2 Broadcaster Press March 29, 2016 www.broadcasteronline.com Researchers To Study Human Impact On Missouri River A new $323,000, three-year grant from the National Science Foundation will help budding scientists from tribes and different backgrounds examine how human intervention affects the nearby Missouri River and its dependent ecosystems. The 59-mile stretch of river that runs just south of the University of South Dakota and city of Vermillion is federally designated as the Missouri National Recreational River. This freeflowing section of one of the longest rivers in the world is home to a variety of plant and animal species and serves as a popular location for anglers and boaters. The un-channelized and undammed part of the “Mighty Mo” also represents an ideal spot for researchers to examine the impact of invasive activities on the river. Funded through the NSF’s Research Experience for Undergraduates program, the Sustainable Remediating InVasives to Encourage Resilience (RIVER) project will bring 10 undergraduate students annually to USD to perform research under the direction of a faculty member. Principal investigator Meghann Jarchow, Ph.D., said invasive elements range from non-native tree and fish species to agrochemical con- tamination of the river. “Since numerous factors affect the river, it makes sense to approach efforts to maintain its sustainability from a multidisciplinary perspective,” said Jarchow, who is also an assistant professor of biology and coordinator of the sustainability program at USD. “This program has an explicit focus on training interdisciplinary scientists. Increasingly, scientists will have to be good at working in teams with people from different disciplines and be more comfortable with issues related to diversity and inclusive excellence.” Beginning next fall, undergraduate students will apply to the program. Those chosen will spend 10 weeks of summer 2017 working on individual research projects with faculty who are members of USD’s Missouri River Institute. The institute develops and promotes research, education and public awareness of the natural and cultural resources of the Missouri River Basin. Students will also travel as a group to various locations on the river and collaborate on a final project, which will both disseminate their individual and collective research and make recommendations to the public on river management issues. Jarchow said she plans to recruit students who bring unique cultural and life experiences to the place-based nature of this project. She is collaborating with two tribal colleges located along the Missouri River -- the Nebraska Indian Community College and the Nueta, Hidatsa and Sahnish College -- to gain participation by Native American students in the region. She also aims to recruit sustainability majors from colleges and universities across the country. Research projects will range from studying the effects of invasive tree and fish species on Missouri River food webs to the ethno-historical relationship among American Indian tribes and the Missouri River ecosystem. USD faculty from anthropology, biology, Earth science and sustainability will serve as mentors. “My goal is to model a process where students gain depth of knowledge in their individual topics but also integrate with other people to get a better sense of the broader system,” Jarchow said. “If we are training future scientists, we need to train them beyond just how to do the scientific method.” Jimenez, SESDAC, Inc. 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This national platform will show that we have a growing program in Native American studies at USD.” The American Indian Studies Association, hosted by the American Indian Studies program at Arizona State University campus in Tempe, holds an annual meeting that showcases research from faculty members as well as undergraduate and graduate students involved in Native American or American Indian studies programs at institutions throughout the Tell Each year’s conference in the Broadcaster! country. them you saw it focuses on a different theme and the association invites people from the Native American 624-4429 community to present at the conference as well, Boxer said. The American Indian Studies Association is the longest standing organization dedicated to the discipline of American Indian or Native American studies in the nation. Boxer joined the faculty at USD in 2014 and earned her doctorate in American Indian history and United States history from Arizona State University in 2009. Tell them you saw it in the Broadcaster! 624-4429 Michael J. Fitzmaurice And The Tell them you saw it New State Veterans Home in the Broadcaster! by Gov. Dennis Daugaard Until he went abroad to serve his201 W. country, Michael J. Fitzmaurice had never left the Dakotas. Fitzmaurice was born in Jamestown, North Dakota, and grew up in South Dakota. Coming from a family with a history of serving, Michael carried on the tradition by joining the Army in 1969. On March 23, 1971, Michael was on the ground at a Marine base in Khe Sanh, South Vietnam. When an enemy soldier threw three grenades into Michael’s bunker, Michael threw two of the explosives out and then used his body to cover the blast of the third. Absorbing the blast to shield the other soldiers left him seriously wounded and partially blinded. Michael then charged out of the bunker. 201 W. Figuring he wouldn’t survive the engagement, he wanted to do what he could to protect his fellow soldiers. As he was fighting, his weapon was destroyed by another grenade. Unable to find another weapon, Michael resorted to hand-to-hand combat and successfully took down a number of adversaries. In sustaining the blast from the grenade and refusing to be evacuated until the battle was finished, Michael saved multiple lives that day. He later received the Medal of Honor for his acts of heroism. I am reminded of this story as we are preparing to cut the ribbon on the new state veterans home in Hot Springs, which has been named after Michael J. Fitzmaurice. Overcoming a few setbacks along the way, the home has been completed on time, under budget, and it’s debt-free. The new • Vermillion, SD Cherry133,000-square-foot facility contains 76 nursing care beds and 24 residential beds, and is home to World War II, Korean War, Vietnam and peace time veterans. The residential areas of the veterans home are divided into eight neighborhoods. Each neighborhood has its own laundry room, living room, dining room, kitchen and whirlpool suite. Elsewhere in the building, residents have an in-house library, mini mart, barber shop and beauty salon, post office, pharmacy, bistro and chapel. This first-class facility is exactly what our veterans deserve. The layout of the building will give residents more privacy and control over their lives. It will be a normalized environment where residents can do their Cherry • Vermillion, SD own cooking and shopping, and where they can socialize or keep to themselves as they please. It is an outstanding facility named for a remarkable man. Of his acts of bravery Michael later said, “I don’t know what made me do it. I was just doing the job that I was supposed to be doing and I do not regret it a bit. I guess your friends aren’t only your friends. They’re almost like brothers. I’m glad that they can still be alive and enjoy the rest of their life.” Now, at the new state veterans home that carries this local patriot’s name, South Dakota’s veterans not only have a nice place to live, but a home where they can “enjoy the rest of their life.” 624-4429 Tell them you saw it in the Broadcaster! 624-4429 School of Law Hosts Law Review Symposium The South Dakota Law Review will hold its annual symposium April 1 at the University of South Dakota School of Law. This year’s topic is “Asset Protection and Trust Innovations: South Dakota’s Role in Paving the Way for Innovations Nationwide.” The symposium will be held in the law courtroom from 9 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m. on Friday, April 1. The keynote speaker is Jay Adkisson, Riser Adkisson LLP, who has written several books on the topic of asset protection, most notably “Asset Protection: Concepts and Strategies for Protecting Your Wealth.” The event also features several other prominent speakers. The symposium is approved for continuing legal education credit in both Nebraska and Iowa. Those attending are eligible for up to four hours of continuing legal education. The schedule of events (times are approximate): 9 a.m. -- Opening by Al King and Pierce McDowell, South Dakota Trust Co.: History of asset protection and trusts in South Dakota and nationally 10 a.m. -- Keynote by Jay Adkisson, Riser Adkisson LLP: Charging orders 11:30 p.m. -- Break for lunch (on own) 1 p.m. -- Hot topics panel O’Connor Machine Shop Services • Lathe • Presses • Break • Welding • Portable Welding • Tree Removal/Cutting 605-624-3200 moderated by Dennis Collins, Jewell, Collins & DeLay: Matthew Bock and Craig Krogstad, Woods, Fuller, Schulz & Smith, directed trusts and special purpose entities; Heath Oberloh, Linquist & Vennum, series LLCs; Mary Akkerman, Linquist & Vennum, decanting; Terry Prendergast, Redstone Law Firm, special spousal trusts 3:30 p.m. -- Asset protection panel moderated by Dennis Collins, Jewell, Collins & DeLay: Matthew Van Heuvelen and Mark Krogstad, Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, domestic asset protection trusts (DAPTs); Diane Klien, professor of law at University of La Verne College of Law, ethical issues with asset protection; Victoria Haneman, professor of law at Concordia University School of Law; incentive trusts and impact RAP has in other states; Alice Rokahr, president, Trident Trust Co. South Dakota, benefits and tax implications of U.S. trusts for foreign settlors USD School of Law students first produced the South Dakota Law Review in 1956. They publish it three times a year as a forum for materials and views on subjects of interest to the legal profession.