Brookings S.D. (KELO AM) - Nancy Fahrenwald, South Dakota State University's College of Nursing dean, has been selected for induction as a fellow to the American Academy of Nursing. Fahrenwald, South Dakota's lone representative in the 168-member class, will be inducted Oct. 18 in Washington, D.C.
The academy is comprised of more than 2,200 nurse leaders in education, management, practice, policy and research. The academy fellows include hospital and government administrators, college deans and renowned scientific researchers.
"The American Academy of Nursing welcomes this stellar cohort of new fellows," said academy president Diana Mason, Ph.D., RN, FAAN. "As clinicians, researchers, educators, executives and leaders in all sectors of our society, they are joining the nation's thought leaders in nursing and health care."Fahrenwald was chosen in recognition of her groundbreaking research related to organ donation/transplantation with Northern Plains' American Indian populations."Dr. Fahrenwald epitomizes the academy's mission in generating and disseminating knowledge to serve the public," said Michael Relf, one of her nominators.
Relf, a 1988 State graduate, currently is the assistant dean for undergraduate education and director of the accelerated BSN program in the School of Nursing at Duke University. "Her groundbreaking research related to organ donation/transplantation with Northern Plains American Indian populations is an exemplar of community-based participatory action research. Her research has influenced clinical practice and generated evidence to revise policy."