Alumni Honors Banquet presented by United Valley Bank

Thursday, September 18, 2025 5:30 pm to 9 pm

Registration has closed. If you have questions, please contact Keeley Useldinger, Director of Events, at events@UNDalumni.net or 701.777.2611.

As part of our Homecoming Week traditions, the University of North Dakota will recognize eight of its most distinguished alumni at this year's Alumni Honors Banquet.

The banquet will be held at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks on Thursday, September 18. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. for a social hour. The dinner and program will begin at 6:30 p.m. 

This year's Sioux Award for Distinguished Achievement & Leadership recipients are:

Phil Gisi, ’82
Jill (Erickson) Newby, ’83
Dr. John Gray, ’87, & Karen Schmidt-Gray, ’82
Dave Hakstol, ’96

The Young Alumni Achievement Award recipients are:

Lisa Persuitti-Huber, ’05, ’08
Dr. Michael Greenwood, ’07, ’11
Hunter Pinke, ’21

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