The title of Emeritus is a designation of distinction bestowed upon a retired faculty member who has held academic rank while serving in an academic, administrative or professional position or to a retired academic administrative staff member who has served in a position integral to the academic mission of the University.
Emeritus designation is a lifetime title honoring a retired faculty or academic administrative staff member as having demonstrated a distinguished professional career and as having made significant contributions to the University.
2024
Daniel Humburg
Professor Emeritus of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
2023
William Gibbons
Distinguished Professor of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering Emeritus
South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station at SDSU
Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Kendra Kattelmann
Distinguished Professor Emerita of Nutrition and Dietetics
School of Health and Consumer Sciences
Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Laboratory
College of Education and Human Sciences
Roxanne Lucchesi
Professor Emerita of Communication and Journalism
School of Communication and Journalism
Vikram Mistry
David A Thompson Endowed Department Head, Associate Dean & Professor Emeritus
College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
Department of Dairy and Food Science
Douglas Raynie
Professor and Department Head Emeritus of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Chemistry and Biochemistry
College of Natural Sciences
Physics
Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics
2022
John Ackman
Professor Emeritus of Theatre/Director of Theatre
School of Performing Arts
Theatre & Dance
Gary Anderson
Professor Emeritus of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Jane Christopher-Hennings
Professor Emerita of Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences
Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory
Mary Emery
Professor Emerita of Sociology
School of Psychology, Sociology and Rural Studies
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Larry Holler
Professor Emeritus of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory
Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
SDSU Extension
Eluned Jones
Director Emerita of the Ness School of Management and Economics
Ness School of Management and Economics
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Van Kelley
Department Head and Associate Professor Emeritus of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Meredith Redlin
Professor Emerita of Sociology
School of Psychology, Sociology and Rural Studies
Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Andrew Stremmel
Professor Emeritus of Early Childhood Education
School of Education, Counseling and Human Development
Teacher Education
Counseling and Human Resource Development
2021
Kurt Bassett
Professor and Department Head Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Paula Carson
Associate Professor Emerita of Nursing
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Alan Davis
Professor Emeritus of Counseling and Human Development
School of Education, Counseling and Human Development
Counseling and Human Resource Development
Xiangming Guan
Professor Emeritus of Pharmaceutical Sciences
College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Teresa Hall
Professor and Department Head Emerita of Construction and Operations Management
Construction and Operations Management
Jane Hegland
Professor Emerita of Consumer Sciences
College of Education and Human Sciences
School of Health and Consumer Sciences
Jonathan Jenks
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Wildlife Science
Department of Natural Resource Management
Padmanaban Krishnan
Professor Emeritus of Dairy and Food Science
Department of Dairy and Food Science
Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science
Marie Langham
Professor Emerita of Plant Pathology
Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science
Kimberly Messerschmidt
Professor Emerita of Pharmacy Practice
College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions
Department of Pharmacy Practice
Lyle Olson
Professor Emeritus of Communication and Journalism
School of Communication and Journalism
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Bonny Specker
Ethel Austin Martin Endowed Chair and Professor Emerita, Health and Nutritional Sciences
Ethel Austin Martin Program
Division of Research and Economic Development
2020
Janet Fischer
Professor Emeritus of Pharmacy Practice
College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions
Department of Pharmacy Practice
Jane Mort
Dean Emeritus of the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions
College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions
Department of Pharmacy Practice
Rich Reid
Associate Dean and Professor Emeritus of the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering
Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering
2019
Gregg Carlson
Professor Emeritus of Plant Science
Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science
David Graper
Professor Emeritus of Horticulture Science
Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science
SDSU Extension
Dennis Helder
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Image Processing Lab
Patricia Johnson
Professor Emerita of Range Science
Department of Natural Resource Management
SDSU West River Research and Extension
SDSU Extension
Darrell Napton
Professor Emeritus of Geography and Geospatial Sciences
Geography and Geospatial Sciences
Fedora Sutton
Professor Emerita of Molecular Biology
Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science
2018
Lew Brown
Dean and Professor Emeritus of the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering
Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering
Fereidoon Delfanian
Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Materials Evaluation and Testing Laboratory
Douglas Malo
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Soil Science
Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science
Howard Woodard
Professor Emeritus of Soil Science
Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science
2017
Mary Arnold
Professor Emerita of Journalism and Mass Communication
School of Communication and Journalism
David Chicoine
Professor Emeritus of Economics and President Emeritus of South Dakota State University
Ness School of Management and Economics
Keith Corbett
Dean and Professor Emeritus of University College
Wintrode Student Success and Opportunity Center
Charles Dieter
Professor Emeritus of Natural Resource Management
Department of Natural Resource Management
Debra Farver
Professor Emerita of Pharmacy Practice
College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions
Department of Pharmacy Practice
Patty Hacker
Professor Emerita of Health and Nutritional Sciences
School of Health and Consumer Sciences
Dave Helgeland
Professor Emeritus of Pharmacy Practice
College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions
Department of Pharmacy Practice
Brian Kaatz
Professor and Dean Emeritus of the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions
College of Nursing
Diane Kayongo-Male
Professor Emerita of Sociology and Rural Studies
School of Psychology, Sociology and Rural Studies
James Rice
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics
Bradley Woldt
Professor and Department Head Emeritus of Psychology
School of Psychology, Sociology and Rural Studies
2016
Ruth Harper
Professor Emerita of Counseling and Human Development
Counseling and Human Resource Development
School of Education, Counseling and Human Development
Kathryn Penrod
Professor Emerita of Teaching, Learning, and Leadership
School of Education, Counseling and Human Development
2015
David Francis
Professor Emeritus of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory
David Galipeau
Harold C. Hohbach Endowed Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Marla Muxen
Professor Emerita of Counseling and Human Development
Counseling and Human Resource Development
School of Education, Counseling and Human Development
Charles Woodard
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English
School of English and Interdisciplinary Studies
2014
Stephen Pohl
Professor Emeritus of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Ronald Stover
Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Rural Studies
School of Psychology, Sociology and Rural Studies
Ann Wilson
Professor Emerita of Teaching, Learning, and Leadership
School of Education, Counseling and Human Development
2013
Madeleine Andrawis
Professor Emerita of Electrical Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Chandradhar Dwivedi
Distinguished Professor and Department Head Emeritus of Pharmaceutical Sciences
College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
David Zeman
Professor Emeritus of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory
2012
Delvin DeBoer
Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Joel Hefling
Assistant Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies and Theatre
School of Communication and Journalism
Mylo Hellickson
Professor Emeritus of Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering
Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Duane Matthees
Professor Emeritus of the SDSU Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences Department and the SD Agricultural Experiment Station
Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory
Lon Moeller
Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Education
College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
Thomas Schumacher
Professor Emeritus of Plant Science
Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science
Nancy Thiex
Professor Emerita of Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences Department and the SD Agricultural Experiment Station
Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory
2011
Cindi Penor Ceglian
Professor Emerita of Human Development
Counseling and Human Resource Development
School of Education, Counseling and Human Development
Nels Granholm
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biology, Microbiology and Global Studies
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Robert Hall
Professor Emeritus of Plant Science
Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science
Jerry Jorgensen
Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies and Theatre and Dean Emeritus of the College of Arts and Sciences
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Ray Peterson
Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies and Theatre
School of Communication and Journalism
Diane Rickerl
Professor Emerita of Plant Science
Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science
David Schingoethe
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Dairy Science
Department of Dairy and Food Science
2010
Charles Berry
Professor Emeritus of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Department of Natural Resource Management
Jack Getz
Professor Emeritus of Journalism and Mass Communication
School of Communication and Journalism
2009
James Booher
Professor Emeritus of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
School of Health and Consumer Sciences
James McKinney
Professor Emeritus of Music and Director Emeritus of The Pride of the Dakotas
School of Performing Arts
Martin Schipull
Professor Emeritus Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Arden Sigl
Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Howard Smith
Associate Dean of the College of Education and Counseling Emeritus and Professor of Counseling and Human Resource Development Emeritus
Off-Campus Centers
School of Education, Counseling and Human Development
2008
Robert Burns
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Dean Emeritus of the Honors College
Van D. & Barbara B. Fishback Honors College
Carolyn Clague
Associate Professor Emerita of Extension Youth Development/4-H Specialist
SDSU Extension
Geoffrey Grant
Associate Professor Emeritus of Rural Sociology
School of Psychology, Sociology and Rural Studies
Edward Hamilton
Professor Emeritus of Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences
Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory
Joel Houglum
Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Assistant Dean Emeritus
College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions
Department of Pharmacy Practice
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ali Selim
Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Hal Werner
Professor Emeritus of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
2007
James Gerwing
Professor of Plant Science Emeritus
Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science
Gary Van Riper
Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Emeritus
College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions
Department of Pharmacy Practice
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
2006
Georgia Crews
Associate Professor Emeritus of Nutrition, Food Science and Hospitality
School of Health and Consumer Sciences
Donald Evenson
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biology and Microbiology
Department of Biology and Microbiology
Kenneth Higgins
Professor Emeritus of Wildlife and Fisheries
Department of Natural Resource Management
Peggy Gordon Miller
President and Professor of Education Emeritus
College of Education and Human Sciences
Office of the President
2005
Corliss Johnson
Professor Emeritus of Music
Charles Lamberton
Professor Emeritus of Economics
Mary Perpich
Associate Professor Emerita of Journalism and Mass Communication
Anthony Richter
Professor Emeritus of German
Charles Tiltrum
Associate Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Kenneth Yocom
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Statistics
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
2004
Hassan Ghazi
Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering
Clair Stymiest
Associate Professor of Plant Science Emeritus
Robert Pollman
Associate Professor of Plant Science/Manager of Seed Certification Emeritus
Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science
Leon Wrage
Distinguished Professor of Plant Science Emeritus
Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science
2003
Clark Hanson
Professor Emeritus of Education
James L. Johnson
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies and Theatre
Donald Peterson
Professor Emeritus of Economics
Gary Steinley
Professor Emeritus of Education and Counseling
Larry Tidemann
Director Emeritus of the Cooperative Extension Service
Michael Crews
Professor Emeritus of Nutrition, Food Science & Hospitality
School of Health and Consumer Sciences
Carl Edeburn
Professor Emeritus of Education and Counseling
School of Education, Counseling and Human Development
Lester Flake
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Department of Natural Resource Management
Margaret Hegge
Distinguished Professor Emerita of Nursing, Director of Academic Evaluation and Assessment Emerita
College of Nursing
Edward Hogan
Professor Emeritus of Geography, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Chief Information Technology Officer Emeritus
Geography and Geospatial Sciences
Michael Schliessmann
Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies and Theatre
School of Communication and Journalism
2002
Mary Ellen Aamot
Professor Emerita of Cooperative Extension Service
Clara J. Ayers
Professor Emerita of Mathematics
Charles C. Clever
Associate Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
John Grove
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
William Jensen
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
Danny Lattin
Professor and Dean Emeritus of the College of Pharmacy
Lowell Amiotte
Associate Professor Emeritus of Education and Counseling
School of Education, Counseling and Human Development
2001
Virgil Ellerbruch
Dean and Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering
Richard C. Howard
Emeritus Assistant Professor of the Cooperative Extension Service
James R. Johnson
Professor Emeritus of Animal and Range Sciences
George W. Libal
Professor Emeritus of Animal and Range Sciences
David S. Nelson
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
Dale L. Reeves
Professor of Plant Science Emeritus
Darrell Johnson
Professor Emeritus of Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences
Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory
2000
Gary Chappell
Professor and Head of Pharmaceutical Sciences Emeritus
Darrell DeBoer
Professor Emeritus of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Mary Fleming
Emeritus Extension EFNEP Coordinator/Assistant Professor of Nutrition, Food Science and Hospitality
David Piersel
Professor Emeritus of Music
Robert Rose
Associate Professor of Nutrition, Food Science and Hospitality Emeritus
Madeleine Rose
Associate Professor of Nutrition, Food Science & Hospitality Emerita
School of Health and Consumer Sciences
1999
Shu Tung Chu
Professor Emeritus of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Lois Haertel
Professor of Biology and Microbiology Emeritus
M. Nadim Hassoun
Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering
Harry Hecht
Professor Emeritus of Education
Maurice Monahan
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Statistics
Duane Sander
Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering
James Satterlee
Professor Emeritus of Rural Sociology
School of Psychology, Sociology and Rural Studies
1998
Robert Gartner
Professor Emeritus of Range Science
Henry Gehrke Jr.
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Ivan Palmer
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Leo Spinar
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Biochemistry
1997
Darrell Jensen
Professor of Education/Dean of Education and Counseling Emeritus
1996
A. Leon Raney
Professor/Dean of Libraries Emeritus
1995
George Buchenau
Professor of Plant Science Emeritus
Keith Morrill
Associate Professor of Biology/Microbiology Emeritus
Darwin Walker
Professor Emeritus of Music
1994
Warren Hatfield
Professor Emeritus of Music
Bernard Hietbrink
Dean/Professor Emeritus of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Jay Richardson
Professor Emeritus of Human Development/Child and Family Studies
Marilyn Richardson
Associate Professor Emerita of HPER
Signe Stuart
Professor Emerita of Visual Arts
1993
Dean Dybing
Adjunct Professor of Plant Science Emeritus
Paul Witherington
Professor Emeritus of English
1991
William Wadsworth
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
1990
Harry Forsyth
Professor Emeritus of HPER
Prior to 1990
Charles Cecil
Instructor Emeritus of Journalism and Mass Communication