Commending and honoring the 2008 Habitat for Humanity - South Dakota "Habitat Supporters of the Year": Ward Cheney, Black Hills Area Habitat for Humanity - Rapid City; Paul Evenson and Rob Boniface, Brookings Area Habitat for Humanity - Brookings: St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Dacotah Tipis Habitat for Humanity - Ft. Thompson; Paul Johnson, East Central South Dakota Habitat for Humanity - Lake and Moody Counties; Wells Fargo Financial, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sioux Falls - Sioux Falls; First United Methodist Church, Hub Area Habitat for Humanity - Aberdeen; Nystrom Electrical Contracting, Inc., Oahe Habitat for Humanity - Pierre; State Bank of Eagle Butte, Okiciyapi Tipi Habitat for Humanity - Eagle Butte; Habitat for Humanity - SD, Sicangu Tikaga Okiciyapi Habitat for Humanity - Mission; Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Watertown Region - Watertown; Martin Mazourek, Habitat for Humanity of Yankton County - Yankton; and Larson Manufacturing and Larson Family Foundation, Habitat for Humanity - SD.

Senators Olson (Russell) (prime), Abdallah, Adelstein, Ahlers, Bradford, Brown, Fryslie, Gant, Garnos, Hansen (Tom), Hanson (Gary), Heidepriem, Hundstad, Hunhoff, Kloucek, Knudson, Nelson (Tom), Nesselhuf, Rhoden, and Vehle and Representatives Fargen (prime), Bolin, Deadrick, Dennert, Dreyer, Elliott, Faehn, Feickert, Feinstein, Greenfield (Brock), Hunhoff (Bernie), Hunt, Killer, Kirkeby, Kirschman, Kopp, Krebs, Lange, Lucas, Lust, Novstrup (David), Olson (Ryan), Peters, Rausch, Russell, Schlekeway, Sly, Steele, Street, Turbiville, Vanderlinde, Verchio, and Wink