Roberta K. Olson Papers

3.0 linear feet (3 record boxes)

The collection is composed of materials related to Roberta K. Olson’s tenure as dean of the College of Nursing at South Dakota State University and her broader involvement in nursing education and professional practice. Included are reports, correspondence, curriculum materials, program proposals, strategic plans, grant documentation, presentations, writings, newspaper clippings, photographs, audiovisual media, and instructional materials. The records document the development and administration of undergraduate and graduate nursing programs, including nurse practitioner and neonatal nurse practitioner programs, as well as the establishment of doctoral level nursing education. Also represented are statewide and regional initiatives addressing nursing workforce planning, articulation and transfer pathways, academic partnerships, and collaborations between South Dakota State University, the University of South Dakota, healthcare systems, and professional organizations. The collection further documents legislative activity, accreditation issues, professional association involvement, ceremonies, awards, and public events related to nursing education in South Dakota.

This collection documents of the evolution of nursing education and professional practice in South Dakota during the late twentieth and early twenty first centuries. It offers evidence of institutional leadership, program development, and policy discussions that shaped nursing education, advanced practice roles, and interinstitutional collaboration within the South Dakota public university system. The records support research into higher education administration, health sciences education, workforce planning, and the history of nursing education at South Dakota State University and statewide.

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Bibliography

The mentor connection in nursing, by Connie Vance and Roberta K. Olson. Publisher: New York: Springer Publishing Company, c1998. Call number: RT86.45.M46 1998

Mentorship in nursing: a collection of research abstracts with selected bibliographies, 1977-1992 by Robert K. Olson and Connie Nicodemus Vance. Publisher: Houston, Texas: University of Texas Printing Services, 1993, Call number: RT86.45.O437 1993

College of Nursing history, 1935-2015, Carol Jean Peterson, Marge Hegge, Linda Kropenski, Robert K. Olson, and Sylvia Pickard compilers, 2015. Publisher: Brookings, South Dakota: publisher not identified. Call number: S537.S6 C64 2015

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