South Dakota State University is a
public
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land-grant
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research university
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in
Brookings, South Dakota
Brookings is a city in Brookings County, South Dakota, Brookings County, South Dakota, United States. Brookings is South Dakota's List of cities in South Dakota, fourth largest city, with a population of 23,377 at the 2020 United States census, 20 ...
. Founded in 1881, it is the state's largest and most comprehensive university and the oldest continually-operating university in South Dakota. The university is governed by the
South Dakota Board of Regents
The South Dakota Board of Regents (also known as SDBOR) is a governing board that controls six public universities in the U.S. state of South Dakota. These include Black Hills State University, Dakota State University, Northern State University, S ...
, which governs the state's six public universities and two special schools.
South Dakota State University is a land-grant university founded under the provisions of the 1862
Morrill Act
The Morrill Land-Grant Acts are United States statutes that allowed for the creation of land-grant colleges in U.S. states using the proceeds from sales of federally-owned land, often obtained from indigenous tribes through treaty, cession, or se ...
. This land-grant heritage and mission has led the university to place a special focus on academic programs in agriculture, engineering, nursing, and pharmacy, as well as liberal arts. It is
classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". The graduate program is classified as Doctoral, Science, Technology, Engineering, Math dominant.
History
The university was founded in the
Dakota Territory
The Territory of Dakota was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 2, 1861, until November 2, 1889, when the final extent of the reduced territory was split and admitted to the Union as the states of No ...
on February 21, 1881, as Dakota Agriculture College. The first building, with funding from the territorial legislature, was built in 1883, six years before the State of South Dakota was formed. Numerous expansions were funded in the late 19th century and early 20th century. The name was changed in 1904 to South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. In 1964, the name was changed to South Dakota State University. The name change was largely promoted by the Alumni Association. Initiated in 1962, this name change reflected the more comprehensive education offered at the university.
In 1923, SDSU's instructional program was organized under five divisions: Agriculture, Engineering, General Science, Home Economics, and Pharmacy. In 1956, a Nursing program was established, and in 1957 a formal graduate school was formed. When the university changed its name in 1964, the colleges were renamed Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Home Economics, Nursing, Pharmacy, and the Graduate School. In 1974, the College of General Registration (now the College of General Studies) was formed. In 1975, the Division of Education was created. An Honors College was formed in 1999. Two colleges and seven departments combined in 2009 to create the College of Education and Human Sciences.
In 2017, the colleges which make up the university were revised and in some cases renamed to the following: College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences; College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; College of Education and Human Sciences; College of Nursing; College of Pharmacy & Allied Health Professions;
Graduate School; Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering; University College; and Van D. and Barbara B. Fishback Honors College.
Presidents
On May 23, 2016 (formal inauguration held September 29, 2016), Barry H. Dunn became the 20th President of South Dakota State University. Dunn and his wife are alumni of SDSU, and prior to becoming president, Dunn was the Dean of SDSU's College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences.
#George Lilley, 1884–1886
#Lewis McLouth, 1886–1896
#John Heston, 1896–1903
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#Willis Johnson, 1919–1923
#Charles Pugsley, 1923–1940
#George Brown, 1940
#Lyman Jackson, 1941–1946
#Fred Leinbach, 1947–1951
#John Headley, 1952–1957
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Hilton Briggs, 1958–1975
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Robert Wagner
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, 1985–1997
#Peggy Gordon Miller 1998–2006
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David Chicoine, 2006–2016
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Campus
Main campus
The
Hilton M. Briggs Library consists of more than 635,000 bound volumes, 315,000 government documents, 79,000 maps, and 1,800 journal titles (with 28,000 additional titles available online). Within the Briggs Library is the
Daschle Research Library dedicated to former U.S. Senate Majority Leader
Tom Daschle
Thomas Andrew Daschle ( ; born December 9, 1947) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States senator from South Dakota from 1987 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he became U.S. Senate Minority Leader in 1995 an ...
(SDSU BA 1969), which houses his Congressional papers.
The University Student Union is at the center of campus and houses many amenities for both students and the public. The Union is the home to numerous meeting rooms, a ballroom, The Hobo Day Committee (homecoming committee), the University Program Council, Greek life
the Students' Association, ''The Collegian'' student newspaper, Student Legal Services,
KSDJ
KSDJ (90.7 FM, "New Rock 90.7") is a radio station licensed to serve Brookings, South Dakota. The station is owned by South Dakota State University. It airs an Alternative rock music format.
The station was assigned the KSDJ call letters by the ...
90.7 FM, Dining Services, four eating facilities, the University Bookstore, Card Services, and International Student Affairs.
The SDSU Wellness Center opened in the fall of 2008. The building lightens up space in the HPER Center, allowing that to be used exclusively by athletes, while the Wellness Center is used only by students and the public. Student memberships are free and Brookings community members may purchase memberships. Numerous group exercise programs and classes are offered, along with personal training. The building houses a rock climbing wall, a track, three basketball courts, a competition-size swimming pool, and numerous weights and cardiovascular equipment. It is also the home of Student Health, which includes a full pharmacy for students.
West campus
The
Coughlin Campanile
The Coughlin Campanile was completed on the campus of South Dakota State University (SDSU) in 1929. It was designed by architects Perkins & McWayne. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
Per its National Register n ...
, formerly used as the campus bell tower, is a familiar sight around campus. The campus also has two museums, the South Dakota Art Museum (featuring works by
Harvey Dunn
Harvey Thomas Dunn NA (March 8, 1884 – October 29, 1952) was an American painter and teacher. He is best known for his prairie-intimate masterpiece, ''The Prairie is My Garden'' (1950). In this painting, a mother and her two children ar ...
and
Oscar Howe
Oscar Howe (''Mazuha Hokshina'' or "Trader Boy", May 13, 1915 – October 7, 1983) was a Yanktonai Dakota artist from South Dakota, who became well known for his casein and tempera paintings.Libhart, Myles and Vincent Price. ''Contemporary Sioux ...
, among others), and the South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum. The art museum is home to over 7,000 works of art, while the agricultural museum is home to over 100,000 objects. Both museums are open free to the public. The university operates its own dairy plant, processing 10,000 lb (4.5 t) of milk weekly into cheese and ice cream, operates a cattle and sheep breeding operation, has an on-campus meat processing facility, and has a student-operated pharmacy.
East campus
Also close to campus are the
McCrory Gardens and South Dakota Arboretum
McCrory Gardens and South Dakota State Arboretum (70 acres) are botanical gardens and an arboretum located on the South Dakota State University campus in Brookings, South Dakota.
McCrory Gardens is operated and maintained by South Dakota State U ...
. These gardens include a public display and a arboretum. The gardens are open daily to the public. SDSU is also home to State University Theatre and Prairie Repertory Theatre, which produce numerous plays and musicals during the school year and summer breaks.
Academics
SDSU awards
associate degree
An associate degree is an undergraduate degree awarded after a course of post-secondary study lasting two to three years. It is a level of qualification above a high school diploma, GED, or matriculation, and below a bachelor's degree.
The fi ...
s,
bachelor's degree
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s,
master's degree
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doctoral degree
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s. The university provides 175 fields of study. The university's colleges and schools include College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences; College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; College of Education and Human Sciences; College of Nursing; College of Pharmacy & Allied Health Professions; Graduate School; Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering; University College; and Van D. and Barbara B. Fishback Honors College.
The following accreditations have been awarded to SDSU:
* College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences: AAVLD, ASABE, SRM
* College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences: ACEJMC, NAACLS, NASM
* College of Education and Human Sciences: ACEND, AABI, CAATE, CoAES, CIDA, CACREP, CORE, NAEYC, NCATE, SD Department of Education
* Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering: ABET, ACCE
* College of Nursing: SD Board of Nursing, CCNE
* College of Pharmacy & Allied Health Professions: ACPE
Rankings
For 2021, ''
U.S. News & World Report'' rated South Dakota State University as tied for the 144th best public university in the United States and tied as the 284th best university overall.
Awards and Rankings South Dakota State University.
Political Science Department
SDSU's Department of Political Science has been successful at producing many of the state's current and past congressional delegations. Currently, two of South Dakota's three congressional members are alumni in U.S. Senator
Mike Rounds
Marion Michael Rounds (born October 24, 1954) is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from South Dakota since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 31st governor of South Dakota ...
and Governor of South Dakota
Kristi Noem
Kristi Lynn Noem (; née Arnold; born November 30, 1971) is an American politician serving as the 33rd governor of South Dakota since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, she was the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2019 and a member ...
. Noem completed her political science degree while she was in Congress. Perhaps the most notable of the program is former U.S. Senate Majority Leader
Tom Daschle
Thomas Andrew Daschle ( ; born December 9, 1947) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States senator from South Dakota from 1987 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he became U.S. Senate Minority Leader in 1995 an ...
. Former U.S. Representative
Stephanie Herseth has served as a professor of the program. The department produced two
Truman Scholars
The Harry S. Truman Scholarship is the premier graduate fellowship in the United States for public service leadership. It is a federally funded scholarship granted to U.S. undergraduate students for demonstrated leadership potential, academic ...
in 2004 and 2006 respectively, including Tony Venhuizen.
Department of Military Science
The Department of Military Science commissions officers into the military. The department's cadets complete the requirements for a bachelor's or graduate degree and are then commissioned as second lieutenants.
The department has been successful in producing many U.S. Generals including
William E. DePuy
William Eugene DePuy ( ; October 1, 1919 – September 9, 1992) was a United States Army general and the first commander of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command. He is widely regarded as one of the principal architects of the rest ...
,
Jake Krull
Jacob J. "Jake" Krull, Jr. (December 23, 1938 – November 25, 2016) was an American military officer and South Dakota politician. He served in the South Dakota Senate from 1973 to 1983 and was a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat.
B ...
,
Raymond W. Carpenter,
Franklin J. Blaisdell,
Mark A. Clark, as well as
Medal of Honor
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recipients
Leo K. Thorsness
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and
Willibald C. Bianchi.
Research achievements
South Dakota State University currently ranks among the Midwest's top research universities, notably in the fields of
agricultural science
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,
biological science
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, and
engineering
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.
[''U.S. News & World Report''. (2010). National university rankings atabase Retrieved from http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/south-dakota-state-university-3471 ] It is consistently listed in ''
U.S. News & World Report''s "Top 200 National Universities" in its
college and university rankings
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.
The campus is also home to the Geospatial Sciences Center of Excellence, a research and educational collaboration with United States Geological Survey
Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science
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. The GSCE focuses on basic and applied research in terrestrial
remote sensing
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. SDSU was recognized in 2017 by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy as the seventh most productive university in the US (and 27th globally) for remote sensing research for the period 2011–2015.
The university operates the South Dakota state agricultural research stations around the state, such as the
Antelope Range and Livestock Research Station
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near
Buffalo.
The Great Plains Writers Conference is a venue for significant regional authors or writers interested in the Great Plains. It was instituted at SDSU in 1976 for writing scholarship.
File:Stephen Briggs in 1906.jpg, Stephen Foster Briggs
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Early life and education
Stephen Foster Briggs was b ...
'07 invented the Briggs & Stratton
Briggs & Stratton Corporation is an American manufacturer of gasoline engines with headquarters in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
Engine production averages 10 million units per year as of April 2015. The company reports that it has 13 large facilit ...
engine while a student at SDSU in 1906.
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'48 was the chief architect of the IBM 360 computer in 1964.
File:SDSU Ethanol Production Laboratory.jpg, The first ethanol production facility in the United States was established at SDSU in 1979.
Alumni from the university's research community notable for scientific achievements include:
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Stephen Foster Briggs
Stephen Foster Briggs (December 4, 1885 – October 16, 1976) was an American engineer, co-founder of the Briggs & Stratton manufacturing company, and founder of Outboard Marine Corporation.
Early life and education
Stephen Foster Briggs was b ...
, B.S. 1907, invented the
Briggs & Stratton
Briggs & Stratton Corporation is an American manufacturer of gasoline engines with headquarters in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
Engine production averages 10 million units per year as of April 2015. The company reports that it has 13 large facilit ...
internal-combustion engine
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*
Theodore Schultz
Theodore William Schultz (; 30 April 1902 – 26 February 1998) was an American Agricultural economist and chairman of the University of Chicago Department of Economics. Schultz rose to national prominence after winning the 1979 Nobel Memorial ...
, B.S. Economics & Agriculture 1928, received the 1979
Nobel Prize in Economics
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* Paul Middaugh, B.S., established the nation's first on-campus research facility for
ethanol fuel
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production in 1979
*
Gene Amdahl
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, B.S. Engineering & Physics, 1948, developed the
IBM 360
The IBM System/360 (S/360) is a family of mainframe computer systems that was announced by IBM on April 7, 1964, and delivered between 1965 and 1978. It was the first family of computers designed to cover both commercial and scientific applica ...
computer and later the
IBM 704
The IBM 704 is a large digital mainframe computer introduced by IBM in 1954. It was the first mass-produced computer with hardware for floating-point arithmetic. The IBM 704 ''Manual of operation'' states:
The type 704 Electronic Data-Pro ...
,
IBM 709
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computers, and
Amdahl's Law
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*
Aelred Kurtenbach and Duane Sander, electrical engineering professors, founded
Daktronics, Inc.
* Carrie Buthe, B.S. Civil Engineering, served as a design engineer for the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System.
Online programs
SDSU offers a variety of online programs. The university offers associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and certificate programs that students can complete online.
Housing and residential life
Students have a variety of residential hall and apartment living choices. Student housing is located in three areas: the Medary complex located in the northwest corner of campus, consisting of traditional residence halls, Hansen, and apartment-style living at Meadows North and Meadows South; the Grove complex near the Student Union, consisting of traditional residence halls, Brown, Mathews and Pierson, as well as a newer (2010) variation on the theme of traditional residence halls in Spencer, Thorne and Abbott (also called the Jackrabbit Village); and the Larson complex on the east side of campus, consisting of traditional halls Binnewies and Young and suite living at Caldwell Hall. The residential halls on the campus of SDSU make up the densest concentration of people in South Dakota.
All of the residence halls with the exceptions of Caldwell and both Meadows buildings are co-ed by wing, with each wing having its own bathroom. Caldwell Hall is suite style, meaning two rooms share a common bathroom for the four occupants and each floor on Caldwell is co-ed. The Meadows North and Meadows South apartment complexes feature four-bedroom apartments.
Some residence halls have a Living/Learning Community, where an entire floor is composed of a certain group of students. Examples include Agriculture and Biology Majors, Honors College, Engineering/ Learning Community, Health Professionals Living/Learning Community and Substance-Free housing.
Ben Reifel Hall, Hyde,
Theodore Schultz Hall and the Honors Hall (collectively, the Jackrabbit Grove) opened in the fall of 2013. Schultz Hall is home of the Wellness Living/Learning Community and the Honors Hall, as the name suggests, is home to the Honors College. They are similar in amenities to the Jackrabbit Village halls (Spencer, Thorne and Abbott).
The most recent addition to the dormitories was the Southeast University Neighborhood, located on the corner of 8th Street and 16th Avenue. These buildings are intended for juniors, seniors and graduate students, and are thus more similar to regular apartments, with full kitchens, furniture, and summer storage, even a Starbucks attached. Nearby are the Townhouses, which are similar to the Neighborhood apartments, but also allow pets and do not require meal plans.
Greek societies
This list contains only social fraternities that are a part of either the Interfraternity Council or the College Panhellenic Association.
Other fraternities and sororities exist as general student organizations.
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Alpha Gamma Rho
Alpha Gamma Rho (), commonly known as AGR, is a social/professional, agriculture fraternity in the United States, currently with 71 collegiate chapters.
Founding
The fraternity considers the Morrill Act of 1862 to be the instrument of its incepti ...
(ΑΓΡ)
*
Alpha Omega Epsilon
Alpha Omega Epsilon () is a social and professional sorority for women in engineering and technical sciences. The sorority was founded by twenty-seven female engineering students at Marquette University on November 13, 1983, and four months late ...
(ΑΩΕ)
*
Alpha Xi Delta
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(ΑΞΔ)
*
Ceres
Ceres most commonly refers to:
* Ceres (dwarf planet), the largest asteroid
* Ceres (mythology), the Roman goddess of agriculture
Ceres may also refer to:
Places
Brazil
* Ceres, Goiás, Brazil
* Ceres Microregion, in north-central Goiás ...
*
Chi Omega
Chi Omega (, also known as ChiO) is a women's fraternity and a member of the National Panhellenic Conference, the umbrella organization of 26 women's fraternities.
Chi Omega has 181 active collegiate chapters and approximately 240 alumnae chapte ...
(ΧΩ)
*
Delta Chi
Delta Chi () is an international Fraternities and sororities, Greek letter collegiate social fraternity formed on October 13, 1890, at Cornell University, initially as a professional fraternity for law students. On April 30, 1922, Delta Chi be ...
(ΔΧ)
*
FarmHouse
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(FH)
*
Lambda Chi Alpha
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(ΛΧΑ)
*
Pi Kappa Alpha
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(ΠΚΑ)
*
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
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(ΣΑΕ)
*
Sigma Phi Delta
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(ΣΦΔ)
*
Sigma Phi Epsilon
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(ΣΦΕ)
Student life
The SDSU Marching Band, "The Pride of the Dakotas", given the special name the Millennium Band in 2000 by the
South Dakota State Legislature
The South Dakota State Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of South Dakota. It is a bicameral legislative body, consisting of the South Dakota Senate, which has 35 members, and the South Dakota House of Representatives, whic ...
, has marched in the 1981 and 1997 Presidential Inaugural Parades in Washington, D.C.; A Capital Fourth in 2000 in Washington, D.C., which was broadcast on
PBS
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; the 2003 and 2008
Tournament of Roses
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Parade in
Pasadena, California
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I ...
, making them the second collegiate band in the history of the Rose Bowl to be invited to march twice when their team was not competing; and the Korean War Monument Dedication at the state's capital
Pierre
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in 2004, in the company of two other college bands and 60-some high school bands from across the state. The
homecoming
Homecoming is the tradition of welcoming back alumni or other former members of an organization to celebrate the organization's existence. It is a tradition in many high schools, colleges, and churches in the United States, Canada and Liberia.
...
celebration,
Hobo Day
Hobo Day is the homecoming celebration for South Dakota State University. It is usually celebrated in October. 2012 marked the 100th Anniversary of Hobo Day. The Hobo Day parade has been canceled just three times: once during World War I, a second ...
, is "The Biggest One-Day Event in the Dakotas."
Athletics
SDSU participates in athletics as a member of
NCAA Division I
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. SDSU's athletic conference affiliations include the
Summit League
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for most sports, the
Missouri Valley Football Conference
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(
Division I FCS
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), the
Big 12 Conference
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(wrestling) and
Varsity Equestrian. The Jackrabbits have 19 varsity sports and numerous intramural and club teams. South Dakota State's athletic mascot for both the men's and women's teams is the
Jackrabbit
Hares and jackrabbits are mammals belonging to the genus ''Lepus''. They are herbivores, and live solitarily or in pairs. They nest in slight depressions called forms, and their young are able to fend for themselves shortly after birth. The gen ...
, both the men's and women's sports teams are officially referred to as the Jackrabbits.
Men's basketball
Division II national champions in 1963, the Jackrabbits have had one of the most successful mid-major programs in the nation since joining the ranks of Division I. SDSU has won at least a share of the Summit League regular season title in seven of the past nine seasons, including each of the last four. The Jackrabbits have won five conference tournaments, qualifying for the NCAA Division I Tournament in 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017 and 2018. During that run, two all-Americans have shone for the Jackrabbits – Nate Wolters and Mike Daum. Additionally, Wolters is one of seven State alums who have been selected in the NBA Draft. Since 2012, no Division I men's basketball program has won a greater percentage of its home games than South Dakota State.
Women's basketball
Head coach Aaron Johnston took over the program at the beginning of the new century and women's basketball at SDSU was never the same. The Jackrabbits reached the NCAA Elite Eight in each of their final three seasons in Division II, winning the national championship in 2003. After becoming the first school transitioning to Division I to earn a postseason bid, playing in the WNIT in both 2007 and 2008, SDSU turned its focus to dominating the Summit League. The Jacks have won nine of the 13 conference tournaments they have played in. The program has played in ten NCAA Division I Tournaments, winning four games, highlighted by a trip to the Sweet Sixteen in 2018. The program also won first-round games in 2009 and 2015. Macy Miller led the program to three of those four victories en route to becoming the school's all-time scoring leader. She was selected in the second round of the 2018 WNBA Draft.
Men's football
As of December 10, 2022, the Jackrabbits have appeared in the
NCAA Division I FCS
The NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly known as Division I-AA, is the second-highest level of college football in the United States, after the Football Bowl Subdivision. Sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic ...
playoffs 12 times with an overall record of 16-11, with the 2022 season still to be completed. They were in the Championship game May 20, 2021, losing 23–21 to Sam Houston State. The Jackrabbits were semifinalists in 2017, 2018, and 2021. SDSU has an active streak of 11 consecutive postseason appearances at the FCS level, including the appearance in 2022. All of this was accomplished by John Stiegelmeier, the school's winningest head coach, after the program managed only one Division II playoff appearance (1979). Zach Zenner became the first Division I football player to record three consecutive seasons of 2,000 rushing yards (2012–14). The program's national standing persuaded ESPN's College Gameday television show to come to the Brookings campus for a live broadcast of its show on October 26, 2019.
Dana Dykhouse buildings and facilities
A 19,340-capacity stadium opened in the fall of 2016. It is considered among the premier FCS Division I stadiums.
The Dykhouse Student-Athlete Center, located on the north end of the Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, is the home of Jackrabbit football. It opened prior to the 2010 football season and houses an academic center equipped with study areas, computers, tutors and other educational aids for all South Dakota State teams.
The Sanford Jackrabbit Athlete Complex, a state-of-the-art indoor practice and competition facility, opened October 11, 2014. It is immediately north of and attached to the Dykhouse Student-Athlete Center. The SJAC has bleacher seating for up to 1,000 spectators and can be used for track practice and track meets, football practice, softball and baseball practice, golf practice and other events within the SDSU athletic department. It includes 149,284-square foot facility and features an eight-lane, 300-meter track, one of only five collegiate indoor tracks of that size in the nation.
Notable alumni
South Dakota State University has produced a number of the current members of South Dakota's state government and in Congress, including
Kristi Noem
Kristi Lynn Noem (; née Arnold; born November 30, 1971) is an American politician serving as the 33rd governor of South Dakota since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, she was the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2019 and a member ...
, the state's first female governor and a former U.S. representative, and current U.S. Senator
Mike Rounds
Marion Michael Rounds (born October 24, 1954) is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from South Dakota since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 31st governor of South Dakota ...
. Members of the South Dakota Supreme Court, former Chief Justice
David Gilbertson
David Gilbertson (born October 29, 1949) is the former Chief Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court.
Early life and education
Gilbertson attended South Dakota State University, graduating in 1972 with a Bachelor of Science in Geography. He th ...
and current Associate Justice
Mark Salter
Mark Salter (born 1955) is an American speechwriter from Davenport, Iowa, known for his collaborations with United States Senator John McCain on several nonfiction books as well as on political speeches. Salter also served as McCain's chief of s ...
, attended the university for their undergraduate degrees. David Gilbertson was the longest serving state Supreme Court chief justice, serving 19 years until retiring in 2021.
In the federal cabinet,
Stephen Censky, former
United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
The United States deputy secretary of agriculture is the second-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Agriculture, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. The deputy secretary becomes acting secre ...
, and in federal foreign service, former Governor of South Dakota
Dick Kneip served as
United States Ambassador to Singapore
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. Among alumni who are political figures are seven members of Congress, most notably
Majority Leader of the United States Senate
The positions of majority leader and minority leader are held by two United States senators and members of the party leadership of the United States Senate. They serve as the chief spokespersons for their respective political parties holding t ...
,
Tom Daschle
Thomas Andrew Daschle ( ; born December 9, 1947) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States senator from South Dakota from 1987 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he became U.S. Senate Minority Leader in 1995 an ...
and first Lakota American Indian member of Congress
Ben Reifel
Benjamin Reifel, also known as Lone Feather (September 19, 1906 – January 2, 1990) was a Lakota Sioux public administrator and politician. He had a career with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, retiring as area administrator. He ran for the US Co ...
. Alumni of South Dakota State have occupied top positions in Wall Street and the rest of the business world, including CEO of
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation ( ar, مؤسسة البترول الكويتية) is Kuwait's national oil company, headquartered in Kuwait City.
The activities of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) are focused on petroleum exploration, produc ...
,
Nizar Al-Adsani
Nizar Mohammed Al-Adsani is a Kuwaiti businessman and former deputy-chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation.
Education
Al-Adsani has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from South Dakota State Unive ...
. In science and technology, alumni include
IBM 360
The IBM System/360 (S/360) is a family of mainframe computer systems that was announced by IBM on April 7, 1964, and delivered between 1965 and 1978. It was the first family of computers designed to cover both commercial and scientific applica ...
inventor
Gene Amdahl
Gene Myron Amdahl (November 16, 1922 – November 10, 2015) was an American computer architect and high-tech entrepreneur, chiefly known for his work on mainframe computers at IBM and later his own companies, especially Amdahl Corporation. ...
, "father of
Amdahl's law
In computer architecture, Amdahl's law (or Amdahl's argument) is a formula which gives the theoretical speedup in latency of the execution of a task at fixed workload that can be expected of a system whose resources are improved. It states that ...
", and Nobel laureate
Theodore Schultz
Theodore William Schultz (; 30 April 1902 – 26 February 1998) was an American Agricultural economist and chairman of the University of Chicago Department of Economics. Schultz rose to national prominence after winning the 1979 Nobel Memorial ...
, "father of
Human Capital Theory
Human capital is a concept used by social scientists to designate personal attributes considered useful in the production process. It encompasses employee knowledge, skill, skills, know-how, good health, and education. Human capital has a subst ...
."
File:Theodore W. Schultz.jpg, Theodore Schultz
Theodore William Schultz (; 30 April 1902 – 26 February 1998) was an American Agricultural economist and chairman of the University of Chicago Department of Economics. Schultz rose to national prominence after winning the 1979 Nobel Memorial ...
,
B.S. Agriculture 1927,
Nobel Laureate for Economics
File:Amdahl march 13 2008.jpg, Gene Amdahl
Gene Myron Amdahl (November 16, 1922 – November 10, 2015) was an American computer architect and high-tech entrepreneur, chiefly known for his work on mainframe computers at IBM and later his own companies, especially Amdahl Corporation. ...
,
B.S. Engineering 1948,
inventor of the IBM 360
The IBM System/360 (S/360) is a family of mainframe computer systems that was announced by IBM on April 7, 1964, and delivered between 1965 and 1978. It was the first family of computers designed to cover both commercial and scientific applica ...
File:Daschle Portrait.jpg, Tom Daschle
Thomas Andrew Daschle ( ; born December 9, 1947) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States senator from South Dakota from 1987 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he became U.S. Senate Minority Leader in 1995 an ...
,
B.A. Political Science 1969,
Majority Leader
In U.S. politics (as well as in some other countries utilizing the presidential system), the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body. of U.S. Senate
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States.
The composition and powe ...
File:Mike Rounds official Senate portrait.jpg, Mike Rounds
Marion Michael Rounds (born October 24, 1954) is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from South Dakota since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 31st governor of South Dakota ...
,
B.S. Political Science 1976,
current U.S. Senator
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States.
The composition and powe ...
File:Kristi Noem portrait.jpg, Kristi Noem
Kristi Lynn Noem (; née Arnold; born November 30, 1971) is an American politician serving as the 33rd governor of South Dakota since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, she was the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2019 and a member ...
,
B.A. Political Science 2012,
current Governor of South Dakota
The governor of South Dakota is the head of government of South Dakota. The governor is elected to a four-year term in even years when there is no presidential election. The current governor is Kristi Noem, a member of the Republican Party who t ...
File:Steve Censky official photo.jpg, Stephen Censky,
B.S. Agriculture 1981,
13th United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
The United States deputy secretary of agriculture is the second-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Agriculture, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. The deputy secretary becomes acting secre ...
File:Rigoberto Sanchez, Adam Vinatieri (44679700592) (cropped).jpg, Adam Vinatieri
Adam Matthew Vinatieri (born December 28, 1972) is an American former football placekicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 24 seasons with the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts. Considered one of the greatest kick ...
,
B.S. 1996,
NFL kicker,
4x Super Bowl
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champion
File:Jim Langer in 1969, SDSU.jpg, Jim Langer
James John Langer (May 16, 1948 – August 29, 2019) was an American professional football player who was a center and guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings. ''BBC Sport'' reported him as one ...
,
B.S. Economics 1970,
Pro Football Hall of Famer,
2x Super Bowl
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champion
File:Dallas Goedert (cropped).jpg, Dallas Goedert
Dallas Clayton Goedert ( ; born January 3, 1995) is an American football tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Dakota State, and was drafted by the Eagles in the second r ...
,
B.S. 2018,
current NFL tight end
File:Portrait of Ben Reifel.jpg, Ben Reifel, "Lone Feather" (R)
B.S. Agriculture 1932,
first Lakota Indian member of Congress
File:Dick Kneip.jpg, Dick Kneip,
B.A. 1945
6th U.S. Ambassador to Singapore
The United States Ambassador to Singapore is the official representative of the United States of America to the Republic of Singapore. The incumbent ambassador is Jonathan E. Kaplan since December 6, 2021, serving as the ambassador of the Embas ...
,
25th Governor of South Dakota
The governor of South Dakota is the head of government of South Dakota. The governor is elected to a four-year term in even years when there is no presidential election. The current governor is Kristi Noem, a member of the Republican Party who t ...
File:David Gilbertson.jpg, David Gilbertson
David Gilbertson (born October 29, 1949) is the former Chief Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court.
Early life and education
Gilbertson attended South Dakota State University, graduating in 1972 with a Bachelor of Science in Geography. He th ...
,
B.S. Geography 1972,
former Chief Justice, South Dakota Supreme Court
The South Dakota Supreme Court is the highest court in the state of South Dakota. It is composed of a chief justice and four associate justices appointed by the List of Governors of South Dakota, governor. One justice is selected from each of five ...
Academia, science, and technology
*
John Merton Aldrich
John Merton Aldrich (January 28, 1866 – May 27, 1934) was an American entomologist. Aldrich was the Associate Curator of Insects at the United States National Museum. He is considered one of the most prolific entomologists in the study of flie ...
(1888), zoologist, entomologist and curator of insects at the
United States National Museum
The Smithsonian Institution ( ), or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums and education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge". Founded ...
*
Stephen Foster Briggs
Stephen Foster Briggs (December 4, 1885 – October 16, 1976) was an American engineer, co-founder of the Briggs & Stratton manufacturing company, and founder of Outboard Marine Corporation.
Early life and education
Stephen Foster Briggs was b ...
(1907), inventor of the
Briggs & Stratton
Briggs & Stratton Corporation is an American manufacturer of gasoline engines with headquarters in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
Engine production averages 10 million units per year as of April 2015. The company reports that it has 13 large facilit ...
engine
*
Theodore Schultz
Theodore William Schultz (; 30 April 1902 – 26 February 1998) was an American Agricultural economist and chairman of the University of Chicago Department of Economics. Schultz rose to national prominence after winning the 1979 Nobel Memorial ...
(1928), economist, Nobel laureate, 1979
Nobel Prize in Economics
The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel ( sv, Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk vetenskap till Alfred Nobels minne), is an economics award administered ...
, and chair of
Chicago School of Economics
The Chicago school of economics is a neoclassical school of economic thought associated with the work of the faculty at the University of Chicago, some of whom have constructed and popularized its principles. Milton Friedman and George Stigle ...
*
Irwin Gunsalus
Irwin C. "Gunny" Gunsalus (June 29, 1912 – October 25, 2008) was an American biochemist who discovered lipoic acid, a vitamin-like substance (an enzyme cofactor) that has been used as a treatment for chronic liver disease, and pyridoxal pho ...
, discovered
lipoic acid
Lipoic acid (LA), also known as α-lipoic acid, alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) and thioctic acid, is an organosulfur compound derived from caprylic acid (octanoic acid). ALA is made in animals normally, and is essential for aerobic metabolism. It is a ...
, founder of
United Nations International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, and chair of
National Academy of Sciences
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*
Robert H. Burris
Robert H. Burris (April 13, 1914 – May 11, 2010) was a professor in the Biochemistry Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1961. Research in Burris's lab focused on enzyme react ...
(1936),
National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, non-governmental organization. NAS is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the Nati ...
Professor of Biochemistry at the
University of Wisconsin–Madison
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*
Cleveland L. Abbott
Cleveland Leigh "Cleve" Abbott (some sources say "Cleveland S. Abbott") (December 9, 1894 – April 14, 1955) was an American football player, coach and educator. He was the head coach of the Tuskegee University Golden Tigers football team fr ...
, professor and coach of
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee University (Tuskegee or TU), formerly known as the Tuskegee Institute, is a private, historically black land-grant university in Tuskegee, Alabama. It was founded on Independence Day in 1881 by the state legislature.
The campus was d ...
and namesake of Tuskegee's
Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium
Cleveland Leigh Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium, originally known as the Alumni Bowl, is a stadium in Tuskegee, Alabama. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Tuskegee University
Tuskegee University (Tuskegee ...
*
Gene Amdahl
Gene Myron Amdahl (November 16, 1922 – November 10, 2015) was an American computer architect and high-tech entrepreneur, chiefly known for his work on mainframe computers at IBM and later his own companies, especially Amdahl Corporation. ...
(1948), Architect of the
IBM 360
The IBM System/360 (S/360) is a family of mainframe computer systems that was announced by IBM on April 7, 1964, and delivered between 1965 and 1978. It was the first family of computers designed to cover both commercial and scientific applica ...
,
IBM 704
The IBM 704 is a large digital mainframe computer introduced by IBM in 1954. It was the first mass-produced computer with hardware for floating-point arithmetic. The IBM 704 ''Manual of operation'' states:
The type 704 Electronic Data-Pro ...
,
IBM 709
The IBM 709 was a computer system, initially announced by IBM in January 1957 and first installed during August 1958. The 709 was an improved version of its predecessor, the IBM 704, and was the third of the IBM 700/7000 series of scientific com ...
, and
Amdahl's Law
In computer architecture, Amdahl's law (or Amdahl's argument) is a formula which gives the theoretical speedup in latency of the execution of a task at fixed workload that can be expected of a system whose resources are improved. It states that ...
*
John Mortvedt
John Jacob Mortvedt (January 25, 1932 – March 13, 2012) was an American soil scientist who worked with micronutrient fertilizer.
Early life and education
Born and raised on a Dell Rapids, South Dakota, farm to Ernest and Clara Mortvedt, Joh ...
(1953), soils scientist
*
Vern L. Schramm
Vern L. Schramm (born November 9, 1941) is a Professor & Ruth Merns Chair in Biochemistry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. Schramm was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of ...
(1963), Professor of Biochemistry at the
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine is a research-intensive medical school located in the Morris Park neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City. Founded in 1953, Einstein operates as an independent degree-granting institution as part of t ...
*
Roger Zwieg (1964), NASA astronaut and flight instructor
*
Cynthia Larive (1980), current Chancellor of the
University of California, Santa Cruz
The University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz or UCSC) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Santa Cruz, California. It is one of the ten campuses in the University of California syste ...
*
Josephine Santiago-Bond (2005), Chief of the Advanced Engineering Development Branch at
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.
NASA was established in 1958, succeeding th ...
Arts and literature
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Harvey Dunn
Harvey Thomas Dunn NA (March 8, 1884 – October 29, 1952) was an American painter and teacher. He is best known for his prairie-intimate masterpiece, ''The Prairie is My Garden'' (1950). In this painting, a mother and her two children ar ...
(1902), painter
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Jeanine Basinger Jeanine Basinger (born 3 February 1936, in Ravenden, AR), a film historian, retired in 2020 as the Corwin-Fuller Professor of Film Studies and Founder and Curator of The Cinema Archives at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut.
Education
Ba ...
(1958), film historian
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James Pollock (1965), abstract and landscape artist
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Kang-i Sun Chang
Kang-i Sun Chang (born Sun K'ang-i, ; 21 February 1944), is a Chinese-born American sinologist. She is a scholar of classical Chinese literature. She is the inaugural Malcolm G. Chace Professor, and former chair of the Department of East Asian La ...
(1972), Chair of East Asian Languages and Literature at
Yale University
Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...
Business
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Nizar Al-Adsani
Nizar Mohammed Al-Adsani is a Kuwaiti businessman and former deputy-chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation.
Education
Al-Adsani has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from South Dakota State Unive ...
(1983), CEO of
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation
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The activities of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) are focused on petroleum exploration, produc ...
*Leif Fixen, Pacific Northwest Conservation Program Manager for
American Farmland Trust
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*
Jerry Lohr, founder and owner of
J. Lohr Vineyards and Wines
*
Dana J. Dykhouse, President of First Premier Bank
Government
*
Philo Hall (1886),
U.S. Representative from South Dakota and sixth
Attorney General of South Dakota
The Attorney General of South Dakota is the state attorney general of the U.S. state of South Dakota. The attorney general is elected by popular vote to a four-year term and holds an Executive (government), executive position as the state's chief l ...
*
Clarence C. Caldwell (1902), ninth Attorney General of South Dakota
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Sigurd Anderson
Sigurd Anderson (January 22, 1904December 21, 1990) was the 19th Governor of South Dakota. Anderson, a Republican from Webster, South Dakota, served in that office from 1951 to 1955.
Early life and education
Anderson was born at Frolands Ver ...
, 19th Governor and Attorney General of South Dakota
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Ben Reifel
Benjamin Reifel, also known as Lone Feather (September 19, 1906 – January 2, 1990) was a Lakota Sioux public administrator and politician. He had a career with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, retiring as area administrator. He ran for the US Co ...
(1932), U.S. Representative from South Dakota, first Lakota Indian member of Congress
*
Francis G. Dunn
Francis G. Dunn was a justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court from 1973 to September 7, 1985, serving as Chief Justice from 1974 to 1978.
Early life and education
Born in Scenic, South Dakota, graduated the University of South Dakota School of ...
(1935), Chief Justice,
South Dakota Supreme Court
The South Dakota Supreme Court is the highest court in the state of South Dakota. It is composed of a chief justice and four associate justices appointed by the List of Governors of South Dakota, governor. One justice is selected from each of five ...
*
Andrew Wendell Bogue
Andrew Wendell Bogue (May 23, 1919 – June 10, 2009) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota.
Education and career
Born in Yankton, South Dakota, Bogue received a Bachelor of Sci ...
(1941), Chief Judge,
United States District Court for the District of South Dakota
The United States District Court for the District of South Dakota (in case citations, D.S.D.) is the United States District Court or the Federal district court, whose jurisdiction for issues pertaining to federal law or diversity for the state of ...
*
Gordon Mydland (1944), 23rd Attorney General of South Dakota
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Richard F. Kneip
Richard Francis Kneip (January 7, 1933March 9, 1987) was an American diplomat and politician who served as the 25th governor of South Dakota from 1971 until 1978 and the 6th United States Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore. He was a member ...
(1945), sixth
United States Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore
The United States Ambassador to Singapore is the official representative of the United States of America to the Republic of Singapore. The incumbent ambassador is Jonathan E. Kaplan since December 6, 2021, serving as the ambassador of the E ...
and 25th
Governor of South Dakota
The governor of South Dakota is the head of government of South Dakota. The governor is elected to a four-year term in even years when there is no presidential election. The current governor is Kristi Noem, a member of the Republican Party who t ...
*
William Dougherty (1954),
Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
The lieutenant governor of South Dakota is the second-ranking member of the executive branch of South Dakota state government and also serves as presiding officer of the South Dakota Senate. The lieutenant governor succeeds to the officer of go ...
*
Frank Denholm (1956), U.S. Representative from South Dakota
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Kermit A. Sande (1964), 24th Attorney General of South Dakota
*
Tom Daschle
Thomas Andrew Daschle ( ; born December 9, 1947) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States senator from South Dakota from 1987 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he became U.S. Senate Minority Leader in 1995 an ...
(1969),
United States Majority Leader of the
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States.
The composition and pow ...
and U.S. Representative from South Dakota
*
Larry Long (1969), 29th Attorney General of South Dakota
*
Randy Seiler
Randolph John Seiler (born July 1, 1946) is an American attorney and veteran serving as the chair of the Democratic Party of South Dakota since 2019. He served as the 41st United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota from 2015 until ...
, 41st
United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota
The United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota is the United States Attorney responsible for representing the federal government in the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota.
By statute, the U.S. Attorney is re ...
*
Alan Lance (1971), 31st
Attorney General of Idaho
The Attorney General of Idaho is an elected office that assists local law enforcement agencies in the state of Idaho. They provide legal representation for state agencies, state corporations and any persons holding ownership of property, as well as ...
, Judge of the
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
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, and National Commander of
The American Legion
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*
David Gilbertson
David Gilbertson (born October 29, 1949) is the former Chief Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court.
Early life and education
Gilbertson attended South Dakota State University, graduating in 1972 with a Bachelor of Science in Geography. He th ...
(1972), former Chief Justice, South Dakota Supreme Court
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Mike Rounds
Marion Michael Rounds (born October 24, 1954) is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from South Dakota since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 31st governor of South Dakota ...
(1976), current
U.S. Senator from South Dakota and 31st Governor of South Dakota
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Stephen Censky (1981), current
United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
The United States deputy secretary of agriculture is the second-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Agriculture, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. The deputy secretary becomes acting secre ...
*
Carole Hillard
Carole Kay Hillard (née Rypkema; August 14, 1936 – October 25, 2007) was the first woman to serve as Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota.
Personal
Hillard was born in Deadwood, South Dakota, August 14, 1936 to Edward Rypkema and Vernell ...
(1982), Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
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Kristie Fiegen
Kristie Fiegen is a Republican politician from South Dakota and Vice Chairman of the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission. From 1994 to 2001, she served in the South Dakota House of Representatives.
Biography
Fiegen was born on September 17 ...
(1984), Chairwoman of
South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
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*
Gregory J. Stoltenburg (1984), current presiding judge,
Third Circuit Court of South Dakota
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Mark Salter
Mark Salter (born 1955) is an American speechwriter from Davenport, Iowa, known for his collaborations with United States Senator John McCain on several nonfiction books as well as on political speeches. Salter also served as McCain's chief of s ...
(1990), current Associate Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court
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Jason Frerichs
Jason Elliott Frerichs (born November 24, 1984) is a former state senator and state representative from South Dakota.
Early life and education
Frerichs graduated from South Dakota State University in 2007, earning a B.S. in Agriculture Education. ...
(2007), former South Dakota Senate Minority Leader
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Kristi Noem
Kristi Lynn Noem (; née Arnold; born November 30, 1971) is an American politician serving as the 33rd governor of South Dakota since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, she was the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2019 and a member ...
(2012), U.S. Representative from South Dakota; first female
Governor of South Dakota
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Charles Abourezk, current Chief Justice,
Rosebud Sioux Tribe Supreme Court
Military
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Willibald C. Bianchi (1939), World War II veteran and
Medal of Honor
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recipient
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William E. DePuy
William Eugene DePuy ( ; October 1, 1919 – September 9, 1992) was a United States Army general and the first commander of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command. He is widely regarded as one of the principal architects of the rest ...
(1941), U.S. Army General and first commander of
TRADOC
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Leo K. Thorsness
Leo Keith Thorsness (February 14, 1932 – May 2, 2017) was a colonel in the United States Air Force who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War. He was awarded the medal for an air engagement on April 19, 1967. He was shot ...
(1953), U.S. Air Force Colonel,
Medal of Honor
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recipient; Washington state senator
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Jake Krull
Jacob J. "Jake" Krull, Jr. (December 23, 1938 – November 25, 2016) was an American military officer and South Dakota politician. He served in the South Dakota Senate from 1973 to 1983 and was a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat.
B ...
(1960), U.S. General; South Dakota state senator
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Raymond W. Carpenter (1970), U.S. Major General of the United States Army, Director of the
Army National Guard
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Franklin J. Blaisdell (1971), U.S. Air Force General
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Mark A. Clark (1980), U.S. Major General of United States Marine Corps
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Gregory J. Stoltenburg (1984), U.S. Lieutenant Colonel
Sports
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Paul Miller (1936), NFL halfback and NFL Champion
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Mark Barber (1937), NFL fullback
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Paul Ellering
Paul Ellering (born August 22, 1953) is an American Manager (professional wrestling), professional wrestling manager and former professional wrestler. He is currently signed with WWE to a legends contract. Ellering spent most of his wrestling car ...
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professional wrestling manager
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Jon Madsen
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, NCAA Wrestling National Champion,
mixed martial artist
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Doug Eggers
Douglas Boyd Eggers (born September 21, 1930) is a former American football linebacker who played five seasons in the National Football League with the Baltimore Colts and Chicago Cardinals. He played college football at South Dakota State Unive ...
(1955), NFL linebacker
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Pete Retzlaff
Palmer Edward Retzlaff (August 21, 1931 – April 10, 2020), known as Pete Retzlaff and nicknamed "Pistol Pete" and "The Baron", was a professional American football player and general manager.
Early life
Retzlaff played football at Ellendale H ...
(1956), NFL player, 5× Pro-bowler and president of the
NFL Players Association
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Tom Black (1964), NBA center
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Wayne Rasmussen (1964), NFL safety
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Jim Langer
James John Langer (May 16, 1948 – August 29, 2019) was an American professional football player who was a center and guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings. ''BBC Sport'' reported him as one ...
(1970), NFL center,
Pro Football Hall of Fame
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inductee, and 2× Super Bowl Champion
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Lynn Boden
Lynn Ray Boden (born June 5, 1953) is a former Professional sports, professional American football Guard (American football), offensive guard. He played five seasons in the National Football League with the Detroit Lions (1975–1978) and the Chi ...
(1975), NFL guard
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Brad Seely
Brad Seely (born September 6, 1956) is a former American football coach.
Playing career
Seely attended South Dakota State University, where he played football and was an All-Conference offensive lineman. He earned degrees in both economics and ...
(1978), NFL special teams coach
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Steve Lingenfelter
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Lingenf ...
(1981), NBA forward
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Rod DeHaven (1991), 2000 Olympic Marathoner and 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials Champion
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Doug Miller (1993), NFL linebacker
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Adam Vinatieri
Adam Matthew Vinatieri (born December 28, 1972) is an American former football placekicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 24 seasons with the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts. Considered one of the greatest kick ...
(1996), NFL kicker and 4× Super Bowl Champion
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Adam Timmerman
Adam Larry Timmerman (born August 14, 1971) is a former American football guard in the National Football League, and Super Bowl champion for the St. Louis Rams and Green Bay Packers.
He played for the Green Bay Packers and St. Louis Rams betw ...
(1995), NFL guard, 2× Pro-Bowler, and 2× Super Bowl Champion
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Steve Heiden (1999), NFL tight end and special teams coach
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Josh Ranek
Josh Ranek (born May 11, 1978) is a former Canadian football player.
Ranek was a running back in the Canadian Football League for the Ottawa Renegades (2002–2005), the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2006), the Edmonton Eskimos (preseason 2007), and t ...
(2002), CFL running back
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Parker Douglass (2009), NFL placekicker
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JaRon Harris (2009), NFL wide receiver
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Danny Batten (2010), NFL defensive end
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Colin Cochart (2011), NFL tight end
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Dale Moss
Dale Moss (born September 24, 1988) is an American former football wide receiver and reality television personality. He played college football for the South Dakota State Jackrabbits. After being a member of the offseason and practice squad ...
(2012), professional football wide receiver; one of the winners of the 16th season of ABC's ''
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Film and television
* ''The Bachelorette'', a reality television dating show part of ''The Bachelor'' franchise with numerous versions:
** ''The Bachelorette'' (American TV ser ...
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Tyler Oakes
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(2012), college baseball coach
*Nate Wolters (2013), NBA guard
*Zach Zenner (2014), NFL running back
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Dallas Goedert
Dallas Clayton Goedert ( ; born January 3, 1995) is an American football tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Dakota State, and was drafted by the Eagles in the second r ...
(2018), NFL tight end
*Jake Wieneke (2018), professional football wide receiver
*Pierre Strong Jr. (2021), NFL running back
References
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External links
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South Dakota State Athletics website*
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