 Alumni of the University of North Dakota have become notable in a variety of different fields including politics and government , business , science , literature , arts and entertainment , and athletics . Eight Governors of North Dakota were educated at UND , including Fred G. <unk> , Louis B. Hanna , Lynn Frazier , William Langer , John Moses , Ragnvald A. Nestos , Allen I. Olson , and Ed Schafer , who was also the US Secretary of Agriculture from 2008 – 2009 . Former Deputy National Security Advisor at the White House , Mark <unk> is a 1997 graduate in the School of Communications . Many U.S. Senators and Representatives of North Dakota were also graduates of UND , including former Senator Byron Dorgan and former Representative Earl Pomeroy . Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey is a UND graduate . Ronald Davies , a UND graduate and former federal judge , became a part of history when he ordered the integration of Little Rock Central High School during the American Civil Rights Movement . 
