A Humble and Hardworking Mentor
A Humble and Hardworking Mentor
Beverly Stabber Warne inducted into SD Hall of Fame
Throughout a giving career spanning more than twenty dependable positions, Beverly Stabber Warne consistently held increasing roles of responsibility in several South Dakota establishments. Beverly is recognized locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally as a leader in the advancement of the ever-expanding nursing profession. She continues to be an advocate and mentor and is employed at South Dakota State University (SDSU) College of Nursing as an instructor/mentor/coordinator of the Native American Nursing Education Center in Rapid City. The center’s goal is to increase and diversify the nursing workforce in South Dakota. She has worked to prepare advanced practice nurses at the professional doctorate level, focused on preventative care in rural, underserved, and Indigenous populations.
Stabber-Warne is an enrolled member of the Oglala Lakota Tribe. Born and raised on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, Lakota is her first language. Bev began her nursing career in 1962 after graduating from St. John’s McNamara School of Nursing in Rapid City. During the 1980’s she attended Arizona State University and earned her Bachelors and Masters degrees in nursing. Her career spans more than 50 years of nursing and teaching. She taught Nursing and American Indian culture courses at Mesa Community College in Arizona for 17 years, bringing richness to the program because of her traditional background and lifestyle. Her personal history helped her students to better understand the challenges of forced assimilation. In 2009, she retired from Arizona State University as Director of the American Indian Students United for Nursing (ASUN), an Indian Health Service Scholarship Program that provides academic, cultural, social support including mentorship activities with the Phoenix area Native American Nurses Association membership.
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June 10, 2022