[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 76 (Tuesday, May 20, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S3180]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO KAY SCHALLENKAMP

 Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. Madam President, today I wish to 
pay tribute to Dr. Kay Schallenkamp for her well-deserved retirement. 
For the past 8 years she has served as the president of Black Hills 
State University, BHSU, and for the past four decades she has devoted 
her career to higher education.
  Originally from Salem, SD, Dr. Schallenkamp began her career in 
higher education at Northern State University, NSU. Here, she started 
as an instructor of communication disorders and eventually served as 
dean of Graduate Studies and Research. Following her time at NSU she 
served as provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs at the 
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and then as provost at Chadron State 
College in Nebraska.
  Following these out-of-State experiences, Dr. Schallenkamp moved back 
to South Dakota and began working at BHSU. She spent the next 17 years 
dedicated to the university and in July of 2006 she became BHSU's ninth 
president and first female president.
  During her tenure as president at BHSU, she has managed the expansion 
and upgrade of the university's infrastructure and curriculum and has 
continued to enhance the university's already well-known and well-
regarded reputation in the State, region, nation and world. Under her 
guidance, she has continued to aggressively promote the school's 
mission as an institution of excellence in teaching and learning, 
support and enhance research opportunities and maintain an impressive 
array of high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs.
  Dr. Schallenkamp has also been actively involved in the higher 
education community nationwide. She is an active member of the American 
College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment Steering Committee 
and the board of directors for the Council for the Accreditation of 
Educator Preparation.
  I commend Dr. Schallenkamp's lifetime of work and congratulate her on 
her success in numerous leadership positions. It is an honor for me to 
share Dr. Schallenkamp's accomplishments with my colleagues and 
publicly commend her for her hard work and many years of dedication. I 
wish Kay a happy and healthy retirement with her husband Ken and their 
four children and four grandchildren.

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