Nicholas Uilk

Nicholas Uilk was named the inaugural Klingbeil Endowed Educator in Precision Agriculture at South Dakota State University in 2023. As an endowed educator, Uilk is responsible for encouraging further excellence in student recruitment, teaching, academic advising and student retention specific to the precision agriculture program. In his role, Uilk works alongside other faculty members to increase the number of hands-on activities and grow learning-based education within the precision agriculture program.

After graduating from SDSU with his bachelor’s degree in agricultural systems technology in 2008, Uilk completed his Master of Education degree in 2011. He began his teaching career at SDSU in 2009 as an instructor in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, a position in which he served until he later became a lecturer in 2021 before being named to his newly endowed role.

Uilk has taught various agricultural systems technology and precision agriculture classes covering topics such as construction techniques and materials, microcomputer applications in agriculture, industrial and outdoor power, farm machinery systems management and emerging technologies in agriculture. Additionally, he has designed, developed and implemented two new courses—chemical applications in agriculture and the introduction to precision agriculture class and lab.