South Dakota Board of Regents

The South Dakota Board of Regents (also known as SDBOR) is a governing board that controls six public universities in the U.S. state of South Dakota. These include Black Hills State University, Dakota State University, Northern State University, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, South Dakota State University, and the University of South Dakota. The Board also governs the South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the South Dakota School for the Deaf.[1]

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In control of all institutional decisions for the six public universities, the Board has an operating budget of approximately $306 million.[1] As of September 2021, the members of the Board of Regents are as follows:

• John W. Bastian, Belle Fourche - board president
• Pam Roberts, Pierre - vice president
• Jim Thares, Aberdeen - secretary
• Brock Brown, Lake Norden - student member
• Jeff Partridge, Rapid City
• Tim Rave, Baltic
• Barb Stork, Dakota Dunes
• Tony Venhuizen, Sioux Falls
• Dr. Joan Wink, Howes