| Roger D. McKellips | |
| Predecessor: | Harold Anderson |
| Successor: | Harold Anderson |
| State Senate: | South Dakota |
| District: | 12th |
| Term Start: | 1977 |
| Term End: | 1978 |
| State Senate2: | South Dakota |
| District2: | 12th |
| Predecessor2: | Harold Anderson |
| Successor2: | Keith Paisley |
| Term Start2: | 1981 |
| Term End2: | 1984 |
| State Senate3: | South Dakota |
| District3: | 16th |
| Term Start3: | 1985 |
| Term End3: | 1994 |
| Predecessor3: | Carrol V. "Red" Allen |
| Successor3: | Donn C. Larson |
| Birth Date: | 26 January 1923 |
| Birth Place: | Alcester, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Profession: | banker |
| Residence: | Alcester, South Dakota |
| Children: | 4 |
Roger D. McKellips (January 26, 1923 - August 18, 2017)[1] was an American politician and banker.[2] He was a member of the South Dakota Senate from 1977 to 1978 and then from 1981 to 1994; he was the minority leader of the senate from 1983 to 1992 and the majority leader from 1993 to 1994.[3]
McKellips was born in Alcester, South Dakota. He went to Morningside College. McKellips served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He was stationed in China and India. McKellips moved with his wife and family to Lawrence, Kansas. He received his bachelor's degree in business from University of Kansas. He moved back to Alcester and worked in the banking business. In 2008, McKellips and his wife moved to Dow Rummel Village in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. McKellips passed away there in 2017.[4]