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.

John Abrams CEO, Analytical Mechanics Associates
William Betten President, Betten System Solutions
Dana Dykhouse President and CEO, First PREMIER Bank
Linn Evans President and CEO, Black Hills Corp.
Jamie Hale President, Darceo Inc. Professional Technical Services
Jason Lambert Director of Intelligence, Monument Health; Fractional COO, Phylloceuticals
Sean McGinnis Mining General Manager/Global General Manager, Caterpillar
Jill Nelson Founder and Owner, Brooks and Nelson
Robb Peterson Founder and CEO, Glacial Lakes Rubber & Plastics
Patrick Rich Senior Product Manager, Consumer Product Security, Netflix
Toni Richardson Director of Administration, South Dakota Department of Revenue
Tara Roth Retired, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft 365
Jacqueline Sargent Retired, Austin Energy
Dean Schauer President & CEO, Confluent Medical Technologies
Merle Symes President, The Provenance Group
Rich Wells Retired, Dow Chemical Co.
Scott Wickersham CEO, Viaflex
Kyle Wiese President & CEO, Black Hills market, Sanford Health