NORTHERN TODAY 16 SPECIAL I SSUE | Summer 2021 BOTH FORMER Gov. Dennis Daugaard and current Gov. Kristi Noem approved funding for the new South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, one of the three EIC projects. In 2019, Noem awarded a $2.5 million grant from the Governor’s Office of Economic Development Future Fund for construction of the new School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. A year prior, former Gov. Daugaard also approved a $2.5 million Future Fund grant for the SDSBVI project. Noem was also instrumental in the Regional Sports Complex project moving forward, as she signed House Bill 1037, authorizing the South Dakota Board of Regents to contract for the construction of the sports complex on the NSU campus. More recently, Noem announced the Premier Scholarship Fund, which aims to help students at Northern and South Dakota’s other public universities. It’s all evidence of the wide-ranging support the campaign – and Northern – has received from the governor’s office. “We’re so fortunate to have had support from both Gov. Noem and former Gov. Daugaard,” said former NSU President Dr. Tim Downs. “Northern continues to enjoy a strong educational partnership with Gov. Noem’s office, and for that we’re so grateful.” Support from two governors crucial to campaign’s success A crucial part of the Educational Impact Campaign’s success was support from not one but two South Dakota governors. “Northern continues to enjoy a strong educational partnership with Gov. Noem’s office, and for that we’re so grateful.” DR. TIM DOWNS Courtesy of Governor’s Office
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