Mines Faculty Member Receives Army Patriotic Civilian Service Award for Exceptional Teaching of Military History John Dreyer, Ph.D., associate professor of social science at South Dakota Mines received the Department of the Army Patriotic Civilian Service Award for his exceptional teaching of military history.  Dr. John Dreyer, associate professor of social science at South Dakota Mines has been presented with the Department of the Army Patriotic Civilian Service Award for his commitment to Mines’ ROTC program and his exceptional teaching of military history, a required course for all ROTC cadets who intend to become commissioned officers. Each year for the past decade, Dr. Dreyer has facilitated a trip to the Little Big