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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Leigh Hamel | MCL | Lakeville | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Dillon Richard Kocak | Lakefield | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Kailey Marie Koep | Lakefield | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Dylan Keith Miller | Lakeville | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Stephanie Nicole Stavnes | CL | Lamberton | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Emily Jane Schmiedeberg | Lancaster | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Connor James Ruen | MCL | Lanesboro | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Jayson James Rabaey | Le Sueur | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| McKenzie Jay Wagelie | Lewisville | Minnesota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Hailey Elizabeth Christenson | Lonsdale | Minnesota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS, and Undergraduate Certificate, SAHSS | |
| Greta Angela Ahrendt | Luverne | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Jacinda Autumn Hustoft | MCL | Luverne | Minnesota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS, and Undergraduate Certificate, SAHSS |
| Breanna J. Richters | Luverne | Minnesota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS, and Undergraduate Certificate, SAHSS | |
| McCall Mae Stegenga | Luverne | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Chloe LeAnn Ludvigson | Madison | Minnesota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Jakob Mark Peterson | Madison | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Alexandra Diane Sather | Madison | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Aaliyah Joyce Schommer | MCL | Madison | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Adeline Rose Guappone | SCL | Madison Lake | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Kari Jo Johns | Mankato | Minnesota | Master of Science, SNURS | |
| Alyssa Justine Richardson | Mankato | Minnesota | Doctor of Nursing Practice, SNURS | |
| Abigail Leigh Riesgraf | SCL | Mankato | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Mara Elizabeth Wheaton | MCL | Mankato | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| John Michael Ziegelski | MCL | Marine on Saint Croix | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Jesus Enrique Hernandez | Marshall | Minnesota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS, and Undergraduate Certificate, SAHSS |