Dick Brown, a fifth generation South Dakotan and native of Dell Rapids is a graduate of USD's BA and MA programs in political science and attended American University, Washington D.C. for PhD work. He was inducted into the 2019 SD Hall of Fame. He has worked for Senators Karl E. Mundt and Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson as a United States Senate professional staff member, served as Executive Secretary of the Missouri River Basin Commission - a ten state-ten federal agency Presidential Commission, Executive Vice President of the Sioux Falls Downtown Development Corp. had two careers as a Vice President Marketing-Norwest Bank and Regional Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank of Sioux Falls, and served 20 years as General Agent of Lutheran Brotherhood Securities Corporation now Thrivent Financial. He served four terms in the South Dakota House of Representatives serving as Chairman of the Education Committee for four years and Chairman of the Taxation Committee for two years. He was Chairman of the Board for the Sioux Empire United Way, Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Rotary Club of Sioux Falls, First Lutheran Church of Sioux Falls and many other local, state and national organizations. He served as a South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commissioner from 2003-2008. He is a current board member of the SD Humanities Council, ARTS So Dak, The Chieseman Fdn for Democracy SD TIPs, USD Fdn Farber Fund, U.S. Senator Karl E. Mundt Fdn and Chairman of US Black Hills Forest Advisory Bd. American Legion Member.Dick and his wife Sue are Development Directors for the SD Parks and Wildlife Foundation, a support organization for the SD Department of Game, Fish and Parks. Their work for the Foundation has focused on raising private and public funds to support and build The Outdoor Campus West in Rapid City, Renovation of the Outdoor Campus in Sioux Falls, Custer State Park, The Mickelson Trail connector to Mt Rushmore, Custer State Park Visitors Center and the Good Earth State Park at Blood Run near Sioux Falls, Palisades St Park & CSP Bison Center.