Meet Our Scholars
Seniors
Kimberlynn Cameron
Hometown: Wakpala, SD
Tribal Affiliation: Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
Major: Geological Engineering
Dream Job: Working within my job field
Extracurricular Activities: ROTC, Alpha Omega Epsilon Sorority, and currently doing a co-op with Goldcorp
Shane Herrod
Hometown: Rapid City, SD
Tribal Affiliation: Oglala Lakota
Major: Civil Engineering
Extracurricular Activities: AISES
Chad Perrault
Hometown: Deer River, MN
Tribal Affiliation: White Earth Chippewa
Major: Geology
Dream Job: Scouring the earth identifying and collecting minerals, fossils, and exploring stratigraphy
Extracurricular Activities: Society of Economic Geologists, AISES, Paleo Club, Apex Art Gallery
Jon Ramsey
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
Tribal Affiliation: Oglala Sioux
Major: Mining Engineering
Dream Job: Traveling the world working at various gold mines
Extracurricular Activities: SDSM&T Soccer Team
Juniors
Zachary Boyd
Hometown: Rapid City, SD
Tribal Affiliation: Rosebud Sioux
Major: Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
Dream Job: Movie Director
Extracurricular Activities: IIE
Amanda Fisher
Hometown: Eagle Butte, SD
Tribal Affiliation: Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Major: Industrial Engineering
Dream Job: Helping my people somehow by economic development and workforce
Extracurricular Activities: AISES, SWE, OMA Events
Nick Grimshaw
Hometown: Mission, SD
Major: Industrial Engineering
Dream Job: Project Management
Extracurricular Activities: IIE, AISES, Rotaract
Levi Lange
Hometown: Black Hawk, SD
Tribal Affiliation: Oglala Sioux
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Dream Job: What I am doing now, Ballistics Lab at BHA
Extracurricular Activities: AISES
Jacob Phipps
Hometown: Mesa, AZ
Tribal Affiliation: Creek
Major: Chemistry
Dream Job: Dentist
Extracurricular Activities: Football
Casey Volk
Hometown: Fort Yates, ND
Tribal Affiliation: Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
Major: Computer Engineering
Dream Job: To work in the fields of today's technology
Extracurricular Activities: AISES
Kelby Wilkison
Hometown: Laramie, WY
Tribal Affiliation: Cherokee Nation
Major: Civil Engineering
Dream Job: A structural engineer, building football stadiums
Extracurricular Activities: Football, ASCE, Prixes
Sophomores
Leo Chasing In Timber
Hometown: Rapid City, SD
Tribal Affiliation: Rosebud Sioux
Major: Civil Engineering
Dream Job: Pilot
Extracurricular Activities: AISES
Adonnis Martinez
Hometown: Rapid City, SD
Tribal Affiliation: Cheyenne River Sioux
Major: Civil Engineering
Extracurricular Activities: AISES
Stottin Newbrough
Hometown: Eagle Butte, SD
Major: Civil Engineering
Dream Job: Something to do with Civil or fire fighting
Extracurricular Activities: AISES
Derrick Schell
Hometown: McIntosh, SD
Tribal Affiliation: Standing Rock
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Dream Job: Something in the power sports industry
Extracurricular Activities: AISES, ASME, AISEP Build-A-Computer Program, Mechanical Engineering Work Study
Jamie Soiseth
Hometown: Colstrip, MT
Tribal Affiliation: Northern Cheyenne
Major: Mining Engineering
Dream Job: Explosive Tech Mining Engineer
Extracurricular Activities: Football, Golf, AISES
Domingo Tamayo
Hometown: Rosebud, SD
Tribal Affiliation: Rosebud Sioux
Major: Physics
Dream Job: To work in a nuclear fusion power plant but I'm not sure if I want to further my education as a scientist or engineer
Extracurricular Activities: Vice President of AISES, SHPE, have an online streaming show with KTEQ, Gamers For Service
Cody Tidwell
Hometown: Box Elder, SD
Tribal Affiliation: Oglala Sioux
Major: Chemistry
Dream Job: Surgeon
Extracurricular Activities: AISES
Jon Yellow Fat
Hometown: McLaughlin, SD
Major: Civil Engineering
Dream Job: A Video Game Tester
Extracurricular Activities: ACSE, Intramurals, AISES
Freshmen
Devin Arredondo
Hometown: Oglala, SD
Tribal Affiliation: Oglala Lakota
Major: Chemical Engineering
Taton Bolton
Hometown: Rapid City, SD
Tribal Affiliation: Oglala Sioux
Major: Chemistry
Dream Job: Pediatric Surgeon
Extracurricular Activities: Football
Riana Campbell
Hometown: Valentine, NE
Tribal Affiliation: Fort Peck
Major: Chemistry
Dream Job: Anything that involves excitement
James Eagle Chasing
Hometown: Eagle Butte, SD
Tribal Affiliation: Cheyenne River Sioux
Major: Computer Science
Dream Job: To be a plant manager somewhere in the ethanol industry
Logan Gayton
Hometown: Rapid City, SD
Tribal Affiliation: Cheyenne River Sioux
Major: Mining Engineering
Extracurricular Activities: AISES
James Knutson
Hometown: Red Shirt, SD
Tribal Affiliation: Oglala Sioux
Major: Chemistry
Dream Job: General Manager of a professional football team
Extracurricular Activities: AISES
Jeremiah Richards
Hometown: Martin, SD
Tribal Affiliation: Oglala Sioux
Major: Chemical Engineering
Dream Job: To become a successful chemical engineer for a company that has potential for growth. I want to eventually be in charge of my own career decisions within that company
Extracurricular Activities: Veterans Club
Elaena Uses Knife
Hometown: Eagle Butte, SD
Tribal Affiliation: Cheyenne River Sioux
Major: Physics
Dream Job: Work for NASA
Extracurricular Activities: AISES
Timothy Wells
Hometown: Fort Thompson, SD
Tribal Affiliation: Crow Creek Sioux Tribe
Major: Civil Engineering
Dream Job: Undecided
Extracurricular Activities: AISES
Brady Wilkison
Hometown: Laramie, WY
Tribal Affiliation: Cherokee
Major: Mining Engineering
Extracurricular Activities: Football
Stephen Yellowtail
Hometown: Wyola, MT
Tribal Affiliation: Crow
Major: Industrial Engineering
Dream Job: To own a construction company
Extracurricular Activities: I am a member of the men's basketball team
