Full Name:
Mel K. Olson
Gender:
Male
Family:
Married; 2 Children
Birth Date:
09/20/1959
Birth Place:
St.Paul, MN
Home City:
Mitchell, SD
MA, Northern State University, 1990
BS, St. Cloud State University, 1982
Representative, South Dakota State House of Representatives, 2000-2004
Senator, South Dakota State Senate, 1992-2000
Assistant Minority Leader, South Dakota State Senate, 1999-2000
Corrections Commission, 1995-1996
Teacher, Mitchell Public Schools, 1982-present
Tour Guide, Coun Palace, 1994-1999
Adjunct Professor, Dakota Wesleyan University, 1987-1996
Teacher, Brooklyn Park Schools, 1982
Letter Carrrier, U.S. Postal Service, 1977-1979
First Lutheran Church, 2000-present
South Dakota Historical Society, 1982-present
National Council for the Social Studies, 1982-present
National Education Association, 1982-present
Experience, Phi Kappa Delta
Experience, Sons of Norway
Vice President/President, Dakota Mental Health Board of Directors, 1993-1998
President, Trinity Lutheran Church, 1997-1998
Board of Directors, Prehistoric Indian Village, 1987-1988