SDARL Class IV Seminar 2

Brookings, SD

December 12-15, 2006

Leadership/Communication Skills

Assignments

Date                       GSM                                                       Reporter

Dec. 12 & 13        Jim Gilkerson, Lisa Dorschner           John Rickertsen

Dec. 14 & 15        Michelle Colestock, Mike Jaspers    Daniel Larson

Book Reports by Selected Class IV Members

The World is Flat (last names J-W)

Wins, Losses, Lessons (last names A-I)

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

                * Tour Attire - Afternoon

                * Business Attire - Dinner

1:30 p.m.         Meet at SDSU Tompkins Alumni Center (TAC)

1:45 p.m.         “Effective Speaking” Part 1

·         Dan H. Gee, SDARL Executive Director

·         Jeremy Freking – Class IV

2:30 p.m.         Book Reports

·         SDARL Class IV

3:15 p.m.         “Meats 101”  (Animal Science Complex Room 186)

·         Professor Duane Wulf

Animal and Range Sciences Department

5:00 p.m.         Check-in at Fairfield Inn & Suites

6:00 p.m.         Wine Tasting at Meadowgreen Community Room

6:30 p.m.         Dinner at Meadowgreen

·         Sponsored by Dan and RaeJean Gee

7:15 p.m.         “Effective Listening”

·         Jack Holmquest, Watertown, SD

9:30 p.m.         Dessert and Conversation

·         Dan and RaeJean Gee Residence

2021 Laurel Lane

Brookings, SD

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

                *Business Attire

                *Breakfast at Fairfield Inn

Morning Workshop/Training – Sponsored by Brookings Wells Fargo, Bank

·         Judy Bollweg

The Etiquette and Protocol Center

            Location:  Lewis & Clark Room/Waldner Room, Student Union

            Workshop Training Sponsored by:  Wells Fargo Bank, Brookings

Outclass the Competition - Distinguish Yourself from the Competition – How to Make an Entrance and Work the Room – Handshaking: The Ultimate Greeting – Introducing Yourself and Others – Forms of Address – Eye Contact – Remembering Names – Eating Various Foods – A Dining Tutorial – Cultural Awareness (as well as many other timely tips to help you outclass the competition)

7:45 a.m.           Welcoming Reception

8:00 a.m.           The Importance of Outclassing the Competition

·         Victoria Blatchford, President

Wells Fargo Bank, Brookings

8:15-9:30 a.m.   Training In Session

9:30 a.m.           Break

9:40 a.m.           Training In Session

10:40 a.m.         Break

10:50 a.m.         Training In Session

12:10 p.m.         Dining Tutorial Seminar Debriefing/ Q & A Session

2:00 p.m.          Review – Understanding Self and Others

·         SDARL Class IV

2:45 p.m.          Break

3:00 p.m.          Dress for Success

·         Men – Steve Kirby, Fergens Men’s Wear

·         Women – Harriet Swedlund, Professor Emeritus, SDSU

    RaeJean Gee

4:00 p.m.          Class and Individual Pictures

·         Eric Landwehr

SDSU University Relations

6:00 p.m.          Dinner with Alumni and Guests

Lewis and Clark Room, SDSU Student Union

6:45 p.m.          “The Land Grant System”

·         Dr. Gary Lemme, Dean

SDSU College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences

·         Dinner sponsored by SDSU College of Agricultural & Biological Sciences

7:00 p.m.          “Future of Renewable Fuels”

·         Don Endres, CEO Vera Sun Energy

SDSU Distinguished Alumni

Thursday, December 14, 2006

                *Business Attire

                *Breakfast at Fairfield Inn

7:00 a.m.           Depart Fairfield for MidWest Center for Wind Energy (SD, MN border)

7:45 a.m.           Meet Class IV Minnesota Agriculture and Rural Leadership (MARL)

8:15 a.m.           Leadership Development Training

·         Michael Brandwein, Chicago, IL

Speaker and Consultant

·         Leadership Development sponsored by Ralco Nutrition, Inc.

12:00 Noon       Lunch

1:00-3:00 p.m.   Leadership Development Continued

·         Michael Brandwein

3:15 p.m.          Break

3:30-4:30 p.m.   Wind Energy Production & Politics, Center for Wind Energy

·         Jim Nichols, Lincoln County Farmer, Wind Turbine Owner

Former MN Commissioner of Agriculture

4:30-5:30 p.m.   Locally Owned Wind Turbine Development

·         Dan Moore, Director of Project Development for Blue Breezes

LLC and MARL Class II Alumnus

6:00 p.m.          Dinner at MidWest Center

6:30 p.m.          Ralco Nutrition, Inc.

·         Jon Knochenmus, President

Marshall, MN

7:00 p.m.          “Simple Choices, Big Rewards”

·         V.J. Smith

SDSU Alumni Association Director

8:00 p.m.          Social with MARL at Center for Wind Energy

9:30 p.m.          Depart for Fairfield Inn

Friday, December 15, 2006

                *Tour Attire

                *Breakfast at Fairfield Inn

8:00 a.m.           Depart for East River Electric Cooperative/Madison

9:00 a.m.           East River Electric Cooperative Tour and Discussion

·         Jeff Nelson, General Manager

·         Scott Parsley, Assistant General Manager

11:30 a.m.         Lunch at East River

·         Sponsored by East River Electric

12:30 p.m.         Evaluation of Seminar 2

·         Opinionnaire

·         Class Reflection

12:45 p.m.         Preparation for Session 3 in Pierre, January 16-18, 2007 and

                        Preparation for Session 4 in Washington, DC February 11-17, 2007

·         Overview and Schedule

·         Assignments

1:30 p.m.          Homeward Bound

Coffee Break Sponsors

Citizen’s State Bank, Arlington

Bankstar Financial, Brookings

MetaBank, Brookings

Harms Oil, Brookings

Les Howard, Financial Consultant, Brookings