In Remembrance

David Gipp, a UND graduate who become a giant of the Tribal College movement and who led United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck for 37 years, died on Friday, Sept. 11, at his home and with family members present. Gipp […]

Patrick Hurley Patrick A. Hurley, 86, of Grand Forks, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020 in Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. He retired from UND Atmospheric Sciences in 2003, and was instrumental in helping John Odegard found the department.

Tom DiLorenzo Thomas Michael DiLorenzo, recently retired provost and vice president for academic affairs at UND, died July 17, 2020, in Charleston, S.C. He was 63. A lifelong learner, teacher, leader in higher education and lover of his family and life itself, […]

Don Lemon Donald Keith Lemon, Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Education & Human Development, passed away June 22, 2020, at the age of 85. Don was born to Hatton O. and Frances (Summers) Lemon on Dec. 3, 1934, the third of […]

Loretta Ann Coulter, retired supervisor at UND Plant Services, passed away peacefully on May 21, 2020, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minn., at the age of 76. Loretta was born Sept. 16, 1943, in Grafton, N.D. to Agnes (Kroll) and […]

Caryl Anne Pederson, retired staff member at the former Computer Center, Sparta, Wisc., passed away on May 18, 2020. She was born to L. Orwell and Nina M. (Marchildon) Holmberg of Cummings, N.D., on Feb. 1, 1943, in Grand Forks. Caryl […]

Lois Wilde celebrated her 92nd birthday at the North Dakota Museum of Art Long time Associate Editor of Sports Afield and Trustee of the North Dakota Museum of Art, Lois Elizabeth Wilde died on May 10, 2020 at Edgewood Parkwood Place […]

Alice Clark Alice Billings Thompson Clark, retired vice president for academic affairs, died May 10 at age 94. She was the first woman to hold a vice president’s or administrative position at a North Dakota university, and served at UND for […]

John Dixon John Douglas Dixon, retired faculty member and former chair of electrical engineering, Plymouth, Minn., passed away Sunday, November 17, 2019. He was 95. He was born July 29, 1924 in Montrose, Minn., the youngest child of James Darrow and Evelyn […]

Brad Gibbens, now acting director of the UND Center for Rural Health; Mary Wakefield, former director of the CRH and acting United States Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Service from 2015-2017; and Gary Hart, director of the UND Center […]

Gary Hart It is with deep regret that we announce the death of Dr. Gary Hart, director of the UND Center for Rural Health, who passed away on Monday, April 13. He joined the Center for Rural Health in 2010, coming […]

Robert Seidel Robert E. Seidel, retired professor of geography, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2020 in Grand Forks from complications related to Acute Myeloid Leukemia.He was 85. Bob was born in Fort Wayne, Ind., to John and Pauline Seidel. He graduated […]

Charlotte Bratvold Charlotte Bratvold, retired facilities management supervisor, of East Grand Forks, passed away suddenly Sunday, March 1, 2020 at Sanford Hospital of Fargo. She was 71. Charlotte Ann Jagow was born September 11, 1948, in Grand Forks to the late Albert […]