Non-Profit JUNE 2012 U.S. Postage Paid Inside Issue Center Learning Student Aldrich Students Phone-a-Thon Structure New Fee Permit #541 This Rapid City, SD 57701 A Quarterly PublicationforAlumni&Friends A Quarterly FOUNDATION degree attheNational CollegeofBusiness inRapidCity. from Redfield High Schoolin1969.She earnedanassociate Creighton University inOmaha. on toearnamaster’s degree inbusinessadministrationfrom a degree inmechanicalengineering1972.In 1981,hewent classesattheSchoolofMinesstarted where hegraduatedwith ated from Wausa High Schoolin1968.Aftergraduation,he About thePearsons prestigious Pearson Chair.” faculty alike.Dr. Umesh Korde recipient isaworthy ofthis mater topromote thegrowth anddevelopment ofstudentsand els ofsuccessintheircareers aswell asgive backtotheiralma Ph.D. “We are proud thatouralumnigoontoachieve highlev- utation,” saidSchoolofMines President Robert A. Wharton, Pearson, theSchoolofMines enjoys aworld-classresearch rep- for affordable, sustainable,safe,andcleanenergy.” teamsthatwilladdress society’sleader ofmultidisciplinary need Pearson. “LindaandIexpectthatthePearson Chairwillbea engineering andscienceontheSchoolofMines campus,”added andcross overmultidisciplinary intonumerous branchesof of Mechanical Engineering, energy-related activitiesare truly ofenergy.tion efficiencyandconservation technologies andmanagementpracticesfordealingwithutiliza- them; alternative andsustainableenergysources; andthebest required toextract,process, distribute,andgeneratepower from including theavailability ofenergyresources; technologies The Pearson Chair’s focusisonallareas ofenergysustainability development practices. research soundindustry thatsupports established toeducateandtrainengineersconduct neers whoare industry.” ready toserve SDSM&T willeducateandgraduatemore well-trained engi- added Larry. “We hopethatasaresult ofthisendowed chair, to have asignificantpresence inthearea ofsustainableenergy,” Mines.” research andeducationtotakeplacethanattheSchoolof Pearson, “and we cannotthinkofabetterplaceforthistype be researched, developed, today,” andpromoted starting said energy sustainability. “Reliable future energyinitiatives needto it comesasnosurprisethatthePearson Chairrevolves around endowed chair. been hasfullyfundedandconstituteditsfirstaward asan with thePearsons’ mostrecent generous gift,thechairhasnow were given asprofessorships toDr. Umesh Korde. However, began tofundthisendowed chairin2008anditsfirstawards the university’s secondendowed chair. andLindaPearson Larry with theirleadershipgifts,establishedthePearson Chair. (ME72)andLindaPearson,Engineering, alongwithLarry who recipient ofthePearson Endowed ChairinMechanical Fame onApril 16tohonorDr. Umesh Korde, thefirst-ever build on ourlegacyof excellence.” engineering andscience education to flexibility toprovide thehighest quality Legacy Fund give theuniversity increased Ph.D. “GiftsWharton, totheMines said SchoolofMines President Robert A. the university’s future endowment base,” Mines strategicprioritiesandenriching foundational tomeetingthe Schoolof come. stricted fundsforyears andgenerationsto tributions willprovide consistent,unre- strategic goals.Mines LegacyFund con- the university’sturn supports missionand student lifeattheuniversity whichin aspectofacademicand that impactevery SDSM&T Foundation tofundresources ing theongoingoperationof to theMines LegacyFund meansassist- of annualgiving.Making acontribution President’s Circle. and itsassociatedrecognition society, the donor program, theMines LegacyFund, to announcetheestablishmentofanew Larry andLinda PearsonLarry withPresident A. Robert Wharton Linda grew upinRedfield, South Dakota, andgraduated grew uponafarmnear Larry Wausa, Nebraska, andgradu- andLinda togenerous benefactorssuchasLarry “Thanks “Although thisendowed chairissetupfortheDepartment The Pearson Endowed ChairinMechanical Engineering was “Linda andIbothfeelit’s fortheSchoolofMines necessary Pearson’sWith Larry decadesofwork inthefieldofenergy, The Pearson Endowed ChairinMechanical Engineering is Alumni andfriendsgathered attheChristensenHall of “Securing annualunrestricted giftsare The Mines LegacyFund istheheart The SDSM&TFoundation ispleased Foundation LaunchesMines LegacyFund Celebrating thePearson Chairin Mechanical Engineering and President’s Circle recognition events are already being dent. Two inauguralPresident’s Circle events, hostedby theuniversity’s presi- ing aninvitation toexclusive regional receive otherspecial recognition includ- pus. placed inaprominent locationoncam- recognized onaPresident’s Circle plaque to theMines Legacy Fund willalsobe achieve atleastfive years ofannualgiving report. President’s Circle memberswho recognition intheFoundation’s annual President’s Circle willreceive special Member ($1,000+).Members ofthe ($5,000+), Bronze ($2,000+),and ($25,000+), Gold ($10,000+),Silver the President’s Circle include Platinum Circle. nized by membershipinthePresident’s Fund of$1,000orgreater willbe recog- Fund. AnnualgiftstotheMines Legacy ership contributiontotheMines Legacy created tohonorthosewhomakealead- created annualgivingrecognition society Members ofthePresident’s Circle will Different annualgivinglevels within The President’s Circle isthenewly- Dr. Umesh Korde the Co-Chairlevel forthe Mines. V.Larry andLindaJ.Pearson ScholarshipattheSchoolof since 1977. The Pearsons have alsopreviously endowed the their church, St. Luke United Methodist Church inOmaha, andLindahave beenactive membersandleadersof both Larry is aformerboard memberfortheOmaha Hearing School,and board attheUniversityadvisory ofNebraska atOmaha. Linda Chamber ofCommerce; andaformerdirector fortheMBA past board memberoftheboard ofdirectors oftheOmaha Boy ScoutsofAmerica’s Mid AmericaCouncilsince1999;a Health System inOmaha since2005;aboard memberforthe Association in2003. for more than20years andpresident oftheSDSM&TAlumni vice president oftheOmaha chapteroftheAlumniAssociation Engineering Industrial Board Advisory since2006.He wasarea ontheMechanicalCommittee since2009,andhasserved Board of Trustees oftheExecutive since2005,hasbeenpart ice activities.Pearson ontheSDSM&T Foundation hasserved board of Tenaska, active incommunityserv- andheisalsovery Natural Gas Co., for15years. utive atEnron Corp., formerlyInterNorth, Inc./Northern ness groups. Before joining Tenaska wasanexec- in1988,Larry onthemanagementboardsserved ofseveral of Tenaska’s busi- Tenaska-affiliated naturalgasmarketing business,andhas the oversight oftheactivities Tenaska Marketing Ventures, a wasalsoresponsible for 13,000 megawattsofgeneration.Larry plants in11statesandtwoforeign countriestotalingalmost ble forthedirect operationoroversight of22electricgenerating president of Tenaska. In theOperations Group hewasresponsi- aspresident andCEOofOperations,served andexecutive vice and aleaderinthemarketing ofelectricityandbiofuels.Pearson company, oneofthetoptengasmarketers inNorth America, over theyears tobecomearespected, majorindependentpower Nebraska. Due toPearson’s inpart efforts, Tenaska hasgrown cogenerationdevelopment company,a start-up inOmaha, engineering. curement, utilityregulation, finance,strategicplanningand agement, naturalgasandelectricitymarketing, naturalgaspro- worked inman- formore than35years intheenergyindustry this exciting development." of tohave beenchosentobepart to come,andIfeelfortunate graduate educationprojects ofnationalsignificance fordecades endowment willenablebreakthrough“This research andunder- andLindaPearson,”have benefactorssuchasLarry saidKorde. tems. courses inmechanicalvibrationsandsustainableenergysys- solar energyconversion. He currently teachesundergraduate deformable opticsforspaceapplicationsandconcentrators research projects include control ofwave and energyconverters Chair) inMechanical Engineering inJuly 2010.His current appointed astheinauguralPearson Professor (now thePearson Engineering atSDSM&Tin2003andwas Department campaign effort. indication ofacommitment$1millionormore toward the With theirgenerous giving,thePearsons are recognized at He hasbeenamemberoftheboard fortheMethodist Today, Pearson onthe continuestoconsultforandserve Prior tohisretirement in2009,Pearson served Tenaska, Inc., isaregisteredLarry professional engineer inNebraska and "I feel the institution and our department are to "I feeltheinstitutionandourdepartment fortunate show your pride intheSchool of Mines.” the bestwaysto stayconnectedtoand size, totheMines Legacy Fund isone of your firstgifteachyear, nomatter the Foundation board “Making oftrustees. (MetE 75),chairpersonoftheSDSM&T both spiritandaction,”said Lorin Brass theuniversity in friends whosupport Mines are thoseconnectedalumniand growth andsuccessofourcountry. engineering educationiscriticaltothe dents atatimewhenscience,math,and tion ofbrightandambitiousMines stu- provide resources theeduca- tosupport students. The Mines LegacyFund will tively impactthelives ofSchoolMines ty oftheuniversity. These giftswillposi- solid investment inthelong-termviabili- ated withitsvarious levels. grams andexclusive associ- opportunities Circle grows, sowilltherecognition pro- both specialevents. AsthePresident’s President’s Circle willbeinvitedtoattend planned for2013,andallmembersofthe “The true championsoftheSchool of true “The Giving totheMines LegacyFund isa

Building theDream Update Korde joinedtheMechanical Engineering of thejournal asanassociateeditor has served absorbed power inreal time.He motion tomaximize the ticularly onoptimizingtheir in response towave motion,par- dynamics ofsystemsoscillating emphasizing thecontrol and global reputation forhisresearch About Dr. Umesh Korde Updat Dr. Umesh Korde hasa since 2007.Dr. campaign, an Ocean

e New Fee Structure The SDSM&T Foundation exists higher education institutions and col- and President’s Circle to help supple- solely to assist the South Dakota School lected information about best practices ment current unrestricted funds (see CHART 1 of Mines and Technology. In the in funding operational expenses. This Mines Legacy Fund and President’s Administrative Fee to be charged Foundation’s nearly 60-year history, it team made recommendations based Circle, page 1). on endowments: has supported the School of Mines by upon that research, and these recom- “It is very important to realize that providing more than $60 million in mendations were then adopted by the the most significant gift a donor can Endowed Balance Fee funds for scholarships, faculty, depart- Foundation’s Executive Committee and give is an unrestricted gift,” said Lorin First $100,000 0.5% ment support, facilities, and many other Board of Trustees. Brass, chair of the SDSM&T areas. In accordance with these new proce- Foundation Board of Trustees. Given Next $400,000 0.4% Throughout its existence, the dures, the SDSM&T Foundation will success of the Mines Legacy Fund, the Next $500,000 0.3% Foundation has funded its operational implement a new fee structure to help Foundation should be able to minimize Over $1,000,000 0.2% needs through fees, unrestricted gifts, offset the costs of its operations. This fees as well as deliver more support to and endowed funds. While the fees have new fee structure, which follows the the university. varied over the years and the sources of trends of many other non-profit foun- Changing the fee structure and put- including endowed funds and non- unrestricted gifts have also been varied, dations around the country, will be ting real emphasis on the Mines Legacy endowed gifts, will be assessed annual the Foundation has always tried to min- launched at the beginning of FY13 (July Fund are two components of the School fees. imize the fees and maximize the gifts 1, 2012). Endowments currently estab- of Mines Foundation’s plan for the near Endowments will be charged a grad- designated for operational support. One lished with the SDSM&T Foundation future. The third involves a long-term uated annual administrative fee between of the larger sources of unrestricted gifts have been assigned fees based on the solution for funding operations through 0.5% and 0.2% (see Chart 1) along in recent history has been estate gifts of new, graduated fee structure since the an operating endowment. with a 1% maintenance fee on the generous alumni and friends. As sub- beginning of FY12. An operating endowment will maxi- endowment balance. Likewise, all non- stantial as these estate gifts have been These fees will assist in the funding mize the Foundation’s and University’s endowed cash and stock gifts will be over the years, though, they are also of the Foundation’s operating budget. long-term ability to achieve their mis- charged a one-time 5% maintenance wholly unpredictable. This has left the However, members of the Board of sions and create flexible resources for fee. The Foundation’s objective is to Foundation to consider more consistent Trustees are keenly aware that fees future priorities while at the same time eliminate the maintenance fees with a funding sources for its operations. should be minimal, and therefore, the acting as a buffer for the Foundation successful Mines Legacy Fund. New To this end, the School of Mines Board and President Wharton have also during poor economic times. In fairness charitable gift annuities and trusts will Foundation gathered a team of alumni, put their full support behind initiating to all donors, restricted monetary gifts, be charged an annual 1.5% fee. friends, and staff who canvassed other an innovative new Mines Legacy Fund Lab Named for L-3 Communications The South Dakota School of Mines and ground and flying robots they had created from the School of Mines has been “very responsive to lis- Technology has dedicated one of its robotics labs to scratch in the lab. The type of robotics and software tening to the needs of industry and adjusting curricu- honor L-3 Communications, Communications created by students could eventually be used for lum to ensure that the university continues to produce Systems West. search-and-rescue or reconnaissance missions. some of the highest quality graduates in the country. The McLaury Hall lab is focused on projects Until recently, CSR was known as the Robotics and The program is a direct result of how the partnership through the Computational Sciences and Robotics Intelligent Autonomous Systems program. It is a spe- of industry and academia can partner to ensure that (CSR) graduate program and was dedicated to the Salt cialized computer science master’s level program train- students are well prepared to enter the workplace as Lake City company because of its ongoing involve- ing students in machine intelligence, computer vision, not only highly skilled but also well-rounded employ- ment with the School of Mines and donations of sensor and signal processing, and motion planning. ees.” equipment and cash gifts. Through interdisciplinary The graduate program was initiated in 2009 and team mentorship programs, many undergraduate stu- enrolls 15 students who work in two labs. McLaury Susan Opp (EE 85), dents benefit, as well, though the lab operates under room 111, which was formally named L-3 president and general manager of L-3 the purview of the Mathematics and Computer Communications Embedded Systems and Robotics Communications, Science Department. Lab, is where students manipulate the hardware to Communications After a brief April 2 ceremony, students showed off build robots. It has a magnifying solder rework sta- Systems West, and Dr. tion, power supplies, a mill, computers and other Kyle Riley, head of components, most of which were donated by L3- the math and West. The systems integration lab a few doors down is computer science, christen McLaury primarily where software is designed to transform a 111 as L-3 robot shell into an autonomous intelligent machine Communications capable of performing complex tasks. Students have Embedded Systems conducted research for the Department of Defense and Robotics Lab. (DOD), NASA, National Science Foundation, and South Dakota Space Grant. L-3 West, which provides communication systems for the DOD and other government surveillance, reconnaissance, and airborne intelligence collection systems, has strong ties to the School of Mines. Susan Opp, president and general manager, is a 1985 electri- Those attending a reception for L-3 Communications, cal engineering alumna, and June Knight, director of Communications Systems West included: Front Row: Joe St. Amand (CEng Sr.), Ryan Housh (RIAS), and Cheryl software development, is a 1996 computer science Holen (L-3 CSW software engineer). Back Row: Matt alumna. Company representatives serve on the Richard (Math/CS Jr.), Albert Modrovsky (L-3 CSW, vice Industrial Advisory Board of the Mathematics and president of strategic initiatives), Scott Logan (CSC 12), Computer Science Department and have hired a num- Micheal Cowan (Physics/CSC Sr.), June Knight (L-3 ber of Mines graduates. CSW, director of software development, CSC 96), Susan “As our summer intern program has evolved in Ryan Housh, a School of Mines graduate student, explains Opp (L-3 CSW, president and general manager, EE 85), recent years we have taken a more active role in sensors and other components of a camera-equipped Dr. Jeff McGough (professor of CSC and graduate pro- ground robot to Career Center director Dr. Darrell gram coordinator). recruiting at the university,” Knight said, adding that Sawyer. The robot was built in the newly renamed lab. Rocker Up Campaign Reaches New Construction $2 Million Benchmark West of Campus The Rocker Up for DII campaign has gone over the $2,000,000 mark! Our total as of May 21 is $2,004,515. Our goal is $12,000,000 by December 31, Student Apartments 2015. Those who have not visited As our transition continues to DII, the competition for top student-athletes has campus recently might be happily intensified. Other schools are finding the School of Mines is now a consideration surprised by what they see. Alumnus as potential students make their college plans. Hani Shafai (CE 87), president of With over 200 athletes in our program and growing, we find that athletics is Dream Design International, is the helping the school in raising enrollment. The addition of men’s soccer will bring lead developer on a project that in over 20 athletes to Mines, most of whom would not have enrolled had it not quickly razed eight properties adja- been for soccer. cent to the west edge of campus The recruiting year has brought a record number of freshmen athletic recruits along St. Joseph Street to make way to campus, with the current total of 70 recruits and still growing. Eighty percent for the construction of new student of these recruits have received a Hardrock Club scholarship. These recruits repre- apartments. sent students that study every major on campus. Shafai’s plan calls for con- If you have not made a gift or pledge to the Rocker Up for DII campaign, please Rendering of new student apartments structing a six-story building which consider us in your giving plans. Gifts of appreciated stock are a great way to will contain student apartments enhance a tax deduction and minimize taxes. with student-oriented commercial services on the ground floor. This building will Remember, you may pledge an amount and gift it over a five-year period. Please be on the east end of the block directly west of campus and is planned to be ready give me a call with questions or contribute with your credit card at www.gorock- for occupancy in time for the 2012-2013 school year. A second apartment build- ers.com ing, on the west end of the block, is planned to follow. The total capacity of the Thank you, apartments will add an estimated 330 new beds for Mines students. Tom Rudebusch Other alumni have been involved in the project as well. Bob Quinn (CE 77), owner of Quinn Construction, oversaw the demolition, clean-up, and site grading in preparation of the construction area, and Jim Scull (CE 74), owner of J. Scull Construction, worked to finalize the building plans and construction contract. School of Mines officials have been advocates of the addition of these apart- ment buildings because they will help provide housing for students within a very close proximity to campus. Newman Center Development will also begin this summer on a new Newman Center. This new center, which will provide students interested in the Catholic faith a place to discuss and practice their beliefs, will be located on the south side of the same block, just west of the Surbeck Center on East Kansas City Street adjacent to Edward J. Nelson (center), vice president and trust officer at Pioneer Bank the west edge of campus. & Trust – Rapid City, presents a check from Pioneer Bank & Trust and the A Steering Committee for this F.L. Clarkson Family Foundation to Dr. Duane Hrncir (left), provost and project is attempting to locate alum- vice president for Academic Affairs, and Nancy Anderson-Smith (right), Rendering of new Newman Center ni and past students who were director of Youth Programs and Continuing Education. The award will be involved in the Newman Center or used partly for summer youth camps and programming and partly to fund Club while they were on campus. The committee is also looking for alumni who the F.L. Clarkson Family Foundation Scholarship awarded to School of would be interested in sharing the vision for this new center. Alumni members of Mines students. the Steering Committee include Al (EE 61) and Irene Kurtenbach and Mark Stoebner (ChE 69). FOUNDATION UPDATE Spring Phone-a-thon Student Callers Eight students made nearly 4,000 phone found to reach a large number of alumni in The SDSM&T Foundation offers our calls over nine nights of calling, and the a short period of time. Over $1.6 million sincerest thanks for the continued generous School of Mines Foundation processed over has been contributed by way of the phone- support of alumni and friends who have 400 pledge cards or requests for information a-thons since fall 1998. Many alumni participated in the phone-a-thon or have during its spring phone-a-thon held from choose to give unrestricted dollars which are otherwise made gifts to the Foundation. January 29 – February 9, 2012. Pledges and allocated to the area of greatest need on Students participating in the spring 2012 contributions totaled $42,698. campus. Others choose to direct their funds phone-a-thon included: Held semi-annually, the phone-a-thon is toward a particular group, department, the most effective way the Foundation has endowment, or need on campus. Laurie Aga is an industrial engineering sophomore Melissa Heron is a junior transfer student from Lake from Sturgis. She’s known that she wanted to attend Powell, Arizona, who is studying geological the School of Mines since she was in seventh grade, engineering. She came to the School of Mines at the and her mother, Karmen Aga, has worked on campus recommendation of one of her teachers, Donna in Research Affairs since 2002. On campus, Laurie is Benson, whose husband, Dwayne Benson (ME 83), on the hall council for Connolly Hall. She also likes is an alum. Since she’s been on campus, she’s become to read and is training her own horse in her spare involved in the Tech Geological Association, AISES, time. She decided to help out on this, her second and the Rock Climbing Club. She worked on this, phone-a-thon, because she says it’s fun to talk to her fourth phone-a-thon, in order to make a few alumni. extra dollars. Melissa says she has enjoyed getting to talk to all of the very nice alumni of the School of Mines. Tom Cox is an industrial engineering and engineering management senior from Hillsboro, Emily Kimball is a freshman math major from New Hampshire. He worked on his sixth phone-a- Rapid City. She chose to come to the School of thon because he has experience making calls in a call Mines because of the low-cost education. When center, because he had some extra time, and because Emily is not busy in class or studying, she enjoys he likes the free pizza. After having lived in several participating in the School of Mines choir. She chose states including California, Arizona, Tennessee, to work on this, her second phone-a-thon, in order Georgia, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, Tom to make a little spending money. decided to study at the School of Mines because he feels “it’s an affordable college with excellent engineering programs.” In addition to staying busy with his classes and studying, Tom teaches and plays tennis and added that he can fold origami and quickly draw in Michelle “Mel” Ozarowski, a graduate student Google Sketchup. from Corunna, Michigan, is studying toward earning her Ph.D. in geological engineering. She came to the Jonathon “Jon” Dixon is a freshman computer School of Mines, in her own words, because, “I like science major from Rapid City. Jon’s roots to the rocks!” On campus, she is a member of Society of School of Mines are deep-seated as both his father, Economic Geologists, Society of Petroleum Dave Dixon (ChE 78), and mother, Peggy Dixon Engineers, Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and (ChE 86), are graduates and also work on campus. Exploration, and Tech Geological Association. She When he is not busy studying, Jon stays busy with a worked on this, her second phone-a-thon, because variety of extracurricular activities including playing she says it’s fun. bass in the School of Mines orchestra. He worked on his second phone-a-thon because he worked on the Grace Sumption is a sophomore geology major from fall phone-a-thon and enjoyed it. He chose to come to the School of Aberdeen, South Dakota. She transferred to the Mines because of its low-cost education and high job placement rate. School of Mines because it was the “only place in- state that offered a geology major and a good place to Zane Graham is a senior industrial engineering study geology.” When she is not busy studying, she is student from Rushville, Nebraska, who will graduate also involved in the Hot Rockers Dance Team, the in May 2013. He is a three-time phone-a-thon caller School of Mines Cheer Squad, Alpha Delta Pi, Tech who enjoys talking to alumni and believes in the Geological Association, American Indian Science & cause. Zane has chosen to study at the School of Engineering Society (AISES), and the Rock Mines because it is a good school close to his home. Climbing Club. She worked on this, her fourth phone-a-thon, to make When Zane is not busy in class or studying, he is some extra money. active in Triangle Fraternity and was also involved in the M-Week Committee this year.

Hardrocker Hall of Fame Announces 2012 Class The South Dakota School of Mines and cross country team also coached by his basketball His record is still esteemed today at the School of Technology Athletics Department and the Hardrock mentor, Jim Kampen. Mines. Club announced the 2012 Hardrocker Hall of Fame class. They include: Maria Fossum-Cadwallader (IE 96) – Women’s The Women's Basketball Teams of 1978-79 and Basketball: Maria was the point guard and floor 1979-80 – Teams: The Women's Basketball teams of Ryan Cadwallader (CE 96) – Football: Ryan had general for the 1992-93 Lady Hardrocker basketball 1978-79 and 1979-80 were dominating squads that a great career and one of the most productive years in team, the first Lady Hardrocker team to qualify for the captured SDIC Conference Basketball Hardrocker football history. He holds four receiving NAIA National Tournament. She was the first in a line Championships with the 1980 team also winning the records at the School of Mines that were all set during of high quality point guards who became a staple of AIAW State Championship. The 1978-79 team the 1995 season. They include receiving yards in a Lady Hardrocker teams during the next 15 years. finished with an 18-6 record while the 1979-80 team game (212 yards), receiving yards in a season (1,182 Although Maria fell just shy of 1,000 career points, ended 20-9. The teams were coached by Bob Hunt, yards), touchdown receptions in a game (4), and she is third in all-time assists with 443, sixteenth in and he remarked, "The Meyer sisters (Kerri and Terri) touchdown catches in a season (13). Cadwallader’s steals (165), eighteenth in three-pointers with (44), and Tammy Petersen are the heart of the team." These most memorable game was also during the 1995 and was named the SDIC Conference MVP in 1995. two teams set the early standard for women's season when he led one of the greatest comebacks in Maria was a hardworking player who excelled both basketball at the School of Mines. Hardrocker history. Mines trailed Black Hills by a offensively and defensively. score of 28-6 at halftime, but Cadwallader brought the Tom and Nancy Oliver – Builders: Tom and Hardrockers back with four touchdown catches and a Duane Haugen – Track: Duane set a record in the Nancy Oliver have been a part of the Hardrocker 42-34 victory. 100-meter dash in 1980 with a time of 10.2 seconds. Athletic program as "first fans" for more than two This mark was the best in the 100-meter dash at any decades. They have made it a part of their life to Bruce Bad Moccasin (CE 72) – Men’s Basketball: level of collegiate competition in 1980. Duane ran his attend Hardrocker athletic events, and they have been Bruce was a star on the Hardrocker basketball team record-setting 100 meters at a track meet at the very generous with their support of the Hardrock Club Scholarship program. The Olivers have mailed from 1967 to 1971. One of the university's most Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, game stories to player parents and grandparents for prolific scorers, Bad Moccasin was sixth on the all- Colorado. His time qualified him for the 1980 years, and Tom has been a regular in singing the time scoring list at the time of his induction with Olympic Trials, but political events forced the United National Anthem. The Hardrocker program has 1,720 points. In addition to his basketball success, Bad States team to withdraw from competing in the 1980 benefited greatly from the support of Tom and Nancy Olympics, and Haugen lost his chance to compete. Moccasin also was a key member of the Hardrocker Oliver.

Increasing Number of Companies Recruiting Students The number of employers converging on the South state’s economic development.” Dakota School of Mines and Technology campus in In all, companies came from 18 states. Some February to recruit students during the annual career companies, such as Baker Hughes, Barrick Gold fair grew 13 percent compared to last year. North America, Cargill, Freeport-McMoRan, Copper In all, representatives from 67 private and & Gold, Lafarge North America, LyondellBasell government-sector employers attended the Spring Industries, and Peabody Energy, have a global 2012 Career Fair. Of the exhibitors, 22 were from presence. South Dakota. Many employers stayed for an extra day to “This shows that despite a national unemployment interview students for internships and fulltime rate above eight percent, there is still a solid demand positions, and the feedback from employers was very for individuals with strong technical skills in positive. engineering and science fields,” said Darrell Sawyer, The Fall 2012 Career Fair is scheduled for director, Career Center. “The fact that one-third of September 25, 2012, in the King Center with School of Mines students meet representatives from private the participating employers are from South Dakota interviews the following day. and government-sector employers during the 2012 Spring shows the important role that Mines plays in the Career Fair.

FOUNDATION UPDATE Mines Receives Wells Fargo Donation for Scholarships Steve Conzet (left), president of Wells Fargo Bank’s Rapid City and Hot Springs market, presents a check to the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Accepting the check are Dr. Robert A. Wharton (center), president of the School of Mines, and Mike Selzer (right), president of the SDSM&T Foundation. The donation supports the scholarship program at the School of Mines. Wells Fargo has been a longtime supporter of the university.

Courtesy photo by South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Bringing Cultures Together By all accounts, the Cultural Expo 2012 held at the dents. Hundreds of school children from throughout dents representing more than 30 countries. School of Mines Surbeck Center Ballroom in March the Black Hills attended and participated in cultural International students have been sharing their cultures was a success. activities and traditional crafts. Storytelling from vari- with the community through the annual expo for This annual multicultural festival, which has grown ous cultures was also scheduled every half hour. more than 40 years, says Suzi Aadland, director of the significantly in the past few years, celebrates the rich Then on Saturday, the general public was invited to university’s Ivanhoe International Center. cultural diversity that exists in the Black Hills view cultural displays from around the world and the “We are bringing the world to South Dakota. The Community and allows students and community United States. Those attending could also sample most common way people come together in almost members the opportunity to share their cultures. The foods from various cultures and were treated to cul- every culture is to share a meal together, and that’s goal of the expo is to encourage multicultural activities tural entertainment, traditional music, singing, danc- what we’re doing,” Aadland said. which promote friendship and cultural exchange ing, and even a martial arts exhibition. The entertain- The Cultural Expo was sponsored by the Ivanhoe between people of different countries and cultures. ment concluded with an informal fashion show mod- International Center, the School of Mines Student The first day of the expo was geared toward area eling traditional clothing. Association, International Students Inc., and Black schools and included educational exercises for the stu- The School of Mines has 120 international stu- Hills Power. Engineers Week 2012 The faculty, staff, alumni, and students of the cators, industry sponsors, and students. mental tours and were treated to a one-hour magic South Dakota School of Mines and Technology joined The Order of the Engineer luncheon and induction show under the direction of School of Mines chem- forces with practicing engineers of the Black Hills ceremony was held on Tuesday to kick off the week, istry faculty, students, and staff. Also on Thursday, Chapter of South Dakota Engineering Society and over 100 School of Mines students were initiated Tom Durkin (MS Geol 86), deputy director of the (SDES), the American Society of Heating, into the national Order of the Engineer. The Order of South Dakota Space Grant Consortium, led an after- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers the Engineer fosters a spirit of pride and responsibility noon presentation on the Apollo moon missions, and (ASHRAE), scientists, and K-12 teachers to host the in the profession of engineering. Initiates were pre- the School of Mines music program hosted an open 35th annual Engineers Week at the School of Mines sented the traditional stainless steel ring and a certifi- house and concert in the Music Center where the Jazz from February 19-25, 2012. A variety of activities, cate of membership. Band and Master Chorale performed. panels, workshops, and speakers were scheduled In addition, SDES teamed with the Engineers Always a favorite, the Rube Goldberg Machine throughout the week. Week Committee to sponsor an educational forum Contest was back again this year and asked teams to The traditional favorites were back again this year. and luncheon. The year’s speaker, Mark T. Anderson, build a machine that would inflate and pop a balloon The Kids’ Block Contest, open to grade school chil- director of the South Dakota Water Science Center in 20 steps or more. First place was awarded to a team dren and sponsored by the National Association of (SDWSC) for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and from Triangle Fraternity. Theta Tau pledges came in Women in Construction, Black Hills Chapter, asked chairman of the Yellowstone River Compact second place, and Theta Tau actives finished in third. participants to build engineering projects using inter- Commission, presented a talk entitled, “Science at the Engineers Week 2012 provided an excellent oppor- locking blocks. SDES sponsored the MathCounts U.S. Geological Survey—New Technologies to Solve tunity for School of Mines students, faculty, and staff contest for middle school students from West River New Challenges.” to show what engineering and science has to offer to area schools. MathCounts is one of the most success- On Thursday, nearly 500 local middle high and the community and to future engineers and scientists ful educational partnerships involving volunteers, edu- high school students were on campus to take depart- and was by all means a success. Close-Ups Dr. Scott Kenner (CE 77), professor, Civil and both the Mongolian University of Science and Assessment Program funded an on-site surveyor to Environmental Engineering, has been named a Technology (MUST) in Ulaanbaatar and the Erdenet assess the museum’s organizational structure in 2011, Fulbright Scholar and will travel to Mongolia during Institute of Technology in Erdenet. and it will fund another reviewer to survey the muse- the next academic year to teach and conduct an Though plans have yet to be formalized, Kenner um’s collections stewardship policies and practices in extended research project. Kenner applied to be a proposes to teach a graduate level course at MUST 2012. Fulbright Scholar after traveling to Mongolia last sum- during the fall 2012 semester on watershed monitor- At the same time, the Conservation Assessment mer and meeting with faculty and administrators at ing, assessment, and modeling. He also hopes to work Program, funded by the Institute of Museum and with faculty and students to initiate an assessment and Library Services, will fund two professional conserva- modeling research project on the Tyyn zon River tors to assess both the museum’s care of collections and watershed, which would continue during the spring its issues with the historic area in O’Harra where 2013 semester. exhibits and programs are currently housed. In addition, he plans to develop an assessment and The Museum of Geology has also received funding modeling project on the Khangal River watershed in from the National Park Foundation Impact Grant conjunction with the Erdenet Institute of Technology. program to set up an environmental and geological The project is needed because mining in the Erdenet substrate monitoring program for the new visitor cen- area for more than 30 years has created environmental ter building at Dinosaur National Monument. and water resource concerns. His proposed teaching Victoria Bierwirth, geological engineering senior, and research project directly addresses education and was selected to represent the School of Mines at the training. 2012 South Dakota Student Research Poster Session FOUNDATION During his 18-year teaching career, Kenner has in Pierre on February 29, 2012. She was chosen as one developed upper-level and graduate courses specifical- of 12 students statewide to present her research. 501 East Saint Joseph Street ly to address education and training needs in water Undergraduate student research selected spanned a Rapid City, South Dakota 57701-3995 resources with emphasis on monitoring, assessment, variety of disciplines and exhibited a broad depth of (605) 394-2436 and modeling of watersheds. problem-solving and expertise. The applications of (800) 211-7591 The 12-member J. William Fulbright Foreign Bierwirth’s research include monitoring South Dakota Fax: (605) 394-6679 Scholarship Board, appointed by the President of the lakes and wetlands during varying climatic conditions E-mail: [email protected] United States, annually approves faculty and profes- and assisting farmers and ranchers in assessing crops Web site: http://foundation.sdsmt.edu sionals from the United States to travel abroad for and identifying prime grazing areas. research, lecturing, or seminars. Her poster, “Visualizing Airborne and Satellite The SDSM&T Foundation is a non-profit corpora- Dr. Jeff McGough, associate professor, Math and Imagery,” illustrates her research of Landsat data to tion operating under the 501(c)(3) designation Computer Science, and Dr. Donald Teets, professor, provide supplemental information in visualizing and assigned by the Internal Revenue Service. Math and Computer Science, have been involved in interpreting imagery. Landsat is a satellite program the Amazing Science speaker series at the Journey dedicated to collecting repetitive images of the Earth’s Mike Selzer, President Museum in Rapid City. Amazing Science is a commu- surfaces in seven regions of the electromagnetic spec- Sandra Carlson, Director of Programs nity educational program used to engage and inspire trum. and Communications citizens in the study of science. It was originally creat- While pursuing her bachelor’s degree at School of Peggy Dixon, Project and Donor ed “to provide engrossing, informative science presen- Mines, Bierwirth has been busy experiencing the geo- Programs Coordinator tations to educate the general public in an enjoyable, sciences on an educational, political, and research Julie Herman, Regional Development informal setting.” level. She has served as a park guide at Jewel Cave Tammy Kursave, Administrative Assistant McGough, coordinator of the master’s program in National Monument, a geosciences and policy intern Ron Jeitz, Regional Development Robotics and Intelligent Autonomous Systems, will be at the American Geosciences Institute-Government Brad Johnson, Vice President of Development giving a presentation on “Building Intelligent Affairs Program, and as a research intern at NASA’s Leah Mahoney, Charitable Gifts Officer Machines.” Teets spoke about the Transit of Venus. Goddard Space Flight Center. She also volunteers with Judd Nielsen, Development Officer For more information about the Amazing Science the Civil Air Patrol. Bierwirth’s research advisor is Dr. Larry Simonson, Associate Dean series, please consult the Journey Museum website Arden Davis, professor, Geology and Geological for Advancement http://journeymuseum.org/ Engineering. Lana Thom, Director of Financial Services Dr. Keith W. Whites, professor and Steven P. Evan Doughty, geology sophomore, was selected as Miller Endowed Chair, Electrical and Computer a GeoCorps Intern and will serve as Quarry The Foundation Update shall be used as a forum to Engineering, recently had a $100,000 contract funded Paleontologist at Badlands National Park this summer. advise alumni and friends of important events occur- along with Co-PI, Tony Amert, research scientist III, The GeoCorps America program is sponsored by the ring on campus and within the Foundation. Electrical and Computer Engineering. The funding Geological Society of America and provides opportu- I extend thanks to the individuals who have con- came from BerrieHill Research Corporation for the nities for geoscientists (both students and profession- tributed news reports to the Foundation Update project “Characterization of physically large specimens als) to hold temporary assignments as geoscientists at and to the Rapid City Journal, our publisher. using a computationally driven free space system.” National Parks, National Forests, and Bureau of Land The Museum of Geology has received three awards Management lands. Doughty also serves as president Sandy Carlson, Editor in aid of its drive toward accreditation by the of the SDSM&T Paleontology Club. American Association of Museums. The Museum

FOUNDATION UPDATE Cloud Peak Energy Provides Generous Donation Cloud Peak Energy has become a familiar name to and various research projects within the faculty and students on the School of Mines campus. Manufacturing and Inductive Learning lab. The company has provided financial support for stu- “The equipment donated by Cloud Peak is dent scholarships, sponsored internships for students, extremely useful to our two lab courses,” said Adam hired School of Mines graduates, and has most recent- Piper, assistant professor, Industrial Engineering. “The ly made a generous commitment to support the uni- equipment we had prior was older and, in some cases, versity over the next five years. broken. It is very nice to have new equipment right Cloud Peak Energy’s pledge of support will provide out of the box with all the bells and whistles.” assistance to the Mining Engineering and “In addition, we received some very nice pieces of Management Department, the Environmental pre-owned monitoring equipment we wouldn’t have Engineering Department, the Mechanical been able to have in our lab at all without Cloud Peak Engineering Department, and the Industrial Energy,” added Piper. “We’ve already used them in Gathered by equipment donated by Cloud Peak Energy Engineering Department (with an occupational health three different student projects, and we are designing are (front row) Stu Kellogg (EE 82) and Jon Larsen (IE and safety focus). Each department will have unre- new labs that will be taught every year to make use of 10, health and safety representative at Cloud Peak stricted discretion for the use of the funds with the even more of their capabilities.” Energy); and (back row) Dean Jensen, Anna Mollman (IE understanding that they may be used for scholarships, “These donations have certainly broadened and junior and former Cloud Peak Energy summer intern), academic activities, professional student development, improved the learning opportunities for SDSM&T Adam Piper, and Carter Kerk. equipment purchases, and other such items. students in the Industrial Engineering Department as Because of Cloud Peak Energy’s generous invest- well as students campus-wide who are enrolled in the Mine is located near Decker, Montana. ment, four School of Mines students received Cloud minor in Occupational Safety,” Piper concluded. With approximately 1,600 full-time employees and Peak Energy Scholarships to help further their educa- Cloud Peak Energy Inc. is headquartered in corporate offices in Gillette, Wyoming, and tional goals at the School of Mines. The scholarship Wyoming and is the only major U.S. coal producer Broomfield, Colorado, Cloud Peak Energy is widely recipients include: Jennifer Gaffney (industrial engi- with all its operations in the Powder River Basin recognized for its exemplary performance in its safety neering senior), Robert Prann (environmental engi- (PRB), the lowest cost and largest coal producing and environmental programs and is a sustainable fuel neering senior), Karina Adams (mechanical engineer- region of the nation. As one of the safest coal produc- supplier for approximately four percent of the nation’s ing senior), and Jamie Brezina (mining engineering ers in the nation, Cloud Peak Energy specializes in the electricity. and management junior). production of low sulfur, subbituminous coal. The With its generous support to the School of Mines, In addition to its generous dollar commitment to company owns and operates three surface coal mines Cloud Peak Energy will be recognized as a Patron level the School of Mines, Cloud Peak Energy has also pro- in the PRB. The Antelope Mine and Cordero Rojo donor in the university’s Building the Dream cam- vided the Industrial Engineering Department with Mine are located in Wyoming, and the Spring Creek paign, indicating a commitment of $100,000 or more. new lab equipment and supplies now used for classes

Student Leadership Hall of Fame 2012 The School of Mines Leadership Development demic and disciplinary standing is eligible for induc- here, both inside and outside the classroom,” said Team created the Leadership Hall of Fame in 2000 to tion to the Leadership Hall of Fame. An anonymous Mike Keegan, coordinator of the Student Activities raise awareness of the importance of student leader- committee of students, faculty, and staff review appli- and Leadership Center. “Each of these students has ship and to recognize the valuable contributions stu- cations. In addition to receiving a personal award, contributed to many different areas of campus to dent leaders make. The Hall of Fame recognizes stu- each inductee’s photograph will be included in a com- improve it for students, faculty, staff, and the commu- dents based on their contributions to the campus posite frame displayed in the Surbeck Student Center, nity.” community. The award distinguishes students who creating a literal “Hall of Fame.” The following South Dakota School of Mines and have made a difference rather than those who can list “These students have worked hard at this institu- Technology students were inducted into the universi- the most leadership positions on their resumes. tion, and they take pride in the work they have done ty's Leadership Hall of Fame for 2012: Any full-time School of Mines student in good aca-

Abigail Carda is an industrial Codie Hughes is a chemical Anthony Kulsea is a civil and engineering and engineering engineering senior from Huron. environmental engineering sen- management and applied mathe- She has a summer internship ior from Warner. He will com- matics senior from Sidney, with Cargill in Sioux City, Iowa, plete an internship with Burns & Montana. She has accepted a and plans to graduate in McDonnell Engineering this position with John Deere in December 2012. She hopes to summer, and he will begin his Waterloo, Iowa. find a job with an environmen- graduate studies in civil engi- tal, petroleum, or petrochemical neering at the School of Mines emphasis. this fall. Abigail Carda Codie Hughes Anthony Kulsea

Ariel Granillo is an industrial Christopher Peters is a senior engineering and engineering studying mining engineering and management senior from Kelsey Koch is an interdiscipli- management with a geology Chandler, Arizona. She has an nary science (pre-med) senior minor from Dell Rapids. After internship with John Deere in from Sioux Falls. She will be graduating, he will begin his Rock Valley, Iowa, at the Parts attending Sanford School of career as a product support engi- Distribution Manufacturing Medicine at the University of neer with Cate Equipment in Facility this summer and plans to South Dakota this fall. Salt Lake City, Utah. graduate in December 2012. Ariel Granillo Christopher Peters

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Burger to Lead Hardrocker Soccer When South Dakota Dakota Mines. The potential of this institution and coach. He has proven collegiate experience as a head School of Mines and the chance to build a program from scratch again is coach and as an assistant at a high level NCAA Div. I Technology athletic exciting," Burger said. "Not a lot of coaches get to do program. There is no question in my mind he is the director Dr. Dick Kaiser that in their career but to be asked to do it twice is a right individual to get this program off the ground," announced the addition great opportunity." Kaiser said. "Coach Burger brings with him a com- of a men’s varsity soccer Burger was the assistant men's soccer coach at plete understanding of our need to attract student-ath- program beginning in Drake for the past five years. While at Drake, Burger letes with high academic qualifications. His experi- the fall of 2012, he also earned the College Soccer News Top Assistant Coach ences at Drake University as a recruiter were a very promised the announce- of the Year (2008) and helped guide the men's team to attractive part of the resume he presented to us." ment of a head coach a 62-40-16 overall won-loss record and earned the According to Kaiser, adding soccer will fulfill mul- during the spring semes- Bulldogs an initial NCAA Tournament berth in 2008 tiple needs. There has always been a strong club ter, and he did not disap- and Drake's run to the Elite Eight in 2009. Drake emphasis in soccer on the Mines campus as well as a point. Joe Burger, a received 36 All-Missouri Valley Conference and 25 strong interest from the student body. Adding soccer Joe Burger 1995 graduate of the All-MVC Scholar-Athlete selections, respectively will also provide the Hardrockers with a nature of University of Missouri-Kansas City, has been named while Burger was there. Nine times Bulldogs were cho- compliance with Title IX as well as makes the SD as the first-ever head coach for Hardrocker men’s var- sen NSCAA Academic All-Americans. Mines Athletics Department more desirable as they sity soccer. Before that, Burger was the head coach at Barton seek NCAA Div. II conference affiliation. Burger has spent the last 16 years in the world of County Community College in Great Bend, Kan., SD Mines plans to roster approximately 30 stu- soccer, most recently as the assistant coach at Drake from 2001-2006, where he established new men's and dent-athletes as the program begins to take shape, University in Iowa. He has a United States Federation women's programs and established a men's record of however, it will be a non-scholarship program during National 'A' Coaching License and brings not only 63-30-11 and a conference mark of 39-8-4. the first season. experience in establishing a new soccer program, but Burger was a finalist for the National Soccer "Joe is going to hit the ground running and spend also determination and desire to develop the Coaches Adidas NJCAA Coach of the Year in 2002 the next seven months attempting to build a quality Hardrocker program from scratch and turn it into a and 2005 and received the Regional and Conference men's soccer program," Kaiser said. "I am excited that consistent and competitive team. Coach of the Year Award in 2001, 2002 and 2005. he is here and ready to go. This is definitely the start "I am excited to have this opportunity at South "Joe is an outstanding individual and a quality of a new era in South Dakota School of Mines athlet- ics."

Vucurevich Presidential Scholars Announced Two School of Mines stu- average. Markon is a metallurgical engineering major organizations. The School of dents have been named John T. with a 3.975 grade point average. Mines has been one of the fortu- Vucurevich Presidential Each student will receive a $6,250 scholarship from nate benefactors of Vucurevich’s Scholarship recipients. the Vucurevich Foundation. They were selected by Dr. generosity and has received Kati Johnson of Buffalo and Robert A. Wharton, School of Mines president, from tremendous support for aca- Ian Markon of Rapid City were a pool reviewed and recommended by the University demic scholarships for students recognized as two of the best and Scholarship Committee. from the Black Hills area for brightest School of Mines rising A banker by trade, Vucurevich was devoted to pub- more than 20 years. Vucurevich juniors from South Dakota. lic service, and in 1989, he established the John T. received an honorary doctorate Kati Johnson Johnson is a chemical engineer- Vucurevich Foundation to provide support to charita- from the School of Mines in Ian Markon ing major with a 4.0 grade point ble, religious, scientific, literary, and educational 1992.

FOUNDATION UPDATE Sports Shorts Initial Football Recruits Named do think however we will get a lot of support from our Hardrocker fans South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and Hardrocker head when they have the opportunity to see our guys compete." football coach Stacy Collins are pleased to announce the signing of eight The 'Rockers then have a six-game road trip, with rematches against top-notch recruits for 2012. Rocky Mountain (September 21) and Great Falls (September 23) and a The Hardrockers did very well, getting talent from South Dakota includ- match against Trinity Lutheran College (Washington) sandwiched in ing two stand-out recruits from Rapid City. Future members of the between. They also have contests against Presentation College in Aberdeen Hardrocker varsity football squad will also come from Wyoming, Arizona, (October 6) and Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell (October 13). and Colorado. SDM closes out that stint with one final trip to Montana to face NCAA “I’m excited to announce our initial class of Hardrockers,” Collins said. Division II's MSU-Billings on October 24. The Hardrockers finish the sea- “This is a quality group of young men, both on and off the field.” son at home against Presentation College. Recruits in the initial class include: Brycen Nelson (running back) from "I am so glad we will get to close out the season at home," Burger said. Brookings, South Dakota; Jason Pelkey (defensive end) from Fort Collins, "It will be a great way to end the first year of Hardrocker soccer and it's great Colorado; Mike Norberg (quarterback/wide receiver) from Rapid City; Kyle that our student-athletes can end the season in front of their home crowd." Hudson (defensive line/defensive end) from Gilbert, Arizona; Brady Game times for the matches have not yet been announced. Wilkison (defensive end) from Laramie, Wyoming; Jacob Erickson (offen- sive lineman) from Brookings, South Dakota; Jason Cox (kicker) from Vail, Volleyball Schedule Arizona; Taton Bolton (running back) from Rapid City; and Cody Vollmar The South Dakota School of Mines women's volleyball program has (wide receiver/running back/kick returner) from Casper, Wyoming. released the 2012 schedule, and after a very successful 2011 campaign, the Lady Hardrockers are looking to improve on their 27-5 overall record and Football Schedule continue to gain momentum as they transition into NCAA Division II. The School of Mines and the Hardrocker football program have Repeating last season's success isn't going to be a cake walk however. SD announced the schedule for the 2012 season. The Rockers will again play an Mines has 11 NCAA Division II opponents on the schedule. The 11-game season with a majority of their contests against NCAA Division II Hardrockers will be taking on Division II teams from the Northern Sun opponents mixed in with a couple former NAIA Dakota Athletic Conference, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, and the Great Lakes Conference rivals as well as an NCAA Division I opponent. Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The Hardrockers will open the season in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on There will also be just four home games this fall at the King Center in August 30 against Division I University of North Dakota. This will be the Rapid City. They include matchups against Dickinson State (September 4), first-ever meeting for SD Mines and UND. Black Hills State (October 2), Jamestown College (November 3), and The Hardrockers will face six teams in 2012 they have never seen before Chadron State (November 6). in the program's history. Along with North Dakota, SD Mines will take on "Being an independent Division II program this fall, it is just difficult to William Jewell College (Missouri) September 22 in Rapid City; travel to get home matches," said Lady Hardrocker head coach Tiffany McCampbell. Joplin, Missouri, for a matchup with Missouri Southern University "The four matches that we have are against some quality opponents and (October 6); are at Alva, Oklahoma, on October 20 to face Northwestern hopefully we can get a lot of fans to come out and support our team and see Oklahoma State University; welcome Fort Hays State (Kansas) October 27; some quality volleyball." and play host to the University of Nebraska-Kearney November 3. The Hardrockers open the 2012 season at the Upper Iowa Tournament SD Mines also has a rematch with Colorado School of Mines September in Fayette, Iowa, from August 30 through September 1. The competition 8. This will be the third-consecutive year the Hardrockers and Orediggers will be fierce as it is a NCAA Division II tournament where SD Mines will have renewed their old rivalry. The Hardrockers will also see Missouri face off against Northern Sun Conference members Upper Iowa University, Science and Technology again on November 10 in Rapid City (Mines trav- St. Cloud State, and the University of Mary. The Hardrockers also have a elled to Rolla, Missouri, in 2011 for the two squads first-ever meeting). match scheduled with Lake Superior State (Michigan) from the Great Lakes Also on the 2012 schedule are old DAC foes Jamestown College and Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Valley City State. Both games will be played in North Dakota. The The Hardrockers travel to Mitchell on September 7 and 8 for the Corn Hardrockers face the Jimmies September 15 and take on the Vikings Palace tournament against NAIA opponents: Dakota State, College of St. September 29. Mary's (Nebraska), Valley City State, and Clarke University (Iowa). They The Hardrockers close out the 2012 season against it biggest and oldest will then make a trip to Colorado to face off with Colorado State - Pueblo Rival—the Black Hills State Yellow Jackets. That game is slated for (September 17) and Regis University (September 18). November 17 at Lyle Hare Stadium in Spearfish. The 2012 schedule lists the SD Mines heads to Madison on September 21 and 22 for the NAIA Hardrockers’ homecoming game (M-Day) on September 22 against Independent Tournament where the Hardrockers are scheduled to play William Jewell, and it also includes three night games – August 30 at UND Ashford College (Iowa), Dakota State, Jamestown College, Mayville State, (6 p.m.); September 8 against Colorado Mines (6 p.m.); and September 22 and Valley City State. against William Jewell (5 p.m.). The Hardrockers are in for a big test on September 25 as they will renew their rivalry with Colorado School of Mines. The Orediggers made it to the Soccer Schedule second round of the NCAA Division II Volleyball Tournament and ranked Hardrocker men’s varsity soccer head coach Joe Burger has announced the in the Top 25 during the 2011 season. schedule for the upcoming year. "I think this will be a great matchup. Colorado Mines will be one of our "Right now we have 13 games on the schedule, but I am hoping to add a toughest opponents this season," McCampbell said. "You really get a chance couple more regular-season games somewhere plus three exhibition games so to gauge your team when you face a championship caliber squad like the we can have a full season of competition," Burger said. "Ideally we want 15 Orediggers." matches on the schedule. Adding some exhibition matches will get us there Another big rival match will be against Black Hills State. The Lady as we begin our first year." Hardrockers swept BHSU in 2011, defeating the Yellow Jackets in their four The first year of Hardrocker men's soccer looks to be a competitive one meetings. The Hardrockers will only face BHSU twice in 2012 (October 2 for South Dakota Mines with matches against four NCAA Division II pro- in Rapid City and October 23 in Spearfish). grams and eight against NAIA opponents. The Hardrockers will face SDM's longest road trip of the season takes them to Dayton Beach, Division II opponents from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the Florida, on October 5 and 6 for the Embry Riddle tournament. The Great Northwest Athletic Conference, the Mid-America Intercollegiate Hardrockers will face some brand new opponents including: Webber Athletics Association, and the Northern Sun Athletic Conference. They will International University (Florida), Southeastern University (Florida), and also face NAIA competition from the Great Plains Athletic Conference and Embry Riddle (Florida). Also scheduled to be at the Florida tourney will be: the Frontier Conference. Bellevue University (Nebraska), Viterbo University (Wisconsin), and Bethal The Hardrockers open the season against NCAA opponents from August University (Tennessee). 30 through September 1 in Lakewood, Colorado, taking on Colorado The Hardrockers take on Rocky Mountain College October 20 in Christian University (Division II) and Fort Hays State. These matchups will Billings, Montana. This team finished 2011 with a 30-5 record and ranked be followed by a road trip to North Dakota to face Jamestown College on seventh in the country (NAIA). The Hardrockers will then make four stops September 7 and Division II University of Mary on September 9. in North Dakota to take on former Dakota Athletic Conference foes SD Mines has just three home matches this season, the first two against a Jamestown College (October 25), Mayville State (October 26), Valley City pair of solid NAIA Montana programs (University of Great Falls) on State (October 27), and Dickinson State (October 30). September 15 and (Rocky Mountain College) on September 16. The 'Rockers close out the season with two final home matches against "We don't get to play at home a lot this season, but that's to be excepted Jamestown College (November 3) and Chadron State (November 6). when you are a new program at an independent institution," Burger said. "I

Phillip Fenner Phillip Fenner passed and Honeywell. Phil was united in marriage to LaVerna. They ventured throughout the western away on January 13, 2012, in LaVerna Stuckle on June 17, 1961, in Seattle. He United States and Canada, and he spent many Kent, Washington, after a retired from Boeing after 30 years of service, and years skiing with Jon in the northwest. He also long struggle with a brain he received many awards of achievement and developed a deep appreciation for Ferguson brand tumor. advancements while working there. tractors with Jon, and they restored three tractors Fenner was born on After retirement, Fenner volunteered in various to factory quality and specs. Phil was the secre- September 22, 1936, in Sioux fields. He tutored at the Kent jail, was active in tary, vice president, and president of a more than Falls to Julia Hope Olson. He Boy Scouts with his son, Jon, including several 1,000-member world tractor club (FENA) for Phil Fenner moved to Bonita Springs with 50-mile hikes with the troop, and he worked with Ferguson restorers and collectors. his mother after his birth and Habitat for Humanity. He also helped coach Jon's The Fenners established the Phillip and was raised there until entering grade school and soccer and baseball teams, and he coached track LaVerna Fenner Scholarship at the School of moving to Sturgis. and field and T-ball for his other son, Doug. Mines nearly 15 years ago. This endowed scholar- Phillip attended Sturgis High School and grad- Fenner served on the King County ship is awarded to electrical or computer engi- uated valedictorian in 1954 was awarded all sub- Developmentally Disabled (D.D.) board that neering students with first preference given to an ject achievements in science, math, and English. developed workshops for the disabled, developed incoming freshman graduating with honors from Missing the first month of first grade, he was full school programs for children of D.D., was a Sturgis High School. home schooled by his mother and was ahead aca- strong advocate for all D.D. people, and worked Phil was well admired, loved, and respected by demically. on legislative issues for the D.D. Phil said he was Phillip attended the South Dakota School of all who knew him. A service celebrating his life very blessed by the D.D. people, especially his Mines and Engineering graduating in 1958 with will take place in Sturgis this summer. Gifts in his son, Doug, who taught him so much and made a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. He memory may be given to the Phillip and LaVerna spent his entire 35-year career in the aerospace him a better person. Fenner Scholarship through the School of Mines industry working for Boeing, General Electrical, Phillip was an avid skier and hiker with Foundation.

FOUNDATION UPDATE Aldrich Student Learning Center Dedicated The South Dakota School of “We are proud to have dedicated alumni such as used and keep it true to its name,” Aldrich said to a Mines and Technology recently Doug Aldrich, who tirelessly support the School of group gathered at the dedication ceremony. named a student learning center Mines,” said Dr. Robert A. Wharton, School of Mines The construction project involved gutting and ren- for an alumnus who played a president. “As a Dow Corning facilities director for the ovating part of the existing structure, including the key role in constructing the uni- company’s worldwide operations Doug had consider- Unit Operations Lab, and connecting the newer versity’s new chemical engineer- able experience on projects such as our new chemical building with the older one. The lab caught fire when ing building. engineering building, so when he retired it was our Aldrich was an undergraduate in 1960, and he escaped The Doug Aldrich Student idea to bring him on board to help plan and oversee through the window of the student learning center Learning Center was dedicated the project. The university is, in tangible ways, reaping which now bears his name. Doug Aldrich at the Chemical and Biological the benefits of his foresight, expertise and involve- In 1981 he helped develop the university’s techni- Engineering and Chemistry ment, and we are honored to dedicate The Doug cal communications curriculum, core classes required Building (CBEC) on February 3, 2012. The learning Aldrich Student Learning Center.” of all engineering students to help train them for suc- center, directly across the hall from the two-story unit Aldrich, who lives in the Denver area, attended the cess in the workplace. Additionally, Aldrich estab- operations lab, is a gathering place equipped with dedication ceremony. Throughout the planning, lished the Dorothea Riter Award for Excellence in tables, desks, sofas, computers, printers, and a lounge design, construction and move-in phases of new English and the Riter-Aldrich Award for Excellence in area where students can conduct team meetings, study, building, which opened in January 2011, Aldrich fre- Technical Communications. or write between classes. quently traveled between Denver and Rapid City. In a In his Dow Corning capacity, he recruited and Doug Aldrich (ChE 62) earned both his bachelor’s consulting role, he not only helped design the new hired more than 80 School of Mines chemical engi- and master’s degrees in chemical engineering from the addition, but he also helped to plan the logistics of fac- neering graduates over 30 years. In 2004, he was School of Mines in 1962 and 1968 respectively. He ulty and students moving in and out of research labs instrumental in obtaining $200,000 in funds for the went on to a highly successful 30-plus-year career with and the Unit Operations Lab. He lent his expertise, department’s Materials Automation Processing Dow Corning Corporation in Midland, Michigan. much of which was considered pro-bono, to nearly all Simulation Lab, one of the largest amounts given by Throughout his career and retirement, Aldrich has phases of the project. the company to a higher education institution outside maintained a connection as an active alumnus with The name of the center was carefully chosen, of Michigan. He also obtained a $10,000 RISC the School of Mines. He served as president of the Aldrich said, because of his focus on students during machine and a Dow Corning grant of $25,000 for a Alumni Association in 2006-2007, as an active and his 30 years of recruiting Mines graduates for Dow new gas chromatograph. emeritus member of the university’s Academic Corning, and also because it is a place where students In 1998 Aldrich received the university’s inaugural Advisory Board from 1995-2009, and as a member of can both relax and learn through collaboration – a Distinguished Alumni Award, and in 2001 he was the first Industrial Advisory Board for Chemical team-building skill which will be useful in their selected as the university’s commencement speaker Engineering. Most recently, Aldrich was honored with careers. “I happen to be lucky enough to have my and awarded an honorary doctorate by the School of the School of Mines’ 2012 Guy E. March Medal. name in front of it … I just want to say keep it well Mines. Mining Engineering Management Benefits from Equipment Donations the job,” says Shashi Kanth, head of the Mining and Engineering Management Department. “The industry sees high value in our program, in our students and in the quality of education. That's why they make the donations.” The department, which has grown from a handful of students during the industry's downturn a decade ago to 108, boasts a near 100 percent job placement rate. MAPTEK Inc. donated the laser scanner and 25 computers, along with software technology, that pro- duces a three-dimensional view of a mine to help with surveying and design. Randy Schwandt of Cate Equipment Co. remarks before P&H Mining Equipment's simulator allows stu- Student Jennifer Ward thanks the leading mining compa- cutting the ribbon on the compressor which will power drills dents to practice shovel loading during day and night nies for their donations. Looking on is Jon Larson of used by mining engineering students while Shashi Kanth operations and monitor machine health warnings as MAPTEK. and Dr. Duane Hrncir look on. Junior Justine Sorensen well as productivity and overall performance. stands by one of the jackleg drills which will be powered by A compressor, given by Cate Equipment, powers Among company representatives on hand at the the compressor. the department's jackleg drills used to drill holes in event were, from MAPTEK, Jon Larson (MinE 99), The South Dakota School of Mines and tunnels in underground mining. Students will use the vice president and general manager of North America, Technology recently unveiled three state-of-the-art compressor to practice for the International Mining and Scott Schiele, technical services manager; from equipment donations to help keep students on the and Mucking Competition which was held in London P&H Mining Equipment Co., Greg Swiderski, direc- cutting-edge of mining technology. in April. tor, technical development training and publications, A laser scanner offering a three-dimensional view of The donations dovetail into the $1.25 million Art Beyersdorf, commercial/marketing manager, a mine, an electric rope shovel simulator, and a com- Mining Center of Excellence, a collaborative effort of Western operations, and Scott Shields, mining appli- pressor to operate drills will help enhance School of the School of Mines and leading mining companies. cation and engineering manager; and from Cate Mines students’ experiential learning and highlight Senior leaders of MAPTEK, P&H Mining, and Equipment Co., Randy Schwandt (CE 67), president safety and productivity. Cate Equipment, who were on campus to interview and general manager. “It gives students a good understanding of mining students during the spring Career Fair, formally pre- Larson and Schwandt are alumni and serve or have equipment, as this is equipment they will be using on sented the equipment as students demonstrated. served on the department's influential Industrial Advisory Board. Students Collect Food, Donations for Local Food Banks For the second year in a row, students representing Students collected 1,182 pounds of food and $700 the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in donations for Feeding South Dakota, a hunger took a "day on" for Martin Luther King Jr. Day to relief organization working to end hunger in the state, help feed the less fortunate in Rapid City and the sur- and the SDSM&T Food Pantry. Donations this year rounding communities. surpassed totals of 818 pounds of food and $360 col- This year, approximately 50 students were on hand lected during last year’s event. from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. to collect food and monetary The SDSM&T food drive is conducted in support donations at local businesses including Family Thrift of the MLK Day of Service, a national effort in which Centers, Safeway, Sam’s Club, Wal-Mart, Don's Valley Americans across the country come together on the Market, and Prairie Market. Donations were also col- King Holiday to serve their neighbors and communi- lected at locations around the School of Mines cam- ties. pus.

SDSM&T Students Study Trees and Rivers with the Math Modeling Contest the tree, time of year, and many other factors that can influence the final result. The team was tasked to devise a mathematical model that could produce an estimate for the leaf mass of a tree. The team needed to deter- mine what factors where the most important to consid- er and what data would be easiest to gather to imple- ment the model. The leaf mass is useful when one con- siders rating fire danger in a forest and it is also a useful factor for environmental modeling and/or climate mod- eling. The School of Mines second team worked on Team for the Leaf Mass problem: (left to right) Tristin Problem B which involved a model to help regulate the Team for the Boating Problem: (left to right) Erica Lehmann, Michael Snyder, and Christopher Cody. use of a river by tourists during a camping season. The Daniels, Jessica Gillaspie, and Nels Leonard. problem tasked the team to devise a way to model the The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology flow of outdoor enthusiasts along a 225-mile stretch of sites each night. had two teams compete in this year’s 28th annual river. The goal was to construct a model that would help “The School of Mines has participated in this contest Mathematical Contest in Modeling held in February. In establish a policy that would allow as many people as several times over the past ten years, and we are often this contest, teams of three undergraduate students are possible to use the river but also ensure that there were one of the few schools that compete in this region of the given open-ended complex problems where they are plenty of camping spots along the river and to keep the United States,” said Kyle Riley, chair and associate pro- required to research the topic, develop a mathematical traffic density low in order to provide for the enjoyment fessor, Department of Math and Computer Science. model, use a computer to simulate the model, and write of scenery and safety of the boaters. The river allowed “The open ended nature of the questions allows for con- a technical report. The truly amazing part of this contest for floating by small motor boat or by oar and the river siderable creativity, and it promotes the critical thinking is that the competitors have only a weekend to complete has only one entry point and one exit point. One prob- skills we try to foster in our students.” their work. lem is the variety of travel with some groups traveling a The contest is an annual competition that involves The School of Mines first team worked on Problem long distance in a day while other groups might make thousands of teams from hundreds of schools, colleges, A which posed how to model the amount leaves weigh several stops and not travel as far each day. The limited and universities from around the world. For more infor- in a tree. This question has several parameters to con- number of campsites along the river makes it important mation about the contest, visit sider: tree type, leaf type, age of the tree, dimensions of to gather useful entry information to help determine http://www.comap.com/undergraduate/contests/mcm how the boaters could be distributed along the camp- FOUNDATION UPDATE Kochs Establish Soccer Fund Rich and Dana Schmidt Michael (MinE 80) and Mary Koch recently Scholarship established the Michael Rich (CSc 88) and and Mary Koch Soccer Dana Schmidt recently Fund at the School of established the Rich and Mines. This fund will be Dana Schmidt used for start-up costs for Scholarship. This the men’s varsity soccer endowed scholarship will team. be awarded to non-tradi- Michael R. D. Koch tional School of Mines grew up in Lake Preston, students and was estab- Michael, Mary, Kate, Kelsey, and Kevin Koch South Dakota, graduat- lished to honor Rich’s sis- ing from Lake Preston ter, Sandee Esquivel, who High School in 1974. He enrolled at the School of Mines in the fall of 1974 Rich and Dana Schmidt with their children Zach passed away in 2011. and graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in mining engi- and Kelsey Sandee went back to neering in 1980. While at Mines, Michael was involved in many groups and school as a non-tradi- activities, including the Hardrocker football team, the Delta Sigma Phi frater- tional student to improve the future for her family, and Rich saw first-hand the nity, and the Drill and Crucible Club. After graduating, Michael completed hardships non-traditional students have as they care for their family, work, and graduate work in biochemistry and went on to complete his M.D. degree at attend college. This scholarship is a small way to assist non-traditional students the University of South Dakota School of Medicine in 1986. with their extra challenges. Michael was introduced to his wife Mary, a native of Cut Bank, Montana, Rich and Dana (Schlem) Schmidt began their studies in the fall of 1984 at and a 1983 graduate of Eastern Montana College, in 1984 by close friends Jim the School of Mines and met as freshmen. Because Rich was the beneficiary of Guthrie (MinE 79) and his wife Terrie. Michael and Mary were married in both a football and academic scholarship to defray his college expenses, he 1985 and have four children: Tiffany, Kate, Kelsey, and Kevin. Tiffany is an learned to appreciate the assistance supplied by any sized scholarship. Army officer stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas, but is currently deployed in Iraq. Rich earned his bachelor’s degree in computer science in 1988, and he Kate is a professional photographer and lives in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. moved to Houston to work for Shell Oil where Rich and Dana were soon mar- Kelsey (IS 12) recently received her interdisciplinary science (pre-med) major ried in 1989. The Schmidts now live south of Houston in Pearland, Texas, from the School of Mines and will attend Sanford School of Medicine at the with their two children, Zach and Kelsey. University of South Dakota this fall. Kevin is a student at the School of Mines Through his more than 20 years at Shell, Rich has had various global IT who is currently pursuing degrees in computer engineering and electrical engi- roles, and he is currently vice president and CIO for the Projects and neering. Technology business in Shell Oil. In 1987, Michael completed a surgical internship at the Keesler Air Force Base Hospital in Biloxi, Mississippi. He then completed additional training in emergency medicine and flight medicine before completing active duty tours at Minot AFB, North Dakota, and Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota. Michael Cornelissen and Carver served his last three years of active duty as a flight surgeon with deployments to Guam, Australia, and Saudi Arabia (Desert Storm) prior to his separation from the Air Force in 1992. Establish Scholarship Michael then returned to the University of South Dakota School of Bastiaan Cornelissen (MetE Medicine Pathology Residency Program in Sioux Falls to complete residency 87) and Julie A. Carver (GeolE training in pathology. Following completion of his residency in 1995, Michael 86) recently established the practiced with a private multi-specialty clinic in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He Eastern Colorado Roundup then accepted a position with the MeritCare Health Care System in Fargo, Scholarship fund. This endowed North Dakota, in 1998, practicing there for four and a half years including scholarship will provide an two years as the executive partner for pathology. annual award to any School of Michael accepted his current position with LCM Pathologists, P.C. and the Mines student who has graduat- University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine in 2002. He is cur- ed from Yuma, Arickaree, rently the chair of the Department of Pathology and the course director for the Akron, or Otis high schools in second-year pathology course. Colorado. Engineering and sci- ence majors are eligible to receive the award. Julie is from Medina, Ohio, and graduated with a bachelor’s Ayyangar Establishes Music degree in geological engineering from the School of Mines in Scholarship Bastiaan Cornelissen and Julie Carver pose with 1986 and a master’s degree in future Mines students. Front row: Tyler, Bradley, environmental science and engi- Narasimhan (Vijay) Bastiaan, and Emily. Back Row: Julie and Olivia. neering from the Colorado Ayyangar (MS ChE 89) has estab- School of Mines in 1996. She is lished the Arjun Ayyangar Music a vice president with Matrix Design Group in Denver where she provides envi- Scholarship to honor his son, Arjun ronmental consulting services to public and private-sector clients on major Ayyangar, and his musical ability. asset redevelopment and infrastructure projects. Arjun, born in 1998, is an accom- Bastiaan graduated in 1987 with a bachelor’s degree in metallurgical engi- plished multi-instrumentalist. This neering from the School of Mines, a master’s degree in materials science from non-endowed scholarship will be the University of California at Berkeley in 1993, and a doctorate degree in awarded to a School of Mines stu- metallurgical and materials engineering from the Colorado School of Mines in dent who is an instrumentalist/ 1997. He provides forensic engineering and failure analysis engineering serv- vocalist in the music program. ices as a private consultant and teaches SWAT tactics as a guest instructor at Arjun is accomplished with Gunsite Academy in Fallon, Nevada. the piano, organ, harp, veena and “We recognize that our education at the South Dakota Tech enabled us to santur (Persian), and violin. He achieve professional success and would like others to share the opportunity,” holds a certificate from Limca Book stated Bastiaan and Julie. “We were recipients of financial support provided by of Records (2008, 2009, and 2010) individuals and companies during our tenure and want to make sure that we Arjun Ayyangar and his sister, Aparna for playing national anthems from reciprocate by providing support to others.” memory on the piano and in Ripley’s Believe It Or Not comic strip (September 17, 2008) for playing all UN mem- ber nations’ anthems. He can now play on the piano the national anthems of all countries of the world from memory and has written piano music sheets for all the anthems of the world. He has appeared in NBC’s “America’s Most Lystad Establishes Scholarship Talented Kid” and in Animal Planet’s “Most Extreme – Tough Babies.” Tim Lystad (IE 06) recently estab- Arjun Ayyangar is a Goodwill Ambassador for Empower The Children, a lished the Tim Lystad Athletic USA registered charitable organization that supports educational and food Scholarship fund. This non-endowed programs for slum-dwelling and disabled children in Calcutta, India, and scholarship will be awarded to a other parts of the world. His YouTube site is www.youtube.com/ayyangar. member of the varsity football team at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Tim Lystad came to the School of Mines in August 2001 and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in industrial Stickler Establishes Scholarship engineering in May 2006. During his Shawn Stickler (GeolE 95) recently established an endowed scholarship at time at the School of Mines, he was the South Dakota School of Mines. This scholar- Tim Lystad and his daughter, Payton involved with the football team for ship will be awarded to a student majoring in five years, Delta Sigma Phi fraternity mining engineering, geological engineering, or for four and a half years, and was a geology, with an interest to focus on the natural resident assistant for three and a half years. resource industry. Upon graduation, Lystad took a position as a plant engineer for Granite Stickler came to the School of Mines from the Construction Company starting in Sacramento, California, and transferred to Chicago area and graduated in 1995, earning a Santa Barbara, California, where he worked for approximately two years. He bachelor’s degree in geological engineering. He then moved back to Fargo, North Dakota, in March of 2008 and assumed his went on to earn a master’s degree in mining engi- current role of continuous improvement engineer for Infinity Windows, neering from the University of Nevada-Reno in which is a Marvin Windows company. 2010. Lystad also recently finished his master’s degree in business administration Shawn Stickler Stickler has worked in the underground min- North Dakota State University and graduated in May of 2012. ing industry for more than 15 years with many Lystad has a 19-month- old daughter (Payton Lystad), and he continues to different companies including Redpath, Rio Tinto, Queenstake Jerritt Canyon train for Ironman Triathlon competitions. He will compete in his second race Mine, Stillwater Mining, McIntosh Engineering, ASARCO Missouri Lead in August of 2012 in Louisville, Kentucky, which is where he completed his Division, and Homestake Mining Company. He currently works for Redpath first Ironman. Mongolia LLC. “I thank SDSM&T for providing me with a top notch degree that is Stickler is a registered professional engineer in the state of Nevada. He has respected within many industries,” said Lystad. “I have received nothing but one son, Brandon, who is 19 years old. compliments from people I meet when discussing my educational back- ground.” FOUNDATION UPDATE