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meet our leadership
get to know our leadership team who guide the direction of the graduate programs at ndsu.
benton duncan, ph.d.
interim dean
benton.duncan@ndsu.edu
contact our staff
business and operations team
nonnie tangen
business and operations manager
(701) 231-5944
nonnie.tangen@ndsu.edu
stacy vetter
accounting technician
(701) 231-5101
stacy.vetter@ndsu.edu
admissions team
neely benton
student recruitment coordinator
(701) 231-8476
neely.benton@ndsu.edu
sam akers
customer service associate
(701) 231-5762
samantha.akers@ndsu.edu
melissa ostby
graduate admission coordinator
(701) 231- 7034
melissa.j.ostby@ndsu.edu
academic support team
robin cummings pas
academic support specialist
(701) 231- 8547
robin.cummingspas@ndsu.edu
engineering
interdisciplinary studies
science and mathematics
melissa selders-ortez
academic support coordinator
(701) 231-5945
melissa.seldersortez@ndsu.edu
agriculture, food systems and natural resources
human development and education
kate nelson deshaw
academic support specialist
(701) 231- 6456
katherine.nelson.1@ndsu.edu
arts, humanities and social sciences
business
health professions
center for writers
danjel nygard
disquisition processor
(701) 231- 5272
danjel.nygard@ndsu.edu
scarlet gray bernard
disquisition processor
(701) 231-8250
scarlet.graybernard@ndsu.edu
kristina caton
assistant director
(701) 231-5264
kristina.caton@ndsu.edu
enrico sassi
director
(701) 231-9382
enrico.sassi@ndsu.edu
connect with our faculty
find a full list of graduate school faculty in the graduate bulletin. or find out more about our faculty and researchers through the ndsu office of research and creative activity.