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 David Stern | harrisburg | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Rhett Daniel Jay Tinklenberg | MCL | Harrisburg | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Jennifer Evahlee Wilson | Harrisburg | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Erica Mae DeClark | Hartford | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Hailee Leona Fischer | SCL | Hartford | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Kaitlyn M. Meadors | CL | Hartford | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Megan Anne Schoeneman | Hartford | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Faith Anne Leiseth | MCL | Hayti | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Payton Renee Lakness | CL | Hazel | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Elizabeth Ann Pratt | Hazel | South Dakota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Maria Kate Aesoph | MCL | Highmore | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS, and Master of Science, SAFES |
| Arlyn Galilea Rodriguez | CL | Hill City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |
| Grant Scott Hamilton | Hitchcock | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Cage Austin Consoer | Hot Springs | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Bayley Ann Ferebee | CL | Hot Springs | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Malory Katie Olstad | CL | Hot Springs | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Cooper Dean Eliason | CL | Howard | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Aidyn Joshua Feldhaus | Howard | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Michael Christain Hofer | Howard | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Abbigayle Sue Mausbach | CL | Humboldt | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Augustus Jon Benson | Hurley | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Dana Ann Deffenbaugh | Hurley | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Sierra Michele Getskow | CL | Hurley | South Dakota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |
| Tracy Marie Albrecht | CL | Huron | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Elaine Marcella Hines | CL | Huron | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |