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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shantay Lynn Werdel | Highmore | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Molly Jo Anderson | Hill City | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Mary Jo Nemec | Holabird | S.D. | Graduate Certificate, SGS | |
| Katherine Therese Lane | CL | Hot Springs | S.D. | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Erin Marie Yager | Hot Springs | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Jacob Matthew Rausch | CL | Hoven | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Peter James Rausch | Hoven | S.D. | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Karley Ann Litterick | Howard | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Brendan Giles Jensen | Humboldt | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Teya Leigh Berndt | Hurley | S.D. | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Tyler Matthew Busch | Huron | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Landon Richard Claeys | Huron | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Chelsie Dawn Dutcher | CL | Huron | S.D. | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Cassidy Lynn Entwisle | Huron | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Brandon Barry Haber | Huron | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Shannon Lee Katz | Huron | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Madelyn Rose Kline | MCL | Huron | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Tanner Earl Pietz | MCL | Huron | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Bailey Michelle Zerfoss | Huron | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Benjamin William Pond | MCL | Ipswich | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SENGR, and Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Benjamin M. Machtemes | Iroquois | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Mykaylan Diane Rose Burner | MCL | Jefferson | S.D. | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Riley Walker Wollschlager | Labolt | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Gabrielle Sharon Hervi | CL | Lake Norden | S.D. | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |
| Sierra Lashay Smith | CL | Lantry | S.D. | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |