News at SDState

As we near Hobo Day, it is a great time to reflect upon the continued march toward PREMIER in the college. This edition of our newsletter celebrates two of the greatest strengths of the South Dakota State University College of Nursing: the excellence that defines our work and the new faces who help shape our future.

Mary Davenport, a program assistant for South Dakota State University's College of Nursing, received the college’s 2026 Civil Service/Professional Staff Award for Excellence.

Addison Abler, a senior nursing student at South Dakota University, has been honored with the first annual DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing Students.

Traci Gislason, an instructor for South Dakota State University's College of Nursing, received the college’s 2026 DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurse Educators.

It’s a first-of-its-kind scholarship at South Dakota State University, and its roots came from a little girl’s childhood on a farmhouse near Tripp, South Dakota. Diane Reese has always been motivated to serve the hurt people (and animals) in her life.

Three Jackrabbits attended meetings of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing in Washington, D.C., last February, gaining valuable insight into how healthcare and government intersect.

Danielle Schievelbein was named the South Dakota State University College of Nursing’s 2026 Outstanding Researcher at the Celebration of Faculty Excellence in February.

There’s something basic about how the cells in your body work that the scientific community doesn’t fully understand. It’s called macropinocytosis.

The South Dakota State University College of Nursing added eight new employees to its rolls over the summer, with the new faces spread out between the college’s sites in Brookings, Sioux Falls and Rapid City.

For Scout Forbes-Hurd, pharmacy has always been about people. That philosophy has guided her journey from Mobridge to South Dakota State University’s College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, where she serves as an assistant professor and experiential education, continuing pharmacy education and advanced pharmacy practice experience coordinator. Along the way, relationships, mentorship and service have shaped every step of her career.