Accounting

Oct. 2 – 10 a.m. – Memorial Hall 230 – Moderator: Dr. Sandra Kranz, professor of accounting

Peggy Ingison ’74 has been the chief financial officer  with the Minnesota Historical Society since September 2011. She has more than 30 years of financial experience in the public sector working in various positions in state government, including commissioner of finance, state budget director, and chief fiscal analyst for the state senate. She also served as chief financial officer for the Minneapolis Public Schools. She has an accounting degree from BSU, is a member of the BSU Foundation Board and received BSU’s Outstanding Alumni Award in 2008.

Michael Nohner ’06 earned degrees in business, finance and accounting. He began his career doing hedge fund administration for a subsidiary of Cargill. He was promoted to fund accounting manager, where he managed the accounting and administration of more than $3 billion in complex hedge fund structures, including the acquisition of Bank of America’s hedge fund administration business. In 2011, the company became Wells Fargo Global Fund Services. Recently promoted to vice president, Nohner oversees the transition and onboarding of new clients onto the company’s systems and process. He is a CPA and a member of the BSU Foundation Board.

Thor Carlsrud ’02 earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from BSU and had a top-10 score on the CPA exam during his senior year. He began his career as an external auditor with Ernst & Young (now EY). He moved to Allianze Life Insurance Company of North America in 2008 and currently manages IFRS and GAAP Financial reporting. Carlsrud is a member of the BSU Alumni Association Board and is pursuing an MBA at Cardinal Stritch University.