List of University of South Dakota people explained

The following is a list of notable people associated with University of South Dakota, located in the American city of Vermillion, South Dakota.

Notable alumni

Academia

• Kay Schallenkamp, president of Emporia State University, and later Black Hills State University
• Robert Legvold, former director of the Harriman Institute, Columbia University Sovietologist

Politics and government

• James Abourezk, U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative from South Dakota, first Arab-American U.S. Senator
• Sigurd Anderson, Governor of South Dakota
• Joseph H. Bottum, 27th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota and a member of the United States Senate
• Kevin Brady, U.S. Representative from Texas
• Dwight W. Burney, 30th Governor of Nebraska
• Dan Crippen, Director of the Congressional Budget Office
• Dennis Daugaard, 32nd Governor of South Dakota
• George E. "Bud" Day, retired Air Force colonel, ex-POW, and most highly decorated military officer since Douglas MacArthur
• Frank Farrar, 24th governor of South Dakota
• Joe Foss, Marine Corp Medal of Honor recipient, 20th Governor of South Dakota, first commissioner of the American Football League
• Carl Gunderson, Governor of South Dakota
• Charles R. Hayes, Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court^[1]
• Daryl Hecht, Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court
• Carole Hillard, Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
• Dusty Johnson, U.S. Representative and PUC Commissioner
• Marty Jackley, 30th Attorney General of South Dakota
• Bill Janklow, Governor of South Dakota and Representative of South Dakota
• Leslie Jensen, Governor of South Dakota
• Tim Johnson, U.S. senator from South Dakota
• Steve T. Kirby, Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
• Roberto Lange, Judge of U.S. District Court of South Dakota
• Richard Barrett Lowe, Governor of American Samoa and Governor of Guam
• Matt Michels, current Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
• George S. Mickelson, Governor of South Dakota
• John C. Miller Jr., United States Marine Corps Brigadier General
• Byron S. Payne, South Dakota Attorney General^[2]
• Larry Pressler, U.S. Representative and Senator from South Dakota
• A. J. Rosier, Wyoming state senator^[3]
• Merrell Q. Sharpe, Attorney General of South Dakota from 1929 through 1933, and Governor of South Dakota from 1943 through 1947
• Harold J. Sykora, National Guard Major General, Adjutant General of South Dakota
• John Thune, U.S. senator from South Dakota

Athletics

• Dwight Anderson, cornerback and 2010 CFL All-Star
• Ordell Braase, 1957–68, drafted in 14th round by the Baltimore Colts, two-time All-Pro, NFL Players Association President
• George Burnside, former Racine Legion blocking back
• Matt Chatham, former NFL linebacker, (2000–05, New England Patriots, 2006–07, New York Jets)
• Tom Compton, offensive lineman for the Washington Redskins
• Jack Doyle, former athletic director, former men's basketball coach, former assistant men's basketball coach, inducted into the USD Athletic Hall of Fame 2002,^[4] member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Hall of Fame^{[5] [6]}
• Filip Filipović, former NFL punter (2002–2003 Dallas Cowboys, 2003–2004 San Francisco 49ers, 2004 Minnesota Vikings, 2006 Houston Texans, 2007 Chicago Bears)
• Emily Grove, pole vaulter
• John Kohler, former offensive lineman, drafted in the 3rd Round, 1969, Denver Broncos
• Greg Lansing, basketball head coach, Indiana State
• Stefan Logan, return specialist for Detroit Lions
• Mark McLoughlin, former Calgary Stampeders kicker
• Derek Miles, pole vaulter for USA Track and Field and Olympian
• Ko Quaye, defensive lineman for the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League
• Joe Robbie, original owner of the Miami Dolphins franchise
• A.J. Schable, defensive end for NFL Seattle Seahawks; 2006, Arizona Cardinals
• Josh Stamer, former NFL linebacker. (2003–07, Buffalo Bills; 2008, Tennessee Titans; 2009, Cleveland Browns, Buffalo Bills)
• Tyler Starr, Atlanta Falcons linebacker, drafted 255th overall in 7th round of 2014 NFL Draft
• Johnny Vann, former defensive back, drafted in the 10th round, Washington Redskins, 1973–74
• Jamel White, former running back (1999, Indianapolis Colts; 1999, Cleveland Browns; 2004, Tampa Bay Buccaneers; 2005, Detroit Lions)

Other

• Tillie Black Bear, anti-domestic violence activist
• Norman H. Boke, botanist
• Ernest Bormann, rhetorical theorist
• Tom Brokaw, longtime NBC News anchorman and retired NBC Nightly News anchor
• Pete Dexter, novelist
• Ernest O. Lawrence, inventor of the cyclotron; winner of 1939 Nobel Prize for Physics; namesake of chemical element 103, lawrencium; participated in the Manhattan Project;
• John H. Lawrence, physicist and physician recognized for pioneering work in nuclear medicine; often referred to as the father of modern nuclear medicine
• Faye Cashatt Lewis, physician and author, first women to receive an M.D. from Washington University School of Medicine^[7]
• Kenneth J. Meier, Charles Gregory Professor of Political Science, Texas A&M University
• Greg Mortenson, humanitarian and founder of the Central Asia Institute
• Al Neuharth, founder of USA Today and the Freedom Forum, former CEO of Gannett
• Pat O'Brien, television presenter
• Earl Rose, Dallas County medical examiner at the time of the assassination of John F. Kennedy^[8]
• Faith Spotted Eagle, Yankton Dakota counselor and activist
• Gene Vidal, athlete, aviation pioneer, New Deal official and father of Gore Vidal
• Anna Johnson Pell Wheeler, mathematician, known for her contributions to infinite dimensional linear algebra
• Abby Whiteside, piano teacher and theorist

Faculty

• Roger Baron, professor of law
• William O. Farber, former professor of political science
• Oscar Howe, Native American painter^[9]
• Patrick Garry, professor of law
• Sheila Gestring, 18th president
• Arne B. Larson, founder and curator of the National Music Museum or "Shrine to Music"
• Alexander Pell (known in Russia as Sergey Degayev), first Dean of the School of Engineering (1905); researcher in mathematics
• Frank Pommersheim, professor of law

See also

• South Dakota Coyotes

External links

• University of South Dakota Alumni Association

Notes and References

1. "Charles R. Hayes Dies After Long Legal Career", The Black Hills Weekly (June 5, 1968), p. 1.
2. News: June 10, 1897 . University of South Dakota: Senior Class Exercises and the Presentation of Diplomas . . Omaha, NE . 3 . Newspapers.com.
3. Book: Bartlett, Ichabod Sargent . History of Wyoming . 1918 . . 2 . Chicago . 55–56 . en.
4. http://www.goyotes.com/ot/hall-of-fame.html Jack Doyle, USD Hall of Famer
5. http://www.nacda.com/sports/convention/spec-rel/051606aah.html Jack Doyle, NACDA Hall of Fame, Article #1
6. http://www.goyotes.com/genrel/061606aaa.html Jack Doyle, NACDA Hall of Fame, Article #2
7. News: Shanley . Mary Kay . 1968-01-28 . Her job: heal and listen . 38 . The Des Moines Register . 2023-06-10.
8. News: Martin. Douglas. Earl Rose, Coroner When Kennedy Was Shot, Dies at 85. April 1, 2013. The New York Times. May 2, 2012. New York.
9. http://aktalakota.stjo.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=8858 Oscar Howe