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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan M. Kropuenske | MCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Alexa E. Kuske | CL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| John William Labelle | CL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Thiago Lauro Maia Ribeiro | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Rebecca Jean Marshall | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Abigail Paige Martens | Brookings | South Dakota | Doctor of Philosophy, SAFES | |
| Kerry Sylvia Ruth McDowell | Brookings | South Dakota | Graduate Certificate, SEHS | |
| Alison Paige Miller | MCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Cody Travis Miller | MCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Janet Moriles Miller | Brookings | South Dakota | Doctor of Philosophy, SAFES | |
| Myja Miller | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Alana Joy Moe | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Marie Josephine Moriarty | SCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES, Bachelor of Science, SENGR, and Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Kennedy Mae Morris | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Steven Patrick Murphy | SCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Elsie Delia Nelson | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Joshua Allen Nevills | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Cody Allen Niklason | MCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Sydney Elaine Nordmeyer | MCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Ryan Bartell Odens | Brookings | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Augustina Kwesie Osabutey | Brookings | South Dakota | Doctor of Philosophy, SENGR | |
| Trevor Ryan Ostlund | Brookings | South Dakota | Doctor of Philosophy, SNS | |
| Cherryl Oloo Ouma | Brookings | South Dakota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Shannon Lynn Pappas | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Anjali Rajesh Parmar | MCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |