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Sioux Awards for Distinguished Achievement & Leadership Banquet is Thursday

Six UND alumni will be honored by the UND Alumni Association & Foundation at the 2022 Sioux Awards for Distinguished Achievement and Leadership Banquet.

The banquet is set for Thursday, Sept. 29, at the Alerus Center, with a social starting at 5:30 p.m., immediately followed by the banquet dinner.

Since 1962, the Sioux Award for Distinguished Achievement and Leadership has been presented to leaders and high achievers in government, business and various professions, as well as alumni who have dedicated their lives in service for others. The award is the highest honor given by the UND Alumni Association & Foundation.

Two honorees among the six will be receiving Young Alumni Achievement Awards. Established in 2002, this award recognizes more recent graduates who have made a mark in the short time since they attended UND.

Recipients of the Sioux Award for Distinguished Achievement and Leadership are as follows:

  • Jody (Varberg) Feragen, ’78 BAAcc
  • Jack Marcil, ’63 BSBA, ’68 JD
  • Mark Sanford, ’66 Med, ’76 EdD
  • Sarah Vogel ’67 BA

Young Alumni Award recipients are:

  • Meghan Compton, ’06 BA, ’10 JD
  • Paul Sallach, ’03 BSAero

Read more at UND Today. Full biographies are available at UNDalumni.org/SiouxAwards.