Honorees announced for 2026 Staff Recognition Luncheon
The University’s Office of Human Resources will be honoring 238 staff members at its upcoming Staff Recognition Luncheon on Tuesday, May 12, at the Memorial Union.
To be recognized are the following staff members who have achieved major milestones of years served, for every five years of service. This year, two staff members will be honored for 50 years of service to UND.
Also during the luncheon, winners will be announced for the annual Staff Meritorious Service Awards and the Ken & Toby Baker UND Proud Award.
The following list is ordered by division, by years served, alphabetically.
Office of the President
The Office of the President is recognizing 39 staff members this year:
Matthew Belobraydic, 5 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Djezzar Boualam Djezzar, 5 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
LaRae Foerster, 5 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Sara Hamling, 5 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Thomas Hennessy, 5 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Thomas Jo, 5 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Stacy Kouba, 5 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Fazilatun Mahmood, 5 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Trevor Richards, 5 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Darren Schmidt, 5 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
David Swanson, 5 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Xincheng Wan, 5 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Cody Williamson, 5 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Chantsalmaa Dalkhaa, 10 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Amanda Douglas, 10 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Ian Feole, 10 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Jun He, 10 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Lonny Jacobson, 10 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Andrew Palmiscno, 10 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Saurabh Chimote, 15 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
James Duzan, 15 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Jeanette Gratton, 15 years, President’s Office
Nicole Krueger, 15 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Roberta Rakoczy, 15 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Paul Ralston, 15 years, Athletics
Robert Carolin Jr, 20 years, President’s Office
Kelly Hodgson, 20 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Randall Knutson, 20 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Christopher Martin, 20 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Dawn Seaver, 20 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Joshua Stanislowski, 20 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Patrick Swanson, 20 years, Athletics
Heidi Vettleson, 20 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Bruce Folkedahl, 25 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Jason Laumb, 25 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Bethany Kurz, 30 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
June Novacek, 30 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Michelle Olderbak, 30 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Timothy Kujawa, 35 years, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Division of Finance & Operations
The Division of Finance & Operations is recognizing 40 staff members this year:
Ken Bateman, 5 years, Facilities Management – Custodial/Maintenance
Merle Beto-Berggren, 5 years, Facilities Management – Transportation
Kaitlin Burgener, 5 years, Facilities Management – Custodial/Maintenance
Preston Engel, 5 years, Facilities Management – Custodial/Maintenance
Eric Gutzwiller, 5 years, Facilities Management – Custodial/Maintenance
Rick Hofstad, 5 years, Facilities Management – Custodial/Maintenance
Samantha Hogan, 5 years, Procurement & Payment Services
Tate Johnson, 5 years, University Police
Kevin Krogstad, 5 years, Facilities Management – Custodial/Maintenance
Stephanie Kuske, 5 years, Shared Service Center
Shane Lofberg, 5 years, Facilities Management – Custodial/Maintenance
Kayla Logan, 5 years, Facilities Management – Custodial/Maintenance
Laura Nelson, 5 years, Regional Shared Services
Eric Peterson, 5 years, Shared Service Center
Harka Rai, 5 years, Facilities Management – Custodial/Maintenance
Hunter Sherlock, 5 years, Shared Service Center
Andrea Velaris, 5 years, Procurement & Payment Services
Carlos Caro, 10 years, University Police
Christopher Choate, 10 years, Facilities Management – Custodial/Maintenance
Veronica DeCoteau, 10 years, Office of Safety
Janna Horning, 10 years, Facilities Management – Custodial/Maintenance
Grant Kahlbaugh, 10 years, Office of Emergency Management
Trevor Kalis, 10 years, Facilities Management – Custodial/Maintenance
Brian Larson, 10 years, Facilities Management – Custodial/Maintenance
Karla Mongeon-Stewart, 10 years, VP Finance & Operations
Linda Michelle Olson, 10 years, Office of Safety
Jeremy Palm, 10 years, Facilities Management – Custodial/Maintenance
Christopher Wetch, 10 years, Facilities Management – Custodial/Maintenance
Jennifer Rogers, 15 years, VP Finance & Operations
Cathy Westerhausen, 15 years, Shared Service Center
Kenneth Wosick, 15 years, Facilities Management – Custodial/Maintenance
Kurt Ganyo, 20 years, Facilities Management – Custodial/Maintenance
Connie Gagelin, 25 years, Resource Planning Allocation
James Kotrba, 25 years, Facilities Management – Custodial/Maintenance
Dale Spicer, 25 years, Facilities Management – Custodial/Maintenance
Laura Thoreson, 25 years, Facilities Management – Custodial/Maintenance
Odella Fuqua, 30 years, Associate VP for Finance
Steve Dohman, 35 years, Facilities Management – Custodial/Maintenance
Robert Hodek, 35 years, Facilities Management – Custodial/Maintenance
Jerry Lundby, 45 years, Facilities Management – Custodial/Maintenance
Office of the Provost
The Office of the Provost is recognizing 83 staff members this year:
Dalton Agnes, 5 years, Flight Support Services
James Becks, 5 years, Veteran & Military Affairs
Brianna Black, 5 years, John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences Dean’s Office
Rebecca Brown, 5 years, Chester Fritz Library
Karin Cook, 5 years, Office of Extended Learning Support
Joseph Egan, 5 years, College of Engineering & Mines
Dakota Feist, 5 years, University Information Technology
Aimee Galloway, 5 years, AVP Student Success
Kaleb Gilson, 5 years, University Information Technology
Danielle Jones, 5 years, Center for Business Engagement & Development
Robert Kraus, 5 years, John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences Dean’s Office
Cameron Ladue, 5 years, Flight Support Services
Christopher Ladue, 5 years, Flight Support Services
Benjamin Magstadt, 5 years, University Information Technology
Nichole Martin, 5 years, Chester Fritz Library
Norman McCloud, 5 years, Education, Health & Behavior
Amy Peterschick, 5 years, Children’s Learning Center
Robin Pifer, 5 years, Aerospace Information Technology
John Sims, 5 years, Flight Support Services
Wendy Swokel, 5 years, University Analytics and Planning
Alfred Wallace, 5 years, Chester Fritz Library
Rebecca M Bergee, 10 years, Academic Affairs
Melissa Casanova, 10 years, Student Finance
Aaron Fettig, 10 years, Flight Operations
Barbara Gangelhoff, 10 years, College of Engineering & Mines
Carl Hermanson, 10 years, University Information Technology
Shane Hylton, 10 years, John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences Dean’s Office
Kaylee Jackson, 10 years, AVP Student Success
Soojung Kim, 10 years, Graduate School
Anna Marie Kinney, 10 years, Teaching, Transformation & Development Academy
Laurie Kovar, 10 years, Student Finance
Kaitlin Lockett, 10 years, Student Finance
Shelby Nemeth, 10 years, Flight Support Services
Paul Smith, 10 years, Center for Business Engagement & Development
Shannon Sporbert Webber, 10 years, College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines Dean’s Office
Frank Swiontek, 10 years, Strategic Programming & Innovation
Zauna Synnott, 10 years, Nursing
Amy Vein, 10 years, International Center
Heather Wages, 10 years, Academic Affairs
Steffanie Young, 10 years, Career Services
Mary Carls, 15 years, Nutrition & Dietetics
Chadd Damm, 15 years, University Information Technology
Nicole Evans, 15 years, Center for Business Engagement & Development
Jennifer Graetz, 15 years, Office of Extended Learning Support
Jessica Green, 15 years, Psychology
Ashley Johnson, 15 years, Registrar
Edward Ladue, 15 years, Flight Operations
Julie Lindgren, 15 years, Aerospace Information Technology
Angela Lockwood, 15 years, College of Engineering & Mines
Cassandra McDonald, 15 years, Student Finance
Tina Monette, 15 years, John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences Dean’s Office
Nancy Nelson, 15 years, Career Services
Sarah Owens, 15 years, Education & Human Development
Jodi Steiner, 15 years, University Analytics and Planning
Michael Ullrich, 15 years, Aviation
Lucas Aaker, 20 years, University Information Technology
Robyn Bancroft, 20 years, Registrar
Julie Bean, 20 years, Graduate School
Elizabeth Becker, 20 years, Teaching, Transformation & Development Academy
Paula Bruse, 20 years, Flight Operations
Michelle Garske, 20 years, College of Business & Public Administration Dean’s Office
Clark Gebhard, 20 years, Flight Support Services
Chelsea Larson, 20 years, Education & Human Development
Tamara Mulske, 20 years, AVP Student Success
Shari Nelson, 20 years, AVP Student Success
Michael Skold, 20 years, Flight Support Services
Derek Stinchfield, 20 years, Aerospace Information Technology
Debra Austreng, 25 years, College of Engineering & Mines
Valerie Bauer, 25 years, Nursing
Terri Kemnitz, 25 years, Office of Extended Learning Support
Kimberly Myrum, 25 years, Chemistry
Gwendolyn Puckett, 25 years, Children’s Learning Center
Bradley Rundquist, 25 years, College of Arts & Sciences Dean’s Office
Heather Seim, 25 years, Children’s Learning Center
Julie Solheim, 25 years, Mathematics
Courtenay White, 25 years, College of Engineering & Mines
Marjorie Steffen, 30 years, Registrar
Pam Bethke, 35 years, Psychology
Michael Blackmun, 35 years, Flight Operations
Jay Evenstad, 35 years, Mechanical Engineering
Helen Oberg, 40 years, Chester Fritz Library
Lori Shafer, 40 years, Enrollment Management
Stanley Johnson, 50 years, Chester Fritz Library
School of Medicine & Health Sciences
The School of Medicine & Health Sciences is recognizing 35 staff members this year:
Ivy Baird, 5 years, Public Health Program
Montanna Barnett, 5 years, School of Medicine & Health Sciences Library Resources
Sandi Bates, 5 years, School of Medicine & Health Sciences Library Resources
Brittany Starr Belgarde, 5 years, Indians into Medicine
Apostal Faraji Jalal Apostal, 5 years, Biomedical Sciences
Sarah Julsrud, 5 years, Pediatrics
Holly Long, 5 years, Rural Health
Kassie Lutz, 5 years, Southwest Campus – Bismarck
Andrew Nelson, 5 years, Rural Health
Per Ostmo, 5 years, Rural Health
Erin Snyder, 5 years, UND Simulation Center
Nicole Threadgold, 5 years, Rural Health
Anna Walter, 5 years, Rural Health
Lynae Wingate, 5 years, Rural Health
Megan Keely Denis, 10 years, School of Medicine & Health Sciences Library Resources
Susan Holden, 10 years, Research Affairs & Compliance
Allee Mead, 10 years, Rural Health
Michelle Montgomery, 10 years, Student Affairs & Admissions
Dorothea Nelson, 10 years, Rural Health
Nicole Voigt, 10 years, Population Health
Marissa Wuori, 10 years, Bismarck Center for Family Medicine
Rachel Osowski, 15 years, UND Simulation Center
Mandi-Leigh Peterson, 15 years, Office of Data
John Roberts, 15 years, Technology Resources
Tara Specht, 15 years, Bismarck Center for Family Medicine
Janice Flatin, 20 years, Rural Health
Brian Schill, 20 years, Alumni & Community Relations
Valeria Becker, 25 years, Student Affairs & Admissions
Angela Floden, 25 years, Biomedical Sciences
Danping Guo, 25 years, Pathology
Stacie Klegstad, 25 years, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
Maren Niemeier, 25 years, Rural Health
Cherylyn Stoltman, 30 years, Medical Laboratory Science
Jane Thorvilson, 35 years, Student Affairs & Admissions
Alyson White, 50 years, Physical Therapy
Division of Marketing & Communications
The Division of Marketing & Communications is recognizing 2 staff members this year:
Madison Kunz, 10 years, Marketing & Creative Services
Matthew Schill, 20 years, Marketing & Creative Services
Division of Research & Economic Development
The Division of Research & Economic Development is recognizing 13 staff members this year:
David Apostal, 5 years, Computational Research Center
Scott Keane, 5 years, Research Institute for Autonomous Systems
Tori McIntosh, 5 years, Research & Economic Development
Joshua Peters, 5 years, Northern Plains UAS Test Site
Lauren Pite, 5 years, Grant & Contract Accounting
Tina Sackett, 5 years, Grant & Contract Accounting
Matthew Henry, 10 years, Northern Plains UAS Test Site
Naomi Hansen, 15 years, Research & Economic Development
Chassi Herman, 20 years, Grant & Contract Accounting
Sherry Zeman, 20 years, Research & Sponsored Program Development
Angela Scheett, 25 years, Human Nutrition Center
Robert Peterson, 30 years, Computational Research Center
Debbie Raasakka, 40 years, Center for Biomedical Research
Division of Student Affairs
The Division of Student Affairs is recognizing 16 staff members this year:
Alexandra Skime, 5 years, Wellness & Health Promotion
Cheryl Grew-Gillen, 10 years, Memorial Union
Sarah Gustafson, 10 years, Student Health Services
Judy Hibdon, 10 years, Dining Memorial Union
Joseph Kelly, 10 years, Dining Residence
Patti Peltier, 10 years, Dining Memorial Union
Megan Wasylow, 10 years, Dining Support Services
Stacey Borboa-Peterson, 20 years, Hilyard Center
Kevin Embury, 20 years, Dining Residence
Mark Lien, 20 years, Housing Residence
Lori Anderson, 25 years, Dining Residence
Dawn Eckhardt, 25 years, TRIO Programs
Pamela Legg, 25 years, Dining Support Services
Carissa Sigdahl, 25 years, Dining Support Services
Jill Teters, 35 years, TRIO Programs
Joan Marie Jorde, 45 years, TRIO Programs
UND Alumni Association & Foundation
The UND Alumni Association & Foundation is recognizing 10 staff members this year:
Hailey Aafedt, 5 years, UND Alumni Association & Foundation
Brian Burkett, 5 years, UND Alumni Association & Foundation
Matthew Scheerer, 5 years, UND Alumni Association & Foundation
Jenn Wolf, 5 years, UND Alumni Association & Foundation
Jenn Lukens, 10 years, UND Alumni Association & Foundation
Milo Smith, 15 years, UND Alumni Association & Foundation
Val Sussex, 15 years, UND Alumni Association & Foundation
Mitch Wigness, 15 years, UND Alumni Association & Foundation
Carrie Kachena, 20 years, UND Alumni Association & Foundation
DeAnna Carlson Zink, 35 years, UND Alumni Association & Foundation
