Thank you for joining us for the Foundation Council of Trustees and Alumni Association Board joint meeting.

Whether you attended in person and simply want to revisit the sessions or you were unable to make it and would like to catch up on what you missed, we hope you enjoy these videos. Your engagement and dedication empower our organization to remain forward-thinking and bold as we look ahead to our organization's next chapter.


Save the Date: Spring Meeting

April 30 - May 1, 2026

A Historic Vote

Opening remarks from Steve Erpenbach, Andi Fouberg, and Anne Rieck McFarland

A Historic Vote

Formal approval by the Foundation Council of Trustees and Alumni Association Board of Directors

Why We Do What We Do

Remarks from Mike Holbeck

South Dakota Board of Regents

Panel Discussion

Outside the Classroom

Student panel discussion facilitated by Steve Erpenbach and Erin Glidden

Jerome J. Lohr Award

2025 Recipient: Gordon Niva

Outside the Classroom

A discussion with SDSU Athletics 

A New Beginning

Recognition of Legacy Trustees and Members, Remarks by President Dunn

Ness School of Management and Economics

Remarks by Joe Santos, Ness Endowed Director of the Ness School of Management & Economics

SDSU Alumni & Foundation: Where Loyalty Lives

January 1, 2026

South Dakota State University Foundation

815 Medary Avenue

Brookings, SD 57006

South Dakota State University Foundation

815 Medary Avenue

Brookings, SD 57006



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