Science Education

2015
Money was granted to South Dakota State University for Electrical Engineering Department scholarships in general.

2016
The Blackman-Helseth Scholarship in Electrical Engineering was established and funded for an upper-level electrical engineering student to be awarded beginning this school year. It is the intent that this scholarship will be awarded
annually for the foreseeable future.

2017-2024
Funding was again provided for the Blackman-Helseth Scholarship in Electrical Engineering. This funding was matched by a private donation to provide for an extra scholarship award 2017-2023 and will be matched again in 2024.

2019
A new scholarship, the Sandra Blackman Medical Laboratory Science Scholarship, was established at South Dakota State University. Funding will be provided in 2020 for the 2020-2021 school year.

2020-2024
Funding was again provided for the Sandra Blackman Medical Laboratory Science Scholarship.

2021
A new annual scholarship, the Patricia Helseth Memorial Scholarship in Respiratory Care, has been established at South Dakota State University. Funding has been provided in 2021 for the 2022-2023 school year. Thanks to the generosity of family and friends this scholarship has been matched for the 2022-2023 school year.

2022-2024
Funding was again provided for the Patricia Helseth Memorial Scholarship in Respiratory Care.