Stephen F. Briggs Society
Stephen F. Briggs was a 1907 electrical engineering graduate of South Dakota State. Even during his student days, Briggs’ interest was drawn to gasoline engines. In 1909, he established in Milwaukee his first manufacturing company, Briggs & Stratton, in which he continued the development of engines. He served as president and later as chairman of the board for the Outboard Marine Manufacturing Company, especially noted for Evinrude and Johnson outboard engines.
In 1958, he created the Briggs Scholarship program to recognize scholastic excellence among SDSU students.
In honor of the Briggs’ prestigious scholarship program, the Stephen F. Briggs Society recognizes donors with lifetime gifts and commitments through the SDSU Foundation of $1 million to $2,499,999.
Members of the Stephen F. Briggs Society:
- 3M Foundation
- Agtegra Cooperative
- American Dairy Association of South Dakota
- David B. and Carol A. Anderson
- Dennis L. and Carol E. Anderson
- Brent L. Bargmann
- Keith A. and Glynn E. Bartels
- Bob and Jean Bartling
- BASF Corporation
- Bayer
- Tom and Kay Becker
- Bob and Midge Binnewies
- Loren J. and Irma Blankenhorn
- Della T. M. Bork
- Craig D. Bortnem
- Bowes Construction, Inc.
- Brookings Health System
- Sam M. Cordes and Patricia Brown Cordes
- Ed and Judy Cannon
- CAPITAL Services
- Marcia K. and David L. Chicoine
- Larry L. Christensen
- Davisco Foods International, Inc.
- Arlo and Barbara DeKraai
- Richard Deming
- Frank E. and Mildred T. Denholm
- Dian Graves Owen Foundation
- Everett D. and Bernetta L. DuBois
- Gary J. and Judy Duffy
- James O. Edwards Jr. and Rita M. Edwards
- Errol EerNisse and Sonja Chesley
- Cindy J. Eilers
- Lawrence and Janice Embry
- Marny K. Eulberg
- First Dakota National Bank
- Horace Fishback, III
- William J. and Kay A. Folkerts
- Jerome B. and Elaine J. Garry
- Roger D. and Marcia J. Gerdes
- Keith H. and Irene J. Goehring
- Eugene and JoAnn Goodale
- Joyce A. Haak and Paul Brooks
- Bruce G. Haggar
- Carl T. Hansen
- Duane D. and Barbara Reed Harms
- Carmen Hegge-Kleiser
- Richard J. and Mary A. Helsper
- Bob and Karen Hemre
- Donald C. Henderson, Jr.
- Charles and Donna Hendricks
- Leo and Pat Hindery
- Bill and Carolyn Hinks
- William R. Hoch Family Foundation, Inc.
- Harold C. and Marilyn Hohbach
- Virginia Holtry
- Mike and Cindy Huether
- IBM Corporation
- Alan C. and Carole L. Johnson
- Ralph E. and Alice M. (Zantow) Kane
- Mansour and Ruth Karim
- Daniel C. and Michele A. Kemp
- Craig D. and Tonya S. Korkow
- Steven E. Kvistad
- Susan A. Lahr and Gordon D. Niva
- Bill and Rita Larson
- Maree Larson
- Mark G. and Susan M. Leddy
- Sue E. Mabee
- William and Jean Macksam
- Barry L. and Sharon J. Markl
- Linda H. and David F. Marquardt
- Philip J. and Viola May
- Kerry John McNellis
- David M. and Patricia A. Meyer
- Midco
- James and Melody Mielke
- Millborn Seeds, Inc.
- Francis J. Miller
- Mills Construction, Inc. (Randy and Stacey Hanson)
- Susan L. Moe and Vaughn K. Jensen
- Jack L. Mohror
- David and Sela Nagelhout
- Rudy and Marilyn Nef
- Joseph F. Nelson
- Norman Nerland
- Clifford P. Netsch Trust
- Milton Nies
- Arthur and Maxine Norby
- LuVerne R. Peterson
- Tate Profilet and Mary DeJong
- The Ramsdell Family
- Fred J. and Ardyne M. Rittershaus
- C. Scotty and Margaret Roberts
- SA Education Foundation
- Duane and Phyllis Sander
- Elton D. Schafer
- Paul Schellpeper Family
- Theron E. and Paulette M. Schenck
- Greg and Janet Schmieding
- John (Jack) D. Schneider
- Vern L. and Deanna D. Schramm
- Norman D. and Jaye S. Smith
- South Dakota Wheat Commission
- Dr. Julie C. Stevens
- Gerald P. and Mary Pat Sweetman
- Syngenta Crop Protection
- Jeff and Michelle Thue
- Al and Sharon Tuntland
- Myron and Joan Van Buskirk
- Jon A. and Suzanne M. Veenis
- Mark and Nancy Wahlstrom
- James and Sharon Weinel
- Mark S. White
- Zeno W. Wicks, III and Roxanne Savaryn-Wicks
- Anson A. and Ada May Yeager
- Tom and Lynne Zimmer
