March 2, 2022
South Dakota State University announces spring 2021 graduates
BROOKINGS, S.D. - The following students graduated after the spring 2021 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 33 states and 28 nations graduated in the spring 2021 semesters.
Several 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鈥檚 publication.**
| Name | Honors | Home City | State | Degree, College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Joseph Tetzlaff | SCL | Brookings | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Trifon Konstantine Theodosopoulos | Brookings | S.D. | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Trey Daniel Tiefenthaler | Brookings | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Brianna Mae Vig | Brookings | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Julia Joy Walker | Brookings | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Seth Lee Walters | Brookings | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Krystal Yirong Wang | MCL | Brookings | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SENGR, and Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Kristen Danielle Werpy | SCL | Brookings | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Samuel Ross Wilber | Brookings | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Jacey Faith Williams | Brookings | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Andrea Jane Woodard | Brookings | S.D. | Undergraduate Certificate, SAHS, Undergraduate Certificate, SAHSS, and Undergraduate Certificate, SAHSS | |
| James A. Young | Brookings | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Riggen Dean Henry Zelinsky | Brookings | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAFES, and Undergraduate Certificate, SAFES | |
| Makensie Ann Kerkvliet | MCL | Bruce | S.D. | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Whitney Rae Hutchison | Burke | S.D. | Doctor of Pharmacy, SGS | |
| Esther Marie Swift | CL | Burke | S.D. | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Kasey Marie Teigen | Camp Crook | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Caleb Howard Wobig | Canova | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Austin John Herting | Canton | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Megan Marie Johnson | Canton | S.D. | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Elizabeth Dianna Lasley | Canton | S.D. | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS, and Associate of Science, SEHS | |
| Grant Christopher Nelson | Canton | S.D. | Bachelor of Landscpe Architecture, SAHSS | |
| Whitney Renee Schnose | Canton | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| MaKenzie Juline Sorlie | MCL | Canton | S.D. | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Izabell Kristea Meendering | Caputa | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SNS |