Larry D. Nelson Memorial Scholarship

Larry Nelson grew up on a farm near White Lake, SD.  He attended SDSU from 1963-68 and was active in extracurricular activities.  He was Little I Manager in 1967, a member of Block and Bridle, Ag Club, Alpha Zeta, AGR, Wesley Foundation, Statesmen, on the Board of Control, and on the SDSU livestock judging team.  He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science from SDSU in 1968.  From 1968-72, Larry served as an agricultural missionary with the Methodist Church in Bolivia, South America, assisting farmers with their livestock.  Larry graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1976.  Larry was a large animal veterinarian in Wakarusa, Indiana from 1976-1988.

Larry married Mary Dack in 1978 in Columbia, MO.  They lived in Indiana where they had three daughters, Jackie, Kristen, and Sara. They moved to Dell Rapids, SD in 1988, where Larry became a partner in the Montrose-Dell Rapids Veterinary Clinic.