Theodore and Esther Schultz Society
Theodore and Esther Schultz Society
Theodore W. Schultz was born in Arlington, S.D., in 1902 and grew up on a farm near Badger, S.D. He earned his bachelor’s degree in agriculture from South Dakota State College in 1928. Esther Werth Schultz grew up near Frankfort, S.D., and earned her bachelor’s degree in commercial science from SDSC in 1927.
Dr. and Mrs. Schultz maintained the philosophy that the world’s most important economic resource is the acquired abilities of people. Theodore Schultz was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1979 for his theory on the investment in human capital. The Schultz-Werth Award at SDSU was established in 1964 to promote and recognize the scholarly achievements of undergraduate students.
In recognition of Schultz’s Nobel Prize, the Theodore and Esther Schultz Society honors donors with lifetime gifts and commitments through the SDSU Foundation of $5 million to $9,999,999.
Members of the Theodore and Esther Schultz Society:
John S. and Catherine L. Allan
Maxine Charity Trust
Daktronics, Inc.
Nathelle M. and Lawrence W. DeHaan
Alan D. Fenner and Marlys Hauck-Fenner
Thomas R. and Marilyn G. Gannon
James G. and Mary Lou (Sheil) Hammer
Calvin E. and Mary A. Hayenga
Jeffrey L. Ihnen
J. Bruce Laughrey
Bruce C. and Gloria C. Lutz
Richard and Karen McComish
POET
Raven Industries, Inc.
Keith Rounds and Cathy Vander Wal-Rounds
John and Lela Sandfort
South Dakota Soybean Research and Promotion Council
David A. and Marilyn M. Thompson
Richard J. and Janice M. Vetter
Janet Wade-Reddick and Faye Tyler Wade
William Mibra and Byrne Griffith Foundation
