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Alexander "Sandy" Smart

Professor and SDSU Extension Interim Director

605-688-4940

Berg Agricultural Hall 161A
Extension-Box 2207D
Brookings, SD 57007

Sandy Smart supports the citizens of South Dakota in his role as a Professor and SDSU Extension Interim Director at the South Dakota State University campus in Brookings.

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