Harvey C. Jewett IV
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Harvey C. Jewett IV | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Jewett in 2025 | |
| Born | October 7, 1948 Aberdeen, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Occupation | Former CEO of Super 8 Motels |
Harvey C. Jewett IV (born October 7, 1948) is an American attorney, former president of South Dakota Board of Regents, and former CEO of Super 8 Motels.[1]
Harvey C. Jewett IV was born in Aberdeen, South Dakota on October 7, 1948.[2] His ancestor and namesake Harvey C. Jewett I was one of the first settlers of Brown County in South Dakota, where he started one of the first wholesale grocery stores in the area.[3] Jewett received his J.D. degree from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1973 and was the editor-in-chief of the South Dakota Law Review. Jewett was a partner in the Aberdeen law firm of Siegel, Barnett & Schutz.[1][4]
Career
Jewett was the president of Super 8 Motels, which was sold to Cendant in 1993.[5] He currently is a member of the Super 8 Motels, Inc., Franchisee Advisory Board, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Jewett Drug Co., Inc., also of Aberdeen, and was a member of the Board of Directors of D & K Healthcare Resources, Inc.
He also serves as Chairman of the Great Plains Education Foundation, Inc., Dakota Corp. Scholarship Program, and the Catholic Foundation for Eastern South Dakota. He was a Trustee of the College of St. Benedict and a member of the Joint Governance and other committees for St. John's University and the College of St. Benedict.[6]
Jewett is currently President and Chief Operating Office of the Rivett Group L.L.C., which owns and operates hotel franchises.[7]
