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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelli Lyn Forster | Moorhead | Minnesota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Cody Wayne Merritt | Morristown | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Thomas A. Regier | Mountain Lake | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Kayla May Vonk | Mountain Lake | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Ashlynn Theresa Wittnebel | Nassau | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Devin Thomas Dean Buendorf | New Richland | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Brooke Rose Aschenbrenner | New Ulm | Minnesota | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Alexander Douglas Lund | New Ulm | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Shalynn Elizabeth Ubl | New Ulm | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Jessica Lynn Weisbrich | New Ulm | Minnesota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Marisa Ann Arndt | SCL | Nicollet | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Austin Ryan Krohn | Nicollet | Minnesota | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Stephanie Jo Haataja | Nisswa | Minnesota | Master of Science, SAHSS | |
| Aaron Jeffrey Younge | North Mankato | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Hannah Grace Stieve | Norwood Young America | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Drew Craig Talberg | MCL | Oak Park | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Zachary Joseph Barrett | Owatonna | Minnesota | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Griffin Thomas Korbel | Owatonna | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Chloe AnnMarie Voigt | CL | Park Rapids | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Lauren Catherine Lapthorn | Pipestone | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Kayla Elizabeth Augustine | SCL | Plainview | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Kathryn Marie Vos | Plymouth | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Annie Elizabeth Wendt | CL | Preston | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Kalli Kae Kodet | Redwood Falls | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Kyle Mathew Lechner | Redwood Falls | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |