Dr. Cheryl Leuning Elected to Augustana University Board of Trustees

submitted by wades@augsburg.edu

Cheryl Leuning, PhD, RN, Professor, Augsburg University, was elected to Augustana University’s Board of Trustees in December, 2018. Cheryl is a graduate from the BA Nursing program at Augustana University. She received her M.S. Public Health Nursing from the U of MN and her PhD in Nursing from the University of Utah. Cheryl taught in both the undergraduate and graduate nursing programs at Augustana University prior to coming to Augsburg University. She officially joined Augsburg in 2002 and served as the Department Chair until 2014. Currently Cheryl is a full-time Professor teaching in the graduate programs in the Nursing Department. She leads student practica and teaches courses in a variety of cultural contexts and settings, including Pine Ridge Reservation in SD, as well as the Amish community in SE MN and to the rural African communities in Namibia.

Please congratulate Dr. Cheryl Leuning on her election to the Board of Trustees at Augustana University.