North Dakota State University Extension faculty and staff were honored for their years of service at the NDSU Extension Spring Conference, held April 8-10 in Fargo.

Those recognized were the following:

Five Years

• Erin Berentson, Extension agent, Bottineau County
• Kelsey Deckert, Extension agent, Burleigh County
• Jeff Gale, Extension agent, Foster County
• Katie Henry, Extension agent, Cavalier County
• Tyler Kralicek, Extension agent, Burleigh County
• Kelly Leo, Extension agent, Williams County
• Carmel Miller, Extension FARMS workforce coordinator
• Jill Murphy, Extension agent, Traill County
• Tammie Nadeu, Extension agent, Grand Forks County
• Tessa Osterbauer, Extension agent, Grant County
• Danielle Silverhaus-Dinger, Extension agent, LaMoure County
• Madeleine Smith, Extension pesticide specialist
• Jacey Wanner, Extension parent educator, Parent and Family Resource Center – Region 7

10 Years

• Lindy Berg, Extension program coordinator – Conservation and Leadership Planning
• Amanda Dahners, Extension agent, Grant County
• Jim Gray, district director – NDSU Extension West District
• Ronda Gripentrog, Extension agent, Richland County
• Angie Johnson, Extension farm and ranch safety coordinator
• Breana Kiser, Extension agent, Dickey County
• Miranda Meehan, Extension livestock environmental stewardship specialist
• Sue Quamme Wehlander, Extension child development specialist
• Shaundra Ziemann-Bolinske, Extension food systems program coordinator

15 Years

• Christina Masich, Extension program coordinator – EFNEP and FNP
• Karla Meikle, state 4-H activities coordinator
• Scott Swanson, electronic media specialist, agriculture communication
• Aimee Thapa, assistant plant diagnostician

20 Years

• Lesley Lubenow, district director – NDSU Extension East District
• Crystal Shaunaman, Extension agent, McIntosh County
• Brian Zimprich, Extension agent, Ransom County

25 Years

• Mark Boetel, professor, School of Natural Resource Sciences
• Mohamed Khan, Extension assistant director, agriculture and natural resources
• Lisa Pederson, Extension livestock specialist, Central Grasslands Research Extension Center

30 Years

• Lynette Flage, associate director, NDSU Extension

35 Years

• Dan Folske, Extension agent, Burke County
• Karl Hoppe, Extension livestock systems specialist, Carrington Research Extension Center
• Kevin Sedivec, Extension rangeland management specialist, Central Grasslands Research Extension Center

*Photos of years of service honorees are located at bit.ly/NDSU-yearsofservice25.

 Recipients are pictured with Greg Lardy (right), Joe and Norma Peltier Vice President for Agriculture at NDSU.

NDSU Agriculture Communication – April 24, 2025

Source: Greg Lardy, 701-231-7660, gregory.lardy@ndsu.edu

Editor: Dominic Erickson, 701-231-5546, dominic.erickson@ndsu.edu