Hammer will oversee various academic programs and initiatives, working to further strengthen the college’s academic offerings and student outcomes.

Madeleine Smith is the new NDSU Extension pesticide specialist.

She will lead statewide 4-H youth development programming in the area of animal science.

Rob Proulx is the new NDSU Extension agricultural technology systems specialist.

Eric Branch is NDSU's new Extension sugarbeet specialist.

Sam Funk is an expert in farm and ranch management, agricultural policy and evaluation of on-farm technology adoption.

Guillermo Scaglia takes over as head of NDSU’s Animal Sciences Department.

His role will be to develop innovative Extension programs that help producers and agriculture industry partners identify, assess and control weeds.

His appointment began Oct. 24 after serving six months as interim assistant director.

The new beef cattle specialist will develop statewide programming to improve cattle production practices.