animal science, BS ’70, agricultural education, worked for Williston Basin Oil and Title Services, LLC. He lived in Dickinson, North Dakota.
child development and family relations, sociology education, was a chiropractor for 32 years in Fargo. A breast cancer patient, she shared her story through a Sanford commercial and the cancer…
nursing, worked for medical facilities and agencies in Cullman, Alabama; Grand Forks, North Dakota; and Colorado Springs, Colorado. She lived in Colorado Springs.
home economics, taught home economics in Belcourt and Park River, North Dakota. She later worked for The Schoolyard, K Mart and the Leonard Motel. She also was the children’s librarian at the Carnegie…
computer science, was a senior systems engineer for PayPal. His hobby was rebuilding junked cars. He lived in Omaha, Nebraska
English, speech, taught English in LaMoure, North Dakota, before farming with her husband. She later managed the preschool in Cooperstown, North Dakota, and taught speech, creative writing and theatre…
construction technology, worked for various engineering firms and finished his career with Widseth Smith and Nolting in Alexandria, Minnesota. He lived in Moorhead, Minnesota.
was professor of entomology for 33 years at the University of Idaho. He lived in Genesee, Idaho.
agricultural mechanization, worked for the Farmers Home Administration and later raised polled Herefords and Columbia sheep on his ranch. He was chair or a board member of the McHenry County Farmers…
pharmacy, was the former owner of B & B Drug in Minot, North Dakota. A civic leader in the Minot community, he was active in Rotary International and a member of the board of directors of the Minot…
mathematics and electrical and electronic engineering, lived in Hills, Minnesota.
social science and history education, was a teacher and school administrator In Mahnomen and Ada, Minnesota; New Salem and Williston, North Dakota; and on the Mandaree and White Shield Reservations.…
mathematics, worked for several companies as a computer systems analyst. He lived in Bloomington, Minnesota.
economics, had a career with the Social Security Administration and later opened several small businesses. He lived in Largo, Florida.
accounting, was hired by the Bismarck, North Dakota, office of Eide Bailly LLP as an audit associate.
industrial engineering and management, accepted a position as a production supervisor at John Deere Harvester Works in East Moline, Illinois. She previously worked as a lead manufacturing engineer for…
mass communication, joined Dakota Medical Foundation in Fargo as Giving Hearts Day manager. She previously worked at Noridian Mutual Insurance Co.
public health, joined Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health as a tobacco prevention specialist.
computer engineering, joined Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services Inc., known as AE2S, as an instrumentation and controls systems engineer in the firm’s Fargo office.
emergency management, was named emergency manager in the North Dakota Department of Agriculture. He previously was the emergency management coordinator at the Jamestown Regional Medical Center in…
human development and family science, MEd ’14, counseling, was named volunteer coordinator at Hospice of the Red River Valley, Fargo.
accounting, joined the agricultural division of Widmer Roel, a public accounting and business advisory firm with offices in Fargo, Bismarck and Hazen, North Dakota, as an audit associate.
interior design, joined Monica Hart Interior Design, Fargo, as an interior designer. She specializes in color selection, accessories and space planning.
architectural studies, BArch ’81, architecture, was selected as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He is the only recipient from Nevada to receive the prestigious honor this year. He is…
social science, was recognized for outstanding service to the Rural Sociological Society at the organization’s awards banquet in New Orleans. He was secretary of the society from 2010-13. Previously,…
finance, joined MDU Resources Group Inc. as an investor relations analyst.
management, was named community director for the March of Dimes North Dakota chapter.
mass communication, has assumed the role of Corporate Human Resources Manager of Employment and Labor Relations for Graybar Electric Co. Inc., a Fortune 500 Company headquartered in St. Louis, with…
economics, retired as director of legal services for the North Dakota Legislative Council, after 42 years of service that included positions as counsel, code reviser and assistant director of the…
business administration, was promoted to chief compliance officer of Carlile Bancshares and its subsidiary banks, Northstar Bank of Texas and Northstar Bank of Colorado. They have combined assets of…
accounting, joined Noridian Mutual Insurance Co., a licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, as manager of its internal audit department. She previously worked as an audit manager at…
computer science, joined regional certified public accounting and business advisory firm Eide Bailly as an application development senior associate.
drama, was one of seven Americans among the 17 Lions from around the world elected to the position of international director at the 97th annual Convention of Lions Clubs International held in Toronto,…
electrical engineering, joined KLJ, an engineering, surveying and planning firm in Fargo. He is an electrical engineer in the company’s Power Group.
textiles and clothing, was the featured artist at the Prairie Arts Club's Fine Arts and Craft Fair at the Metigoshe Christian Center near Bottineau, North Dakota. She lives in Rugby, North Dakota.
accountancy, was hired as Eden Prairie, Minnesota, public schools’ executive director of business services. He previously was director of business services for the district in Inver Grove Heights,…
business administration, promoted to vice president of agriculture and business banking at Bell State Bank and Trust in West Fargo.
accountancy, was promoted to director of financial planning and analysis for RDO Equipment Co. in Fargo.
accounting, was appointed vice president of finance and administration for Northstar Agri Industries, a canola processing company with corporate office in Fargo.
nursing, joined Lillestol Research in Fargo as the clinical research coordinator.
university studies, joined Lillestol Research in Fargo as a medical laboratory scientist.
management, is a universal banker for BlackRidgeBANK at the Fargo branch. He previously was a customer service manager with Bank of the West.
accountancy, BS ’06, business administration, is a tax administrator for Payroll Professionals Inc. of Fargo.
mass communication, MEd ’10, educational leadership, as named the first Area Extension Specialist in Community Vitality. An Extension agent for Dickey County, she has also been involved in numerous…
environmental engineering, PhD ’07, natural resources management, was appointed to the National Coal Council. He is chair of the North Dakota Public Service commission.
accounting, Macc ’14, accountancy, joined Conway, Deuth and Schmiesing, PLLP as a staff accountant. She lives in Barry, Minnesota.
music education, was a music teacher in Garden Plain and Wichita, Kansas. Most recently, she taught special education at Campus High School in Haysville, Kansas, located near Wichita. She lived in…
civil engineering, was director of hospitals, nursing homes, Medicare and Medicaid for the North Dakota State Health Department. He was a Navy pilot during World War II. He lived in Prescott,…
food and nutrition, was a Navy veteran who lived in Moorhead, Minnesota.
architecture, was the owner of Willis Richard, Architect, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He lived in Winnipeg.
mathematics, was director of the first computer center at Minnesota State University Moorhead and was the school’s first chair in the computer science department. He later was a computer science…
economics, was a center on the Bison national championship football team in 1965. He owned and operated a century farm near Litchfield, Minnesota. He was a driving force in the development of the…
civil engineering, worked with the family-owned Central Sales Inc., an Allis-Chalmers dealership, in Jamestown, North Dakota, with his father and brothers. He retired as president and general manager…
animal science, was an executive by Kraft Foods from 1948 to 1985, retiring as research and development director for regulatory science. He worked in Glenview, Illinois, and New York with extensive…
pharmacy, founded and operated Sterling Drug in Austin, Minnesota. He was a member of the Minnesota Pharmacy Association, served on the University of Minnesota Century Mortar Club Board, and he was a…
civil engineering, was a civil engineer in Texas, Pennsylvania and Connecticut before owning the Monroe Country Store. He was a member of the Ford retractable antique car club and the Buick antique…
architecture, owned Richard Rude Architectural Inc. in Bemidji, Minnesota, where he was involved in the design of many churches, public buildings, restaurants, and commercial buildings in northwestern…
animal science, farmed near Wheatland, North Dakota, for 40 years after serving in Korea with the U.S. Army. He lived in Wheatland.
agronomy, worked for the Soil Conservation Service in New Salem and Napoleon, North Dakota, and Mahnomen Thief River Falls and Moorhead, Minnesota. He retired in 1982 and worked part-time as a…
English, taught English in Wahpeton, North Dakota, for 30 years of a 34-year teaching career. After retirement, he was elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives. He was the founding…
sociology, worked in loss prevention for a local chain of stores and had recently completed the requirements to work with the U.S. Border Patrol. She lived in Fargo.
physical education, farmed with his father and brother until 1994, when he started working for Arthur Mercantile in sales and as a computer technician. He retired in 2013. He lived in West Fargo.
mechanical engineering, was an engineer for IBM for 10 years, and later was the owner of a fishing resort on Lake Lida in Minnesota. He and his wife, Doris, ran the resort until 2008. He lived in…
agronomy, BS ’83, agricultural education, taught in North Dakota, Minnesota and Nebraska until 1994. He then worked in the construction field, specializing in electrical work. He lived in Wamego,…
sociology, served in the Army, was an enthusiastic highway patrolman and led the first drug enforcement division in North Dakota. He also operated an independent business called the Instant Sign…
agricultural education, taught vocational agriculture in Hawley and Blooming Prairie, Minnesota. In 1969, he joined the University of Minnesota Crookston in the Agriculture Division teaching courses…
mathematics, was a teacher and band instructor before starting Morrie Thingstad Insurance. He was a-long time musical leader for many community organizations, including the Elks, the Eagles, and the…
agricultural economics, farmed a family-owned farm south of Esmond, North Dakota. He was the secretary/treasurer of the Esmond Men’s Club and was a member of the Wells Eagles Aerie in Harvey, North…
university studies, worked in the finance office at Minnesota Motor Company in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, for the past 17 years. He lived in Fergus Falls.
agricultural engineering, had a 27-year career with the Air Force, serving in Vietnam, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and retiring as a colonel in 1978. He then worked in missile safety for…