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The '''South Dakota School of Mines & Technology''' ('''South Dakota Mines''', '''SD Mines''', or '''SDSM&T''') is a [[public university]] in [[Rapid City, South Dakota]]. It is governed by the [[South Dakota Board of Regents]] and was founded in 1885.<ref>http://museum.sdsmt.edu/home/history/</ref> South Dakota Mines offers bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees.<ref>https://www.sdsmt.edu/VirtualTour SD Mines Virtual Tour</ref>
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==History==
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The cornerstone of the first School of Mines (then known as the '''Dakota School of Mines''') building was dedicated on August 19, 1885, with the first classes being held February 21, 1887. John W. Hancher received the first bachelor of science degree at the first commencement on May 31, 1888.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120502061706/http://125.sdsmt.edu/timeline/1880s/ </ref> The school became known as the '''South Dakota School of Mines''' in 1889 after admission of [[South Dakota]] as a state to the United States.<ref>http://www.sdsmt.edu/about/university-history/</ref>
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The School of Mines presented exhibits during the [[1904 World's Fair]]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120522211807/http://125.sdsmt.edu/timeline/1900s/ </ref> and the first licensed radio station in the state of South Dakota was established on campus in December 1911, a full decade before WCAT (the precursor the current campus station [[KTEQ-FM]]). The first "M-Day" homecoming celebration occurred on October 5, 1912 with the construction of the [http://toolserver.org/~geohack/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_hillside_letters&params=44.0883_N_-103.2494_E_type:landmark_region:US&title=S.+D.+School+of+Mines+%26+Technology "M" on M-Hill], the school's [[Hillside letters|mountain monogram]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120522212051/http://125.sdsmt.edu/timeline/1910s/ </ref> The school's [[ROTC]] battalion was formed in 1918 in response to World War I. The football stadium began construction in 1931, and was completed as "O'Harra Field" in 1938.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120522211919/http://125.sdsmt.edu/timeline/1930s/ </ref>
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The school formally became the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology in February 1943.<ref>{https://web.archive.org/web/20120502062132/http://125.sdsmt.edu/timeline/1940s/ </ref>
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In September 2012, South Dakota Mines made national news when [[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] announced that it had passed [[Harvard]] in the category of starting salaries for graduates.<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesmarshallcrotty/2012/09/19/yo-harvard-dig-this-south-dakota-mining-grads-are-crushing-you-on-pay/ </ref> On September 19, Tech President Dr. Robert A. Wharton died due to complications of cancer treatments. During the presidential search, Duane C. Hrncir was the interim president.<ref>http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/school-of-mines-loses-its-leader/article_97cef869-0a46-51e1-94c8-54ff5422ba29.html </ref>
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On April 25, 2013, the School of Mines announced that [[Heather Wilson]] will become the first female president in the school's 128-year history, starting in June 2013.<ref>http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/ex-congresswoman-to-lead-school-of-mines/article_a54b4322-df20-5e35-bb14-46ad8dfa00ef.html </ref> She resigned in 2017 after being appointed to the office of [[United States Secretary of the Air Force|Secretary of the United States Air Force]].<ref>https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2017/01/23/trump-picks-academy-grad-and-former-rep-heather-wilson-to-be-air-force-secretary/</ref>
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==Notable alumni==
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*[[James Abourezk]], former U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from [[South Dakota]], and the first Arab-American to serve in the U.S. Senate.
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*D. Sherwin Artus, Director & Former CEO, of Whiting Petroleum Corp.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/officerProfile?symbol=WLL&officerId=426276</ref>
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*Richard H. Frank, President and CEO of Darby Emerging Markets Fund. Former Managing Director at the [[World Bank Group]].<ref>http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=81725&privcapId=3480854&previousCapId=21559&previousTitle=Lubar%20&%20Co</ref>
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*[[Marty Jackley]], 30th [[Attorney General of South Dakota]].<ref>http://atg.sd.gov/News/NewsReleases/NewsReleasesView/tabid/441/itemID/940/moduleID/597/Default.aspx</ref>
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*Tony Jensen, President and CEO of [[Royal Gold]].<ref>https://people.forbes.com/profile/tony-jensen/69097|work=Forbes.com</ref>
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*Kurt Kost, President, [[Alpha Natural Resources]]. Past President of Society of Mining Engineers.<ref>https://people.forbes.com/profile/kurt-d-kost/34773</ref>
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*[[Al Kurtenbach]], founder of [[Daktronics]]
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*[[Walter Dale Miller]], 34th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota and 29th Governor of South Dakota<ref>http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_south_dakota/col2-content/main-content-list/title_miller_walter.html</ref>
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*Cmdr. [[George Philip Jr.]], posthumous winner of the [[Navy Cross (United States)|Navy Cross]] for actions as commander of {{USS|Twiggs|DD-591}} and namesake of {{USS|George Philip|FFG-12}}.<ref>http://navysite.de/ffg/FFG12.HTM#about |title=USS George Philip (FFG 12)</ref>
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*Susan Opp, President of L-3 Communications Systems – West<ref>http://www2.l-3com.com/csw/slc.aspx</ref>
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*Dr. [[Tim Osswald]], professor of mechanical engineering at [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]]
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*[[Dean M. Peterson]], inventor of the Kodak [[Instamatic]] camera and the "point-and-shoot" camera
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*Dr. [[Marcus R. Ross]], paleontologist, [[young earth creationism|young earth creationist]], and professor of geology at [[Liberty University]]
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*[[Ajmal Shams]], current president of the [[Afghan Social Democratic Party (Afghan Mellat)|Afghan Social Democratic Party]].
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*[[Jim Shaw (American politician)|Jim Shaw]], former mayor of [[Rapid City, South Dakota]]
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*Emery Stephans, President and CEO of Enterprise Analysis Corporation.<ref>http://www.eacorp.com </ref>
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*[[Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen]], former Norwegian [[Minister of Defence]] and [[Minister of Health and Care Services]]. Former mayor of [[Bergen]].
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*Gary R. Veurink, Vice President Manufacturing and Engineering of [[Dow Chemical Company]];<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/people/6169739-gary-r-veurink</ref> Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer [[International Justice Mission]]
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*Chinedu Ositadinma Nebo, former Nigerian Minister of Power and Vice-Chancellor of the [[University of Nigeria Nsukka]], and Federal University Oye-Ekiti
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* [[James Zimmerman]], Physicist, National Institute of Standards and Technology,<ref>https://physicstoday.scitation.org/doi/abs/10.1063/1.1292491 </ref>
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Revision as of 08:07, 26 January 2021

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Other nameHardrockers
Mining and engineering school
Geology Museum, SDSMT

The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (South Dakota Mines, SD Mines, or SDSM&T) is a public university in Rapid City, South Dakota. It is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents and was founded in 1885.[1] South Dakota Mines offers bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees.[2]

History

The cornerstone of the first School of Mines (then known as the Dakota School of Mines) building was dedicated on August 19, 1885, with the first classes being held February 21, 1887. John W. Hancher received the first bachelor of science degree at the first commencement on May 31, 1888.[3] The school became known as the South Dakota School of Mines in 1889 after admission of South Dakota as a state to the United States.[4]

The School of Mines presented exhibits during the 1904 World's Fair[5] and the first licensed radio station in the state of South Dakota was established on campus in December 1911, a full decade before WCAT (the precursor the current campus station KTEQ-FM). The first "M-Day" homecoming celebration occurred on October 5, 1912 with the construction of the "M" on M-Hill, the school's mountain monogram.[6] The school's ROTC battalion was formed in 1918 in response to World War I. The football stadium began construction in 1931, and was completed as "O'Harra Field" in 1938.[7]

The school formally became the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology in February 1943.[8]

In September 2012, South Dakota Mines made national news when Bloomberg announced that it had passed Harvard in the category of starting salaries for graduates.[9] On September 19, Tech President Dr. Robert A. Wharton died due to complications of cancer treatments. During the presidential search, Duane C. Hrncir was the interim president.[10]

On April 25, 2013, the School of Mines announced that Heather Wilson will become the first female president in the school's 128-year history, starting in June 2013.[11] She resigned in 2017 after being appointed to the office of Secretary of the United States Air Force.[12]

Notable alumni


 

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References

  1. ↑ http://museum.sdsmt.edu/home/history/
  2. ↑ https://www.sdsmt.edu/VirtualTour SD Mines Virtual Tour
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120502061706/http://125.sdsmt.edu/timeline/1880s/
  4. ↑ http://www.sdsmt.edu/about/university-history/
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120522211807/http://125.sdsmt.edu/timeline/1900s/
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120522212051/http://125.sdsmt.edu/timeline/1910s/
  7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120522211919/http://125.sdsmt.edu/timeline/1930s/
  8. ↑ {https://web.archive.org/web/20120502062132/http://125.sdsmt.edu/timeline/1940s/
  9. ↑ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesmarshallcrotty/2012/09/19/yo-harvard-dig-this-south-dakota-mining-grads-are-crushing-you-on-pay/
  10. ↑ http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/school-of-mines-loses-its-leader/article_97cef869-0a46-51e1-94c8-54ff5422ba29.html
  11. ↑ http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/ex-congresswoman-to-lead-school-of-mines/article_a54b4322-df20-5e35-bb14-46ad8dfa00ef.html
  12. ↑ https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2017/01/23/trump-picks-academy-grad-and-former-rep-heather-wilson-to-be-air-force-secretary/
  13. ↑ https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/officerProfile?symbol=WLL&officerId=426276
  14. ↑ http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=81725&privcapId=3480854&previousCapId=21559&previousTitle=Lubar%20&%20Co
  15. ↑ http://atg.sd.gov/News/NewsReleases/NewsReleasesView/tabid/441/itemID/940/moduleID/597/Default.aspx
  16. ↑ https://people.forbes.com/profile/tony-jensen/69097%7Cwork=Forbes.com
  17. ↑ https://people.forbes.com/profile/kurt-d-kost/34773
  18. ↑ http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_south_dakota/col2-content/main-content-list/title_miller_walter.html
  19. ↑ http://navysite.de/ffg/FFG12.HTM#about |title=USS George Philip (FFG 12)
  20. ↑ http://www2.l-3com.com/csw/slc.aspx
  21. ↑ http://www.eacorp.com
  22. ↑ https://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/people/6169739-gary-r-veurink
  23. ↑ https://physicstoday.scitation.org/doi/abs/10.1063/1.1292491
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