Gunlogson scholars to present regional research

The 2025 cohort of Gungloson grantees, research scholars funded by grants from the Gunlogson Fund, NDSU Institute for Regional Studies, will present their research at a forum on Monday, Sept. 22.

The program is from 4 to 5:30 PM in the Anishinaabe Theater in NDSU’s Memorial Union, with a reception to follow.

The cohort includes four NDSU scholars:

• Archeologist Kristen Fellows and historian Angela Smith ( with a joint project)
• NDSU extension forester Joe Zeleznick
• NDSU associate professor of disaster resilience and emergency management Sarah Kirkpatrick.

Additionally, there are two historians visiting from other institutions on the plains: Molly Rozum, University of South Dakota, and David Vail, University of Nebraska-Kearney.

With the Gunlogson fund, the Institute for Regional Studies makes grants each year to scholars for research in regional (generally Great Plains) culture and life, especially projects that support the mission of the Institute. The Institute is the oldest academic regional studies center on the Great Plains of North America.

Founded in 1950 by Dean Hans Giesecke of the College of Applied Arts & Sciences, the Institute celebrates its 75th anniversary this year.