Curt Hart | Cory Aadland

Curt Hart
Director of Athletics
Augustana College
Dakota State University
Concordia University
cuhart@dwu.edu
605-995-2152

The 2010-11 season will be Curt Hart’s second full season as the director of athletics at Dakota Wesleyan University. In his two-plus years at the university, his direction and leadership have already made a huge impact on the Tiger athletic department.

One of Hart’s major accomplishments has been reviving TeamMakers, DWU’s athletic booster club. The organization raises money that is used solely for athletic scholarships for current and future Tiger athletes.

Hart has a wealth of leadership experience and a strong background in athletics in South Dakota. He was vice president of Security State Bank in Alexandria, S.D., for 25 years, and he was also the athletic director and a coach and teacher at Hanson High School. Hart has coached high school football, boys’ and girls’ basketball, track and baseball. He has also been a volunteer official for football, basketball and track.

Various organizations have recognized Hart for the impact he’s made on the lives of young people. He has been named the Outstanding Young Educator by the South Dakota Jaycees and received the Outstanding Young Men of America for Leadership and Community Service award. Hart also had the opportunity to conduct studies on former sites of the Olympic Games in Europe for the International Olympic Committee.

In addition to his responsibilities at DWU, Hart serves on numerous boards and committees throughout South Dakota. Hart is currently the president of the Hanson School Board and the chairman of the South Dakota High School Activities Association. He is an officer on the Alexandria Development Corporation and is on the boards of the James River Development District and the Cornbelt Education Cooperative. Hart also serves on the South Dakota Native American Advisory Council.

He attended Augustana College, Dakota State University and Concordia University.

He and his wife, Kelly, live in Alexandria and have two children, Amanda, a freshman member of the DWU women’s basketball team, and Jonathan, a junior member of the DWU football team.

Cory Aadland
Associate Athletic Director
Minnesota State University-Moorhead ’05
coaadlan@dwu.edu
605-995-2898

Cory Aadland begins his second year as the associate athletic director at Dakota Wesleyan University in 2010.

Aadland’s main duties include helping Curt Hart, athletic director, with the day-to-day operations of the athletic department, including finances, compliance, and travel and game management. He also serves on the athletic department’s leadership team.

Aadland’s strong background in athletics, business and management made him an ideal fit as Dakota Wesleyan’s associate athletic director. He is a 2005 graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead with a Bachelor of Arts degree in computer information systems and a minor in management. At MSUM, Aadland was a member of the football team for three years, and the Dragons’ quarterback coach for one season.

As a student, Aadland also served as a Dragon Ambassador at MSUM, where he served as a student representative of the university and assisted with recruiting, alumni relations and special events.

Before arriving at DWU, Aadland was a managed services developer/OMNIA support specialist at Martin Group Inc. in Mitchell for four years. Over the past two years, Aadland has also worked as a high school referee, officiating varsity football and basketball games in South Dakota for the South Dakota High School Activities Association.

Aadland, a native of Veblen, S.D., lives in Mitchell.