Aelred Kurtenbach of Brookings is co-founder and chairman of Daktronics, Inc., a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of large screen computer-programmable video displays and score boards.

John Sundet of Tonka Bay, MN, is the former president and CEO of Rollerblade, Inc., in Minneapolis. He is the past chairman of the Enterprise Institute's governing board. The Brookings native is a 1970 SDSU Economics graduate. He earned his MBA in finance from the University of Oklahoma in 1973. He has served on the SDSU Foundation Board of Directors since 1997.

Duane Sander is co-founder of Daktronics, Inc. of Brookings, SD. He also received the Spirit of Enterprise Award at the 2004 South Dakota Technology Summit.

Steve Stahly is the principal and owner of Investments of West Des Moines, IA. Stahly Investments owns and operates several businesses that range from manufacturing to finance.

Errol EerNisse of Salt Lake City, UT, is president of Quartztronics, Inc., and vice president of research and development for Quartzdyne, Inc. He founded Quartztronics in 1979 and Quartzdyne in 1990.

David Marquardt has been the President of the SDSU Foundation for the last nine years. He has overseen the development of the Enterprise Institute and the Enterprise Center.

Keith Bartels of Mitchell is vice president of the Martin Group, Inc., in Mitchell. He has also been a registered professional engineer since 1978. Keith served on the SDSU Alumni Association Council from 1989 to 1993.

Arlo DeKraai of Tulsa, OK, is senior manager and chief shareholder of Cust-O-Fab Service Company, LLC, an international company specializing in oil refinery repairs and upgrades.

Don Endres of Brookings is co-founder and CEO of VeraSun Energy, LLC, a company focusing on opportunities with renewable energy technology, specifically ethanol production. Prior to this, he founded Special Teams and was co-founder of ExpressGold.com, Inc.

Bill Folkerts of Watertown is co-owner of a real estate development, investment and management company that handles residential and commercial property including convenience stores and motels.

Alyn Holt of Cherry Hill, NJ, founded the inTEST Corp., a designer and manufacturer of testing hardware for the semiconductor industry, in Cherry Hill, N.J., in 1980. He continues to serve as the company's director and chairman.

J. Bruce Laughrey of Windermere, FL, is president and chief executive officer of TelSpan, Inc., a company specializsing in interative telecommunications services and a leading provider of teleconferencing services in the Midwest.

Jerome Lohr of Saratoga, CA, is president of the J. Lohr Properties and the J. Lohr Winery, both located in San Jose. He formed J. Lohr Properties in 1964. The J. Lohr Winery was founded in 1974 with national production beginning in 1979

Jamison Rounds

of Crooks, South Dakota is an Assistant Professor at the University of South Dakota.  He previously ran his brother Mike's gubernatorial campaign and stayed on to help Governor Rounds after the election serving as a transition team member and later as the Director of the Governor's Office of Strategic Initiative. 

Jane Sebade of Wall, SD is a former pharmacist.  She retired in 2003 and has served on many local charities and community groups.

Tyler Stowater is a Vice President at Bluestem Capital. Tyler spent eleven years with the state of South Dakota's Bureau of Finance and Management. He later became an Assistant Vice President at Citibank South Dakota. Tyler joined Bluestem in 2000.

Alan "Al" Tuntland of Rochester, MN, is the former owner of Schmidt Printing in Rochester, MN. He retired in 1994 and continues to live in Rochester.

Brad Wheeler of Lemmon, SD is and has been president of Wheeler Manufacturing Inc since 1982. Currently he serves as chairman of the Governors Giant Vision Business Plan Competition, and is a board member of Dacotah Bank Inc. He is a past president for the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry.