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NDSU’s Gustafson Honored

The North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture presents a teaching award to NDSU’s Cole Gustafson.

North Dakota State University professor Cole Gustafson has received the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Teacher Fellow Award.

Gustafson is a member of the Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics faculty. He also is the NDSU Extension Service biofuels specialist.

He received the award at the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture’s annual conference at Utah State University. The organization is a professional society that focuses on promoting, recognizing and rewarding excellence in teaching agriculture and related areas at the post-secondary level in North America.

Gustafson said he is especially honored to receive this award because selection was based on his long-term classroom contributions and innovations. Students who took his classes in the last 20 years wrote letters of support that praised him for his positive impact on their educational program.

In addition to teaching regular classes, Gustafson has developed two entirely online courses.

“These are really the future of education as they enable students to learn when they are most prepared,” he says. His research on when students complete their work online found that more than half of the exams were completed between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m.

His other research focuses on developing financial management strategies for farms, ranches, agribusinesses and agricultural lenders, including investment in new biofuel production facilities. He also evaluates pilot crop insurance and alternative risk management programs.

He has authored more than 30 peer-reviewed journal articles and has obtained more than $1 million in grant funding. He also has served as chair of the Agribusiness and Applied Economics Department and associate dean of research for the NDSU College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources.

Gustafson earned a bachelor of science degree in agricultural business and a master’s degree in agricultural economics from the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. in agricultural economics from the University of Illinois.


NDSU Agriculture Communication

Source:Cole Gustafson, (701) 231-7096, cole.gustafson@ndsu.edu
Editor:Ellen Crawford, (701) 231-5391, ellen.crawford@ndsu.edu
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