..’62, Sheboygan, Wis. Dorothy (Anderson) Williston, N.D. Bellevue, Wash. Samuelson, ..’47, Margaret (Tupa) Meagher, Robert Dunsworth, ’55, ..’58, Grand Forks Terrell, Texas Daniel McKinnon, ..’50, Charles Walejko, ’62, Richmond, BC Canada Warroad, Minn. Stockton, Calif. Coleman Barry, ’48, Lila (Sjodin) Nelson, ’58, Duane Fadness, ’55, Badger, Minn. Williston, N.D. Lewis Shaw, ’50, Richard Groven, ..’63, Saint Louis, Mo. Mandan, N.D. Shevlin, Minn. Irene, (McCloskey) John Scheveck, ’58, ’61, Justin Hoberg, ..’55, Howard Lake, Minn. Campbell, ..’48, Sidney Anderson, ’51, Glenn Heitzman, ’63, Bemidji, Minn. St. Louis Park, Minn. Grand Forks Cold Spring, Minn. Martha (Thomson) Soter, ’58, Elmer ’Jerry’ Meldahl, ’55, Tucson, Ariz. Donald Croy, ’48, Joy (Takeyama) Hashimoto, Lowell Akers, ’64, ’56, Billings, Mont. Portland, Ore. ’51, Salt Lake City Deerwood, Minn. Evelyn Swenson, ..’58, Dr. John Sagehorn, ..’55, Canby, Minn. George Jones, ’48, Colleen (McCullough) James Eissinger, ’64, Plymouth, Minn. Burnsville, Minn. Helgerson, ’51, Fargo Lubbock, Texas Patrick McGurran, ’59, Amery, Wis.

48 Alumni Review | Winter 2017 Karen (Leonhard) Kelsch, ’64, Viola (Hedman) Larson, ’70, Geraldean Martin, ..’75, Robert O’Keefe, ’87, ’11, ’15, Dr. John Owen, Bismarck Oslo, Minn. Enid, Okla. Fargo Hollywood, Md. Clinton Rodningen, ’64, Roberta (Kringler) Mundahl, Cynthia (Chally) Page, ’75, 1990s Eugene Purcell, Grand Forks Grand Forks ’70, Cando, N.D. Wayzata, Minn. Kelly Halvorson, ’90, E. Paul Smart, Grand Forks Jamestown, N.D. Dennis Sailor, ’64, Robert Nordine, ..’70, Thomas Steffan, ’75, Cameron, Wis. Jamestown, N.D. Jamestown, N.D. Duane Swartz, Grand Forks Cory Cadden, ..’92, Summerville, S.C. Wayne Dieterle, ’65, Allen Pedersen, ..’70, Marvin Christianson, ’76, ’84, Donna (Knauss) Thompson, Minot, N.D. Crookston, Minn. Fairmont, Minn. Grand Forks Richelle Horsley, ’92, Salt Lake City Steve Hensey, ..’65, Stuart Sherry, MD, ’70, ’71, Dr. Douglas Knowlton, ’76, Karen (Karner) Williams, Lakota, N.D. Walla Walla, Wash. ’79, Saint Paul, Minn. Grand Forks Patricia (Montgomery) Roche, ’92, Mentor, Minn. Harlan Lien, ’65, Charles Stewart, ’70, James Tracey, ’76, Grafton, N.D. Grafton, N.D. Wildrose, N.D. Friends Steven Bode, ’95, Ellen (Megivern) Austin, Larimore, N.D. James Lince, ..’65, Herbert LeRoy Valgren, ’70, Myrtle (Painte) GoodLeft, Grand Forks Vancouver, Wash. Grand Forks ..’77, Garrison, N.D. Gary Hanesalo, ’95, Ely, Nev. Joan (Ost) Bender, Dennis Schjeldahl, ..’65, Kathlyn (Bymers) Heaton, Craig Holte, ’77, Fargo Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Grand Forks ’71, Ithaca, N.Y. Toofawn (Gunshanan) Simhai, ’96, ’98, Paul Kobilansky, ..’77, James Bowen, Grafton, N.D. Devils Lake, N.D. C. Ann (Zea) Cremers, ..’66, Jerome Kalenze, ..’71, Grand Forks Grand Forks Garner, N.C. Julie (Selby) Clark, Michelle K Fenske, ’97, Jim Osborn, ’77, Williston, N.D. Oakes, N.D. Dr. Robert Hanson, ’66, Donald King, ’71, Missoula, Mont. Watsonville, Calif. Onalaska, Wis. Virginia Franta, Greenville, Kimberly (Wells) Kramer, ’97, Trent Heinemeyer, ’78, ’82, Del. Santa Rosa, Calif. Dr. Barry Johnson, ’66, ’70, Dr. Christie Logan, ’71, Fort Wayne, Ind. ’72, Rapid City, S.D. Woodland Hills, Calif. Gloria (Gausvik) Haas, Avery Paulson, ’98, ’02, Marilyn (Albert) Bjerke, ..’79, Bismarck Lincoln, Neb. Wallace Tate, ’66, S. Myron Maurseth, ’71, Grand Forks Apache Junction, Ariz. San Diego John H. Hoeven, Minot, N.D. Dr. Dana (Borowiak) Cynthia Gornowicz, ..’79, Scheurer, ’99, ’02, David Walth, ..’66, Rebecca (Lee) Pryde, ’71, Grand Forks Dolores Holwell, Maryville, Tenn. Halliday, N.D. San Bernardino, Calif. Bottineau, N.D. Janice (Wallette) Shanley, Laurel (Bakke) Ecklund, ’67, Charles Weispfenning, MD, MD, ’79, ’82, 2000s William Kloempken, MD, Fargo ’71, Vashon, Wash. Casa Grande, Ariz. Tina Grumbo, ’00, Waseca, Minn. Cavalier, N.D. Gary Mott, ’67, Bob Boehmer, ’72, JoAnn (Mattson) Veum, ’79, Darlene (Forseth) Leinen, Billings, Mont. Minneapolis Grafton, N.D. Janna (Worner) Kunkel, ’00, Williston, N.D. Prior Lake, Minn. Gary Peterson, ’67, Duane Bokn, ’72, Mona (Bilden) Lund, 1980s Black Hawk, Colo. Devils Lake, N.D. Jennifer (Holth) Winkels, Northwood, N.D. Kenneth (Mattson) Peetz, ’80, ’02, Grand Forks Elkhorn, Neb. Garreth Gunderson, ’68, Jarrel Boyer, ..’72, Robert McDonald, Englewood, Fla. Globe, Ariz. Forrest Cross, ’06, Saratoga, Calif. Connie S J (Johnson) New Town, N.D. Poppke, ’80, Bismarck Richard Lee, ’68, Paul Felter, ’72, Paulette (Dorr) Moe, Minneapolis Ponderay, Idaho Erskine, Minn. Cynthia (Ring) Stoller, ..’80, 2010s Grand Forks John Orvis, ’68, Albert Nelson, ’72, ’77, Danielle Bjerke, ’12, ’13, Joe Neel Jr., Grand Forks Lineville, Iowa Bismarck Park River, N.D. Dolores (Hance) Trudeau, ’80, James Noss, Grand Forks Stillwater, Minn. Wayne Hintz, ’69, ’72, Wayne Peterson, ..’72, Christopher Greenman, ’14, Helena, Mont. Bemidji, Minn. ’15, Rock Springs, Wyo. Robert Nowatzki, William Joyner, ..’81, Langdon, N.D. Grand Forks Rodger Johnston, ’69, Sharlene (Melby) Stredwick, Scott Lindgren, ’15, Browerville, Minn. ..’72, Boise, Idaho Leeds, N.D. Debra (Baxter) Thomas- Amy (Seifert) Loeb, ’81, Anderson, Bemus Point, N.Y. St. Gertrude, N.D. Richard Peterson, ’69, Richard Joersz, ’73, Bismarck Andrew Huot, ..’17, North Aurora, Ill. Red Wing, Minn. Douglas Treadway, Orella (Nysveen) Woods, Stephen Linehan, ’73, Brentwood, Calif. ..’81, Fargo Cheryl (Berg) Toth, ’69, Rockwall, Texas Jaclyn Sand, ..’17, Aurora, Ill. Grand Forks Duane Walker, Hoople, N.D. Jeff Nelson, ’83, Kay (Connor) Morano, ’73, Moorhead, Minn. Jacob Wolf Jr., ’69, Yakima, Wash. Faculty/Staff Gerald Wickman, Burlington, Detroit Lakes, Minn. N.D. /// Troy Bazey, ’84, Grand Forks Dianna Georgina, Duluth, Ga. Jill Ruzicka, ’73, Minneapolis 1970s Linda (Sinclair) Bennett, ’85, Debra (Kossow) Lee, Jacqueline (Robinson) Arthur Divers, ’70, ’01, Grand Junction, Colo. East Grand Forks, Minn. Brockling, ..’74, Grand Forks Unionville, ON Canada Daniel Clark, ’85, Corpus Joan (McGlynn) Martindale, Robert Kuchar, ..’74, Arjan Gelling, ’70, Christi, Texas Mankato, Minn. Prior Lake, Minn. Nanaimo, BC Canada Mary (Roessel) Engel, ..’85, Regina Monnig, Lynn Anderson, ’75, ’77, ’87, Joseph Hess, ’70, Bismarck Rochester, Minn. Hutchinson, Kan. Wills Point, Texas Jessica Herman Beier, ’87, Joshua Omotunde, MD, Leawood, Kan. Grafton, N.D.

UNDalumni.org 49 THE WRAP

Fall 2017 INSIDE: Homecoming 2017: Live for Gameday. p. 12

DRU'S LASTING LEGACY Sophomore Kelsey Cariveau is the latest recipient of the scholarship that honors the memory of Dru Sjodin p. 6

Women for Philanthropy

Student organizations had a chance to Photo: Sam Melquist highlight their community outreach at the Women for Philanthropy Fall Social. Find the Flame The flame hidden on the cover of the fall Those in attendance got the chance to issue of the Alumni Review was tough meet some bold and inspirational student to spot, but more than 50 sharp-eyed leaders who take time from their busy Helping Students Soar readers found it in the leaves school schedules to make Grand Forks A $1.5-million scholarship endowment will (see above). a better place through volunteering and help UND’s Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences recruit even more of the best and community service. Three names were drawn at random brightest students in the country. from the correct entries. Jeff Seurer, The UND Mortar Board took home a David Knittel and J. Gregory Vranna are $1,000 grant while UND Delta Gamma The James C. Ray Memorial Freshman the lucky winners of a prize package received the $500 People’s Choice Award. Scholarship Endowment honors the from the UND Alumni Association & These groups will use the grant money to venture capitalist and UND benefactor who Foundation. advance their philanthropic outreach in passed away in April at age 94. the community. Don’t miss your chance to find the The UND Aerospace Foundation flame on the cover of this issue. established the scholarship endowment Send your guess to alumnireview@ with an initial $500,000 investment. UNDalumni.net to be entered in our The James C. Ray Foundation made a drawing. Good luck! $500,000 commitment as well. The $1 million was matched by $500,000 from the UND Alumni Association & Foundation UND Promise Scholarship Program.

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