Nov 20, 2024NDSU potato breeder receives recognition at annual banquet
North Dakota State University potato breeder Assunta (Susie) Thompson received special recognition at the 50th Annual NDSU Harvest Bowl Banquet.
Thompson received a medallion commemorating her receipt of NDSU’s new Johansen-Thompson Endowed Professorship. The endowment was named for the past two long-time heads of the NDSU potato breeding program: Thompson and Bob Johansen.
Thompson holds a doctorate in plant, soil and entomological sciences from the University of Idaho and a master’s in horticulture and forestry from NDSU.
She has chaired the Potato Association of America’s site selection committee since 1986 and has been a member of the North Dakota Horticultural Society since 2004.
She received service awards from the National Potato Council and the Northern Plains Potato Growers Association in 2012.
