Adopt-a-PA-Student Program
Based on the success of the Adopt-a-Med-Student Program, the School launched the Adopt-a-PA-Student Program in 2019.
Since 2011, generous donors to the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences have provided engraved stethoscopes for first-year medical students. Now, donors to the Adopt-a-PA-Student Program can provide professional white coats for second-year physician assistant students who are about to begin their clinical experiences.
The white coats will be formally presented to students during a ceremony. Similar to the Adopt-a-Med-Student Program, we also encourage donors to write letters to the students to be included in their coat pockets. Our goal is to provide a lasting, supportive connection between students and donors.
How do I participate?
Gifts of $100 per student can be:
- Mailed to the UND Alumni Association & Foundation, 3501 University Ave., Stop 8157, Grand Forks, ND, 58202. Please include “PA White Coat” in the check’s memo line. Or
- Submitted through UNDalumni.org/smhs. Under Comments, please put “PA White Coat.”
Letters to students can be included in Option 1 above or emailed to kristen.peterson@UND.edu.
Past Donors
2019
Jennifer Alexander, Galatia, Ill.
Dylan Hedrick, Viola, Ill.
Kenneth Korn, Tallahassee, Fla.
Annette Larson, Fargo, N.D.
Becky Meinecke, Pillager, Minn.
John & Stephanie Miller, Bismarck, N.D.
Laura Parsons, Sturgis, S.D.
Donald Person, San Antonio, Texas
Matthew Ryba, Eau Claire, Wis.
Marlys Schuh, Durango, Colo.
Siddharth Singhal, Fargo, N.D.
Karyn Thornton, Rollins, Mont.
Richard Vetter, Fargo, N.D.
Joshua Wynne & Susan Farkas, Fargo, N.D.
Paula Zellner, Gig Harbor, Wash.
2020
Sierra Baxter, Morehead City, N.C.
Brenda Becker, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Paul & Janine Carson, Fargo, N.D.
Stephanie Frentzel, Benson, Minn.
Rebecca Frisch, Grundy Center, Iowa
Dale Hadland, Baxter, Minn.
Julie Harmon, Resaca, Ga.
William Heiser, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Mike Kaminski, Lake Tapps, Wash.
Traci Leitheiser, Moorhead, Minn.
Mark Odland, Edina, Minn.
Donald Person, San Antonio, Texas
Mark Timm, Germantown, Wis.
Kandra Vosage, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Joshua Wynne & Susan Farkas, Fargo, N.D.
2021
Anonymous
Brenda Becker, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Dwight Birkley, Sioux City, Iowa
Ashley Bjornerud, Bemidji, Minn.
Travis Booke, Dickinson, N.D.
Cherie Dowell, Blaine, Minn.
David Eastep, Ozark, Mo.
Brenton Green, Bismarck, N.D.
Greg Kile, Madison, Kan.
Kenneth Korn, Tallahassee, Fla.
Savanna Kramer, Zeeland, N.D.
Lawrence Lee, Plant City, Fla.
Jenny Marsden, Moorhead, Minn.
Chukwuka Nnoli, Grand Forks, N.D.
Donald Person, San Antonio, Texas
Rachel Pranger, Carlinville, Ill.
Lisa Braun, Rosholt, S.D.
Matthew Ryba, Eau Claire, Wis.
Ashley Schultz, Frazee, Minn.
Terrie Wold, Moorhead, Minn.
Joshua Wynne & Susan Farkas, Fargo, N.D.