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 Dr. Rick Melmer - Secretary
Dr. Rick Melmer was appointed Secretary of the
Department of Education in June 2003.
Prior to that, he served as Superintendent of
Schools in the Watertown School District for eight years. Those
responsibilities also included serving as administrator of Lake Area
Technical Institute. From 1991 to 1995, Melmer served as
Superintendent of the Sioux Center Community School District, Sioux
Center, Iowa.
Melmer, a South Dakota native, holds a B.A. in
Elementary Education and Psychology from Dakota Wesleyan University,
an M.A. in Elementary Administration from South Dakota State
University, and an Ed.D. in Educational Administration from the
University of Wyoming.
Melmer has instructed several graduate courses at
the University of Sioux Falls, Morningside College, the Iowa Area
Education Agency and South Dakota State University.
He and his wife, Valerie, have three children,
Tara, Megan and Sean. In his free time, he enjoys spending
time with his family, watching baseball, running and reading.
Melmer believes that his role as Secretary of
Education is to “shine a spotlight on the future of education in South
Dakota.”
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