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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas John Nelson | Nisswa | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Erin Jean Sabo | North Branch | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Morgan Jo Eddy | SCL | Northfield | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Kelsey Marie Erf | Oakdale | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Maximus Fuller | Otsego | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Wyatt John Garten | Owatonna | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Jacob Ronald Pfeifer | SCL | Owatonna | Minnesota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS, and Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Spencer Todd Fritze | Park Rapids | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Amanda Kelling | MCL | Pine Island | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES, and Undergraduate Certificate, SAHSS |
| Jessica Marie Abrahamson | Pipestone | Minnesota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Anne Marie Bartz | Pipestone | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Zachary Allen Budden | CL | Pipestone | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Samantha Autumn Davis | Pipestone | Minnesota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Matthew Hunter John Dulas | SCL | Pipestone | Minnesota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS, and Bachelor of Music Education, SAHSS |
| Cooper J. Kanthak | Pipestone | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Courtney Sue Kanthak | CL | Pipestone | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Jenna Patricia Kerkaert | Pipestone | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Morgan Elizabeth Moeller | CL | Pipestone | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Emily Joyce Nelson | Pipestone | Minnesota | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Mara R. Taubert | SCL | Pipestone | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Bradley Thomas Willey | Pipestone | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Lillian Nicole Schneider | MCL | Plato | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Jacey Lee Erickson | Plymouth | Minnesota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Tiffany Thuyanh Nguyen | Plymouth | Minnesota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Benjamin Scott Brainard | MCL | Prior Lake | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |