Broadcaster Press 3 July 4, 2017 www.broadcasteronline.com Jewett Departs Board As Longest-Serving Regent ABERDEEN, S.D. – Harvey C. Jewett of Aberdeen completes his work this week on the state’s public higher education governing board after more than 20 years of service. Based on available records, Jewett is believed to be the longest-serving regent in South Dakota Board of Regents’ history. “It has been a wonderful and humbling privilege to serve on the Board of Regents,” Jewett said. “The individual regents, staff, presidents, administrators, faculty, and students have been a special part of my life. I will miss them all.” Jewett began his service in January 1997, appointed by then-Gov. Bill Janklow. He became the board’s vice president in 1998, then was elected president in 1999 and was re-elected annually to that post until 2009, serving an unprecedented 10 years as the regents’ president. Three South Dakota governors— Janklow, Rounds, and Daugaard—have appointed Jewett to successive terms serving on the Board of Regents. “I am grateful to governors Janklow, Rounds, and Daugaard for entrusting me with this position,” Jewett said. “We owe Harvey Jewett a tremendous debt of gratitude for his leadership to promote strong academic standards and innovative approaches to resource allocation and performance assessment,” said Regents President Bob Sutton. During Jewett’s tenure as president, the regents undertook major initiatives such as the Salary Competitiveness Program, which provided differential salaries to faculty and staff based on performance and moved South Dakota salaries much closer to the regional market. The South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship program began, as did a major investment in new and renovated science facility and laboratory projects. Another hallmark was a strategic focus on research initiatives within the public university system, among those, strong linkages with the Sanford Underground Research Facility at Homestake. In Jewett’s time on the board, more than 105,000 degrees have been awarded to graduates across the Board of Regents’ system. Also during that time, nearly $1.2 billion has been invested in academic, revenue, and campus infrastructure projects, of which only $48 million was funded by the state of South Dakota. The regents and Northern State University will honor Jewett’s service at a reception Wednesday at the Johnson Fine Arts Center on the NSU campus. Jewett, who holds undergraduate and law degrees from the University of South Dakota, is president and chief operating officer of The Rivett Group LLC and a partner in the law firm of Siegel, Barnett, and Schutz. GFP Reminds Boaters to Practice Safe Boating PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) is joining a national effort to highlight boating safety. Operation Dry Water will take place June 30 – July 2, 2017, promoting boating safety and responsible use of alcohol while boating across the country. "We want to ensure that recreational boaters, paddlers, kayakers and others have a safe place to enjoy South Dakota’s waters," said Joe Keeton, boating law administrator. “Alcohol impairs judgment and reaction time on the water just as it does when driving a car, even more so because with the added stressors of sun, heat, wind and noise on a boat. Choosing to consume alcohol while boating puts everyone at risk, including passengers and people in the water. Our goal is to remove anyone choosing to operate a vessel impaired and to keep everyone on the water safe.” Alcohol consumption and boating continues to be an issue and is listed as the leading known contributing factor in all fatal boating accidents nationwide. As part of the national event, GFP will conduct extra boating safety patrols statewide to promote safe and responsible boating practices heading into the holiday weekend. Tips to staying safe on the water this summer: •Boat sober. Alcohol use is the leading contributing factor in recreational boater deaths*. Alcohol and drugs use impairs a boater’s judgment, balance, vision and reaction time. •Wear your life jacket. 83% of drowning victims were not wearing a life jacket*. •Take a boating safety education course. 77% of deaths occurred on boats where the operator did not receive boating safety instruction, where instruction was known*. •Use your engine cut-off device. Many boating accidents involve operators or passengers who have fallen overboard. Wearing an engine cut-off switch lanyard or wireless engine cut-off device will shut the engine down if the operator is ejected or falls overboard. •File a float plan. Leave a float plan with at least one person on land so they know where to find you if needed. You should be able to rely on this person to notify local law enforcement if you do not return within a reasonable hour of expectancy. •Check the weather. Not only can poor weather spoil a trip, but it can also cause an emergency situation out on the water. Keeton noted that state regulations require all children under age seven to wear an approved personal flotation device anytime a boat is moving at greater than no-wake speed. He recommends taking the next step and keeping a personal flotation device on all occupants in the boat at all times. "Before heading onto the water, check your equipment," Keeton said. "Fire extinguishers, life jackets, throwable flotation devices are required and must be in good working condition. The best way to prevent an unwanted tragedy on the water is to be prepared." Visit operationdrywater.org or gfp.sd.gov/fishingboating/boating/boating-safety-tips.aspx for more information about boating under the influence. Boaters can view the 2017 South Dakota Boating Handbook online at gfp.sd.gov or pick up a copy at any GFP office. If you don’t get the word out about your business, no one else will!!! Dyslexia Handbook For Teachers Health Department And Parents Updated Awards $500,000 For Mosquito Control PIERRE, S.D. – An updated version of the Dyslexia Handbook for Teachers and Parents in South Dakota is now available on the Department of Education website. The handbook is intended to help parents and educators learn more about dyslexia, and includes additional resources for teachers to access if they suspect a student may have dyslexia. In 2016, the South Dakota Department of Education PIERRE, S.D. – Nearly 200 South Dakota cities, assembled a Dyslexia Stakeholders Group, made up of counties and tribes will share in $499,911 in grants parents, educators, legislators and department staff. intended to control mosquitoes and prevent West The group developed a five-year plan for ensuring Nile virus (WNV), the Department of Health anschool districts meet the needs of all students with nounced today. learning disabilities. 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