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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Alexander Evje | Selby | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Alison Kay Simon | Seneca | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAFES, and Undergraduate Certificate, SAHSS | |
| Jena Faraj Akhwani | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Justin Robert Aldrich | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Kaylie Rose Alfred | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Jafar Yusuf Ali | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Associate of Science, SPAHP | |
| Robin Frances Arends | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Graduate Certificate, SGS | |
| Maisey Rae Bainbridge | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Jeffrey Joseph Barnable | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Jonathan Michael Bertsch | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Samuel Kearns Billion | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Kyle Theodore Brashler | CL | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Alissa Mary Bretsch | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Master of Architecture, SGS | |
| Sidney Catherine Brower | MCL | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Cole David Brown | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Kathryn Marie Brumels | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Doctor of Pharmacy, SGS | |
| Morgan Elizabeth Bruns | CL | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Lauren Lee Burton | MCL | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |
| Landon Jay Carda | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Jodi Nicole Casey | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Carissa Lyn Castilleja | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Skylar Dae Close-Smith | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Joshua Coyle | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Chelsey Marae Davis | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Doctor of Pharmacy, SGS | |
| Gladys Carolina Diaz Almendarez | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Associate of Science, SPAHP |