Doris A. Roden, age 69, of Brookings, died Thursday, August 20, 2015, at her home. Visitation is from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Monday, August 24, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. There will be an Order of Eastern Star service following visitation. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 25, at First Presbyterian Church, with interment at Greenwood Cemetery. Doris Ann (Glantz) Roden was born July 2, 1946, in Armour, S.D., to Paul William and Louisa (Spotts) Glantz. She married James Roden on August 21, 1966. In 1964, Doris graduated as valedictorian of Armour High School. She moved to Brookings in the fall of 1964 to attend South Dakota State University and never left. She graduated from SDSU in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Entomology. In 2000, she returned to SDSU and graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism. Doris was a long-time member of the Brookings community and one of its biggest supporters. To say that Doris was a professional volunteer would be an understatement. She was a past president of GFWC of Brookings and GFWC of South Dakota, where she was editor of its state newsletter, SD Clubwoman, for more than 20 years. She was president of the both the Brookings Chamber of Commerce and Brookings Extension Club. She was a board member of the Daughters of the American Revolution/John Kerr Chapter, Brookings Career Learning Center, Youth Community Improvement Program, Preserve Brookings, Brookings Area Genealogical Society, East Central Literacy Council, Volunteer Service Bank, Brookings Area Coalition on Aging, Brookings Area Adjustment Services, and Brookings County Easter Seals. As a board member of the Business and Professional Women she received the Woman of the Year award in 1987. She served as an elder at First Presbyterian Church, was active in Order of Eastern Star, and was a member of the Brookings City Council. Doris was recently awarded Outstanding Non-Mason of the year for her dedicated service to the community. Doris started her career in Entomology as a research lab technician at the Northern Grain Insect Research Laboratory. When she was a high school student, she worked part-time at the Armour Chronicle. That passion for print was reborn when she opened Insty-Prints in 1985. While at Insty-Prints she won numerous corporate awards including the prestigious Margie Greenwood Award given to outstanding female business owners. After selling Insty-Prints to her son David, she retired for two months. Retirement didn't suit her, so she went back to school to earn her journalism degree. After graduating, Doris helped form Downtown Brookings, Inc., a Brookings Main Street program for downtown revitalization. She served as its executive director until 2008. In 2009, Doris received the Mayor's Award for Overall Contribution to Historic Preservation. She loved to read, work on genealogy for her family and friends, travel with her husband Jim, and cheer on the SDSU Jacks men's and women's basketball teams. Her greatest joy was her children and grandchildren. She especially enjoyed attending their numerous school events and concerts. Survivors include her husband, James Roden, of Brookings; her son David (Angela) of Brookings and daughter Julie (Stan) Scubelek; two granddaughters, Elizabeth and Abigail Roden, and two grandsons, Stanley and Dylan Scubelek; one brother, William (Diana) Glantz; three sisters, Anna Marie Bosma, Mary Catherine Glantz, and Edna Lou (Jack) Whetham; and aunt Catherine Wirstlin. Her parents and one brother, John Glantz, preceded her in death.