Jim Faircloth assumes new duties at Alerus Financial Jim Faircloth, associate professor of marketing, has recently announced that he has taken a position at Alerus Financial as senior vice president of marketing. He assumed those duties July 1. Jim is no stranger to Grand Forks, having begun his academic career in Marketing at UND during the mid-1990’s, returning to UND in 2006 as Associate Professor of Marketing. Jim has published widely on the topic of brand management, and has recently been the Advisor to the Student Chapter of the American Marketing Association. Prior to his academic pursuits, Jim was CEO of a highly successful concrete products firm in North Carolina for some years. Jim will continue to teach on a part-time basis in the department and provide oversight for the AMA group. His colleagues at UND, especially in the Department of Marketing, wish him every success in his new role and appreciate his many contributions spanning nearly a decade. -- Department of Marketing.