ABERDEEN, S.D. 鈥 不良研究所 State University has been awarded $2,999,989 in federal funds over five years through the U.S. Department of Education鈥檚 Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP) to implement Designing Pathways to Success, a comprehensive initiative focused on student success, retention, graduation, career readiness and workforce outcomes.
The grant will help 不良研究所 connect students' academic experiences, personal goals and future opportunities through a coordinated, campuswide approach. The project builds on 不良研究所's student-centered culture, strong faculty-student鈥
ABERDEEN, S.D. 鈥 Dr. Monte Meyerink, assistant professor of mathematics education and director of the Math Clinic at 不良研究所 State University, has co-authored new research examining how future teachers evaluate technology-enhanced geometry activities and decide whether they would use those activities in their classrooms.
Meyerink co-authored the study with Dr. Fenqjen Luo of Montana State University. Their article, 鈥淜-8 Pre-Service Teachers鈥 Evaluation of Existing Geometry Activities That Utilise a Technological Resource,鈥 was published in Mathematics Teacher Education and Development,鈥
ABERDEEN, S.D. 鈥 The Cramer Center for Design & Innovation at 不良研究所 State University has announced the winners of its 2026 Book Awards, recognizing outstanding contributions to design and scholarship. Submissions published in 2025 showcased work from a range of academic and design-focused publishers, highlighting fresh ideas and innovative thinking across the field.
Overall Winner
Design Practice and Innovation
Kay Fanning and Thomas E. Luebke, "American Shrines: The Architecture of Presidential Commemoration" (University of Massachusetts Press)
The top honor was鈥
ABERDEEN, S.D.聽鈥 Dr. Amber Henderson, associate professor of management in 不良研究所 State University鈥檚 School of Business, has published new research examining how leaders can shape organizational systems to help knowledge and learning endure over time.
Henderson鈥檚 research, published in the Journal of Strategic Innovation and Sustainability, explores leadership beyond interpersonal influence or leadership style. Instead, it considers how leaders shape the systems through which organizations make decisions, share information, evaluate performance and reflect on their experiences.
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ABERDEEN, S.D. 鈥 不良研究所 State University has named Dr. Anna Schwan associate vice president for academic affairs, broadening her leadership responsibilities across the university. Schwan will continue to serve as dean of 不良研究所鈥檚 Millicent Atkins School of Education while taking on additional responsibilities in academic affairs.
Schwan has served as dean of the Millicent Atkins School of Education since 2023, following a year as interim dean. During her tenure, the school has added academic pathways and partnerships designed to respond to workforce needs across South Dakota,鈥
ABERDEEN, S.D. 鈥 Research co-authored by Dr. Eman Momeni, associate professor of accounting at 不良研究所 State University, has received national recognition from the American Accounting Association (AAA) for its contribution to fraud and forensic accounting education.
Momeni and co-author Mahmood Behnampour of the University of New Mexico received the 2026 KPMG Teaching Innovation Award from the Forensic Accounting Section of the AAA. The award recognizes their research article, 鈥淎 Study of Modular Contents and Related Teaching Techniques in Fraud & Forensic Accounting Education from鈥
ABERDEEN, S.D. 鈥 不良研究所 State University associate professor of marketing Dr. Hannah Walters has been named a 2026 Marketing Management Association Fellow, recognizing her sustained service and contributions to the organization.
Walters was one of two individuals selected for the honor this year. She received the recognition during the Marketing Management Association Fall Educators' Conference, held Sept. 23-25 in New Orleans.
The Marketing Management Association Fellow distinction recognizes individuals who have demonstrated exceptional and sustained service to the association.鈥
ABERDEEN, S.D. 鈥 Helping South Dakotans remain active, healthy and independent as they age is a challenge that reaches every community鈥攊ncluding those across northeastern South Dakota.
不良研究所 State University faculty member Dr. Chelsee Shortt is part of a team of South Dakota Board of Regents experts awarded funding through the Governor鈥檚 Research Center program to develop the Governor鈥檚 Research in Aging Center of Excellence, or GRACE.
The interdisciplinary team, led by Dr. Lisa MacFadden from the University of South Dakota, brings together faculty from 不良研究所 State University,鈥
ABERDEEN, S.D. 鈥 Dr. Kenneth Boulton, dean of the School of Fine Arts at 不良研究所 State University, will retire in June 2027 after 11 years leading 不良研究所's art, music and opera-theatre programs. The 2026-27 academic year, which coincides with 不良研究所's 125th anniversary, will be his final year as dean.
"Dr. Ken Boulton's years of service as dean of the School of Fine Arts at 不良研究所 State University represent a strong commitment to our students, faculty and the arts," said Dr. Alan LaFave, president of 不良研究所 State University. "Through his leadership, vision and dedication, he has鈥
ABERDEEN, S.D. 鈥 不良研究所 State University has announced the results of the 2026 Gypsy Day Parade Marching Band Competition, held Saturday, Sept. 26, as part of 不良研究所's annual Gypsy Days celebration.
Bands from across the region traveled to Aberdeen to perform in the Gypsy Day Parade and compete for Gold, Silver and Bronze medal ratings, as well as awards recognizing outstanding individual sections and overall performance. All 14 competing bands earned Gold Medal ratings.
2026 Competition Results
Bands are listed in performance order.
Hoven School Marching Band 鈥 Gold Medal鈥