North Dakota State University honored Agriculture and Extension Service faculty and staff in an awards ceremony Dec. 14.

D.C. Coston, vice president for Agriculture and University Extension; Ken Grafton, dean of the College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources and director of the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station; and Duane Hauck, director of the NDSU Extension Service, presented the awards.

The 2010 award recipients were:

• Larson/Yaggie Excellence in Research Award – Harlene Hatterman-Valenti, associate professor, Department of Plant Sciences
• Eugene R. Dahl Excellence in Research Award – Gary Secor, professor, Department of Plant Pathology
• Earl and Dorothy Foster Excellence in Teaching Award – Greg McKee, assistant professor, Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics
• H.Roald and Janet Lund Excellence in Teaching Award – Marion Harris, professor, School of Natural Resource Sciences (Entomology)
• William J. and Angelyn A. Austin Advising Award – Birgit Pruess, assistant professor, Department of Veterinary and Microbiological Sciences
• Myron and Muriel Johnsrud Excellence in Extension/Outreach Award – Sam Markell, Extension plant pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology
• AGSCO Excellence in Extension Award – Janet Knodel, Extension entomologist, School of Natural Resource Sciences (Entomology)
• Charles and Linda Moses Staff Award – Dennis Whitted, research specialist, School of Natural Resource Sciences (Range Science)
• Donald and Jo Anderson Staff Award – Norma Ackerson, information processing specialist, Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics
• Rick and Jody Burgum Staff Award – Sandy Osborne, administrative coordinator, Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics

NDSU Agriculture Communication - Dec. 16, 2010