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{{Short description|Public university in Vermillion, South Dakota, U.S.}}

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{{Infobox university
 | name                   = University of South Dakota
 | former_names           = University of Dakota (1862–1891)
 | image_name             = University of South Dakota seal.svg
 | image_upright          = 0.6
 | motto                  = ''Veritas'' ([[Latin language|Latin]])
 | mottoeng               = "Truth"
 | established            = {{start date and age|1862}}<ref>{{cite web |title=University of South Dakota |publisher=usnews.com |url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college/items/10300 |access-date=2008-11-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081118135256/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college/items/10300 |archive-date=November 18, 2008 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
 | type                   = [[Public university|Public]] [[research university]]
 | president              = [[Sheila Gestring]]
 | city                   = [[Vermillion, South Dakota|Vermillion]]
 | state                  = [[South Dakota]]
 | country                = United States
 | coordinates            = {{coord|42|47|10|N|96|55|31|W|display=inline,title}}
 | students               = 9,971<ref name="Quick Facts">{{cite web|url=http://www.usd.edu/about-usd/usd-at-a-glance |title=USD at a Glancee |access-date=2016-06-11}}</ref>
 | undergrad              = 7,435<ref name="Quick Facts"/>
 | postgrad               = 2,536<ref name="Quick Facts"/>
 | faculty                = 453<ref name="Quick Facts"/>
 | endowment              = $328.5 million (2021)<ref>As of June 30, 2021. {{cite report |url=https://darwpjeu3yblu.cloudfront.net/general-uploads/2021-USD-Foundation-Endowment-Report.pdf |title=The University of South Dakota Endowment Report |date=June 30, 2021 |access-date=September 28, 2022}}</ref>
 | campus                 = [[Town]]
 | campus_size            = {{convert|274|acre|km2}}
 | sporting_affiliations  = {{hlist|[[NCAA Division I]] [[NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision|FCS]] – [[Summit League]]|[[Missouri Valley Football Conference|MVFC]]}}
 | nickname               = [[South Dakota Coyotes|Coyotes]]
 | colors                 = Coyote Red and white<ref>{{cite manual|url=http://www.usd.edu/~/media/files/marketing-and-university-relations/graphic-standards-and-editorial-guide.ashx?la=en |title=University of South Dakota Graphic Standards and Editorial Guide |access-date=2016-04-16}}</ref><br />{{color box|#AD0000}}&nbsp;{{color box|#FFFFFF}}
 | academic_affiliations  = [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]
 | website                = {{url|www.usd.edu}}
 | logo                   = University of South Dakota logo.svg
 | logo_upright           = 1.1
 | accreditation          = [[Higher Learning Commission|HLC]]
 | mascot                 = Charlie Coyote
 | free_label2            = Newspaper
 | free2                  = ''The Volante''
 | parent                 = [[South Dakota Board of Regents]]
 | free_label             = Other campuses
 | free                   = {{hlist|[[Pierre, South Dakota|Pierre]]|[[Rapid City, South Dakota|Rapid City]]|[[Sioux Falls, South Dakota|Sioux Falls]]|[[Yankton, South Dakota|Yankton]]}}
}}

The '''University of South Dakota''' ('''USD''') is a [[Public university|public]] [[research university]] in [[Vermillion, South Dakota]], United States. Established by the [[Dakota Territory]] legislature in 1862, 27 years before the establishment of the state of South Dakota,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usdalumni.com/150|title=USD 150th Anniversary - University of South Dakota|work=usdalumni.com|access-date=September 24, 2015|archive-date=September 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925132433/http://www.usdalumni.com/150|url-status=dead}}</ref> USD is the flagship university of South Dakota and the state's oldest public university.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=USD 150th Anniversary - University of South Dakota |url=http://www.usdalumni.com:80/150 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021133224/http://www.usdalumni.com:80/150 |archive-date=October 21, 2016 |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=USD Alumni Association}}</ref> It occupies a {{convert|274|acre|km2}} campus<ref name="Quick Facts"/> located in southeastern South Dakota, approximately {{convert|63|mile|km}} southwest of [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota|Sioux Falls]], {{convert|39|mile|km}} northwest of [[Sioux City, Iowa]], and north of the [[Missouri River]].

The university is home to South Dakota's only medical school and law school.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhsu.edu/Academics/The-Colleges/College-of-Business-and-Natural-Sciences/About-College-of-Business-and-Natural-Sciences/AACSB-Accreditation|title=AACSB Accreditation|website=www.bhsu.edu|access-date=2018-12-06}}</ref> It is also home to the [[National Music Museum]], with over 15,000 American, European, and non-Western instruments.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://orgs.usd.edu/nmm/identity.html|title = University of South Dakota|access-date = July 28, 2014|website = National Music Museum}}</ref> USD is governed by the [[South Dakota Board of Regents]], and its president is Sheila Gestring. The university has been accredited by the North Central Association of College and Schools since 1913. It is [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|classified]] among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".<ref>{{cite web |title=Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup |url=https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=219471 |publisher=Center for Postsecondary Education |website=carnegieclassifications.iu.edu |access-date=13 September 2020}}</ref>

University of South Dakota's alumni include a total of 17 [[Truman Scholars]], 12 [[Rhodes Scholarship|Rhodes Scholars]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rhodesscholar.org/assets/uploads/Rhodes%20Scholarships_Number%20of%20Winners%20by%20Institution_10_15_14.pdf|title=Rhodes Scholars|access-date=15 February 2015}}</ref> and 1 [[List of Nobel laureates|Nobel Laureate]] ([[Ernest Lawrence]] '1922, 1939 Nobel Prize in Physics). The athletic teams compete in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]'s [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] as members of [[The Summit League]], except football, which competes in the [[Missouri Valley Football Conference]].

==History==
The University of South Dakota was founded in 1862 by the Dakota Territorial Legislature which authorized the establishment of the University at Vermillion. The authorization was unfunded, however, and classes did not begin until 20 years later under the auspices of the privately incorporated '''University of Dakota''', created with support from the citizens of [[Clay County, South Dakota|Clay County]]. Ephraim Epstein served as the first president and primary faculty member in the institution that opened in loaned space in downtown Vermillion. Before 1883 ended, the university had moved into [[Old Main (University of South Dakota)|Old Main]], and the first public board was appointed to govern the institution.

Enrollment increased to 69 students by the end of 1883, and, by the time South Dakota became the 40th state in 1889, the university boasted an enrollment of 500 students. The school's name was updated in 1891 to reflect the division of the Dakota Territory, becoming the University of South Dakota.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Richardson |first1=Mabel Kingsley |title=The Institution of the Alpha Chapter of South Dakota |journal=The Phi Beta Kappa Key |date=1926 |volume=6 |issue=5 |pages=280–248 |jstor=42912938 |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/42912938 |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref> USD's first academic unit, the College of Arts and Sciences, was established in 1883. The School of Law began offering classes in 1901; the School of Medicine in 1907; Continuing Education in 1916; the Graduate School in 1927; and the College of Fine Arts in 1931.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usd.edu/about-usd/our-history-and-traditions.cfm |title=Our History and Traditions - USD |publisher=Usd.edu |date=2013-04-04 |access-date=2014-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814062349/http://www.usd.edu/about-usd/our-history-and-traditions.cfm |archive-date=August 14, 2014 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The School of Business began offering classes in 1927 and has been continuously accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) since 1949.

It is the state's oldest public university and is one of six universities governed by the [[South Dakota Board of Regents]]. USD has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools since 1913 and is a member of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities. The school houses the state's only law and medical schools and the lone College of Fine Arts.{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}}

==Campus==
The University of South Dakota is based on a {{Convert|216|acre|ha|adj=on}} campus along the bluffs near the Missouri River in the southeast corner of the state. The most prominent academic facility on campus, one of the school's symbols, is [[Old Main (University of South Dakota)|Old Main]]. It was built in 1883, burned down in 1893, and was fully restored in 1997. Along with several classrooms, it houses the [[Oscar Howe]] Gallery and the University Honors Program. Farber Hall, a 190-seat theater used mainly for speaking engagements, is also in Old Main.

===Campus and academic buildings===
[[File:AlNeuharthMediaCenter.png|right|thumb|200px|Al Neuharth Media Center, dedicated to [[Al Neuharth]]]]
USD opened the newly constructed [[Ted Muenster|Theodore R.]] and [[Karen K. Muenster]] University Center (MUC) for student use on February 17, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usd.edu/press/news/news.cfm?nid=1535&uid=user|title=News|work=usd.edu|access-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref> The MUC houses the Student Activities Center, a campus dining facility, coffee shop, bookstore, convenience store and a number of lounge and TV areas. It was expanded on January 13, 2014, to include more food and entertainment options.

One of the newest additions to the campus is the Al Neuharth Media Center, named for the founder of ''USA Today''. Dedicated in September 2003, the Neuharth Center houses the news and media organizations on campus, including the [[Freedom Forum]]’s South Dakota operations, [[South Dakota Public Broadcasting]], the Department of Contemporary Media and Journalism, the campus newspaper ''The Volante'', campus radio station KAOR, and television station KYOT. Formerly an armory and athletic field house, the building was converted into a media center through donations made by Al Neuharth, a 1950 USD graduate.<ref name=neuharth>{{cite web |url=http://www.usd.edu/urelations/news/archives/2003/October/October05.html |title=USD dedicates Al Neuharth Media Center |date=October 5, 2003 |website=University of South Dakota University Relations News |access-date=August 4, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040817114313/http://www.usd.edu/urelations/news/archives/2003/October/October05.html |archive-date=August 17, 2004 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

==== Galleries ====
The University of South Dakota has two main galleries: The John A. Day Gallery located in the Fine Arts building and the Oscar Howe Gallery located in Old Main. There are several other locations across campus that are designated gallery space, such as the hallway on the second floor of the Muenster University Center.[[File:USDWellnessCenter.png|right|thumb|200px|Student Wellness Center]]

===Wellness Center & Dakota Dome===
A $15 million, {{convert|61000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} wellness center opened in the spring of 2011. Located just north of the Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts, the center includes state-of-the-art workout equipment, a multi-story climbing wall, multiple courts for basketball and volleyball, racquetball courts, and a three-lane walking/jogging track.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usd.edu/about-usd/our-campus.cfm |title=Our Campus - USD |publisher=Usd.edu |date=2013-04-04 |access-date=2014-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205130512/http://www.usd.edu/about-usd/our-campus.cfm |archive-date=December 5, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

The [[DakotaDome]] serves not only as the home venue for the school's football, softball, swimming, basketball, volleyball, and track and field teams, but also as a recreational center for the student body. It is South Dakota's only domed football stadium, hosting the state's high school football championships in November.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://admissions.usd.edu/campus-life/recreational-sports.cfm|title=Admissions|work=usd.edu|access-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref>

==Academics==
[[File:BeacomSchoolofBusiness.png|right|thumb|200px|Beacom School of Business]]
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The University of South Dakota has the state's only law and medical schools. {{as of|2019}}, the university has seven colleges and universities offering 205 undergraduate and 75 graduate programs, including:

* College of Arts and Sciences<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usd.edu/as/|title=College of Arts & Sciences |work=usd.edu |access-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref>
* Beacom School of Business<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usd.edu/business/|title=Beacom School of Business |work=usd.edu |access-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref>
* School of Education<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usd.edu/ed/|title=School of Education|work=usd.edu|access-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref>
* College of Fine Arts<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.usd.edu/cfa/ |title=College of Fine Arts |access-date=December 22, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211123517/http://www.usd.edu/cfa/ |archive-date=December 11, 2007 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
* School of Health Sciences<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.usd.edu/med/health/ |title=School of Health Sciences |access-date=December 22, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221143719/http://www.usd.edu/med/health/ |archive-date=December 21, 2007 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
* [[University of South Dakota School of Law|School of Law]]
* [[University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine|School of Medicine]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usd.edu/med/ |title=Sanford School of Medicine|work=usd.edu|access-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref>

==Student life==
{| class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible"; text-align:right; font-size:80%;"
|+ style="font-size:90%" |Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2023<ref>{{cite web |title= College Scorecard: University of South Dakota|url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?219471-University-of-South-Dakota|website=College Scorecard |publisher=[[United States Department of Education]] |access-date=June 23, 2025 }}</ref>
|-
! Race and ethnicity
! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Total
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic whites|White]]
|align=right| {{bartable|80|%|2||background:cyan}}
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]]
|align=right| {{bartable|6|%|2||background:green}}
|-
| [[African Americans|Black]]
|align=right| {{bartable|4|%|2||background:purple}}
|-
| [[International student]]
|align=right| {{bartable|4|%|2||background:#008080}}
|-
| [[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races]]
|align=right| {{bartable|3|%|2||background:violet}}
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian]]/[[Alaska Native]]
|align=right| {{bartable|2|%|2||background:yellow}}
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]]
|align=right| {{bartable|1|%|2||background:orange}}
|-
| Unknown
|align=right| {{bartable|1|%|2||background:grey}} 
|-
! colspan="4" data-sort-type=number |[[Economic diversity]]
|-
| [[American lower class|Low-income]]{{efn|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal [[Pell grant]] intended for low-income students.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|25|%|2||background:red}}
|-
| [[Affluence in the United States|Affluent]]{{efn|The percentage of students who are a part of the [[American middle class]] at the bare minimum.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|75|%|2||background:black}}
|}

The University of South Dakota has over 170 student organizations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usd.edu/student-life/sga/starting-an-org|title=Starting a Student Organization {{!}} USD|website=www.usd.edu|access-date=2019-12-25}}</ref>

===Greek life===
There are several fraternities and sororities on campus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://admissions.usd.edu/campus-life/greek-life.cfm |title=Admissions |work=usd.edu|access-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pibetaphi.org/pibetaphi/usd/ |title=Welcome to Pi Beta Phi! |publisher=Pibetaphi.org |access-date=2014-08-14}}</ref>

=== Homecoming – Dakota Days ===
The homecoming tradition of Dakota Days started in 1914 under President Robert L. Slagle.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.usd.edu/student-life/dakota-days/history|title=Dakota Days History {{!}} USD|website=www.usd.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-10-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://volanteonline.com/2017/10/dakota-days-history-sets-expectations-for-first-hand-experience/|title=The rich history of Dakota Days {{!}} The Volante|website=volanteonline.com|date=October 3, 2017 |language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-05}}</ref> In 2014, USD celebrated its 100th Dakota Days.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ksfy.com/home/headlines/USD-celebrates-100th-Anniversary-of-Dakota-Days-278790641.html|title=USD celebrates 100th Anniversary of Dakota Days|last=Hedrick|first=Tess|access-date=2017-10-05|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.yankton.net/community/article_0963e5ee-08ad-11e4-8cbe-001a4bcf887a.html|title=USD Gears Up For 100th Annual Dakota Days Celebration|work=Yankton Press & Dakotan|access-date=2017-10-05}}</ref>

==Media==
===''Coyote News''===
In fall 2005, USD's Media & Journalism Department revived its weekly live 30-minute television newscast, ''Coyote News''. It is entirely produced, directed & reported by USD students.{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}}

===Coyote Radio===
In 2011 [[KAOR]] FM was renamed Coyote Radio, following the University of South Dakota's decision to end the U. Campaign.  The central on-campus headquarters for KAOR Radio is the Al Neuharth Media Center while the transmitter lies atop Slagle Hall on USD's campus.

===The Volante===
''The Volante'' (Spanish for "steering wheel") has served as the campus newspaper since 1887.  Managed entirely by a staff of about 20 students in 2025,{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}} ''The Volante'' prides itself on its editorial independence. The paper has won numerous awards, including a number of Best of Show and Pacemakers. In October 2011 it was awarded its 8th Pacemaker Award, sometimes called the Pulitzer Prize of college journalism, by the Associated Collegiate Press.<ref>The Volante was nominated and joined the Associate Collegiate Press Hall of Fame in October, 2019. Publications can qualify for the ACP Hall of Fame in three ways: if they have earned 10 All-American ratings from our publication critique service within an 11-year span, received a total of 10 national Pacemaker awards since 1970 or received a combination of 15 national Pacemaker and Pacemaker finalist awards since 1970. [http://www.usd.edu/alumni-association/upload/SouthDakotan_Spring09.pdf] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090910062439/http://www.usd.edu/alumni-association/upload/SouthDakotan_Spring09.pdf|date=September 10, 2009}}</ref>

===Department media===
The ''[[Vermillion Literary Project Magazine]]'' is a literary journal published by the English Department of the University of South Dakota. It is staffed by undergraduate and graduate students.

===South Dakota Public Broadcasting===
The university is home to [[South Dakota Public Broadcasting]]. It is a network of [[Public Broadcasting Service]] (PBS) television and [[National Public Radio|NPR]] radio stations serving the state of [[South Dakota]].

==Athletics==
{{Main|South Dakota Coyotes}}

[[File:USDDakotaDome.png|right|thumb|200px|DakotaDome, home of USD football and other athletics]]

The University of South Dakota sponsors six sports for men (football, basketball, swimming & diving, cross country, track & field and golf) and nine sports for women (basketball, swimming & diving, cross country, track & field, golf, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball). The school's athletic teams are called the "Coyotes" (pronounced Ki Yoat) and nicknamed the "Yotes" (Yoats). The school colors are red and white. USD competes at the [[NCAA Division I]] level (Football Championship Subdivision in football) and is a member of [[The Summit League]] for all sports except football.  Its football team is a member of the [[Missouri Valley Football Conference]]. Athletic facilities include the [[DakotaDome]], for football and indoor track, the [[Sanford Coyote Sports Center]] for volleyball and men's and women's basketball, First Bank & Trust Soccer Complex and Lillibridge Track Complex.

The long-time intrastate rivalry between the Coyotes and [[South Dakota State Jackrabbits]] ended in 2003 when SDSU moved to Division I athletics and the Coyotes remained in Division II.  USD eventually moved up to Division I and in the 2011–2012 academic year, SDSU and USD resumed regularly scheduled contests in most sports when the Coyotes joined the athletics conferences in which SDSU was a member, the [[Summit League]] and the [[Missouri Valley Football Conference]].

The University of South Dakota fight songs include ''South Dakota Victory'', ''[[Hail, South Dakota!|Hail South Dakota]]'' and ''Get Along Coyotes''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usd.edu/about-usd/history-and-traditions|title=History and Traditions {{!}} USD|website=www.usd.edu|access-date=2019-10-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fightmusic.com/lyrics/mvc_south-dakota.html|title=University of South Dakota Fight Song & Alma Mater Lyrics|website=fightmusic.com|access-date=2019-10-31}}</ref>

The University of South Dakota's mascot of Coyotes comes from a horse race in 1863 in which a Dakota horse outran a horse from Iowa, in which someone from Iowa stated, "look at the Kiote run."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-07-31 |title=Meet the Mascots: South Dakota's Charlie the Coyote |url=http://www.thesummitleague.org/sports/articles/2011-12/releases/usd_mascot |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410030239/http://www.thesummitleague.org/sports/articles/2011-12/releases/usd_mascot |archive-date=2014-04-10 |website=The Summit League}}</ref>

==Notable alumni and faculty==
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Among the thousands of graduates from the University of South Dakota, notable alumni in the field of journalism include [[Al Neuharth]], founder of the ''[[USA Today]]'' B.A., 1946; [[Greg Mortenson]], author of ''[[Three Cups of Tea]]'' and ''[[Stones into Schools]]'' B.A., 1983; [[Tom Brokaw]], American broadcaster and longtime ''[[NBC Nightly News]]'' anchor B.A., 1964.

The University is notable for its numerous alumni in the field of politics and government including former U.S. Senators [[James Abourezk]], [[Tim Johnson (U.S. Senator)|Tim Johnson]], [[Larry Pressler]]; and current U.S. Representative [[Dusty Johnson]] as well current U.S. Senator [[John Thune]]. 
<gallery class="center" widths="160" heights="160" caption="Notable University of South Dakota alumni and faculty include:">
File:John H. Lawrence.jpg|[[John H. Lawrence]]<br />American physicist and physician best known for pioneering the field of [[nuclear medicine]].
File:Tom Brokaw 2015.JPG|[[Tom Brokaw]],<br />B.A. 1964<br />American broadcaster and longtime ''[[NBC Nightly News]]'' anchor
File:David Gilbertson.jpg|[[David Gilbertson]], <br /> J.D. 1975,<br /> Former Chief Justice, [[South Dakota Supreme Court]]
File:John Thune, official portrait, 111th Congress.jpg|[[John Thune]], <br /> M.B.A. 1984<br /> current [[Party leaders of the United States Senate|Majority Leader]] of the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]]
File:Greg Mortenson portrait.jpg|[[Greg Mortenson]],<br /> B.A. 1983<br />Author of ''[[Three Cups of Tea]]'' and ''[[Stones into Schools]]''
File:Dusty Johnson, official portrait, 116th congress.jpg|[[Dusty Johnson]],<br /> B.A. 1999<br />current [[United States congressional delegations from South Dakota|U.S. Representative]] from South Dakota.
File:Larry Pressler.jpg|[[Larry Pressler]], [[United States Senate|Senator]] and first Vietnam Veteran in Congress
File:Tim Johnson official portrait, 2009.jpg|Senator Tim Johnson
File:Frank Pommersheim 2014 044.JPG|Frank Pommersheim, American-Indian law scholar
File:Ernest Lawrence crop.jpg|[[Ernest Lawrence]], Nobel Laureate in Physics, 1922 graduate, Inventor of the cyclotron.
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== Notes ==
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== References ==
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==Further reading==

* Cummins, Cedric. ''The University of South Dakota, 1862-1966'' (Dakota Press, 1975), a major scholarly history

==External links==
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