Leadership and Staff

Mark Nawrot, Ph.D.
Interim Dean, College of Graduate and Interdisciplinary Studies
mark.nawrot@vbj4.com

 

Ben Austinson
Assistant to the Dean 
EngineeringCAS Coordinator
(701) 231-5101
benjamin.austinson@vbj4.com

Cassandra Pennings
Operations Coordinator
(701) 231-4303
cassandra.pennings@vbj4.com

Audra Hart
Business Coordinator
(701) 231-7346
audra.hart@vbj4.com
 

Rachel Meyer
Operations Assistant
(701)-231-7033
rachel.meyer.1@vbj4.com

Admissions Team 

Neely Benton
Director of Graduate Recruitment and Admissions
(701) 231-8476
neely.benton@vbj4.com

Melissa Ostby
Graduate Admission Coordinator
(701) 231- 7034
melissa.j.ostby@vbj4.com

Bianca Milz
Graduate Student Services Specialist
(701) 231-4301
bianca.m.milz@vbj4.com 

Academic Support Team

Melissa Selders-Ortez
Academic Support Administrator
(701) 231-5945
melissa.seldersortez@vbj4.com

Agriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resources
Arts & Sciences
Health & Human Sciences

 

Hali Emerson
Academic Support Specialist
(701) 231-8547
hali.emerson@vbj4.com

Arts & Sciences
Business
Engineering
Interdisciplinary Studies

Matthew Warner, Ph.D.
Grad Hub and GPS Academy Coordinator
(701) 231- 6456
matthew.b.warner@vbj4.com

Center for Writers

Stephen Disrud
Interim Director
(701) 231-9382
stephen.disrud@vbj4.com

Andrew Taylor
Dissertation and Thesis Coordinator
ndsu.disq.processor@vbj4.com