Two students and one faculty member from the Department of Plant Sciences were honored during the spring Gamma Sigma Delta induction and awards ceremony.

Undergraduate student Emily Feldmann received the Distinguished Undergraduate Student in Agriculture award, while graduate student Alfredo Aponte was inducted as a new member of the honor society.

Marisol Berti, associate professor of plant sciences in forages and biomass crop production, was elected president of the NDSU chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta for the 2014-16 term.

Gamma Sigma Delta is an honor society dedicated to recognizing the academic achievements and accomplishments of students, faculty members, alumni or industry and university supporters.

NDSU is recognized as one of the nation's top 108 public and private universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.