David L. Chicoine is an

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Biography

Early life

David Chicoine was born in

Elk Point, South Dakota Elk Point is a city in and county seat of Union County, South Dakota, Union County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 2,149 as of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. History The British established a Hudson's Bay Company tra ...

. He graduated from South Dakota State University, where he was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He also received an

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from the

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, an M.A. from

Western Illinois University Western Illinois University (WIU) is a public university in Macomb, Illinois. It was founded in 1899 as Western Illinois State Normal School. As the normal school grew, it became Western Illinois State Teachers College. History Western Illin ...

, and a

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from the

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the Univ ...

Career

He was head of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Dean of the College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the

. From 2001 to 2006, he served as senior officer for technology commercialization and economic development for the Urbana-Champaign, and for six months as interim vice president for academic affairs. He served on the board of directors of the John Warner Bank, the Carle Foundation Hospital, the Farm Foundation, the DuPage International Technology Park, the Illinois Technology Development Fund, and the

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. He has served as the president of

South Dakota State University South Dakota State University is a public land-grant research university in Brookings, South Dakota. Founded in 1881, it is the state's largest and most comprehensive university and the oldest continually-operating university in South Dakota. The ...

since January 1, 2007. He has served as a director on the board of directors of Monsanto since April 15, 2009, and sits on the board of directors of First Bank & Trust, Brookings, SD. He sits on the board of trustees of the Avera McKennan Hospital and the University Health Center. He is a Knight of the

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, and he has received the

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Superior Service Award and the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the SDSU Department of Economics.

Personal life

He is married to Marcia Chicoine, and they have a son, Josh, who lives in

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Bibliography

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