Get to know our leadership team who guide the direction of the graduate programs at NDSU.
Dean of the College of Graduate and Interdisciplinary Studies
Susan Sell, Ph.D.
Dean
susan.sell@ndsu.edu
Business and Operations Team
Nonnie Tangen
Business and Operations Manager
(701) 231-5944
nonnie.tangen@ndsu.edu
Oversees graduate assistantships, background checks, and tuition waivers, including Graduate School fund management, graduate student travel awards, recruitment awards, Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, NSF awards, and grant funding.
Business Coordinators
Monitors graduate assistantships and tuition waivers including contracts and annual trainings. Serves as the payroll liaison for graduate positions with college payroll administrators.
Sam Akers
(701) 231-5762
samantha.akers@ndsu.edu
- Agriculture, Food Systems & Natural Resources
- Engineering
- Science and Mathematics
- Lab/Chemical Safety Training
TBD
- Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
- Business
- Graduate and Interdisciplinary Programs
- Health Professions and Non-Academic Programs
- Human Science and Education
- Processes expense reports, invoices, and reimbursements
Admissions Team
Neely Benton
Director of Graduate Recruitment and Admissions
(701) 231-8476
neely.benton@ndsu.edu
Melissa Ostby
Graduate Admission Coordinator
(701) 231- 7034
melissa.j.ostby@ndsu.edu
Sam Akers
Business Coordinator
(701) 231-5762
samantha.akers@ndsu.edu
Academic Support Team
Melissa Selders-Ortez
Academic Support Administrator
(701) 231-5945
melissa.seldersortez@ndsu.edu
Agriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resources
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Health Professions
Human Sciences and Education
Scarlet Gray Bernard
Dissertation and Thesis Coordinator
(701) 231-8250
scarlet.graybernard@ndsu.edu
Hali Haugen
Academic Support Specialist
(701) 231-7982
hali.haugen@ndsu.edu
Business
Engineering
Interdisciplinary Studies
Science and Math
Matthew Warner
Grad Hub and GPS Academy Coordinator
(701) 231- 6456
matthew.b.warner@ndsu.edu
Center for Writers
Mary Pull
Associate Director
(701) 231-7928
mary.pull@ndsu.edu
Kristina Caton
Senior Writing Consultant
(701) 231-5264
kristina.caton@ndsu.edu