These individuals will receive prestigious recognition from their alma mater for their accomplishments and achievements. They join 287 other alumni as part of the Sherwood O. Berg Distinguished Alumni Hall of Honor, located in the Tompkins Alumni Center. To register or for more information about the Banquet, click here.
Those being honored:
Jim Booher MS '69 - Outstanding Service to SDSU
Booher’s resume goes on for
pages, but he only needs one line for work experience: SDSU — 1967-2009.
Booher was the first person that
SDSU hired specifically as an athletic trainer, and he literally wrote the book
on his profession. His two books—“Athletic Injury Assessment” and “Prevention
and Care of Athletic Injuries”—have become the standard textbook at many
institutions.
He was one of the founders and
the first president (1977-82) of the South Dakota Athletic Trainers
Association.
Carrie Buthe '04 - Outstanding Young Alumni
Buthe, a civil engineer with
Banner Associates, caught the eye of the American Society of Civil Engineers,
which named her one of the “Top Ten New Faces in Civil Engineering” in 2009.
She serves as a design engineer
for the $500 million Lewis and Clark water system, which will move water from
the Missouri River via 337 miles of pipeline to allow drinking water to flow
out of the taps for an area the size of Connecticut.
Mark Clark '80 - Outstanding Professional Achievement
Clark, a brigadier general in
the United States Marine Corps, serves in the Pentagon, assisting a three-star
general in policy for joint commands established by the president of the United
States.
Originally of Dell Rapids, he
has served as director of the Strategy and Plans Division in Marine
headquarters since June 2007.
The 1980 economics major
received his commission as second lieutenant after completing Officer Candidate
School in June 1981.
Glenna Fouberg MEd '68 - Outstanding Service to Education
Fouberg, originally of Ashley,
N.D., has become synonymous with selfless dedication to education.
She worked directly in education
for 37 years, teaching English for 25 years and directing the Alternative
Learning Center in Aberdeen for 12 years. Fouberg was chosen as South Dakota
Teacher of the Year in 1994.
When she left the classroom, she
never left education.
Fouberg has been a member of the South Dakota Board of Education since 1998 and was the chair for three and a half years.
Sonya Irons '01 - Outstanding Young Alumni
Irons, originally of Huron, is
a physical therapist at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Lincoln, Neb., where
she is one of only 130 nationally certified cardiopulmonary physical therapist.
Irons began work there in
December 2004 after completing her schooling. At SDSU she received a bevy of
scholarships that fully paid her tuition and was selected for a half-dozen
honor societies, including Phi Kappa Phi, which selects only .5 percent of the
junior class nationwide.
Teri Johnson '86 - Outstanding Service to Home Community
Teri Johnson, senior pastor at
First United Methodist Church of Brookings, is praised by nominator Tim Nichols
as being “a driving, positive force in the community.”
Nichols, dean of the SDSU Honors
College, hails Johnson for founding the Harvest Table, a hot, nutritious meal
served once a week to 150 people at the church. Despite detractors, Johnson was
tenacious in her efforts to build support for the concept and make the program
a reality about 10 years ago, Nichols stated.
Jim Langer '70 - Outstanding Professional Achievement
A 1987 inductee into the NFL
Hall of Fame, Langer signed with the Miami Dolphins as a free agent in 1970. He
became a starter in that perfect 1972 season, when he played every offensive
down and needed help on just three of 500 blocking assignments for Coach Don
Shula’s club.
An all-pro and all-AFC selection
for five straight seasons, the center played in three Super Bowls and six Pro
Bowls.
Jim Morgan '69/MS '70 - Outstanding Professional Achievement
Chief executive officer of
Daktronics since November 2001, Morgan has worked with the scoreboard and sign
company since 1970, when he was an SDSU graduate student seeking a master’s
degree in electrical engineering.
By 1971 he was head of
engineering at the developing company. He held that post until being appointed
president and chief operating officer in 1999. Prior to then he was named
company vice president (1976) and executive vice president (1996).
Esther Preszler '88/MS '95 - Outstanding Service to South Dakota