University of South Dakota Athletics

David Lorenz has been a devoted employee, fan and mentor with USD for more than 35 years. Director of Admissions and a near 10-year stint as Dean of Students are among the many roles he has served for the University. Certainly one of his most crowning achievements was starting the academic advising program for student-athletes, which continues as a program others try to emulate.
 
Lorenz has advised thousands of students and student-athletes including countless academic All-Americans and postgraduate scholars, and USD won many academic awards during his tenure. He was the lone advisor when he founded the program, which served more than 350 student-athletes at its inception. Semi-retired, Lorenz continues to advise students within the kinesiology and health science departments at USD.
 
Lorenz grew up in Avon, South Dakota, and graduated from University of South Dakota-Springfield in 1971. He went on to earn his master’s degree from USD in the 90s. He and his wife, Jeaneite, have two grown children, Arlo and Raychel.