The 2009 College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources Scholarship Recognition Luncheon is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 12, at 11:30 a.m. in the Memorial Union Great Plains Ballroom. The annual event honors scholarship donors for their contributions and scholarship recipients for their achievements. Letters of invitation have been sent to all students receiving scholarships within the college, scholarship donors and college faculty.

Joseph A. Chapman, NDSU president; R. Craig Schnell, provost and vice president for academic affairs; Kenneth Grafton, dean of the college and director of the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station; Jayme Fiesel, senior in veterinary technology from Harvey, N.D., representing student recipients; and Donald E. Anderson, professor emeritus of agribusiness and applied economics, representing scholarship donors are scheduled to speak at the event.

The College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources awards more than 400 scholarships each year.