March 7, 2024
South Dakota State University announces fall/summer 2023 graduates
BROOKINGS, S.D. – The following students graduated after the summer and fall 2023 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 36 states and 25 nations graduated in the summer and fall 2023 semesters.
Nearly forty 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’s publication.**
| Name | Honors | Home City | State | Degree, College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Ann Lund | Rice | Minnesota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Nathaniel Hall Venable | Richmond | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Benjamin Lee Hogen | Rochester | Minnesota | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Jinah Kim | Rochester | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Victoria Jean Nienow | Rochester | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Kylie Stafford | Rose Creek | Minnesota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Caleb Joshua Ockwig | Rosemount | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Johannah Joy Nielsen | Russell | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Teagan Wayne Young | Saint Charles | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Carter John Klein | Saint Cloud | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Jake Krantz Ayers | CL | Saint Francis | Minnesota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS, and undergraduate certificate, SAHSS |
| Josiah Paul Anderson | MCL | Saint Hilaire | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Sara Lynn Craig | MCL | Saint James | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Ashley Marie Frederickson | Saint James | Minnesota | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Minsoo Kim | Saint Paul | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Jesse Lee Anderson | Saint Peter | Minnesota | Bachelor of General Studies, SAHSS | |
| Cierra Marie Gode | Sanborn | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| McKenzie Marie Froiland | Sauk Rapids | Minnesota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Maya Lauren Hansen | Savage | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Jordyn Ann Mans | MCL | Savage | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Benjamin James Meacham | Savage | Minnesota | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Emily E. Gustad | Shakopee | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Kalynn Anne Slabaugh | Shakopee | Minnesota | Master of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Jake Austin Whitehead | Sherburn | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Shannon Lee McBride | Shevlin | Minnesota | Master of Science, SAFES |