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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ginger Marie Peterson | Crooks | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Kathryn Irene Bradeen | Custer | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Emma Katherine Johnson | MCL | De Smet | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Hannah Marie Clark-Van Ballegooyen | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Mallory Jo Haak | CL | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Jacob Allen Rechtenbaugh | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Ciara Alyce Rose Birds Head | Edgemont | South Dakota | undergraduate certificate, SAFES | |
| Preston William Fejfar | CL | Elk Point | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Kyra Grace Fennel | CL | Elk Point | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Rachel Elizabeth Geary | Elk Point | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| McKenzie Ann Engwicht | Elkton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Reed Andrew Gerlach | Ethan | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Katherine Mae Oberembt | Ethan | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Abigail Olivia Baker | Faulkton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Chloe Lucille Brand | Faulkton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Derek Lynn Heitmann | CL | Faulkton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Mckenzie Rae Hustead | Faulkton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Maureen Alice Wernsmann | Faulkton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Bairhanna Marie Ahlschlager | Flandreau | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP, and Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Nathan Dwaine Kneebone | Flandreau | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Trevor James Kampshoff | Fulton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Paul J. Andrews | Garretson | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Baylee Ashton Beaner | Garretson | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Brayden Beaner | Garretson | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Jaden Marie Flanagan | Garretson | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |