April 15, 2008
Dr. Brad Tennant to present keynote address at state conference
ABERDEEN, S.D. --Presentation College faculty member Dr. Brad Tennant will present the keynote address at the SD State Historical Society Annual History Conference. Tennant’s speech will address the opening of the Western fur trade in the United States.
The conference, which will be held in Rapid City May 2-3, 2008, will focus on the theme "Empires on the Plains: The Fur Trade." Various other lectures and demonstrations will take place throughout the weekend.
The Historical Society’s Governor’s Awards for History luncheon will also take place on May 3. The winners of the society’s annual election for Board of Trustees will be announced, including Tennant, who was re-appointed by Gov. Mike Rounds this year.
Tennant also recently published an article titled "After Lewis and Clark: Expedition Personalities and South Dakota History." In his article, Tennant discusses the lives of people associated with the 1804-1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition and their later connection to historical events in what is now South Dakota. The article appeared in the Fall/Winter 2007 issue of the Heritage of the Great Plains, a refereed scholarly journal published by the Center for Great Plains Studies in Emporia, Kansas.
Tennant received his Doctor of Education degree in 2007 from the University of South Dakota. With 25 years of teaching experience in Aberdeen, Tennant also gives presentations on a variety of topics related to state and regional history and is listed in the 2008 South Dakota State Humanities Council Speakers Bureau. He can be reached at 605-229-8577.
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Presentation College is an independent Catholic educational institution, sponsored by the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Founded in 1922, Presentation College is a specialty Health Science Baccalaureate Institution located in Aberdeen, SD, with branch campuses in Eagle Butte, SD and Fairmont, MN. Students at Presentation College are presented with unlimited opportunities to grow intellectually, personally, professionally, and spiritually. For more information visit our website at www.presentation.edu.
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