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Agriculture’s Miracle Bacteria

With support from Richard ’65 and Linda Offerdahl, NDSU researchers are working toward a new evolutionary event that will reduce the cost of fertilizer and eliminate harmful nitrogen runoff.

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With support from Richard ’65 and Linda Offerdahl, NDSU researchers are working toward a new evolutionary event that will reduce the cost of fertilizer and eliminate harmful nitrogen runoff.

Engineering the Future

Kids of all ages are invited to experience what it means to be an engineer at annual outreach opportunities hosted by NDSU’s College of Engineering.

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Kids of all ages are invited to experience what it means to be an engineer at annual outreach opportunities hosted by NDSU’s College of Engineering.

Energized by an Oath

NDSU professor Adam Gladen is helping the College of Engineering become a national leader in energy stewardship.

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NDSU professor Adam Gladen is helping the College of Engineering become a national leader in energy stewardship.

Furthering Ag Leaders

CHS and the CHS Foundation are the recipients of the 2023 Partner in Excellence Award, which recognizes a corporation, foundation, or organization that has given significant support as well as demonstrated inspirational philanthropic giving in the University.

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CHS and the CHS Foundation are the recipients of the 2023 Partner in Excellence Award, which recognizes a corporation, foundation, or organization that has given significant support as well as demonstrated inspirational philanthropic giving in the University.

Fellowship and Philanthropy

David ’68 and Aileen ’69 Clough are recipients of the 2023 Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes individuals who have provided outstanding volunteer service for the benefit of the University or played vital roles as volunteer fundraisers on behalf of the NDSU Foundation.

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David ’68 and Aileen ’69 Clough are recipients of the 2023 Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes individuals who have provided outstanding volunteer service for the benefit of the University or played vital roles as volunteer fundraisers on behalf of the NDSU Foundation.

Researching with ‘One Foot in the Furrow’

Neil Gudmestad ’78, ’82 is the recipient of the 2023 Henry L. Bolley Academic Achievement Award, which honors individuals who have attained noted achievements in the area of education as teachers, researchers, and/or administrators.

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Neil Gudmestad ’78, ’82 is the recipient of the 2023 Henry L. Bolley Academic Achievement Award, which honors individuals who have attained noted achievements in the area of education as teachers, researchers, and/or administrators.

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.