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Roald
Lund was born near Hillsboro, North Dakota on May 15, 1933. He
received his bachelor's in agricultural education in 1955 and
his master's in agronomy in 1958, both from NDAC. He was commissioned
as a 2nd Lieutenant, U.S. Army ROTC, and was discharged as a 1st
Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve. In 1959, he joined the faculty
as an Assistant Professor of Agronomy. He left NDSU in 1962 to
pursue his doctorate at Purdue University, which he was award
in 1965 and then rejoined the faculty at NDSU as an Associate
Professor of Agronomy. In 1970, he was named full Professor, Assistant
Dean of the College of Agriculture, and Assistant Director of
the Agricultural Experiment Station. From 1974-1979, he served
as Associate Dean of the College of Agriculture, and Associate
Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station. In 1979 he was
named Dean of the College of Agriculture, and Director of the
Agricultural Experiment Station.
In 1969 he was
awarded the Outstanding Teacher Award by Alpha Zeta (honorary
agricultural fraternity). In 1980 he was named Master Builder
of Men by the National Farmhouse Fraternity.
He
retired in June of 1994.
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