October 2025

NDSU announces Dr. Michael Boland as inaugural AgCountry Endowed Chair in Agribusiness

The North Dakota State University Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, in conjunction with AgCountry Farm Credit Services (AgCountry) and the North Dakota State University Foundation, is proud to announce the launch of an exciting new initiative, the AgCountry Endowed Chair of Agribusiness.

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The North Dakota State University Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, in conjunction with AgCountry Farm Credit Services (AgCountry) and the North Dakota State University Foundation, is proud to announce the launch of an exciting new initiative, the AgCountry Endowed Chair of Agribusiness.

NDSU community steps up with NDSU Giving Day support for student success and innovation

NDSU alumni, friends, faculty, staff, and students came together in a powerful show of support during the 10th annual NDSU Giving Day, Oct. 14-15, 2025, raising $2,917,170 from 1,728 donors and 2,085 gifts over two days.

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NDSU alumni, friends, faculty, staff, and students came together in a powerful show of support during the 10th annual NDSU Giving Day, Oct. 14-15, 2025, raising $2,917,170 from 1,728 donors and 2,085 gifts over two days.

Touch Base with a Bison: Cathy ’83 & Louie ’80 Hendrickx

Steve Gebeke ’94 left a legacy by fostering community through Bison football watch parties in Las Vegas. After his passing, Cathy ’83 & Louie ’80 Hendrickx have continued the tradition.

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Steve Gebeke ’94 left a legacy by fostering community through Bison football watch parties in Las Vegas. After his passing, Cathy ’83 & Louie ’80 Hendrickx have continued the tradition.

Final Bison Bidders Bowl raises $885,224 to fuel student scholarships at NDSU

The NDSU Foundation celebrated the close of an era on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, as the 44th and final Bison Bidders Bowl brought together alumni, friends, and supporters for an evening of generosity and impact.

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The NDSU Foundation celebrated the close of an era on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, as the 44th and final Bison Bidders Bowl brought together alumni, friends, and supporters for an evening of generosity and impact.

Margaret and her husband, Hugh Veit ’79, established the Eleanor S. Fitzgerald Memorial Graduate Student Scholarship to support NDSU students earning advanced degrees in the Department of Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences or the Department of Human Development and Family Science.

Core areas of home economics remain part of current NDSU degree programs such as accounting; apparel, retail merchandising, and design; education; family and consumer science; financial planning; human development and family science; interior design; and nutrition science.

Home economics programs opened doors, particularly for women, to earn college degrees and pursue careers in education, Extension, state and federal government, business and industry, health care, and more. NDAC listed domestic economy as one of its courses in its founding year, 1890.

Established by Dr. Teresa Conner, dean of the NDSU College of Health and Human Sciences, and co-chaired by Dr. Margaret Fitzgerald ’83 and Col. Esther Meyers ’75, the Wisdom Keepers provide support and share their knowledge and expertise with students, faculty, staff, and leadership in the College.

The home management house at NDAC was the first facility built on a college campus specifically for home management practice. In 1954, it was named in honor of Alba Bales, the first female academic dean at NDAC.