To officially be a SIFE team, each team needs a faculty advisor. If an advisor leads their team to a regional competition they are recognized as a Sam M. Walton Free Enterprise Fellow.

Our Sam M. Walton Free Enterprise Fellow:

Craig Silvernagel

Biography:

Craig Silvernagel joined The University of North Dakota (UND) College of Business and Public Administration as Director of Entrepreneurship in July, 2003. Craig came to UND from the University of Minnesota-Crookston (UMC) where he helped develop a new program emphasis in entrepreneurship while serving as a marketing faculty member. For the seven years prior to his time at UMC, Craig owned and operated Ad Monkeys, Inc., a Grand Forks-based advertising agency he co-founded in 1994. The agency served several regional and national firms including Altru Health System, Arctic Cat, Christian Brothers Hockey, and Simplot Soilbuilders.

In addition to his own entrepreneurial ventures, Craig grew up in a family business environment where his parents founded and ran “Duo Plastics Inc.,” a custom plastic injection-molding manufacturer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Craig is a native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and a UND graduate, receiving an MBA in 1995 and a BBA in Marketing in 1992.

Contact Craig:

E-mail: craig.silvernagel@mail.business.und.edu