UND Founders Day

Founders Day is the annual celebration of our history as an institution and a time to honor members of our campus community. 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.

  • *Retirees with 15 or more continuous, full-time, benefited years of service to the University of North Dakota will receive two complimentary reserved seats to the banquet and have the option to purchase more seats for any additional guests. Retirees may claim their seats by using the hyperlink and coupon code included in the correspondence you received via email regarding Founders Day.
  • Employees with 25 years of service to UND will receive two complimentary reserved seats to the banquet and have the option to purchase more seats for any additional guests. Employees with 25 years of service may claim their seats by using the hyperlink and coupon code included in the correspondence you received via email regarding Founders Day. 
  • Individual Award Recipients will receive two complimentary reserved seats to the banquet. Award recipients should claim their seats through the Chester Fritz Auditorium Box Office. Please call 701.777.4090 with questions.
  • Department Award Recipients will receive four complimentary reserved seats to the banquet. Departments should claim their seats by completing the Department Table Reservation Form (found below) and returning it to the Chester Fritz Auditorium Box Office. Please call 701.777.4090 with questions.
  • Individuals wishing to attend the banquet may purchase seats using the link below. 
  • Departments wishing to reserve a table may do so by completing the Department Table Reservation Form (found below) and returning it to the Chester Fritz Auditorium Box Office. Please call 701.777.4090 with questions regarding your reservation. 
UND Founders Day - The 137th Anniversary
Date:
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Time:
5:15 p.m. Social | 6:00 p.m. Banquet
Location:
Alerus Center, Grand Forks
Deadline to claim/purchase seats:
Friday, February 7, 2020

 

 PURCHASE FOUNDERS DAY RESERVED SEATS

Department Table Reservation Form

Please contact Ceremonies & University Events with any questions, Stop 7142; phone 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