June 27, 2002

CORRECTION -- Joel K. Ransom was incorrectly identified as Joel K. Hanson. We apologize for the error.

Extension Agronomist Named by NDSU

Joel K. Ransom has been named to the position of extension agronomist in the North Dakota State University Department of Plant Sciences, according to department chair Al Schneiter.

Ransom has been leader of a regional maize project in Nepal for CIMMYT, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center. He will be responsible for extension programs in small grains and corn at NDSU. He will join the faculty in mid September and will participate in the NDSU research extension center field days in July.

A native of Idaho, Ransom is a graduate of Brigham Young University and received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees at the University of Minnesota.

Prior to his work in Nepal, Ransom helped develop techniques for screening wheat germplasm for stress tolerance, tested wheat genotypes in northern Mexico and was a regional maize agronomist for CIMMYT in East Africa.

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Source: Al Schneiter, (701) 231-7973, Albert_Schneiter@ndsu.nodak.edu
Editor: Gary Moran, (701) 231-7865, gmoran@ndsuext.nodak.edu