D.C. Coston
Vice President for Agriculture and University Extension

D. C. Coston came to NDSU from Oklahoma State University, where he served as the associate director and chief operating officer of the Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station and the interim associate director of the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service.

Coston previously served at Clemson University as a faculty member and as associate dean and associate director of the South Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station. His career also includes being a faculty member and extension specialist at Virginia Tech.

Coston earned his bachelor’s degree at North Carolina State University, and his master’s degree and doctorate at Michigan State University. He also has received training through the Higher Education Management Development Program at Harvard University, the W.E. Deming Quality Leadership Program and Milliken Corp. Quality Leadership Program.