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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Thomas Larson | Volga | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Shaylee Ann Mumby | Volga | S.D. | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Gracie Jo Nelson | Volga | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Andi May Seibel | SCL | Volga | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Nick Charles Strasburg | Volga | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Shawndra Leigh Thielen | MCL | Volga | S.D. | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Charlotte Elizabeth Ekeren | MCL | Volin | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Wyatt James Jorgensen | CL | Volin | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Kaci Ann Madsen | Volin | S.D. | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Avori Kristen Bastemeyer | SCL | Wagner | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Mathilyn Genevieve Baldwin | MCL | Wall | S.D. | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Josie Ann Blasius | Wall | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Whitney Christine Keller | Wallace | S.D. | Master of Public Health, SGS | |
| Erin Elizabeth Hallenbeck | Warner | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS, and Graduate Certificate, SGS | |
| William Maurice Bierschbach | Watertown | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Zachary James Binde | MCL | Watertown | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Garrett Avery Buchanan | Watertown | S.D. | Bachelor of Music Education, SAHSS | |
| Sadie Lorelle Ceballos | Watertown | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Hanum Chang | Watertown | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Sean Patrick Curley | Watertown | S.D. | Doctor of Pharmacy, SGS | |
| Anna Katherine Dagel | Watertown | S.D. | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Madison Anne Fox | Watertown | S.D. | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Douglas Bernard Fritz | Watertown | S.D. | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Lauryn Jacqueline Gruenwald | Watertown | S.D. | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Leyby Stephany Guifarro Rodriguez | Watertown | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS |