A Grand Forks soldier has been named the North Dakota Army National Guard's Strength Maintenance Non-Commissioned Officer of the year.
Sgt. 1st Class Bobby Buzick won the award, formerly known as "Chief's 54" award, which is presented annually to each state and territory's top recruiter. This is the fourth year in a row Buzick has met his assigned mission.
Buzick, recruiting out of the Grand Forks area, enlisted 27 soldiers into the National Guard in 2009, achieving nearly 130 percent of his assigned mission during one of the Guard's most challenging years because of ongoing combat operations overseas.
"Winning the SMNCO of the year is something that has been my goal from the first day I started," Buzick said in a press release. "To be recognized as North Dakota's best is something that I'm very proud of and it's an attribute to the excellent community that I recruit for and the great support system that I am surrounded with at work and at home."
An official award ceremony will be held in mid-December in Washington, D.C.
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Buzick, son of Marilyn Buzick of Barnesville, Minn., and Duane Buzick of Gardner, N.D., lives in Grand Forks with his wife, Amber, and son, Mason.
