VIP Biography for
Roland A. Chicoine
 | Roland A. Chicoine |
| Industry | Government/farming |
| Title | State Representative-District 16 (Retired) |
| Expertise | State Legislator for 20 years and local government/agriculture |
| Type of Organization | Legislative government/farming |
| Major Product | Legislative, law making and enforcing/agriculture, working for quality education |
| Area of Distribution | Elk Point, South Dakota |
| University/Degree | Attended South Dakota State University |
| Born | December 10, 1922, Elk Point, South Dakota |
| Honors & Awards | South Dakota State University Family of the Year, 1989; Eminent Farmer, South Dakota State University, 1998; 4H Hall of Fame Honoree; Recipient of Simpco Award for Service to South Dakota and Siouxland; Midwest Agriculture Legislators Conference Award in appreciation of his Dedication and Service to the Farmers and Ranchers and Rural America; The Chicoine family farm honored by the Catholic Diocese of South Dakota in 1985 |
| Affiliations | Lions Club; Knights of Columbus; Leader, 4-H Club (35 years) |
| Hobbies & Sports | Golf, family (8 children who received 7 Master's and 2 Ph.D. degrees) |
| Career Accomplishments | Passed many state laws dealing with water to protecting the irrigators, also drainage laws to protect farmers rights to drain; passed a law to change the boundary between South Dakota and Nebraska |
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