March 2, 2022
South Dakota State University announces fall/summer 2021 graduates
BROOKINGS, S.D. - The following students graduated after the summer and fall 2021 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 35 states and 22 nations graduated in the summer and fall 2021 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megan Christine Lemme | Brookings | S.D. | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Madelyn Laura Leqve | Brookings | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Philip T. Madsen | Brookings | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Megan Grace Anne Melberg | Brookings | S.D. | Undergraduate Certificate, SAHSS | |
| Gashaw Ashagrie Melese | Brookings | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Rilea Jean Mielke | Brookings | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Edward James Miller | Brookings | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Linda Taylor Miller | Brookings | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Matthew Sabastion Dakota Neuharth | Brookings | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Katelyn Rose Nuese | Brookings | S.D. | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Claire Marie Oelkers | CL | Brookings | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Ayorinde Joshua Ogunyiola | Brookings | S.D. | Doctor of Philosophy, SGS | |
| Onyinye July Okpa | Brookings | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Paul Edwin Otterson | Brookings | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Gourav Padol | Brookings | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Taelyn Ann Phillips | Brookings | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Rayne Elizabeth Prahl | WHH | Brookings | S.D. | Associate of Arts, SAHSS |
| Angelinah Ntsieng Rasoeu | Brookings | S.D. | Doctor of Philosophy, SGS | |
| Weston Dean Ricard | brookings | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Quinn Edward Riemer | Brookings | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| William Colton Riley | Brookings | S.D. | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Cason James Ringgenberg | Brookings | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Andrew Theodore Ringling | Brookings | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Carter Ray Roach | Brookings | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Matthew Austin Schmit | MCL | Brookings | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SNS |