Our first #MeetSDStateNursing feature for fall 2019 is newly appointed dean, Mary Anne Krogh. Dean Krogh started her new role in July. She had been serving as Mount Marty’s dean of nursing and health sciences since June 2018. Prior to that she served as the clinical director and program director of its nurse anesthesia program since May 2011. During that time, she was promoted from assistant professor to associate professor and professor. Before starting at Mount Marty, she was the associate director for the Minneapolis School of Anesthesia’s nurse anesthesia program.
Krogh has worked as a certified registered nurse anesthetist at Hennepin County Medical Center and North Memorial Medical Center and continues to do so with Avera McKennan Hospital. She has also taught at the Minneapolis School of Anesthesia and served as an adjunct and assistant professor at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.
Title: Dean, College of Nursing.
Education: B.S.N. SDState, M.S. Nurse Anesthesia Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, Ph.D. South Dakota State University.
Professional organizations that you are involved in: American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, American Nurses’ Association, American Academy of Nursing, National Board of Certification and Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists, South Dakota Association of Nurse Anesthetists, South Dakota Nurses’ Association and Sigma Theta Tau
Advice for students: Grab every opportunity while you are in school. You never know how those connections will help you along the way in your career.
Future Goals: My future goals include involvement with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Why did you choose to become a nurse? Initially, I wanted to be a physician so majored in biology. However, after working as a nursing assistant and witnessing the impact nursing had on people, I found my true calling. This is a decision I have never regretted.
Hometown: Custer
Anything else you would like to share: I am happy to be back at State. It feels like I’ve come back home.