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Augustana University and Viking Bold: The Journey to 2030
Feb 25, 2021 12:30 PM
Stephanie Marie Herseth Sandlin (born December 3, 1970) is an American attorney, university administrator, and politician from the Democratic Party. She served in the United States House of Representatives for South Dakota's at-large congressional district from 2004 until 2011. Sandlin was first elected to Congress in a special election on July 12, 2004 and was re-elected three times before losing her seat in Congress to Republican Kristi Noem in 2010. She was the youngest female member of the House, and the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from South Dakota. Before her 2007 marriage to Max Sandlin, she was known as Stephanie Herseth. She is a Democrat and a member of the prominent Herseth family of South Dakota, and president of Augustana University. |
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Saving and Healing Lives Through Donation
Mar 25, 2021 12:30 PM
Emily Larimer is a clinical hospital coordinator for the western region of SD in LifeSource, the Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) which serves the Dakotas, Minnesota, and portions of Western Wisconsin. Emily witnessed the profound act of saving lives through donation following the loss of her 18-year-old son in 2015. Nehemiah, the youngest of her three children, designated on this driver’s license to become a donor a few months before a tragic traffic accident. Through LifeSource, Nehemiah’s choice was honored, and several recipients live with additional chapters to fulfill in their life book. Emily is profoundly grateful for her colleagues at LifeSource, for the medical community and the connections established with her son’s organ recipients. Emily’s experience includes serving in the U.S. Army Reserve as a system analyst, and as a nurse in the medical surgical, progressive care and intensive care settings. She has also focused as an RN educator on high fidelity simulation, AHA orientation programs at the VA Black Hills Health Care System. Emily holds a Master of Science in Nursing Administration from the University of Mary in North Dakota. |
