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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janet Jane Strain | McCook Lake | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Ashley Lynn Emmick | Meckling | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Levi Henry Heckenlaible | Menno | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Austin Ryley Hand | Midland | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Ella Taylor Hand | MCL | Midland | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Jodi Kay Devaal | Milbank | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Makayla Joanne Johnson | CL | Milbank | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Taylor Kay Thue | SCL | Milbank | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Carson Jon Hamill | Milesville | South Dakota | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Jacob John Heezen | Miller | South Dakota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Joshua David Hofman | Miller | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Claudia Jean Rombough | Miller | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS, and Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Abigail Rose Turner | MCL | Miller | South Dakota | Bachelor of Music Education, SAHSS |
| Rachel Loretta Braun | Mina | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Vishnu Syd Pfeiffer | Mina | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Aleah Marie Steger | SCL | Mina | South Dakota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |
| Nathan Scott Flannery | Mission | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Indica Elise Barnhart | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Delaney Kathleen English | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Garrison Lyle Daniel Gross | Mitchell | South Dakota | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Jamison Lyle Daniel Gross | SCL | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Chase Allen Harms | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Caleb John Jarding | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Diana Marie Johnson | CL | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Serena Joy Klanchnik | CL | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |