Leadership and Staff
Dean
Mark Nawrot, Ph.D.
Interim Dean, College of Graduate and Interdisciplinary Studies
mark.nawrot@ndsu.edu
Ben Austinson
Assistant to the Dean
(701) 231-5101
benjamin.austinson@ndsu.edu
Admission
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
Bianca Milz
Graduate Student Services Specialist
(701) 231-4301
bianca.m.milz@ndsu.edu
Operations
Cassandra Pennings
Operations Coordinator
(701) 231-4303
cassandra.pennings@ndsu.edu
Rachel Meyer
Operations Assistant
(701)-231-7033
rachel.meyer.1@ndsu.edu
Center for Writers
Stephen Disrud
Director
(701) 231-9382
stephen.disrud@ndsu.edu
Kristina Caton
Senior Consultant
(701) 231-5264
kristina.caton@ndsu.edu
Andrew Taylor
Dissertation and Thesis Coordinator
ndsu.disq.processor@ndsu.edu
Academic Support
Melissa Selders-Ortez
Academic Support Administrator
(701) 231-5945
melissa.seldersortez@ndsu.edu
- Agriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resources
- Arts & Sciences
- Health & Human Sciences
Hali Emerson
Academic Support Specialist
(701) 231-8547
hali.emerson@ndsu.edu
- Arts & Sciences
- Business
- Engineering
- Interdisciplinary Studies
Matthew Warner, Ph.D.
Grad Hub and GPS Academy Coordinator
(701) 231- 6456
matthew.b.warner@ndsu.edu