Vermillion, South Dakota
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Vermillion is a city in and the county seat of Clay County. It is in the southeastern corner of South Dakota, United States, and is the state's 12th-most populous city. According to the 2020 census, t
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University of South Dakota
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The University of South Dakota is a public research university in Vermillion, South Dakota, United States. Established by the Dakota Territory legislature in 1862, 27 years before the establishment of
Vermillion, South Dakota
…18th century. Vermillion was founded in 1859 and incorporated in 1873. The name refers to the Lakota name: wa sa wak pa'la (red stream). Home to the University of South Dakota, Vermillion has a mixed academic and rural character: the university is a major academic institution for the state, with its only law and medical schools…
John H. Lawrence American physicist and physician best known for pioneering the field of nuclear medicine.
Tom Brokaw, B.A. 1964 American broadcaster and longtime NBC Nightly News anchor
David Gilbertson, J.D. 1975, Former Chief Justice, South Dakota Supreme Court
John Thune, M.B.A. 1984 current Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate