Kern named DSU homecoming parade marshal

A Madison businessman will serve as parade marshal for the Dakota State University Trojan Days parade on Saturday.  Brian Kern, owner and president of Rosebud Wood Products in Madison, is a long-time supporter of Dakota State.  Kern created an endowed scholarship in memory of his late wife, Leslie Grayson Kern, and provided program support for the athletics department’s weight room.  He most recently donated five-million dollars for DSU’s new athletics facility.

Kern attended Dakota State in the late 1980’s, studying business administration, and playing football. In addition to Rosebud, he is a local developer, expanding Madison’s Lake Area Townhomes in 2020. He is also branching out to hotel development, with nine facilities, including the Sioux Falls Best Western GLo at Dawley Farms that opened in 2020. Also in 2020, he was named Developer of the Year by Best Western Hotels.

Dakota State’s homecoming parade begins at 10 a.m. Saturday on Egan Avenue in Madison.  

September 23, 2022