Lefers named Griffith Endowed Chair
In the early 2000s, South Dakota State University used the tagline “You can go anywhere from here” in a number of ads to feature students and alumni who used SDSU as a launching pad to a variety of study abroad locations and high-profile careers.
One of the featured students was Ryan Lefers, a farm kid from Corsica studying agricultural engineering, who had participated in a study abroad program in Egypt. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from SDSU. Lefers is also director of the South Dakota Water Resources Institute and an SDSU Extension specialist.
On Sept. 25, Lefers was announced as the second Griffith Endowed Chair in Agriculture and Water Resources Management at SDSU. The Griffith Endowed Chair is named for William and Byrne Griffith.
