RAPID CITY, SD (May 3, 2018) – Almost 400 students will receive their Bachelor of Science, Master of Science or Doctor of Philosophy degrees at the
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology’s commencement ceremony beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 5, in the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Ice Arena. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds will deliver the commencement address, and Gina Elmore of Hot Springs, S.D., a civil engineering
major, will deliver the senior class message.
SD Mines graduates each have unique success stories and bright futures. If the media would like interviews with select graduates we can offer a few examples.
Joree
Sandin:
Whether Joree Sandin chooses a career working on rockets or developing prosthetics, she's certain of one thing. "I just want to help people," she says. "That's what I want to do with my career at the end of the day." The senior mechanical engineering major at South Dakota
School of Mines & Technology, Sandin grew up in Greeley, Colo., dreaming of a career in space exploration. "I wanted to be an aerospace engineer because I love space," she says. "Stargazing is one of my favorite things to do."
Scyller Borglum: On May 5, Scyller Borglum will earn her Ph.D. in geological engineering from SD Mines, culminating a career and academic trajectory that started with a degree in Scandinavian language and included along the way a theology degree as well as a job in the oil fields of
North Dakota.
Dalton Lyons: During his years at SD Mines, Dalton Lyons didn’t watch Netflix or play around on social media. He didn’t have time. Lyons, who graduates with a degree in civil engineering, served as an officer on the Concrete Canoe Team, an officer in the American Society of
Civil Engineers, president of Chi Epsilon, a member of Tau Beta Pi, president and vice president of the Professional Development Institute for Student Leaders and a student member of the community development organization East of 5th.
You can find more information on the SD Mines commencement ceremony
here. The event is live streamed over the internet
here.
ROTC Commissioning at Mt. Rushmore:
The media is invited to attend the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Mt. Rushmore Battalion ROTC commissioning ceremony at the Mt. Rushmore Amphitheater, Saturday, May 5 at 3 p.m. During this ceremony, ROTC Cadet Sam Wendte, mechanical engineer major, and Cadet Carson Purtell, mechanical engineer major, will commission as officers to serve in various
branches of the United States Army. The media and the public are welcome to attend.