South Dakota State University

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South Dakota State University

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1881 as Dakota Agriculture College.

Location:
Brookings, SD

Founding Date:
1881

Motto:
You can go anywhere from here

Team:
Jackrabbits

Enrollment:
10,000

Official Website:
http://www.sdstate.edu/

STUDENTS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Gene Amdahl Engineer 16-Nov-1922 10-Nov-2015 Parallel computing pioneer

Sigurd Anderson Politician 22-Jan-1904 21-Dec-1990 Governor of South Dakota, 1951-55

David A. Christensen Business c. 1935 CEO of Raven Industries, 1971-2000

Tom Daschle Politician 9-Dec-1947 US Senator from South Dakota, 1987-2005

David E. Gilbertson Judge 29-Oct-1949 South Dakota Chief Justice

Richard F. Kneip Politician 7-Jan-1933 9-Mar-1987 Governor of South Dakota, 1971-78

Mike Rounds Politician 24-Oct-1954 US Senator from South Dakota

Theodore W. Schultz Economist 30-Apr-1902 26-Feb-1998 Investment in Human Capital

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Stephanie Herseth Sandlin Politician 3-Dec-1970 Congresswoman from South Dakota, 2004-11

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