Alumni News Births


Pinedale. Danielle teaches dance and is completing her master’s degree.


Derik Knock, Class of ’00, and his wife, Tricia, Omaha, Neb., had a baby girl, Madyson Faith Ann, Jan. 6, 2009. She weighed 7 lbs. 6 oz. and was 20 inches long. Derik is employed with Schemmer Associates in Omaha as a civil engineering technician.


Nicole (Prickett), Class of ’02, and Robert Marney, Class of ’06, Sheridan, Wyo., had a baby girl, Lyla JoLynn, July 22, 2009. She weighed 7 lbs. 4 oz. and was 19.5 inches long. Nicole is a case manager, and Rob works for Spring Creek Coal as a heavy equipment operator.


Shannon (Olive), Class of ’05, and husband, Trevor Schmelz, Rapid City, had a baby girl, Zoey Necole, May 18, 2009. She weighed 5 lbs. 8 oz.


and was 19.5 inches long. Shannon is a reading teacher at South Middle School in Rapid City.


Katie (Schlup), Class of ’05, and Jared Farley, Class of ’06, Aberdeen, had a baby girl, Zandria Linn, Aug. 24, 2009. She weighed 6 lbs. 9 oz. and was 18.5 inches long. She joins big brothers Zakaryah (5) and Zaiden (2). Jared is a co-manager at Walmart in Aberdeen. Katie is a stay-at-home mom and a personal trainer/senior aerobics instructor.


Lindsey (Palmer) Stone, Class of ’03, and her husband, Reid, Lead, had a baby boy, Enzo Carter, Oct. 28, 2009. He weighed 7 lbs. 6 oz. and was 19.5 inches long.


Plan now for the 50-year reunion


Members from the Class of 1960 are invited to a gathering May 7-8 as they are inducted into the


50-Year Club at BHSU. Each year classmates from the 50-year class gather on campus to celebrate the anniversary of their graduation. Members from graduating classes prior to 1960 are invited to attend a banquet in honor of the class celebrating its 50th.


If you, or someone you know, has not received a registration letter, contact the Alumni Office at 605.642.6446 or email Tom.Wheaton@BHSU.edu.


Emily (Storms), Class of ’08, and Blake Tideman, Rapid City, had a baby boy, Jalen Michael, Aug. 2, 2009. He weighed 8 lbs. 8 oz. and was 21 inches long. Emily is a special services teacher at


Rapid City Central High School.


Mikayla (Tetrault), Class of ’02, and Pete Wilson, Sioux Falls, had a baby girl, Lillian Allyn,


BHSU Vets Club pays tribute to fellow soldiers T


he Black Hills State Vets Club honored its fellow soldiers during this year's Swarm Day Parade by replicating its winning


entry from 1969.


At 10 a.m. on Oct. 15, 1969, everything came to a stop on college campuses across the United States in protest to our country's commitment in Vietnam. The demonstration, known as Moratorium Day, was believed to be one of the largest peace initiatives in U.S. history. At that same moment, the BH Vets Club released 10,000 leaflets from an airplane stating the message "America - Love It or Leave It!" The leaflets covered the entire BHSU campus. Time magazine covered this national event, and the Black Hills State Vets Club was mentioned in their October 24, 1969, issue. The Swarm Day 2009 float was dedicated in memory of BH Vets Club members who have lost their lives over the past 40 years.


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Sept. 9, 2009. She weighed 6 lbs. 7 oz. and was 19.5 inches long. Mikayla is a seventh-grade math teacher at Edison Elementary School in Sioux Falls.


The 1969 and 2009 floats had several components, one of which was a replica of the Club's mascot, Johanna the duck. The live duck used to attend most of the basketball and football games with the Vets Club cheering section. They also replicated the 1945 historic photograph of the flag raising over Iwo Jima.


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