Friday,  April 19, 2013 • Vol. 14--No. 274 • 22 of 32 •  Other Editions

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minute documentary on Mickelson and an hour-long discussion featuring Mickelson's three children and others. South Dakota Public Radio also was airing shows Thursday and Friday on Mickelson.
• The Public Broadcasting shows will be archived and available online at http://sdpb.org/Mickelson .

Novak named new president at Dakota Wesleyan Univ.

• MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) -- A native South Dakotan has been named the new president of Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, Board of Trustees Chairman Brad Pratt announced Thursday.
• Amy Novak will become the next president of the university on June 1. She succeeds Robert Duffett, who is leaving to become president of Eastern University in Pennsylvania.
• Pratt said Novak brings a well-developed and deep passion for the university's vision and mission to the position.
• Novak attended Mitchell High School, holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame and a master's degree from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. She is currently provost and executive vice president at DWU. She has held several positions at the university since 2003.
• Novak says she is humbled to have the opportunity to shape Dakota Wesleyan's future.
• "Our institutional foundation is solid...My goal for Dakota Wesleyan University is to boldly position ourselves for growth, financial stability and regional recognition as a leader in Christian higher education," Novak said.

SD Class A prep basketball games to use shot clock

• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The use of a shot clock is being expanded in South Dakota high school basketball.
• The state High School Activities Association Board of Directors this week approved the use of a 35-second shot clock for Class A boys and girls basketball, starting in 2014-15. Athletic directors at Class A schools earlier had voted in favor of the idea.
• A shot clock has been used in Class AA games in South Dakota since the 2008-09 season.
• The state activities board rejected a measure calling for a shot clock in Class B games. Athletic directors earlier had voted overwhelmingly against using a shot

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