Date: June 2, 2008
Glen Livermont selected as new Superintendent for Pipestone National Monument
Glen H. Livermont, formerly served as Supervisory Park Ranger at Pipestone National Monument near Pipestone, Minn., has been selected as the site’s new Superintendent. He assumed this new assignment on May 25, and replaced Jim LaRock, who retired from Federal service in January.
In announcing Livermont’s selection for the position, Midwest Regional Director Ernest Quintana stated, “Glen’s experience in working with both tribal relations and special park use issues will serve him well in this new assignment at Pipestone.”
Livermont began his National Park Service career in 1977, serving for 8 years in seasonal fee collection and law enforcement positions at Badlands National Park, S.D.; Olympic National Park, Wash.; Crater Lake National Park, Ore; and Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz., before achieving permanent status as a Park Ranger (Stronghold District Ranger) at Badlands in 1986. He served as Park Ranger and as Assistant Chief Ranger(Resources Protection Division) at Badlands until2000 before assuming his current position at Pipestone. Livermont was honored with the Rocky Mountain Regional Director’s Annual Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Award in 1989 for his achievement toward the goals of the EEO program while serving at Badlands.
“I am honored to have been selected as Superintendent of Pipestone National Monument,” said Livermont of this new opportunity. “I look forward to continuing to work with an outstanding staff, and to working closely with the friends, partners, the local community, and the American Indian tribes, to build relationships and to continue to share the story that makes Pipestone such an important part of our cultures.”
An Interior, S.D., native, Livermont is active in many aspects of the Pipestone County 4-H chapter, is an avid hunter and trap shooter -- coaching local 4-H shooting teams to state and national championships -- and enjoys pursuing his interest in American Indian crafts and history. He and his wife, Brenda, formerly of Scenic, S.D., have two boys, Ryan, 18, and Craig, 13.
Established in 1937, Pipestone National Monument preserves the pipestone (catlinite) quarries that have attracted American Indians for hundreds of years. American Indian craftsmen still fashion traditional pipes from the soft, red rock. In addition to the pipestone quarries, this 300-acre monument also features the Upper Midwest Indian Culture Center, site of both American Indian craft demonstrations and various craft displays.
