James N. Dornbush, age 84, of Brookings, died Friday, November 23, 2012, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, November 27, 2012, at First Presbyterian Church in Brookings, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Monday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to scholarships at the SDSU Civil Engineering Department or SDSU Athletic Department. James Norman Dornbush was born February 16, 1928, at Aberdeen, South Dakota, to Isaac Henry and Beatrice (Yocum) Dornbush. He grew up and graduated from high school at Pollock, South Dakota. He received his bachelor's degree from South Dakota State College in 1949, and then taught for two years at State. On August 7, 1952, Jim married Maxine Biggar in Brookings. He served in the U.S. Army from July 18, 1952, until September 7, 1953. He earned his master's degree in public health and sanitary engineering from the University of Minnesota in 1959 and his doctorate in environmental and sanitary engineering from Washington University in St. Louis in 1962. In 1964 the Dornbushes returned to Brookings where Jim was a professor in the Civil Engineering Department at SDSU. He did extensive research and consultation in water pollution control and sanitary engineering. Jim was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Rotary International, the Elks, and several professional organizations. Survivors include his wife, Maxine Dornbush, of Brookings; two daughters: Denise Dornbush of Brookings and Renee (James) Wood of Destin, Florida;a granddaughter, Megan Renee Wood; and a nephew, Isaac (Marianne) Dornbush. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Louis, and a nephew Daniel.