VP of agriculture earns Missouri distinguished alumni award
The Column Award is the college’s highest alumni honor, given annually to six alumni, one from each of CAFNR’s divisions.
Greg Lardy, Joe and Norma Peltier Vice President for Agriculture at NDSU, has been honored with the 2025 Column Award for Distinguished Alumni by the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.
The Column Award is the college’s highest alumni honor, given annually to six alumni, one from each of CAFNR’s divisions. Lardy was recognized under the Animal Sciences division.
Lardy earned his master’s degree in animal science in 1993 from Missouri and went on to obtain his doctorate in 1997 from University of Nebraska in Lincoln.
In his role at NDSU, he oversees the College of Agriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resources, leads NDSU Extension and directs the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station.
“Dr. Greg Lardy operates with a true servant’s heart in all aspects of his leadership actions. North Dakota State University has been beneficiary to Greg’s incredible institutional loyalty as he has and continues to work tirelessly for all three areas of the land-grant mission,” said Bryon Wiegand, director of Mizzou’s division of animal sciences. “Dr. Lardy has moved the needle for agriculture in North Dakota and beyond. Dr. Lardy’s leadership trajectory within the NDSU system has been meteoric. He has led significant capital campaigns, engaged stakeholders at the highest level and has earned the respect of academics, legislators and industry stakeholders alike.
“Greg’s colleagues, direct reports and stakeholders hold him in highest regard as a person of integrity, honesty and one that shows empathy for his fellow humans.”
The award was presented at a ceremony on Nov. 6, 2025, in Columbia, Missouri.