Students tee up for on-the-course learning
Preparing for the golf event of the year in Sioux Falls takes some work. It’s the behind-the-scenes preparation that many don’t think about or notice but takes considerable time and effort. Roughly 50 South Dakota State University students spent time on Sept. 3 and 5 helping the Minnehaha Country Club and Pro Links Sports prepare for the PGA Tour Champions event.
New certificate offers ‘tryout’ for teacher education
The Gateway to Teacher Education undergraduate certificate, approved by the South Dakota Board of Regents in July and available through the state’s public universities starting this fall, offers students across South Dakota an opportunity to explore a career in K-12 teacher education.
New partnership with St. Jude providing unique, elite opportunities for students
Students enrolled in the exercise science program in the School of Health and Human Sciences at South Dakota State University now have the opportunity to apply for an exclusive SDSU internship spot in the Human Performance Lab at a top-rated pediatric oncology hospital — St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
Steven Rommereim of Alcester is 2024 Eminent Leader in Agriculture, Family and Community
Leadership in agriculture begins at slat level, explained fifth-generation hog producer Steven Rommereim.
Floyd Hansmeier of Bristol is 2024 Eminent Leader in Agriculture, Family and Community
More than a century ago, Floyd Hansmeier’s Grandpa Henry hopped on a train in Iowa seeking adventure out West. As family lore goes, when the train stopped for the night in Bristol, South Dakota, Henry Hansmeier got a hotel room for the night, overslept, missed the train and never left Bristol.
Pam Geppert of Kimball is 2024 Eminent Leader in Agriculture, Family and Community
Whether launching the “Dakota Farm Talk” radio program from the Geppert family farm 30 years before the term “remote work” was commonplace, fundraising for the South Dakota State Fair’s Nordby Exhibit Hall or helping start the Kimball FFA chapter — Pam (Walter) Geppert works hard to support South Dakota agriculture.
Brad Greenway of Mitchell is 2024 Eminent Leader in Agriculture, Family and Community
Advice Brad Greenway received from his college adviser 40 years ago guides him to this day. “He told me, ‘Don’t ever start something you are figuring on failing at,’” recalled the third-generation Mitchell farmer.
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