July 14, 2023
South Dakota State University announces spring 2023 graduates
BROOKINGS, S.D. — The following students graduated after the spring 2023 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 27 states and 20 nations graduated in the spring 2023 semester. More than 50 students received two or more degrees or certificates from a college.
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’s publication.**
| Name | Honors | Home City | State | Degree, College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Bradley Hennen | MCL | Ghent | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Ryan Michael Vlaminck | CL | Ghent | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Kitana Altina Honkola | Gilbert | Minnesota | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Mackenzie Leone Hanssen | Glenville | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Will Terrance Steene | Glenville | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Hannah Marie Braaten | SCL | Glenwood | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| McKenzie Rae Brown | MCL | Glyndon | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Nolan William Lee | CL | Golden Valley | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Emily Jane Ziemer | Good Thunder | Minnesota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Seth Andrew Hinsch | Goodhue | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Emily Elizabeth Decker | Grand Meadow | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Tiana Jenay Rupp | MCL | Granite Falls | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Taylor Jon Fester | Grove City | Minnesota | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Ryan James Peterson | MCL | Grove City | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Samantha Louise Schoenbauer | Hamburg | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Kenna Lacelle Foss | SCL | Hampton | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Cole Ronald Reese | Hancock | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Connor Ryan Reese | Hancock | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Jennifer Rubye Solvie | MCL | Hancock | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Nicole Jean Solvie | Hancock | Minnesota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Emma Rose Kuitunen | SCL | Hanover | Minnesota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Brady Austin Ahlness | MCL | Hanska | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Anna Leigh Milton | Hastings | Minnesota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS, and Undergraduate Certificate, SAHSS | |
| Greta Belle Johnson | SCL | Hendricks | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Pakstin Theodore Nelson | Hendricks | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |