Sanford Underground Research Facility leader to speak at SDSU
The Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead is at the forefront of research in physics, geology, biology, engineering and more. Its leader, Mike Headley, will share details about the facility’s progress and plans for the future when he presents "Sanford Underground Research Facility: 2035 and Beyond," at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, in Woster Celebration Hall at the South Dakota State University Alumni Center, 815 Medary Ave.
Ichinomiya named October’s Civil Service Employee of the Month
Tomoko Ichinomiya, a program assistant for the Office of the President, has been named South Dakota State University’s Civil Service Employee of the Month for October.
SDSU awards four presidential medallions
South Dakota State University President Barry Dunn bestowed SDSU Presidential Medallions upon four individuals, including one posthumously, Sept. 7 for their contributions to the university.
South Dakota State honors newest endowment holders
South Dakota State University recently paid tribute to the university’s newest endowment holders. The third annual University Leadership Honors investiture ceremony — honoring six holders of endowed positions across three different colleges and SDSU Athletics — was held Sept. 19 in Founders Recital Hall in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center.
SDSU shatters enrollment records, climbs to more than 12,000 students
A record first-year class and record retention moved enrollment at South Dakota State University to 12,065 students for the fall 2024 semester, the highest enrollment at SDSU since 2018. Enrollment figures were released earlier today by the South Dakota Board of Regents.
The Miller Legacy
Selective highlights from Peggy Miller's years as president of South Dakota State University in 1998 to 2006.
• Led SDSU through an arduous study that culminated with the school moving to Division I athletics as of the 2004-05 school year.
Diminutive Miller raises stature of SDSU
Former SDSU President Peggy Miller joined a group of nine other people to be inducted into the South Dakota Hall of Fame at ceremonies in Chamberlain Sept. 13-14.
Miller, who served as SDSU’s 18th president from Jan. 1, 1998, to Dec. 31, 2006, became only the third out of the land-grant university’s 20 presidents to be inducted into the South Dakota Hall of Fame, joining Robert Wagner (1998) and Hilton Briggs (1980).