Sheila K. Gestring is an American academic administrator serving as the 18th president of the University of South Dakota (USD) since 2018.
[3] In 2018, the South Dakota Board of Regents voted unanimously in favor of appointing Gestring as USD's 18th president to succeed the outgoing president, Jim Abbott.
[3] She welcomed Timothy O'Keefe as the university's dean of the Beacom School of Business in June 2023.
[4] In December 2023, she announced Jon Schemmel as the school's athletics director.
[5] Gestring's husband Keith works for South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources.