The following is a list of notable people associated with University of South Dakota , located in the American city of Vermillion , South Dakota .
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Politics and government
Tim Johnson
John Thune
Larry Pressler
James Abourezk , U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative from South Dakota , first Arab-American U.S. Senator
Sigurd Anderson , Governor of South Dakota
Joseph H. Bottum , 27th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota and a member of the United States Senate
Kevin Brady , U.S. Representative from Texas
Dwight W. Burney , 30th Governor of Nebraska
Dan Crippen , Director of the Congressional Budget Office
Dennis Daugaard , 32nd Governor of South Dakota
George E. "Bud" Day , retired Air Force colonel, ex-POW , and most highly decorated military officer since Douglas MacArthur
Frank Farrar , 24th governor of South Dakota
Joe Foss , Marine Corp Medal of Honor recipient, 20th Governor of South Dakota , first commissioner of the American Football League
Carl Gunderson , Governor of South Dakota
Charles R. Hayes , Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court [1]
Daryl Hecht , Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court
Carole Hillard , Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
Dusty Johnson , U.S. Representative and PUC Commissioner
Marty Jackley , 30th Attorney General of South Dakota [ citation needed ]
Bill Janklow , Governor of South Dakota and Representative of South Dakota
Leslie Jensen , Governor of South Dakota
Tim Johnson , U.S. senator from South Dakota
Steve T. Kirby , Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
Roberto Lange , Judge of U.S. District Court of South Dakota
Richard Barrett Lowe , Governor of American Samoa and Governor of Guam
Matt Michels , current Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
George S. Mickelson , Governor of South Dakota
John C. Miller Jr. , United States Marine Corps Brigadier General
Byron S. Payne , South Dakota Attorney General [2]
Larry Pressler , U.S. Representative and Senator from South Dakota
A. J. Rosier , Wyoming state senator [3]
Merrell Q. Sharpe , Attorney General of South Dakota from 1929 through 1933, and Governor of South Dakota from 1943 through 1947
Harold J. Sykora , National Guard Major General, Adjutant General of South Dakota
John Thune , U.S. senator from South Dakota
Athletics
Dwight Anderson , cornerback and 2010 CFL All-Star
Ordell Braase , 1957–68, drafted in 14th round by the Baltimore Colts , two-time All-Pro, NFL Players Association President
George Burnside , former Racine Legion blocking back
Matt Chatham , former NFL linebacker, (2000–05, New England Patriots , 2006–07, New York Jets )
Tom Compton , offensive lineman for the Washington Redskins
Jack Doyle, former athletic director, former men's basketball coach, former assistant men's basketball coach, inducted into the USD Athletic Hall of Fame 2002,[4] member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Hall of Fame[5] [6]
Filip Filipović , former NFL punter (2002–2003 Dallas Cowboys , 2003–2004 San Francisco 49ers , 2004 Minnesota Vikings , 2006 Houston Texans , 2007 Chicago Bears )
Emily Grove , pole vaulter
John Kohler, former offensive lineman, drafted in the 3rd Round, 1969, Denver Broncos [ citation needed ]
Greg Lansing , basketball head coach, Indiana State
Stefan Logan , return specialist for Detroit Lions
Mark McLoughlin , former Calgary Stampeders kicker
Derek Miles , pole vaulter for USA Track and Field and Olympian
Ko Quaye , defensive lineman for the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League
Joe Robbie , original owner of the Miami Dolphins franchise
A.J. Schable , defensive end for NFL Seattle Seahawks ; 2006, Arizona Cardinals
Josh Stamer , former NFL linebacker. (2003–07, Buffalo Bills ; 2008, Tennessee Titans ; 2009, Cleveland Browns , Buffalo Bills )
Tyler Starr , Atlanta Falcons linebacker, drafted 255th overall in 7th round of 2014 NFL Draft
Johnny Vann, former defensive back, drafted in the 10th round, Washington Redskins , 1973–74[ citation needed ]
Jamel White , former running back (1999, Indianapolis Colts ; 1999, Cleveland Browns ; 2004, Tampa Bay Buccaneers ; 2005, Detroit Lions )
Other
Tom Brokaw
Greg Mortenson
Tillie Black Bear , anti-domestic violence activist
Norman H. Boke , botanist
Ernest Bormann , rhetorical theorist
Tom Brokaw , longtime NBC News anchorman and retired NBC Nightly News anchor
Pete Dexter , novelist
Ernest O. Lawrence , inventor of the cyclotron ; winner of 1939 Nobel Prize for Physics ; namesake of chemical element 103, lawrencium ; participated in the Manhattan Project ;
John H. Lawrence , physicist and physician recognized for pioneering work in nuclear medicine; often referred to as the father of modern nuclear medicine
Faye Cashatt Lewis , physician and author, first women to receive an M.D. from Washington University School of Medicine [7]
Kenneth J. Meier , Charles Gregory Professor of Political Science, Texas A&M University
Greg Mortenson , humanitarian and founder of the Central Asia Institute
Al Neuharth , founder of USA Today and the Freedom Forum , former CEO of Gannett
Pat O'Brien , television presenter
Earl Rose , Dallas County medical examiner at the time of the assassination of John F. Kennedy[8]
Faith Spotted Eagle , Yankton Dakota counselor and activist
Gene Vidal , athlete, aviation pioneer, New Deal official and father of Gore Vidal
Anna Johnson Pell Wheeler , mathematician, known for her contributions to infinite dimensional linear algebra
Abby Whiteside , piano teacher and theorist
"Charles R. Hayes Dies After Long Legal Career", The Black Hills Weekly (June 5, 1968), p. 1.