Lisa Ripplinger, CPA
Controller

Phone: (701) 231-7325
lisa.m.ripplinger@ndsu.edu

Travis Aho, CPA
Associate Controller

Phone: (701) 231-5661
travis.aho.1@ndsu.edu                                                                 

  • Contact for accounting issues
  • Maintenance and upkeep of the university's general ledger

Krista Caldwell
Accountant
Phone: 701-231-1798
krista.caldwell@ndsu.edu
Areas of Specialty: General Ledger, Journal Entries, Prepaid Expenses, Transfer Codes

  • Contact for questions regarding general ledger reconciling
  • Journal entries
  • Prepaid expenses
  • Fund and program setup
  • Void/reissue payment requests

 

Jacqueline Jandt
Fixed Asset Analyst

Jacqueline.Jandt@ndsu.edu
Phone: (701) 231-6519

Areas of Specialty: Fixed Assets, Lease payments, Purchase order payments

  • Policy, procedures and guidelines for fixed assets (equipment purchases over $5,000)
  • Lease payments
  • Purchase order payments
  • Receiving reports
  • Annual inventory

Katie Larson
Accountant

Phone: (701) 231-5365
kathryn.larson.1@ndsu.edu

Areas of Specialty:  Account codes, Journal Entries, Unrelated Business Income, Void and Stop Payment requests

  • Contact for questions regarding general ledger reconciling
  • Journal entries
  • Sales tax
  • Cash recons
  • Unrelated business income (UBI)

Niki Zikmund
Accounting Supervisor

Phone: 701-231-4289
nicole.zikmund@ndsu.edu 
Areas of Specialty: Accounting transactions for The Bookstore and Memorial Union

Contact for questions related to accounting transactions for the following departments:

  • The Bookstore
  • Memorial Union Administration
  • Design & Sign
  • Thundar's Game Room
  • The Gallery
  • Student Activities
  • Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, and Financial Reporting for above departments

Central Financial Services

Shelly Gustafson
Accounting Services Associate Director
Old Main 11
Phone: 701-231-7899
shelly.gustafson@ndsu.edu

Karen Blake
Financial Systems Trainer
Old Main 11
Phone: 701-231-7433
karen.j.blake@ndsu.edu

Rikki Fugleberg
Purchasing Card Administrator
Old Main 11
Phone: 701-231-1842
rikki.fugleberg@ndsu.edu

Teresa Johnson
Payment Services Specialist
Old Main 11
Phone: 701-231-5898
teresa.johnson.3@ndsu.edu

Michael Cavo
Payment Services Specialist
Old Main 11
Phone: 701-231-4302
michael.cavo@ndsu.edu 

Christopher Taylor
Payment Services Specialist
Old Main 11
Phone: 701-231-5522
Christopher.yanishta@ndsu.edu
 

Sarah Silvernail
Payment Services Specialist
Old Main 11
Phone: 701-231-5528
sarah.r.silvernail@ndsu.edu 

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