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2007
January 25: President Kupchella announces his intention to retire in 2008.
April: Sophomore Ryan Duncan receives the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, honoring him as the nation’s top collegiate hockey player; UND competes in the NCAA “Frozen Four” for the third straight year.
May: The Engelstad Family Foundation announces a $20 million gift to the UND Foundation to support scholarships and endowed chairs. It is the largest gift ever to the UND Foundation and the second largest to the University, behind only the $104 million Engelstad Arena.
August: Washington Monthly magazine names UND one of top 70 public universities in the United States .... The “Photo on the Green” event, celebrating UND’s 125th anniversary, wins national attention.
September: UND’s newest student residence facility, University Place, is dedicated .... UND receives two awards from the American Heart Association for promoting wellness on campus .... UND surpasses the $100 million mark for sponsored program awards for fiscal year 2007.
October: Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review rank UND ninth among nation’s top 50 entrepreneurship programs .... UND becomes a tobacco-free campus.
November: UND settles a lawsuit with the NCAA over the Fighting Sioux athletic nickname issue .... UND’s air traffic control program is ranked top in nation by the FAA.
The Adelphi Fountain was reinstalled in July 2007 after a year of absence from the campus for restoration work. |
In retirement, the Kupchellas will be moving to their new home in the mountains of Pennsylvania. “For the first time in 45 years, we’ll be near much of our family,” says Adele. They will remain busy: Adele has agreed to serve on the board of trustees of Mount Aloysius College in Pennsylvania. For the time being, Chuck plans to continue to be p art of C Change, the national cancer program he’s been involved with for several years. He also may do some board work or part-time teaching and administration. As president emeritus, he will work with alumni and friends to build financial support for UND initiatives.
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Chuck plans to spend some time writing fiction, playing music, and maybe even writing songs. He also hopes to take a language course.
Adele looks forward to volunteer work and promoting wellness and exercise, especially for the elderly and people in poor health. She will enjoy having more time for reading, sewing, quilting, baking, and cooking.
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THE STATE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION
John Q. Paulsen (President), Fargo
Richie Smith (Vice President), Wahpeton
Sue Andrews, Mapleton
Jon Backes, Minot
Duaine Espegard, Grand Forks
Pam Kostelecky, Dickinson
Grant Shaft, Grand Forks
Nathan Martindale (Student Member), University of North Dakota
Thomas Barnhart (Faculty Advisor), North Dakota State University
THE NORTH DAKOTA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
William Goetz, Chancellor
Laura Glatt, Vice Chancellor for Administrative Affairs
Michel Hillman, Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs
Marsha Krotseng, Vice Chancellor for Strategic Planning and Executive Director/College Technical Education Council
PRESIDENT’S CABINET
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
Charles Kupchella, President
Greg Weisenstein, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Robert Boyd, Vice President for Student and Outreach Services
Robert Gallager, Vice President for Finance and Operations
Philip Harmeson, Vice President for General Administration
Gary Johnson, Interim Vice President for Research
H. David Wilson, Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Patricia Bohnet, Executive Assistant to the President
Alice Brekke, Assistant to the President and Budget Director
Peter Johnson, Interim Executive Associate Vice President for University Relations
Tim O’Keefe, Executive Vice President of the UND Alumni Association and the UND Foundation |
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2007, continued
December: The Community of Learners scholarship program begins.
2008
January: Former North Dakota governor and 1969 UND graduate Ed Schafer is confirmed as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture .... The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association honors UND with six “Superlatives,” including Best Tradition, Best Community Support, Best Pep Band, and Most Fun to Watch.
February: The State Board of Higher Education selects Dr. Robert O. Kelley of the University of Wyoming to be UND’s 11th president .... UND marks its 125th anniversary at a campus/community party on February 27.
March: Internationally known author Sir Salman Rushdie participates in the UND Writers Conference and in the first of two “Great Conversations” with noted figures scheduled for the 125th anniversary celebration.
April: The State Board of Higher Education grants the title of president emeritus to Chuck Kupchella upon his retirement .... The men’s hockey team competes in the NCAA “Frozen Four” for the fourth consecutive year.
Late spring: UND alumna and NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg is scheduled to be in the seven-member crew aboard the space shuttle Discovery as it brings a module of the Japanese space agency’s Kibo science laboratory to the International Space Station
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