University Advisory Board
Purpose: to assist the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology in accomplishing its mission and the strategic objectives of the university; to provide advice and counsel to the President of the university on the most important issues faced by the university.
The following individuals comprise the University Advisory Board of South Dakota Mines.
William Betten - President, Betten System Solutions
Scyller Borglum - National Underground Storage Market Sector Leader, WSP USA
Dave Bushong - Retired, POET
Connie Determan - Retired, Kiewit
Dana Dykhouse - President and CEO, First PREMIER Bank
Linn Evans - President and CEO, Black Hills Corp.
Barry Granger - Managing Director, B3 Technology Investments
Jamie Hale - President, Darceo Inc. Professional Technical Services
Sean McGinnis - Mining General Manager/Global General Manager, Caterpillar
Diana Peninger - Founder and CEO, Geneva Lake Partners
Robb Peterson - Glacial Lakes Rubber & Plastics
John Rathbun - President and CEO, Austin Powder Holdings Company
Jacqueline Sargent - Retired, Austin Energy
Dean Schauer - President & CEO, Confluent Medical Technologies
Merle Symes - President, The Provenance Group
Auduth Timblo - Chairman, Fomento Industries
Rich Wells - Retired, Dow Chemical Co.
Scott Wickersham - CEO, Viaflex