North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension and Research Extension Center (REC) faculty and staff were honored for their years of service at the Oct. 12-14, NDSU Extension/Research Extension Center fall conference in Bismarck.

REC faculty and staff recognized were:

5 Years

• Kelly Cooper – Carrington REC
• Dave Widmer – Carrington REC
• Alex Nesemeier – Agronomy Seed Farm

15 Years

• Scott Fetch – Carrington REC

25 Years

• Phil Koapke – North Central REC
• Timothy Indergaard – Carrington REC
• Todd Ingebretson – Carrington REC
• Kyle Dragseth – Williston REC

55 Years

• Timothy Faller – North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station

NDSU Extension faculty and staff recognized were:

5 Years

• Vicky Arvidson – Rolette County
• Sara Clemens – Bottineau County
• Elizabeth Cronin – Agriculture Communication
• Meagan Hoffman – Center for 4-H Youth Development
• Travis Hoffman – Animal Sciences
• Carrie Johnson – Assistant Director’s Office
• Debra Johnson – Burleigh and Morton Counties
• Clair Keene – Plant Sciences
• Lindsey Leker – Center for 4-H Youth Development
• Travis Prochaska – North Central REC
• Yeong Rhee – Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences
• Jan Stankiewicz – Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences
• Lynnette Vachal – Mountrail County

10 Years

• Paige Brummund – Ward County
• Frank Casey – School of Natural Resource Sciences
• Cherie Fischer – Agriculture Budget Office
• Lindsay Maddock – Wells County
• Penny Nester – Kidder County
• Molly Soeby – Grand Forks County

15 Years

• Andrea Bowman – Leadership and Civic Engagement
• Carrie Knutson – Grand Forks County
• Sara Laite – Ramsey County
• Dave Ruhland – Agriculture Budget Office
• Ashley Ueckert – Golden Valley/Billings County

20 Years

• Tim Petry – Agribusiness and Applied Economics

25 Years

• Mark Miller – Rolette County
• Charlie Stoltenow – Assistant Director’s Office
• Andrew Thostenson – Pesticide Program

30 Years

• Randy Grueneich – Barnes County
• Dena Kemmet – Central District Office
• Tom Scherer – Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

*Photos of award winners at the 2021 NDSU Extension/Research Extension Center Fall Conference are located at: https://bit.ly/NDSUConferencePhotos.

NDSU Agriculture Communication – Oct. 19, 2021

Source: Kristin Harner, 751-231-7875, kristin.harner@ndsu.edu

Editor: Kelli Anderson, 701-231-6136, kelli.c.anderson@ndsu.edu