University of South Dakota’s Diane Sevening Is the Leader of NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals

Diane Sevening, an assistant professor in the department of addiction counseling and prevention at the University of South Dakota, has been elected president of the NAADAC, an association of addiction professionals, which represents the professional interests of more than 100,000 addiction counselors and other addiction-focused health care professionals in the United States and around the world.

In 1972, the National Association of Alcoholism Counselors and Trainers was established. Two years later the organization’s name was changed to the National Association of Addiction Counselors. In 1982, the name was changed once again to the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC). Due to the organization’s mission to address all forms of addiction, in 2001, the name was changed to NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals.

Dr. Sevening has taught at the University of South Dakota since 1982. She holds a bachelor’s degree in alcohol and drug abuse studies, a master’s degree in counseling, guidance and personnel services, and a doctorate in adult higher education, all from the University of South Dakota.