BISMARCK, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Several staff with the NDSU Extension and Research Extension were honored for their years of service with the organization.

Below are some of the Extension staff honored and the time they’ve served.

5 Years

* Penny Dale, North Dakota 4-H Foundation

* Kimberly Fox, Benson County

* Andrew Friskop, Plant Pathology

* Shelby Hewson, Slope County

* Caroline Homan, LaMoure County

* Esther McGinnis, Plant Sciences

* Susan Milender, Barnes County

* William Nganje, Agribusiness and Applied Economics

* Jesse Ostrander, Plant Pathology

* Julianne Racine, LaMoure County

10 Years

* Chris Augustin, North Central Research Extension Center

* Bob Bertsch, Agriculture Communication

* Chad Deplazes, Plant Sciences

* Tom Kalb, Plant Sciences

15 Years

* Holly Arnold, Parent and Family Resource Center — Region 2

* Jack Rasmussen, Plant Pathology

20 Years

* Sean Brotherson, Human Development and Family Science

* Jana Daeuber, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

* Janet Knodel, Plant Pathology

25 Years

* Richard Schmidt, Oliver County

30 Years

* Maxine Nordick, Cass County

35 Years

* Dean Aakre, Center for 4-H Youth Development

* Greg Endres, Carrington Research Extension Center

Below are some NDSU Research Extension Center (REC) staff that were honored.

5 Years

* Venkataramana Chapara, Langdon Research Extension Center

* Travis Hakanson, Langdon Research Extension Center

* John Rickertsen, Hettinger Research Extension Center

* Kyla Splichal, Williston Research Extension Center

* Lynn Staricka, Williston Research Extension Center

* David Weltikol, Williston Research Extension Center

* Szilvia Yuja, Carrington Research Extension Center

10 Years

* Amanda Arens, Langdon Research Extension Center

* Kelly  Bjerke , Carrington Research Extension Center

* Rick  Bohn, Central Grasslands Research Extension Center

* Shana Forster, North Central Research Extension Center

* Benjamin Geaumont, Hettinger Research Extension Center

* Tyler Tjelde, Williston Research Extension Center

20 Years

* Brian Jenks, North Central Research Extension Center

* Gary Willoughby, North Central Research Extension Center

25 Years

* Dean Nelson, Dickinson Research Extension Center

30 Years

* Eric Eriksmoen, North Central Research Extension Center

* Robert Paluck, Dickinson Research Extension Center

35 Years

* Don Stecher, Hettinger Research Extension Center

40 Years

* Jim Chaput, Langdon Research Extension Center

* Blaine Schatz, Carrington Research Extension Center

45 Years

* Burt Melchior, Dickinson Research Extension Center