Judy Larson Papers

Judy Adelle Lehman Larson was born on October 12, 1942, in Aberdeen, South Dakota. She married Lennis Larson in 1972 and died July 27, 2023, in Belle Fourche, South Dakota.

Judy attended Huron College, graduating with a BSA degree in Business. She began her teaching career at Augustana Academy, a residential Lutheran high school in Canton. She later taught in the Business Department at Mitchell Vocational-Technical School for eight years.

In 1977, Judy and her husband Lennis moved to Spearfish where she began a career at Black Hills State University. She was an Assistant in the Vice President’s office where she was in charge of semester registrations. In 1980 she was chosen to be the head of the Career Center Service Department. She and her colleagues across the state started the SD Teacher Job Fair in Sioux Falls. While she was at BHSU she served on numerous committees. Upon her retirement, Judy worked for Black Hills Counseling Services for four years.

Judy was involved in many volunteer activities. She served 14 years on Spearfish City Council and served as President of the SD Municipal League. She also served on several boards: D. C. Booth Historic Fish Hatchery Board, Grace Balloch Library Board, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Council, and Rapid City and Spearfish Regional Hospital Boards.