SDSU Announces Hiring of New Water Specialist

South Dakota State University has welcomed Ryan Lefers as the new Griffith Endowed Chair in Agriculture and Water Resources. Lefers is also serving as the South Dakota Water Resources Institute Director and SDSU Extension Water Management Specialist. Prior to joining SDSU, Lefers co-founded three agriculture and water resource companies. He also worked for the company now known as Stantec and spent time as an assistant professor at Texas A&M.