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UND’s Nistler College of Business and Public Administration Names New Dean

By Alex Carmenaty Nov 9, 2026 | 7:02 AM

(KNOX) – The Nistler College of Business and Public Administration at the University of North Dakota has named Melissa L. Gruys as its next dean.

Gruys has over 25 years of experience in higher education as the dean of business colleges at both Cleveland State and Purdue University Fort Wayne. She is also a professor of management at Cleveland State University’s Monte Ahuja College of Business.

Gruys will succeed interim dean Patrick O’Neill, and start the job on January 2nd. 

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