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After a 50-year affiliation with UND, Fred Wittmann, Director of Ceremonies & University Events in the Division of Marketing & Communications, will retire on Jan. 3, 2023.<\/p>\n

Please join us for Fred\u2019s retirement reception<\/a>, 3:30-5 p.m., with a program at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8, at the Gorecki Alumni Center.<\/p>\n

Fred first came to UND in 1973 as a student and worked as a student employee until 1978. That year, he began working full-time at the Division of Continuing Education. In 2000, he left the Division of Continuing Education as the Director of Conferences & Institutes to lead the planning of UND\u2019s Ceremonies & Special Events.<\/p>\n

Fred earned his bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degree from UND and received the UND Meritorious Service Award in 2003 and the Ken and Toby Baker UND Proud Award in 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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