Jeff Wepking, who taught high school students for more than 38 years, was recently inducted into the S.D. Technology Educators Hall of Fame. Wepking taught for more than 25 years at the Alpena and Wolsey-Wessington School Districts and capped his teaching and coaching career in the Avon School District. In addition to his induction into the HOF, Wepking has earned the SDTEA 25-year Teaching Award and was selected as the SDTEA Teacher of the Year in 2015.

He and his wife Monica, who he has been wed for 38 years, have three children and four grandchildren.