Packet Digital, a Fargo based engineering and manufacturing company, is a global leader in battery and power innovation. As battery technology continues to advance, so does the need for nurturing the bright minds of the future. Our continued innovation and success...

Dr. Palmer Holden graduated from North Dakota State University in 1965 a with a B.S. degree in Animal Science. He then went to Iowa State University for master’s (1967) and Ph.D. (1970) degrees in Animal Nutrition. After serving in Vietnam with the U.S. Army, he...

Dear Nursing Student, I’m giving this gift in hopes that someday you will pay it forward and help another young person fulfill their dream in becoming a nurse which is such an Honorable Profession. My reason is simple…I wanted to be a nurse. I too had near perfect...

The Pamela Solseng Scholarship is given to a mother working toward her BSN who is coming back to school for further education and resides or plans to practice within North Dakota. The scholarship is funded by the Pamela Solseng Ovarian Cancer Fund. Pam was diagnosed...

Stephanie was born in St. Cloud, MN on June 15, 1994. She attended St. Joseph’s Elementary School in Waite Park, graduated from Cathedral High School in 2012 and then attended St. Cloud State University where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with degrees in Biomedical...

Sharon and Paul Madson have created Engineering Scholarships in recognition of the value an engineering education can have on developing skills that lead to a productive and full life.

Dr. Paul Berg (PB) represents an extraordinary and lasting contribution to the livestock and meat industry through his teaching, extension, research, and service. He has influenced multiple generations of agriculturalists as a 50+-year faculty member in the Animal...

This scholarship endowment is in recognition of the quality engineering education Paul received from NDSU and the wonderful career and life it provided. Paul received his BS in Mechanical Engineering in 1972 from NDSU and continued his education there receiving his...

Mathaus Sumedinger, Sr. was born in Vienna, Austria and immigrated to the United States. My father, Mathaus Sumedinger, Jr. was born in New Orleans, LA and, with an eighth-grade education, developed a substantial business. I was basically raised in a rural setting,...

The Peggy Gaynor Scholarship was established at the time of Peggy Gaynor’s retirement from her position at NDSU. She had worked in the University’s Counseling Center for 30 years and appreciated the opportunity to work with students. Her intention is that the...

Jay Peltier is proud to support North Dakota State University through scholarships focusing on leadership, community and education. Jay graduated from NDSU in 2006 with degrees in Business Administration and Mass Communication. He credits much of his success to the...

Here is why Jim Schaack represents the Class of 1955 so well. Academics: He was selected to Rho Chi and Phi Kappa Phi. Campus Activity: He was selected to Blue Key and Who’s Who in Colleages and Universities. Greeks: He as an active member of Sigma Chi, held a...

Robert (Bob) graduated from NDSU with a degree in Civil Engineering in 1969. Following graduation, Bob took a job with the Minnesota Highway Department. Bob and Phyllis returned to Fargo in 1976 where he became Vice-President of Olaf Anderson Construction Company, a...

This scholarship was established by the family of Phyllis Garaas Hummel to honor her legacy as educator, caregiver, mentor and inspiration to her many students, patients, friends and family. Phyllis served as Chair of the NDSU nursing program and later as the first...

Randy and Michelle Thompson (Page, ND) were married and began farming while attending North Dakota State University, and the friends and memories made at NDSU will always be important to them. Their family’s commitment to agriculture, great number of NDSU graduates –...

Richard and Cheri Martin were both first generation college graduates from small graduating classes in North Dakota and Minnesota. Both came from families below the poverty line. Rich was challenged by the culture shock of leaving a community knowing everybody in...

Vivian Luella Spray Contos was born on April 11, 1941 In Salol township, Roseau County Minnesota in her grandmothers’ kitchen. After a crisis in delivery and attempts to obtain proper care, Vivian’s’ Mother Ellen Matson Spray was close to bearing her first born...

The five years I spent at NDSU were among the most satisfying and rewarding of my life. I enjoyed the challenge of my courses and the friendships I made with many of my professors, among them John Hove, Catherine Cater, Leonard Sackett, and Francis Schoff in the...

We are both graduates of NDSU and benefited immensely from our experience there. While Janna’s major was in Speech & Drama and Rick’s in Agriculture (double majors in Ag Education and Animal Science, MS in Agriculture Economics) we had one experience in common, the...

This scholarship was established by Rick and Virginia to honor their parents, John C. and Frances Clark and Edgar V. and Inez Johnson. Frances, Edgar, and Inez were teachers and John was a cooperative extension specialist. Virginia was Dean of the NDSU College of...

Robert’s education began in a rural one-room grade school and progressed to a BS in 1971 and an MS in 1972–both from North Dakota State University. He ultimately achieved a doctorate (PhD) from Iowa State University in 1976. This education provided him with a...

Rochelle Taves was in her first year of nursing when she was tragically killed in a car/pedestrian accident while crossing University Drive to return to her sorority house. She was in the prime of her life and loving everything about NDSU and nursing. As her cousin...

The donors are establishing this dean’s chair endowment to support the growth and stature of the NDSU College of Business so that the college becomes and remains a premier school of business. The donors are passionate about sound business principles and ideals that...

Ara and Vernon Bursch both grew up in small towns in west-central Minnesota. Vernon owned and operated the pharmacy in Henning Minnesota for 40 years. Their lives embodied hard work and faith in Jesus. This love for people motivated them to establish the Ara and...

Sara and Gregory Wald created this scholarship to support first generation college students studying business. With both of them being first generation college graduates, they understand the power of education and encouraging others to finish their college degrees....

Shannon and Darrin Hauf have created a scholarship endowment to assist students at North Dakota State University to further their education and subsequent careers in the fields of agriculture and food production. Shannon was raised on a corn, soy, and livestock farm...

Brothers Del ’53 and Keith ’60 Schluchter were raised on a family farm in Pembina County, North Dakota. They attended Cavalier High School and went on to North Dakota State University to play football and study agriculture. Recognizing the value of their education...

This endowed scholarship is gifted by Sharon Zerr-Peltner, Ph.D., in memory of her parents, Freda and Fred Zerr. Its purpose is to provide opportunities preferably for but not limited to nontraditional students to pursue an education either full-time or parttime. The...

This scholarship is made possible by gifts from the friends and colleagues of Sheldon Tuscherer, who was a Research Specialist in the ABEN Department, where he used his passions of science, the environment, and agriculture to further research in those areas.

This scholarship was created in the memory of Clair O. Southam, Pharmacy class of 1961, his son, John E. “Jack” Southam, Pharmacy class of 1956, and his wife, Roberta E. Southam, Pharmacy class of 1958. Clair and his wife, Alice purchased the City Drug Store, Mohall...