Winona State University
Football/Track & Field
1958-61, NIC Administrator
David Rislove, a native of Rushford, Minn., found success on and off the field while affiliated with the Northern Sun. A four-year letterwinner in football and two-year letterwinner in track from 1958-61, Rislove co-captained the Warrior football team in 1961. He was named to the NIC all-conference first team in 1960 and 1961 for football as well. Following graduation from WSU, Rislove went on to earn his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry. He has authored over 40 publications/abstracts/presentations in professional journals and professional chemistry meetings. He also holds one U.S. patent. From 1968-99, Dave served as a Professor of Chemistry for WSU. In addition, Rislove worked in an administrative role for the NIC and NSIC. He served 23 consecutive years as the WSU Faculty Athletic Representative, 18 years as Executive Secretary, and six years as President of the Conference Board of Control. Dave also organized and chaired the first conference Hall of Fame in 1986, and served on the committee for the second class of Hall inductees in 1990.