Our Donors

Randy and Michelle Thompson

Randy and Michelle Thompson

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

Richard and Cheri Martin

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...

Richard Contos

Richard Contos

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...

Richard L. Johnson

Richard L. Johnson

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...

Rick and Janna Lutovsky Little International Scholarship

Rick and Janna Lutovsky Little International Scholarship

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...

Rick and Virginia Clark Johnson

Rick and Virginia Clark Johnson

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 Fehr

Robert Fehr

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 Memorial Nursing Scholarship

Rochelle Taves Memorial Nursing Scholarship

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...

Ronald G. and Kaye S. Olson

Ronald G. and Kaye S. Olson

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...

Ross Ducept

Ross Ducept

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 Business Scholarship

Sara and Gregory Wald Business Scholarship

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

Shannon and Darrin Hauf

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...

Sharon Schluchter and Del & Aliene Schluchter

Sharon Schluchter and Del & Aliene Schluchter

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...

Sharon Zerr-Peltner

Sharon Zerr-Peltner

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...

Sheldon Tuscherer Memorial ABEN Scholarship

Sheldon Tuscherer Memorial ABEN Scholarship

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.

Southam Family

Southam Family

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...

Stacy and Myron Bjornstad

Stacy and Myron Bjornstad

Stacy and Myron are proud to support the academic achievement of students in the College of Business and the College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources. Stacy and Myron both grew up in North Dakota, Stacy in Minot and Myron in Cando. They believe...

Stevan and Joanne Bobb

Stevan and Joanne Bobb

Barbara B. North joined the faculty at North Dakota State University, in 1965, retiring in 2000 as Professor Emerita. Barbara was a caring academic adviser who helped to shape the futures of both undergraduate and graduate students. She was a tireless advocate for...

Steven and Carol Enabnit

Steven and Carol Enabnit

I hope you thoroughly enjoy your experience at NDSU and find a passion to pursue throughout your working years. Please engage in a broad education that exposes you to new ideas and that stimulates critical thinking. You are part of a future generation who will assume...

Steven Wentz

Steven Wentz

The Wentz Family would like to congratulate you on your decision to pursue a career in nursing and offer you this scholarship in honor of Geraldine LaCoste- Wentz (Geri), a passionate nurse whose career spanned over 30 years and included numerous different...

Subbarao Wunnava

Subbarao Wunnava

Thomas and Gwen Price

Thomas and Gwen Price

Five siblings of the Price family attended NDSU. Wilbert and Frances Price from Douglas, North Dakota were the parents of the siblings. Three received Bachelor of Science degrees from the Electrical Engineering Department (Gary ‘71, Thomas ‘76, and Kathleen ‘83)....

Thomas and Janice Brown

Thomas and Janice Brown

This scholarship is in honor of Ryan Brown who graduated from NDSU in Emergency Management in 2004 and had a wonderful career at the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Thomas Howard and Shannon Killilea

Thomas Howard and Shannon Killilea

T. Howard and Shannon Killilea are alumni of North Dakota State University. Howard earned his B.S. in Chemistry and M.S. in Coatings and Polymeric Materials and Shannon received her B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering. They are both advocates of graduate work...

Tim and Claudette Peterson

Tim and Claudette Peterson

Both Claudette and I know the sacrifice that you have made or will make by serving in the United States Armed Forces to protect our freedoms. Claudette was the daughter of an Air Force Chief Warrant Officer and my life partner when I was enlisted in the U.S. Air...

Timothy Welch and Donna LaQua-Welch

Timothy Welch and Donna LaQua-Welch

Michael J. Dellies, P.E., MSCE, F.ASCE, graduated from Texas Tech University in 1983 with a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering. In 1994, he obtained a master’s degree from University of Texas at Arlington. Mike focused his career on Water Resources for 38 years...

Todd Knain

Todd Knain

Todd Knain is proud to assist students in the College of Business. Todd graduated with an undergraduate degree in 2003 and MBA in 2011. His educational experience at NDSU in the College of Business as well as his involvement in Fraternity and Sorority Life were...

Trail King Industries

Trail King Industries

Tsi-lung Choong

Tsi-lung Choong

This endowed scholarship is established in memory and honor of Tsi-lung Choong, a 1965 NDSU graduate with a M.S. Electrical Engineering. Tsi-lung was born in Guangdong, China and grew up in Taipei, Taiwan. After graduating from NDSU, he started his career in...

Val and Milena Marinov

Val and Milena Marinov

Val is a professor emeritus in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at NDSU. His intentions are to support a student within the department who has financial need. Val is passionate about helping students who want to attend college and earn an...