June 29, 2022
BROOKINGS, S.D. - The following students graduated after the spring 2022 semester 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 20 nations graduated following the spring 2022 semester.
More than 100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Nicole Mason | Aurora | SD | Bachelor of General Studies, SAHSS | |
| Benjamin Anthony Niemczyk | MCL | Aurora | SD | Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Alexandra Kay Peters | Aurora | SD | Doctor of Pharmacy, SGS | |
| Marie Fae Robbins | MCL | Aurora | SD | Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Shauna Patrice Solsaa | MCL | Aurora | SD | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Kesmond Bridgford Willert | Aurora | SD | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Jacob Donald Cihak | Avon | SD | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Kacie M. Mudder | MCL | Avon | SD | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Reece Alan Poppen | Baltic | SD | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Daniel Ward Sharp | MCL | Bath | SD | Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Science, SAFES and SENGR |
| Ian Lachlan Hastings | Belle Fourche | SD | Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Kassandra Elizabeth Niska | Belle Fourche | SD | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Jory Lawrence Rodgers | Belvidere | SD | Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Trystan John Olbertson | CL | Beresford | SD | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Chase Daniel Pinkert | Big Stone City | SD | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Nicole Lynn Kraus | Bismarck | SD | Bachelor of General Studies, SAHSS | |
| Bailey Clarice Leonard | Black Hawk | SD | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Tyson Robert Vogt | Bonesteel | SD | Master of Architecture, SGS | |
| Diana Zealiera Redden | Box Elder | SD | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Emily A. Wright | Box Elder | SD | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Gustaf Joel Carlson | Bradley | SD | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| James Douglas Aaseng | Brandon | SD | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Jacob Lee Bentson | CL | Brandon | SD | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Brianna Noel Biber | Brandon | SD | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Grant James Ellis | Brandon | SD | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |