SPEARFISH, South Dakota, Nov. 17 (TNSawa) -- Black Hills State University issued the following news: Dr. Breon Derby, assistant associate professor of physical education and health at BHSU, was awarded the title University Physical Education Teacher of the Year by the Society of Health & Physical Educators of South Dakota. Nominated by students and peers for her fervent and visible dedication to assisting students achieve their full potential, Derby's record of service extends from changing li  more

MADISON, South Dakota, Nov. 19 (TNSper) -- Dakota State University issued the following news: Dr. Fenecia Homan has been named the inaugural Dean of the Governor's Cyber Academy at Dakota State University. She will begin this position January 5, 2023. The Academy is part of the cyber-research initiative at Dakota State which was announced earlier this year. This dual-credit program will offer South Dakota high school students the opportunity to take 30 credits while in high school. Several co  more

MADISON, South Dakota, Nov. 18 (TNSawa) -- Dakota State University issued the following news: The Madison Cyber Labs' (MadLabs(R)) design has been recognized by both the North and South Dakota chapters of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Jim Galloway, principal architect at JLG Architects, traveled to Madison Nov. 10 to present the awards to Dakota State representatives. The building design earned the 2022 Honor Award from the South Dakota Chapter of the AIA, and a merit award from  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Nov. 18 -- The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources issued the following news release: The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) has fined the Town of Hermosa $13,000 for Surface Water Discharge permit violations. Violations included failure to submit monitoring reports, failure to monitor land applied wastewater, violation of the Escherichia coli (E. coli) limit, and land application of wastewater between November 1 a  more

ELMHURST, Illinois, Nov. 18 (TNSconf) -- Elmhurst College issued the following news: Frank Waln is an award-winning Sicangu Lakota hip-hop artist and music producer from the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. He is one of the authors featured in American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures, the Elmhurst Public Library's 2022 One Book, One Elmhurst selection. Waln, who currently calls Chicago home, will give an Author Talk at Elmhurst University at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 28, in t  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Nov. 15 -- The South Dakota Department of Revenue issued the following news release: Starting January 1, 2023, the State of South Dakota will be issuing a new plate design for non-commercial and emblem plates with the titling of motor vehicles and registration renewals. The reissue will include standard non-commercial, motorcycle, emblem, emblem motorcycle, personalized, personalized motorcycle, amateur radio, and low speed plates. The design was a coordinated effort led   more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Nov. 18 (TNSres) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: Researchers at South Dakota State University's Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory were puzzled. Two kids--an infant and a teenager--from two different families had been diagnosed with a salmonella infection. Calls about salmonella infections aren't uncommon, but this particular situation was unique. "This all started with a call from the South Dakota Department of Health," said  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: 2,599 miles. That's the distance between South Dakota State University and Hoonah, Alaska, where Carie Green, the Profilet and DeJong Family Endowed Director of Early Childhood Education and associate professor in the School of Education, Counseling and Human Development, has been traveling via car, commercial airlines, seaplanes and ferries to conduct field work for her National Science Found  more