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About President Dunn

Barry H. Dunn was named the 20th president of South Dakota State University in April 2016, the fourth alumnus chosen to lead the institution. He assumed office May 23, 2016.

 

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The Monday Message is a weekly communication from the Office of the President to the South Dakota State University community. The message appears weekly throughout the academic year and occasionally during the holidays and over the summer break.

PATHWAY TO PREMIER 2030: High value. Innovation. Bold impact.

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³ÉÈËÊÓƵ shatters enrollment records, climbs to more than 12,000 students

A record first-year class and record retention moved enrollment at South Dakota State University to 12,065 students for the fall 2024 semester, the highest enrollment at ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ since 2018. Enrollment figures were released earlier today by the South Dakota Board of Regents.

The Miller Legacy

Selective highlights from Peggy Miller's years as president of South Dakota State University in 1998 to 2006.• Led ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ through an arduous study that culminated with the school moving to Division I athletics as of the 2004-05 school year.

Diminutive Miller raises stature of ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ

Former ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ President Peggy Miller joined a group of nine other people to be inducted into the South Dakota Hall of Fame at ceremonies in Chamberlain Sept. 13-14. Miller, who served as ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ’s 18th president from Jan. 1, 1998, to Dec. 31, 2006, became only the third out of the land-grant university’s 20 presidents to be inducted into the South Dakota Hall of Fame, joining Robert Wagner (1998) and Hilton Briggs (1980).