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South ��ֱ���� State University leaders and faculty were among the honorees as the South ��ֱ���� FFA Honorary State Degrees and Distinguished Service ��ֱ����s were presented at the 96th annual South ��ֱ���� State FFA Convention on April 19 in Brookings.

South ��ֱ���� State University leaders, faculty, staff, students and supporters celebrated a Montana couple whose investment has endowed the McComish Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering. A $5 million gift from Richard “Dick” and Karen McComish created the university’s first endowed and named department. The McComishes were honored at an April 26 naming ceremony and reception at Chicoine Architecture, Mathematics and Engineering Hall.

Seven members of the professional staff at South ��ֱ���� State University will be honored for their quality work at the upcoming SDSU Professional Staff Advisory Council annual meeting.

Four individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to South ��ֱ���� and beyond will receive honorary doctorates from South ��ֱ���� State University and the South ��ֱ���� Board of Regents at the university’s 138th commencement May 4 at the Dacotah Bank Center in Brookings.

South ��ֱ���� State University is partnering with the Dacotah Bank Center to host the university’s 138th commencement May 4, and community members should be aware of increased traffic flow and patterns throughout the day near the center.

Eli Cole, a senior majoring in music education, will present his senior recital at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 28, in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center’s Founders Recital Hall on the South ��ֱ���� State University campus.

Four South ��ֱ���� State University soon-to-be graduates will be featured speakers at the university’s 138th commencement May 4 at the Dacotah Bank Center in Brookings.

Each year, the Van D. and Barbara B. Fishback Honors College at South ��ֱ���� State University hosts a convocation to recognize students, faculty, staff and alumni for their contributions to and achievements in the college, the SDSU campus and beyond.

The Brookings Chamber Music Society announces the rescheduling of its final concert of the season that was postponed due to weather. Violinist SooBeen Lee will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, in Founders Recital Hall in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center.

Attendees of South ��ֱ���� State University’s annual Spring Festival of Music can experience five concerts in three days in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center’s Larson Memorial Concert Hall on campus.