NDSU Extension Service faculty and staff were honored for their years of service at the recent NDSU Extension Service/Research Extension Center fall conference in Fargo.
Those recognized were:
Five Years
• Igathinathane Cannayen, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Mandan
• David Lehman, Institute for Business and Industry Development, Bismarck
• John Lukach, Langdon Research Extension Center
• Karla Meikle, Morton County
• Peggy Netzer, Burleigh County
• Christina Rittenbach, Stutsman County
• Scott Swanson, Agriculture Communication
10 Years
• Ellen Crawford, Agriculture Communication
• Kasia Kinzer, Plant Pathology
• Judith Konerza, Gearing Up for Kindergarten, Grand Forks
• Crystal Schaunaman, McIntosh County
• Tara Sondeland, Walsh and Pembina counties
• Ron Wiederholt, Southeast District Office, Fargo and Carrington
• Brian Zimprich, Ransom County
15 Years
• Mark Boetel, School of Natural Resource Sciences
• Michelle Effertz, McLean County
• Mohamed Khan, Plant Pathology
• Lisa Pederson, Dickinson Research Extension Center
20 Years
• Lynette Flage, Northeast District Office, Grand Forks
• Dave Franzen, School of Natural Resource Sciences
• Julie Garden-Robinson, Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences
• Barbara Laschkewitsch, Plant Sciences
• John Nowatzki, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
• Jim Swank, Ag Budget Office
• Ona Vig, Ag Budget Office
25 Years
• Kristi Berdal, Nelson and Steele counties
• Dan Folske, Burke County
• Marcia Hellandsaas, McKenzie County
• Deb Lee, Ransom County
• JoAnn Runner, Bowman County
• Kevin Sedivec, School of Natural Resource Sciences
30 Years
• John Dhuyvetter, North Central Research Extension Center, Minot
• Andy Swenson, Agribusiness and Applied Economics
35 Years
• Jackie Buckley, Morton County
• Brad Cogdill, Center for 4-H Youth Development
• Al Ulmer, LaMoure County
40 Years
• Linda Hauge, Center for 4-H Youth Development
NDSU is recognized as one of the nation's top 108 public and private universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.