NDSU News | Awards

The NDSU chapter of the Blue Key National Honor Society has named Mark Strand, professor of pharmacy practice and public health, as the 2024 NDSU Distinguished Educator. The award was created in 1969 by Blue Key to honor an outstanding educator for going beyond…

The 50th annual Harvest Bowl program at North Dakota State University was Nov. 15 and 16. Each year the Harvest Bowl program recognizes the dedication and hard work of outstanding agriculturists in 53 counties in North Dakota and 10 counties in western Minnesota,…

NDSU Libraries, NDSU Press and the College of Arts and Sciences hosted the 2024 Gunlogson Presentation, featuring the work and research of Rooth Varland, NDSU professor in the Division of Performing Arts. Varland is one of three awardees of last year's Gunlogson…

Terry Traylor, a Marine Corps veteran and NDSU doctoral student studying software and security engineering, was recently selected for the 2024/2025 Veterans of Foreign Wars - Student Veterans of America Legislative Fellowship.

Three College of Engineering faculty members have been recognized for their excellence in the classroom. Pratap Kotala, an assistant professor of practice in the Department of Computer Science, was named the 2024 Excellence in Teaching Award winner.

Dinesh Katti, a Jordan A. Engberg Presidential Professor in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, has been named the 2024 College of Engineering Researcher of the year.

Two staff members have been honored for their contributions to the success of the NDSU College of Engineering. Guy Hokanson was named the Outstanding Staff Award winner for the professional level. Hokanson started at NDSU in 2004 as a programmer for the Center of…