Department of Nursing
Sattgast 207
Phone: 218-755-3860
Fax: 218-755-4402
Email: NursingDept@bemidjistate.edu
Mailing Address:
1500 Birchmont Drive NE #15
Bemidji, MN 56601
Ranae Womack, PhD, MS, RN
Professor Emerita of Nursing
Ranae holds a Master's degree in rural health nursing and a Doctor of Philosophy in Leadership and Administration from the University of North Dakota.
Her clinical areas include operating room, emergency department, community health, and chemical dependency. As a graduate of BSU's RN-BS completion program, she has enjoyed being a faculty member in the Department of Nursing since 1992. Her research and publications are related to Native American health, leadership and management in nursing, and university strategic planning. Ranae served as Chair of the Department of Nursing from 1995-1999 and as the Dean of the College of Social and Natural Sciences from 1999-2007.
Joelyn Scriba, RN, MN, ABD
Professor Emerita of Nursing
The BSU Department of Nursing was established in 1983 under Joelyn's leadership, and she served as Chair of the Department until 1995. She was instrumental in the development of both the Itasca Nursing Education Consortium and the Aggasiz Region Nursing Education Consortium. Her efforts to promote access to quality baccalaureate nursing education in rural northern Minnesota have been widely recognized. Her service on numerous state wide task forces and committees has been commendable. Joelyn served as Acting Dean of the Center for Extended Learning from 1997 to 2000. Although Joelyn retired from BSU in May 2005, she continues to be an advocate for nursing education in our region and a cherished friend.
Diane was one of the original faculty members of the RN to Baccalaureate program in the Department of Nursing. She served students and the department from 1983- 2007. Diane brought Family Nursing expertise to the department and her students. She held a Master's degree in pediatric nursing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a doctoral candidate at the University of Minnesota. She taught Transcultural Nursing, Family Health Nursing, Nursing Practicum: Family, and Issues in Adolescent Health. Diane retired spring semester 2007.