and U.S. Senator from South Dakota, and the first Arab-American to serve in the U.S. Senate. D. Sherwin Artus, Director & Former CEO, of Whiting Petroleum Corp. Richard H. Frank, President and CEO of Darby Emerging Markets Fund. Former Managing Director at the World Bank Group. Marty Jackley, 30th Attorney General of South Dakota. Tony Jensen, President and CEO of Royal Gold. Kurt Kost, President, Alpha Natural Resources. Past President of Society of Mining Engineers. Al Kurtenbach, founder of Daktronics Walter Dale Miller, 34th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota and 29th Governor of South Dakota Cmdr. George Philip Jr., posthumous winner of the Navy Cross for actions as commander of and namesake of . Susan Opp, President of L-3 Communications Systems – West Dr. Tim Osswald, professor of mechanical engineering at University of Wisconsin–Madison Dean M. Peterson, inventor of the Kodak Instamatic camera and the "point-and-shoot" camera Dr. Marcus R. Ross, paleontologist, young earth creationist, and professor of geology at Liberty University Ajmal Shams, current president of the Afghan Social Democratic Party. Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen, former Norwegian Minister of Defence and Minister of Health and Care Services. Former mayor of Bergen. Jim Shaw, former mayor of Rapid City, South Dakota Emery Stephans, President and CEO of Enterprise Analysis Corporation. Gary R. Veurink, Vice President Manufacturing and Engineering of Dow Chemical Company; Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer International Justice Mission Chinedu Ositadinma Nebo, former Nigerian Minister of Power and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria Nsukka, and Federal University Oye-Ekiti James Zimmerman, Physicist, National Institute of Standards and Technology, References External links South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Athletics Schools of mines in the United States Engineering universities and colleges in South Dakota Technological universities in the United States Public universities and colleges in South Dakota Black Hills Buildings and structures in Rapid City, South Dakota Education in Rapid City, South Dakota Educational institutions established in 1885 1885 establishments in Dakota Territory