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CAFSNR faculty honored for teaching excellence

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Five outstanding educators from NDSU’s College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources were honored with the 2025 NACTA Teaching Award of Merit.

Presented by the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture, this prestigious award recognizes faculty and graduate instructors who go above and beyond in the classroom.

Congratulations to this year’s recipients:

  • Lauren Hanna, NDSU Department of Animal Sciences
  • Sandro Steinbach, NDSU Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics
  • Kristi Schweiss, Quentin Burdick Center for Cooperatives (Graduate Student award)
  • Kelsey Griesheim, NDSU School of Natural Resource Sciences
  • Lindsay Malone, NDSU School of Natural Resource Sciences

(Pictured left to right) Sandro Steinbach, Lindsay Malone, Lauren Hanna and Carrie Hammer.

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Carrie Hammer (L) presents the award to Kristi Schweiss
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Carrie Hammer (L) presents the award to Kelsey Griesheim