Bismarck  (CSi)  – Gov. Doug Burgum and Lt. Gov. Brent Sanford Friday congratulated former Gov. Jack Dalrymple during a ceremony at North Dakota State University to rename the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station Research Greenhouse Complex as the Jack Dalrymple Agricultural Research Complex.

Burgum said, “As a farmer, state legislator, lieutenant governor and governor, Jack Dalrymple has always been a champion for North Dakota agriculture, including his instrumental role in securing funding for this world-class research facility that now bears his name and will ensure North Dakota remains a leader in ag innovation for generations to come,”On behalf of a grateful state, congratulations to Jack and the entire Dalrymple family on this well-deserved recognition.”

Sanford added, “Facilities like the Jack Dalrymple Agricultural Research Complex will play a crucial role in the farms of the future and in North Dakota’s ever-expanding role of feeding and fueling the world.  “We thank Gov. Dalrymple for his support for North Dakota agriculture and education, and for all the areas where their paths cross.”