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Norman Paul Gambill was born April 3, 1941 in Dade City, FL, to George Washington Gambill IV and Dorcas (Darling) Gambill. He grew up in Florida and Georgia.

He was a scholar in art history and film studies with degrees from Emory University, the University of Iowa and Syracuse University. His also graduated from Emory at Oxford prep school in Atlanta.

He was an art history professor at the University of Illinois and South Dakota State University where he headed the Visual Arts Department for 26 years, retiring in 2010.

During his 48-year career, he taught thousands of undergraduate students to love art and understand its importance in world history. He also worked with graduate students on courses in Asian art, film art and design, women artists, and international films.

He was an ardent fan of Oscar Wilde and Orson Welles. His lectures and writings about Welles’s groundbreaking film “Citizen Kane” inspired many to take up film studies. His work as a scholar took him around the country giving lectures and around the world sharing his expertise with academics, particularly those who attended the Oxford Roundtable in 2010.

He published articles in scholarly journals and respected film magazines. His work on 1930s films and their importance in the cultural history of the United States is being published in his book, “Ritz and American Mediocrity.” He was initiated into Phi Kappa Phi, the national honor society for those with notable academic accomplishments, in 2006.

His innovative fund-raising events raised money for his department and the Brookings community. With the help of the Visual Arts Group of local volunteers, he founded the annual Evening for the Arts dinner and art auction. The yearly Chocolate Auction held on or around Valentine’s Day raised funds by with an auction of chocolate desserts donated by restaurants and local bakers. Proceeds provided scholarships for art students.

He also co-founded the annual DVAGI, Design and Visual Arts Group Inc., fundraiser in collaboration with the SDSU departments of Visual Arts, Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design, and Horticulture, Forestry and Landscape Design. Money from an auction of designers’ services raised money for students to travel to art and design events across the country.

His reputation for lavish parties carried over to his private life where he served abundant food and wine to friends from Brookings and across the country in his 19th Century house, a showplace for his extensive art collection.

Dr. Norman P. Gambill, died from heart failure on July 12, 2016, at the Neighborhoods at Brookview in Brookings.

Gamma Sigma Delta, also known as the Honor Society of Agriculture, is a professional agricultural fraternity. The South Dakota State University chapter of the society was established on May 27, 1958. The chapter encourages and recognizes high standards and achievement in agriculture. A national conclave of Gamma Sigma Delta was held at SDSU in 1974; the themes was “Agriculture in the Modern World.” The chapter was the Gamma Sigma Delta bronze runner-up in the Outstanding Chapter Award in 2010 and won the Chapter Enrichment Grant in 1998. Only one member of the chapter has won The International Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award, Dr. Oscar E. Olson won the award in 1979.

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Wayne Scott Gardner - Born: January 11, 1920 Died: April 19, 2014

Gardner served three years in the Army Air Corps during World War II, including a tour of duty on Guadalcanal. He married Leona Oberly, in Clifton, Colorado. On the GI Bill he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in botany and plant pathology at Utah State Agricultural College, Logan.

He was employed as a civilian researcher by the U.S. Army in Utah and conducted environmental and crop research for U.S. Steel Corporation in Utah and Pennsylvania. He returned to school at age 43 under a Regents Fellowship at University of California-Davis, where he earned a Ph.D. in Plant Pathology in 1967. His doctoral thesis project was a study of barley stripe mosaic virus, and he was honored for outstanding accomplishment in the field of electron microscopy at UC Davis.

He was hired as an associate professor at South Dakota State University in Brookings, where he focused on research and teaching using the electron microscope. Wayne also served a USAID mission to Botswana. In Brookings, Wayne was active in Toastmasters and the Pitchblenders Barbershop Chorus.

Gardner retired in 1985.

Gordon Richard Garnos was born April 6, 1935, in Presho, South Dakota, to Carl and Louise (Schnert) Garnos. He joined the United States Air Force (1954-1958). He received a B.S. from the University of South Dakota in 1964. He accepted a position as a reporter for the Watertown [South Dakota] Public Opinion. He stayed there for over a year before becoming the Executive Vice President of the American Cancer Society of South Dakota. He was in this position for two years and returned to the Watertown Public Opinion in 1968. Garnos worked his way up at the paper holding various positions, including Area Editor and News Editor. In 1980, he became the Editor of the Watertown Public Opinion. He retired in 2002 from this position.

Although he was retired, Garnos continued to write. In 2002, he began to write a weekly opinion column “Seeing South Dakota.” Nearly a dozen newspapers in South Dakota ran his column. He continued to write the column until his passing 2016. / Gordon Garnos received numerous awards and honors not only for his professional work, but also work he did in the community. The Department of Journalism & Mass Communication at South Dakota State University named him a Lusk Fellow. He was inducted into South Dakota Newspaper Hall of Fame in 2007 and South Dakota Hall of Fame in 2010. Garnos was awarded multiple Golden Apple awards from the South Dakota Education Association. He was also named South Dakota Newsman of the year in 1981. Garnos was elected to the Watertown City Council in 2002 and served two terms.

Garnos married Elizabeth McFarland in Chester, England on September 7, 1958. They had four children William, Heather Simmonds, Richard, and Christopher. Gordon Garnos died December 9, 2016.

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 167 Weight Class

Education
Gartner earned his B.S. in Range Science from the University of Wyoming, Laramie, in 1950. He went on to receive his M.S. in Range Science from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1956, and later completed his Ph.D. in Range Science at the University of Wyoming, Laramie, in 1967.

Work History
He began his career as a Veterans Instructor in Agriculture in Newcastle, Wyoming, from 1950 to 1952. After serving in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1954, he worked as a Junior Specialist (research) at the Experiment Station, School of Forestry, University of California, Berkeley, from 1954 to 1955. He then became an Assistant Professor in Range Management at South Dakota State University, Brookings, where he worked from 1956 to 1964. Following this, he served as a Research Assistant in the Plant Science Division at the University of Wyoming, Laramie, from June to September 1967. He then joined Colorado State University, Fort Collins, as an Associate Professor of Range Science for the 1967-1968 academic year. In 1968, he moved to the National College of Business in Rapid City, South Dakota, where he was the Chairman of the Division of General Education until 1969. He then joined the Department of Animal Science at South Dakota State University's Agricultural Research & Extension Center in Rapid City as an Associate Professor of Range Science, a position he held from 1969 to 1975. Since 1975, he has served as the Regional Coordinator for the Society for Range Management and the Old West Regional Commission range resource program.

Organizations
He has been a life member of the Society for Range Management and served as its Director from 1972 to 1975. He was the Vice-President of the South Dakota Section of the Society for Range Management in 1962 and its President in 1963. Since 1970, he has been the Newsletter Editor for the South Dakota Section of the Society for Range Management. Additionally, he is a member of Alpha Zeta (since 1949), Chi Gamma Iota (since 1966), Gamma Sigma Delta (since 1965), and Sigma Xi (since 1965).

Fields of Research
His fields of research competence include plant ecology, fire ecology, range plant physiology, range soils, and range improvement and management.

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• South Dakota State University
• Position: 164 weight class
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The General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) was founded by Jane Cunningham Croly in 1868 when she began the Sorosis club of New York City. In 1889, she initiated the founding of the Federation by bringing existing clubs together to form a national, mutually supportive organization.

It was through the efforts of Miss Clara D. Coe, founder of the Round Table Club of Deadwood in 1887, that the Black Hills Federation of Women’s Clubs was organized in Deadwood in 1897. This organization joined the General Federation in 1898. The General Federation of Women’s Clubs chose Miss Coe to serve as a Federation organizer for the State of South Dakota. A meeting was called to order on December 8, 1899, at Deadwood and Clara D. Coe was elected chairman of the session. This meeting was adjourned to January 15, 1890, in the Old Syndicate Block in Deadwood, where the South Dakota Federation of Women’s Clubs (now known as the General Federation of Women’s Clubs of South Dakota or GFWC of SD) was organized. The GFWC of SD joined the national GFWC on March 1, 1890. The first annual meeting was held June 14-15, 1890, in Aberdeen and Mrs. Winona Axtell Lyon of the Ladies History Club of Sioux Falls was elected the first President. Thirteen member clubs were reported.

The purpose of this organization is to bring into communication the various non-partisan, non-political and non-sectarian women’s clubs and organizations in the state of South Dakota, to compare methods of work, to insure unity of action and to promote the improvement of moral, intellectual and social conditions. Any women’s club or organization that met these criteria is eligible to join GFWC of SD. The state of South Dakota is divided into six Federation Districts.

Conventions are held annually. This governing body of GFWC of SD consists of the elected officers, the District Presidents, the Editor of the South Dakota Clubwoman, the Historian-Custodian, the Director of Junior Clubs and the Immediate Past President.

The Departments of Work and Standing Committees are arranged to conform to those of the GFWC as far as possible. These committees include the arts, conservation, education, home life, international and public affairs.

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 149 weight class
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Gamma Theta Upsilon began to organize at South Dakota State University in 1967 but was not established as a new chapter until March 1970. This chapter was called Delta Zeta. The stated purpose of this organization is to further professional interest in geography by affording a common organization for those interested in the field; to strengthen student and professional training through academic experiences in addition to those of the classroom and laboratory; to advance the status of geography as a cultural and practical discipline for study and investigation; to encourage student research of high quality, and to promote an outlet for publication; and to create and administer funds for furthering graduate study and/or research in the field of geography. Persons seeking membership must have completed a minimum of three geography courses, have a B average in geography, must rank in the upper 35% of their class and shall have completed at least three semesters or five quarters of college course work. This organization initiated the South Dakota State Geography Convention in 1970 with the purpose of bringing geographers with other perspectives together.

GFWC Brookings was organized on March 24, 1977 as Community Federation Women. Community Federated Women changed its name to GFWC Brookings in 1983 to be more closely identified with the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. The club was first organized because its four charter members served as representatives of Brookings County women’s organizations to the City Federation of Women’s Clubs. GFWC has standing committees for each of the six GFWC departments and several special committee appointments such as Public Relations/ Communications, Legislation, Membership, Community Improvement Program, Awards, University Week for Women, SD Clubwoman, Historian and Brookings Youth Community Improvement Programs. GFWC Brookings has been active in many programs including the Brookings Youth Community Improvement Programs, Walking Challenge, and South Dakota Public Broadcasting Telethon.

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William Ray (Bill) Gibbons was born on January 5, 1958, in Winner, South Dakota, and grew up in Brookings, South Dakota. He graduated from Brookings High School in 1976 and attended South Dakota State University (SDSU) from 1980 to 1987. During his time at SDSU, he earned a B.S. in Microbiology and Chemistry in 1980, an M.S. in Microbiology in 1982, and a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Agronomy in 1987.

In 1987, Gibbons began his academic career as an Assistant Professor in the Biology and Microbiology Department at SDSU. He advanced to Associate Professor in 1991 and to Professor in 1997. His leader-ship roles at SDSU included serving as Associate Director of the Center for Bio-processing Research and Development, Director of the South Dakota Oilseed Initiative, and Interim Director of the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station. His research focused on applied microbiology and biotechnology, with an emphasis on using microbial processes to develop value-added products from biomass and agricultural materials. A central theme of his work was the development of sustainable fuels and chemicals to replace petroleum-based products.

Gibbons’ career has been marked by collaboration with regional universities, federal laboratories, and institutions such as the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, North Dakota State University, the University of Minnesota, and the USDA National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research. His dedication to integrating research with teaching ensured that his students benefited directly from his innovative and impactful projects.

Throughout his career, Gibbons received numerous awards and honors for his contributions to science, education, and research. He was recognized as the SDSU Microbiology Club Teacher of the Year in 1990 and became a Golden Key Honorary Member in 2003. In 2006, he was part of the team awarded the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences Dean’s Team Award for developing a Center for Excellence in Bio-processing. He was named the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences Distinguished Researcher of the Year in 2007 and was honored with the Gamma Sigma Delta Researcher of the Year award that same year. Additionally, he received the Pat and Jo Cannon Intellectual Property Commercialization Award in both 2011 and 2012 and was awarded the F.O. Butler Award for Excellence in Research in 2014.

Dr. Gibbons’ career stands as a testament to advancing renewable energy, sustainability, and agricultural innovation. His integration of teaching, research, and collaboration has left a lasting impact on the field of applied microbiology and biotechnology

Record

• 2012-2013: 7-19 overall, 4-13 dual
• 2013-2014: 7-22 overall, 2-10 dual
• TOTAL: 14-41 overall, 6-23 dual

• USA
• Position: 125 Weight Class

2008-09: Finished his freshman season with an 8-25 overall record at 165 pounds with two pins ... faced off against Fay Moza, ranked sixth nationally, of Northern Iowa before losing by technical fall in the final home dual of the season ... a member of the 2009 Western Wrestling Conference coaches honor roll and had the highest GPA on the team with a 3.8 in Agricultural Engineering

High School: Was a two-time state qualifier at 145 pounds and 152 pounds... had a career record of 168-39... was valedictorian of his high school class