Leaving Community Better Than He Found It with Dan Kirby

Dan Kirby, a 2021 South Dakota Hall of Fame Inductee, has spent a lifetime building something lasting in South Dakota. From a family business to a culture of civic generosity, his story is one of integrity, civic commitment, and generational legacy. In this interview, 2020 Inductee Jack Marsh sits down with Dan to talk about the family business that shaped him and the simple ask from a mayor that launched one of Sioux Falls' greatest civic projects. Watch to learn: How Dan's great-grandfather, Joe Kirby, also a Hall of Fame Inductee, founded Western Surety Company, and what it meant to carry that legacy forward The behind-the-scenes story of how a vacant downtown high school became a world-class performing arts center How Dan and Arlene approach philanthropy and why they believe giving back is simply part of being a South Dakotan Read more about Dan Kirby's life and legacy: https://sdexcellence.org/Dan_Kirby_2021