Glenice Hansen, BSN, MS and Dale Hansen, DDS have generously donated $100,000 to Dickinson State University’s (DSU) Department of Nursing. This gift, the largest ever given to the department, will support the renovation of the entire second floor of Murphy Hall, which will become the Glenice Hansen Nursing Center in honor of the family’s gift.
This donation will allow DSU to transform the nursing department into a world-class health care training site that will provide students with the most advanced technology available anywhere in the region.
“The Department of Nursing is grateful for the generous donation from Ms. Glenice Hansen and Dr. Dale Hansen,” said Lucy Meyer, chair of the Department of Nursing at Dickinson State, “Their donation will provide support for construction of the new simulation lab project. Glenice has been an active advocate of nursing for many years, and I am honored to know her.”
Glenice Hansen was a member of the nursing department from 1968-1981, first as a faculty member and later as the chair of the department. “Nurses are an important and integral player in the health care system,” said Hansen. “There has been a shortage of nurses for decades in North Dakota and nationally. To educate nurses the department needs up-to-date equipment and tools. My husband and I wanted to be a part of providing that equipment so DSU can continue to educate nurses to take on the responsibilities of a nurse today and in the future.”
“This gift is coming at just the right time,” stated DSU President Steve Easton. “It will have a huge impact as we modernize our nursing teaching spaces.”
The Hansens have an extensive history of philanthropy and service to Dickinson State, including both having served on the board of directors for the DSU Heritage Foundation (DSUHF). “Glenice and Dale Hansen have been tremendous supporters of the university,” commented Ty Orton, executive director of the DSUHF. “With this gift we have been able to update our nursing facilities to a standard that fits our program. We thank them for everything they have done and for being a true friend to DSU.”
