NORTHERN TODAY 13 SPECIAL I SSUE | Summer 2021 REVITAL IZATION OF CAMPUS | A SALUTE TO OUR DONORS Wolves will be playing on a football field named Thares Field in honor of the Thares family, the campaign’s largest individual donors. While Thares said that while naming is an honor, it isn’t the reason they supported the campaign. It’s about supporting Northern and the community. The Importance of Education Thares, who also serves on the South Dakota Board of Regents, stressed the importance of education for South Dakota. “I believe education and workforce development is critical to the future of our state,” he said. “The more educated our society, the more educated our workforce, the more success we’ll have as a community and state. So I believe by investing in education, you can never go wrong.” The more young people who have the opportunity to gain an education, the better society will be. “It’s just giving back to help educate our kids,” Thares said. “These will be our future leaders, our future workforce, and so the more educated, the better.” Another crucial component is ensuring Northern remains successful and viable because of its economic impact on the community. “Making sure they are successful helps make our community successful,” he said. Thankful for Donors Thares thanked all of the donors, both individual and corporate, that pledged to this campaign. “Six years ago, I asked everybody to dream with me – dream with us,” he said. “And a lot of them did. We are very fortunate, and I want to say thank you to all the donors that have been willing to make a financial gift to make all these projects happen.” Now, that dream has become a reality. “It truly is game-changing for Northern and for northeast South Dakota,” Thares said. “Hopefully, we’ll see the rewards of that.”
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