BY THE NUMBERS:
USD FACULTY WAGE GAP
Sustainability Faculty
Salary: $61,127.99
Education:
• Ph D, Sustainable Agriculture and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Iowa State University, 2012
• MS, Biology, Minnesota State University - Mankato, 2005
• BA, Biology, Ripon College, 2002
Meghann Jarchow
Affiliated Faculty
Salary: $81,409.18
Education: N/A
Awards and Honors: N/A
Tim Cowman
Salary: $64,746.46
Education:
• Ph D, Zoology, University of Wisconsin, 2001
• MS, Wildlife Biology, South Dakota State University, 1994
• BS, Animal Ecology, Iowa State University, 1987
Awards and Honors:
• President's Award for Research Excellence: Early-Mid Career Faculty, University of South Dakota, 2012
Mark Dixon
Position: Lecturer, Communication Studies
Salary: N/A
Education:
• Ph D, Audiology and Hearing Sciences, Northwestern University, 1999
• Research Fellowship in Neuroaudiology, Dartmouth- Hitchcock Medical Center, 1994
• MA, Speech and Hearing Science, University of California, 1985
• BA, Communication Disorders, University of Northern Colorado, 1983
Mark DeLaurier
Position: Associate Professor, Political Science
Salary: $65,502.25
Education:
• Doctorate of Public Administration, Public Administration, University of Oklahoma
• Master of Public Administration, Public Administration, University of Michigan/University of South Dakota, 1982
• BS, Criminal Justice/Education, University of South Dakota, 1971
Awards and Honors: N/A
Steve Feimer
Position: Professor, Biology
Salary: $98,686.05
Education:
• Ph D, Population Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, 1989
• M.Sc., Botany, University of British Columbia, 1983
• B.Sc., Biology, University of Toronto, 1979
Awards and Honors
• Richard and Sharon Cutler Faculty Award in Liberal Arts, College of Arts & Sciences, 2004
• Sigma Xi (Full Member), Sigma Xi, 1997
• NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship, NSERC, Canada, 1989
• Washington University Research Fellowship, Washington University in St. Louis, 1983
• University of British Columbia Graduate Fellowship, University of British Columbia, 1982
Kaius Helenurm
Position: Associate Professor, Chemistry
Salary: $67,519.35
Education:
• Ph D, Inorganic Chemistry, Texas A&M University, 2002
• BS, Chemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, 1998
James Hoefelmeyer
Position: Associate Professor, Earth Sciences
Salary: $66,750.38
Education:
• Ph D, Geology, Oregon State University, 2002
• MS, Geology, Idaho State University, 1994
• BA, Geology, Hofstra University, 1990Northern Arizona University, 1990
Brennan Jordan
Salary: $76,156.14
Education:
• Ph D, Ecology, University of California, Davis, 2006
• MS, Biology, California State University, Northridge, 2003
• BS, Psychobiology, Pepperdine University, 1996
Awards and Honors
• Belbas Larson Teaching Award Nomination, USD, 2013
• Belbas Larson Teaching Award Nomination, USD, 2012
• President's Research Award, USD, 2011
Jake Kerby
Position: Professor, CMJ
Salary: $96,787.36
Education:
• Ph D, Communication studies - Organiz. & Mass Comm, University of Nebraska, 1992
• MA, Speech Communication, South Dakota State University, 1984
• BS, Political Science, South Dakota State University, 1982
Awards and Honors
• 2012 PRIDE Award, National Communication Association - Public Relations Division, 2012
• Outstanding Service Award, Journalism & Communication Monographs, 2011
• Leadership Award, AEJMC-Public Relations Division, 2006
• Presidential Citation, Assoc for Educators in Journalism and Mass Comm., 2006
• Best Ethics Paper, International Academy of Business Disciplines, 2004
• Top Paper Award, Public Relations Division, AEJMC, 2003
• Service Award, National Communication Association, 2002
• Palmer Award for Teaching Excellence, Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communication, KSU, 2001
• Top Paper Award, Public Relations Division - AEJMC, 1999
• Top Paper Award, Teaching Standards Committee - AEJMC, 1999
• Top Paper Award, Public Relations Division - AEJMC, 1996
Chuck Lubbers
Position: Lecturer, Philosophy
Salary: $45,000
Education:
• Ph D, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2011
Awards and Honors: N/A
Justin Moss
Position: Assistant Professor, Political Science
Salary: $56,374.51
Education:
• Ph D, Public Policy, Indiana University, 2008
• BS, Aerospace Studies, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, 2003
Awards and Honors: N/A
Shane Nordyke
Salary: $51,000
Education:
• Ph D, Biology, University of South Dakota, 2012
• MS, Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, 1993
• BS, Biology, University of New Mexico, 1991
Honors and Awards
• National Academies Fellow in the Life Sciences, The National Academies, 2013
Lynn Riley
Salary: $57,766.81
Education:
• Ph D, Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, 2010
• MA, Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, 2004
• BA, Anthropology, University of Chicago, 1999
Awards and Honors:
• Belbas-Larson Teaching Award Nominee, USD, 2013
Matthew Sayre
Position: Associate Professor, Chemistry
Salary: $63,050.17
Education:
• Ph D, Organic Chemistry, Moscow State University, 1992
• MS, Chemistry, Moscow State University , 1988
Grigoriy Sereda
Salary: $77,758.60
Education:
• Ph D, Zoology, University of Toronto, 1989
• MS, Zoology, University of Alberta, 1983
• BS, Entomology, University of Alberta, 1978
Daniel Soluk
Position: Associate Professor, Earth Sciences
Salary: $66,129.29
Education:
• Ph D, Geology, Washington State University, 2004
• MS, Geosciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1999
• BS, Geology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1997
Awards and Honors:
• Gladys W. Cole Memorial Research Award, Geological Society of America, 2009
Mark Sweeney
Position: Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Salary: $63,636.72
Education:
• Ph D, Inorganic Chemistry, University of South Florida, 2006
• BA, Chemistry, Peking University, 2000
Z. Rick Wang
Position: Instructor of Economics and Statistics
Salary: $57,641.31
Education:
• Ph D, Economics, Swiss Management Center
• MBA, Business Administration, University of South Dakota, 2010
• BA, Economics, University of South Dakota, 2009
• BBA, Management, University of South Dakota, 2009
