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SDSU Extension announces interim leadership roles

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The South Dakota State University College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences has announced interim roles for several SDSU Extension leadership positions.

Alexander “Sandy” Smart has been named the interim director for SDSU Extension, Rosie Nold has been named as the interim program director of South Dakota 4-H, and Heather Gessner has been named interim director of SDSU Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources programs.

Smart has led extension’s Agriculture and Natural Resources programs for the last four years. Nold will hold the interim role through the 2026 South Dakota State Fair. Gessner, a livestock business management field specialist for SDSU Extension, has stepped in to lead the group’s agriculture and natural resources programming.

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