The University Art Gal-leries at The University ofSouth Dakota welcomes sev-eral visiting artists to campusduring the 2009-10 academicyear. Five artists, from sculp-tors to graphic artists, willconduct workshops and pres-ent lectures at USD.

Artists and their exhibitionsinclude sculptors MichaelSchonhoff and Ashley Hope-Carlisle, printmaker FredHagstrom, graphic designerScott Boylston, and Dr. JamesElkins, E.C. Chadbourne, pro-fessor in the Department of ArtHistory, Theory and Criticismat the Art Institute of Chicago.

Hope-Carlisle is the firstartist scheduled to visit cam-pus the week of Oct. 23-28.Originally from New Orleans,LA, Hope-Carlisle teachessculpture at the University ofWyoming. She received herB.F.A. in sculpture from theUniversity of Southern Mis-sissippi and her M.F.A. insculpture from the Universi-ty of Georgia. Her work hasbeen displayed throughoutthe world, including galleriesin the United States, Englandand Italy. Her work, “Dis-semination Nation,” will beon exhibit at the John A. DayGallery at USD from Oct. 23through Nov. 25 with a recep-tion on Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. Shewill present an artist lectureat the John A. Day Gallery at2 p.m. on Oct. 26.

Elkins, who earned a bach-elor’s degree in English andart history from Ithaca Col-lege and a Ph.D. from the Uni-versity of Chicago, will pres-ent a lecture at 8 p.m. on Nov.5 in Farber Hall. Describedas the “most brilliant scholarworking in his territorytoday,” Elkins is a highlyengaging speaker and prolif-ic writer whose books include,“Why Art Cannot Be Taught:A Handbook for Art Stu-dents,” and “What PaintingIs.”

A professor of graphic designat Savannah College of Art andDesign, Boylston will provide alecture on graphic design in theUSD Department of Art at 2p.m. on Dec. 2 in room 172 atthe Warren M. Lee Center forthe Fine Arts. Boylston, a for-

mer art director in New YorkCity and author of several pub-lications, including “CreativeSolutions for Unusual Projects,”has given lectures throughoutthe world.He received his bach-elor’s degree from State Uni-versity of New York at NewPaltz and a master’s degreefrom the Pratt Institute.

Hagstrom,a visiting artist inprintmaking, will deliver a lec-ture on his personal work at 2p.m. on Feb. 2, 2010 in room179 of the Warren M. Lee Cen-ter for the Fine Arts. He willalso serve as a juror for the23rd annual Stilwell StudentAwards Exhibition at USD.Theexhibition will be on view atthe Day Gallery from Feb. 5through Feb. 26, including apublic reception for the artistson Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. Hagstromreceived a bachelor’s degreefrom Hamline University and amaster’s degree from the Uni-

versity of Nebraska-Lincoln.He is currently a professor ofart at Carleton College. Infor-mation about the artist is at:www.people.carleton.edu/~fhagstro/prints.html.

Schonhoff, a professionalartist from Kansas City, Mo.,will visit USD’s Department ofArt, March 22-26, 2010, pro-viding a lecture on his per-sonal work at 2 p.m. on March24 in room 172 of the WarrenM. Lee Center for the FineArts. His exhibit, “KansasCity’s Grit & Grace” will alsobe on display in the DayGallery from March 2 throughMarch 26 with a receptionscheduled for the artist at 7p.m. on March 26. To viewSchonhoff’s work online, go towww.muddauberstudio.com.

For the past several years,USD’s visiting artist programhas brought diverse art per-spectives to students and fac-

ulty. Visiting artist activitiesscheduled throughout the yearoften include extensive hands-on workshops and lectures.These activities are often opento the public. Information aboutthe visiting artists may beobtained by contacting the artdepartment at (605) 677-5636or by e-mailing Cory Knedler atcknedler@usd.edu.

The Main Gallery in theWarren M. Lee Center for theFine Arts is open free ofcharge to the public from 8a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays andfrom 1 to 5 p.m. on weekends.Tours and special showingsduring non-public hours areavailable upon request. Formore information about thisexhibition, please contact TheUniversity of South DakotaArt Galleries Director EddieWelch, at (605) 677-3177 orEddie.Welch@usd.edu.

www.plaintalk.net LOCAL NEWS Vermillion Plain Talk • October 23 • 2009 • 3

This is a very difficult time for all of us. Weare saddened by the passing of our beautiful niece, goddaughter and cousin Elizabeth Lias. We quickly learned, after experiencing this loss, that we have not been grieving alone. We have discovered that Elizabeth’s, and consequently, our family is much larger than we ever could imagine. It is made up of the entire Vermillion community, the University of South Dakota, and the young women of Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority. We are especially grateful to Colette and James Abbott, members of the USD faculty, our family of co-workers at Southeast Area Cooperative and Yankton Media, Inc., and the congregation of Trinity Lutheran Church. We also extend thanks to everyone who called, stopped by our home, sent cards, and brightened our world with plants and flowers. The help we have received has lightened our burden. Our memories of Elizabeth help sustain us, and we will always be grateful and will never forget how so many people from our great community reached out to us when we needed you the most. Thank you and God bless. Cindy, David, Sarah and Andrea Lias

BARRY’SPLUMBING

(605) 624-6530

Harold and Joan Cusick ofMesa, AZ, celebrated their65th wedding anniversary inSacramento, CA, this weeksurrounded by their five chil-dren, 18 grandchildren andnine great-grandchildren.

Joan Marie O’Connor andHarold Ladieu Cusick weremarried Oct. 14, 1944 at theGarryowen Catholic Church.Harold returned from threeyears of war in the Pacificand Joan worked as a teamleader installing electronicson B-25 warplanes in KansasCity, MO. This “Rosie the Riv-eter” celebrated with a flighton a B-25 made from thesame plant where sheworked.

Harold and Joan farmedand raised their family east ofVermillion until retiring toMesa, AZ in the 80s. Their

hobbies are golf, china paint-ing, jewelry making, travel-ing, playing cards and watch-ing their grandchildren andgreat-grandchildren grow.

Best wishes can be mailedto them at their address:Harold and Joan Cusick,7633 East Pueblo Ave., Mesa,AZ 85203.

Married 65 years

Megan Deaver and JoshBecker were married May 23,2009, at Holy Trinity CatholicChurch in Hartington, NE,with Father John Pietramaleand Father Kevin O'Dell offi-ciating.

Parents of the couple areDeb Larson, Vermillion, andRick Deaver, Minneapolis;Nancy Becker, Hartington,and Lyle and Cathy Becker,Yankton.

Matron of honor was Bran-di Wyatt, Vermillion. Maid ofhonor was Nichole Munce,Minneapolis. Bridesmaidswere Holly Becker, Harting-ton, Whitney Koeling, Tea,and Malory Evans, Water-town. Junior bridesmaidswere Kaitlin Abbott andMadison Abbott, both of Ver-million. Flower girls wereSaige Wyatt, Vermillion, andAnnika Kuehn, Hartington.

Best Man was Zach Beck-er, Hartington. Groomsmenwere Jarryd Schieffer, Hartin-gon, Jon Hoesing, Harting-ton, Todd Opdahl, Boise, ID,and Jesse Freeburg, SiouxFalls. Ring bearer was RileyKuehn, Hartington.

Ushers were Shane, Turn-er and Travis Becker, Hart-ington. The guest attendants

were Jade and JenniferYanak, both of Barstow, CA.Gift bearers were Julie, Stan,Mathew, Ethal, and NolanBecker all of Hartington.

Wedding music was pro-vided by Owen DeJong, Ver-million. Vocalist was BrooksTasa, Humphrey.

Following the ceremony, areception was held at St.Agnes Catholic Church, Ver-million. Host and Hostesseswere Jason Wyatt, Vermil-lion, and Mary Kay Zimmer-man, Vermillion, and Barryand Radell Tasa, Humphrey.Marilyn Kaiser, Vermillion,and Darlis LaBahn, Vermil-lion were cake servers.

The bride is a graduate ofVermillion High School and a2008 Dakota Sate Universitygraduate. She is currently athird grade teacher in Hart-ford and is working on hermaster’s in elementary edu-cation. The groom is a grad-uate of Cedar Catholic HighSchool, Hartington, NE and a2008 graduate of SDSU. He iscurrently employed as anurse in the intensive careunit at Sanford USD MedicalCenter in Sioux Falls. Thecouple resides in Sioux Falls.

Exchange vowsMegan and Josh Becker

A card shower to celebratethe 60th wedding anniversaryof Bob and Opal South will beheld Oct. 30. Cards and greet-ings may be mailed to the cou-ple at 2712 W. 26th St. SiouxFalls, SD 57105.

The couple is retired. Their

children are Deb and IstvanSzkok, Sioux Falls; Don

and Susie South, Renner;and Carole and Steve Winter,Lennox.They have four grand-children and one great-grand-child.

Card showerBob and Opal South

Work this week:Work this week:• North half closed west

end to service road, CottageAvenue to Dakota Street.

• Gravel, concrete pavingwest end to Highway 19.

• Half Highway 19 closed,intersection open to traffic.

• Sewer and water Cot-tage Avenue to DakotaStreet.

Planned for next week:• Concrete paving, west

end to service road.• Seeding, erosion control

entire project.• Street lighting, traffic

signals entire project.• This is to advise you that

you will experience an incon-venience as the curb, gutter,approaches, sidewalk andstreet are constructed onCherry Street. You will havelimited access during thisprocess as we will attempt tominimize your inconvenience.

Cottatge Street and DakotaAvenue will remain open tothe east and west. Duringthis time please use the rightof way as your access points.If you have concerns or ques-tions, please don’t hesitate tocontact D&G Concrete Con-struction at (605) 338-8597.Thank you for you patienceduring this process.

Miscellaneous:• Oct. 28, there will be

public meeting for the projectin the Hy-Vee Café at 10 a.m.

• DO NOT add, remove orrelocate barrels, barricades,signs, temporary businesssigns, etc. on the constructionsight. If concerns arise, pleasecontact D&G Concrete Con-struction or the DOT for eval-uation.

• Upgrades on construc-tion progress and changeswill be available on our Website dgconcrete.com.

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

Kevin V. Schieffer waspresented a DistinguishedService Award: South Dako-ta Businessman for 2009during The Beacom Schoolof Business Board of Gover-nors annual awards lunch-eon on Friday, Oct. 9 at TheUniversity of South Dakota.

Schieffer, president andCEO of Dakota, Minnesota& Eastern (DM&E) Railroad,received his B.A. from USDand a juris doctor fromGeorgetown University.Priorto being named CEO ofDM&E,he was United StatesAttorney for South Dakotaafter being appointed to theposition by President GeorgeH.W.Bush.For several years,Schieffer served as legisla-tive counsel to U.S.Sen.LarryPressler, R-S.D., for the Sen-ate Commerce, Science andTransportation Committee.From 1987 to 1991,he servedas chief-of-staff for Sen.Pressler.

In addition,Schieffer prac-ticed law for three years serv-ing as legal counsel for

DM&E Railroad in the mid-1990s. When the previousownership group attemptedto abandon the rail line,which would’ve resulted inSouth Dakota losing its onlyeast-west rail line throughthe center of the state, Schi-effer led negotiations thatresulted in the restructuringand successful re-capitaliza-tion of the company in 1994.

He also initiated develop-ment of the company’s Pow-der River Basin Project andhe negotiated the acquisitionof 1,400-mile IC&E systemthat extended DM&E’s reachinto Chicago and providednew connections with everymajor railroad in NorthAmerica. During his time,DM&E transitioned into thelargest and most successfulregional railroads in theUnited States with morethan 1,000 employees oper-ating in eight states. Thecompany, which is head-quartered in Sioux Falls,S.D., recently sold for $1.5billion.

Schieffer named South DakotaBusinessman of the Year

Unique artists, graphic designers to visit USD campus

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