--- title: Hardrock Magazine --- [![Hardrock_Logo_White](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/hubfs/Hardrock_Logo_White.svg "Hardrock_Logo_White")](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/winter-2022?hsLang=en) [![Hardrock_Logo_White](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/hubfs/Hardrock_Logo_White.svg "Hardrock_Logo_White")](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/winter-2022?hsLang=en) - [Class Notes](https://cara.sdsmt.edu/connect/class-notes) - [Alumni Events](https://cara.sdsmt.edu/AlumniEvents) - [Archives](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/archives) - [In Memoriam](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/inmemoriam-1) - [Give Back](https://cara.sdsmt.edu/donate) ## [![Hardrock_Logo_White](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/hubfs/Hardrock_Logo_White.svg "Hardrock_Logo_White")](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/winter-2022?hsLang=en) [✕](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/spring2022#atbs-keylin-offcanvas-mobile) - [Class Notes](https://cara.sdsmt.edu/connect/class-notes) - [Alumni Events](https://cara.sdsmt.edu/AlumniEvents) - [Archives](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/archives) - [In Memoriam](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/inmemoriam-1) - [Give Back](https://cara.sdsmt.edu/donate) ## The New Rocker Trail Opens Above Mines The mountain bike and hiking trail being constructed above Mines is a wonderful addition to campus. Video player - Thumbnail1 - Click to play video #### Top Feature: Hardrocker Allies [![](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Mines--RCPD-Outreach1.jpg?width=1200&height=675&name=Mines--RCPD-Outreach1.jpg)](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/engineering-a-better-tomorrow-hardrocker-ally-association?hsLang=en) [Featured](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/tag/featured?hsLang=en) ### [Engineering a Better Tomorrow: Hardrocker Ally Association](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/engineering-a-better-tomorrow-hardrocker-ally-association?hsLang=en) By [South Dakota Mines](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/author/sd-school-of-mines?hsLang=en) Jun 2022 [![](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Hardrocks2a.jpg?width=1200&height=675&name=Hardrocks2a.jpg)](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/why-were-going-digital?hsLang=en) [Spring/Summer 2022](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/tag/spring-summer-2022?hsLang=en) ### [Why We Went Digital](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/why-were-going-digital?hsLang=en) By [Mike Ray (Geol 97)](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/author/mike-ray-geol-97?hsLang=en) Jun 2022 ## From the President & Board Chair [![](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Jim_Rankin-Hardrock-2.jpg?width=360&name=Jim_Rankin-Hardrock-2.jpg)](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/spring/summer-2022-presidents-letter?hsLang=en) ### [A letter from the President](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/spring/summer-2022-presidents-letter?hsLang=en) [Jim Rankin (EE 78)](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/author/jim-rankin?hsLang=en) Dear Hardrocker Friends, Welcome to the first digital version of the Hardrock Magazine. The legacy of The Hardrock, starting with the first edition in 1934, is continued here in a new form. You will f... [![](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Julie-Carver-1.jpg?width=360&name=Julie-Carver-1.jpg)](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/cara-board-president-letter?hsLang=en) ### [A letter from the Board Chair](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/cara-board-president-letter?hsLang=en) [Julie Carver (GeolE 86)](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/author/julie-carver?hsLang=en) Dear Fellow Hardrockers, As always, it’s a great time to be a Hardrocker. If you follow CARA’s (and our university’s) social media accounts and the Hardrocker E-News, you’ll notice there is no shortag... #### Feature Stories [![](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/2024%20Sweetheart%20Dinner%20and%20Dance%20(58).jpg?width=1200&height=675&name=2024%20Sweetheart%20Dinner%20and%20Dance%20(58).jpg)](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/music-and-stem-combine-to-create-perfect-harmony?hsLang=en) [Stories](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/tag/stories?hsLang=en) ### [Music and STEM combine to create perfect harmony](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/music-and-stem-combine-to-create-perfect-harmony?hsLang=en) By [South Dakota Mines](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/author/sd-school-of-mines?hsLang=en) Jul 2024 [![](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Marlene%20at%20alumni%20event.jpg?width=600&height=450&name=Marlene%20at%20alumni%20event.jpg)](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/community-and-connection-transcends-decades-of-students-at-mines?hsLang=en) [Stories](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/tag/stories?hsLang=en) 15-Jul-2024 ### [Community and connection transcends decades of students at Mines](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/community-and-connection-transcends-decades-of-students-at-mines?hsLang=en) It was before laptops, the internet, social media, and smartphones. It was 1974, and if you were a... [![](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_3841.jpeg?width=600&height=450&name=IMG_3841.jpeg)](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/a-direct-current-to-south-dakota-mines?hsLang=en) [Stories](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/tag/stories?hsLang=en) 15-Jul-2024 ### [A direct current to South Dakota Mines](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/a-direct-current-to-south-dakota-mines?hsLang=en) When Jan Stenstadvolden (EE 98) first traveled from Norway to Rapid City, S.D. in 1997 to study... [![](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Michelle%20and%20Danni%202023%20(003).jpg?width=600&height=450&name=Michelle%20and%20Danni%202023%20(003).jpg)](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/the-power-of-a-mentor?hsLang=en) [Stories](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/tag/stories?hsLang=en) 14-Jul-2024 ### [The Power of a Mentor: She told me I could do it, and I believed her](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/the-power-of-a-mentor?hsLang=en) According to Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Our chief want in life is somebody who will make us do what we... [![](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/SD-First-2022.jpg?width=600&height=450&name=SD-First-2022.jpg)](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/leading-the-pack-the-sd-first-program-opens-doors-for-first-generation-students?hsLang=en) [Stories](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/tag/stories?hsLang=en) 10-Jun-2022 ### [Leading the Pack: The SD FIRST Program Opens Doors for First Generation Students](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/leading-the-pack-the-sd-first-program-opens-doors-for-first-generation-students?hsLang=en) Like many Mines alumni, Jada Bell loved math in high school; she excelled in the subject, tackling... #### Exemplary Alumni Profiles of Giving [![](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Nucor%20-Rasmussen.jpg?width=600&height=450&name=Nucor%20-Rasmussen.jpg)](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/alumnus-behind-the-scenes-work-cultivated-mines-nucor-relationship?hsLang=en) [Spring/Summer 2022](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/tag/spring-summer-2022?hsLang=en) ### [Alumnus’ Behind-the-Scenes Work Cultivated Mines-Nucor Relationship](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/alumnus-behind-the-scenes-work-cultivated-mines-nucor-relationship?hsLang=en) [![](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Rich-Trudy-Wells.jpg?width=600&height=450&name=Rich-Trudy-Wells.jpg)](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/empowering-the-best-rich-trudy-wells-step-up-to-help-mines-students?hsLang=en) [Spring/Summer 2022](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/tag/spring-summer-2022?hsLang=en) ### [Empowering the Best: Rich & Trudy Wells Step Up for Mines Students](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/empowering-the-best-rich-trudy-wells-step-up-to-help-mines-students?hsLang=en) [![](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Heart2.jpg?width=600&height=450&name=Heart2.jpg)](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/legacy-of-heart-abby-heart-gives-back?hsLang=en) [Spring/Summer 2022](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/tag/spring-summer-2022?hsLang=en) ### [Legacy of Hart: Abby Hart Gives Back](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/legacy-of-heart-abby-heart-gives-back?hsLang=en) #### Ask the Expert [![](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Jason-Combs.jpg?width=1200&height=675&name=Jason-Combs.jpg)](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/how-does-nsin-tap-the-ingenuity-of-college-students-at-mines-to-help-our-nations-defense?hsLang=en) [Spring/Summer 2022](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/tag/spring-summer-2022?hsLang=en) ### [NSIN Taps Mines Ingenuity to Assist the DoD](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/how-does-nsin-tap-the-ingenuity-of-college-students-at-mines-to-help-our-nations-defense?hsLang=en) By [Jason Combs](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/author/jason-combs?hsLang=en) May 2022 #### Major News Stories at Mines - [![Dr-Scott-Wood](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Dr-Scott-Wood.jpg?width=180&height=180&name=Dr-Scott-Wood.jpg)](https://www.sdsmt.edu/News/Wang-Wins-CAREER-Award/#.YqqBQnbMJEZ) ### [Advancing the Frontier: Mines Nanoscience and Nanoengineering Faculty Win Back-To-Back NSF Career Awards](https://www.sdsmt.edu/News/Wang-Wins-CAREER-Award/#.YqqBQnbMJEZ) - [![Mines-2022-Bladesmithing-Team](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Mines-2022-Bladesmithing-Team.jpg?width=180&height=180&name=Mines-2022-Bladesmithing-Team.jpg)](https://www.sdsmt.edu/News/Mines-2022-Bladesmithing/#.YqqBqHbMJEZ) ### [South Dakota Mines Takes Second Place at International Bladesmithing Competition](https://www.sdsmt.edu/News/Mines-2022-Bladesmithing/#.YqqBqHbMJEZ) - [![Giant-Vision-2022-Winners-web](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Giant-Vision-2022-Winners-web.jpg?width=180&height=180&name=Giant-Vision-2022-Winners-web.jpg)](https://www.sdsmt.edu/News/2022-Giant-Vision--Winners/#.YqqB7nbMJEZ) ### [Mines Dominates Governor's Giant Vision and Statewide Business Competitions](https://www.sdsmt.edu/News/2022-Giant-Vision--Winners/#.YqqB7nbMJEZ) - [![Swindler-for-Web](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Swindler-for-Web.jpg?width=180&height=180&name=Swindler-for-Web.jpg)](https://www.sdsmt.edu/News/Swindler-CBE-Endowment/#.YqqCOXbMJEZ) ### [Mines Receives Largest Gift in University History, Naming Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering in Honor of Alumna Karen M. Swindler](https://www.sdsmt.edu/News/Swindler-CBE-Endowment/#.YqqCOXbMJEZ) - [![Nucor-Mineral-Industries-at-Mines](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Nucor-Mineral-Industries-at-Mines.jpg?width=180&height=180&name=Nucor-Mineral-Industries-at-Mines.jpg)](https://www.sdsmt.edu/News/Nucor-Mineral-Industries-Building-Announced/#.YqqCbHbMJEZ) ### [Nucor Donates Largest Corporate Gift in University History to South Dakota Mines for New Building](https://www.sdsmt.edu/News/Nucor-Mineral-Industries-Building-Announced/#.YqqCbHbMJEZ) [![Homecoming-Promo-3](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/hubfs/Homecoming-Promo-3.jpg "Homecoming-Promo-3")](https://cara.sdsmt.edu/rockerdays) #### High Impact Hardrocker [![](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/SunDisk_Team_(1990-1991)_Bob-Highlight--3.jpg?width=1200&height=675&name=SunDisk_Team_(1990-1991)_Bob-Highlight--3.jpg)](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/bob-norman-pioneer-of-the-digital-age?hsLang=en) [Spring/Summer 2022](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/tag/spring-summer-2022?hsLang=en) ### [Bob Norman: Architect of Consumer Digital Age](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/bob-norman-pioneer-of-the-digital-age?hsLang=en) By [Donn Lobdell (ME 58)](https://hardrock.sdsmt.edu/magazine/author/donn-lobdell?hsLang=en) May 2022 ## Looking Back **1922: 100 years ago** – A license for a campus radio station is granted. The call assigned letters are WCAT. **1947: 75 years ago** – Connolly Hall is completed. **1972: 50 years ago** – The 1972 Flood kills 238 people in the Black Hills. It remains one of the deadliest floods in US History and has a major impact on campus.  (Photos are shown here.)  **1997: 25 years ago** – CAMP, the Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Production (as it was originally called) is officially launched.   ##### Connect with Us Subscribe to [University Newsletters](https://sdsmt.us7.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=99ede7eba733dd27b23d27f13&id=1372ca3624). Subscribe to the [Hardrock E-news for alumni.](https://cara.sdsmt.edu/connect/update-my-information) Find [Hardrock Club News](https://hardrockclub.org/newsold/). ## You're invited to the Hardrocker Heritage Gala! 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