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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
Politics and government
Tim Johnson
John Thune
Larry Pressler
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 [
citation needed ]
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 [
citation needed ]
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[
citation needed ]
Jamel White , former running back (1999,
Indianapolis Colts ; 1999,
Cleveland Browns ; 2004,
Tampa Bay Buccaneers ; 2005,
Detroit Lions )
Other
Tom Brokaw
Greg Mortenson
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
Frank Pommersheim
See also
References
^ "Charles R. Hayes Dies After Long Legal Career", The Black Hills Weekly (June 5, 1968), p. 1.
^
"University of South Dakota: Senior Class Exercises and the Presentation of Diplomas" .
Omaha Daily Bee . Omaha, NE. June 10, 1897. p. 3 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Bartlett, Ichabod Sargent (1918).
History of Wyoming . Vol. 2. Chicago:
S. J. Clarke Publishing Company . pp. 55–56.
^
Jack Doyle, USD Hall of Famer
Archived 2013-11-13 at the
Wayback Machine
^
Jack Doyle, NACDA Hall of Fame, Article #1
^
Jack Doyle, NACDA Hall of Fame, Article #2
^ Shanley, Mary Kay (1968-01-28).
"Her job: heal and listen" . The Des Moines Register . p. 38. Retrieved 2023-06-10 .
^ Martin, Douglas (May 2, 2012).
"Earl Rose, Coroner When Kennedy Was Shot, Dies at 85" . The New York Times . New York. Retrieved April 1, 2013 .
^
Oscar Howe
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