University of South Dakota - Definition and Overview

The University of South Dakota is a public university in South Dakota, founded in 1862. It is located in Vermillion, South Dakota.

Notable research

• Cindy Struckman-Johnson and David Struckman-Johnson are leading researchers in the field of male rape and prison rape.

Notable alumni

• Tom Brokaw, NBC News anchorman
• Joe Foss, figher ace, television personality, Commissioner of the American Football League, President of the National Rifle Association, and Governor of South Dakota
• Ernest Orlando Lawrence, inventor of the cyclotron
• Allen Neuharth, founder of USA Today

External links

• The University of South Dakota (http://www.usd.edu/)
• About the University (http://www.usd.edu/aboutU/index.shtml)

• USD dedicates Al Neuharth Media Center (http://www.usd.edu/urelations/news/archives/2003/October/October05.html)