About Us
Jeff Larus
- President
- At Large
- City of Rapid City, Rapid City, SD
Reggie Gassman
- Vice President
- SDREA Representative
- Sioux Valley Energy, Coleman, SD
Mike Sprang
- Treasurer
- Electrical Distributor
- TSTM Incorporated, Sioux Falls, SD
Mike Fisher, P. E
- Board Member
- Engineer
- West Plains Engineering, Inc. Sioux Falls, SD
Brandon Puetz
- Board Member
- Technical Institute
- Mitchell Technical College, Mitchell, SD
Dr. Steven Hietpas, PE
- Board Member
- Educator
- SD State University Brookings, SD
Bryan Mitchell
- Board Member
- At Large
- Western Dakota Institute, Rapid City, SD
Robert Raker
- Board Member
- Electrical Contractor
- Northern Electrical Contractors, Rapid City SD
Nick Larson
- Board Member
- Electrical Contractor
- Black Hills Electric Service, Black Hawk, SD
Pamela Overweg
- Board Member
- SD Electrical Commission
- SD Electrical Commission Pierre, SD
Bryan Seaborn
- Board Member
- Mfg. Representative
- Rouzer Sales Company, St Louis Park, MN
Steve Arne
- Board Member
- Electrical Contractor
- AETech Electrical Training, Rapid City, SD
Kelli Fuhrmann
- Council Administrator
- South Dakota Electrical Council
Bylaws of the South Dakota Electrical Council:
Past Presidents 1959-present
* Deceased
- 2023 Jeff Larus, City of Rapid City, Rapid City, SD
- 2022 Jeff Larus, City of Rapid City, Rapid City, SD
- 2021 Jeff Larus, City of Rapid City, Rapid City, SD
- 2020 Jeff Larus, City of Rapid City, Rapid City, SD
- 2019 Jeff Larus, City of Rapid City, Rapid City, SD
- 2018 Jeff Larus, City of Rapid City, Rapid City, SD
- 2017 Jeff Larus, City of Rapid City, Rapid City, SD
- 2016 Jeff Larus, City of Rapid City, Rapid City, SD
- 2015 Mike Fisher, West Plains Engineering, Inc., Sioux Falls
- 2014 Mike Fisher, West Plains Engineering, Inc., Sioux Falls
- 2013 Mike Fisher, Ulteig Engineers, Inc., Sioux Falls
- 2012 Mike Fisher, Ulteig Engineers, Inc., Sioux Falls
- 2011 Mike Fisher, Ulteig Engineers, Inc., Sioux Falls
- 2010 Mike Fisher, Ulteig Engineers, Inc., Sioux Falls
- 2009 Mike Miller, Miller Electric, Watertown
- 2008 Mike Miller, Miller Electric, Watertown
- 2007 Ray Kub, Roscoe
- 2006 Ray Kub, Roscoe
- 2005 Mike Sprang, JH Larson Electric Company, Sioux Falls
- 2004 Mike Sprang, JH Larson Electric Company, Sioux Falls
- 2003 Mike Sprang, JH Larson Electric Company, Sioux Falls
- 2002 Linda Wittrock, Northwestern Energy, Sioux Falls
- 2001 Linda Wittrock, Northwestern Energy, Sioux Falls
- 2000 Ron Nagle, SD Electrical Commission, Pierre
- 1999 Ron Nagle, SD Electrical Commission, Pierre
- 1998 Mike Mannhalter, Crum Electric, Rapid City
- 1997 Mike Mahutga, BH Power & Light, Rapid City
- 1996 Todd Chambers, Municipal League, Pierre
- 1995 Jerry Freeman, Freeman Electric, Rapid City
- 1994 Clarence Moshier, Tri-County Electric, Plankinton
- 1993 Bob Bauman, Town & County Electric, Harrisburg
- 1992 Al Kubousek, Otter Tail Power Co., Milbank
- 1991 David Morrison, Cherry Todd Elec. Co., Mission
- 1990 *Jim Muehl, Border States Electric Supply, Rapid City
- 1989 Robert Thompson, West Plains Engineering, Rapid City
- 1988 *Bob Voeltz, SD Electrical Commission, Pierre
- 1987 *Bob Freeman, Freeman Electric, Rapid City
- 1986 Jim King, J.H. Larson Electrical Co., Sioux Falls
- 1985 Gayland Bender, Sioux Falls
- 1984 *Douglas E. Vallis, BH Power & Light, Rapid City
- 1983 Allen Ringgenberg, Ringgenberg Electric, Inc., Aberdeen
- 1982 Robert “Pete” Swanson, Municipal Utilities, Watertown
- 1981 Leroy Greenwold, Tri-County Electric, Plankinton
- 1980 Lowell Bye, Crescent Electric Supply, Sioux Falls
- 1979 Joe Rovere, BH Power & Light, Rapid City
- 1978 Kenneth Reed, Moreau Grand Elect. Corp., Timber Lake
- 1977 Greg Sherman, Brookings Municipal Utilities, Brookings
- 1976 John W. Smith, K.M.S. Electric Inc., Aberdeen
- 1975 William Mahanke, J.H. Larson Electrical, Watertown
- 1974 Dr. Junis O. Storry, South Dakota State University, Brookings
- 1973 *Jack L. Loveland, DeWild, Grant, Racket & Assoc. Co., Sioux Falls
- 1972 Kenneth B. Wilder, Northwestern Public Service, Huron
- 1971 Roland G. Anderson, Kingsbury Electric Coop., DeSmet
- 1970 James S. Gadsden, Gadsden Electric, Spearfish
- 1969 *Lowell Gifford, Gifford Electric Supply, Rapid City
- 1968 Darrell Frankson, Municipal Utilities, Watertown
- 1967 Warren L. Heye, Northern States Power, Sioux Falls
- 1966 Austin S. Zander, Codington-Clark Elec. Coop., Watertown
- 1965 Eugene H. Lothrop, Lothrop’s Electric Service, Huron
- 1964 Warren Losacker, McLaughlin Electric Supply, Aberdeen
- 1963 Cliff Sonnenberg, Watertown
- 1962 S.E. Sewell, Northwestern Public Services, Huron
- 1961 Robert Monkman, Kingsbury Electric Coop., DeSmet
- 1960 *Merle “Red” Johnson, J.H. Larson Electrical Co., Watertown
- 1959 *Harold G. Sand, Sand Electrical Company, Brookings
Past Presidents 1959-present
* Deceased
- 2023 Jeff Larus, City of Rapid City, Rapid City, SD
- 2022 Jeff Larus, City of Rapid City, Rapid City, SD
- 2021 Jeff Larus, City of Rapid City, Rapid City, SD
- 2020 Jeff Larus, City of Rapid City, Rapid City, SD
- 2019 Jeff Larus, City of Rapid City, Rapid City, SD
- 2018 Jeff Larus, City of Rapid City, Rapid City, SD
- 2017 Jeff Larus, City of Rapid City, Rapid City, SD
- 2016 Jeff Larus, City of Rapid City, Rapid City, SD
- 2015 Mike Fisher, West Plains Engineering, Inc., Sioux Falls
- 2014 Mike Fisher, West Plains Engineering, Inc., Sioux Falls
- 2013 Mike Fisher, Ulteig Engineers, Inc., Sioux Falls
- 2012 Mike Fisher, Ulteig Engineers, Inc., Sioux Falls
- 2011 Mike Fisher, Ulteig Engineers, Inc., Sioux Falls
- 2010 Mike Fisher, Ulteig Engineers, Inc., Sioux Falls
- 2009 Mike Miller, Miller Electric, Watertown
- 2008 Mike Miller, Miller Electric, Watertown
- 2007 Ray Kub, Roscoe
- 2006 Ray Kub, Roscoe
- 2005 Mike Sprang, JH Larson Electric Company, Sioux Falls
- 2004 Mike Sprang, JH Larson Electric Company, Sioux Falls
- 2003 Mike Sprang, JH Larson Electric Company, Sioux Falls
- 2002 Linda Wittrock, Northwestern Energy, Sioux Falls
- 2001 Linda Wittrock, Northwestern Energy, Sioux Falls
- 2000 Ron Nagle, SD Electrical Commission, Pierre
- 1999 Ron Nagle, SD Electrical Commission, Pierre
- 1998 Mike Mannhalter, Crum Electric, Rapid City
- 1997 Mike Mahutga, BH Power & Light, Rapid City
- 1996 Todd Chambers, Municipal League, Pierre
- 1995 Jerry Freeman, Freeman Electric, Rapid City
- 1994 Clarence Moshier, Tri-County Electric, Plankinton
- 1993 Bob Bauman, Town & County Electric, Harrisburg
- 1992 Al Kubousek, Otter Tail Power Co., Milbank
- 1991 David Morrison, Cherry Todd Elec. Co., Mission
- 1990 *Jim Muehl, Border States Electric Supply, Rapid City
- 1989 Robert Thompson, West Plains Engineering, Rapid City
- 1988 *Bob Voeltz, SD Electrical Commission, Pierre
- 1987 *Bob Freeman, Freeman Electric, Rapid City
- 1986 Jim King, J.H. Larson Electrical Co., Sioux Falls
- 1985 Gayland Bender, Sioux Falls
- 1984 *Douglas E. Vallis, BH Power & Light, Rapid City
- 1983 Allen Ringgenberg, Ringgenberg Electric, Inc., Aberdeen
- 1982 Robert “Pete” Swanson, Municipal Utilities, Watertown
- 1981 Leroy Greenwold, Tri-County Electric, Plankinton
- 1980 Lowell Bye, Crescent Electric Supply, Sioux Falls
- 1979 Joe Rovere, BH Power & Light, Rapid City
- 1978 Kenneth Reed, Moreau Grand Elect. Corp., Timber Lake
- 1977 Greg Sherman, Brookings Municipal Utilities, Brookings
- 1976 John W. Smith, K.M.S. Electric Inc., Aberdeen
- 1975 William Mahanke, J.H. Larson Electrical, Watertown
- 1974 Dr. Junis O. Storry, South Dakota State University, Brookings
- 1973 *Jack L. Loveland, DeWild, Grant, Racket & Assoc. Co., Sioux Falls
- 1972 Kenneth B. Wilder, Northwestern Public Service, Huron
- 1971 Roland G. Anderson, Kingsbury Electric Coop., DeSmet
- 1970 James S. Gadsden, Gadsden Electric, Spearfish
- 1969 *Lowell Gifford, Gifford Electric Supply, Rapid City
- 1968 Darrell Frankson, Municipal Utilities, Watertown
- 1967 Warren L. Heye, Northern States Power, Sioux Falls
- 1966 Austin S. Zander, Codington-Clark Elec. Coop., Watertown
- 1965 Eugene H. Lothrop, Lothrop’s Electric Service, Huron
- 1964 Warren Losacker, McLaughlin Electric Supply, Aberdeen
- 1963 Cliff Sonnenberg, Watertown
- 1962 S.E. Sewell, Northwestern Public Services, Huron
- 1961 Robert Monkman, Kingsbury Electric Coop., DeSmet
- 1960 *Merle “Red” Johnson, J.H. Larson Electrical Co., Watertown
- 1959 *Harold G. Sand, Sand Electrical Company, Brookings