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College Clips: July 31, 2023

NDSU spring 2023 graduates

North Dakota State University had 1,605 students who earned places on the spring 2023 graduation list.

Area graduates included the following:

Carrington: Amanda Jarrett, magna cum laude, Hospitality and Event Management and Trey Rosenau, magna cum laude, Pharmaceutical Sciences

Glenfield: Alexis Kulsrud, Animal Science

Grace City: Mariah Topp, Human Development and Family Science

Harvey: Bethany Anderson, summa cum laude, Agricultural Education; Brian Friedt, summa magna cum laude, Computer Science

New Rockford: Jake Williams, English

Pingree: Cameron Thomas, Agricultural Economics

Sheyenne: Howard, Wilson, summa cum laude, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Wimbledon: Hope Willson, Animal Science

A grade point average of 3.9 or above earned summa cum laude honors and a gpa of 3.7 and less than 3.9 earned magma cum laude honors.

BSC spring 2023 graduates

More than 560 students graduated with degrees from Bismarck State College after completing the Spring 2023 semester.

The graduates were recognized at the college’s 83rd commencement ceremony held on May 12, 2023, at the Bismarck Event Center.

Students who completed the coursework to earn degrees from BSC in Fall 2022 and Summer 2023 were also eligible to walk across the stage during the commencement ceremony to receive their diplomas.

Area students included:

Carrington: Denise Bull, Associate in Applied Science degree in Human Services and a Certificate in Eligibility Worker; Michael Clifton, Certificate in Welding; Taryn Hoeckle, Associate in Applied Science degree in Associate Degree Nurse; Kambree Kvamme, Associate in Science degree; Elizabeth Lee, Associate in Applied Science degree in Agriculture Industry and Technology and Lea Mittleider Associate in Applied Science degree in Farm & Ranch Management (Agribusiness).

Fessenden: Seth Dinius, Certificate in Carpentry (Residential)

Harvey: Ethan Arnold, Associate in Applied Science degree in Agriculture Industry and Technology; Garrin Daeley, Certificate in Lineworker (Electrical) and Nathan Friedt, Associate in Applied Science degree in Carpentry (Residential)

Kensal: Nicole Beckley, Certificate in Management

New Rockford: Matthew Duchscherer, Certificate in Welding

Pettibone: Calli Mack, Associate in Arts and Certificate in Athletic Coaching

Woodworth: Ethan Buskness, Associate in Applied Science degree in Agriculture Industry and Technology

Friedt named to Dean's List

Sage Friedt of Bordulac, N.D., has been named to the spring 2023 Dean’s List at Palmer College of Chiropractic’s Main Campus in Davenport, Iowa.

Palmer College of Chiropractic, the first and largest college in the chiropractic profession, has campuses in Davenport, Iowa; San Jose, California; and Port Orange, Florida.

UND 2023 graduates

The University of North Dakota held commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 13.

More than 600 graduate students and 1100 undergraduates were eligible to cross the stage and receive their degrees.

Local students who graduated included the following:

Dylan Helm (Cum Laude), Bachelor of Science and Kinsey Zieman, Master of Science, Carrington; Caleb Ellingson, Doctor of Medicine, Courtenay; Rachel Blomquist, Master of Science, Harvey; Brady Davis, Glenfield, Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics and Olivia Smith, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Sheyenne.