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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jay Pederson | brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, SAHSS | |
| Jadyn Fen Perry | SCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Karley Daile Peters | MCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Jacob Dylan Pettit | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Nathan Wayne Phinney | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Shanda Monai Pittman | CL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Stephanie Evangeline Prokop | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Christopher Lorenzo Puaha | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Anna Maria Rauber-Ramos | MCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES, and Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Rachel Ellen Retterath | MCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Jaclyn Francis Roach | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Education, SEHS | |
| Colin Chad Sachen | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Anuoluwa Ojonoka Sangotayo | Brookings | South Dakota | Graduate Certificate, SENGR | |
| Sierra Marie Sattler | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Cierra Elizabeth Sazue | SCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS, and Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Julia K. Schaar | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Anna Maria Schelonka | CL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Samantha Lyn Schmidt | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Allison Joy Schmitt | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Sarah Elizabeth Schweitzer | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Public Health, SPAHP | |
| Eric Christopher Sell | SCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Ryan Paul Sexton | Brookings | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Hanna Rose Siemonsma | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Kali Liang Skogstad | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Rachel Lynn Stout | CL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |