Community and Professional Interests

• University of Mary President's Club

Education

    M.A. History
        University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
    B.A. Math Education
        University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND

Presentations and Awards

• In September 1999, I won the first prize [Holy Terror Award] at the West River History Conference in South Dakota with a presentation on Alfred Knutson, a Communist Party member in North Dakota.
• In September 2000, I was a presenter here on Frank Brandt, a pro-Nazi newspaper editor in North Dakota.
• Presenter for in-service training for Bismarck and Mandan public school faculty on the history of terrorism.
• Presenter to the AAUW on the life of Cleopatra.
• Presenter to the Center for Western Studies at Augustana College in Sioux Falls,SD, on the topic of Alfred Knutson.
• Presenter to the University of Mary International Club on the subject of the 9-11 terrorist attacks.
• Presenter to the student body of Century High School on the topic of the War in Iraq.
• Presenter for the 2003 Lawn Party at the Former Governor’s Mansion on the topic of the 1918 Influenza Epidemic.
• From 1998-2002, I was a presenter to the sixth-grade class of teacher Nancy Hopfauf of Cathedral Grade School in Bismarck on the subject of ancient Egypt.
• I have been interviewed by the local media on a wide variety of state and international topics of interest such as the war on terrorism and the disputed presidential election of 2000.

Undergraduate Courses Taught

• Military History
• World Civilization Surveys
• Regional Geography
• North Dakota History
• Human Geography
• Introduction to Geography

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