Kristi Noem|current US Representative of South Dakota's at-large US House of Representatives district;

Tom Daschle|former Majority Leader of the United States Senate;

Mike Rounds|former Governor of South Dakota and current United States Senator for South Dakota;

Gene Amdahl|architect of the IBM 360 ;

Adam Vinatieri|4 time super bowl winning kicker for the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts;

Jim Langer| former Miami Dolphin and Super Bowl Winner, elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987;

David Gilbertson|chief justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court