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

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

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