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Scholarship drive to honor running legend Bob Bartling
   
   Bob Bartling, a founding member of Prairie Striders, is being honored by the club through a fundraising effort to endow the Friends of Bob Bartling Scholarship for the South Dakota State University track and field program to the $100,000 level.
   Bartling was Prairie Striders inaugural president in 1970 and its treasurer from 1971 to 2012. He served as club librarian from 1978 to the date of his death on Feb. 24, 2024, at age 97.
Bob’s enthusiasm for life was unparalleled and he found joy in almost everything he undertook. At the top of the list was running — not only his own adventures but also his close relationship with the South Dakota State University cross country and track and field programs.
   The Friends of Bob Bartling Scholarship was created in 2004 by Rob Beyer, a former SDSU runner, with the financial assistance of 29 others, and the scholarship fund stood at $29,000. Following Bob’s passing, his son, Dave, donated an additional $21,000, bringing the total to $50,000. 
   As Aug. 26 approaches — the date of Bob’s birthday — it seems appropriate for friends of Bob Bartling to memorialize him through a donation. The South Dakota State University Foundation handles financial administration of the scholarship funds and donations. The foundation is a 501 (3) (c) organization, so gifts are tax deductible.
   We invite you to join a pair of loyal Jackrabbits, Vick (Coyle) Nelson and Jeff Massmann, who are serving as scholarship co-chairs, in supporting this effort.
   Your gift can be made quickly and securely through this link to the SDSU Foundation - CLICK HERE
Honoring Bob Bartling
               Aug. 26, 1926 — Feb. 24, 2024
Bob in Briggs Library, standing by bound volumes of Runner's World, for which he purchased a lifetime subscription.
For a photo tribute of Bob click HERE
For obituary information: Eidness Funeral Home

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