Get to know our leadership team who guide the direction of the graduate programs at NDSU.
Dean of the College of Graduate and Interdisciplinary Studies
Susan Sell, Ph.D.
Dean
susan.sell@ndsu.edu
Contact Our Staff
Business and Operations Team
Nonnie Tangen
Business and Operations Manager
(701) 231-5944
nonnie.tangen@ndsu.edu
Oversees graduate assistantships, background checks, & tuition waivers, including Graduate School fund management, graduate student travel awards, recruitment awards, Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, NSF awards, and grant funding.
Business Coordinators
Monitors graduate assistantships and tuition waivers including contracts and annual trainings. Serves as the payroll liaison for graduate positions with college payroll admins.
Sam Akers
(701) 231-5762
samantha.akers@ndsu.edu
- Agriculture, Food Systems & Natural Resources
- Engineering
- Science & Mathematics
- Lab/Chemical Safety Training
TBD
- Health Professions
- Non-Academic Programs
- Contracts and annual training (Baseline Safety and Equal Opportunity/Title IX), Designated Medical Provider and MN Reciprocity)
Stacy Vetter
(701) 231-5101
stacy.vetter@ndsu.edu
- Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
- Business
- Graduate & Interdisciplinary Programs
- Human Science & Education
- Processes expense reports, invoices, and reimbursements
Admissions Team
Neely Benton
Director of Graduate Recruitment and Admissions
(701) 231-8476
neely.benton@ndsu.edu
Melissa Ostby
Graduate Admission Coordinator
(701) 231- 7034
melissa.j.ostby@ndsu.edu
Sam Akers
Business Coordinator
(701) 231-5762
samantha.akers@ndsu.edu
Academic Support Team
Matthew Warner
Academic Support Specialist/GPS Academy Coordinator
(701) 231- 6456
matthew.b.warner@ndsu.edu
Center for Writers
Mary Pull
Associate Director
(701) 231-7928
mary.pull@ndsu.edu
Danjel Nygard
Dissertation and Thesis Coordinator
(701) 231- 5272
danjel.nygard@ndsu.edu
Kristina Caton
Senior Writing Consultant
(701) 231-5264
kristina.caton@ndsu.edu
Scarlet Gray Bernard
Dissertation and Thesis Processor
(701) 231-8250
scarlet.graybernard@ndsu.edu
Connect with Our Faculty
Find a full list of Graduate School faculty in the Graduate Bulletin. Or find out more about our faculty and researchers through the NDSU Office of Research and Creative Activity.