10 Quotes by Lisa Richardson

We're pleased to welcome three individuals with outstanding leadership ability to our board of directors and we look forward to the contributions they will make for South Dakota corn producers.

My mom said I could not go to V-State. I'm independent and didn't want to go to school at home, but I wanted to stay fairly close. I have a lot of family in North Carolina and have always liked it here.

I think I eventually want to teach first or second grade. I've always liked little kids, and it's been easy for me to relate to them. I don't think I'd want to teach middle or high school. I remember how I was then, and it doesn't seem like the older kids give young teachers much respect.

We're definitely expanding the program. The need is so great.

The exciting thing is South Dakotans own most of this industry.

This year, 215 million bushels of corn will be leaving the state. We are a landlocked state with one (Class 1) railroad. Competition is what we're looking for.

What was so striking about Joey was the fact that he helped reach out to other kids and tried to help them with living, whether or not they have this disease. I thought that was pretty exceptional. It showed an extreme amount of kindness on his part and courage and time and a lot of sacrifice.

Community banking is all about providing financial education. If we don?t start educating people at an early age, they?re not going to be prepared for a longer retirement and all of the things we save for.

I've had to get up early after some late road trips. But it's been worth it. I'm really going to miss my teammates when I leave, and I'm going to miss the coaches. They've really got our backs.