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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Dale Haynes | Alexandria | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Ellen Marie Jensen | Arlington | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS, and graduate certificate, SEHS | |
| Sydney Margaret Mutziger | Arlington | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Katie Lee Schmit | MCL | Artesian | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Trista Gene Frost | Ashton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Andrew Calvin Engel | Aurora | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Jacqueline Paige Farniok | Aurora | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Sydnee Marie Richardson | MCL | Belle Fourche | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Connor Blair Speirs | Belle Fourche | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Jackson Cole Tyndall | MCL | Belle Fourche | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Gavin D. Bautista | Beresford | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Hayden James Brewers | CL | Beresford | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Katherine Joy Mochel | Beresford | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Justine Jenae Wiik | Big Stone City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Elizabeth Nicole Bales | CL | Black Hawk | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Bryce Jaydon Beitelspacher | Bowdle | South Dakota | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Grace Ann Grismer | CL | Bowdle | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Kevin E. Holmes | Box Elder | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Irene Elsie Saner | Box Elder | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Grace Kristen Sowers | CL | Box Elder | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Amanda Rose Swan | Box Elder | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Theresa M. Aaseng | MCL | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Ryan David Barker | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Abigail Anita Rose Benz | Brandon | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Troy Joseph Christians | Brandon | South Dakota | Associate of Science, SENGR |