Larson/Yaggie Excellence in Research Nomination

2026 Larson/Yaggie Excellence in Research Award
The North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station (NDAES) established this annual award to recognize outstanding faculty and Research Extension Center (REC) principal investigators who have achieved major accomplishments in research.

Individuals with 10 or fewer years of service to NDAES are eligible for nomination. Nominees must hold a research appointment in the NDAES, and be in the 2000 job band, and have made a significant research contribution that addresses and applied program or increases the basic knowledge of the area investigated. Contact your supervisor’s office or Kris Holt in the Ag Budget Office if you have any questions about the job band.

Individuals with more than 10 years of service to NDAES (beginning with their 11th year and beyond) should be nominated for the Eugene R. Dahl Excellence in Research Award category. To nominate other research staff, please refer to the Charles and Linda Moses Staff Award category.
Nominee's name

First NameLast Name
Nominee's title (include academic rank, if applicable)
Year attained
Current office/department
Initial NDSU position
Year joined NDSU
Other position(s) at NDSU and year(s) attained
Degrees earned (B.S., M.S., Ph.D., other), discipline, university
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Provide information on the nominee’s primary research areas. (3,000 character limit, including spaces.)

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Provide information on the nominee’s impact of research on discipline and agriculture in the region, including how the work impacts stakeholders. (3,000 character limit, including spaces.)*

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Research Productivity

Provide information on the nominee’s journal articles, abstracts and meeting proceedings, book chapters, and other publications in the next five areas.
Number of refereed journal articles authored or co-authored, published or in press:
Last five years
Career total
Number of abstracts and meeting proceedings:
Last five years
Career total
Number of book chapters authored or co-authored, published or in press:
Last five years
Career total
Number of other publications authored or co-authored:
Last five years
Career total
Number of presentations made by nominee:
Last five years
Career total
Provide information on the nominee’s grant funding in the next two areas.
Total amount of grant funding nominee was affiliated with (Example: $100,000):
Last Five Years
Career total
Amount of grant funding actually administered by nominee (Example: $100,000):
Last Five Years
Career Total
Provide additional information on publications, grants and invited presentations in the next three non-mandatory fields.
List of publications in the last five years (links can be included)
List of grants in the last five years
List of invited presentations in the last five years
Supporting Documents
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Provide one concise sentence that embodies the nominee’s contribution, which may be shared at the award ceremony. This may be your own statement or a quote from one of the letters of support.
Nominator name

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Nominator title
Nominator location (department/unit)
Nominator relationship to nominee
Nominator email address
Nominator phone number
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2026 Larson/Yaggie Excellence in Research Award

Research Productivity

Provide information on the nominee’s grant funding in the next two areas.

Provide additional information on publications, grants and invited presentations in the next three non-mandatory fields.

Supporting Documents