John and Shari Olander’s purpose is to use this award to attract and retain some of the best and brightest students possible.

John and Shari Olander’s purpose is to use this award to attract and retain some of the best and brightest students possible.

Otter Tail Corporation delivers value by building strong electric utility and manufacturing platforms. We deliver above-average returns through commercial and operational excellence and growing our businesses. We commit to quality and value in everything we do. And...

Otter Tail Corporation delivers value by building strong electric utility and manufacturing platforms. We deliver above-average returns through commercial and operational excellence and growing our businesses. We commit to quality and value in everything we do. And...

Chris Grahn was a cherished member of the Packet Digital family who unexpectedly passed away in 2022. Chris attended NDSU and graduated with a BS in Electrical Engineering in 2012. As a software engineer at Packet Digital, Chris exemplified everything an engineer...

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...

Bill and Pam (‘80 FCS/Nutrition) Gulleson are lifelong North Dakota farmers and ranchers. In partnership with their three sons, Lance (’05 NDSU Ag and Biosystems), Cody (NDSCS Diesel Tech) and Cam (NDSCS Ag Business) they run a 6th generation cow-calf and small...

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...

This scholarship is given in honor and memory of Dr. George L. Pratt, former Chairman of the Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department. His office door was always open to his students to help them in any way possible and over the years he watched with pride...

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...

The Kludt Family Endowment is an academic scholarship given in memory of its patriarch, Wallace Benjamin Kludt. Wallace held a special fondness for the outdoors and was a strong proponent for the preservation of natural habitats for indigenous wildlife. Outside of...

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 –...

Raymond (Gene) and Karen Grimm have created an endowment to provide scholarships for students at North Dakota State University to further their education and subsequent careers in Engineering and Teaching. We both feel indebted to NDSU for the positive impact it has...

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...