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• Oregon State University

Clark S. Thomas was born in rural Springfield, South Dakota on December 8, 1917. He attended South Dakota State College from 1937 to 1941 graduating with a degree in agriculture. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1941 to 1945. He spent the years of World War II at military posts in Texas and California, and overseas in Guatemala and India. He was a farmed in rural Springfield, South Dakota retiring in 1980.

• University of Illinois
• Position: 157 Weight Class

• South Dakota State University
• Position: Heavyweight

• South Dakota State University

• St. Paris Graham High School, Ohio
• Pennsylvania State University
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• South Dakota State University

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 133 weight class
• SDSU Wrestling Roster

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Cam Sykora is in his second season as a volunteer assistant coach on the North Dakota State University wrestling staff. The four-time NCAA qualifier joined the Bison coaching staff ahead of the 2021-22 season, after wrapping up his career with the Bison.

Originally from Wheaton, Minn., Sykora qualified for the NCAA tournament at 133 pounds from 2017 to 2020. He was a three-time Big 12 Conference placewinner and North Dakota State’s first Big 12 champion in 2020.

Sykora compiled an 87-34 record in four seasons with the Bison including 33 wins by technical fall, 14 major decisions and eight pins. He was 17-4 in his senior year, ranked No. 9 in the final NCAA RPI, and was a National Wrestling Coaches Association All-America second team selection.

A five-time Minnesota state champion, Sykora went 37-0 and 33-0 in his final two seasons at Wheaton High School. He graduated from NDSU in May 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in university studies.

• South Dakota State University
• Position: Heavyweight
• 2009-10 wrestling roster

Joseph and Winifred (Catlett) Swering married in 1918. They began their newlywed life in Brookings until Joseph began working for Westinghouse in Pittsburgh, PA, and from there they moved to Buffalo, NY. The Catlett family built an expansive home in Brookings, South Dakota in 1902. While the family lived there, both Winifred and her sister, Margaruite help their weddings in the home. The Catlett home was also host to many social events while the family lived there. Eventually, the house was transformed into a living space of students attending South Dakota State College.

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 157 weight class
• SDSU Wrestling Roster

Ora Blanche Fryer Swenning was born February 23, 1882 in Michigan to John H. and Imogen Swenehart. On February 5, 1972, Ora Fryer Swenning died in Pipestone, Minnesota.

Harry Svec was born on December 26th, 1916, to his parents John and Rosa Svec. He moved from Nebraska to Beadle County in 1935. Harry graduated from the School of Agriculture in 1936. Harry’s career revolved around welding where he both worked and taught. Harry took classes in Minneapolis to perfect the trade on both electric and oxyacetylene welding. He began teaching welding at SDSU in fall 1940. At the beginning he taught welding for the National Defense Training Program, but this stopped in 1944. He taught many courses on welding and forging until his retirement in 1982. He was named professor Emeritus of Engineering Shops in 1982. During the summers Harry worked for many different projects from steam pipe welding to taking additional courses in Troy, OH at the Hobart Technical Institute. After he retired, he continued to work in his workshop by producing rubber parts for different equipment.

Harry married his wife Lillian Liemohn of Deuel County in 1941. They had two sons; Roger and Harvey and one daughter; Marilyn.

Harry passed away on May 17th, 1999.

Signe Margaret Stuart was born on December 3, 1937, in New London, Connecticut, to Carl Einar and Anna Louise (Gustafson) Nelson. She married Joseph Stuart on June 18, 1960.

Signe attended the Yale-Norfolk Art School in 1959 and graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Arts in the same year. She went on to earn a Master of Arts from the University of New Mexico in 1961.

Her career includes serving as a Professor of Art at South Dakota State University in Brookings from 1970 to 1994. Since 1994, she has worked as an independent artist in Santa Fe. In 2001, she served as an artist-in-residence at Grinnell College.

Signe Margaret Stuart has been recognized as a notable artist by Marquis Who's Who. Her works include the Signe Stuart: Retrospective: March 4-April 23, 1995 exhibition at the South Dakota Art Museum, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota.

Joseph Martin Stuart was born on November 9, 1932, in Seminole, Oklahoma, to Arch William and Lillian (Lindsey) Stuart. He married Signe Margaret Nelson on June 18, 1960.

Joe attended high school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and served in the Navy during the Korean War. He earned his Bachelor of Arts and Master's degrees in art from the University of New Mexico under the GI Bill. An accomplished artist, Joe served as museum director and curator at several institutions, including the Roswell Museum and Art Center, University of Oregon Museum of Art, Boise Art Museum, the Salt Lake City Art Center, and the South Dakota Art Museum at South Dakota State University, where he was also a professor of art history. He passed away on December 9, 2016.

Janet Cressman Stofferan graduated from South Dakota State University in 1966 with a degree in Fashion Merchandising. Activities she was involved in during college were Little International, Home Economics Club, and Episcopal Church Youth Group. Stofferan received a Master of Science in Apparel and Textiles, Cooperative Extension Education from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in 1972.

Stofferan worked for the Simplicity Pattern Company following graduating from South Dakota State University. She became the museum curator of the Snellman Hsia Collection at South Dakota State University in 1994 where she managed a historical costume collection. She retired from this position in 2008.

• South Dakota State University
• Position: Heavyweight
• 2008-09 wrestling roster

Rhea Beryl DeHaven Stewart was born on September 2, 1899 in Linden, Iowa, to Albert and Eva DeHaven. The first years of Beryl's life were spent in Iowa, after which she homesteaded with her parents near Capa, South Dakota in 1907. In 1915, she and her family moved to Wessington, SD, which remained her home for most of her life.

In the fall of 1915, Beryl started teaching when she was drafted from high school to teach a group of 26 pupils in a rural school. In 1926, she completed her high school work at Northern States Teachers' college in Aberdeen, SD. She later took a teacher's course there and she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Education. She was a student assistant in various departments while she attended college. She was a member of Kappa Delta Phi and Pi Kappa Delta, national societies, Beaux Arts Club and the Pasque Board. She also participated in forensics, dramatics and stagecraft activities. / In 1927, she accepted a position at Roosevelt Junior High in Aberdeen, SD. In the spring of that year, she took over the English and artwork in the new Simmons Junior High School. In 1930, she was made Director of the English Department at Central High School in Aberdeen. She taught English and dramatic courses and was adviser to the Drama Club and Word Craft, a publication initiated by Stewart and produced by students of the high school. / In 1932, Beryl was granted a Master of Arts degree from the State University of Iowa. Her major field of study was English literature.

On January 24, 1943, she married Chase David Stewart. She gave up her career as a teacher to become a farm homemaker. They resided near Wessington, SD.

Beryl Stewart was a long-time contributor of poetry and prose to many publications. She was a member of the South Dakota Press Women and the National League of American Pen Women, serving the latter as state president. Her writings were awarded prizes in national competitions, poetry magazines and in South Dakota State Fair Literature contests. Her name appears in Who's Who of American Women, Who's Who in South Dakota and International Who's Who in Poetry.

Although Mrs. Stewart left her career as a teacher to become a farm homemaker, she retained her interest in education by serving on the South Dakota Board of Education from 1947 to 1959. She was also a member of President Eisenhower's Conference on Education in 1955. After her husband's death in February 1960, Mrs. Stewart returned to teaching English at Sioux Falls College.

Beryl DeHaven Stewart died on September 20, 1961.