UNIVERSITY of NORTH DAKOTA

GENERAL COMMENCEMENT

August 2, 2019 Grand Forks, North Dakota O   U

J W Interim President T M. DL  C H
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 L J W Vice President for Vice President for Health Affairs Marketing & Communications and Dean of the S C

School of Medicine & Health Sciences Registrar

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P  M  ...... Brent Hermans

P ...... “Pomp and Circumstance” Brent Hermans A  M Please stand during the Processional Hail to thee, O Alma Mater! Hail to thee with heart and “A  B  ” ...... Kalli Sonnenburg tongue! Pride we feel and love yet W   I  ...Vice Chancellor Phil Wisecup greater While we raise our grateful G   S song. B  H E  ...... Jill Louters, SBHE Member Home of lofty thought and learning, R ...... Vice Chancellor Phil Wisecup Beacon o’er our western land, C  Shrine whence still the everburning A D ...... Vice Chancellor Phil Wisecup Torch is passed from hand David Tack, Proctor to hand. (Order of degrees begins on Page 2)

A  G ...... Milo Smith UND Alumni Association and Foundation

“A  M” ...... The Assemblage Kalli Sonnenburg, Song Leader

R ...... Brent Hermans

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Rebekah J. Burz Phoenix, AZ Law Richard W. Noel Phoenix, AZ Law

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D  P ® Peter William Halcrow Grand Forks, ND Major: Biomedical Sciences Katelyn Audrey Barber Dissertation: Endolysosome Dysfunction and Inter-Organellar Signaling: An Hamlin, NY ‘Iron-Ic’ Story Major: Atmospheric Sciences Advisor: Jonathan Geiger Dissertation: Characteristics of convectively induced turbulence determined Elizabeth Howell from tropical and midlatitude simulations Ottawa, ON Advisor: Gretchen Mullendore Major: Aerospace Sciences Emily Rae Biggane Dissertation: Can You Hear Me, Major Tom? Open Issues In Extra-Vehicular Grand Forks, ND Activity Communications Major: Biomedical Sciences Advisor: James Casler Dissertation: SPARC, a Matricellular Protein, in a Cell Culture Model of Heavy Teresa Louise Huff-Pomstra Metal Cadmium Induced Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma Overland Park, KS Advisor: Jane Dunlevy Major: Counseling Psychology Stephanie Jo Bono Dissertation: A Consensual Qualitative Review Exploring Mental Health Stigma and Mayville, ND its Impact on Psychological Help-seeking Among Fundamentally Major: Counseling Psychology Religious Individuals. Dissertation: Multicultural Education and Cultural Competency Standards for Advisor: Cindy Juntunen Legal Professionals Pragalv Karki Advisor: Kara Wettersten Santa Rosa, CA Renuka M. de Silva Major: Physics Barrie, ON Dissertation: Monte Carlo Methods and Inductor-Capacitor Network Models in Major: Educational Foundations & Research Two Dimensional Superconducting and Magnetic Systems Dissertation: Native and Indigenous Women of Hawai’i: Exploring the Importance Advisor: Yen Lee Loh of Indigenous Narratives and Storytelling to Understand Ancestral Seyedalireza Khatibi Knowledge Systems Grand Forks, ND Advisor: Cheryl Hunter Major: Petroleum Engineering Sofiane Djezzar Dissertation: Fine scale characterization of organic matter using analytical Grand Forks, ND methods: Raman and NMR spectroscopies Major: Petroleum Engineering Advisor: Mehdi Ostadhassan Dissertation: Fracture Detection and Prediction in Unconventional Reservoirs for Nii Koney-Kwaku Koney Finding Sweet Spot Grand Forks, ND Advisor: Vamegh Rasouli Major: Anatomy Bruce Farnsworth Dissertation: Chromatin Associated Small Rna Show Evidence Of Processing Tiburon, CA After Promoter Proximal Rna Polymeraseii Pausing Major: Education Foundations & Research Advisor: Sergei Nechaev Dissertation: Photography Methods to Understand Rural Resilience and Lingyun Kong Environmental Literacy: The Example of Fracking in the Bakken Grand Forks, ND Advisor: Marcus Weaver-Hightower Major: Petroleum Engineering Timothy Charles Fuss Dissertation: Innovation of Petrophysical and Geomechanical Experiment Germantown, MD Methodologies: The Application of 3D Printing Technology Major: Nursing Advisor: Mehdi Ostadhassan Dissertation: The Relationship of Physical Activity and Perceived Fatigue in Men Mei-Chuan Lin Receiving External Beam Radiation Therapy for Non-Metastatic Grand Forks, ND Prostate Cancer Major: Music Education Advisor: Gayle Roux Dissertation: An Investigation of Music Performance Anxiety in Taiwanese Pianists, Cherie Amber Graves Vocalists, String and Wind Instrumentalists at the College Level Grand Forks, ND Advisor: Katherine Norman Dearden Major: Educational Leadership Dissertation: Integrating Best Practice into Fieldwork: A Narrative Inquiry into the Level II Experiences of Occupational Therapy Students Advisor: Joshua Hunter

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Alex Raymond Nikle Joshua Sean Grover Ann Arbor, MI Fargo, ND Major: Aerospace Sciences Major: Educational Leadership Dissertation: Career Change Theory: An Analysis of Second Career Pilots Dissertation: Empathetic Student-Centric Decisional Mindset: A Grounded Pursuing the Aviation Profession Theory Study of Teachers’ Judgment Experiences Advisor: Elizabeth Bjerke Advisor: Pauline Stonehouse Kayode James Olatunji Grand Forks, ND Major: Geology D  N  P Dissertation: Petrophysical Characterization of Reservoir and Oil Properties As A Tool For Choosing Optimal Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods: Case Kristiana Lynn Holmes Study Of Dawson Bay Formation, Divide County, North Dakota, East Grand Forks, ND United States Major: Nursing Practice Advisor: Dongmei Wang Advisor: Kris Hendrickx Michael David Prazak Julie Ann Honey West Fargo, ND Park City, UT Major: Counseling Psychology Major: Nursing Practice Dissertation: An exploration of in-person and online social interaction: Advisor: Kris Hendrickx Examining the effects of two domains of social behavior Advisor: Kara Wettersten Joanna Kay Johnson Fargo, ND Natalie Marian Raymond Major: Nursing Practice Seattle, WA Advisor: Joanna Sikkema Major: Counseling Psychology Dissertation: The Effects of a Sex Positive Sexual Violence Prevention Program on Megan Renee Kampa College Women Eagan, MN Advisor: Ashley Hutchison Major: Nursing Practice Advisor: Mary Rivard Tiffany Dawn Russell Lexington, MA Zillah Kemunto Mulubisha Major: Clinical Psychology Coon Rapids, MN Dissertation: The Prey Drive Model of Sexual Violence Major: Nursing Practice Advisor: Alan R. King Advisor: Joanna Sikkema Todd Edward Sage Katelin Nicole Umland Buffalo, NY Hudson, WI Major: Teaching and Learning Major: Nursing Practice Dissertation: Priming Learning to Improve Applicability of Motivational Interviewing Advisor: Mary Rivard for Child Welfare Workers Advisor: Myrna R. Olson Ethan Lyle Snow Grand Forks, ND Major: Biomedical Sciences Dissertation: Effects of a Confidence-Based, Individualized Remediation Strategy on Student Learning and Final Grades in a Multi-Campus Human Anatomy Curriculum Advisor: Kenneth Ruit Taiwo Olubusoye Soetan Winnipeg, MB Major: Higher Education Dissertation: The Impact of Support Areas on the Academic Success of International Students in Community Colleges Advisor: Zarrina Azizova Thomas L. Stokke Grand Forks, ND Major: Teaching and Learning Dissertation: An Exploratory Study to Identify Barriers to Implementation of Computational Thinking Advisor: Gail Ingwalson Susan Rae Walton Rigby, ID Major: Higher Education Dissertation: Competing by Tweeting: Content Analysis of University Presidents’ Tweets Advisor: Zarrina Azizova Brandon William Wild Grand Forks, ND Major: Educational Foundations & Research Dissertation: A Historical Perspective on Aviation Flight Training and Education Advisor: Joshua Hunter Menglan Xiang Palo Alto, CA Major: Biochemistry Dissertation: Understanding the Molecular and Cellular Functions of Odd-skipped Related 1 in Outflow Tract Development Advisor: Kurt Zhang

3 S  G  S : M’ D Chris Nelson, Associate Dean

Joyce Ann Johnson M  A Mankato, MN Major: Forensic Psychology Olga Abramova Shannon Johnson Grand Forks, ND Woodbury, MN Major: English Major: Forensic Psychology Erica Rey Allen Teura Corrine Jones Tucson, AZ Columbia, SC Major: Forensic Psychology Major: Forensic Psychology Amy N. Armstrong Rebecca Jo LaVern King Williston, ND Onalaska, WI Major: Forensic Psychology Major: Forensic Psychology Emily Ray Bakken Desiree Ruth LaBlanc Rochester, MN Pleasant Hill, IA Major: Forensic Psychology Major: Forensic Psychology Maha Balouch Melissa Lily Lafferty Valrico, FL Warren, MI Major: Forensic Psychology Major: Forensic Psychology April L. Baumgartner Joaquina Nickole LaFrance West Fargo, ND Union, OR Major: Counseling Major: Forensic Psychology Jaclyn Lauren Blake Andrew Joel Lantz San Antonio, TX Fargo, ND Major: Forensic Psychology Major: Forensic Psychology Brianna Nicole Boehm Marie Laska Jamestown, ND Princeton, BC Major: Forensic Psychology Major: Forensic Psychology Tessara Bouma Jozeca Judith Lathrop Corning, CA Fergus Falls, MN Major: Forensic Psychology Major: Linguistics Stephanie Joy Brezinski Laura Logsdon Grand Forks, ND McClusky, ND Major: Psychology Major: Counseling Melissa Ann Cantwell Kira Marie Lopresto Olathe, KS New Stanton, PA Major: Forensic Psychology Major: Forensic Psychology Brandi Nicole Christensen Ani Celine Mangold Murray, UT Grand Forks, ND Major: Forensic Psychology Major: Psychology Derrick Clark Larinda Matson Bloomington, IN Asheboro, NC Major: Forensic Psychology Major: Linguistics Danielle Elizabeth Claypool Morgan Ann Mayenschein Sioux Falls, SD Scranton, PA Major: Forensic Psychology Major: Forensic Psychology Joel W. Cote-Kanning Lacie Lynn Melville Antelope, MT Pocomoke City, MD Major: Counseling Major: Forensic Psychology Jessica Lynn Ernest Rebecca Anne Melville Reynoldsburg, OH West Yarmouth, MA Major: Forensic Psychology Major: Linguistics John Galbraith Chasity Marie Peltier-Malaterre Bellevue, NE Belcourt, ND Major: Forensic Psychology Major: Counseling Christina M. Golovanoff Mary Elizabeth Pyper Bremerston, WA Kentwood, MI Major: Forensic Psychology Major: Forensic Psychology Kristina Noel Gscheidle Alexandra Taylor Rehovsky Phenix City, AL Alexandria, MN Major: Forensic Psychology Major: Psychology Sheree Lynn Guelich Kristen Ashley Roberts Curwensville, PA Vancouver, BC Major: Forensic Psychology Major: Forensic Psychology Dherlene Gutierrez Deanna Grace Robertson Pearland, TX Hammond, LA Major: Forensic Psychology Major: Forensic Psychology Brenda Lee Leffler Harteau Joan Merlene Rogers Blaine, MN Maysville, NC Major: Forensic Psychology Major: Forensic Psychology Arkadia Rebecca Jayne Fernando Samudio Wyalusing, PA Charlotte, NC Major: Forensic Psychology Major: Forensic Psychology 4 S  G  S : M’ D

Brooke Erin Kossan M  A, continued Grand Forks, ND Major: Reading Education Shana Michelle Scott Freya Holm Lhotka Pullman, WA Kodiak, AK Major: Forensic Psychology Major: English Language Learner Keersten Elon Simmons Karlee N. Linstad Deadwood, SD Adams, ND Major: Counseling Major: Elementary Education Torsten Sommer Cassandra Kay Lohman Discovery Bay, CA West Fargo, ND Major: Forensic Psychology Major: Special Education Nicole Marie Spoor Courtney Lynn Martin Fargo, ND Redmond, WA Major: Forensic Psychology Major: Special Education Ryan Michael Turnquist Margaret Rose Miles New London, MN Williston, ND Major: Counseling Major: Reading Education Laura Patricia Wiley Anna C. Moser Montpelier, ND Pittsburg, KS Major: Counseling Major: Educational Leadership Anne Marie Nathe Bismarck, ND M  B  A Major: Special Education Heidi Lynn Neubert Nicholas Bergesch Grand Forks, ND Chesterfield, MO Major: Special Education Major: Business Administration Heather Anne Nolan Patrick Lally Cahalan Billings, MT Anoka, MN Major: Reading Education Major: Business Administration Vanessa Lynn Norby Benjamin James Heller Elk Point, SD Grand Forks, ND Major: Special Education Major: Business Administration Makenzie Jo Preston Kenneth Ndumbe Ngale Harwood, ND Limbe, Cameroon Major: Elementary Education Major: Business Administration Kristin Lee Rice Sean A. Seifert Hinckley, OH Bismarck, ND Major: Reading Education Major: Business Administration Ashley Ann Vinje Jason Jeffrey Vesely Grand Forks, ND Cameron Park, CA Major: Reading Education Major: Business Administration Tanya Rae Vitek Scotland, SD Major: English Language Learner M  E  Laura G. Walter Warwick, ND Major: Special Education Laura Marie Davis Papillion, Nebraska Major: English Language Learner M  E Juliet Principe Depagnier Fairfax, Vermont Major: English Language Learner Nicholas Kasanke Kristijana Dogan Zap, ND Grand Forks, ND Major: Civil Engineering Major: English Language Learner Kyle John Pierskalla Melissa Ann Duginski St. Joseph, MN Moorhead, MN Major: Petroleum Engineering Major: Elementary Education Zhizhou Yang Elizabeth Freije Grand Forks, ND Overland Park, KS Major: Mechanical Engineering Major: Special Education Emily Sue Gilbertson Grand Forks, ND M  F A Major: Elementary Education Natasha J. Goeser Christopher David Kirchner Munich, ND Warren, MN Major: Special Education Major: Visual Arts Anna M. Haberlack Xai S. Lor Prior Lake, MN St. Paul, MN Major: Elementary Education Major: Visual Arts Kimberly Pamela Hansen Fargo, ND Major: Elementary Education 5 S  G  S : M’ D

John Anthony Beuning M  M  Lincoln, ND Major: Electrical Engineering Anne Marques Catarin Lois Anne Blume Grand Forks, ND Milliken, CO Major: Music Major: Special Education Abbi Raye Borg Valley City, ND M  O ® T® Major: Special Education Julie Ann Bradford Alli Jean Fox Lynnwood, Washington St. Paul, MN Major: Special Education Major: Occupational Therapy Chloe Elizabeth Brandsrud Sarah N. Schwartz Rapid City, SD Bismarck, ND Major: Special Education Major: Occupational Therapy Amy Lynn Burke Jared K. Skoog Bowman, ND Menahga, MN Major: Special Education Major: Occupational Therapy Kelsey Delores Byron Rachel Sarah Trieff Arvilla, ND Grand Forks, ND Major: Special Education Major: Occupational Therapy Katharine Anne Calvert Kalamazoo, MI Major: Space Studies Jordyn Eve Cameron M  P ·  A Fargo, ND Major: Special Education Richelle K. Ballenger Jocelyn Frierson Colley Grand Forks, ND Pell City, AL Major: Public Administration Major: Special Education Tiffany Alexia Moore Michael Ryan Cook New York, NY Omaha, NE Major: Public Administration Major: Space Studies Jessica Lynn Rudnick James Tyrone Cooper Bismarck, ND Berwyn, IL Major: Public Administration Major: Special Education Mariah Lyn Dalbey Fordville, ND Major: Special Education M  P ·  H  Aubree Lane Diaz Wasilla, AK Caitlin Doerrmann Major: Special Education Maple Grove, MN Pedro Angel Diaz-Rubin Major: Public Health Montrose, CA Major: Space Studies Faith LaVoy Dooley M  S Wheatland, ND Major: Kinesiology Anamika Erica Jae Entzminger Atlanta, GA Oakes, ND Major: Space Studies Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders Natalie Michelle Anderson-Foshag Jarrod Mark Erdmann Moorhead, MN Moorhead, MN Major: Special Education Major: Special Education Bailey MacPherson Andrews Nicole Diane Fraunfelter Lino Lakes, MN Powers Lake, ND Major: Special Education Major: Special Education Alexis L. Archambault Jennifer Susan Fuglesten Bismarck, ND Grand Forks, ND Major: Geological Engineering Major: Reading Education Courtney Rihanna Babinski Nicholas James Gapp Devils Lake, ND Grand Forks, ND Major: Special Education Major: Atmospheric Sciences Traci Leann Bakken Mariah Margaret Graves Columbus, ND Aberdeen, SD Major: Special Education Major: Special Education Lindsee Hansard Baubles Molly Elizabeth Green Auburn, AL Washington, DC Major: Special Education Major: Special Education Hannah Catherine Becher Kayla Gruber Detroit Lakes, MN Saint Cloud, MN Major: Special Education Major: Special Education Megan Beer James Turner Hamilton Shanghai, China Grand Forks, ND Major: Early Childhood Education Major: Technology 6 S  G  S : M’ D

Julie Kristin Espejo Palaganas M  S, continued Staten Island, NY Major: Special Education William Richard Hammann Neha N. Patel Grand Rapids, MN Grand Forks, ND Major: Chemical Engineering Major: Geography Joshua T. Hatton Santosh Paudyal Grand Forks, ND Grand Forks, ND Major: Chemistry Major: Mechanical Engineering Sara L. Haufschild Jennifer Kay Peoples Bismarck, ND Clermont, FL Major: Special Education Major: Special Education Amanda Hlibichuk Nicholas Reid Peterson Dickinson, ND Annandale, MN Major: Reading Education Major: Civil Engineering Daisy Y.S. Hsieh Stacy Peterson Fremont, CA Clermont, FL Major: Early Childhood Education Major: Special Education Kelsey Hust Bridget Kate Pinoniemi Woodworth, ND Mound, MN Major: Special Education Major: Kinesiology Tori Elaine Kaster Kristin Pollema Grand Forks, ND Sioux Falls, SD Major: Kinesiology Major: Special Education Manna B. Khan Gwendolyn Mae Puckett Grand Forks, ND Grand Forks, ND Major: Geography Major: Early Childhood Education Jean-blaise Kiza Katerina Marie Roberts Svitak Prince Albert, SK Colorado Springs, CO Major: Instructional Design & Technology Major: Medical Laboratory Science Andrea Korczak John T. Roche Drayton, ND Minnetonka, MN Major: Special Education Major: Curriculum and Instruction Naomi Tzipora Lando Brandon Rogers Baltimore, MD Childersburg, AL Major: Special Education Major: Special Education Abigail Marie Evans Larson Kacey Renee Rogne Lakeville, MN Grand Forks, ND Major: Special Education Major: Curriculum and Instruction Andrew Lautner Carmen Leonor Rosser Grand Forks, ND Boulder, CO Major: Kinesiology Major: Special Education Alyssa Luczak Hailey Danielle Schminke Lake Villa, IL Dassel, MN Major: Special Education Major: Nutrition Eva Marie McElwain Trevor Lee Seidel Manchester, NH Fergus Falls, MN Major: Special Education Major: Chemical Engineering Jayda Rose McGough Shudipto Sekhar Roy Seattle, WA Khulna, Bangladesh Major: Special Education Major: Mechanical Engineering Kelley Nicole McKay Shayna K. Shriver Phoenix, AZ Williston, ND Major: Special Education Major: Special Education Tina Marie Monette Elizabeth Shuter Grand Forks, ND Denver, CO Major: Higher Education Major: Special Education Jill Elizabeth Morton Kendra Nicole Smith Edina, MN Thompson, ND Major: Educational Studies Major: Special Education Erika Michele Moulton Brianna Fuller Speldrich Velva, ND Aitkin, MN Major: Special Education Major: Geology Danielle Lee Munns Sarah Underdahl Steinbrenner Charleston, SC Fosston, MN Major: Special Education Major: Special Education Zeenat Nahar Erin M. Storhoff Dhaka, Bangladesh Fargo, ND Major: Civil Engineering Major: Special Education Courtney Nelson Elizabeth Jane Syverson Costa Mesa, CA Grand Forks, ND Major: Special Education Major: Curriculum and Instruction Lauren Elizabeth Ollig Anna Claire Crocker Tandberg Blaine, MN Newfolden, MN Major: Special Education Major: Curriculum and Instruction 7 S  G  S : M’ D

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Matthew Erik Tuftedal Thomas A. Bergseid Grand Forks, ND Hawley, MN Major: Atmospheric Sciences Major: Social Work Alyssa Sue Walter Moire Caetlen Dunn Thief River Falls, MN St. Paul, MN Major: Reading Education Major: Social Work Melissa Jane Waters Erin Elise Efta Redlands, CA Greenbushl, MN Major: Nutrition Major: Social Work Michaella Rose Wavra Sarah Ann Griffin East Grand Forks, MN Minneapolis, MN Major: Communication Science & Disorders Major: Social Work Maggie Lynn Willyard Travis Jay Hayes Grand Forks, ND Hatton, ND Major: Special Education Major: Social Work Natalie Joy Wood Erica Heldman Crookston, MN Ham Lake, MN Major: Communication Science & Disorders Major: Social Work Rebecca Jo Wynn Drew Christopher Jaeger Fergus Falls, MN Grand Forks, ND Major: Special Education Major: Social Work Sarah Toh Ogunti Brooklyn Center, MN Major: Social Work Stephanie Helen Raza Fergus Falls, MN Major: Social Work Madeline Marie Swanson Moorhead, MN Major: Social Work Leslie R. Woinarowicz Stephen, MN Major: Social Work

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8 C   N   P D®  Diana Kostrzewski, Dean

Jessica Leigh Pigeon Maura C. Ferguson *** Sara A. Rettig B   Minot, ND Grand Forks, ND Leonard, ND S  Major: Nursing Major: Social Work Major: Social Work Misty Rae Poitra Roberta Florence Hassett ** Meggan M. Severson D Belcourt, ND Grand Forks, ND Mandan, ND Major: Nursing Major: Social Work Major: Social Work Anna Elizabeth Helfrich Stephanie Huynh Ellen Dean Anita Slagle Bismarck, ND Harvey, LA Cokato, MN Major: Dietetics B   Major: Social Work Major: Social Work S  Kenzie B. Lenoue * Jamie Rose St. Claire Breckenridge, MN Grand Forks, ND B   S W Major: Social Work Major: Social Work S  Jaqwan J. McCauley Sarah Gale Van Epps Kayla M. Azure * Greensboro, NC Kenyon, MN N  Belcourt, ND Major: Social Work Major: Social Work Major: Social Work Rebecca Joyce Mousseau Jasmine Marie Vasichek Leslie Carol Boldt Allyson D. Bartlett Devils Lake, ND Borup, MN Grand Rapids, MN Devils Lake, ND Major: Social Work Major: Social Work Major: Social Work Major: Nursing Major: Indian Studies Maria Marcavage Vormestrand Amy Joshua Ashley Lynn Coles Jacob Scott Palmiscno Devils Lake, ND Grand Forks, ND Buffalo, ND Grand Forks, ND Major: Social Work Major: Social Work Major: Nursing Major: Social Work Greta L. Wadsworth Stacey Jean Kolden Sherri Ann Cote Rebecca Rose Patnaude Alexandria, MN Morris, MN Fargo, ND Grand Forks, ND Major: Social Work Major: Social Work Major: Nursing Major: Social Work Jeffrey S. Widner Brittany J. Lewis Rachel Renee Dahl * Kimberly Paige Pithey * Mahnomen, MN Hartville, WY Roseau, MN Grand Forks, ND Major: Social Work Major: Nursing Major: Social Work Major: Social Work

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Ramona Lyn Adekunmisi Hastings, MN Major: Medical Laboratory Science Jennifer Dickson Ford Cannon Falls, MN Major: Medical Laboratory Science Nora Jean Klocke Carrington, ND Major: Medical Laboratory Science

• Denotes cum laude •• Denotes magna cum laude ••• Denotes summa cum laude See description on page 15

99 C   E   H  D ® Cindy Juntunen, Dean

Bergen Aurora Rutten ** B   B   B   Minot, ND S  S  S  Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services Kristin A. Wall E  K  R·  & Lakota, ND H  S Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services Shelbi Lynae Bahl * Joel Jaakko Oliver Janatuinen Minot, ND Grand Forks, ND Britta M. Arones Major: Elementary Education Major: Kinesiology Major: Early Childhood Lino Lakes, MN Kennedy Victoria Kidd Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services Abigail Jo Buesgens * Grand Forks, ND Nora Jin Carlson * Grand Forks, ND Major: Kinesiology Grand Forks, ND Major: Elementary Education Judah Negron Major: Early Childhood Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services Grand Forks, ND Jessica L. Dimitch Andrea L. Johnson** Major: Kinesiology Garrison, ND Fargo, ND Brooke Elizabeth Pasanen * Major: Elementary Education Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services Trenary, MI Major: Early Childhood Michaela C. Gerving Major: Kinesiology Emily Theresa Larsen * Glen Ullin, ND Grand Forks, ND Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services Major: Elementary Education Mickayla Jean Hellyer * Major: Early Childhood Grand Forks, ND Chelsey M. Reis Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services Rosemount, MN Major: Early Childhood Education

C   E & M Brian Tande, Dean

Raymond C. Provost B   B   San Diego, CA B   S  S  Major: Electrical Engineering S  C C E M E B   E Brenda Everitt * S  Eshetu Dadi Abajifar Minneapolis, MN Mustafa H. Abdulrahman Calgary, AB Major: Civil Engineering G  Eagan, MN Major: Chemical Engineering Natalie Itara E Major: Mechanical Engineering Eugene Korlenor Akunor Albany, NY Jacob Joseph Anthony ** Major: Civil Engineering Regina, SK Cassie Kathryn Johnson Welch, MN Kristy Marie Nixon Major: Mechanical Engineering Major: Chemical Engineering Hermantown, MN Wichita, KS Kyle Alexander Gietzen Major: Geological Engineering Nicholas Bodensteiner Major: Civil Engineering West Fargo, ND Kabedi Kasanda Muvundamina Bagley, MN Isaac Daniel Saad Major: Mechanical Engineering Major: Chemical Engineering Otsego, MN Prior Lake, MN Brenden L. Jacobson *** Major: Geological Engineering Chris Allen Carter Major: Civil Engineering Bismarck, ND Colt David Nelson Hooper, UT Benjamin R. Suhr Major: Mechanical Engineering Major: Chemical Engineering Cottage Grove, MN Denver, CO Ted O. Kadri Major: Geological Engineering Sean Michael Cavanaugh Major: Civil Engineering Lynnwood, WA Jessica Paige Wick Ottumwa, IA Major: Mechanical Engineering Major: Chemical Engineering Oakdale, PA Gabriel Joseph LaBarre Major: Geological Engineering Jason R. Chapman Grafton, WI Parker, CO Major: Chemical Engineering B   Major: Mechanical Engineering Larnelle E. Peterson Austin B. Dennison Columbia, SC S  B   Hobson, TX Major: Chemical Engineering E  S  Major: Mechanical Engineering Sandra Lyn Vreeman Chhandak Ghorai Chisholm, MN E G  Dubai, United Arab Emirates Major: Chemical Engineering Major: Mechanical Engineering Stephen James Weilersbacher Jonathan J. Eslinger ** Jamie Schod * Kyler Rush Mixon Pittsburgh, PA Grand Forks, ND Grand Forks, ND St. Helena Island, SC Major: Chemical Engineering Major: Electrical Engineering Major: Geology Major: Mechanical Engineering Joseph Winters Andrew Mark Nelson Salt Lake City, UT Grand Forks, ND Major: Chemical Engineering Major: Electrical Engineering 1010 C   E & M

Roderick W. Perendy Russell Kirk Evatt B   Minneapolis, MN B   San Antonio, TX S  Major: Mechanical Engineering S  Major: Petroleum Engineering Nicholas Robert Sandvik Vanessa Laura Elizabeth Sayers M Vadnais Heights, MN P   Calgary, AB E, continued Major: Mechanical Engineering E Major: Petroleum Engineering Chad Michael Snyder John K. Zirondomu Kissimmee, FL Braydon Thomas Moran Fredericksburg, VA Major: Mechanical Engineering Hinda Ali Al Fatlawi Major: Petroleum Engineering Rochester, MN Keith A. Timm Fargo, ND Major: Mechanical Engineering Major: Petroleum Engineering Enumclaw, WA Joshua E. Olson Major: Mechanical Engineering Max Diego Duron Murillo Alexandria, MN Andrew Wolk Commerce City, CO Major: Mechanical Engineering Major: Petroleum Engineering Gretna, NE Major: Mechanical Engineering

C   B  & P ·  A Amy Henley, Dean

Ryan L. Honken Tamara Sabri B   B   Crosslake, MN Grand Forks, ND A  B  Major: Investments Major: Marketing Chase Alexander Johnson ** Jacob R. Schmuck A Fargo, ND Grand Forks, ND Jayda Leigh Flesche Major: Banking & Financial Economics Major: Marketing West Fargo, ND Orjana Ewa Stepien Madison Lynn Alme Miranda N. Lee Major: Accountancy Devils Lake, ND Woodbury, MN Lankin, ND Major: Information Systems Major: Management Matthew Ray Knutson ** Major: Entrepreneurship Minneota, MN Jordan Aaron Weichel Sean David Anderson Nicholas David Lundin Major: Accountancy Litchfield, MN Bismarck, ND Rosemount, MN Major: Marketing Major: Marketing Karen Ann McCowin Major: Airport Management Naperville, IL Yifan Zhang Conner Austin Avants Jake Armando Meza ** Major: Accountancy Bloomington, MN Liliy Town, China Edmond, OK Major: Investments Major: Management Julia Wynn McGregor Major: Management Grand Forks, ND Timothy Richard Blawat Blayke Christopher Nelson Major: Accountancy Grand Forks, ND Drayton, ND Major: Management Tyrel J. Mollerud * Major: Information Systems B   Berthold, ND Tyus Amon Carter Ethan Karl Nelson Major: Accountancy Minot, ND North Las Vegas, NV S  G® Major: Management Ryan Stanley Smith Major: Management D T  Fergus Falls, MN Ian F. Certalic Kolton John Ohnstad * Major: Accountancy Grand Forks, ND Grand Forks, ND Major: Marketing Nicole Kristin Thorson Caihao Zhang Major: Information Systems Chengdu, China Grand Forks, ND John F. Fitzgerald Rachel Joann Olson Major: Accountancy Edinburg, ND Major: Graphic Design Technology Grand Forks, ND Major: Investments Major: Airport Management Olivia Geiwitz Ryan James Piche Manvel, ND Eden Prairie, MN B   B   Major: Banking & Financial Economics Major: Operations & Supply Chain S  A  P  Richard James Hansen Emily Jean Pluskwik Virginia, MN Maple Grove, MN I  S Major: Marketing Major: Marketing T  Jonathan Robert Haugen Wade Allan Presteng Grand Forks, ND Luke Raymond Boucher Grand Forks, ND Fargo, ND Major: Management Robert J. Haas Major: Management Schaumburg, IL Major: Political Science Zach David Prince Meri B. Hietbrink Major: Industrial Technology Harvey, ND Sterling, NE Major: Marketing Benjamin Lee Harris Major: Marketing San Tan Valley, AZ Keegan James Rietveld Jennivene O. Hinkel Major: Industrial Technology Minot, ND Grand Forks, ND Major: Management Major: Information Systems Alexander James Hodgins Sean P. Russo Grand Forks, ND Grand Forks, ND Major: Investments Major: Airport Management

11 C   A & S Brad Rundquist, Dean

Tieg V. Paulson Sanford Leroy Fogg *** Jacob Eric Todd *** B   A Grand Forks, ND Grand Forks, ND Walcott, ND Major: Philosophy & Religion: Philosophy Major: General Studies Major: General Studies Ashley Renee Anderson *** Valeria Del Mar Quinones Rios Joshua K. Frenzel Dalton Joseph Trottier Grand Forks, ND Grand Forks, ND Grand Forks, ND Belcourt, ND Major: English Major: Communication Major: General Studies Major: General Studies Major: Honors Program Kristina Kathryn Ruis Mary Therese Lucia Gray * Anpeng Ang Aitkin, MN Grand Forks, ND Grand Forks, ND Major: Communication Major: General Studies Major: Economics Bergen Aurora Rutten ** Hannah T. Gregg *** B   S Sandra Jill Burkholder Minot, ND Bemidji, MN Glendale, CA Major: Psychology Major: General Studies Alison Leann Horton Major: Psychology Cortez M. Seales Lydia M. Jacobson *** Hobbs, NM Major: Forensic Science Hannah Marie Carlson Davenport, IA Fargo, ND Grand Forks, ND Major: Communication Major: General Studies Seth Logan Kreil Major: Classical Studies Brady Alois Siebels Alexis Ann Johnson Hazen, ND Major: Geography Rachel Renee Dahl * Hillsboro, ND Hudsonville, MI Roseau, MN Major: Communication Major: General Studies Image C. Murphy * Major: Social Science Mandi Lynn Tyryfter Madeline Mae Kangas Bismarck, ND Major: Psychology Craig Evan Davis Grand Forks, ND Moorhead, MN Grand Forks, ND Major: Visual Arts Major: General Studies Tieg V. Paulson Major: Psychology Joshua Adam Vick Lucas B. Keller *** Grand Forks, ND Major: Psychology Kayla Marie Elftmann Andover, MN Baldwin, ND Carver, MN Major: History Major: General Studies Christopher Lindgren Skjerven Major: International Studies Scott Alan Weigel Brita R. Kihle *** Grand Forks, ND Major: Biology Grenda Nyamoita Gilbert Bismarck, ND Grand Forks, ND Brooklyn Park, MN Major: Communication Major: General Studies Blessing-Jacqueline Kula Sudue Major: Social Science Paulina G. Xhemajli Joshua Phillip Marquis Brooklyn Park, MN Major: Biology/Professional Health Kennedy Victoria Kidd Worth, IL Orono, ME Grand Forks, ND Major: Social Science Major: General Studies Kyle Nolan Wegner ** Major: Psychology Samantha Rae Miller * Dickinson, ND Major: Biology/Professional Health Nichole Krook Grand Forks, ND Grand Rapids, MN Major: General Studies Shengyuan Xi Major: Communication B   F Anna N. Murphy ** Grand Forks, ND Major: Psychology Shantel A. Lang A Fergus Falls, MN Strasburg, ND Major: General Studies Seiya Yamaguchi *** Major: Communication Taylor B. Nord *** Grand Forks, ND Rachel Ann Boughton Major: Honors Program Karsen Ann Little Soldier Bemidji, MN Grand Forks, ND Major: General Studies Beulah, ND Major: Graphic Design Major: Communication Jeremy William Price Tiancheng Ji Aaron Todd Longie * Groton, SD B   S Grand Forks, ND Major: General Studies Devils Lake, ND Major: Graphic Design Major: Communication Brooke M. Rehm ***  C J  Taylor M. Jung Michelle Marie Manthei * Henning, MN S  Mandan, ND Major: General Studies Grand Forks, ND Major: Musical Theatre Major: Communication Madison Kate Salwei Benjamin David Seyfried ** Mary H. Martin *** Grand Forks, ND Major: General Studies Buxton, ND Winnipeg, MB Major: Criminal Justice Studies Major: French B   Connor T. Schmid Tami Lynette Martinez Apple Valley, MN New Town, ND G S  Major: General Studies Major: Psychology Cassidy Ann Stienessen * B   S Derick Olin McConnon Olivia Avdem Grand Forks, ND  F & Lowell, MI Red Lake Falls, MN Major: General Studies Major: Psychology Major: General Studies Abigail R. Stroup *** W   B  Molly Kathleen McGough Hannah E. Brennan *** Grand Forks, ND St. Paul, MN Sartell, MN Major: General Studies Major: Communication Major: General Studies Austin Terrance Stueve *** Marea Anne Schommer Jessie Rose Meckle Sasha Lynn Campbell Dumont, MN Grand Forks, ND Major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology Bismarck, ND Grand Forks, ND Major: General Studies Major: Psychology Major: General Studies Amy B. Svir *** Yusuke Nakayama Stephen Dwumfour *** Thief River Falls, MN Fujimi, Japan Kumasi, Ghana Major: General Studies Major: Communication Major: General Studies Alyssa Theede *** Jacob Scott Palmiscno Brianna Clarissa Erickson * Fairmount, ND Grand Forks, ND Fargo, ND Major: General Studies Major: Social Science Major: General Studies • Denotes cum laude •• Denotes magna cum laude ••• Denotes summa cum laude See description on page 15

1212 J D. O S  A® S Paul Lindseth, Dean

Christian Randall Ierino-Summers Adam John Stecker B   Grand Forks, ND APO, Germany S  Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Air Traffic Management Jun Kim Colton Bishop Sullens A  Shanghai, China Woodinville, WA Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Jordan Michael Krueger *** Operations Kelly Mae Barnhard * Grand Forks, ND Nicholas M. Syverson Frederick, MD Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Grand Forks, ND Major: Commercial Aviation Operations Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Weston C. Brickman Caleb Samuel Kurth ** Operations Victor, MT Pedro Bay, AK Nikolay T. Todorov Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Commercial Aviation Las Vegas, NV Major: Flight Education Chang Yun Lee * Major: Commercial Aviation Nicolas Edgar Britton *** Seoul, Korea Anthony Doan Tran * Albuquerque, NM Major: Commercial Aviation Moorhead, MN Major: Commercial Aviation Sean Young Jun Lee Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems David Fernando Campos Diamond Bar, CA Operations Grand Forks, ND Major: Commercial Aviation Dencil Denneil Tynes Major: Commercial Aviation Corey Matthew Lendway Grand Forks, ND Alondra K. Cochran Vadnais Heights, MN Major: Flight Education Grand Forks, ND Major: Commercial Aviation Bryson I. Vega * Major: Commercial Aviation Carter R. Lipke *** Kahului, HI Jacob A. Cuda * Durand, WI Major: Aviation Studies Grand Forks, ND Major: Commercial Aviation Jacob A. Webster Major: Commercial Aviation Justin Joel Mayer ** Prior Lake, MN Jacob D. DeForest Grand Forks, ND Major: Air Traffic Management Hudson, MA Major: Aviation Studies Seiya Yamaguchi *** Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Grand Forks, ND Operations James Carter Mcfarland *** Major: Commercial Aviation Jordan C. Deklyen *** Grand Forks, ND Major: Commercial Aviation James Alan Yoger, Jr. Grand Forks, ND Chardon, OH Major: Commercial Aviation Tariq Rehman Mela *** Major: Commercial Aviation Austin T. Eesley Grand Forks, ND Major: Commercial Aviation Chung-Hsuan Yu Grand Forks, ND Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Grand Forks, ND Major: Commercial Aviation Operations Major: Commercial Aviation Carter Palmer Eull Mario Nardoni John Taylor Zeman Saint Michael, MN Bristow, VA Grand Forks, ND Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Kyley Marie Foster ** Operations Operations Grand Forks, ND Joshua P. Nelson Kyle S. Zimmerman Major: Commercial Aviation Minot, ND Lewiston, ID Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Aviation Studies Operations Chase Norberg Jackson Todd Frankenhoff Henderson, NV Grand Forks, ND Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations Joshua David Olson Jeffrey William Glatz ** Grand Forks, ND Major: Aviation Studies Port Angeles, WA Major: Commercial Aviation Christian Anthony Ortega *** Emily Jane Hartley Grand Forks, ND Major: Commercial Aviation Mendota Heights, MN Major: Commercial Aviation Jack Louis Pucillo * Charles Joseph Herbeck *** Grand Forks, ND Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Grand Forks, ND Operations Major: Commercial Aviation Nicholas Tanner Richard * Sabrina Lynn Hockenson Grand Forks, ND Bemidji, MN Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Aviation Studies Joseph Richter Declan Jon Hoffman * Afton, MN Grand Forks, ND Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Commercial Aviation Joshua Alexander Sanchez Margaret A. Holloway Grand Forks, ND Post Falls, ID Major: Commercial Aviation Major: Commercial Aviation Joseph W. Schoepfer Chad Austin Holstein Sioux City, IA Grand Forks, ND Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Major: Commercial Aviation Operations • Denotes cum laude •• Denotes magna cum laude ••• Denotes summa cum laude See description on page 15

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The pageantry of American colleges and universities, including such continued. To maintain continuity with the past, University of North ceremonies as commencement, has been inherited from the medieval Dakota faculty, the stage officials and the degree candidates will wear universities of the 11th and 12th centuries. Academic life as it is known academic dress. today began in the Middle Ages, first in the church and then in the guilds. Principal features of academic garb are the gown, cap and hood. Early it The teaching guild was the Guild of the Master of Arts, in which the became necessary for universities to set rules to preserve the dignity and Bachelor was the apprentice of the Master and the dress was the outward meaning of academic dress. Both Cambridge and Oxford since the 15th sign of privilege and responsibility. century have made academic dress a matter of university control even The ceremony you will witness today will be less formal than would have to its minor details, and have repeatedly published revised regulations. been the case even two decades ago. Still, many traditions have been American universities agreed on a definite system in 1895. A D

T¯° G±²³ North Dakota, the tassel colors associated with academic divisions are: white, College of Arts and Sciences; drab (subdued orange), College of The flowing gown comes from the 12th century. While it originally may Business and Public Administration; black and white, John D. Odegard have been worn as protection against the chill of unheated buildings, it School of Aerospace Sciences; blue and white, College of Education and has today become symbolic of the democracy of scholarship, for it covers Human Development; orange, School of Engineering and Mines; purple, any trappings of rank or social standing underneath. It is black for all School of Law; green, School of Medicine; apricot, College of Nursing; degrees, with pointed sleeves for the bachelor’s degree recipient, long black, Graduate School. For undergraduate students, the tassels hang on closed sleeves with a slit at the arm or wrist for the master’s degree, or full the right side of the cap until they receive their degrees, at which time the bell double sleeves for the doctoral degree. Bachelor’s and master’s degree tassel is moved to the left. For master’s students, the tassel hangs on the gowns have no trimming. For the doctoral degree, the gown is faced down left side of the cap and is not moved. the front with velvet and has three bars of velvet across the sleeves in the color distinctive of the faculty or discipline to which the degree pertains. T¯° H±±· T¯° C´µ The hood is trimmed with one or more chevrons of a secondary color on the ground of the primary color of the college. The color of the facing of Under Roman law, a slave that had been set free received the privilege of the hood denotes the discipline represented by the degree; the color of the wearing a cap. The academic cap is a sign of freedom of scholarship, and of lining designates the university or college which granted the degree. The the responsibility and dignity with which scholarship endows the wearer. official colors of the University of North Dakota, selected by the student Ancient poetry records the cap of scholarship as square to symbolize the body in preparation for the institution’s first commencement in 1889, are book. The color of the tassel denotes the discipline. At the University of the pink and green of the prairie rose. C O·»

T¯° M´¸° so important that it was usually worn around the neck for safekeeping. The wearing of the seal eventually became a symbol of authority. One The mace was initially modeled after a 12th century implement of war. side of the medallion worn by the president bears an engraving of the In earlier days, the mace, or heavy staff, was borne by or carried before a University’s official seal and the names of all former presidents are magistrate or other dignitary as an ensign of authority. A mace is placed included on the chain of office. as the symbol of royal authority on the treasury table in the British House of Commons at the opening of each session and is removed at its close. T¯° C¯´»¼°» In the U.S. House or Representatives, it is a rather plain staff mounted The University of North Dakota was founded six years before North in a marble pedestal at the right hand of the Speaker. The mace of the Dakota became a state. The original, handwritten charter, enacted in University of North Dakota symbolizes authority to carry out its mission, 1883 by the Dakota Territorial Assembly, is preserved in UND’s archives. especially the granting of degrees. Made from the oak of the University’s One facsimile is displayed in the President’s Office and another is used at first building, “Old Main,” the mace is carried by a marshal during commencements and other special occasions. academic processions and is placed at a prominent spot on the stage during commencement. T¯° U³º½°»¾º¼¿ F¹´À T¯° M°·´¹¹º±³ The University flag features the UND flame logo set on a white background. The flag is used at ceremonial events and is carried by the A medallion or seal of office worn by the head of an educational honorary faculty flag marshal to lead the commencement procession. The institution is a practice that also dates to the Middle Ages. In those times, flag is displayed on the stage during the commencement ceremony along a seal was used to mark documents as official. Possession of the seal was with the mace and charter. T A¯  D

The awarding of degrees and academic distinctions listed in this program is contingent upon successful completion of the various program requirements. Commencement ceremonies at UND are planned through the Office of Ceremonies & University Events in the Division of Marketing & Communications. The University of North Dakota is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. For more information on equal opportunity policies and procedures, see UND catalogs and other major printed pieces.

1414 Approved Academic Honor Cords and Stoles

Students who are members of the following honor societies will be • Phi Beta Kappa — National Scholarship Honor Society for Liberal wearing these adornments to their regalia: Arts and Sciences; pink and blue cords • Alpha Phi Sigma — National Criminal Justice Honor Society; blue and • Phi Eta Sigma — Honor Society for First Year Students; black and gold gold honor cords cords • Beta Alpha Psi — International Academic Honor Society for • Pi Alpha Alpha — National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Accounting Majors; red and white cords Administration; light blue and gold cords • Beta Gamma Sigma — Honor Society accredited by the Association • Pi Kappa Lambda — National Music Honor Society; gold and white to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International; worn by cords students and faculty members; blue and gold cords • Pi Theta Epsilon — National Occupational Therapy Society; blue and • Epsilon Pi Tau — National Academic Honor Society for Technology; gold cords blue, gold and white cords • Psi Chi — Psychology Honor Society; platinum and navy cords • Gamma Sigma Alpha — National Academic Honor Society for Greek • Sigma Gamma Epsilon — National Honor Society for Earth Sciences; Members; red and yellow cords gold, blue and silver cords • Gamma Theta Upsilon — International Honor Society in Geography; • Sigma Pi Sigma — National Honor Society for Physics; green and blue, brown and gold cords white cords • Golden Key International Honor Society — royal blue and gold cords • Sigma Tau Delta — National Society for English representing high • IEEE - Eta Kappa Nu — Honor Society of the Institute of Electrical achievement in English language, literature, and writing; Cardinal red and Electronics Engineers; gold cords with red/blue tassel and black double strand cords • Mortar Board — National Honor Society; silver and gold cords • Sigma Theta Tau — International Honor Society of Nursing; purple • National Residence Hall Honorary — blue and silver cords and white cords • National Society of Collegiate Scholars — National society • Tau Beta Pi — National Engineering Honor Society; white/orange recognizing outstanding academic achievement and involvement on cords campus; gold and burgundy cords • Tau Sigma — Transfer Student Honor Society; maroon and gold cords • Order of Omega — National Leadership Academic Honor Society for • Theta Alpha Kappa — National Honor Society for Religious Studies Greek Members; gold and white cords and Theology; red cords • Phi Alpha — National Social Work Honor Society; gold cord • Upsilon Pi Epsilon — International Honor Society for the Computing • Phi Alpha Theta — History Honor Society; red and blue cords and Information Disciplines; maroon/white cords

Non-Academic Recognition Cords

UND Legacy Cords Multicultural Symbols Legacy students will be honored with a green, pink and white cord to • American Indian students graduating today may wear any of recognize the connection they share with their family members who have several pieces of traditional American Indian regalia including an graduated before them. Students with UND graduates in their family history eagle feather considered sacred and attached to their mortar board (parents, step-parents or grandparents) are considered legacies. tassel representing honesty, truth, courage and wisdom; beadwork Veteran and Military representing their tribal or individual cultural designs on top of the mortar board, or traditional clothing/regalia under their gown. Veterans who are graduating from UND and students who serve in the military will be wearing red, white and blue cords to honor them for their service to • Woven cloths representing traditional patterns and designs signifying our country. a graduate’s cultural heritage may be worn during the commencement First Generation Cords ceremony. Students who are the first in their immediate family to graduate with a four- • Hawaiian and Polynesian leis made from flowers, vines, or leaves may year degree from a college or university are recognized and honored at UND. be worn by students leaving UND as symbols of good luck, affection The multi-colored cord they are wearing represents growth/new beginnings (green) and wisdom/confidence (blue). and appreciation. Student Honor Medallions

Honor Medallions are worn by candidates for the bachelor’s degree who have at least 50 graded hours from the University of North Dakota and achieve a scholastic average of 3.50 (cum laude), 3.70 (magna cum laude), and 3.90 (summa cum laude) in courses completed at the University of North Dakota. For the purpose of the commencement program and publication, honors are based on the UND grade point average at the end of the previously completed term. Once final semester grades are recorded and the degree has been cleared by the college, grade point averages are recalculated and final graduation honors are recorded to the transcript and diploma.

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Honorary Faculty Flag Marshal Thomasine Heitkamp

A UND faculty member, chosen from the ranks of the Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors, carries the University flag and leads the Commencement procession. The Faculty Flag Marshal at today’s ceremony is Thomasine Heitkamp, Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor of Nursing.

Named a Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor in the Securing over 8 million dollars in external grant funds spring of 2019, Heitkamp has been a UND faculty in the past three years, she currently leads two teams of member since 1983. She has served in a host of scientists who provide their expertise to students and administrative roles including Associate Provost from practitioners to ensure positive treatment outcomes in 2013-2016, Chair of Graduate Nursing from 2017- substance abuse and mental health. Their efforts include 2018, and Chair of Social Work from 2004-2013. addressing opioid use disorders in rural and tribal Her academic work has focused on advancing inter- communities. professional practice and expanding access to education through use of technology. She administered the first Professor Heitkamp received the Thomas J. Clifford social work program in the nation to offer a degree Faculty Award for Excellence in Research in 2019, in at a distance. Because of these efforts, the Council appreciation of her long-standing scholarly research on Social Work Education honored her with the first record and commitment to securing external funds. Her Technology Pioneer in Social Work Education award in service to the university and the health-care community 2016 in recognition for her leadership and willingness to resulted in her receiving the Thomas J. Clifford collaborate on best practices in online education. Faculty Achievement Award for Outstanding Faculty Development in 2014. Her interest in rural communities Her expertise is in advancing workforce development in and advancing rural workforce has been a focus of her rural communities to address behavioral health issues. 36-year career at UND.

A tradition since the early years of the University of North Dakota, students serve as marshals and ushers for commencement exercises. They are selected primarily on the basis of academic excellence.

Grand Marshal Travis Dean Charter Marshal John Daniels Additional Marshals Mackenzie Messelt

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The Chester Fritz Distinguished Professorships were established with Michael C. Beard, English an endowment gift from the late UND benefactor Chester Fritz, 1892- Robert Beck (deceased), Law 1983. Revenue from the endowment provides for cash stipends to one Richard Beringer, History or more full-time UND faculty members, who thereafter may use the William V. Borden (deceased), English title “Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor.” Nominations are solicited Edward C. Carlson, Basic Sciences from members of the V.P.A.A. Academic Cabinet and the Chester Fritz William E. Cornatzer (deceased), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Distinguished Professors; these are evaluated by a committee chaired by Richard D. Crawford, Biology the graduate dean and composed of three Chester Fritz Distinguished Kenneth J. Dawes, Social Work Professors and faculty representatives from each academic college not Sandra Donaldson, English represented by a Fritz Professor. The recommendations are reviewed by Manuchair Ebadi (deceased), Pharmacology, Physiology and the Vice President for Academic Affairs and forwarded to the President Therapeutics, and Clinical Neuroscience for final decision. Ronald C. Engle, Theatre Arts Chester Fritz attended UND from 1908 to 1910. He became an Albert J. Fivizzani, Biology international trader in precious metals and lived most of his life Mary Lou S. Fuller, Elementary Education in China and Europe. In establishing the endowment for the Michael J. Gaffey, Space Studies professorships — just one of his many gifts to UND — as an “investment William D. Gosnold Jr., Geology & Geological Engineering in the future of my Alma Mater and of the people who make the Elizabeth Hampsten, English future what it shall be.” He added, “I am especially indebted to the fine David Hein, Pharmacology and Toxicology teachers who, in the end, have determined in large measure, how well I Carla Wulff Hess, Communication Disorders was able to learn and to use the knowledge that the University of North Richard L. Hill (deceased), Educational Administration Dakota could provide.” Gordon Iseminger, History Warren Jensen, Aviation Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors currently serving on the Harvey Knull, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology faculty include: David O. Lambeth, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Holly Brown-Borg, Basic Sciences Richard G. Landry, Educational Measurements and Statistics Sharon Carson, English Diane K. Langemo, Nursing Practice and Development Colin Combs, Biomedical Sciences Donald K. Lemon, Educational Leadership F. Richard Ferraro, Psychology Robert W. Lewis (deceased), English Jonathan Geiger, Basic Sciences Frank Low (deceased), Anatomy Richard L. Ludtke, Sociology Birgit Hans, Indian Studies Roger Melvold, Microbiology and Immunology Joseph Hartman, Geology and Geological Engineering James E. Mitchell, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science Thomasine Heitkamp, Nursing Robert C. Nordlie (deceased), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Mark R. Hoffmann, Chemistry Lewis K. Oring, Biology Cindy L. Juntunen, Counseling Leon F. Osborne (deceased), Atmospheric Sciences Alena Kubátová, Chemistry Surendra S. Parmar, Physiology Kent Lovelace, Aviation Brian O. Paulsen, Art Michael Mann, Chemical Engineering Russell Peterson (deceased), Education Lewis J. Radonovich, Chemistry James Mochoruk, History Paul D. Ray (deceased), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Thomas Mohr, Physical Therapy John L. Rowe (deceased), Business and Vocational Education Myrna R. Olson, Teaching and Learning Isaac Schlosser, Biology Thomas V. Petros, Psychology Mary Jane Schneider (deceased), Indian Studies Michael Poellot, Atmospheric Sciences Santhosh K. Seelan, Space Studies Wayne Seames, Chemical Engineering Donald E. Severson, Chemical Engineering Mary Ann Sens, Pathology Brij Singh, Basic Sciences William F. Sheridan, Biology Virgil Stenberg, Chemistry Jeffrey L. Stith, Atmospheric Sciences Roxanne Vaughan, Basic Sciences Kathleen A. Tiemann, Sociology Jack Weinstein, Philosophy and Religion D. Jerome Tweton, History Michael Wittgraf, Music Stephen K. Wikel, Microbiology and Immunology Former faculty members who were honored with Fritz Professorships Sharon C. Wilsnack, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science include: Stephen A. Wonderlich, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science Michael A. Anderegg, English Charles A. Wood, Space Studies James Antes, Psychology Kevin D. Young, Microbiology and Immunology

17 Honorary Degrees Awarded

Honorary degrees have long been awarded by 1958, Richard Blackburn Black, Doctor of Science 1990, Frank A. Wenstrom, Doctor of Laws institutions of higher learning to recognize lives of 1958, Charles W. Boise, Doctor of Science 1991, Andrew Freeman, Doctor of Engineering achievement. In 1909 UND presented its first honorary 1958, Olger B. Burtness, Doctor of Laws 1991, Lee Gerdine, Doctor of Music degree, a Doctor of Laws, to Webster Merrifield, who 1958, Min Hin Li, Doctor of Humanities 1991, Donald Grangaard, Doctor of Laws served the University for 25 years, including 18 as its 1958, Russell Reid, Doctor of Humanities 1991, Lowell Swenson, Doctor of Laws third president. 1958, James Duane Squires, Doctor of Laws 1991, Harold Schafer, Doctor of Laws 1958, Henry G. Lykken, Doctor of Engineering 1992, William E. Cornatzer, Doctor of Science 1958, Hermann Hegedorn, Doctor of Humanities 1992, Margaret Heyse Cory, Doctor of Science Honorary degrees from UND particularly recognize 1958, Jerome Hall, Doctor of Laws 1992, Richard J. Lee, Doctor of Science those with an association with the University or with the 1958, J. Maxwell Anderson, Doctor of Humanities 1992, Vivian Hanson Meehan, Doctor of Science state and region; they also have been presented to such 1958, Edgar Dale, Doctor of Humanities 1992, Harold Resinger, Doctor of Science notables as philosopher Mortimer Adler, heart surgeon 1958, Rudolph J. Gielsness, Doctor of Laws 1992, Louis W. Sullivan, Doctor of Science Michael DeBakey and President John F. Kennedy. 1958, Cushman D. Haagensen, Doctor of Science 1993, Thomas M. Hamilton, Doctor of Engineering 1958, Grover Holt, Doctor of Engineering 1993, Bill Martin Jr., Doctor of Letters 1958, Grayson L. Kirk, Doctor of Humanities 1993, Stanley A. Moe, Doctor of Engineering 1909, Webster Merrifield, Doctor of Laws 1958, George A. Lundberg, Doctor of Laws 1993, Everette L. Webb, Doctor of Engineering 1913, Roger W. Cooley, Master of Laws 1958, Herbert G. Nilles, Doctor of Laws 1993, Gilmore Schjeldahl, Doctor of Engineering 1914, E.M. Babcock, Doctor of Science 1958, Edward K. Thompson, Doctor of Humanities 1994, James F. Buchli, Doctor of Science 1916, Homer B. Sprague, Doctor of Laws 1958, Neal A. Weber, Doctor of Science 1994, Jon Hassler, Doctor of Letters 1918, Joseph P. Kennedy, Doctor of Laws 1958, J. Frederick Weltzin, Doctor of Humanities 1996, Roland H. Flint, Doctor of Letters 1922, John Lee Coulter, Doctor of Laws 1958, Philip W. West, Doctor of Science 1996, George A. Sinner, Doctor of Laws 1925, F.P. Robertson, Doctor of Laws 1958, Waldemar Westergaard, Doctor of Laws 1996, John W. Vennes, Doctor of Science 1928, Howard Huston, Master of Arts 1958, Paul Yoder, Doctor of Music 1997, Jim R. Carrigan, Doctor of Laws 1929, Thomas D. Campbell, Doctor of Laws 1959, Alexander Grow Budge, Doctor of Laws 1997, Clara A. Pederson, Doctor of Humane Letters 1930, Guy C.H. Corliss, Doctor of Laws 1959, Thomas E. Whelan, Doctor of Laws 1998, Theodore V. Galambos, Doctor of Engineering 1930, Vilhjalmur Stefanssen, Doctor of Laws 1959, Charles E. Scott, Doctor of Humanities 1998, Patricia Wallace Ingraham, Doctor of Laws 1931, Maxwell Upson, Doctor of Engineering 1960, Elmo B. Roper, Doctor of Humanities 1998, Arthur A. Link, Doctor of Laws 1932, John M. Hancock, Doctor of Laws 1960, James H. Douglas, Doctor of Laws 1998, Vito Perrone, Doctor of Humanities 1933, Thomas F. Kane, Doctor of Laws 1961, Ronald N. Davies, Doctor of Laws 1999, Eugene R. Dahl, Doctor of Laws 1933, John F. Douglas, Doctor of Laws 1962, Fred George Aandahl, Doctor of Laws 1999, John C. MacFarlane, Doctor of Engineering 1934, J.F.T. O’Connor, Doctor of Laws 1962, Thomas Joseph Burke, Doctor of Laws 1999, Dale F. Morrison, Doctor of Laws 1935, Frederick Koch, Doctor of Letters 1962, O.H. Thormodsgard, Doctor of Laws 2000, Thomas J. Clifford, Doctor of Laws 1936, John Burke, Doctor of Laws 1962, James Morris, Doctor of Laws 2000, Bernard O’Kelly, Doctor of Letters 1937, Sveinbjorn Johnson, Doctor of Laws 1963, Harold D. Shaft, Doctor of Laws 2000, Dwight Baumann, Doctor of Laws 1938, A.G. Burr, Doctor of Laws 1963, Owen Meredith Wilson, Doctor of Laws 2001, Richard A. Olafson, Doctor of Letters 1938, Vincent J. Ryan, Doctor of Laws 1963, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Doctor of Laws 2001, Patricia A. Owens, Doctor of Letters 1938, C.J. Hambro, Doctor of Laws 1965, Edward J. Devitt, Doctor of Laws 2001, Raymond Rude, Doctor of Letters 1939, Gudmundur Grimson, Doctor of Laws 1965, Bertin C. Gamble, Doctor of Laws 2001, Peter Schickele, Doctor of Letters 1939, Crown Prince Olav of Norway, Doctor of Laws 1965, Orin Alva Stevens, Doctor of Science 2002, Calvin K. Fercho, Doctor of Letters 1941, John W. Dafoe, Doctor of Laws 1965, Thomas C. Barger, Doctor of Laws 2002, Lloyd Omdahl, Doctor of Letters 1941, Clarence Daniel O’Connor, Doctor of Humanities 1966, Robert E. Bradley, Doctor of Engineering 2002, Noel Watson, Doctor of Letters 1943, John O. Christianson, Doctor of Science 1966, Herbert Victor Prochnow, Doctor of Laws 2002, Byron L. Dorgan, Doctor of Letters 1943, Walter L. Stockwell, Doctor of Laws 1966, Robert E. Slaughter, Doctor of Laws 2003, Robert Kyle, Doctor of Letters 1943, John Alister Hutcheson, Doctor of Science 1967, David E. Bell, Doctor of Laws 2004, Kurt H. Mueller, Doctor of Letters 1944, Sigureir Sigurdsson, Doctor of Humanities 1967, Leonard W. Larson, Doctor of Laws 2005, H.F. “Sparky” Gierke, Doctor of Letters 1944, Boyd Milne Begg, Doctor of Science 1967, Joseph C. Allen, Doctor of Engineering 2005, Charles “Chuck” Johnson, Doctor of Letters 1944, George Addison Talbert, Doctor of Science 1968, Robert H. Bahmer, Doctor of Laws 2006, A. Bart Holaday, Doctor of Letters 1945, Edward Francis Flynn, Doctor of Laws 1968, Malcolm Moos, Doctor of Laws 2006, Lance W. Lord, Doctor of Letters 1945, Barend Herman Kroeze, Doctor of Humanities 1969, Era Bell Thompson, Doctor of Humane Letters 2006, Rodney J. Rohrich, Doctor of Letters 1946, Elwyn Francis Chandler, Doctor of Science 1969, Arthur Naftalin, Doctor of Laws 2007, Laurel Reuter, Doctor of Letters 1946, David Rhys Jenkins, Doctor of Science 1969, Richard Beck, Doctor of Literature 2007, Russell Lefevre, Doctor of Letters 1946, Elmer Ellis, Doctor of Laws 1970, Eric Sevareid, Doctor of Laws 2008, Jean Kiesau, Doctor of Letters 1947, Melvin A. Brannon, Doctor of Science 1970, James L. Elder, Doctor of Engineering 2008, Edward Schafer, Doctor of Letters 1947, Raymond A. Heising, Doctor of Science 1970, Harry H. Ransom, Doctor of Literature 2008, Steinar Opstad, Doctor of Letters 1947, George Albert Selke, Doctor of Laws 1970, Warren J. Hanna, Doctor of Laws 2008, Phil Jackson, Doctor of Letters 1948, Adolph Marcus Christianson, Doctor of Laws 1970, George C. Wheeler, Doctor of Laws 2008, William Marcil, Doctor of Letters 1948, John S. Lundy, Doctor of Science 1971, B. Fred Davidson, Doctor of Laws 2009, Edwin Benson, Doctor of Letters 1948, William L. Nuessle, Doctor of Laws 1971, William A. Franta, Doctor of Engineering 2009, LaVonne Russell Hootman, Doctor of Letters 1948, Ezra Thayer Towne, Doctor of Humanities 1973, Christopher J. Hamre, Doctor of Science 2009, James C. Ray, Doctor of Letters 1948, Luther Earle Birdzell, Doctor of Laws 1973, Frank Edward Stinchfield, Doctor of Science 2010, Howard A. Dahl, Doctor of Letters 1948, Harley F. French, Doctor of Science 1975, George W. Starcher, Doctor of Laws 2011, Earl Pomeroy, Doctor of Letters 1949, Franklin Jerome Lunding, Doctor of Laws 1976, Thomas S. Kleppe, Doctor of Laws 2011, Kenneth L. Mellem, Doctor of Letters 1949, John Morris Gillette, Doctor of Humanities 1978, E.A. Haunz, Doctor of Science 2012, B. John Barry, Doctor of Letters 1949, Charles John Breitwieser, Doctor of Science 1978, Carlton A. Pederson, Doctor of Laws 2012, Kent Conrad, Doctor of Letters 1949, Lawrence Vold, Doctor of Laws 1979, W.E. Koenker, Doctor of Laws 2012, Mary Wakefield, Doctor of Letters 1950, Alfred G. Arvold, Doctor of Humanities 1981, Mary Jean Mannes, Bachelor of Laws 2012, David Nething, Doctor of Letters 1950, Charles J. Murphy, Doctor of Laws 1981, Thomas McGrath, Doctor of Literature 2012, Hiram Drache, Doctor of Letters 1951, M. Beatrice Johnstone, Doctor of Humanities 1982, Anne H. Carlsen, Doctor of Humanities 2013, Norman C. Skalicky, Doctor of Letters 1951, Chester E. Fritz, Doctor of Laws 1982, Warren Christopher, Doctor of Laws 2014, Michael J. Jacobs, Doctor of Letters 1951, Edward H. McDermott, Doctor of Laws 1983, Mortimer J. Adler, Doctor of Humane Letters 2014, William C. Sherman, Doctor of Letters 1951, George A. Abbott, Doctor of Laws 1983, Frank N. Low, Doctor of Science 2014, Karen L. Nyberg, Doctor of Letters 1951, Juan Mendoza Rodriquez, Doctor of Laws 1983, Fred L. Snyder, Doctor of Science 2014, Linda M. Pancratz, Doctor of Letters 1952, Homer N. Wallin, Doctor of Science 1984, Wilson M. Laird, Doctor of Science 2015, William J. Gross, Doctor of Letters 1952, Daniel F. Bull, Doctor of Communication Sciences 1986, James E. Olson, Doctor of Laws 2015, Gerald W. VandeWalle, Doctor of Letters 1952, Edmund O. Belsheim, Doctor of Laws 1986, James F. Seifert, Doctor of Laws 2016, Carolyn Becraft, Doctor of Letters 1953, A. Hoyt Taylor, Doctor of Science 1986, Owen W. Webster, Doctor of Science 2016, Greg Page, Doctor of Letters 1953, Fred J. Traynor, Doctor of Laws 1987, Duane B. Haagenson, Doctor of Engineering 2018, Si Robin, Doctor of Letters 1954, Theodore H. Fenske, Doctor of Science 1987, Lois Phillips Hudson, Doctor of Letters 2018, Betty Robin, Doctor of Letters 1954, Arno Carl Fieldner, Doctor of Science 1988, Merlin E. Dewing, Doctor of Laws 2019, Josh Duhamel, Doctor of Letters 1954, Alfred Jacobsen, Doctor of Science 1989, Weston R. Christopherson, Doctor of Laws 2019, Heidi Heitkamp, Doctor of Letters 1954, Luther W. Youngdahl, Doctor of Laws 1989, Agnes Geelan, Doctor of Humane Letters 2019, Clay Lacy, Doctor of Letters 1955, John C. Baker, Doctor of Laws 1989, Arley Bjella, Doctor of Laws 1956, Robert D. Campbell, Doctor of Laws 1989, Bernard P. Randolph, Doctor of Engineering 1956, Harlan Henthorns Hatcher, Doctor of Laws 1990, Michael E. DeBakey, Doctor of Science 1956, John Chester West, Doctor of Humanities 1990, Robert E. Mautz, Doctor of Laws 1957, Richard Simpson Watson, Doctor of Laws 1990, Bruce McArthur, Doctor of Engineering

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The ceremonial mace was first a practical weapon intended to protect the king and borne by the Sergeants-at-Arms, a royal bodyguard. The history of the civic mace begins about the middle of the 13th century. Since about the 15th century, universities have displayed a mace as a symbol of both internal authority and the independence of the scholarly tradition.

The mace of the University of North Dakota came into being at the direction of George W. Starcher, president from 1954 to 1971. In 1963 he approached Alvin Rudisill, chairman of the Industrial Arts Department, with the idea of creating a mace with materials from “Old Main,” UND’s first building. Condemned for decades for its severe structural deficiencies, Old Main was being demolished as administrative offices had moved to the newly completed Twamley Hall.

Rudisill turned to one of his students, Dennis Kulas, who was also pursuing a minor in art. Kulas crafted a mace in wood and then a second, when some thought the first might be too heavy for ceremonial use. The first one is the mace that has been carried at the front of all commencement ceremonies since.

Kulas explained the artistic ideas he incorporated into his design: “The theme used for making the mace was like a drop of water falling into a body of water, its effects sending out ripples throughout the water. Likewise, a little learning affects everyone by sending out knowledge to all four corners of the Earth, hence the design. The globe: symbolizing the Earth. The rings: symbolizing a drop of knowledge ever spreading throughout the Earth. The four spikes: emphasizing the four corners of the Earth.”

The second mace used the same theme, but the globe was hollowed out to make it lighter by using recessed rings.

“Old Main,” 1958

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With help from more than 150,000 proud alumni, UND’s traditions have endured for more than a century. Our history is colorful and diverse. From educators to political leaders and astronauts, our alumni credit UND for their successes. Here are some facts: • UND was founded in 1883 by the • Four faculty members met the 11 Dakota Territorial Assembly – six students who entered the University years before North Dakota became on opening day, September 8, 1884. a state. • Three U.S. Presidents have visited • The cornerstone for Old Main – campus: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Science Lab UND’s first building and where John F. Kennedy, and Ronald Reagan. the Eternal Flame in the Old Main • The first class of eight students Memorial Plaza now stands – was graduated on June 13, 1889. laid in the fall of 1883. • Unlike most state institutions • As part of its evolution into a of higher education west of the full-fledged, multi-purpose Mississippi, UND did not begin University, UND added research as an agricultural school or as a and the instruction of graduate teachers college. It was organized students (the first master’s degree initially as a College of Arts & was awarded in 1895) before the Sciences, with a Normal School Ground Breaking Ceremony end of the 19th century. for the education of teachers.

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The following is excerpted from University of the Northern Plains, the history of the University of North Dakota written by Louis G. Geiger and published in 1958 as part of the University’s 75th anniversary celebration.

A major milestone in student affairs, as well as in the University’s history, was the graduation of the first college class in 1889. A faculty committee was appointed in February to plan the exercises. In April the student body met and chose the school colors, the pink and green of the prairie rose, “suggestive of our green prairies and rosy prospects.” On June 13, a cool, fair day, the ceremony began at ten o’clock in the University assembly hall, which had been decorated with flags and flowers and a large “89” centerpiece. A capacity crowd of students and spectators (perhaps as many as 250) was on hand as the graduates — “the ladies … dressed in white” and “the gentlemen … neatly attired” — marched to their places on the stage to the accompaniment of music by [W. W.] Hall’s Cadet Band. Special guests were the Regents, H. M. Mellette, governor of the Territory, several other territorial officials [North Dakota did not attain statehood until November 2, 1889], and Nehemiah Ordway, who as governor had signed the organic act of the University. [President Homer B.] Sprague presided and introduced the speakers. Mellette observed that it was a “Red River letter day.” Ordway spoke with pride and feeling on the University’s founding. One of the Regents The University of North Dakota graduated its first class on June relieved the occasion with a touch of unconscious humor 13, 1889. Seated: Frances M. Allen, B.A.; May Travis, B.A.; when he explained: “As to the faculty we have done the best Genevieve Arnold, Normal Certificate; and Marie Teel, B.S. we could with the money at hand.” Following the official Standing: Irene Mares, Normal Certificate; Clinton S. DeGroat, commemoration of the occasion, the main part of the program B.S.; Cora Smith, B.S., and Ben E. Ingwaldson, B.S. began; there were essays and orations presented by each of the eight graduates, six from the college and two from the four-year normal course; Frances M. Allen (B.A.), Clinton S. and Irene Mares (normal certificates). The orations, on DeGroat (B.S.), Ben E. Ingwaldson (B.S.), Cora Smith (B.S.), current as well as literary and moral subjects, were printed in Marie Teel (B.S.), May Travis (B.A.), and Genevieve Arnold full in the Grand Forks newspapers.

Three of the college graduates were from Grand Forks; none had come from farther than Hillsboro. Not one had been born in North Dakota; Ben Ingwaldson had been born in Norway. In the class of 1890, of seven college graduates, four were from Grand Forks, three were women, and six took the science degree. A considerable proportion of the early graduates entered medicine, law, or teaching. Cora Smith, a member of the first class, took a degree in medicine at Boston University; Mary Crans of the second class completed the course in dentistry at the University of Michigan. Ben Ingwaldson went on to the University of Minnesota law school. North Dakota’s first appointee to West Point, Joseph Travis, graduated in the class of 1890. The Main Building and Ladies’ Hall (later Davis Hall) Congratulations and Best Wishes

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