2016 Program Catalog
Celebrating excellence in South Dakota.
Ted Kooser, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, returns to South Dakota in 2016 to celebrate the centennial of the Prize with the SD Festival of Books.
Gerry Berger-Law and Randell Beck recognize excellence in the humanities for South Dakota. Read their stories, page 25
About the SDHC Supporting the Humanities in South Dakota Since 1972
By the Numbers
South Dakota & The Pulitzer Zero
Pulitzer Prize winners from South Dakota. No South Dakota authors have won a Prize, though Adam Johnson won for fiction in 2013 with The Orphan Master’s Son and was born in South Dakota. He has said his grandma is Cheyenne River Sioux.
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South Dakota newspaper publisher serves on the Pulitzer Prize board. Randell Beck, retired from Argus Leader Media of Sioux Falls, has served on the Prize board since 2008.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning authors whose books have been selected with One Book South Dakota – Marilynne Robinson with Gilead in 2006 and Jane Smiley with Some Luck in 2016.
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Years Prize winner Ted Kooser has attended the South Dakota Festival of Books. He presented in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013, and 2014. Kooser will return to the Festival in 2016.
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Pulitzer Prize winners the South Dakota Festival of Books has hosted, 2003-2015. Those winners, listed with their Prize years, are Deborah Blum (1992), Michael Dirda (1993), Ted Kooser (2005), E. Annie Proulx (1994), Marilynne Robinson (2005), and Shirley Christian (1981).
The South Dakota Humanities Council (SDHC), founded in 1972 in response to an act of Congress, is a 501(c)3 non-profit and the only cultural organization in the state whose sole mission is to deliver humanities programming to the people of South Dakota. Our vision is to lead statewide advocacy for the humanities and work with other partners to foster literary and civic engagement through our annual programs. Central to the vision is this mission: The South Dakota Humanities Council celebrates literature, promotes civil conversation, and tells the stories that define our state. We fulfill our mission by supporting and promoting public programming in the humanities like the Speakers Bureau; providing grant funding for community programs and research and discussion projects in our grants program; and carrying out the mission of the South Dakota Center for the Book (established by the Library of Congress in 2002) through reading and literary programs like the annual Festival of Books, Young Readers Initiative and One Book South Dakota.
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Pulitzer Prize fnalists who have attended the South Dakota Festival of Books, 2003-2015. Finalists, listed with their finalist years, at the Festival are H.W. Brands (2003 and 2009), Dave Eggers (2001), Louise Erdrich (2009), Susan Griffin (1992), Linda Hogan (1990), and Rodney Jones (2000).
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Confirmed Prize winners (as of March) who will present at Pulitzer centennial events in South Dakota in 2016 and at the Festival of Books in Brookings, Sept. 22-25.
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Table of Contents
Welcome From the director
elebrating excellence and building cultural capital. C This is our vision for the South Dakota Humanities Council in 2016. We chose the cover to honor three
Welcome.............................................1 100 Years of Pulitzer......................2 One Stop Programs......................3 One Book South Dakota...........4 Reading Group Toolkit.................5 Speakers Bureau.............................6 Speakers Bureau Directory......7 Festival of Books and Young Readers Festival of Books.......18 Grants & Projects........................22 Board of Directors......................24 Recognizing Excellence.............25 Major Donors................................26 Donors..............................................27 South Dakota Stories........... Back
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individuals for their achievements and contributions to the arts and humanities. All three – Ted Kooser, Gerry Berger-Law, and Randell Beck – have a long-standing association with the SDHC while enriching lives and inspiring South Dakotans through their creativity and work. In 2016, we are celebrating the excellence of the Pulitzer Prizes through a grant from the Pulitzer Prize Centennial Campfires Initiative. With leadership of the Pulitzer Board, the Federation of State Humanities Councils, the SDHC and 46 other humanities councils, this commemoration gathers citizens throughout the nation to explore the values the Pulitzer inspires in us and strengthen the bonds that connect us through literature, music, and journalism. Through projects like the Pulitzer Initiative and our ongoing statewide programs, the SDHC is charting a legacy to include conversations inspired by literary arts, core humanities values and the study of history, religion and philosophy. By partnering with community organizations and businesses, we are developing permanent resources to build cultural capital. We invite you to be involved. This catalog describes the approaches you can take to bring conversations about humanities to your community. Book programs for your town. Volunteer for events. Contribute what you can. Together we can spark important conversations and connect with one another. Sherry DeBoer, Executive Director
Sherry DeBoer, . executive director Jennifer Widman, . director of the South Dakota Center for the Book Kyle Schaefer, . program and . development officer Jessica Andrews, communications and . outreach coordinator Carolyn Marshall Speakman, administrative assistant Deb Delaney, program . and development assistant
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From the board chair
everal times a year, a group of 18 volunteers S come together as a Board of Directors to provide support and guidance to the staff of the South Dakota
Humanities Council. We are united by a passion for books and ideas; we are committed to making our state an even better place to live. Our mission statement says it all: “The South Dakota Humanities Council celebrates literature, promotes civil conversation, and tells the stories that define our state.” Indeed, we do. The three-day Festival of Books held each year celebrates literature, bringing together writers and avid readers. Discussion groups held in libraries and in museums in dozens of our state’s communities promote thoughtful conversation, often as an antidote to a noisy and combative public dialogue. We published a book a few years ago — titled What Makes a South Dakotan? — specifically to gather, from our own citizens, the rich and varied life stories in our state. We will continue this work unabated in 2016, believing that gentle conversation about the great ideas of our time is a way to serve our state and its people. Support us and join us for the ride. Matt Moen, Board Chair
2 | 100 YEARS OF PULITZER
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Celebrate 100 years of
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outh Dakota celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Pulitzer Prize in 2016 thanks to a grant from the Pulitzer Prize board to the South Dakota Humanities Council. The initiative launched in March with events in Sioux Falls and Spearfish and continues through the year. As of publication, events are also confirmed in Aberdeen, Sioux Falls and Brookings in the fall. The council aims to host Pulitzer events on each university campus, utilizing longstanding partnerships in education. Shirley Christian Martin Sherwin Through the Pulitzer Prize Campfires Initiative, the council was awarded $45,456 for the centennial commemoration. Events highlight the connections between Pulitzer Prize winners and topics that impact life in South Dakota, such as diversity, science, the arts, literature, music, Elizabeth Fenn Michael Dirda history, and media. “(The award) is a recognition of deep, important thinking on the part of the humanities council,” Randell Beck said. Beck, retired publisher of the Argus Leader in Sioux Falls, serves on the Pulitzer Prize board, which selected the Campfires Initiative Kai Bird Ted Kooser awards. The initiative awarded more than $1.5 million to 46 state humanities councils to feature Pulitzer Prizewinning works in the humanities during the 2016 centennial. “It is an opportunity on so many Jane Smiley John Luther Adams levels for South Dakota to experience the Prizes and what they represent,” South Dakota Humanities Council Beck said. “It made me very proud as hosts these Pulitzer Prize winners in 2016 with more to be announced. a South Dakotan and a member of the board … to see us play a role in the centennial.” Events planned provide opportunities for the state’s large, diverse community to converse about the Pulitzer Prize and the importance of high caliber writing, civil conversation and literary engagement. The centennial influences the council’s on-going programs – One Book South Dakota, the Speakers Bureau and the Reading Group Toolkit – and recognizes Pulitzer Prize-winning works and their authors.
How to get a Pulitzer Prize. A Pulitzer Prize is within your reach. The SDHC and our partners are hosting events throughout 2016 to celebrate the Pulitzer. Visit sdhumanities.org for detailed event information. Sign up for the Council Insider to receive newsletter updates in your email. How will you celebrate the Pulitzer Prize’s centennial? Book Talks Select scholars will host community-based book talks on Pulitzer Prize-winning works and their authors. Speakers Starting in March, the council and our partners host Pulitzer Prize winners for public presentations on relevant and thoughtprovoking subjects. Essays We’ve invited scholars to introduce South Dakotans to Pulitzer Prize-winning works and their authors through regular essays that publish on the council’s website. One Book South Dakota Jane Smiley, author of the 2016 One Book South Dakota selection Some Luck, won a Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1992 for her book. A Thousand Acres.
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Book a One Stop Program he SDHC offers three One Stop T Programs (previously known as Quick Grants) to help your
group more easily host humanities programming and events in your community and throughout South Dakota. Where resources and funds are limited, these programs encourage communities to engage in thoughtful conversation, broaden learning opportunities, build community and read more.
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William Kent Krueger, 2015 One Book South Dakota author, speaks at the Rapid City Public Library while on tour before the Festival of Books in September 2015. The One Book South Dakota author presents the keynote at the annual Festival, giving readers an opportunity to learn about the story behind the stories.
How to apply Host One Book SD or a Reading Group Toolkit ∙∙ Any organization is eligible to apply for One Book South Dakota. ∙∙ Book clubs organized by individuals or community organizations are eligible for the Reading Group Toolkit. ∙∙ If not using the current One Book South Dakota, select a title from the Lending Library listed on the website. ∙∙ Contact a One Book South Dakota (OB) or Reading Group Toolkit (RGT) scholar to lead a group discussion. ∙∙ Set a date for your event. ∙∙ Submit an online application with the $50 application fee 4-6 weeks before the program on the SDHC website at sdhumanities.org. ∙∙ Promote your event through your local media and social media and acknowledge the South Dakota Humanities Council’s sponsorship. ∙∙ Complete the evaluation form. Return the books.
Tips for a successful program ∙∙ Program must be hosted in South Dakota and open to the public ∙∙ Depending on funds available, groups may apply for an unlimited number of reading programs each year. ∙∙ Host a minimum of 15 people and provide a space with comfortable accommodations. Allow approximately 45 minutes plus Q&A.
Local groups host SDHC scholars and reading programs specific to their needs and interests. The host group handles on-site logistics and local promotion, while the council fulfills financial commitments to the scholars. A $50 fee applies for each application submitted.
One Book South Dakota Host a One Book South Dakota discussion, featuring the One Book South Dakota selection and a scholar to lead your group’s discussion (listed on page 5). The 2016 selection is Some Luck by Jane Smiley, winner of the 1992 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. See page 4 for more on this year’s selection.
Reading Group Toolkit Expand your reading group with one of more than 60 selections from the SDHC Lending Library. The program includes an SDHC scholar to lead your group’s discussion. Scholars available to lead book discussions are listed on page 5.
Speakers Bureau Bring a renowned scholar to your community to present on topics for all ages and backgrounds. Application information and the directory of scholars and their programs begins on page 6.
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Smiley’s farm family saga launches 2016 OBSD ragedies, triumph, history T and the everyday life of a Midwestern farm family mix in
the 2016 One Book South Dakota selection Some Luck by Jane Smiley, the winner of the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
Readers across South Dakota will read and discuss Smiley’s 2014 novel Some Luck, the first in The Last Hundred Years trilogy, in the 14th year of One Book South Dakota. The program introduces South Dakota readers to a single, relevant title selected by the South Dakota Humanities Council and the South Dakota Center for the Book. This year, the title also dovetails with the South Dakota celebration of the Pulitzer Prize’s centennial. “Some Luck does a beautiful job of blending ordinary moments in the life of a typical Midwestern family with the major historical events going on in the world around them. South Dakota readers will definitely be able to relate to the rural setting and the family relationships,” said Jennifer Widman, director of the South Dakota Center for the Book. South Dakotans will relate to a plot that spans concerns from changes in agricultural technology to broader themes in events like The Depression and World War II. Readers follow the Langdons, an Iowa farm family, with each chapter covering a year in their life between 1920 and 1953. In 1920, Rosanna and Walter Langdon welcome their firstborn son, Frank, who will be followed by Joe, Lillian, Henry, and Claire. As the children grow and scatter, the story provides an intimate look at the family’s triumphs and tragedies aligned with historical events. “I really wanted to take these characters and follow them from babyhood to death,” Smiley told The
Jane Smiley, above, won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1992 for A Thousand Acres. Her 2014 novel Some Luck is the first in a trilogy and introduces readers to a Midwest farm family, their relationships and interactions with current, world events.
Guardian in a fall 2014 interview. Smiley’s inspiration came from her surroundings and a desire to express a family’s journey through life as affected by changes in the world around them. “I used to take long walks in the countryside, and I used to think about farming. It became an interest and continued to be an interest as I stayed in Iowa,” said Smiley, who lived in Iowa for 24 years as a student and professor. She won the Pulitzer for fiction in 1992 with A Thousand Acres. Readers can meet Jane Smiley and other Pulitzer Prize winners at the 2016 Festival of Books in Brookings, Sept. 22-25. She delivers the keynote address on Friday, Sept. 23 at 7:30 p.m at the Performing Arts Center in Brookings. “We’re especially excited to host Jane Smiley at the festival. Not only is she one of America’s most versatile and decorated writers, but she is also a dynamic speaker and a down-to-earth person,” said Widman.
Host One Book South Dakota Reading groups wanting to borrow copies of Some Luck from the SDHC Lending Library need to apply for the OBSD package online at sdhumanities.org. A $50 application fee applies and includes up to 30 books and an OBSDoriented scholar to lead your group’s discussion..
Meet Jane Smiley One Book SD Keynote Festival of Books Friday, Sept. 23 at 7:30 pm Performing Arts Center, Brookings
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he Reading Group Toolkit includes up to 30 copies of any title from the SDHC Lending Library and a scholar to lead a discussion for the reading group. A $50 application fee applies. Some titles may be limited. View the full Lending Library list and apply online at sdhumanities.org through One Stop Programs.
Highlights from the Lending Librar y ∙∙ Fourteen years of One Book South Dakota with works by Dave Eggers, Leif Enger, Louise Erdrich, Marilynne Robinson and others. ∙∙ Bridging Cultures: Muslim Journeys bookshelf, including The Children of Abraham and In an Antique Land. ∙∙ Young readers titles Stink: Twice as Incredible by Megan McDonald and The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo. ∙∙ All five titles in the SDHC’s South Dakota Stories series.
Three of the 60-plus titles in the SDHC Lending Library
∙∙ Works featuring South Dakota authors, including Linda Hasselstrom, Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, Dan O’Brien, Ann Daum, and the Oak Lake Writers Society. ∙∙ Classics and contemporary literature from Harper Lee, Frances Mayes, Ray Bradbury and Sue Monk Kidd. ∙∙ Veterans writing group feature Redeployment by Phil Klay. ∙∙ American Indian culture and history as told by Joseph Marshall, Charles Eastman and Mari Sandoz.
Book a discussion leader
OB = Available for 2016 One Book South Dakota. RGT = Available for titles in the SDHC Lending Library/Reading Group Toolkit. OB Dr. Kathy Antonen, Lake Norden kathy.antonen@sdsmt.edu (605) 381-8737
OB RGT Ms. Jamie Fryslie, Willow Lake, jlnfryslie@gmail.com (605) 625-2022
OB RGT Molly Barari, Rapid City mollybarari@gmail.com (308) 440-0047
OB RGT Candy Hamilton, Rapid City, hamcandy@gmail.com (605) 407-8488
OB Bruce Brandt, Brookings brandt73@mchsi.com (605) 692-5789
OB Mary Haug, Brookings maryahaug@gmail.com (605) 692-4743
OB RGT Dr. Marilyn Anne Carlson Aronson, Beresford mcarlson@iw.net, (605) 957-4371
OB RGT Dr. Barbara Johnson, Aberdeen, (605) 229-5988 prairielitdocbj@aol.com
OB Marian Cramer, Bryant mariancramer@yahoo.com (605) 625-5865
OB Dr. Joanna Jones, Spearfish joanna_jones@yahoo.com (605) 450-0121
OB RGT Ms. Lana Dannenbring Eichstadt, Wessington lana7dann@gmail.com (605) 354-3589
OB RGT Dorothy Liegl, Pierre strictlyliegl@msn.com (605) 220-4100
OB RGT Lawrence Diggs, Roslyn speaker@LDiggs.com (605) 486-4536 OB RGT Dr. Anne Dilenschneider, Sioux Falls, (650) 275-9495 dradilenschneider@gmail.com
OB RGT Steve Linstrom, Marshall, MN, (507) 401-1886 stevelinstromwriter@gmail.com OB RGT Dr. John Miller, Brookings john.miller@sdstate.edu (605) 692-7680 OB RGT Jean Patrick, Mitchell jean@santel.net (605) 770-7345
RGT Tasha Rennels, Sioux Falls trennels@augie.edu, (760) 475-2007 OB RGT Bruce Roseland, Seneca bbroseland@venturecomm.net (605) 460-2711 OB RGT Ken Steinken, Rapid City kensteinken@juno.com (605) 348-4895 OB Dr. Vicki Sterling, Rapid City vicki.sterling@dsu.edu (605) 256-6780 OB Jamie Sullivan, Yankton jsullivan@mtmc.edu, (605) 857-1093 RGT Orval Van Deest, Madison (605) 591-9830 OB RGT Nancy Veglahn, Sioux Falls, nveglahn@sio.midco.net (605) 331-3809 OB RGT Dr. Laura Vidler, Vermillion, laura.vidler@usd.edu (914) 450-4793 OB Gary Westgard, Watertown vivigard@gmail.com (605) 882-5733
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Speakers Bureau
Discover humanities in your town, one-on-one slate of more than 70 speakers with the SDHC’s A Speakers Bureau offers a depth of topics groups across South Dakota can bring to their communities. The council
Apply to host a program
supports nearly 150 Speakers Bureau events annually, across a range of humanities-related subjects.
1. Contact the presenter(s) to confirm availability and program for your event.
The benefit of this program lies in the ease with which a group can bring humanities programming to the community up to three times each year.
2. At least four to six weeks before your program, file an online application at sdhumanities.org. Select Speakers Bureau under One Stop Programs to find the online application.
Speakers Bureau scholars’ topics include the themes of: American Indian history, traditions, culture and society; general arts and humanities, chautauqua, creativity, famous South Dakotans, film, general history and South Dakota history, humor, politics, immigration, nature and the environment, sports history, war, world cultures, and writing – prose, poetry and journaling. Each speaker offers a specialized program, and many speakers offer multiple programs. Some presentations are specific to the South Dakota and Northern Plains experiences, while others explore greater themes of society and the human experience.
Eligibility & Requirements All non-profit organizations are eligible to apply. The applicant organization does not need to be located in South Dakota, but the program must take place within the state. Typical applicants include libraries, museums, historical sites, historical societies, parks, tribal entities, K-12 schools, colleges and universities as well as community centers and agencies that are open to the public.
3. Submit your application to the SDHC with the $50 fee. 4. The coordinator and scholar(s) will receive follow-up information from the SDHC office. 5. Promote your event! Be sure to acknowledge the SDHC and NEH in your promotions. 6. Host your event! Be sure to welcome your scholar and thank the SDHC for program support. 7. Complete the evaluation and submit to the SDHC office within two weeks of your event.
Remember ... Speakers are paid directly by the SDHC once we receive your evaluation. We can help you promote your event. Contact us for logos and other tips. Host your event in an accessible venue to comfortably host a minimum of 35 people. Allow time for questions and answers after the scholar’s presentation. Organizations can apply for up to three Speakers Bureau programs per fiscal year (Nov. 1 through Oct. 31).
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Tom Pitz as Thomas Jefferson visits young guests at Mt. Rushmore.
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Speakers Bureau Director y Scholars through the SDHC’s Speakers Bureau are available to present at community-based events and for a variety of organizations. Learn how to apply on page 6.
Molly Barari
writer - www.mollybarari.com 4349 Red Cliff Terrace, Rapid City, SD 57702 mollybarari@gmail.com | (308) 440-0047 Barari leads creative writing workshops on her speciality areas of memoir, non-fiction and life writing. She can also present on the 1972 Black Hills Flood which killed hundreds in the Black Hills region, the topic of her book-in-progress.
Kimberly Bartling
Dakota Cultural Storyteller - kcreativeconsulting.com 1607 S 5th Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57105 Kim.creativeconsulting@gmail.com | (605) 376-8440 “The Theory of Dakotativity” describes the one degree of separation we have as citizens of the Rushmore State. From a school’s mascot to recognizing family names, we find prairie pride in all the right places. My South Dakota family has taught me the importance of research, the power of a good story, the necessity of humor and the evils of hubris.
Dr. Marilyn Anne Carlson Aronson 29615 469th Ave., Beresford, SD 57004 mcarlson@iw.net | (605) 957-4371
Cultural Diversity: Teaching in Trondheim, Norway versus the Northern Plains - This presentation focuses on my reflections and insights from teaching at Sor Trondelag University in Trondheim, Norway as an exchange professor. I compare/contrast this experience with teaching in the Midwest and include cultural, social, and educational differences between American and European educational systems.
Patricia Catches the Enemy
1008 S Hwy 87, Pine Ridge, SD 57770 nell8@goldenwest.net | (605) 867-1282 My life living on the reservation, bonds with horses, learning lessons, education, cultural activities, values and history; life as the daughter of a well-known medicine man, Petaga Yuha Mani (Man Carries Hot Coals).
Mary Jo Benton Lee
The Gypsy Cowbelle
Ethnicity and Empowerment: What Minority Education in China Can Teach Us About Minority Education in the U.S. Lee, who has written a book about minority education in Southwest China and a book about Native American education in the Midwest, compares and contrasts schooling in two cultures.
The Modern Day Homesteader: A mixed-media presentation incorporating slides, narration and music to depict the lifestyle of western pioneers and the artist’s personal connection to one homestead ranch. An engaging discussion follows the show.
Adjunct Assistant Professor, SDSU Dept. of Sociology and Rural Studies; 1124 Fourth St., Brookings, SD 57006 mjblee@mchsi.com | (605) 692-8252
Verna K. Boyd, Presenter/Speaker 25627 484th Ave., Garretson, SD 57030 omahashewolf@hotmail.com | (605) 594-6731
Journey into the Past: An introduction to the Dhegihan American Indian people (Omaha, Ponca, Ioway) and their lives at the trade and cultural center of Blood Run in southeastern SD and northwestern Iowa. Artifacts, pipestone and replicas of a dog travois, tools and pottery used are discussed and exhibited.
Performing Artist - www.gypsycowbelle.com PO Box 809, Thermopolis, WY 82443 gypsycowbelle@gmail.com | (307) 231-9252
Marian Cramer
Independent Scholar 42936 196th St., Bryant, SD 57213 mariancramer@yahoo.com | (605) 625-5865 An Hour with Laura - Chautauqua presentations with three options: Laura as teacher of a rural school; With Tablet and Pencil: Laura teaching a group how Laura wrote her books; My Family’s Story: The stories the people who knew Laura and the Ingalls family told in oral histories.
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Betsey DeLoache
Owner, Red Bird Studio - www.redbirdstudiosd.com 29666 Lakeview Pl., Pierre, SD 57501 betseydsd@mncomm.com | (605) 945-1894 Country Schools - I describe my experience as a “city slicker” from the East Coast with an appreciation of history and my research and exploring adventures. I make the point that I am pleased to preserve the country school story.
Lawrence Diggs
Professional Presenter - www.LDiggs.com 104 Carlton Ave., Roslyn, SD 57261 speaker@LDiggs.com | (605) 486-4536 Erasing Imaginary Lines - This program makes the case that the distinctions we make based on “race” are imaginary lines that have no basis in science or nature. It points out how imaginary lines separate us from people who could be valuable employees, church members or our dearest friends. It will give you plenty of cause to rethink your ideas of “race” and escape your cultural imprisonment.
Dr. Anne Dilenschneider
721 S Euclid Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 dradilenschneider@gmail.com | (650) 275-9495 The Hiawatha Asylum for Insane Indians: Healing Our Shared Past From 1902-1933 - Native Americans who misbehaved in the boarding schools or who alienated reservation agents were sent to the Hiawatha Asylum in Canton, SD. Over three decades, the asylum in Canton housed nearly 400 Native American inmates from all parts of the U.S.; they were kept in circumstances that were described in federal investigative reports as “like a leper colony” and “inhumane.” Currently, 121 Native Americans from 53 tribes are still buried in unmarked graves at the asylum site. This presentation is best co-presented with scholar Jerry Fogg.
Pegie (Margaret) Douglas
Badger Clark Presenter PO Box 811, Custer, SD 57730 pegiedouglas@earthlink.net | (919) 414-9383 The Life and Music of Badger Clark: South Dakota’s First Poet Laureate - I talk about the life of Badger Clark and sing his poems set to music.
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Mr. Arch Ellwein
www.adcomofmMontana.com PO Box 333, Sidney, MT 59270 arch@midrivers.com | (800) 482-5109 Ellwein presents on Theodore Roosevelt, Sgt. John Ordway of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Steamboat Captain Grant Marsh and Buffalo Hunter Yellowstone Vic Smith. All are chautauqua-style programs
Arley Fadness
Retired - Lutheran Clergy/Writer/Historian 442 Gordon St., Custer, SD 57730 arpamfad@gwtc.net | (605) 673-5044 Aeronauts, Balloons and the Stratobowl - This presentation tells the stories of eight significant historic and scientific balloons that flew out of the Stratobowl since 1934. The Stratobowl is a deep, natural circular canyon eleven miles south of Rapid City. History notes 2015 as the 80th anniversary of the 1935 launch and successful landing of Explorer II at White Lake.
Jerry Fogg
Cultural Historian & Artist | facebook.com/NativeSoulArt 1405 E Walnut St., Sioux Falls, SD 57103 jerryfogg@sio.midco.net | (605) 254-8189 Native Soul: The Intersection of Art, History and Culture - Jerry is faithful to his call to invite South Dakotans into our shared history. He is an artist who is not afraid to tell the complicated stories of this land. His gift is one of bringing the stories of the past into the present through his art, connecting his own feelings and those of all of us who engage with his art and helping us imagine a preferred future together. Using a mixed media approach that includes historical pieces, Native American craft, traditional art techniques, and a touch of humor, he asks: Who are we? Where do we come from? And, where are we going?
Mr. Wayne Gilbert
832 Fairview Dr., Belle Fourche, SD 57717 gilbert@rushmore.com | (605) 348-6615 Crow Dog - The story of Brule leader Crow Dog’s killing of Spotted Tail, the legal battles that followed in federal court in Deadwood, and Crow Dog becoming part of the social fabric in Deadwood during his time in jail.
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Ms. Joyzelle Godfrey
2811 Tierra Dr. Apt 107, Lincoln, NE 68516 jyzlle@hotmail.com | (402) 613-1200 Speaking of Ella Deloria - A discussion of Ms. Deloria’s work and family dynamics that contribute to her unique insights into the history and culture of the Dakota/Lakota/ Nakota culture. Godfrey can also speak on Dakota Storytelling, the Sitting Bull Family Story, and Lewis and Clark and the Sioux.
Nels H. Granholm
Ph.D, Prof. Emeritus, SDSU 216 Sundance Pass, Brookings, SD 57006 nels.granholm@sdstate.edu | (605) 692-6416 Modern Science and Traditional Knowledge - Traditional knowledge, which combines elements of Western science with aboriginal knowledge, provides a complementary, powerful, and perhaps equally beneficial means to acquire and use knowledge in positive, sustainable, and beneficial ways. We will explore concepts of classical Western science and traditional knowledge.
Jane Green
Independent Scholar | plainjanegreen.com 43336 171st St., Clark, SD 57225 jgreen@itctel.com | (605) 532-5113 Comedic storytelling of life on the SD prairies. Presentations include Diamonds in the Rough - a farm woman’s humorous tales; Ain’t Life Grand - growing up on the SD prairies; and Write Those Stories - a how-to-do writing workshop for documenting one’s own stories.
Candy Hamilton
Independent Scholar, Writer 124 East St Anne St., Rapid City, SD 57701 hamcandy@gmail.com | (605) 407-8488 Surprising Friendship - Annie Oakley and Sitting Bull came to admire each other immensely, but their friendship might not have developed except for Sitting Bull’s persistence after seeing Oakley perform in Minneapolis. They discovered what they had in common and shared an enduring friendship. Oakley’s husband and manager saw the friendship as a boon to her career, but Oakley appreciated Sitting Bull for himself, not just what he represented. Their friendship has much to teach us in the 21st century.
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Belinda Joe, Dakota Hunkpati, is one of many scholars with the Speakers Bureau who present on Native American culture and history. Here, she performs at Crazy Horse Memorial in the Black Hills near Custer.
L. Adrien Hannus
Professor of Anthropology and Director of Archeology Lab at Augustana University 2032 S. Grange Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57105 adrien.hannus@augie.edu |(605) 274-5493 www.augie.edu/anthropology The Lange/Ferguson Site - A Clovis Culture Mammoth Kill and Butchering Site in the White River Badlands. The Lange/Ferguson archeological site is a Paleoindian locality at which the remains of two butchered mammoths were recovered. The program documents the earliest evidence of human occupation in South Dakota and provides an understanding of how archeological investigations proceed.
Mary Haug
Professor Emeritus, SDSU | maryalicehaug.com 1305 Trail Ridge Cir., Brookings, SD 57006 maryahaug@gmail.com | (605) 692-4743 From Moment to Memoir - An Approach to Writing Your Story - This workshop helps participants collect and write their memoirs by working moment by moment through their lives.
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Dr. Patrick Hicks
Associate Prof. of English, Writer-in-Residence, Augustana University | www.patrickhicks.org 2001 S Summit Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57197 patrick.hicks@augie.edu | (605) 274-5434 The Concentration Camps of Nazi Germany: Auschwitz, Treblinka, and Beyond - Hicks will discuss his critically and popularly acclaimed novel, The Commandant of Lubizec, which is based upon Auschwitz and the other Operation Reinhard camps; and, he will show a number of photos and talk about what it was like to visit these places of mass murder.
Yvonne Hollenbeck
yvonnehollenbeck.com 30549 291st St., Clearfield, SD 57580 geetwo@gwtc.net | (605) 557-3559 Patchwork of the Prairie - Hollenbeck presents a trunk show of approximately 40 quilt items made by five generations of one family on the prairies of South Dakota and Nebraska, accompanied by a slide presentation of the makers, their homes (some are sod houses), and photos.
Paul Horsted
Photographer/Author | paulhorsted.com 24905 Mica Ridge Rd., Custer, SD 57730 horsted@dakotaphoto.com | (605) 673-3685 The Black Hills Yesterday & Today - From the 1874 Black Hills “Custer” Expedition through the gold rush to the early days of tourism, he presents rare historic photographs carefully matched with modern views from the same locations today. The resulting then and now images are fascinating and reveal insights into history, development, ecology and more from the Black Hills.
Karla Hunter
Associate Prof. of Communication Studies & Theatre 433 Telluride Ln., Brookings, SD 57006 Karla.Hunter@sdstate.edu | (605) 212-7460 Find Your Voice - This presentation discusses the scholar’s teaching, research and experience in helping people find and enhance their interpersonal, professional and civic voices by teaching them to build their communication competence and overcome barriers to positive communication outcomes. Proven tools include skills training, communication inventories, myth-busting, and desensitization to fearful situations.
Joyce Jefferson, pictured, has presented countless programs as Aunt Lou and now includes programs on history, culture, diversity and music. She is a veteran humanities scholar. Photo by Larry Miller
Valerie Janis
Author/Artist/Photographer | vrjanis.com 14252 West Nike Loop, Rapid City, SD 57701 vrjanis@yahoo.com | (605) 391-0401 Cultural Poetry - Using pictures and words that are cultural, we create poems and talk about elements that are important to the culture; Book Talks - Discusson on the presenter’s books and blending Indigenous culture and language with fiction; Write On - The writing process and where ideas come from; and also presentations on traditional storytelling, cradleboard use and design, creative expression for kids.
Joyce Jefferson
Owner/Principal | JoyceJefferson.net 4009 Terry Dr., Rapid City, SD 57703 storyteller@JoyceJefferson.net | (605) 209-2896 Phenomenal Women and Other S/Heroes - African American history and culture displayed through poetry, song, and narration. This is a timeless and universal message; Windflower Women: Memories of Their Fathers: Windflower Women, Joyce Jefferson, Belinda Joe and Lillian Witt, weave vibrant connections of their fathers’ journeys through song, memories and dancing in the wind; Lift Every Voice and Sing: Jefferson and Jerry Wilske share the evolution of music, race relations and the hope for today.
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Bruce B. Junek and Tass Thacker
Owners, Images of the World | imagesoftheworld.com 612 Saint James St., Rapid City, SD 57701 iow@hills.net | (605) 348-3432 www.ImagesoftheWorld.com
Tass Thaker, pictured, and Bruce Junek co-present presentations that feature their photography from bicycle journeys and their international travel.
Belinda Joe
MS Education, Educator and Scholar PO Box 345, Fort Thompson, SD 57339 bfjoe@hotmail.com | (605) 245-2453 Windflower Women: Memories of their Fathers - Belinda F. Joe, M.S. Ed., Dakota Hunkpati, shares her Dakota father’s journey of boarding school, pow-wows, the Korean War and his Dakota prophecy for the presenter.
Dani Johannesen
Asst. Prof. of English, University of Minnesota Crookston 502 Euclid Ave., Crookston, MN 56716 johan259@crk.umn.edu | (605) 354-2706 Re-Enchanting the Beanstalk: Magic and Rural Life - Trace the various myths and narratives associated with rural life. Literature, film, and other expressions of rural culture often use magic to respond to this marginalization. Presenter shows how ‘magical ruralism’ is borne out of pastoral and pre-industrial mythology.
Dr. Barbara Johnson
American Literature 511 South Arch St., Aberdeen, SD 57401 prairielitdocbj@aol.com | (605) 229-5988 Stained Glass of the American West - An updated version of a program featuring South Dakota stained glass and stained glass that represents the American West. She also presents on Pulitzer Prize winner Hamlin Garland and Daughter of the Middle Border which won for biography in 1922.
Presentations include: Land of the Dragon – Chinese culture & history; Rainforests & Maya Ruins – Mexico & Central America featuring Hispanic culture; Volcanoes of the World – Around the world combining science and culture; African Safari – Southern Africa animals, people and culture; Mummies & Mosques – Ancient civilizations of Egypt and Greece; Islamic culture; World Bicycle Tour – Our most multicultural program across four continents; and, Blue Zones®-Kid Power - Inspires students to have healthier habits and behaviors.
Sandra Kern Mollman
Theatre Artist 30717 University Rd., Vermillion, SD 57069 sandra.mollman@usd.edu | (605) 670-9753 Theatre in Real Life - The work of theatre artists to come together from their various disciplines to create one unified world, the world of the play. How do we use the skills of theatre artists in our real world to come together to create the world that we want to see? This presentation focuses on four areas of theatre, together or separately.
Jerome Kills Small
Retired Instructor 204 3rd Street, Utica, SD 57067 chikkawk@gmail.com |(605) 660-4366 Children’s Stories for All Ages told through family oral histories. Stories of Foods and Medicines as used in Lakota ways of Life. Origins of song and dance in the life and rituals of the Lakota.
Amy Kirk
Columnist and speaker | amykirk.com 26436 SD Hwy 89, Custer, SD 57730 4atkccranch@goldenwest.net | (605) 673-2063 Your Journaling Style, Ways to Continue an Interest in Journaling, Journaling Your Legacy The Fun & Easy Way, Different Kinds of Journals to Keep. In a world of technology, journaling is an ideal way to record an individual’s legacy in their own unique handwriting. Journals don’t have to serve one purpose. I share different and easy ways to keep journaling and not quit after one entry.
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Robert Kolbe
Steve Linstrom
Presentations on various areas and times in South Dakota and Dakota Territory History, Illustrated with photos germane to that time and place. Topics include Transportation, Black Hills, 1880 Blizzard/1881 Flood, Early 1900s Rural School Teaching and others.
A Diplomat, a Politician, an Evangelist and a Warrior - The Greatest Lakota Leaders Linstrom identifies the differences and similarities between Spotted Tail, Red Cloud, Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, based on a non-fiction book Linstrom is researching. Important management and leadership lessons can be learned by the study of the greatest Lakota Leaders.
Photo Authority 636 West 21st St., Sioux Falls, SD 57105 bobkolbe@gmail.com | (605) 360-0031
Dirk Lammers, Author/Journalist 1516 S Raymond Cir., Sioux Falls, SD 57106 dirkl@lammers.net | (605) 254-3472 www.lammers.net
Writer/Speaker/Instructor | stevelinstromwriter.com 2775 Lochland Hills Dr., Marshall, MN 56258 stevelinstromwriter@gmail.com | (507) 401-1886
Dr. Rich Lofthus
Prof. of History, Mount Marty College | rlofthus.com 801 East 15th St. Unit 11, Yankton, SD 57078 rlofthus23@gmail.com | (605) 661-4022
Baseballs No-Hit Wonders - Lammers chronicles baseball’s most interesting no-hitters during the national pastime’s storied history, with a special emphasis on pitchers with South Dakota ties who have thrown no-nos. The session covers everything from George Washington Bradley’s 1876 no-hitter for the St. Louis Brown Stockings to modern-day gems.
Over Here, Over There - The WWI Correspondence of the Private John Warn’s Family - Using quotes from the letters, family photos, newspaper stories and other secondary sources, this provides an opportunity to learn how WWI impacted a South Dakota family.
Ms. Anne Lewis
Ray and Jackie Maple
Modern Day Nature Journaling - Nature inspires and delights us, calling us to reflect and record. Enrich and deepen your writing and photography with a modern twist! We will walk in the journaling footsteps of writer and observer Aldo Leopold. In this introductory workshop we will meet Aldo Leopold and review simple tools from the Leopold Education Project, National Geographic and Google to enrich your nature inspired journaling.
The Life and Times of Wyoming Outlaws Tom O’ Day and Bronco Nell - Stories about Tom and Bronco during the outlaw years 1880-1930. Tom rode with Butch and Sundance, robbed the Belle Fourche bank, died in Timber Lake in 1930 and stole horses from the Wyoming governor. Bronco was a horse thief and the last woman to serve time in Wyoming pentitentiary for misbranding two $5 colts.
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Coleen Liebsch
Owner, PS Publishing | publishps.com 209 Main Ave., PO Box 206, Hayti, SD 57241 books4kids@publishps.com | (605) 783-7714 Building Children’s Character through Books - The Books for Kids Program includes author readings that are done live or via Skype. After the book reading, the author leads a discussion of the lessons learned. The children are involved in the discussion and given a chance to present their own experiences as they relate to the story.
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Bill Markley
Writer | billmarkley.com 803 Bridgeview, Pierre, SD 57501 markley@pie.midco.net | (605) 224-5322 Deadwood Dead Men - Markley’s historical novel is based on actual events in Deadwood in August 1876, and he discusses his research into Deadwood’s past, its characters, and the events that unfolded in the mining boomtown. Markley also presents on Dances with Wolves, Sites Associated with Sitting Bull, Dakota Territory History and a variety of Civil War topics.
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Mr. Michael F. (Mac) McDonald
2609 Mulligan Dr., Yankton, SD 57078-5306 oisins_remnant@yahoo.com | (605) 664-7672 McDonald presents on the Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery based most notably on Stephen Ambrose’s Undaunted Courage and the Bakeless edition of The Journals of Lewis and Clark. He also offers a program of cowboy poetry and nighthawk tunes, featuring works of South Dakota cowboy poets Badger Clark, E.A.L. Griffin, and Robert V. Carr.
Dr. Jason McEntee
Assoc. Prof. of English and Dept. Head South Dakota State University 208 Lincoln Lane South, Brookings, SD 57006 jason.mcentee@sdstate.edu | (605) 697-8019 Strangers in Their Own Land - McEntee examines Iraqi Freedom movies in the context of the warrior’s coming home story. He analyzes the “coming home” narrative as well as studies both trauma and warrior re-adjustment and repatriation as seen in movies. He also presents on The Famous, the Infamous, and the Dead: Filming: Operation Iraqi Freedom and Re-Thinking Gender after the Gulf Wars: Literary and Film Representations of the Female Warrior.
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(2014). Among them are Bernie Hunhoff, Al Kurtenbach, Linda Hasselstrom, Kathleen Norris, Greg Latza, Patrick Hicks, Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, and Tom Dempster. Talks can be geared to adult, high school, and other audiences.
Rick Mills
Museum Director | www.sdsrm.org 222 Railroad Ave., Hill City, SD 57745 sdsrrm@gmail.com | (605) 574-9000 Mills presents Railroading in Territorial Times, on the development of agriculture, business, and cultural changes as related to railroading in Dakota Territory from 1861 to statehood in 1889. He also offers Black Hills Railroads – Then and Now and South Dakota Railroading 101
Marsha Mittman
PO Box 586, Spearfish, SD 57783 marsha.mittman@thenextfoundation.org | (605) 644-8062 Spirituality, A Growing New Genre: An overview of non-sectarian spiritual literature (buttressed by modern science), from ancient texts to Shakespeare to an expanding popular contemporary field. She also presents on The Growth of Spiritual Themes in Film.
Leather Craftsman/Cowboy Poet cowboypoetry.com/slimmcnaught.htm 110 S Madison Ave., New Underwood, SD 57761 slimscl@yahoo.com | (605) 754-6103
Jean Patrick
Cowboy Poetry/Texas Trail Herds: Origin, History & Development - An historical explanation of the origin of cowboy poetry as it developed, with the history of cattle herds trailed up the various trails from Texas during the period 1865 -1893, emphasis on the Great Western Cattle Trail and the current efforts to install GPS equipped markers at mapped intervals from the Mexican border to the Canadian border. The program is suited for elementary education and available for all grades and adult programs.
Mount Rushmore: Past and Present - Using archival photographs and objects, author Jean Patrick presents unique facts and perspectives about Mount Rushmore, including its place in South Dakota and U.S. history (appropriate for all ages). Upon request, Jean will discuss her fourth Mount Rushmore book, Four Famous Faces, a picture book that includes poetry about the animals of the Black Hills and Badlands regions.
John Miller
Frank Pommersheim
Independent Scholar
1055 Circle Drive, Brookings, SD 57006
john.miller@sdstate.edu | (605) 692-7680 How Can South Dakotans Become More Creative? - This talk will focus upon the stories of 22 amazingly creative South Dakotans, as told in interviews the speaker did of them and published in in a book titled First We Imagine: 22 Creative South Dakotans Speak on the Subject of Creativity
Author, Storyteller | jeanpatrick.com 40519 - 258th St., Mitchell, SD 57301 jean@santel.net | (605) 770-7345
Professor of Law 200 Forest Avenue, Vermillion SD, 57069 fpommers@usd.edu | (605) 677-6350 Tribal State Relations and Diversity of Cultures in South Dakota. Tribal State Relations: Hope for the Future? Seeks to create understanding and mutual respect between two different cultures and sovereigns in South Dakota.
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Jane and John Rasmussen
217 5th Ave. E, Sisseton, SD 57262 janeandjohnrasmussen@gmail.com | (605) 698-3025 The Stavig Letters - The immigrant experience comes to life in this three-person readers’ theater program. Content comes directly from an extensive collection of letters spanning half a century between two brothers, one who emigrated to Dakota Territory and one who stayed in Norway.
Jim Reese
Writer | jimreese.org 611 Augusta Cir., Yankton, SD 57078 james.reese@mtmc.edu | (605) 660-3737 Learn how to craft your own work from an established professional. He offers the program Get Published Now - a hybrid writing seminar where participants generate ideas, write their own memoirs and poetry, and discuss real methods on how to get published in today’s market. Reese also talks about transformative learning and teaching within the prison system.
Marcella Remund
235 Lewis, Vermillion, SD 57069 mremund@usd.edu | (605) 366-6096 Borderlands: Poetry Beyond the Plains - A reading of original poems accompanied by a slide show, with a question and answer session to follow.
Tasha Rennels
Asst. Prof. of Communication Studies, Augustana https://sites.google.com/site/tasharennels/ 2001 S Summit Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57108 trennels@augie.edu | (760) 475-2007 You Better Redneckognize: White WorkingClass People and Reality Television - Discuss the complex and interwoven relationship between mediated representations and lived experiences of white working-class people. White working-class people are increasingly present in reality television and ridiculed in U.S. cultural discourse. Analyzing the connection between media and life for those who are less fortunate can provide greater insight into how social class is negotiated in various contexts, such as South Dakota, where a large portion of residents live at or below the poverty line.
LeeAnn Roripaugh was named in 2015 as the South Dakota State Poet Laureate. Here, she reads from her most recent book of poetry, Dandarians, at the 2015 South Dakota Festival of Books in Deadwood.
Lee Ann Roripaugh
SD State Poet Laureate, English Prof., University of South Dakota | leeannroripaugh.com 208 N Pine St. Apt 202, Vermillion, SD 57069 Lee.Roripaugh@usd.edu | (605) 675-9539 A Reading with the South Dakota State Poet Laureate, Lee Ann Roripaugh. Lee Ann presents a reading of her work followed by a question and answer session and book signing.
Bruce Roseland
Farmer/Rancher/Writer 16894 SD Hwy 47, Seneca, SD 57473 bbroseland@venturecomm.net | (605) 460-2711 Song for My Mother - Here is a series of chronological short stories in a free verse format that tells of one end of life journey of dementia and the inflictions of old ages. The program describes the duties we must keep to our parents. To those, who in their youth, brought us into this world and raised us. This is the story of a promise made, a promise kept.
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Phyllis Schrag
Scholar, Retired Teacher 2320 Westwind Dr., Ames, IA 50010 phyllis_schrag@mediacombb.net | (515) 337-1713 Letters From the Attic - Based on 50 letters written in German Script addressed to Schrag’s great-grandfather, FJ Meier, participants gain a perspective on the life and times of people who settled in Dakota Territory. The letters had been carefully saved, never translated, and handed down through the generations. They detail faith, personal experiences, and the agrarian nature of the Dakotan settlers between 1878 and 1889. Schrag also presents on growing up in a small town, social history of hatwear and more.
Judy Sneller
Prof. of English, SD School of Mines and Technology 4904 Galena Dr., Rapid City, SD 57702 judy.sneller@sdsmt.edu | (605) 430-5956 Look Who’s Laughing: The Power of Humor A presentation on the many facets of humor in our daily lives; and Seizing the World by the Tail: The Power of Women’s Humor through its sociological, psychological, philosophical, and aesthetic functions in our daily lives.
Ken Steinken
Writer 305 Saint Francis St., Rapid City, SD 57701 kensteinken@juno.com | (605) 348-4895 Steinken offers Exploring Home: A Place-Based Writing Workshop - find inspiration no matter where you have landed; Escape from Dark Territory - The writer’s search for hope on a planet in peril spans a decade of research along the trail of coal; The Barter - A documentary about a painter who shuns the artistic establishment and chooses to live on the streets; and A Blessing Where it Falls - How kayaking the Cheyenne River, studying suburban Chicago flooding, and building a Rapid City park give a new perspective on water and life.
Dr. Brad Tennant
Professor of History, Presentation College 1500 N Main St., Aberdeen, SD 57401 brad.tennant@presentation.edu | (605) 229-8577 Looking Back at South Dakota’s First 125 Years of Statehood - This program features select events from South Dakota’s first 125 years of statehood. Topics include, but are not limited to, statehood conventions and issues, the impact of
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Populism and Progressivism, ethnic influences, the Great Depression, and the Cold War era. This program is suited for middle and high school audiences and the general public. The emphasis is on how events in South Dakota were connected to the larger picture of U.S. history. Tennant’s other presentation include themes of Lewis and Clark, the Arikara, and images of the Northern Plains.
John Timm
Independent Scholar 925 S Thompson Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57103-2838 johntimm@sio.midco.net | (605) 338-3312 Dance of Despair on a Prairie of Patronage The struggle after statehood that presidents Harrison and Mellette faced after statehood, including feuds between Harrison and Mellette with Senator Pettigrew, problems and conditions that led to the Wounded Knee Massacre. He offers a variety of programs on themes of Gov. Mellette’s life.
Joseph Tinguely
Asst. Prof. of Philosophy, University of South Dakota www.usd.edu/faculty-and-staff/Joseph-Tinguely 414 E Clark St., Vermillion, SD 57069 joseph.tinguely@usd.edu | (605) 677-5218 Why Philosophy Majors Make So Much Money - Talented and ambitious students are often discouraged from pursuing their interest in philosophy by the accusation that the job market doesn’t need philosophy majors. The facts speak otherwise. By midcareer, philosophy majors earn more money than many trained in vocational or STEM fields. Why is that?
Dr. Orval Van Deest
Prof. Emeritus, DSU PO Box 291, Madison, SD 57042 (605) 591-9830 Buckskins, Bears, Buffalo and Prairie Dogs (Chautauqua): Orval Van Deest - Capt. Jack Army Scout with General Crook at Slim Buttes Battle and Starvation March recounts his adventures. Hugh Glass, mountain man, was tore nearly to pieces by the grizzly and gains revenge on those who left him to die. Buffalo Jones recounts how the Army, government, and railroads slaughtered 62 million prairie buffalo in 10 years. Old Prairie Dog Frank brings chinch bugs and fleas to his Immigrant Tales and Prairie Tales.
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Dr. Laura Vidler
210 N University St., Vermillion, SD 57069 laura.vidler@usd.edu | (914) 450-4793 www.usd.edu/faculty-and-staff/Laura-Vidler Multiculturalism and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama has lately recognized a number of works that deal with issues of multiculturalism in America. Marginalized groups represented in these works have included immigrants, the mentally ill, nonwhites, women, LGBT, and the elderly, among others. This talk will look at how the Pulitzer in Drama has helped shape both culture and policy with respect to these groups.
Gary Westgard
Retired Lutheran Pastor 1340 22nd St. NE, Watertown, SD 57201 vivigard@gmail.com | (605) 882-5733 I Shall Miss Bananas - Readings from The Journey and the Grace and At Break of Day inviting readers/listeners to see the sacred in the ordinary, to pay attention to the moments of grace in their lives, and to find joy in living upon this earth.
Ms. Barbara White
HCR 49 Box 200, Porcupine, SD 57772 barb7656@gmail.com | (605) 407-1356 www.herrickelevator.com White and Whirlwind Horse: Five Things I Thought I Learned My First Year on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (and what a local wants you to know) - This presentation gives interesting and sometimes varied perspectives on life on the Pine Ridge Reservation, from the points of view of two elementary principals in Oglala Lakota County. White grew up in south central South Dakota and is in her second year at Rockyford School. Monica Whirlwind Horse grew up near Interior, has lived on the reservation through her adult life and has worked at Rockyford nearly 20 years.
Jerry Wilske
Director/Speaker PO Box 2162, Iowa City, IA 52244 jerrywilske@yahoo.com | (319) 321-2538 Oscar Micheaux: Stories, Fact and Fiction - A presentation of his life 1884-1951, his homesteading experiences in Gregory and Tripp counties, his relationship with fellow white settlers, his determination to uplift himself and his race through his work ethic, his writing and filmmaking accomplishments.
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Dr. Norma Wilson
English Prof. Emeritus, University of South Dakota https://sites.google.com/a/usd.edu/norma-c-wilson/ 30959 Frog Creek Rd., Vermillion, SD 57069 Norma.Wilson@usd.edu | (605) 624-9279 The Influence of Place on Poetry - Wilson will discuss with the audience selected poetry by authors such as Walt Whitman, Lance Henson, and Linda Hogan. She will also read her own poetry and will prompt participants to write their own poetry relating their own experience of a place.
Steven Wingate
Asst. Prof. Creative Writing, South Dakota State University www.stevenwingate.com 1911 Victory St., Brookings, SD 57006 steven.wingate@sdstate.edu | (720) 256-8435 Imagining (and Building) the Media of the Future - Originally presented at SDSU in October 2015 as the Victor Webster Lecture, sponsored by the SDSU chapter of Phi Kappa Phi. Since the rise of the television age, one of the primary ways we have imagined our future is by predicting the role of media within it. This talk will use the media prophecies of the past to introduce current trends in media practice and research, including both those we fall in love with without question and those we fear.
Lillian Witt
Independent Scholar 6715 State Hwy 27, Gordon, NE 69343 lillyrae49@yahoo.com | (308) 360-3029 Memories of their Fathers - Humanities scholars Joyce Jefferson, Belinda Faye Joe, and Lillian Witt share memories of their fathers’ dreams carried through time by the prairie wind. Joyce discusses through poetry and song, the life of her father, a 30-year Air Force veteran. Belinda, Dakota Hunkpati, shares her Dakota father’s journey of boarding school, pow-wows, the Korean War and his prophecy for Belinda (pow-wow princess, worker, educator and scholar). Lil tells hilarious antics of her adventurous father as a cowboy, WWII veteran, and South Dakota rancher. Windflower Women weave vibrant connections of their fathers’ journeys through song, freedom, and dancing in the wind.
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David Wolff
Dr. James Zarzana
Violence and Death on the Black Hills Mining Frontier, 1875-1879 - A look at who was involved in violence, the motivations behind violence, and how the nature of violence changed over time during the Black Hills gold rush and in Deadwood, including Indian/white encounters, stagecoach robberies, gold camp killings, and vigilantism. Presentation closes by discussing whether the Black Hills mining frontier was more violent than other American frontiers.
Getting Started with Writing Fiction - This workshop discusses the major parts of writing fiction: plot, characterization, setting. Excellent fiction is driven by strong characters and the development of plausible character interaction. Plots must be tightly woven and tension-filled, yet believable. This workshop will discuss first-person narration and third-person narration. It can be tailored to suit specific genres, for instance, science fiction, romance, adolescent or young adult fiction, and historical fiction. It can be tailored to suit the beginner as well as the more advanced writer.
Prof. Emeritus of History 4018 Ward Ave., Spearfish, SD 57783 David.Wolff@bhsu.edu | (605) 644-0375
www.jamesazarzana.com 227 North Hill St., Marshall, MN 56258 jazarzana@iw.net | (507) 532-9117
Jean Patrick, humanities scholar, author and a past Festival of Books presenter, laughs with William Kent Krueger as they give away her book Who Carved the Mountain? at the Literary Loot event at the 2015 Festival of Books in Deadwood. SDHC Photo/Key Images
Would you like to be a Speakers Bureau member? Scholars in the SDHC’s Speakers Bureau program are welcome to apply each fall for the following year. Applications for 2017 scholars will be available in November 2016. Scholar applications are reviewed by a committee comprised of SDHC board members. To be included on a list for 2017, call (605) 688-6113 or email info@sdhumanities.org. Scholars chosen for the program are listed with their programs on the SDHC website and online at sdhumanities.org. The committee reviews scholars’ academic background and presentation experience combined with scholar applicants’ knowledge of humanities subjects relevant to South Dakota.
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Hello, Brookings!
Book festival finds a new host William Kent Krueger and Sandra Brannan applaud with the audience at the 2015 Festival of Books following the announcement of the 2016 One Book South Dakota - Some Luck by Jane Smiley. Krueger was the 2015 One Book South Dakota author and will return to the Festival of Books in 2016. Brannan is also a Festival regular. SDHC photo
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he quirky characters and provocative plot of the 2016 South Dakota Festival of Books will unfold this fall within a new setting — the first-time host town of Brookings. The 14th annual Festival will kick off with Young Readers Festival activities on Thursday, Sept. 22 in Sioux Falls and continue with events in all genres Sept. 23-25 in Brookings. Activities will take place at Ted Kooser various venues around town and on the campus of South Dakota State University, with a majority of Saturday’s sessions centered in a walkable downtown area around the Children’s Museum of South Dakota. Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley, author of the 2016 One Book South Dakota Some Luck headlines the Festival, with her keynote address on Friday, Sept. 23 at the Performing Arts Center. A mass author book signing at the PAC precedes the keynote. Smiley’s appearance dovetails with SDHC’s yearlong Pulitzer Prize centennial commemoration. Other
Pulitzer winners confirmed for the 2016 Festival include Shirley Christian (international reporting), Michael Dirda (criticism) and Ted Kooser (poetry). Through lectures and panel discussions, these and other authors will use the weight and prestige of the Pulitzer Prize to draw the public into discussions on the issues Prize winners have examined. Returning favorites include National Book Award winner Pete Dexter (for Paris Trout in 1988) and non-fiction author Marilyn Johnson (Lives in Ruins, one of Publisher’s Weekly’s 100 best books of 2014). The husband-and-wife team of poet/essayist Freya Manfred and screenwriter Thomas Pope discuss their latest individual projects and offer insight into the re-release of Frederick Manfred’s five Buckskin Man Tales, including Lord Grizzly, by the University of Nebraska Press. First-time presenters include two South Dakotans: Dirk Lammers of Sioux Falls, a veteran journalist, longtime sports blogger and author of Baseball’s No-Hit Wonders: More Than a Century of Pitching’s Greatest Feats, and Jerry Nelson of Volga, whose pitch for Dear County Agent Guy: Calf Pulling, Husband
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Top: (left) Pamela Smith Hill signs copies of Pioneer Girl at the 2015 Festival. Author book signings are popular with Festival goers. (right) Ron Capps speaks from his experience with the Veterans Writing Project. Bottom: Festival authors offer writing workshops like those with John Dufresne (left) and Linda Hasselstrom (right).
Training, and Other Curious Dispatches from a Midwestern Dairy Farmer caught the eye of The Book Doctors at the 2014 Festival’s “Pitchapalooza” event. The Young Readers Festival of Books features Jennifer Richard Jacobson, author of the 2016 Young Readers One Book. A dozen children’s and young adult authors and illustrators will visit schools and discuss their work. Among them will be Barry Louis Polisar, author, songwriter and all-around entertainer, whose high-energy sessions are sure to thrill kids of all ages.
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Volunteer! Volunteers have the best jobs at the Festival! As a volunteer, you have the chance to assist authors and Festival staff behind the scenes. To sign up, visit the Participate section at sdbookfestival.com or call the SDHC at (605) 688-6113. Our volunteers help set up venues and rooms, transport authors to and from the airport, introduce presenters, and inform Festival goers at the information booth.
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Low-key hero stars in Young Readers One Book SD Jennifer Richard Jacobson’s series chosen for 2016 Young Readers feature title econd graders in select schools S around South Dakota meet the lovable, low-key hero Andy Shane this spring.
With the 2016 Young Readers One Book South Dakota program, more than 5,000 copies of the special edition Andy Shane and Dolores Starbuckle: 4 Books in 1 are in the hands of elementary students starting in spring. The young readers, who are third graders in the fall, have the chance to meet author Jennifer Richard Jacobson at the third annual Young Readers Festival of Books. The program marks the third year of the South Dakota Humanities Council’s Young Readers Initiative, which has expanded in 2016 thanks to partners First Bank and Trust and United Way of the Black Hills with the Rapid City Public School Foundation and the John T. Vucurevich Foundation. The special edition includes four stories in one book, featuring Andy Shane as he navigates a young boy’s challenges of life and school. As a writer, teacher, educational consultant, and speaker, Jacobson is
Things you should know about Andy Shane • He lives with his grandmother, Granny Webb.
always looking for ways to connect with young readers through sharing her experiences. “Andy Shane books are filled with events from my own childhood,” said Jacobson in an interview with ‘Sweet on Books.’* The chapter books provide an insightful and humorous look at common issues faced by young students. Jacobson received her Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from Lesley College and her Master’s degree from Harvard Graduate School of Education. She has written books for children, young adults, and education professionals. Students can meet Jacobson in Sioux Falls on Thursday, Sept. 22, Brookings on Friday, Sept. 23, and Rapid City on Tuesday, Sept. 27. At least 10 other Young Readers authors and illustrators join Jacobson to meet young readers and others at the Young Readers Festival, which opens the South Dakota Festival of Books in Brookings, Sept. 22-25. Students from the following
Jennifer Richard Jacobson (above), author of the Andy Shane series for young readers, visits South Dakota in the fall to meet with South Dakota elementary students. She is the featured author with the 2016 Young Readers One Book South Dakota.
school districts will receive copies of the book: Brookings, Canton, Deubrook Area, Milbank, Pipestone, Rapid City, Sioux Falls, Vermillion and Watertown. *For the full interview - sweetonbooks.com/ jennifer-richard-jacobson/.html
South Dakota Young Readers meet Andy Shane and Delores Starbuckle in 2016.
• He loves catching bugs and riding his bike. • His nemesis is know-it-all Dolores Starbuckle. • He wishes he had a puppy. • He dreams of being a hero.
These four titles feature in the 2016 Young Readers One Book South Dakota.
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Pete Hautman, a Minnesota-based science fiction writer for young readers, talks about the writing process and his sources of inspiration with middle school students in Rapid City. School visits by authors are central to the Young Readers Festival of
Books, a part of the South Dakota Humanities Council’s Young Readers Initiative. The initiative works by putting books and their authors in front of students of all ages.
Illustrator Ashley Wolff returned to the Festival of Books in 2015 and featured her work from two children’s book series, Miss Bindergarten and Baby Bear, at the Young Readers Festival and at the Festival, covering audiences of varying ages. Photos (top) Jessica Andrews/SDHC and (bottom left/right) Key Images for the SDHC
Young readers were glad for the chance to meet Megan McDonald, author of the Judy Moody and Stink series of books, at the 2015 Festival of Books and Young Readers Festival of Books. McDonald was the author of the 2015 Young Readers One Book South Dakota Stink: Twice as Incredible.
22 | GRANTS & PROJECTS
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Community Project Grants he South Dakota Humanities T Council awards grants to non-profit organizations that promote humanities in South Dakota through our community project grants, which can provide up to $7,000 for humanitiesrelated projects and events.
Guidelines Organizations must have 501(c)3 status and can apply for funds to support humanities-related projects in South Dakota. Find the current, complete guidelines online at sdhumanities.org.
Before applying, review the grant Deadlines guidelines and information on sdhumanities.org and, with questions, $1,000 and less - rolling deadline, as funding allows email grants@sdhumanities.org or call (605) 688-6113. Grant applications $1,001 to $7,000 - Feb. 28 and Oct. 15, annually are available on the website. Please note that grant guidelines may change through the year. It’s important to visit symposiums which engage the general public and the website for the most current guidelines. scholar in a discussion of the humanities. The focus of the program should examine the topic from the view Our grant programs allow 501(c)3 organizations and perspective of the humanities. in South Dakota to fill educational and cultural gaps and support communities’ self-identified needs and Projects encourage humanities-themed discussion programs. Major grants also fund discussion (up to and utilize forms of media to advance the humanities. $7,000) and research projects (up to $2,500). Discussion requests cannot exceed $7,000. Grants have supported bussing costs for student Research cultural trips, scholar appearances at community conversation events, documentary films, and A Major Grant can support work to encourage educational programs. Major grants also fund scholarly research in the humanities, especially discussion, media and research projects. topics relevant to South Dakota culture and heritage. Applicants must include a plan for a minimum of three Discussion public presentations of the research. Requests cannot exceed $2,500. A Major Grant can fund public presentations such as conferences, lectures, presentations, festivals, and SDHC grantee project An Evening with Harvey Dunn’s Feminine Images premiered on the South Dakota State University campus in November 2015 and was later broadcast on South Dakota Public Broadcasting television in February 2016. The collaborative project featured 12 Harvey Dunn paintings highlighted through poetry, dance, and film. SDSU Photo
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In FY15 (Nov. 1, 2014 - Oct. 31, 2015) our programs covered the state. SDHC-supported programs and grants in the humanities reached 42,057 people in 77 communities across South Dakota. The SDHC awarded $84,322 to 41 projects. Awards ranged from $400 to $7,000. South Dakota groups hosted 217 One Stop Programs (previously known as Quick Grants). One Book SD 56 | One Book Tour 12 | Speakers Bureau 136 | Reading Group Toolkit 13
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Rising Voices/Hótȟaŋiŋpi, a documentary on efforts to sustain the Lakota language, hosted screenings around the Dakotas, including this one on the Standing Rock reservation.
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Storybook characters greet visitors at the Storybook Land Festival in July 2015 in Aberdeen. The annual family event hosts performers and children’s authors.
24 | BOARD OF DIRECTORS
South Dakota Humanities Council
Leadership & Advocacy The 18-member board of the South Dakota Humanities Council meets quarterly as the non-profit organization’s governing body. Board members are elected to three-year terms and serve as at-large representatives. Members represent a cross-section of South Dakota’s geography, gender and diversity in backgrounds, higher education, vocations and humanities expertise. Four members are appointed to serve by the Governor of South Dakota, and two board members are tribal-enrolled. At the national level, the SDHC is a member of the Federation of State Councils. The Federation provides leadership, advocacy and information to help us engage and strengthen our programs. Annually, SDHC staff and board attend the National Humanities Conference in the fall to network with 55 other state councils. Humanities on the Hill in the spring connects the SDHC each year with our Congressional delegates on the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) budget. The SDHC receives annual support from the Federal/State Partnership, the liasion between NEH and the 56 councils.
Board of Directors Dr. Matthew C. Moen* Chair; Vermillion, Dean of Arts & Science Judith Meierhenry - ChairElect; Sioux Falls, Retired Supreme Court Justice Tom Fishback Treasurer; Brookings, Banker Russell McKnight, Secretary; Sioux Falls, Project Leader & Design Consultant
The SDHC board met in Belle Fourche with a visit to the Center of the Nation monument in April 2015. Board member Roger Campbell (far right) and Executive Director Sherry DeBoer (second from left) met Congressional delegates Sen. Mike Rounds, Rep. Kristi Noem, and Sen. John Thune during Humanities on the Hill in March 2015.
*Indicates Governor Appointee
Michelle Deyo-Amende Past Chair; Belle Fourche, Community Center Director Dr. Eric Abrahamson*, Rapid City, Principal Historian Carolyn Becker, Yankton, Broadcast Media Owner Dick Brown, Custer, Fundraising Consultant
Roger Campbell, Pierre, Trust Officer
Julie Moore Peterson Sturgis, Library Director
Katie Hunhoff*, Yankton, Publisher
Scott Rausch*, Piedmont, Department Head Engineering
Julie Johnson, Mina, Attorney Dr. Jason McEntee, Brookings, Department Head - English James E. McMahon, Canton, Attorney
Vonnie Shields, Pierre, Community Volunteer Tamara St. John, Sisseton, Tribal Archivist Dr. David Wolff, Spearfish, Retired History Professor
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Bringing excellence to humanities S
he wanted to be an opera singer. Gerr y Berger-Law, now in her 80s and the matriarch of DNB National Bank in Clear Lake, instead grew up to marry lawyer Robert Law, own a bank she inherited from her father – though she claims she knows nothing about banking, and develop her leadership for hometown and the greater humanities of South Dakota. Gerry’s involvement with the South Dakota Humanities Council began nearly 30 years ago. She was elected to and helped found the South Dakota Humanities Foundation in 1987. She spent eight years as an executive member of the board with two years as president. Her leadership was most pronounced as the steering committee chair for the foundation’s Silver Anniversary Fund endowment campaign. Her leadership has extended to other organizations in South Dakota. She served on the boards for the South Dakota Hall of Fame, 2006-12; the South Dakota Symphony, 2004-07; and presently serves for the Center for Western Studies. Gerry has been involved with the Center’s work since 1992. All of this work, she says, she has done because she wants to make South Dakota a better place to live. In the simplest terms, she said, “I
learned a lot.” The threads of music, arts, humanities, and community leadership weave through her life, starting with her parents. Gerry mirrored her mother’s aspiration to become an opera singer. She recalls her mother teaching her style points at age four. Her father, the banker, modeled community spirit as he helped farmers become established and taught high school students on-the-job work ethics. Gerry and her late husband’s Gerry Berger-Law poses with her 2012 and 1995 awards generosity has, recognizing her philanthropy for humanities in South of course, earned Dakota. Behind her sits her late husband Robert Law’s accolades, including photo in the board room at the DNB National Bank. the Tuve Award from Augustana University. In 2012, the South Dakota Humanities Gerry received the Distinguished Foundation. Gerry’s leadership Achievement in the Humanities culminated in a successful April Award and, in 1995, the Wisdom 1994 fundraising event that featured “Friend of the Humanities Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Award,” which features the work Daniel Boorstin alongside South of South Dakota sculptor Dale Dakota librarians and the brightest Lamphere. The 1995 award directly young, Mickelson scholars. acknowledges her leadership with
Ted Kooser his Great Plains poet won a T Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 2005 during his term as the U.S. Poet
Laureate, 2004-06, and is a South Dakota Festival of Books favorite. Kooser returns to the Festival in 2016 for his sixth visit. He lives in Nebraska and says the SD Festival of Books is “certainly the best of its kind, noted for introducing national celebrated authors to local readers,” a tradition which continues in 2016 with the Pulitzer Prize centennial and his return visit.
Randell Beck ow a retired publisher N from the Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Beck joined the
Pulitzer Prize board in 2008. The board awarded the grant that enables South Dakota to celebrate the Pulitzer Prize’s legacy of excellence in its 100th year. Beck’s leadership stays active by serving on boards for the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, Sioux Falls Arts Council, Al Neuharth Media Center and Lutheran Social Services Foundation.
26 | DONORS & GIFTS
Major Donors The SDHC thanks our partners, sponsors and donors who help humanities programs work in South Dakota. Major donors ensure the future of our programs, like the Festival of Books and Young Readers Initiative. In 2015, donors grew our endorment fund and supported a successful slate of programs.
Presenting Partners
South Dakota Humanities Council
Gifts to the SDHC eep the humanities vibrant and alive K in communities large and small across the state. With your gifts, the mission to promote literature and conversation can reach all corners of South Dakota.
SD Festival of Books & Young Readers Festival Your gifts help South Dakota’s premiere literary event continue year after year and helps expand our Young Readers Initiative and the Young Readers Festival of Books.
Endowment – Black Hills Area Community Foundation Keep programming permanent in the Hills through a gift to the SDHC fund at the Black Hills Area Community Foundation. BHACF will match $1 for every $4 raised up to $40,000. Dollars in this fund stay local and build cultural capital in Butte, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington, Custer, Fall River, Harding, Perkins, Haakon, Ziebach, Jackson, and Oglala Lakota counties.
Endowment – Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation
Tribute Sponsors
Support the SDHC Arts Endowment Challenge through the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation. Your dollars will be matched $1 for every $3 raised up to $150,000. Dollars stay local and provide humanities programming in Minnehaha, Lincoln, Turner, and McCook counties. You are building cultural capital by building SDHC’s endowment fund.
Endowment – South Dakota Community Foundation
Gerry Berger-Law The SDHC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, funded through a combination of grants from private and public sources and large and small gifts from individual donors. Donations are tax-exempt.
Invest in the SDHC fund at the South Dakota Community Foundation. They have renewed their investment in SDHC through a challenge grant, matching $1 for every $4 up to $80,000. The endowment will be held at the foundation to continually fund humanities programming throughout the state. It is another great way to support the SDHC’s mission.
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2015 Donors Gifts to the South Dakota Humanities Council help sustain and expand our programs’ reach across South Dakota. We heartily thank our donors for their support in FY2015 (Nov. 2014-Oct. 2015) *Indicates endowment gift ∙∙ Martha Ackerman, Santa Cruz, CA ∙∙ The Ament Group at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, Wayzata, MN ∙∙ Gay Lynne Ames, Woonsocket ∙∙ Lowell Amiotte, Rapid City ∙∙ Mads & Chloe Andenas, Howard ∙∙ Kristen Anderson, Keystone ∙∙ ANONYMOUS, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Dr. Marilyn Carlson Aronson, Beresford ∙∙ Rosalie Aslesen, Spearfish ∙∙ AWC Family Foundation, Nashville, TN (Andrea Waitt Carlton) ∙∙ Carrie Azure, Wessington Springs ∙∙ Barbara Baker, Sioux City, Iowa ∙∙ Colleen Baker, Sioux City, Iowa ∙∙ Martha Baker, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Terry and Sheryl Baloun, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Reuben Bareis, Rapid City ∙∙ Beresford Bancorporation, Inc., Britton (Frank Farrar) ∙∙ Chuck and Mary Lou Berry, Brookings ∙∙ Nancy Bertocchi, Rapid City ∙∙ Doug and Cheryl Beste, Brookings ∙∙ Mary Bibby, Brookings ∙∙ *Bonnie Bjork, Pierre ∙∙ Black Hills Power, Rapid City (Mutch Usera) ∙∙ Jerry & Susy Blake, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Anne Bodman and Andrew Hollander, Sturgis ∙∙ Greg Boris and Joan Reddy, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Sandra Brannan, Rapid City ∙∙ Brass Family Foundation, Lennox (Lorin and Mary Brass and family) ∙∙ Elmer Brinkman, Watertown ∙∙ Brookings Renegade Muzzleloaders, Bushnell (Dave and Julie Huebner) ∙∙ Dick and Sue Brown, Custer ∙∙ Joseph Bruchac, Greenfield Center, NY ∙∙ Steven Bucklin, Vermillion ∙∙ Loreen Bunkers, Aurora ∙∙ *Lee Burd, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Bob and Donna Burns, Brookings ∙∙ *Howard Burns, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Joyce Carey, Bloomington, MN ∙∙ Deb Carpenter-Nolting, Bushnell ∙∙ Richard Cerasani (Caine), Wilton, NY ∙∙ City of Deadwood, Deadwood ∙∙ Clarkson Family Foundation/Pioneer Bank and Trust, F.L, Belle Fourche ∙∙ Kathryn Cleveland, Hill City ∙∙ *Kay Coddington, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Rebecca Converse, Arlington
r. Orval Van Deest, a South D Dakota historian and humanities scholar with 32-plus
years experience in our programs, generously provided a $5,000 match grant in June 2015 in honor of his late wife and Speakers Bureau partner Violet. Our donors graciously and quickly rose to help meet Dr. Van Deest’s humanities challenge. Thank you! ∙∙ Marian Cramer, Bryant ∙∙ Jean Claire Dahlinger, Belle Fourche ∙∙ Dakota Indian Foundation, Chamberlain ∙∙ Dakota West Books, Rapid City (David Strain) ∙∙ *Judith Carr Danielsen, Bruce ∙∙ K. D. Danker, Brookings ∙∙ Thomas Dean, Wessington Springs ∙∙ Prudence DeBates, Brookings ∙∙ Tom and Sherry DeBoer, Brookings ∙∙ Suzanne and Gary DeBoom, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Mary DeJong, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Karen DeVine, Britton ∙∙ Michelle Deyo-Amende, Belle Fourche ∙∙ Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover, Rapid City ∙∙ Lorraine Dopson, Ph.D., Bismarck, ND ∙∙ Pegie Douglas, Custer ∙∙ *Holly Downing and David Post, Spearfish ∙∙ Danielle Ducheneaux, Winner ∙∙ Carmen Dyar, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Tom Earley, Dell Rapids ∙∙ Helen White Ellerbach, Littleton, CO ∙∙ Jeanne Emmons, North Sioux City ∙∙ Teresa Engebretson, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Jack Erickson, Britton ∙∙ Ann Esse, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Audrey Estebo, St. Paul, MN ∙∙ Douglas Estes, Rapid City ∙∙ David Allan and Jan Evans, Dakota Dunes ∙∙ Rod Evans, Aberdeen ∙∙ Sheryl Faber, Spirit Lake, IA ∙∙ Wayne Fanebust, Sioux Falls ∙∙ *V. Joy Fehrenz, Flandreau ∙∙ Mary Fiedler, Brookings ∙∙ Anthony Figueora, Sioux Falls
∙∙ Tom and Mary Beth Fishback, Brookings ∙∙ Jacqualyn Fuller, Lead ∙∙ Larry and Suzanne Fuller, Sioux Falls ∙∙ *Judy Gaalswyk, Rapid City ∙∙ Martin Garhart, Powell, WY ∙∙ W. Denny Gemeny, Rapid City ∙∙ Alden Gillings, Arvada, CO ∙∙ *Sherilyn Goldammer, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Tricia Gomulinski, Knoxville, TN ∙∙ Joanne Goodrich, Spearfish ∙∙ Anne M. Gormley, Pierre ∙∙ Sue Gose, Huron ∙∙ Sidney Goss, Deadwood ∙∙ Nels Granholm, Brookings ∙∙ Evelyn Griesse, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Kathy Grow, Yankton ∙∙ Beverly Hallstrom, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Carol Halverson, Cottage Grove, OR ∙∙ Mary Alice Halverson, Yankton ∙∙ Jens Hansen, Meadow ∙∙ Angie Hanson, Sisseton ∙∙ Lois Hart, Watertown ∙∙ *Michael and Jean Haug, Castlewood ∙∙ Dorris and Bill Heaston, Harrisburg ∙∙ Deb Hefner, Sturgis ∙∙ Cathy Heinemann, Canton ∙∙ Lowdon Heller, Ideal ∙∙ Ronald Hill, Rapid City ∙∙ Alan and Brenda Hodgson, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Yvonne Hollenbeck, Clearfield ∙∙ Margot Hood-Rogers, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Jerome Holtzman, Watertown ∙∙ Dennis Hopfinger and Carolyn Clague, Brookings ∙∙ *Dody Hopkins, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Maureen Horsley, Emmetsburg, IA ∙∙ Paul Horsted, Custer ∙∙ *Thomas Houle, Sioux Falls
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∙∙ Diana Howard, Dakota Dunes ∙∙ Mildred Hugghins, Brookings ∙∙ Esther Hunsaker, Port Orchard, WA ∙∙ Liz Hustad, Watertown ∙∙ Ingalls Homestead, De Smet ∙∙ Donald Jarrett, Britton ∙∙ Joyce Jefferson, Rapid City ∙∙ Lin Jennewein, Rapid City ∙∙ Karen Jensen (In honor of Tom Fishback’s birthday), Sioux Falls ∙∙ Redetta Jensen, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Sandy Jerstad, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Pam Jewett, Dell Rapids ∙∙ Debra Johnson, Superior ∙∙ Dennis Johnson, Vermillion ∙∙ Julie M. Johnson, Mina ∙∙ Marian Jorgensen, Winner ∙∙ Priscilla Jorve, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Jo Kallemeyn, Spearfish ∙∙ *Fern Kaufman, Vermillion ∙∙ Vikki Kingslien, Florence ∙∙ Dan and Arlene Kirby, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Joan Kjellsen, Sisseton ∙∙ Janet Klawiter, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Marguerite Kleven, Sturgis ∙∙ Dr. Wayne S. Knutson, Vermillion ∙∙ Cheryl Koch, Freeman ∙∙ Nancy Tystad Koupal, Pierre ∙∙ Marilyn Kratz, Yankton ∙∙ George Kuhler, Huron ∙∙ *Carol Kurtzhals, Yankton ∙∙ David Kvernes, Carbondale, IL ∙∙ Joyce Lampson, Brookings ∙∙ Gerald Lange, Madison ∙∙ Jay and Kathy Larsen, Brookings ∙∙ *Charles and Dolores Larson, Volga ∙∙ Dennis Larson, Aberdeen ∙∙ *Larson Foundation, Brookings (Maree Larson, executive director, and Dale Larson, president) ∙∙ Gerry Berger Law, Clear Lake ∙∙ Lanniko Lee, Java ∙∙ Kathy Leischner, Columbus NE ∙∙ Jane Leite and Paul DeBoer, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Carol Lerdal, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Stuart Lickteig, Grand Forks ND ∙∙ Dorothy Liegl, Pierre ∙∙ Bonnie Lievan, Brookings ∙∙ *Lisa Lindell, Brookings ∙∙ Nora Lindell, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Elaine Linderman, Huron ∙∙ Lorrae Lindquist, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Norma Linn, Brookings ∙∙ Kathy Lucas, Pierre ∙∙ John Lyons, Yankton ∙∙ Mike MacDonald, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Maine Humanities Council, Portland, Maine (Veterans Programs) ∙∙ Chasity Marcus, Rapid City ∙∙ Martha Marken, Brookings ∙∙ *Nancy McCahren, Sioux Falls ∙∙ *Jason McEntee, Brookings
∙∙ Lori McGuire, Rapid City ∙∙ Susan McIntosh, Mitchell ∙∙ Russell McKnight, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Mary McQuillen, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Martha D. Mehlhaff, Mina ∙∙ Judith Meierhenry, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Kent and Zindie Meyers, Spearfish ∙∙ John and Kathy Miller, Brookings ∙∙ Jane Miner, Watertown ∙∙ Marcia Mitchell, Hill City ∙∙ *Matthew Moen, Vermillion ∙∙ Carolyn Mollers, Rapid City ∙∙ Julie Moore-Peterson, Sturgis ∙∙ Jody Moritz, Faulkton ∙∙ Ruth Morrill, Brookings ∙∙ Denton E. Morrison, Sarasota, FL ∙∙ Ann Morrow, Custer ∙∙ *Ted Muenster, Vermillion ∙∙ Cathy Kazmerzak Nelson, Lake Preston ∙∙ Kathy Nelson, Timber Lake ∙∙ DeMaris Nesheim, Hill City ∙∙ *Genevieve M. Newell, Rapid City ∙∙ Jean and Tom Nicholson, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Northern Hills Federal Credit Union, Sturgis, Deadwood, Spearfish, and Belle Fourche ∙∙ Fran Noteboom, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Sharon Olbertson, Beresford ∙∙ Helen Lynette Olson, Brookings ∙∙ Inez Orthmeyer, Sioux Falls ∙∙ *Sue and Rich Parker, Sioux Falls ∙∙ *Betty Patten, Mitchell ∙∙ Mary Perpich, Brookings ∙∙ Carolyn Perry, Fort Pierre ∙∙ Phabulous Quilting, Ames, IA (Phyllis Schrag) ∙∙ *Kenneth and LaVonne Pickering, Pierre ∙∙ *Susanne Piplani, Dakota Dunes ∙∙ Dorothy Pulscher, Sturgis ∙∙ Judith Quam, Elk Point ∙∙ Kathryn Cole Quinones, Bronx, NY ∙∙ Connie Quirk, Brookings ∙∙ Robert Rademacher, Huron ∙∙ Charlys Randall, Mitchell ∙∙ Scott and Linda Rausch, Piedmont ∙∙ Eric Raveling, Pierre ∙∙ Marian Reed, Rapid City ∙∙ Steve Riedel, Huron ∙∙ *Ardelle Lundeen Roberts, Brookings ∙∙ Donus Roberts, Watertown ∙∙ Tom Roberts, Sioux Falls ∙∙ *Frances Ruebel-Alberts, Sturgis ∙∙ Thea Miller Ryan, Sioux Falls ∙∙ SACOTA, Wessington Springs (Cheryl Kleppin) ∙∙ Duane Sander, Brookings ∙∙ Steve Sanford, Sioux Falls ∙∙ *Kyle and Rachel Schaefer, Brookings ∙∙ Rebecca Schenk, Fort Pierre ∙∙ SD Arts Council, Pierre ∙∙ *SDSU, Office of the President, Brookings (President David Chicoine)
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∙∙ Vonnie and Don Shields, Pierre ∙∙ Jerry and Gail Simmons, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation, Paul and Mary Ellen Connelly Charitable Fund ∙∙ Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation, Joe and Jennifer Kirby Charitable Fund ∙∙ Col. Orville and Charlotte Smidt, Brookings ∙∙ Susan Smith, Brookings ∙∙ Judy Sneller, Rapid City ∙∙ Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, Rapid City ∙∙ *Luke and Carolyn Speakman, Brookings ∙∙ Legia Spicer, Watertown ∙∙ Jack and Linda Stengel, Sioux Falls ∙∙ *Bob Swanhorst, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Robert Talley, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Virginia Tarver, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Brad Tennant, Aberdeen ∙∙ Keri Thompson, Fort Pierre ∙∙ Sarah Thoms, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Kristi Tornquist, Brookings ∙∙ Della and Craig Tschetter, Brookings ∙∙ Judy Tulloch, Alcester ∙∙ *Lesta and Michael Turchen, Hill City ∙∙ Elizabeth Twomey, Denver, CO ∙∙ United Way of the Black Hills, Rapid City ∙∙ Joan Van Buskirk, Sioux Falls ∙∙ *Orval Van Deest (In honor of Violet Van Deest), Madison ∙∙ Orval Van Deest (In honor of Violet Van Deest), $5,000 Challenge, Madison ∙∙ Nancy Veglahn, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Kristi Vensand-Hall, Pierre ∙∙ Zona Vig, Mud Butte ∙∙ Peg Walloch, Lesterville ∙∙ William Walsh and Jo Roebuck-Pearson, Deadwood ∙∙ Harold Warner, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Pam and Merritt Warren, Brookings ∙∙ Marthetta Watson, St. Paul, MN ∙∙ Kathy Webb, Aberdeen ∙∙ *Dr. Robert G. Webb, Aberdeen ∙∙ Ann and Robert Weisgarber, Sugar Land, Texas ∙∙ Lois Wells, Custer ∙∙ Stuart Wenzel, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Gary Westgard, Watertown ∙∙ Rich and Jennifer Widman, Brookings ∙∙ Linda Wiley, Spearfish ∙∙ *Clyde V. Williams (In honor of John Whalen), Starkville, MS ∙∙ *Norma and Jerry Wilson, Vermillion ∙∙ *Ruby Wilson, Bruce ∙∙ Charles and Sarah Woodard, Brookings ∙∙ Jim and Penny Woster, Sioux Falls ∙∙ Rose Ross Zediker, Elk Point ∙∙ Nancy Zuercher, Vermillion
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