Jan. 21, 2021
South Dakota State University announces fall/summer 2020 graduates
BROOKINGS, S.D. - The following students graduated after the fall and summer 2020 semesters at South Dakota State University. The students listed below completed all requirements for a degree and/or certificate program and those requirements have been verified by the appropriate college.
The names of honor graduates marked with WH designate graduation with honor; WHH, With Highest Honor; CL, Cum Laude; MCL, Magna Cum Laude; and SCL, Summa Cum Laude.
Overall, students from 32 states, the District of Columbia and 19 nations graduated in the summer and fall 2020 semesters.
Several students received two or more degrees or certificates from a college.
**This list is sorted in the following order: State, Hometown and Student Name, but it can be edited as one sees fit for one鈥檚 publication.**
| Name | Honors | Home City | State | Degree, College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce Eli Plucker | Parker | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Tiadra Jon Simmermon | Parker | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Brooke A. Bigge | MCL | Parkston | S.D. | Bachelor of Music Education, SAHSS |
| Grady Don Carley | Philip | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Peyton Lesley Dejong | Philip | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Katlin Layne Knutson | Philip | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Kendra Kae Groeneweg | Piedmont | S.D. | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Christopher Jon Lundgren | Piedmont | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Haley Ann Dorschner | CL | Pierre | S.D. | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Alan Garcia De Alba | Pierre | S.D. | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Quinn Allen Reimers | Pierre | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Kayla Lynn Rounds | Pierre | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Daniel James Burkhalter | Prairie City | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Hannah Rose Bauer | MCL | Rapid City | S.D. | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Dylan Keith Blomme | CL | Rapid City | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Justin Patrick Brown | Rapid City | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Audrey Mae Bunge | Rapid City | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Jessica Erin Christensen | CL | Rapid City | S.D. | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Grace Linnae Doorn | CL | Rapid City | S.D. | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Austin Gene Galinat | Rapid City | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Vanesa Gomez Bedoya | Rapid City | S.D. | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Ericka Lyn Heltzel-LeVeque | Rapid City | S.D. | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Kathleen Gamis Hupp | Rapid City | S.D. | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Levi Edward Kent | Rapid City | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Madeleine Grace Logue | Rapid City | S.D. | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |