Academics & Athletics

A new building on the campus of Lake Area Technical College honors First PREMIER Bank CEO Dana J. Dykhouse and his role in advancing technical education in South Dakota.

PREMIER’s $4 million gift to Dordt University in Sioux Center, IA honor First PREMIER Bank President and Dordt Alum Dave Rozenboom.

PREMIER Bankcard CEO Miles Beacom and his wife, Lisa, provided the lead gift for the Trojans Unite Campaign to improve and build athletic facilities on the campus of Dakota State University.

First PREMIER Bank and PREMIER Bankcard, philanthropist T. Denny Sanford, the State of South Dakota and Dakota State University joined together to build a state-of-the-art cybersecurity research facility in Madison, South Dakota.

Bankcard CEO Miles Beacom, his wife, Lisa, and philanthropist T. Denny Sanford donated $5 million to help construct the Beacom Institute of Technology at DSU, a leader in cybersecurity education.

The $12.5 million football stadium on the campus of South Dakota State University was made possible by First PREMIER Bank CEO Dana J. Dykhouse and philanthropist T. Denny Sanford.

Future business leaders are learning needed skills at the University of South Dakota's Beacom School of Business. The facility is named in honor of PREMIER Bankcard CEO Miles Beacom.