SOUTH DAKOTA HALL OF FAME
ANNUAL INDUCTEE ANNIVERSARIES REUNION We are excited to announce the 2018 Inductee Anniversaries Reunion! You are receiving this letter as a class member or a family/representative member of the inductee. This is a special event during the Honors Ceremony for Anniversary Inductees celebrate stories since their induction and an opportunity to greet the new inductees. We hope you can attend this special event at the Honors Ceremony for continuing the mission to Champion a Culture of Excellence: One Act at a Time. There are exciting happenings with the Hall programming in particular to the Reunion Members, with the opportunity to update the inductee story through the Legacy of Achievement Program, the recognizing of everyday Acts of Excellence and a new platform for adding inductee stories to the statewide K-12 South Dakota History program Legends & Learning. All programs can be found on our website sdexcellence.org. Each Anniversary Inductee or Family Member/Representative of a deceased Inductee, along with guests, are invited to attend this event. Each inductee or representative will receive an Anniversary Pin and two complimentary tickets for the 2018 Honors Ceremony Banquet.
Program SATURDAY, SEPT. 8 ARROWWOOD CEDAR SHORE RESORT CHAMBERLAIN-OACOMA, SD
2:30 PM 2:50 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:30 PM
Welcome Honoring Anniversary Classes with Anniversary Pins Social Ceremony Reception begins at Arrowwood Cedar Shore Resort Honors Ceremony Banquet
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Mahpiyato Blue Cloud Walter Bones DeWitt Booth Fr. Columban Bregenzer Dr. William Donahoe Parnell Donohue Leif Hanson Jakways Kesling Charles Lien Paul Marschalk Winfred Reutter Mildred Sandal Leland Warne Dr. Karl Wegner Korczak Ziolkowski Ruth Ziolkowski
Raleigh Barker Lionel Bordeaux Dr. Roscoe Dean White Eagle Abner George Sylvia Henkin Dr. Warren Jones Joe Kirby Wallace Larsen Dr. John Milton George Mortimer Robert Perry Arthur ‘Joe’ Quintal Leland Schoenhard Dr. Harold Schuknecht Mildred Sutton Leonard ‘Bud’ Williams
Dr. Frank Aplan James Aplan Bertyne Birkland David Christensen Curley Haisch Rose Haisch Melvin Hanthorn Eunice Hovland Howard Hovland Dr. John Hamre Boyd Hopkins Dr. Benjamin Kantack Pat O’Brien Robert Penn Calvin Schultz Dr. Robert Wagner Anson Yeager
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Dr. Charles Balcer C. John Jr Egan Richard Ekstrum Alfred (Bud) Jetty Sister Blanche Kribell Helen Madsen LuVerne Madsen Dr. Thomas F Malone Rev. Stanislaus Maudlin Roger McKellips Dr. Raymond Moore Ben Radcliffe Theodore Spaulding Dr. Vance Thompson
Sue Brown Thomas Daschle Gordon Fosness Rodney Fouberg Gordon Hanson Dr. James O. Hansen Peter Hegg Elmer Karl Evelyn Leite Dr. James Martin Rev. Dr. Donald Messer Dr. Vernon Ronald Nelson Clint Roberts
Miles Beacom Ruth Brennan Bernard Christenson Shirley Halleen William Janklow Dennis Knutson Pat Lebrun Thomas Lillibridge Jerry Shoener Charles Trimble
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INDUCTEES Mahpiyato Blue Cloud
Charles Lien
Walter Bones
Paul Marschalk
DeWitt Booth
Winfred Reutter
Fr. Columban Bregenzer
Mildred Sandal
Dr. William Donahoe
Leland Warne
Parnell Donohue
Dr. Karl Wegner
Leif Hanson
Korczak Ziolkowski
Jakways Kesling
Ruth Ziolkowski
MAHPIYATO BLUE CLOUD HISTORICAL | 1833–1918 | EASTERN SD Blue Cloud, a Yankton Sioux, was a man of peace. He embraced Christianity, seeing this as a way of living in harmony with the white man. He was the last hereditary chief of the Yankton Sioux. As a child, Blue Cloud was christened William Bean after his father,
Man of peace
Major Jonathan Bean, who was a settler of the trading posts for the Yankton Sioux. Blue Cloud was also known as Mahiyato (Blue Sky) and grew up under the influence of uncles Joseph and Paul Picotte, who were fur traders. Blue Cloud worked as a scout and guide for the U.S. Army, mapping expeditions on the Powder River in Utah. During this time, he lived at Fort Pierre and Farm Island where he planted corn and led a settled life.
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WALTER BONES GENERAL | 1927–1995 | PARKER, SD As the first president of the S.D. Stockgrowers from eastern South Dakota, Walter Bones worked to broaden the organization statewide instead of just having westriver membership. He initiated having annual statewide area meetings, which continue to this day, and was the
Pioneer in SD agriculture
first to have an annual meeting East River. Bones was instrumental in founding the S.D. Beef Council and getting the S.D. Stockgrowers, CowBelles, Livestock Feeders, and Auction Markets working together in one organization. He was invited to participate in a special White House conference on nutrition and health, was invited to an International Harvester “Think Tank” forum of farm leaders. He was also invited on the prestigious “Swift Trip” to view the meat industry from market to consumer.
DEWITT BOOTH PROFESSIONAL | 1867–1927 | SPEARFISH, SD D. C. Booth served as the first superintendent of the Spearfish Hatchery (now known as the D.C. Booth Historic Fish Hatchery) in Spearfish from 1899 until his retirement in 1933. He came to the Spearfish Hatchery as the youngest superintendent in both age and service when
Fish hatchery legacy
the hatchery was still under construction. He established the Yellowstone Fisheries in 1901 and continued to supply them for 10 years. During the years which corresponded with D. C. Booth’s superintendence, the Spearfish facility played a key role in the development of trout stocking programs and techniques across the American West and the world. Booth’s philosophies and personality would dominate the hatchery for over 30 years.
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FR. COLUMBAN BREGENZER GENERAL | 1864–1946 | STURGIS, SD Father Bregenzer arrived in Sturgis, SD, on January 14, 1903 from Conception Abbey, Conception, MO. Bishop Stariha of Lead had requested a temporary priest to serve as pastor of St. Aloysius Parish and chaplain to the sisters at St. Martin’s Convent. This temporary assignment
A true builder of South Dakota heritage
lasted until his death in 1946. Forty-three years of service to the community of Sturgis, the diocese of Rapid City and St. Martin’s Academy, established Father Columban Bregenzer as a true builder of South Dakota heritage. Father Columban also traveled to surrounding settlements to minister to the Catholic population. Father Columban was a leader in the little frontier community and saw it grow into a thriving business center. He served on the Board of Education, participated in civic activities and was a popular speaker at public meetings.
WILLIAM DONAHOE PROFESSIONAL | 1886–1975 | SIOUX FALLS, SD Dr. William Donahoe, fondly called Dr. Will, was known as the Children’s doctor throughout South Dakota. He was the first pediatrician in Sioux Falls and devoted a lifetime of service to the treatment and prevention of diseases afflicting children. In these efforts, he published many
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medical papers on childhood ailments. He consequently promoted public health programs to further community betterment. He was instrumental in founding the Pediatric Department of the School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota, and establishing the Bureau of Vital Statistics for the State of South Dakota. He served as a Pediatrician to the Lutheran Welfare Society, the S.D. Children’s Home, the Presentation Home for Children and the S.D. School for the Deaf.
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PARNELL DONOHUE PROFESSIONAL | 1916–1990 | BONESTEEL, SD Parnell Donohue was the first Democratic Attorney General for South Dakota, serving from 1959 to 1961. During his tenure, Donohue initiated the publications of the Attorney General’s Opinions, re-established the Securities Commission and supervised the organization
First Democratic Attorney General in SD
and implementation of the First Officers and Criminal Justice Training School. He earned a special commendation for his initiative in establishing and implementing the first County Highway Safety Council. Donohue also served the state as Ambassador in the South Dakota Diplomatic Corps under three administrations. He has been cited in Who’s Who of South Dakota and Who’s Who in America and was named American Legionnaire of the Year. Donohue was a member of the American Trial Lawyers Association.
LEIF HANSON GENERAL | 1906–1981 | PHILIP, SD Leif Hanson had lots of vision and lots of faith. Having grown up in a large family, it didn’t take him long to learn the meaning of hard work. Blessed with ambition, drive and sensitivity to others, and growing up in hard times, he came to believe that someone in need was someone who
A kind rancher with a generous spirit
had to be taken care of. If a family needed a milk cow or a few chickens, it seemed he could always find a way to help. Around 1945, he moved to Philip, SD, and bought and ran the Hanson Hardware & Implement Co., and then built the Philip Livestock Auction and ran that until he moved to Ft. Pierre in 1953. He purchased the Ft. Pierre Livestock Commission, which he ran for over 25 years and, with the help of his family, he developed it into one of the largest sale barns in South Dakota.
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JAKWAYS “J.D.” KESLING PROFESSIONAL | 1908–1999 | TIMBER LAKE, SD As a mortician and a licensed aviator, Jakways “J.D.” Kesling was known throughout the state as “the flying funeral director”. Following four years of college at Harvard, he was set to join the Army Air Forces, but returned to Timber Lake when his mother fell ill. After her death, he
South Dakota’s flying funeral director
took over management of Smith Hardware in Timber Lake, later changing it to Kesling Hardware and Lumber. He eventually operated Kesling Construction, building over 200 houses, churches and commercial buildings in the area. Kesling was licensed as a mortician in July of 1934, after which he purchased a funeral home in Timber Lake. In 1941, he acquired his pilot’s license, and began operating an air ambulance service. In 1963, he established a second funeral home in the town of Mobridge and served as Dewey County Coroner for 30 years.
CHARLES LIEN PROFESSIONAL | 1925-2018 | RAPID CITY, SD Charles Lien had a passion for the construction supply company he founded with his father and brother in 1944. As the chairman, vice president and owner, Lien was always fully involved in the business and worked there for 75 years. Lien also lent his time as a local leader in
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the Rapid City community, whose influence could be felt throughout politics, support of military veterans, parks and recreation, youth sports, and more. He was involved in many organizations including United Fund, the Rapid City Lions Club, and the Rapid City Area Chamber of Commerce. During his career, Lien earned many accolades, most notably Sertoma’s International Service to Mankind Award, and the Family Business Didier Award.
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PAUL MARSCHALK SPORTS | 1901–1990 | PIERRE, SD Paul Marschalk was a major figure in South Dakota high school athletics for more than 30 years. From 1926-44 he served as Athletic Director, teacher and coach of all sports in the Pierre High School. Under his guidance, the school’s basketball team won the State A Championship
Mr. Basketball
in 1944 and his track, football and basketball teams also won both regional and state titles. Marschalk is also credited with the invention of the Improva-Shot, a device utilized by basketball coaches to improve a player’s shooting accuracy. He also developed a shooting chart and scorebook that are still being used today. He has been inducted into the South Dakota Coaches Hall of Fame, South Dakota Sportswriters Hall of Fame, and is known as “Mr. Basketball” throughout the state.
WINFRED REUTTER ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT | 1909–UNKNOWN WHITE RIVER, SD In writings dating back to the 1920s and 30s, Winifred Reutter helped preserve the heritage of the White River area as a junior editor of Sunshine Magazine. During her career, Reutter published many works, including an award-
Prairie poet & writer
winning country history book titled Early Dakota Days, and contributed many stories to Dakota West, Dakota Farmer, and Pasque Petals. Reutter worked as a correspondent for the Associated Press and spent 10 years with the United Press International for the Argus Leader and the Rapid City Journal. She also received the Dakota State College Award for Distinguished Contribution to South Dakota History.
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MILDRED SANDAL GENERAL | 1903–2002 | MOENVILLE, SD Mildred Sandal studied to become a teacher at Black Hills Teachers College in Spearfish, SD, after which she taught school for seven years and continued to work on her own education during the summers. In 1927, Mildred married Arthur Sandal, and four years later, they took over operation
Preserving western South Dakota heritage
of the Moenville Post Office in their home. At the same time the post office was getting its new start, Mildred began writing the “Moenville News,” a report on events and items of interest to the Moenville community. The articles appeared in various newspapers but principally in the Philip Pioneer Review. Mildred’s “Moenville News” became a continuing chronicle of events in the community and often the sole source of written information concerning a significant portion of the Haakon and Stanley County rural population.
LELAND WARNE AGRICULTURE | 1922-2002 | ONIDA, SD After participating in World War II, Leland Warne returned to the family ranch in Sully County. He continued to improve the ranch until it was one of the largest and most productive ranches in the area. His hobby of raising Appaloosa horses later became a profitable business with a nucleus of about
Champion horse breeder & rancher
40 mares and three stallions. Warne produced five National Champions and Medallion winners with sales to nearly every state and internationally. Warne was active in the initial planning and construction of the Oahe Grain Corporation at Onida, SD, and was the original incorporator and president of the Sully County Bank. He later served as president of the Center of the National Appaloosa Horse Club in South Dakota. He was instrumental in bringing the 23rd National Appaloosa Show to Huron, SD in 1970, the largest horse show of any breed in the nation at that time.
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KARL H. WEGNER, M.D. PROFESSIONAL | 1930–2014 | PIERRE, SD Dr. Karl H. Wegner, popularly known as the “father” of South Dakota’s four year degree-granting medical school. He began his more than 30 year involvement with the USD School of Medicine in 1962 when he returned to South Dakota from Massachusetts and joined the two year
Founder of SD’s first 4-year medical school
school’s faculty as Assistant Clinical Professor of Pathology and Associate Professor of Medicine without salary, a condition stated on his contract He flew wherever needed, mostly at his own expense, to get the new four year medical school known today as the USD Sanford Medical School fully accredited. His exceptional teaching skills, his desire to serve the state he loved, and his ability to make his vision a reality transformed South Dakota from medically deprived into the regional medical center we know today.
KORCZAK & RUTH ZIOLKOWSKI ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT | 1908–1982 | 1926-2014 Korczak Ziolkowski was a self-taught sculptor, architect and engineer who arrived in the Black Hills in 1946 to begin work on the Crazy Horse Memorial. As a youth, Ruth volunteered her assistance with the sculpture. During the winter months of 1948, she helped Korczak build the
Sculptors of Crazy Horse Memorial
741-foot staircase to the top of the mountain; in 1951 she directed him by radio from the studio as he painted the outline of the sculpture on the mountain. In 1950, the couple were married. The Ziolkowskis worked on the project free of charge and without monetary support from the government, with all funding coming from private individuals, organizations and businesses. Although the Ziolkowskis passed away before the completion of the Crazy Horse Memorial, their family continues their dream.
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1993
INDUCTEES Raleigh Barker
Dr. John Milton
Lionel Bordeaux
George Mortimer
Dr. Roscoe Dean
Robert Perry
White Eagle
Arthur (Joe) Quintal
Abner George
Leland Schoenhard
Sylvia Henkin
Dr. Harold Schuknecht
Dr. Warren Jones
Mildred Sutton
Joe Kirby
Leonard (Bud) Williams
Wallace Larsen
RALEIGH BARKER PROFESSIONAL | 1894–1994 | DENBY, SD Starting in 1922, Raleigh Everett Barker served the residents of the Pine Ridge Reservation for 47 years as interpreter, storekeeper, bookkeeper, friend and in various other capacities. He was trusted as a financial adviser, insurance representative, postmaster and
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businessman. He kept business hours six days a week, longer during harvest and planting, and still found time to teach Sunday school and give a sermon on Sunday. Through Barker’s services to others, he provided a link to the outside world in an otherwise desolate area. Some of his experiences are published in his book Tales from a Reservation Storekeeper, and in My Lakota Friends.
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LIONEL BORDEAUX HISTORICAL | ROSEBUD, SD As president of Sinte Gleska University in Rosebud, SD, Lionel Bordeaux has lived his dream of seeing the continuation of higher education for the Lakota Sioux people. Bordeaux provided leadership for the passage and authorization of tribal college legislation, for the first
Dedicated champion of tribal education
fully accredited reservation based institution of higher education at the Bachelor’s degree level and instituted the first reservation based Master’s degree program. He has received many accolades during his tenure including Outstanding Administrator of the Year by Black Hills State University in affiliated status with Sinte Gleska College. Bordeaux currently serves and been a member of organizations including the American Indian Higher Education
Consortium,
National
Indian
Education
Association; American Indian College Fund and the Americans for Indian Opportunity.
DR. ROSCOE DEAN PROFESSIONAL | 1917–2009 WESSINGTON SPRINGS, SD Dr. Roscoe Dean was a champion and constant supporter of adequate rural health care. After contracting pulmonary tuberculosis in 1945 while interning at Ancker Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota and returned home to recuperate,
Pioneer of rural health care
where he immediately recognized the need for more physicians in rural areas. Together he and Attorney General Frank Farrar began to work on the crisis, forming the Blue Ribbon Committee to identify problems and find solutions in rural health care. Throughout his years of working to upgrade the rural health system, Dr Dean was also a family physician to thousands of patients, some who lived hundred of miles away.
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WHITE EAGLE ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT | 1951–1995 MISSION, SD White Eagle, a member of the Rosebud Sioux Reservation, was determined at any early age that he wanted to become an opera singer. At the age five, this minister’s son gave his first public performance in his father’s church. In
Aweinspiring opera singer
1971, he made his professional debut as a soloist at one of the nation’s largest churches and two years later began working with the vocal group Re-Generation. Over the next eight years White Eagle performed more than 4,000 concerts to some five million people in the U. S. and Canada. In 1985 White Eagle graduated from the Merola Opera Program at the San Francisco Opera. Afterwards there were appearances at some of the country’s premier opera houses including the Florentine and Cleveland Operas. He became the first Native American to sing leading roles in both opera and American musical theater.
ABNER GEORGE ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT | 1915-2006 RAPID CITY, SD Abner George, formerly of Rapid City’s KTOQ radio station, holds the record for longevity among broadcasters. He began his record-setting 50-year broadcasting career as a student volunteer at the University of Minnesota station.
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He became Rapid City’s first full-time radio newsman when he joined KOTA (then KOBH) in 1938. Throughout most of his lengthy radio career in Rapid City, George announced the early morning news, arising between 4 and 5 a.m. each day to check the early wire report prior to going on the air. His professional philosophy is based in the tenets of accuracy and responsibility in reporting and his personal philosophy on truth and fairness.
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SYLVIA HENKIN PROFESSIONAL | 1921–2018 | SIOUX FALLS, SD Sylvia Henkin was a television personality known as the hostess of Party Line, a local public affairs and interview program. Henkin was also an active leader in her community and throughout the state of South Dakota, and known for organizing the Sioux Falls St. Patrick’s
Local radio & television star
Day parade. She served in many organizations, including the Board of Directors of FirstBank of South Dakota, a member of the South Dakota State Chamber of Commerce, President of YWCA, and countless others. Since 1975 she has been awarded at least twenty major awards, including the YWCA Communications Person of the Year, Veteran’s Administration Commendation, South Dakota Broadcaster of the Year, and United Way Good Person of the Year, and the South Dakota Advertising Federation’s Silver Medal.
DR. WARREN JONES PROFESSIONAL | 1921–2004 | BOWDLE, SD Aberdeen native Dr. Warren Jones has dedicated his life to the teaching and practice of medicine. The son of a physician, Jones initially intended to study dentistry, but later switched his major to pre-med. From 1951 to 1975, Jones taught cardiovascular physiology at the University of
Eminent South Dakota heart doctor
South Dakota Medical Center, where he was instrumental in developing the school’s four-year medical curriculum. Jones was the first physician in the state to perform an electrical cardiovision, a procedure that is used to restore a regular rhythm to the human heart, and which he then promoted and demonstrated. Jones also was instrumental in the development and application of the first implanted cardiac pacemaker in South Dakota.
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JOE KIRBY PROFESSIONAL | 1863–1926 | SIOUX FALLS, SD Joe Kirby was a prominent pioneer lawyer in Sioux Falls. He was the patriarch of a large family, which has been active in the city for four generations. He also founded Kirby Law Office and Western Surety Company, one of the principal employers in the city of Sioux Falls, SD. One day,
Prominent pioneer lawyer
on a train en route to the nation’s capitol, Kirby met some businessmen who were affiliated with some eastern-based bonding companies, which resulted in Kirby establishing the Western Surety Company in 1900. Over the next ten years the company grew, not only throughout South Dakota, but also into neighboring states. Today, Western Surety Company is operating in all 50 states and services over 40,000 independent insurance agencies. It is the largest agency force of any insurance or bond company in the country and has nearly 500 employees.
WALLACE LARSEN GENERAL | 1931-2017 | RAPID CITY, SD In 1989, Larsen was appointed Director of Engineering for the state’s highway department and was instrumental in installing state-of-the-art computer hardware to increase the productivity of the engineering and design divisions of the department. Larsen also supervised the early
The state’s authority on highway planning
development of the road profiler, which is now used in 35 states across the country. Significant projects included the Dakota Dunes interchange, the Forest City Bridge landslide stabilization, Deadwood north grading, the Louise Avenue interchange in Sioux Falls, and the Cedar Shore marina basin near Oacoma, SD. Wallace Larsen is widely known as “Mr. Transportation” owing to his considerable efforts in illuminating and persuading many legislative bodies, governors, county and city officials.
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DR. JOHN MILTON ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT | 1924–1995 VERMILLION, SD Dr. John Milton’s literary influence extends beyond the state of South Dakota. As founder and editor of the South Dakota Review and as an instructor at the University of South Dakota, Milton served as a mentor to many of the
Prolific writer and literary influencer
school’s graduates including writers Elly Welt, Michael Doane and Linda Hasselstrom. In 1963, Milton assumed the chairmanship of the English Department at the University of South Dakota. With $400 in seed money from Dean Elbert W. Harrington, Milton began editing and publishing the South Dakota Review. During his career, Milton published more than 330 works, including 15 books of poetry, prose and non-fiction in addition to short stories, and journal articles. In 1976, he received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and two years later received the Governor’s Award for Creative Achievement.
GEORGE MORTIMER GENERAL | 1909–1999 | BELLE FOURCHE, SD Known as South Dakota’s “Will Rogers,” George Mortimer was born on August 11, 1909, in Belle Fourche, South Dakota. During his tenure with the South Dakota State Legislature, Mortimer chaired the Health & Welfare Committee and in that position worked toward establishing
Key figure in South Dakota health care
the four-year medical school program for the state. He was also a key figure in starting the Physicians Assistant Program, whose graduates provide much-needed care to citizens in the state’s rural areas. Mortimer also served on the state’s Agricultural and Natural Resource Committee, where he was instrumental in re-writing the state’s stripmining bill. In 1980 and 1986, he was named the Wildlife Conservation Legislator of the Year on both a state and national level for his efforts in that area.
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ROBERT PERRY HISTORICAL | 1916–1998 | ABERDEEN, SD Robert “Bob” Perry was a historian credited as the primary advocate for Fort Sisseton to become a state park. Perry also chaired the drive to make Sichi Hollow into a state park and for its recognition as a national historical site. During his career at Northwestern Bell, he became
Avid collector and historian
interested in history and community involvement. He became an avid collector of Dakota Central memorabilia, a telephone company that was dissolved in 1942. Perry organized most of the 7,000 documents for the J.L.W. Zietlow Telephone Pioneer Museum in Aberdeen, one of the best independent telephone museums in the nation. Perry also wrote the book Prayer Rock, which was the result of over 40 years of research on the Glacial Lake area of South Dakota. Prayer Rock is used as a textbook in several South Dakota school systems.
ARTHUR “JOE” QUINTAL SPORTS | 1912-1985 | MITCHELL, SD Arthur “Joe” Quintal was athletic director and coach of Mitchell High School’s football, basketball, and track programs for over 35 years. In 1930 his basketball team won the Class B State Championship, and in 1932, 1935, 1940 and 1948 they won the Class A State Championship.
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Quintal was a leader in administering the state’s athletic program, serving many years on the board of control, and was the first commissioner of the South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference. Arthur Quintal was awarded the Distinguished Service Award from the National Highs School Athletic Association in 1972 and the Distinguished Service Award from the South Dakota High School Activities Association. His career has touched the lives of thousands of South Dakota youth.
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LELAND SCHOENHARD PROFESSIONAL | 1920–1996 | CHAMBERLAIN, SD Over the years, Leland Schoenhard adopted a policy of giving to the communities in which he did business. In 1950, Schoenhard started a construction company to satisfy a growing need for housing, and in 1954, added a local lumberyard to this operation. In 1963, Schoenhard
Entrepreneur in the business of giving back
was one of the founders and principal shareholders of TriCounty State Bank, serving as a bank director for 26 years. Schoenhard’s other business accomplishments include operating a trucking firm, feeding approximately 80,000 head of beef cattle at his feedlot east of Chamberlain, owning Missouri Valley Grain Co. and combining farming with commercial hunting at Clark Ranch north of Lower Brule. He founded the Schoenhard Community Foundation, which supports worthy projects in Chamberlain and the surrounding communities.
DR. HAROLD SCHUKNECHT PROFESSIONAL | 1917–1996 | CHANCELLOR, SD Dr. Schuknecht was one of the world’s foremost ear surgeons, researchers, and teachers. He pioneered new surgical techniques to restore hearing, and was noted for his skill in microscopic procedures. He helped tens of thousands of patients during his career. Prior to
Among the world’s foremost ear surgeons
his retirement in the late 1980’s, Dr. Schuknecht was Walter Augustus LeCompte professor of otology and professor of laryngology at the Harvard Medical School, and chief otolaryngology at he Massachusetts Eye and Ear Informatory. During his career, he received many prestigious awards, and was greatly in demand as a guest lecturer in his specialty. During WWII, Harold Schuknecht served as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Army Corps, with the rank of captain.
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MILDRED SUTTON GENERAL | 1902–1983 | ONIDA, SD Raising the kids and feeding the help was what was expected of a mother in the early days of South Dakota, but Mildred Sutton exceeded the this stereotype of a pioneer woman and mother. Along with the support of running the family ranch, Mildred was also an active
Female pioneer & political activist
Democrat and served as Sully County Democratic County Chairman, and is credited with almost single-handedly keeping the Democratic Party alive in Sully County. Mildred was a joiner even when the kids were little and times were tough. She was also a leader in the Onida School District and an organizer of the school’s expansion. She was a member of the Onida School District Board, the Sully County School District Board and Sully County Democratic County Chairman at a time when women were not very active in politics or issues outside of the home.
LEONARD “BUD” WILLIAMS GENERAL | 1918-2006 | MITCHELL, SD Leonard B. Williams was born and raised in Mitchell, SD. He attended the Mitchell Public Schools, where he graduated high school in 1936. He was employed in the parts department of Rozum Motor Company until drafted in the U.S. Army in April of 1942. He served in WWII, the
A vision of growth for the future of Mitchell
Korean War, and the Vietnam War. In 1968, after 26 years of service, Williams retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. After retirement, Williams returned to Mitchell, where he served as Director of the YMCA through 1973. Then in 1985, Williams was elected to the Mitchell City Council and the following year as the Mayor of the City of Mitchell until 1993. Propery taxes lowered by 12% during his tenure, and the groundwork he laid for growth and improvement in Mitchell will continue long into the future.
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1998
INDUCTEES Dr. Frank Aplan
Dr. John Hamre
James Aplan
Boyd Hopkins
Bertyne Birkland
Dr. Benjamin Kantack
David Christensen
Pat O’Brien
Curley Haisch
Robert Penn
Rose Haisch
Calvin Schultz
Melvin Hanthorn
Dr. Robert Wagner
Eunice Hovland
Anson Yeager
Howard Hovland
DR. FRANK APLAN PROFESSIONAL | FORT PIERRE, SD A course in general metallurgy at SDSM&T sparked Frank’s decision that his life’s work would be in metallurgical engineering. During his career, Frank would alternate between academic life and work in industry, leading to a rather nomadic life but a fantastic learning
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of metallurgy & mineral processing
experience. After a decade with Union Carbide, where Frank rose from research engineer to group manager of mineral engineering research and development, he accepted an offer at Penn State as professor and department head of mineral processing. Dr. Aplan has had over 30 years of academic experience emphasizing both teaching and research, and has received many professional honors, including having an award named in his honor by the Engineering Foundation.
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