Annual award won by Beverly Stabber Warne of Rapid City
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HURON — Spirit of Dakota winner Beverly Stabber Warne of Rapid City is credited with transforming healthcare throughout her 50-plus years of service, providing a voice for diversity and support to American Indian nursing students across the globe — from Pine Ridge to Bankok, Thailand.
“I’m rarely speechless but here I am, this is unexpected and I am very honored,” Warne said after receiving the honor.
Warne was born and raised on the Pine Ridge Reservation, and Lakota is her first language. After high school, she attended St. John’s McNamara School of Nursing in Rapid City, graduating in 1962. She began her nursing career and continued her post-graduate work at Arizona State University where she earned her baccalaureate and master’s degrees.
Along with serving in hospitals and clinics, she served on the faculty at Mesa Community College for 17 years, teaching nursing courses and American Indian culture courses. She served as Director of American Indian Students United for Nursing Program at Arizona State University. Her personal history helped her students better understand the challenges as well as courage and spirit needed to succeed.