University Letter

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Faculty and staff with 25 years of service and retirees will be honored at Founders Day banquet

The following faculty and staff will be honored for 25 years of service at the annual Founders Day banquet on Thursday, Feb. 16.

  • Angela Carpenter, Director Special Student Populations, Special Student Populations
  • Mark Christenson, Physician/Medical Director, Student Health Services
  • Mary Dietz, Teaching Associate Professor, Mathematics
  • Carrie Falletich, Personnel & Payroll Officer, Dean’s Office A&S
  • Cynthia Flom-Meland, Chair/Professor, Physical Therapy
  • Melissa Gardner, Administrative Assistant, Family & Community Medicine
  • Dale Griffin, Assistant Technical Director, Chester Fritz Auditorium
  • Lori Hanson, Registered Nurse, Student Health Services
  • Carl Iseminger, Payment Services Technician, Procurement & Payment Services
  • Donita Johnson, Clinic Nurse, Bismarck CFM
  • John Kellebrew, Lead Elec Equip Tech, FM-Cust/Maint
  • Gwendolyn Klawon, Outreach & Recruiting Coordinator, College of Engineering & Mines
  • Jeffrey Manske, Lead Maintenance Specialist, FM-Cust/Maint
  • Peter Meberg, Chair/Associate Professor, Biology
  • Troy Noeldner, Director, Housing, Housing Residence
  • Staci Ortiz, Records/Student Services Specialist
  • Tina Paschke, Student Services Coordinator, DSS/OSRR
  • Kerrie Peltier, Parking Manager, Parking Services
  • Lawrence Peterson, Associate Professor, Mathematics
  • Mark Poolman, Instructor/Assistant Clinical Coordinator/ATC, Sports Medicine
  • Linda Ray, Assistant Professor, Medical Laboratory Science
  • Joel Robberstad, Avionics Technician, Flight Support Services
  • David Sundine, Elec Equip Tech Supervisor, FM-Cust/Maint
  • Christine Wiese, Nurse Coordinator, Bismarck CFM

Members of the UND community who retired in the last year will also be honored.

They are:

  • Forrest Ames, Professor, Mechanical Engineering
  • Paul Arnason, Contracts & Grants Specialist, EERC
  • Henry Borysewicz, Program Director, Academic Support Services
  • Christopher Brown, Line Service Operator, Flight Support Services
  • John Dietz, Electrician, FM-Cust/Maint
  • Bruce Discristina, Professor, Criminal Justice
  • Christopher Dingle, Associate/Assistant Director Residence Life, Housing Residence
  • Saleh Faruque, Professor, SEECS
  • Sharon Fields-Uhrich, Administrative Secretary, Teaching & Leadership
  • Mike Gaffey, Professor, Space Studies
  • John Haugen, Tech Development & Operations Group Leader, EERC
  • Lisa Heher, Assistant Controller, Controller
  • Connie Hodgson, Administrative Secretary, Dean’s Office NCoBPA
  • Susan Jeno, Professor, Physical Therapy
  • Barbara Lewis, Associate Professor, Music
  • Paul Lindseth, Professor, Aviation
  • Patrick Luber, Professor, Art & Design
  • Laurie Mager, Customer Service Representative, Telecommunications
  • Michael Mann, Professor, Institute of Energy Studies
  • Laurie McHenry, Academic (Prof.) Librarian, Thormodsgard Law Library
  • Katherine Norman Dearden, Associate Professor, Music
  • Sheryl O’Donnell, Professor, English
  • Erin O’Leary, Chief Financial Officer, EERC
  • Linda Olson, Library Associate, Chester Fritz Library
  • Jan Orvik, Internal Communications Editor, Marketing & Communications
  • Audrey Pearson, Administrative Assistant, Education & Human Development
  • Sally Pyle, Associate Professor, Biology
  • James Roerig, Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science
  • Gretchen Schatz, Associate Director Lifelong Learning, Office of Extended Learning
  • Sara Schempp, Building Services Technician, Dining Residence
  • Brenda Schill, Administrative Secretary, Registrar’s Office
  • Jay Smith, Desktop Client Network Specialist, University IT
  • Margaret Smith, Research Specialist, Biomedical Sciences
  • Irina Smoliakova, Professor, Chemistry
  • Stephen Tinguely, Professor, Pediatrics
  • Mary Urbanski, A&R/SS Associate, Testing Services
  • Frank White, Assistant Professor, Sociology
  • Fredrick Wittmann, Director, Ceremonies & University Events
  • Kim Woods, Associate Vice President, Senior Director of Development – NCoBPA, UND Alumni Association & Foundation
  • Donald Wosick, Building Services Technician, FM-Cust/Maint
  • Min Wu, Professor, Biomedical Sciences