Three members of the South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University School of Design have completed a collaborative project with the Brookings School District. Instructor of landscape architecture Jeremiah Bergstrom and landscape architecture students Isabelle Plagge and Cerington Jones worked together to assist the Brookings schools.
Amy Verhelst, a 2013 early childhood education graduate from South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University and current Sioux Valley Elementary kindergarten teacher in Volga, was recognized as the 2025 South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Teacher of the Year in September.
Two retired South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University nursing professors were honored by their college for lifetime achievements at a scholarship celebration on campus Oct. 25.
Carol J. Peterson, 85, of Brookings, was the inaugural recipient of the College of Nursing's Living Legacy à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã. She served as the dean of the SDSU College of Nursing from 1977 to 1987, when she became the vice president for academic affairs, a position she held for 22 years.
Lois Tschetter, 72, of Brookings, was honored with the College of Nursing’s annual Distinguished Service à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã. Tschetter retired in 2019 after a 36-year career at SDSU.
