UND Founders Day

Founders Day is the annual celebration of our history as an institution and a time to recognize the outstanding service of our employees. Retirees with 15 years or more of service, employees with 25 years of service, outstanding faculty, departments, advisors, and researchers are honored at a banquet dinner on the last Thursday in February — commemorating the founding of the University in 1883.

Founders Day - The 136th Anniversary
When:
Feb. 28, 2019
Where:
Memorial Union Ballroom

 

 PURCHASE FOUNDERS DAY RESERVED SEATS

Department Table Reservation Form

For more information, contact the Office of Ceremonies & University Events, Stop 7142; Telephone 701.777.2314; or email beth.moe@UND.edu

2019 Faculty & Department Awards

The UND Foundation/McDermott Faculty Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

  • Frank White, Associate Professor of Sociology

The UND Foundation/Lydia & Arthur Saiki Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

  • Hsuan-Ying Liu, Director of Chinese Studies Program, Languages

The UND Foundation/McDermott Faculty Award for Excellence in Graduate or Professional Teaching

  • Krista Lynn Minnotte, Professor of Sociology

The UND Foundation/Lydia & Arthur Saiki Award for Excellence in Service

  • David Schmitz, Professor of Family and Community Medicine

The UND Foundation/B.C. Gamble Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research or Creative Activity, and Service

  • Orthman Ghribi, Professor of Biomedical Sciences

The UND Foundation/Robert O. and Marcia B. Kelley Award for Excellence in Collaborative Governance

  • Odella Fuqua, Director of Resource Planning and Allocation

The UND Award for Departmental Excellence in Teaching

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering

The UND Foundation/Thomas J. Clifford Faculty Award for Excellence in Research

  • Marc Basson, Senior Associate Dean for Medicine and Research at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS); and Professor of Surgery

The UND Foundation/Thomas J. Clifford Faculty Award for Excellence in Research

  • Thomasine Heitkamp, Professor of Nursing

The UND Award for Departmental Excellence in Research

  • Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC)

The UND Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Research or Creative Work Award

  • Research Institute for Autonomous Systems (RIAS) Leads:
    • Mark Askelson, Professor, Atmospheric Sciences
    • Jeremiah Neubert, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
    • Prakash Ranganathan, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, SEEC
    • Jason Jensen, Professor, Political Science & Public Administration

The UND Foundation/Karleen Home Rosaaen Award for Excellence in Academic Advising

  • Mojdeh Mardani, Lecturer, Department of Electrical Engineering

The VPAA Award for Outstanding Professional Academic Advising

  • Tammy Mulske, Advisor, Department of Music

Previous Award Winners