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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erica Jones | MCL | Marshall | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Jefferson Lee | Marshall | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Benjamin Stephen Leek | CL and WH | Marshall | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR, and Associate of Science, SENGR |
| Connor Joseph Metz | Marshall | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Jerad Nielsen | Marshall | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Nichole Samantha Sample | CL | Marshall | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Braeden Michael Slagel | Marshall | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Ashtan Kaylee Vlaminck | Marshall | Minnesota | Associate of Science, SPAHP | |
| Makayla Marie Ann Arendt | Mazeppa | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Blake Bradley Stiller | SCL | Mazeppa | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Madeiline Rowen Osborn | SCL | Melrose | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Jaelyn Elizabeth Kappes | Merrifield | Minnesota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Austen David Marudas | Milaca | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Brett Alan Wartner | Milroy | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Ivy Kathleen Ghandour | Minneapolis | Minnesota | Master of Public Health, SPAHP | |
| Nicholas Lawrence Grivna | Minneapolis | Minnesota | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Joseph Donell Minor-Williams | Minneapolis | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Cole Michael Sanow | MCL | Minneota | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Rachel L. Vlaminck | Minneota | Minnesota | Undergraduate Certificate, SAHSS | |
| Garrett David Arends | Montevideo | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Noah Thomas Buseman | MCL | Montevideo | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Maxwell Gregory Carruth | CL | Montevideo | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Cali Marie Christianson | CL | Montevideo | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Seth William Kuno | CL | Montevideo | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Gabrielle Estrella Santaella | CL | Montevideo | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |