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As Governor Kristi Noem appoints several members to the South Dakota Board of Regents, a long-time former member says it’s a good time to reflect on their mission.
Kevin Schieffer says the pandemic showed that the universities can move fairly quickly at times…
Schieffer says the Board has to constantly refocus on their mission..
Schieffer, a nine year member of the board, says he knows four years of higher education is not the right fit for everyone…
Noem has appointed Tony Ven Huizen, Jeff Partridge and Tim Rave to the three openings on the board.
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Kevin Schieffer of Sioux Falls was a member of the South Dakota Board of Regents for nine years, with two years as Board President. He left the Regents in March as his latest term expired.
He says higher education faces some serious challenges…
Schieffer says education in itself has to be valued…..
Schieffer says society benefits from a highly educated population….
Schieffer has been replaced on the Board by Tony Ven Huizen, former Chief of Staff to Governor Kristi Noem. Tags:
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Gov. Kristi Noem is losing her top cabinet member.
The governor s office announced Tuesday that Chief of Staff Tony Venhuizen has been appointed to the South Dakota Board of Regents.
Venhuizen will succeed former Regent Kevin Schieffer, whose tenure ended in March when he departs the governor s office later this month.
“Tony has been an incredible asset to our team, and he will be missed,” Noem said in a statement. “I am so grateful for his leadership and service to the people of our state. His institutional knowledge and experience will be an asset to the Board of Regents, and I look forward to working with him in this new role.”
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Governor Noem s Chief of Staff Tony Venhuizen will join the South Dakota Board of Regents.
PIERRE, SD (AP) South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem announced Tuesday that her top aide will change for the third time during her tenure as governor.
Current chief of staff Tony Venhuizen will join the South Dakota Board of Regents later this month, Noem’s office said. Venhuizen, a native of Armour, will succeed Kevin Schieffer of Sioux Falls, whose time on the board ended in March. He will leave his role as Noem’s chief of staff in late April, when his appointment to the Regents becomes effective. The Board of Regents governs the state’s six public universities, plus the South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the South Dakota School for the Deaf.