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Linda Kibot, a nursing student from Cameroon, received one of the University’s advanced undergraduate research awards, through which she will be working with Tom Johnson of the Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center on the relationship between copper deficiency and vascular function.
Erica Renner, a May 2007 graduate in dietetics, received a 2007 Outstanding Dietetic Student Award for North Dakota from the American Dietetic Association.
Kristina Davis, a recent RAIN (Recruitment and Retention of American Indians into Nursing) B.S.N. graduate and member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, was commissioned in the U.S. Public Health Service Commission Corps this summer. The Commission Corps is an elite team of more than 6,000 well-trained, highly qualified, public health professionals dedicated to delivering the nation’s disease prevention program.
Nursing senior Carissa Jahner ended her basketball career this past spring with 1,170 points. She was named North Central Conference Defensive Player of the Year three years in a row.
Russell LeFevre (B.S. ’57, M.S. ’58) was awarded an honorary degree at UND’s May commencement. Dr. LeFevre is currently president of IEEEUSA, a professional organization of more than 200,000 engineers. Dr. LeFevre is a physics graduate.
Kevin and Kelly Longie, second-year residents in the UND family medicine program, were recognized during the annual Doctors Day “Best of the Best” awards event at St. Alexis Medical Center in Bismarck. The twins received the “most helpful residents” award.
Accounting students Crystal Coons, Jason Dunn, and Nordica Stocker took fourth place in an international ethics case competition at the University of Arizona this past year.
Greg Page, a 1973 business graduate, was recently named president and CEO of Cargill.
Buffalo Wild Wings CEO Sally Smith, a 1979 graduate from UND’s College of Business and Public Administration, was highlighted by Forbes magazine for her leadership and business savvy.
| Howard Dahl, a 1971 business alum, was the featured cover story in Inc. magazine for his entrepreneurial success in bringing new farming technology to the Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and northern China.
The National Association for Industrial Technology recognized the UND student chapter with the Outstanding Student Chapter award this past year. The chapter previously won the award in 2002. It is the only chapter known to have received this award twice.
The Department of Accountancy student chapter of Beta Alpha Psi earned distinguished chapter status from the AACSB International.
Karen Nyberg, a 1994 mechanical engineering graduate, will become the first UND alum to fly in the space shuttle this year.
President George W. Bush named Mark Pfeifel to be deputy assistant to the president and deputy national security advisor for strategic communications and global outreach. Mark is a 1997 graduate in communication.
Carla Christofferson, a 1989 communication graduate, was recognized as a “Top Attorney in Southern California” and is the owner of the Los Angeles Sparks, a Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) team.
Patrick McCrummen, a 1991 graduate in 5 communications, was promoted to vice president for public affairs at the American Red Cross.
Phil Jackson, a 1967 graduate in philosophy/psychology/religious studies, was named to the National Basketball Association Hall of Fame.
Tim Madigan, a 1980 graduate in journalism, is an award-winning columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and has had his critically acclaimed book, I’m Proud of You: My Friendship with Fred Rogers, released.
Sam Anderson, a 1969 graduate in speech and English, survived another season on the hit television series Lost as the regular character “Bernard Nadler.”
Christopher Wold, B.A. in English, is vice president of Random House’s London Office. |
