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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Lynn Hauck | CL | Vermillion | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Babbi McKay Martens | SCL | Vermillion | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Raechelle Christine Rockvam | Vermillion | South Dakota | Bachelor of General Studies, SAHSS | |
| Alexis Michelle Saunders | MCL | Vermillion | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Cade W. Falor | Volga | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Forest Laine Francis | Volga | South Dakota | Doctor of Philosophy, SAFES | |
| Kendrix Vivian Johnson | Volga | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Taylor Nichole Jung | Volga | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Nicholas Joseph Kersting | Volga | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Zachary John Stoner | Volga | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Alicia Lynn Vander Wal | Volga | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Samantha Jean Aune | Volin | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Sydney Marie Begeman | MCL | Warner | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Callie Lynn Frei | MCL | Wagner | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Alec Shannon Berg | Watertown | South Dakota | Master of Architecture, SAHSS | |
| Anna Katherine Dagel | Watertown | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Kimberly Kay Davidson | Watertown | South Dakota | Master of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Allison Christine Endres | MCL | Watertown | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Nicholas William Hartman | Watertown | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Kelli Rose Henricks | CL and WH | Watertown | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS, Associate of Science, SAFES, undergraduate certificate, SNS, and undergraduate certificate, SENGR |
| Tessa Erin Holien | SCL | Watertown | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Josh Gregory Kliegel | Watertown | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Katrina Koeppe | Watertown | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Haven Lee Gao Jie Kulesa | Watertown | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Lucas C. Langerock | WH | Watertown | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS, and undergraduate certificate, SAHSS |