Gerald “Jerry” Hamerlik (center), poses for a photo near the Eternal Flame in 1979 with then fellow Enrollment Services employees, Ken Polovitz (now with UND Aerospace, on the left in the photo) and Dave Parker. University Relations. Gerald F. “Jerry” Hamerlik, […]
Sandra Wells Sandra “Sandy” (Uithof) Wells (1946-2018), recently retired Clinical Assistant Professor at the College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines, passed away at home in Grand Forks on March 29, 2018, from pancreatic cancer. During her eight-year tenure at UND, Sandy taught […]
Ron Hegg Ronald D. Hegg, retired Central Receiving employee, Grand Forks, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, March 15, 2018. He was 80. Ron was born on July 6, 1937 in Grand Forks to Norris and Edna (Sannes) Hegg. He was […]
Sally Page Sally J. Page, retired affirmative action officer, died Friday, Feb. 2, in Valley Eldercare Transitional Care Unit in Grand Forks. She was 74. Sally Jacquelyn Page was born in Saginaw, Mich., on July 8, 1943, to Doris E. (Knippel) and […]
Richard Ganyo Richard C. Ganyo, retired director of printing, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018 at Altru Hospital. He was 78. Richard C. Ganyo was born Feb. 27, 1939, in Grafton, N.D., the son of the late Frederick and Ann (Olezak) […]
Randy Torgerson Randy Torgerson, Housing Maintenance Specialist with Facilities Management, passed away Jan. 15. He has been with Facilities Management for more than six years. Randall W. “Randy” Torgerson, Housing Maintenance Specialist with Facilities Management, Grand Forks, died unexpectedly Monday, Jan. 15, […]
Don Poochigian Donald Poochigian, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Religion, passed away Dec. 28 in Clovis, California. He was 74. A passionate teacher and advocate for the liberal arts, he was memorialized in a remembrance published Dec. 30 in the Grand Forks […]
Sarah Nissen Sarah J. Nissen, Executive Director of Marketing & Creative Services at UND, passed away Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017, in Rochester Methodist Hospital, Rochester, MN. She was 35. Her cancer journey can be found at https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/sarahnissen. Sarah Jean Olsonawski, the daughter […]
Deborah Vonasek Deborah Vonasek, retired assistant in technical services at the Chester Fritz Library, died Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017, at home in Grand Forks. She was 64. Deborah Ann Pelowski, the daughter of Jerome and Marian (Knutson) Pelowski was born in Grand […]
The University of North Dakota lost a great friend with the passing of Steinar Opstad. A visionary educator, Steinar was responsible for the highly successful American College of Norway, which has played such a significant role in the education of […]
Jim Kujawa James Phillip “Jim” Kujawa, 85, of Crookston, Minn., passed away peacefully at his home Sunday evening, Nov. 12, 2017 from cancer, with his wife, Mary, and many of their children and grandchildren at his side. He retired from Plant […]
Fran Kryzsko Francis “Fran” Kryzsko, 82, of Grand Forks, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, November 4, 2017, surrounded by his family. He was a long-time over-the-road bus driver for UND. Francis Duane Kryzsko was born January 5, 1935 at […]
Delores Jacobson Delores Jacobson, retired administrative assistant, died Wednesday, November 1, 2017 in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks. She was 82. Delores Beverly Cecilia Collins, the daughter of Edward and Veda (Johnson) Collins was born May 5, 1935 at Rural Drayton, North Dakota. […]
Jeff Green It is with regret that we announce the death of Jeff Green, retired Housing Building Services Technician at Facilities Management, on Friday, Oct. 27. Jeff was a long-time employee with the University of North Dakota. Jeffrey A. Green, age 47 […]
Leon Osborne adapted projects to supply farmers and airlines with better weather information to lay the groundwork for 511, a nationwide road and weather information system. Photo by Jackie Lorentz/UND Today. A single vase of flowers stood before the doors of […]