的 first cohort of the President’s 领导
学院发言人林恩·埃文斯. Back row (L-R): Â President Jim Rankin, Matthew Birch, Linn
埃文斯，威尔·库尔，洛根·桑福德. 前排:Â Madelyn Siekmann, Evelyn
Smith, Emily Randolf, MD Kausar Hamid Miji, Linus Uy.
南达科他州矿山 has launched the inaugural
总统领导学院. 的 总统领导学院 is a
year-long leadership development program that exposes participating students to
the skills, insights and perspectives that define an effective leader.
的 program is anchored by a CEO speaker series in
September, October, February and March and exclusive dinner conversations
演讲者和学生之间. 的 program also includes engagement with
elected officials in a visit to Pierre during the legislative session;
networking with campus, community and alumni leaders; and dialogue sessions
关于领导力的课程.
To be considered for the President’s 领导
Academy, student applicants had to submit a cover letter, a current resume and
a letter of recommendation from a 南达科他州矿山 faculty or staff member.
“Each member of the inaugural class of the
总统领导学院 has already distinguished themselves as a top
student at SDM,â€� says President Jim Rankin, Ph.D., P.E. €œThis培训计划
will help prepare them to take the next step as a leader in STEM. 我看
forward to spending time with our students as they embark on their journey.�
的 first-ever class of the President’s 领导
学院包括:
- Matthew Birch, a junior mechanical engineering major,
帕克斯堡,爱荷华州. Birch is a Phi Eta Sigma National Scholastic Honor Society
member, the National Society of 领导 and Success, 营 scholar award
recipient, the SAE Aero Design team and 南达科他州矿山 Professional
发展研究所.
- Will Kuhl, sophomore civil engineering major,
布法罗峡，SD. Kuhl is involved in Steel Bridge, Concrete Canoe, Surveying
Team, Trapshooting 俱乐部, Pre-orientation, American Indian Science and
Engineering Society and Student Senate Association. kuhl的志愿者经历
includes the Cultural Expo, Wellness Fair and speaking to students from Crazy
Horse High School about 南达科他州矿山.
- MD Kausar Hamid Miji, a master of science candidate
in computer science and engineering, Chandpur Sadar, Chattogram, Bangladesh.
Miji is an Ivanhoe 国际中心 fellow and a graduate research
助理. While at 南达科他州矿山, Miji developed an anomaly detector for
unmanned autonomous vehicles using Long Short-Term Memory.
- Emily Randolph, sophomore chemical engineering major,
约旦,明尼苏达州. Randolph is an undergraduate research 助理, coaches at the
Tennis Center of the Black Hills, is involved in the American Institute of
Chemical Engineers, ChemE Car, WiSE and jazz and university bands.
- Logan Sanford, junior mining engineering and
management major with a minor in business management in technology, Inman, Neb.
Sanford has a background in agriculture, working at Agriculture Services, Inc.
和阿特金森牲畜市场.
- Madelyn Siekmann, sophomore biomedical engineer
少校，明尼苏达州查斯卡. Siekmann is a member of the Student Association Senate,
Biomedical Engineering Society, Future 健康 Science Professionals, National
Society of 领导 and Success, Society of Women Engineers, choir, Drama
俱乐部. Siekmann也是一名科学女性 & 工程导师及成员
智慧学者计划的成员.
- Evelyn Smith, senior chemical engineering major,
西得梅因，爱荷华州. Smith is part of the ChemE Car team and Dance Team.
- Linus Uy, sophomore civil engineering major,
贝灵汉,洗. Uy is a 南达科他州矿山 Gold Scholar, a Slide Rule tutor,
还有一个同伴导师. Uy also volunteers with Faith Frontier Ministries in
Okanogan,洗.
的 inaugural cohort of the PLA is sponsored by
南达科他州矿山 alumni Lorin (MetE 75) and Mary (CE 77) Brass.
讲座嘉宾包括:
Steven Newlin, Chairman of the Board of Directors
for Oshkosh Corporation, a Fortune 500 company
Linn Evans, CEO of Black Hills Corporation
凯西·乔丹，世界观情报公司
杰瑞·纳格尔，世界观情报公司
Lorin Brass, Senior Advisor of Business Development
在壳牌石油公司工作，退休.
Drew Dudley, Internationally-acclaimed leadership
演说家和畅销书作家