Tish Smyer (Nursing) has been reappointed by the governor to the Nevada State Board of Nursing. Currently serving as board president, she originally was appointed to the board in 2008. Her new term expires in October 2016. The board is charged with protecting the public's health, safety, and welfare through effective nursing regulation. Nursing professor Rhigel Tan also serves on the State Board of Nursing, having been appointed in 2011. Smyer, as associate dean at the School of Nursing, oversees current academic programs, leads the school in preparation of federal training grants, and serves as a resource to faculty in the teaching mission of the university.