The University of South Dakota is a public university in South Dakota, founded in 1862 by the State of South Dakota, although classes were not held until 1882. It is located in Vermillion, South Dakota. USD is home to the state's only medical school and law school, as well as schools of business, education, fine arts, and liberal arts. USD is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents, and its current president is Jim Abbott.

Athletics

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South Dakota's athletic teams are known as the Coyotes, and the school colors are vermillion red & white. USD competes at the NCAA Division II level, and are members of the North Central Conference for all sports. They are currently evaluating the feasability of moving up to the Division I level. Most sporting events are hosted by the DakotaDome.

Notable alumni

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• Kevin Brady, U.S. Representative from Texas
• Tom Brokaw, retired NBC News anchorman
• Dan Crippen, former Director of the Congressional Budget Office
• George E. "Bud" Day, retired Air Force Colonel, ex-POW, and most highly decorated miltary officer since Douglas MacArthur.
• Joe Foss, figher ace, Governor of South Dakota, television personality, Commissioner of the American Football League, and President of the National Rifle Association
• Bill Janklow, former Governor of South Dakota
• Tim Johnson, U.S. senator from South Dakota
• Ernest Orlando Lawrence, inventor of the cyclotron and winner of 1939 Nobel Prize for Physics
• Al Neuharth, founder of USA Today and the Freedom Forum, former CEO of Gannett.
• Pat O'Brien, Current host of TV's "The Insider"
• John Thune, U.S. senator from South Dakota
• Abby Whiteside, piano teacher and theorist

External links

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• The University of South Dakota
• About the University
• South Dakota Athletics
• USD Coyote Fan Board
• USD dedicates Al Neuharth Media Center

Universities and colleges in South Dakota | University of South Dakota | North Central Conference