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Increasing Access To Justice Through The Use Of Indigenous Restorative Justice And Trauma Informed Practices, Carrie E. Garrow, Danielle J. Mayberry, Micaelee Horn

South Dakota Law Review

Tribal judiciaries are paramount to tribal sovereignty and accessed by court users for many purposes. Access to justice ensures that everyone should be able to understand and assert their rights in a fair tribal justice system. This can be a challenge for rural areas, but even more so in Indian Country due to the complex web of factors such as legal and jurisdictional complexities, the colonization of Indian Nations by federal and state governments, and resource restraints. Due to these barriers and as an effort to serve their communities, tribal justice systems develop mechanisms that are solution based and at …

When A Black Man Is In The Principal’S Office: Black Male Leaders Navigating Racialized Spaces, Phillip Smith

GSE Faculty Publications

This study describes the experiences of fourteen Black male principals or heads of school navigating racialized spaces, including the politics of race, and experienced racism in educational settings as well as in school leadership. Data analysis utilized a critical race theory (CRT) and culturally sensitive methodological and interpretive framework. The data analysis revealed themes associated with identity scrutiny, right to lead, meritocracy and color evasiveness, all falling within the white gaze paradigm. However, the results also suggest a demonstrable pathway for Black leaders to successfully navigate the pitfalls of the white gaze and experienced negative professional and personal reactions to …

Manufacturing And Performance Evaluation Of Carbon/Epoxy Laminated Composites Cured Using Single- And Six-Magnetron Microwave Applications, Nayan Pundhir

Doctoral Dissertations

Microwave curing is fast, energy-efficient, and a viable alternative to conventional thermal curing processes. It has been widely adopted for processing carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites because the high electrical conductivity of carbon fibers enables strong microwave coupling, leading to rapid volumetric heating and reduced energy consumption. The aim of this study is to investigate the use of microwave curing for manufacturing CFRP composites. IM7/Cycom 5320-1 unidirectional prepreg was utilized to fabricate laminated composites in two thickness ranges: 16-layer laminates (2.5 mm thickness) and 64-layer laminates (9.2 mm thickness). Two lay-up configurations were examined: symmetric cross-ply and quasi-isotropic. Different curing …

Temperature-Dependent Dielectric Function Of Solids From Coupled Oscillators With Radiation Reaction: Application To Atom–Surface Interactions, Tuhin Kanti Das

Doctoral Dissertations

In this dissertation, we propose a uniform functional form of the dielectric function of solids that is applicable over a wide range of frequencies. We apply our model to describe the dielectric function of two technologically important materials: silicon and calcium fluoride. The temperature dependence of their dielectric functions is also described using simple analytic forms. We found that a generalized Sellmeier-type model with complex denominators (“damped oscillators”) does not lead to a satisfactory fit of experimental data for the dielectric function. In contrast, our model, which is analytically only slightly more involved (“complex oscillator strengths”, complex numerators), allows us …

Strontium Titanate For Capacitor And Energy Storage Applications At Cryogenic Temperatures, Hung Trinh

Doctoral Dissertations

This study investigates the dielectric properties of single crystal and ceramic strontium titanate (SrTiO₃) for cryogenic capacitor applications from room temperature to 4 K. Permittivity (k) and loss tangent are dependent on temperature, frequency, mechanical stress, and applied DC electric field. Accordingly, the dielectric constant and loss tangent were measured at various frequencies and DC bias levels. Loss tangent data are also presented as equivalent series resistance (ESR). For single crystal SrTiO₃, an impurity level of ≈500 ppm barium resulted in an increase of the maximum permittivity to approximately 50,000 at 6 K. This relatively high …

Architecting A Complex Adaptive System Model For Selecting Policies To Reduce Kidney Discard, Lirim Ashiku

Doctoral Dissertations

"The kidney allocation system is a complex, evolving system involving multiple heterogeneous agents. Each agent exhibits emergent behavior that may not fully align with the complex system goals. Therefore, there is a need for a transdisciplinary systems approach to visualize the interdependency among agents and understand the dominant patterns that shape the kidney allocation system.

First, this research presented an incremental hierarchical system engineering approach in identifying the agents’ needs and behaviors toward the complex systems’ goal of maximizing deceased donor kidney utilization and reducing kidney discard. The hierarchical systems approach linked with model-based system engineering aided in eliciting agents’ …

Integrating Stakeholder Priorities Into Resilience Planning And Investment Decision-Making, Victoria Jeaneen Kraemer

Doctoral Dissertations

"Resilience is a system’s ability to bounce back from a disruption. However, resilience needs may vary across different stakeholders. To better integrate stakeholder input into resilience planning and investment decision-making, existing frameworks were combined to develop the Integrated Stakeholder-Centered Resilience Framework. This broad framework is tailorable across contexts and stakeholder types. Research results demonstrate the use of this framework to evaluate the effects of disruptions and represent stakeholder preferences for investments. In the first study, participants were randomly assigned to power outage scenarios, which did not affect their criteria priorities. An exploratory factor analysis revealed two main priorities, (1) Absorption …

Adelaide Louise Butman Irving '04, Adelaide Louise Butman Irving

Westbrook College Alumni Reminiscences

Essay describing Adelaide Irving's experiences as a Westbrook Seminary student 1900-1904.

Marguerite Shaw '37, Marguerite Shaw

Westbrook College Alumni Reminiscences

Letter from Marguerite Shaw to Dorothy Healy detailing her experiences at Westbrook Junior College in the 1930s.

Miriam Fisher Fosher '08, Miriam Fosher

Westbrook College Alumni Reminiscences

Essay written by Miriam Fisher Fosher regarding her experience at Westbrook Seminary 1907-1908.

Nancy Mckeen '45, Nancy Mckeen

Westbrook College Alumni Reminiscences

Essay written by Nancy McKeen "45 regarding her experience at Westbrook Junior College 1943-1945.

Sexauer Papers, Elmer And Cecile, Sdsu Archives And Special Collections, Hilton M. Briggs Library

Archives Finding Aids

This collection documents the personal, educational, and professional lives of Elmer Sexauer and Cecile Welch Sexauer from the late nineteenth through the mid twentieth century. Materials include essays, family papers, scrapbooks, agricultural reports, photographs, and certificates, along with handwritten travel diaries and more than four hundred postcards. Together, the materials reflect family life, education, professional involvement with the Grain and Feed Dealers National Association, and extensive travel within the United States and abroad, including Canada, Europe, the Caribbean, Mexico, and Japan.

South Dakota Dairy Association Records, Sdsu Archives And Special Collections, Hilton M. Briggs Library

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The South Dakota Dairy Association records document the association’s activities and influence on the state’s dairy industry from the early 1900s through the early 2000s. The collection reflects the association’s efforts to promote dairy farming practices, support producers, and provide leadership on industry standards and regulatory issues.

Materials include administrative and governance records, ledgers, financial documents, annual reports, meeting minutes, and convention programs, as well as photographs, medals, and newspaper clippings. Together, these records illustrate the association’s organizational structure, professional activities, and role in coordinating meetings and conventions that supported collaboration and information sharing within the dairy industry. The collection …

Stewart Papers, Beryl, Sdsu Archives And Special Collections, Hilton M. Briggs Library

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Rhea Beryl Stewart was a South Dakota educator, writer, and literary leader whose career bridged teaching, creative writing, and public service. Educated at Northern States Teachers’ College and the State University of Iowa, she taught English in Aberdeen, directed secondary English programs, and advised student literary activities before later serving on the South Dakota Board of Education. A prolific poet and essayist, Stewart published widely, received recognition in state and national literary competitions, and held leadership roles in professional writing organizations. The collection contains manuscripts, correspondence, publications, and scrapbooks that document her literary output, professional networks, and contributions to education …

Altrusa International, District Seven Records, Sdsu Archives And Special Collections, Hilton M. Briggs Library

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The Altrusa Records collection documents the activities of Altrusa International District Seven and the Altrusa International Club of Brookings, South Dakota, from 1956 to 2017. The collection includes administrative, financial, and program records such as minutes, reports, correspondence, membership lists, bylaws, strategic plans, and materials from District Seven Conferences and Presidents’ Workshops. Records of local Brookings club projects, including literacy programs, fundraising events, and mini-grant initiatives, are also present. Together, the materials illustrate Altrusa’s role in community service, literacy advocacy, and leadership development in the upper Midwest.

South Dakota Farmers Union Records, Sdsu Archives And Special Collections, Hilton M. Briggs Library

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The South Dakota Farmers Union traces its origins to the national Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union, founded in Texas in 1902 and introduced to South Dakota around 1914 by former Nebraska members. The organization was formally established as a state unit at its first convention in Mitchell on March 16, 1917, with 268 delegates representing 14 counties and more than 130 local chapters. Education, cooperative enterprise, and legislative advocacy quickly became central to its mission, including early collective purchasing efforts that supported family farmers.

The South Dakota Farmers Union Records document the organization’s activities from the early twentieth century through …

Kuehn Papers, Frank Charles William, Sdsu Archives And Special Collections, Hilton M. Briggs Library

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This collection documents the life and professional work of architect Frank Charles William Kuehn (1884–1970), whose career was centered in Huron, South Dakota. Materials date from 1883 to 1970 and include architectural drawings, blueprints, specifications, maps, photographs, and related printed and ephemera materials. The records reflect Kuehn’s extensive architectural practice, particularly his work designing schools, churches, municipal buildings, commercial structures, and residences throughout South Dakota and neighboring states. Also represented are his Standard Rural School Plans, long association with the South Dakota Department of Public Instruction, and his later county and highway map publishing business serving South Dakota, North Dakota, …

South Dakota Humanities Council Records, Sdsu Archives And Special Collections, Hilton M. Briggs Library

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This collection documents the history and activities of the South Dakota Humanities Council, founded in 1972 to support and deliver humanities programming across the state. The records span from the Council’s origins as the South Dakota Committee on the Humanities through the early twenty-first century and include administrative correspondence, meeting files, financial records, grant proposals, publications, program documentation, and audiovisual materials. The collection provides detailed evidence of governance, fiscal management, and grant administration, including partnerships with the National Endowment for the Humanities. Program and project files document statewide initiatives in literature, history, Native American language and cultural preservation, media, and …

Driving Hawk Sneve, Virginia Papers, Sdsu Archives And Special Collections, Hilton M. Briggs Library

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Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve (b. 1933) is a Lakota writer, educator, and historian, recognized for her contributions to Native American literature and cultural preservation. An enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, she was raised on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota and pursued a career in education before transitioning to writing. Her literary career began in 1971 with the award-winning Jimmy Yellow Hawk, leading to a prolific body of work that includes fiction, non-fiction, historical studies, and children’s literature. Her impact on Indigenous representation in literature and education has been widely recognized, earning her numerous honors, including the …

Loucks, H. L. Correspondence With R. F. Pettigrew, Sdsu Archives And Special Collections, Hilton M. Briggs Library

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Henry Langford Loucks (1846–1928) and Richard F. Pettigrew (1848–1926) were prominent figures in the agrarian, populist, and progressive movements of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Loucks, a farmer, organizer, publisher, and political reformer, played a central role in the Farmers’ Alliance and the Populist Party, advocating cooperative economics, direct democracy, and farmer-led reform in South Dakota and nationally. Pettigrew, a lawyer, territorial legislator, and U.S. Senator from South Dakota, was instrumental in securing statehood and later emerged as a leading critic of corporate power and political conservatism within the Republican Party. The collection documents correspondence between Loucks and …

American Association Of University Women, Brookings Branch Records, Sdsu Archives And Special Collections, Hilton M. Briggs Library

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This collection documents the activities and governance of the American Association of University Women, Brookings Branch, from its founding in 1931. Materials include reports, meeting minutes, newsletters, programs, bylaws, correspondence, financial and fundraising records, membership lists, and photographs. The records illustrate the branch’s administrative functions, educational initiatives, scholarship programs, study groups, and involvement in community and legislative issues.

The collection also contains historical documentation on the branch’s development and key figures, including Gertrude Stickney Young and Vivian Volstorff. Together, these materials provide insight into the role of a local women’s organization in promoting education, women’s rights, and civic engagement in …

125th Anniversary Planning Committee Records, Sdsu Archives And Special Collections, Hilton M. Briggs Library

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In 2006, South Dakota State University (SDSU) celebrated its 125th anniversary, marking a significant milestone in its history. To coordinate the commemoration, the university formed the 125th Anniversary Planning Committee, which oversaw all aspects of the celebration, including events, publications, and historical retrospectives. The committee, chaired by Carol J. Peterson, included university administrators, faculty, staff, students, and alumni, working together to highlight SDSU’s legacy and achievements. Their efforts culminated in a series of activities designed to honor the university’s past and engage the campus and broader community in its rich history.

The collection consists of materials documenting the anniversary …

Anderson Papers, Sigurd, Sdsu Archives And Special Collections, Hilton M. Briggs Library

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This collection contains addresses, speeches, reports, and related materials documenting the public career of Sigurd Anderson, Governor of South Dakota from 1951 to 1955 and Federal Trade Commissioner from 1957 to 1964. The materials include gubernatorial speeches such as his inaugural address to the 33rd session of the South Dakota Legislature, addresses delivered before national organizations on federal regulatory and economic issues, and reports and proceedings related to mid-20th-century state and regional development, including Missouri River Basin planning and Corps of Engineers projects. Appropriations records from Anderson’s gubernatorial administration provide evidence of state budgeting and fiscal policy during the early …

Continuing And Extended Education Office Records, Sdsu Archives And Special Collections, Hilton M. Briggs Library

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The Office of Continuing and Distance Education offers undergraduate and graduate courses using various distance education technologies. This collection is composed of general office material conference and workshop materials, University Week for Women records, and distance education records.

Academic Women's Equity Coalition Collection, Sdsu Archives And Special Collections, Hilton M. Briggs Library

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The Academic Women’s Equity Coalition at South Dakota State University was founded in 1983-84 following discussions among faculty about workplace fairness and professional opportunities for women. Open to all faculty members and others who supported its mission, the coalition focused on addressing concerns related to hiring, salaries, promotions, tenure, and leadership roles for women in academia. It also worked to encourage fair and consistent language use in professional settings and provided a forum for faculty to discuss shared concerns and advocate for improvements in university policies and practices.

This collection, spanning 1983 to 1992 with some undated materials, documents the …

Harding, A. S., Papers, Sdsu Archives And Special Collections, Hilton M. Briggs Library

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A.S. Harding was professor and head of the history and political sciences department at SDSC. He taught courses in history, political science, sociology, and economics. This collection consists mostly of material compiled by Harding while researching the history of South Dakota State University. Includes correspondence, research notes and finished writings.

Admissions Office Records, Sdsu Archives And Special Collections, Hilton M. Briggs Library

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This collection documents the history and activities of the Admissions Office at South Dakota State University (SDSU), covering student recruitment, enrollment processes, and institutional outreach from the late 19th century to the early 21st century. It includes admissions applications, recruitment brochures, event announcements, promotional posters, student orientation materials, and informational publications. Early documents outline enrollment procedures and academic offerings, while later materials reflect the modernization of admissions practices.

The collection highlights SDSU’s efforts to attract and inform prospective students through publications such as SDSC View Book (1935), You Can Go Anywhere from Here! (2002, 2005), and Junior Day (1999-2000). It …

Graber Poetry Collection, Edwin C. Graber, Sdsu Archives And Special Collections, Hilton M. Briggs Library

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Edwin C. Graber was a poet from Freeman, South Dakota, whose literary activity flourished primarily between the late 1930s and late 1940s. Through a series of limited-edition chapbooks, Graber developed a lyrical body of work grounded in the landscapes and contemplative spirit of the Great Plains. His poetry reflects recurring themes of nature, solitude, time, and spirituality, expressed through reflective and meditative language. Titles such as Stars Are My Parade, Nature the Peerless Colorist, and Zeniths as Yet But Dimly Seen illustrate his attentiveness to the natural world and metaphysical inquiry.

The Edwin C. Graber Poetry Collection consists …

South Dakota Farm Bureau Records, Sdsu Archives And Special Collections, Hilton M. Briggs Library

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The South Dakota Farm Bureau Records document the organization’s structure, programs, and advocacy efforts on behalf of the state’s agricultural communities. Materials include county extension reports from Brookings, Codington, and Hamlin Counties, illustrating local outreach and educational initiatives conducted in cooperation with the Farm Bureau. Federation records form a substantial portion of the collection and encompass documentation from the Executive, Women’s, Marketing, and Young Farmers and Ranchers Committees, reflecting leadership development, legislative engagement, and agricultural promotion activities.

Additional records, including bylaws, financial reports, meeting minutes, clippings, and historical narratives, provide context for the Bureau’s governance and institutional development. Materials from …

Corothers Papers, Lonita, Sdsu Archives And Special Collections, Hilton M. Briggs Library

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The Lonita Gustad Corothers Papers document the life and writings of a South Dakota pharmacist whose extensive personal record spans more than six decades. The collection is centered on diaries kept from 1945 to 2010, offering detailed accounts of daily life, family relationships, education, and religious reflection, including her experiences as a pharmacy student at South Dakota State College and observations in the immediate aftermath of World War II. Supplementary materials include indexed timeline notebooks, thematic excerpts, transcriptions with later commentary, and reorganized diary volumes.

Also included is correspondence with her husband, Thomas Corothers, primarily from their courtship and early …