The SDSU Rodeo Boosters are committed to spreading camaraderie and support for the rodeo program through a network of interested alumni, former and current team/club members, parents of current team/club members and friends of SDSU and rodeo.

This network is mobilized in various ways to promote friendships and to secure resources for:

  • State-of-the-art facilities
  • Enhanced scholarship offerings
  • Increased coaching and staff support
  • Team travel and related operational expenses

Heightening the Jackrabbit Definition of Excellence

The boosters seek to grow the brand of SDSU and its rodeo program with engaged fundraising, marketing and events. To imagine a bold future for the team and its fans, the group aims to help:

  • Develop a collegiate rodeo team that consistently ranks in the nation's top five.
  • Recruit the sport's best and brightest talent.
  • Link the SDSU rodeo program to SDSU鈥檚 Wokini Initiative and tribal nations.
  • Elevate enrollment and the team鈥檚 support base.
  • Provide future opportunities for SDSU鈥檚 Rodeo Club members and rodeo athletes.

The boosters encourage greater involvement and engagement with rodeo fans and SDSU alumni, transforming SDSU into a hub for collegiate rodeo competition and support for South Dakota鈥檚 state-designated sport.

You can make a or make a check to SDSU Foundation Jerome J. Lohr Building, 815 Medary Ave, Box 525, Brookings, SD 57007.

Contributions are eligible for charitable deduction on federal tax returns.

On behalf of the SDSU Rodeo Boosters, we thank you for your support!

Mission

The mission of the 葫芦影业 rodeo program is to provide an exceptional collegiate rodeo experience to talented student-athletes of strong character who are serious students and committed to graduating with a marketable degree from SDSU, a comprehensive and highly regarded land-grant university.

Membership Levels

Annual Memberships Levels

  • Platinum Trail Blazers - $10,000+
  • Gold Trail Bosses - $5,000-$9,999
  • Silver Drover - $1000-$4,999
  • Bronze Wrangler - $500-$999
  • Ranch Hand - $100-$499

Lifetime Membership

  • Cumulative total of at least $50,000

Public recognition and appreciation will be provided regardless of membership level.

Contact

  • Ron Skovly (605-690-1359), rodeo program coach, College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
  • Mark Sandager (605-697-7475 Ext. 1030), development director for the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
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Lifetime Memberships
* Dana and LaDawn Dykhouse
* Jim and Reyna Martin
* Loiseau Construction, Inc.
* Myron and Mary Williams
* Rick and Kay Howard
2024 Rodeo Boosters
Platinum Trail Blazers - $5,000 or more
  • Badlands Ranch and Rodeo Equipment
  • Craig and Tonya Korkow
  • Dana and LaDawn Dykhouse
  • De Neui Properties and Construction 
  • Kirk Cordes
  • Macksteel Farm and Ranch Equipment
  • Med-Vet Pharmaceuticals
  • Myron and Mary Williams
  • Rick Howard 
  • Sam and Trish Cordes
  • Siouxland Fabricating, Inc. - Mike Van Egdom
Gold Trail Bosses $1,000-$4,999
  • Badlands Ranch and Rodeo Equipment
  • Craig and Tonya Korkow
  • Dana and LaDawn Dykhouse
  • De Neui Properties and Construction 
  • Kirk Cordes
  • Macksteel Farm and Ranch Equipment
  • Med-Vet Pharmaceuticals
  • Myron and Mary Williams
  • Rick Howard 
  • Sam and Trish Cordes
  • Siouxland Fabricating, Inc. - Mike Van Egdom
Gold Trail Bosses $1,000-$4,999
  • A Bar K Trailer Sales
  • Bank of America
  • Boyd Waara
  • Darr Feedlot - Cozad NE
  • David Freemark
  • Dean Odden and Sons Cattle
  • De Neui Properties and Construction LLC
  • Don and Patricia Reichert
  • Donald and Sharon Larson 
  • Farm Credit Services of America
  • Friedrich Farms
  • Frodermann Farms
  • H Bar G Farms LLC
  • Jeff and Diana Grill
  • Jennifer Jehn
  • Jim and Penny Woster
  • Jim and Joni Hunt
  • Larson Farms
  • Lee and Sasha Ness
  • Leonard and Glenda Skovly
  • Marcia and David Chicoine
  • Matt and Paula Loewe - Opportunities Farm
  • Mike Erickson
  • Ollerich Cattle Co - Tom Ollerich
  • Rich and Sue Waller
  • Ron and Penny Skovly
  • Schiley Ranches
  • Scott Vander Hamm
  • Veryl Prokop
  • Wagner Contracting LLC
Silver Drover - $750-$999

None

Bronze Wrangler - $500-$749
  • Angie Krushe
  • Bart Blum 
  • David Jennings
  • Kathy Smith
  • Ken Smith
  • Pro Earth Animal Health
Ranch Hand- $100-$499
  • Amy Cowan
  • Ben and Joy Meyer
  • Bill Stobbs
  • Brad and Laura McGirr
  • Bruce and Suzanne Rathe
  • Cameron Jorgenson
  • Carol Dudgeon
  • Chad and Michelle Rotenberger
  • Charles Fluharty
  • Chris and Stephanie Westerman
  • Chuck Nelson
  • Clay Hoffman
  • Cody and Hope Heckenlaible
  • Corey and Brooke Braskamp
  • Corey Fergeson
  • Curt and Sheri Dekam
  • Craig Russow
  • David and Marcia Chicoine
  • David Fitzgerald
  • David Kurtz
  • David Larson
  • Dave Sietsema
  • Dean and Angie Kunkee
  • Don Korkow
  • Donna Wermedal
  • Doug Saathoff
  • Duke and Tess Starr
  • Dwayne Vig
  • Gary Coe
  • Harlan and Donna Schott
  • Hemptana
  • Jamie Thompson
  • James Newbold
  • Janet Nicolaus
  • Jason and Rae Ann Bowes
  • Jeanie Waara
  • Jeanne Snowden
  • Jennifer Gale
  • Jeremy Heyer
  • Jerome Jehn
  • Jiggs O'Connell
  • Joe and Beverly Cassady
  • John Culberson
  • John Keimig
  • John Skogberg 
  • Jonas Naujokas
  • Joseph Uchert
  • Julie Greenwood
  • Karen Mouw Barclay
  • Kasey Abbott
  • Keith and Rogene Samuelson
  • Ken Casavant
  • Ken and Mary Lou McGirr
  • Kevin Fuhrer Construction LLC
  • Koehler Taxidermy and Hydro Graphics
  • Kristin Nelson
  • Lindsey Gerard
  • Louise Loban
  • Lynn Reilly
  • Marge Jackson
  • Marlyn and Laurie Bergeson
  • Mary Ahearn
  • Mary Garry
  • Matthew Mulder
  • Nancy Kampfe
  • Ned and Jenny Gavlick
  • Nick and Mikalya Schwedhelm
  • Nila Meyer
  • Norman Fischer
  • Norman Lyon
  • Pamela Livermont
  • Patricia Dewey
  • Ralph Jones 
  • Rex and Lynette Spanel
  • Richard Hohenthaner
  • Richard Rayburn
  • Sara Hainzinger
  • Scott and Melanie Best
  • Scott Kistler
  • Scott Word 
  • Shane and Kelly VanderVoort
  • Sheila Maffett
  • Suzanne Preszler
  • Tiffany Cook
  • Trace Dekam
  • Tom Aasby
  • Tom Richter
  • Tom Wilkerson
  • Twila Trask
  • Tyler Fritz
  • Val Bunker
  • Verlie Barg
  • Victor Lechtenberg
Memorials
  • Friedrich Trucking in memory of Rachel Seas