Class notes 2000s
- Alexander K. Berg, BS ’05, PhD ’08, PharmD ’10 pharmacy, was promoted to vice president for operations of Cognigen Corp. He joined Cognigen earlier this year from the Critical Path Institute, where he was scientific director for the Critical Path to Tuberculosis Drug Regimens Initiative, a global health partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He lives in Buffalo, New York.
- Jordan Cook, BS ’08 business administration, joined Union State Bank as vice president of business banking.
- Amanda (Thieschafer) Smock, BS ’05 human performance and fitness, is scheduled to be inducted in the Bison Athletic Hall of Fame. She was a U.S. Olympian and national champion triple jumper.
- Nathan Schmidt, BS ’04 mass communication, is scheduled to be inducted in the Bison Athletic Hall of Fame. He was a Division II national champion decathlete.
- Aaron Pederson, BS ’02 mass communication, is scheduled to be inducted in the Bison Athletic Hall of Fame. He was an NCAA Division II All-American kicker of the football team.
- Todd Fuller, Former Student ’05 physical education, is scheduled to be inducted in the Bison Athletic Hall of Fame. He was a Division II national champion wrestler and baseball player.
- Jaime Berry Adams, BS ’02 physical education, is scheduled to be inducted in the Bison Athletic Hall of Fame. She was an NCAA All-American basketball player and coach.
- Jennifer (Bakke) Christians, BS ’04 business administration, is scheduled to be inducted in the Bison Athletic Hall of Fame. She was an NCAA Division II All-American softball player.
- Stephanie Hille, BS ’03 veterinary technology, was hired as the North Dakota Stockmen’s Association brand recorder. Her duties include maintaining the state’s brand records by renewing, recording and transferring brands; publishing the brand book and monthly and annual supplements; and generating missing livestock reports, permanent horse permits and other brand documents.
- Linnea Wallace, BS ’07 zoology, is an animal area assistant manager at the Kansas City Zoo. She spent the summer in Nambia, studying research projects such as radio tracking, cheetah conservation and ecosystem management.
