SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES
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Academic Affairs
Commencement files
 

Administrative Information | Search Terms | Background Note | Scope and Contents Note | Arrangement | PDF of Finding Aid
 

COLLECTION SUMMARY

Title:      Academic Affairs, Commencement files

Dates:      1902-2008, [n.d.] (bulk 2000-2008)

Creator:      Vice President of Academic Affairs, South Dakota State University

Physical description:     1.5 linear feet—2 containers, digital images, photographic images, 7 cd-roms

Collection number:     UA 2.6

Language:     Collection material in English.

Repository:     South Dakota State University Archives, Hilton M. Briggs Library, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D.

Abstract:     Collection is composed files collected by the Vice President and Provost of Academic Affairs for the organization of commencement exercises at South Dakota State University.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Provenance: This collection is made up of material that arrived in the archives through departmental records transfers, the university campus mail, or random donation by various individuals. Much of the material arrived directly from the Office of Academic Affairs.

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to research without restriction. Items in this collection do not circulate and may be used in-house only.

Copyright Status: Copyright 2008 by South Dakota State University and SDSU Archives. Please credit the SDSU Archives if you copy or reproduce material from this finding aid.

It is the responsibility of anyone reproducing material to determine the copyright holders and obtain permission from them if necessary. Archives staff will provide available copyright information on request. Please note that most collections, especially those received before 1997, may not have complete information on file. (Revised 15 SEP 2003)

Preferred citation: [Identification of item]. Academic Affairs, Commencement files, UA 2.6, South Dakota State University Archives, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S. D.

Processing information: This collection was processed by Crystal J. Gamradt on July 18, 2008 with revisions on October 28, 2009.

SELECTED SEARCH TERMS

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the subject guide. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.

Persons:

  • Abdnor, James.

  • Amiotte, Arthur.

  • Anderson, Angela Rae—Speeches, addresses, etc.

  • Angelou, Maya.

  • Annenberg, Walter H.

  • Bailey, Jr., Harold S.—Speeches, addresses, etc.

  • Barnes, Allen—Speeches, addresses, etc.

  • Berg, Elizabeth.

  • Branum, Allen R.—Speeches, addresses, etc.

  • Brown, Dona—Speeches, addresses, etc.

  • Burns, Kenneth Lauren.

  • Burns, Robert V.—Speeches, addresses, etc.

  • Dwivedi, Chandradhar.

  • Ellerbruch, Virgil—Speeches, addresses, etc.

  • Fishback, Patricia S.

  • Flake, Lester D.

  • Gardner, Tamara R.—Speeches, addresses, etc.

  • Gerberding, Julie Louise.

  • Goble, Paul.

  • Granholm, Nels H.

  • Hansen, Dan—Speeches, addresses, etc.

  • Humphrey, Hubert H.—Speeches, addresses, etc.

  • Johnson, James L.

  • Kooser, Theodore J.

  • Kundert, Alice.

  • Lohr, Jerome J. "Jerry"

  • Miller, Peggy Gordon (Elliott)—Speeches, addresses, etc.

  • Mortenson, Clarence.

  • Nolan, Sister Mary Damon.

  • Norris, Kathleen.

  • O'Connor, Sandra Day.

  • Ong, John Doyle.

  • Reifel, Benjamin—Speeches, addresses, etc.

  • Ryan, John W.

  • Ryder, Mary R.

  • Schingoethe, David J.

  • Smith, V. J.—Speeches, addresses, etc.

  • Uecker, Tobias W.—Speeches, addresses, etc.

  • Willis, David W.

Subjects:

  • Commencement addresses—South Dakota State University.

  • Commencement ceremonies—South Dakota State University.

  • Graduation ceremonies—South Dakota State University.

  • Honorary degrees—South Dakota State University.

  • Distinguished professors—South Dakota State University.

BACKGROUND NOTE 

The Vice President and Provost of Academic Affairs is responsible for the organization of commencement exercises at South Dakota State University.

Related Material:

South Dakota State University, Graduation exercises, Brookings, S.D., The University, 18— [Archives S537.S6 S64]

South Dakota State University, One hundred twelfth annual commencement exercises [videorecording] : May 2, 1998, Brookings, S.D., South Dakota State University, 1998. [SD Collection S537.S6 S643 1998 Video]

Commencement photographs. Photograph Archives—Activities—Commencement, PA 3.17, South Dakota State University Archives, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S. D.

SCOPE AND CONTENTS NOTE

This collection is composed files collected by the Vice President and Provost of Academic Affairs for the organization of commencement exercises at South Dakota State University. Folders include programs, addresses, distinguished professor and honorary doctorate programs, scripts, and photographs (both print and digital).

ARRANGEMENT of the RECORDS 

Folders are arranged in chronological order and there under alphabetically.

[n.d.]

Box 1.

Folder

Description

Dates

1

Commencement address (Dona Brown)

[n.d.]

2

Commencement materials (invitations, programs)

[n.d.]

1902

Box 1.

Folder

Description

Dates

3

Commencement program

1902

1914-1917 

Box 1.

Folder

Description

Dates

4

Commencement invitations and programs

1914-1917

1920-1929

Box 1.

Folder

Description

Dates

5

Commencement programs

1920-1929

1930-1939

Box 1.

Folder

Description

Dates

6

Commencement programs

1930-1939

1940-1944

Box 1.

Folder

Description

Dates

7

Commencement programs

1940-1944

1967-1969

Box 1.

Folder

Description

Dates

8

Commencement address (Hubert Humphrey)

1967

9

Commencement programs

1967-1969

1970-1971

Box 1.

Folder

Description

Dates

10

Commencement address (Allen Barnes)

1970 January 24

11

Commencement programs

1970-1971

1978-1979

Box 1.

Folder

Description

Dates

12

Commencement programs

1978-1979

1980-1989

Box 1.

Folder

Description

Dates

13

Commencement address (Angela Rae Anderson)

1982 May 8

14

Commencement address (Ben Reifel)

1983 May 7

15

Commencement programs

1980-1982

16

Commencement programs

1984-1985

17

Commencement programs

1987-1989

1990-1994

Box 1.

Folder

Description

Dates

18

Commencement programs

1990-1994

1995-1997

Box 1.

Folder

Description

Dates

19

Commencement direction and script

1997 December 13

20

Commencement programs

1995

21

Commencement programs

1997

1998-1999

Box 1.

Folder

Description

Dates

22

Commencement programs

1998-1999

23

Distinguished Professor award (Lester D. Flake)

1999 May 01

24

Honorary Degree, Doctor of Humane Letters award (May Angelou) (program, script)

1999 April 27

25

Honorary Degree, Doctor of Public Service award (Sandra Day O'Connor ) (program)

1999 May 4

2000

Box 1.

Folder

Description

Dates

26

Commencement address (Virgil Ellerbruch)

2000 December 16

27

Distinguished Professor award (Chandradhar Dwivedi) (program)

2000 May 6

28

Honorary Degree, Doctor of Public Service award (Walter H. Annenberg, Jerome J. "Jerry" Lohr, Kenneth Lauren Burns) (programs)

2000 May 6

2001 

Box 1.

Folder

Description

Dates

29

Commencement address (Robert V. Burns)

2001 December 15

30

Distinguished Professor award (James L. Johnson) (program)

2001 May 5

31

Honorary Degree, Doctor of Letters and Literature award (Kathleen Norris) (program)

2001 May 5

32

Honorary Degree, Doctor of Public Service award (Alice Kundert) (program)

2001 May 5

2002

Box 1.

Folder

Description

Dates

33

Commencement address (Allen R. Branum)

2002 December 2

34

Commencement address (Tamara R. Gardner)

2002 Spring

35

Distinguished Professor award (Mary R. Ryder, David W. Willis) (program)

2002 May 4

36

Honorary Degree, Doctor of Humane Letters award (Arthur Amiotte, Paul Goble) (program)

2002 May 4

37

Honorary Degree, Doctor of Public Service award (John Doyle One) (program)

2002 November 14

38

Honorary Degree, Doctor of Public Service award (Sister Mary Damon Nolan) (program)

2002 May 4

2003

Box 1.

Folder

Description

Dates

39

Commencement address (Dan Hansen)

2003 May

40

Commencement address (V.J. Smith)

2003 December 13

41

Distinguished Professor award (David J. Schingoethe) (program)

2003 May 3

42

Honorary Degree, Doctor of Public Service award (Patricia S. Fishback) (program)

2003 May 3

43

Honorary Degree, Doctor of Science award (Clarence Mortenson) (program)

2003 May 3

44

Summary of faculty awards

2003

45

Commencement address (Tobias W. Uecker)

2004 May 1

46

Commencement photographs

2004 Fall

47

Commencement program

2004 December 11

2004

Box 1.

Folder

Description

Dates

48

Distinguished Professor award (Nels H. Granholm) (program)

2004 May 1

49

Honorary Degree, Doctor of Public Service award (James Abdnor) (program)

2004 May 1

50

Honorary Degree, Doctor of Science award (Julie Louise Gerberding) (program)

2004 May 1

2005

Box 1.

Folder

Description

Dates

51

Commencement photographs

2005 Spring

52

Commencement photographs

2005 Fall

53

Commencement program

2005 December 10

54

Honorary Degree, Doctor of Public Service award (Elizabeth Berg) (program, invitation)

2005 December 10

55

Honorary Degree, Doctor of Public Service award (John W. Ryan) (program)

2005 June 11

2006

Box 2.

Folder

Description

Dates

1

Commencement photographs

2006 Spring

2

Commencement photographs

2006 Fall

3

Honorary Degree (President Miller speech) (Theodore J. Kooser)

2006

2007

Box 2.

Folder

Description

Dates

4

Commencement photographs

2007 Fall

5

Commencement photographs

2007 Spring

2008

Box 2.

Folder

Description

Dates

6

Commencement address (Howard B. Smith, "Change: It's all the small stuff")

2008 December 13

7

Commencement photographs

2008 Spring

8

Commencement photographs

2008 Fall

9

Graduate School commencement address (Harold S. Bailey, Jr., "Honor YourPast - Shape Your Future")

2008 May 3

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