2024 Anniversary Reunion Spotlight
Every year as we welcome 10 new Inductees into the South Dakota Hall of Fame, we also take a look back and celebrate Inductees of the past at our Inductee Anniversary Reunion.
This special event is an opportunity for past Inductees to greet the newest class and welcome them to the South Dakota Hall of Fame. It is also a time to celebrate the heart of our organization–our Inductees.
This year is especially monumental as we celebrate our 50th Anniversary, and acknowledge the legacies of all 792 inductees who comprise the South Dakota Hall of Fame. It is truly humbling to share their stories of excellence with you–stories that continue to inspire for generations.
As we continue to celebrate the inspiring legacies of our past inductees, we also take this as an opportunity to update their life stories shared in the Legacy of Achievement Program–the South Dakota Hall of Fame program where inductees’ life stories are stored and shared with the public.
The Legacy of Achievement Program is a valuable resource that ensures the monumental life stories of our inductees are preserved in perpetuity. It is our pleasure to honor each Anniversary Inductee or their representative once more. They are forever Champions of Excellence for South Dakota, and their stories serve as an inspiration to present and future generations.
We hope you join us for the 2024 Anniversary Reunion held on Saturday, September 14, at 1:00 pm at Arrowwood Cedar Shore Resort. This event is free to the public, and you’ll have a chance to meet attending inductees of excellence.
The 2023 Anniversary Reunion Members Being Honored Include:
5 year | 2019
Reuben Bareis, Tony Bour, Dick Brown, John Calvin*, Helen S. Duhamel*, Clyde Fredrickson, William “Bill” Groethe*, Tim Johnson, Lyndell H. Petersen, James L. Scull
10 year | 2014
Richard Adee, Fred Cozad*, Judy Olson Duhamel, James E. Emery*, Kay Jorgensen, Donald F. Montileaux , Dr. Milton G. Mutch, Dick Muth, Richard Termes, Terry Woster
15 year | 2009
Dr. Frank Alvine, J. Bruce Blake*, Bartine “Bart” Blum, Henry Carlson Jr.*, Herbert Cleveland, William Dougherty*, Dr. Sam Holland, Dorothy Jean Howe*, Nancy Tysdad Koupal, John T. Loucks*, Ted Muenster, Carol Regier, Mother Jerome Schmitt*, Jon C. Soderholm, Tom Walsh
20 year | 2004
Shirley Barns*, Edith Bartels*, Martin Busch*, Dennis Casey*, Gerald "Pee Wee" Dennis*, Lynn Feist*, Dave Geisler*, Richard Kneip*, Jack Marken*, Vern McKee*, Jerry Olson*, Donald Smith*, Yvonne Wynde
25 year | 1999
G. Robert Bartron*, Harold Cleberg, Dave Dedrick*, Earl "Gene" Hartman*, Everet ‘Ep” Howe*, Jerome "Jerry" Lohr, Robert Quinn*, Odeen “Skee” Rasmussen*, William Schuette*, George Shanard*, Benjamin Soukup*, John “Matt” Sutton*, Hildreth Twostars Venegas*, John Vecurevich*, Kenneth Way*
30 year | 1994
August "Gus" Buche*, John Cacavas*, Dane Conger*, Joseph Dudley*, Esther Elson*, Myron Floren*, Tim Giago*, Phil Gross*, Mary Gorder Groth, Leo Hansen*, Cecil Harris*, Dwight “Bill” Hustead*, George “Ed” Lemmon*, George McGovern*, Henry Quinn*, Lyle E. Schroeder, Fredrick Spafford*
35 year | 1989
Homer Ayres*, Lyndall Berry*, Alvin Buechler*, Paul Christen, Ora DeSart*, Kyle Evans*, Wilbur Foss*, Paul Friggens*, Michael Guhin*, Linda M. Hasselstrom, Joy Hauk*, Hubert Humphrey*, Ida Jansen*, Josef Meier*, Charles “Buck” Moore*, Alvin Nelson*, Mattie Goff Newcombe*
40 year | 1984
Hazel Abbott*, Tony Chytka, George Defender*, Joseph Dvorak*, Carroll Erskine*, Frederick Evans*, John Gauger*, L. Roy Houck*, Lawrence Ingalls*, Clint Johnson, George Johnson*, Clarence Jurich*, George Marty*, Arthur Mellett*, Francys Naslund*, Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, William “Puts On His Shoes” Swan*, Jane Waldron*
45 year | 1979
William Henry Harrison Beadle*, Earl Dake*, Robert Driscoll*, James Emmerich*, William Farber*, George German*, Archer Gilfillan*, Garney Henley, Francis Hill*, Silas Hohf*, Oscar Howe*, John Hughes*, Clyde Ice*, Arne Larson *, C. Emil Loriks*, Murdo MacKenzie *, James Marking*, Marshall McKusick*, Robert Patterson*, Alonzo Peeke*, Leonard Pier*, Gladys Pyle*, Amund Ringsrud*, Will Robinson*, Clarence Satnam*, William Shoun*, Robert Slagle*, Noah Steele*, William Whirlwind Horse*, Richard Williams*
Celebrating Classes Every Five Years Since Induction
*Deceased Anniversary Reunion member