Black Hills State University Athletics

graduated from BHSU in 1972 with a Bachelor of Science degree in social science. Krautschun has been an earnest and enthusiastic contributor to the athletic programs at BHSU for many years, both personally and through his numerous business contacts. He became a Chartered Life Underwriter in 1984. Today he is an insurance and planning specialist with Financial Benefits, Inc. Krautschun has been president of Black Hills Life Underwriters and a lecturer for numerous insurance, estate and tax workshops and seminars throughout the midwestern United States. He is a member of the Spearfish Lion's Club, St. Joseph's Catholic Church, the BHSU Foundation and the West River Estate Planning Council. Krautschun is also a trustee advisor at the Children's Care Hospital and School Outreach. Krautschun served in the South Dakota legislature for 12 years as a representative from District 31 and held the position of Speaker of the House his last term. Krautschun and his wife, Joy, have two grown children.