CONCORDIA COLLEGE - Key Persons
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- Senior Admission Representative
- Senior Admission Representative Welcome Center
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- Administrative Assistant
- Administrative Assistant Welcome Center
- Department / Office: Admission
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- Department / Office: Admission, Financial Aid
- Director of Global Learning and International Enrollment
- Director of Global Learning and International Enrollment Lorentzsen - 127
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- Department / Office: Admission
- Senior Admission Representative
- Senior Admission Representative Welcome Center
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- Vice President
- Vice President for Enrollment
- Vice President for Enrollment Welcome Center
Ben Iverson started in the role of vice president for enrollment in September 2023. A native of Willmar, Minn., he has a B.A. in Spanish and international studies from Augustana University and an M.A. in international education from the SIT Graduate Institute.
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- Associate Director of Admission
- Associate Director of Admission Welcome Center - 126
- Department / Office: Admission
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- Administrative Assistant, Admission Operations
- Administrative Assistant, Admission Operations Welcome Center
- Department / Office: Admission
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- Office Assistant
- Department / Office: Admission
- Office Assistant Welcome Center
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- Department / Office: Sustainability, Community Engagement
- Garden Manager
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- Campus Visit and Event Coordinator Welcome Center
- Department / Office: Admission
Dr. Drew Rutherford was born in Illinois to parents from the East Coast and, despite moving around a number of times, grew up in the Midwest. He graduated high school from Worthington, MN, and went on the attend the University of Minnesota-Morris, earning a BA with majors in Biology and Chemistry. He moved to North Dakota to attend graduate school at North Dakota State University, where he earned his master's (organic chemistry) and Ph.D. (inorganic chemistry). He and his wife, Julie, then moved to Salt Lake City, UT, for their postdoctoral training at the University of Utah. After nearly two years away, they returned to the Fargo area to teach at Concordia College, where they have been happily teaching in their respective fields for more than 20 years. Dr. Rutherford has taught courses across the chemistry curriculum including chemistry for non-majors, general chemistry (honors and traditional), spectroscopy, inorganic chemistry, and organic chemistry. For a time, he even taught within the introduction to the liberal arts curriculum for first-year students. For the past 20 years, he has focused his teaching energies on the year-long organic chemistry lecture and labs. As part of the second-semester laboratory, an award-winning, grant-initiated, student-led endeavor has been implemented that simulates pharmaceutical drug-design methodology and highlights liberal-arts training coupled to scientific inquiry. Dr. Rutherford has published 39 scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals (a number with undergraduate co-inquirers) and over 35 poster presentations centered around the synthesis of interesting materials, specifically biologically active organic molecules, and organometallic catalysts. He has been awarded over $500,000 in grants from various funding agencies, including the National Science Foundation (NSF), USDA, Research Corporation, and The Dreyfus Foundation. On the personal side, he has enjoyed numerous random hobbies, but of late, he has been fortunate enough to earn a spot on the United States Rifle Team that will represent the United States at the World Championships in 2023 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. He is the current US F-Class Midrange National Champion and a shooting member of this year's gold-medal-winning national midrange team.
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- Chairman / Associate Professor, Chemistry ISC - 318
Julie Mach earned her Ph.D. degree in Pharmacology and Toxicology from the University of Kansas after receiving a B.S. from Mayville State University (N.D.) with majors in Chemistry and Biology. Following a time working as a Research Analyst at the firm of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. in Kansas City, MO, she joined the Concordia College faculty in 2002. Dr. Mach's primary teaching responsibilities include the non-major courses (Survey of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry) as well as the upper-level courses of Chem 373 and 374 (Biochemistry I and II), Chem/Neu 475 (Neurochemistry), and Chem 304 (Pharmacology). Dr. Mach has an interest in incorporating new pedagogical approaches in her classes and mentoring students in course-based research experiences.
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- Professor of Chemistry Director, CLIMB and STEM Discovery Programs ISC - 327
Mark Jensen earned his Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from Iowa State University after receiving a B.A. from Northwestern College (Iowa) with majors in chemistry and mathematics. Dr. Jensen is a professor of chemistry and director of the CLIMB and STEM Discovery programs. Since coming to Concordia in 1997, his primary teaching responsibilities have included upper-level analytical chemistry (Chem 330 and 431) as well as introductory chemistry (Chem 117, 127, and 128). Dr. Jensen's research interests include new methods of extracting target compounds from the environment for analysis with GC and HPLC, as well as the use of scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) for studying the corrosion of active metals. He is also interested in developing active learning strategies for analytical chemistry courses, with a particular emphasis on the incorporation of the LabVIEW programming language.
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- Associate Vice President for Enrollment and Financial Aid
- Associate Vice President for Enrollment and Financial Aid Welcome Center
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- Department / Office: Admission
- Director of Admission
- Director of Admission Welcome Center
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- Director
- Senior Associate
- Department / Office: Financial Aid
- Senior Associate Director Welcome Center
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- Administrative Assistant
- Administrative Assistant Welcome Center
- Department / Office: Admission, Financial Aid
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- Assistant Director of Admission PSEO Program Coordinator
- Assistant Director of Admission PSEO Program Coordinator Welcome Center
- Department / Office: Global Learning, Admission
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- Associate Director
- Associate Director Welcome Center - 205
- Department / Office: Financial Aid
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- Coordinator
- Coordinator for the Concordia College Music Department
- Department / Office: Admission
- Music
Kristen Hatfield serves as the music enrollment coordinator for the Concordia College music department. She received her B.M. from Concordia College.
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- Associate Director of Financial Aid
- Associate Director of Financial Aid Welcome Center
- Department / Office: Admission, Financial Aid
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- Department / Office: Admission
- Operations Coordinator, International Admission
- Operations Coordinator, International Admission Welcome Center
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- Senior Admission Representative
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- Department / Office: Admission
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- Associate Professor ISC - 320
Pam Mork earned her M.S. in organic chemistry from the University of Oklahoma. She worked as a forensic chemist for several years and completed her teaching certifications in chemistry and mathematics. Since coming to Concordia in 1990, her primary teaching responsibilities have included general and organic chemistry. Professor Mork is a passionate advocate for her students. Students report they leave her classes feeling like a scientist. She is completing an honors-level high school chemistry textbook and looks forward to studying learning theory for STEM majors in the future. Professor Mork loves incorporating new technology in her classes. Outside of work, she is interested in graphic design and social media management for churches, fosters cats, and is learning Chinese for fun.
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- Assistant Director of Admission Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Coordinator
- Assistant Director of Admission Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Coordinator Welcome Center
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- Director of Admission Operations
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- Sustainability Coordinator
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- Department / Office: Admission
- Senior Associate Director of International Admission
- Senior Associate Director of International Admission Welcome Center - 212
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- Campus Visit Specialist
- Department / Office: Admission, Graduate and Continuing Studies
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- Associate Director of Graduate and Post - Baccalaureate Enrollment and Marketing
- Department / Office: Admission