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Appointments
made to state Board of Education
In December, Gov. Mike Rounds appointed Don
Kirkegaard, Britton, to the South Dakota Board of Education.
Kirkegaard, who has been in K-12 education for 25 years,
currently serves as superintendent of the Britton-Hecla School
District. He is pursuing a doctoral degree from the University
of South Dakota. Kirkegaard replaces Jack Broome, superintendent
of the Burke and Bonesteel-Fairfax districts.
In October, the governor appointed Patricia
Simmons, Sioux Falls, to the Board of Education. Simmons
recently completed 14 years serving on the Brandon Valley Board
of Education. On that board, she served two years as vice
president and seven years as president. During that time,
Simmons also served on the board of directors for the Associated
School Boards of South Dakota. Simmons is a registered nurse and
has worked for 24 years in pediatric hematology-oncology.
Gov. Rounds also reappointed Richard Gowen
of Rapid City to the South Dakota Board of Education. Dr. Gowen
began serving on the board in 2003. Prior to retiring, he served
as the executive director of the Homestake Laboratory Conversion
Project. Before that, he served as president of South Dakota
School of Mines and Technology from 1986 to 2003, and president
of Dakota State University from 1984 to 1986. His experiences
include higher education teaching and administration, the
formation of K-12 curriculum and standards, space and medical
research, leadership service for the engineering and education
professions, consultation, and participation on boards in
industry and government.
All board members serve four-year terms. To learn more about the
Board of Education, visit
www.doe.sd.gov/secretary/board.
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