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BOARD PRESIDENTS SINCE 1897

2023 | Travis Anderberg, Miller Rexall Drug, Miller
2022 | Eric Sinclair, Montgomery's Furniture, Sioux Falls
2021 | Steve Beck, Beck Motor Company, Pierre
2020 | ​RF Buche, GF Buche Co./Buche Foods, Wagner
2019 | Terry Van De Walle, 
WR Hospitality, Sioux Falls
2017 - 2018 | Gary Cammack, Cammack Ranch Supply, Union Center
2015 - 2016 | Dan Tribby, Prairie Edge, Rapid City
2014 | DeLon Mork, Dairy Queen, Madison
2013 | James Siemens, Hy-Vee, Sioux Falls
2012 | Bill Anderson, Anderson Furniture, Huron
2011 | Jeff Jackson, Wrangler Inn, Mobridge
2010 | Mike Cole, Lewis Drug, Sioux Falls
2009 | John Meyer, Office Products Center, Winner
2008 | Tom Roberts, State Publishing Company, Pierre
2007 | Tom Morrison, JC Penney, Rapid City
2006 | Terry Wilts, Oreck Floor Care Center, Sioux Falls
2005 | Jerry Scriver, Millstone Family Restaurant, Rapid City
2004 | Bill Brunick, Brunick Furniture, Vermillion
2003 | Phil Lampert, Custer State Park Resort Co., Custer
2002 | Kent Baker, Sears, Rapid City
2001 | Brad Drake, Connecting Point Computer Centers, Watertown
2000 | Doug Van Zee, Canton Food Center, Canton
1999 | Roger Feickert, Midstates Printing, Aberdeen
1998 | Steve Hauff, Dakota Sports, Sioux Falls
1997 | Elmer Karl, Karl's TV & Appliance, Gregory
1996 | Clark Sinclair, Montgomery's Furniture, Madison & Sioux Falls
1995 | Gary Brown, Town N Country Inn, Rapid City
1994 | John Clarke, County Fair Foods, Mitchell
1993 | Dick Beverly, Sears, Sioux Falls
1991 - 1992 | Terry Casey, Casey Drug & Jewelry, Chamberlain
1990 - 1991 | Ken Fiedler, Ken's Super Fair Foods, Aberdeen
1989 - 1990 | Jill Bartlett, Hollywood Shop, Pierre
1989 | Roy Nyberg, Ace Hardware, Sioux Falls
1988 - 1989 | Bob McCardle, Randall's, Mitchell
1987 - 1988 | Howard Owens, Owens Interstate Sales, Sturgis
1985 - 1987 | Chuck Parks, Chuck's Jack & Jill, Madison
1985 | George Welder, Sears, Sioux Falls
1984 - 1985 | Lynn Feist, Lynn's Inc., Lemmon
1983 - 1984 | Chuck Chilson, Elevator Store, Webster
1982 - 1983 | Helen Rasmussen, DeHaan's Market, Platte
1981 - 1982 | Hal Bisch, Sears, Huron
1980 - 1981 | Don Greefield, Wass Furniture, Beresford
1977 - 1979 | Don Carlson, Diamond Shoes, Yankton

1975 - 1977 | Leighton Gemar, Gemar's Market, Scotland
1973 - 1975 | Ep Sieler, Jones Drug, Gettysburg
1970 - 1973 | John Trumble, Jack's Trading Post, Allen
1968 - 1970 | John Bonde, Bonde's V Store, Flandreau
1966 - 1968 | C.M. Galloway, Galloway's Department Store, Madison
1965 - 1966 | ​Archie Patzer, Gambles, Watertown
1963 - 1965 | ​Irving Heggestad, Heggestad Hardware, Witten
1961 - 1963 | ​Tom Abourezk, Abourezk's Store, Mission
1959 - 1961 | ​Carl Fischer, Fischer Brothers Store, Ft. Pierre
1957 - 1959 | ​Jack J. Verschoor, Western Chevrolet, Mitchell
1952 - 1957 | ​Glen Rhodes, Rhodes Mercantile Co., Presho
1950 - 1952 | ​B.A. Thomas, Thomas Food Market, Sioux Falls
1948 - 1950 | Ed Kehmeier, New Hollywood Shop, Pierre
1947 - 1948 | ​Wesley Kieffe, Grocer, Kyle
1944 - 1946 | ​Ray Blauert, Blauert Bros., Brookings
1941 - 1944 | ​Frank West, Grocer, Sioux Falls
1939 - 1941 | ​Frank E. Hilts, Grocer, Pierre
1937 - 1939 | ​Arthur Svenby, Golden Rule Department Store, Lemmon

1935 - 1937 | ​Paul Galloway, Galloway's, Madison
1933 - 1934 | ​Herman A. Plate, Co-op Mercantile Co., Cresbard

1933 | ​Henry G. Schwartz, The Schwartz Co., Redfield
1930 - 1933 | ​Web Hill, Bull Hill Dry Goods Co., Rapid City
1928 - 1930 | ​F.C. Ackley, Olwin Angell Co., Aberdeen
1926 - 1928 | ​Frank H. Hughes, Food Supply Co., Rapid City
1925 - 1926 | ​John C. Hammer, Hammer’s Store, Volga
1923 - 1925 | ​A.S. Fischer, Fischer Brothers, Ft. Pierre
1921 - 1923 | ​Lars J. Fiksdal, Lars J. Fiksdal Co., Webster
1918 - 1921 | Otto Baarsch, McGaan, Baarsch & Ware Co., Clark
1916 - 1918 | ​J. Ray Cole, Redfield Mercantile Co., Redfield
1913 - 1916 | ​W.L. Ware, McGaan, Baarsch & Ware Co., Clark
1911 - 1913 | ​J.T. Hansen, Schraft & Hansen Co, Canton
1909 - 1911 | ​D.H. Loftus, General Merchandise, DeSmet
1904 - 1909 | ​A.F. Grimm, A.F. Grimm Co., General Merchandise, Parkston

1903 | ​P.F. Wickhem, General Store, Alexandria
1898 - 1903 | ​Harvey J. Rice, Rice & Whorton, General Merchandise, Huron
1897-1898 | ​G.A. Wood, Wood Brothers Hardware, Implement & Lumber Dealers, Milbank
1897 | ​C.C. Peterson, Jonathan Peterson, Dealer in General Merchandise, Newark


EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS SINCE 1897

2018 - Current | Nathan Sanderson
2006 - 2018 | Shawn Lyons
1990 - 2006 | Jerry Wheeler
1988 - 1989 | Rex Hammond
1980 - 1988 | Dean Randall
1978 - 1980 | Steve Boyer
1966 - 1978 | Ken Balgeman
1951 - 1966 | Donald A Caldwell
1949 - 1951 | Irvin L. Adams
1947 - 1949 | Chris Dam
1945 - 1947 | George W. Chitty
1939 - 1945 | Richard M. Pease
1929 - 1939 | W.C. Botkin
1925 - 1929 | Harry L. Kyes
1918 - 1925 | Elmer U. Berdahl
1909 - 1918 | Nathan S. Tyler
1904 - 1909 | L.S. Tyler
1902 - 1904 | Edward J. Mannix
1898 - 1902 | W.J. Healy
1897 - 1898 | C.C. Peterson
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