
UND’s Maridee Shogren has been named the dean of the University’s College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines.
Shogren has been interim dean since February. She begins her duties Dec. 1st.
Shogren, in addition to teaching, has held several administrative leadership positions at UND, most notably as the Doctor of Nursing Practice program director and chair of graduate nursing. She served as the graduate nursing department chair from 2014-2017. She has been a faculty member at the College since 2008.
Shogren will be the first permanent dean since early 2019, when Gayle Roux stepped down.


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