NDSU Extension Service director Chris Boerboom has been named to a four-year term on the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy.
The committee works with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to govern the Cooperative Extension System. It also provides guidance on issues impacting Cooperative Extension. Membership largely is Extension directors and administrators from across the country.
"Our Cooperative Extension System is the envy of the world," Boerboom said. "The educational outreach provided by Extension from land-grant universities like NDSU has advanced agriculture and enriched families and communities for 100 years. I hope to contribute to Extension's future success."
The Cooperative Extension System's North Central Region named Boerboom as a committee member. Each of the five regions selects three representatives.
Boerboom joined the NDSU Extension Service in January 2010 as assistant director for agriculture and natural resources, district director for five southeastern North Dakota counties and a weed science professor. He became director in 2012.
He also is chair of the North Central Cooperative Extension Association.
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