Carole Hillard, Office of, 1983 - 2008

Sub-Fonds

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Record Group:

This record group contains records created and/or maintained by the offices of the Department of Executive Management. These offices include Economic Opportunity, Energy Policy, Economic Development, the State Planning Bureau, and the offices of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor. Records include correspondence; reports and publications; photographs; subject files; administrative files; and posters.

Dates

Creation: 1983 - 2008

Biography

Carole Hillard was South Dakota's first female lieutenant governor and served under Governor Bill Janklow from 1995 to 2003. She went on to work as an international consultant for the U.S. Department of State and other organizations, promoting democracy-building projects in developing nations. Hillard also served on the board of directors for the Children's Home Foundation and was active in the Black Hills Children's Home. She died on October 25, 2007 in Lausanne, Switzerland, after complications following a boating accident in the Adriatic Sea on October 8th.