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	Name:	Dustin Leiseth
	Program:	Agri-Production
	Hometown:	Hazel, South Dakota
	Employer:	Farmer, Hazel, SD
	Job Title:	Farmer
		"Jim Clendenin and Rich Hetland had the greatest impact on me while I attended LATI. They are deeply respected friends in ag to me yet today. I continued to farm with my parents and Uncle David after graduation."
	Name:	Bill Even
	Program:	Agri-Production
	Hometown:	Humboldt, South Dakota
	Employer:	State Of South Dakota
	Job Title:	South Dakota Secretary of Agriculture
		Bill Even was appointed by Governor Rounds as South Dakota Secretary of Agriculture in March of 2007. Bill holds an Associate of Applied Science degree in Agricultural Production from Lake Area Technical Institute in Watertown, SD, a BS in Agricultural Business with highest honors from South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD, and a JD with high honors from Drake University Law School in Des Moines, IA where he was an Opperman Scholar and received a certificate in Food and Agricultural Law.