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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Ray Parry | MCL | Arlington | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Ashlyn Ruth Spilde | SCL | Arlington | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Rebecca Marie White | Arlington | South Dakota | Doctor of Nursing Practice, SNURS | |
| Trevor Dean Frost | Ashton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Ethan Patrick Heitkamp | Baltic | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Rick Anthony Kittelson | SCL | Baltic | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Jordan Jeanne Rusche | SCL | Bancroft | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Cameron Frederic Hendricks | MCL | Belle Fourche | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Bryce Donald Nicholas | SCL | Belle Fourche | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Kendal Allan Schreier | MCL | Belle Fourche | South Dakota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS, and Undergraduate Certificate, SAHSS |
| Kaylen Grace Hoffbeck | Beresford | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Nicole Jean Hyronimus | Beresford | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Grace Marie Quartier | Beresford | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Faith Rose Weiland | Beresford | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Shelby Marie Hansen | Black Hawk | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Caleb Patrick Buckley | Box Elder | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Kristin Lee Colhoff | Box Elder | South Dakota | Master of Science, SNURS | |
| Samantha Haley Dadah | Box Elder | South Dakota | Doctor of Nursing Practice, SNURS | |
| Ryan Kevin Backer | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Thomas J. Benz | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Mikaela Dawn Birath | CL | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| William Ryan Brown | CL | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS, and Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Aiden Eugene Carson | SCL | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Maryn Elizabeth Duncanson | MCL | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Connor Lee Hodkinson | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |