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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kari Anne Bates | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Canyon Jackson Bauer | SCL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Princess P. Baygboe | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Donovan Dean Bentz | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Jackson Lee Stewart Bestge | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Rahwa Berihun Beyene | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Peyton Krystine Boll | MCL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Anna Grace Bosma | CL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Kyle Theodore Brashler | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Jana Lynn Bruce-Wattier | CL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAFES, and Bachelor of General Studies, SAHSS |
| Landon Jay Carda | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Kimberly Ferguson Cotter | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Master of Engineering, SENGR, and Graduate Certificate, SENGR | |
| Joshua Coyle | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Braydon Edward Crawford | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Andrew Ryan Deaver | SCL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Music Education, SAHSS |
| Gezahegne Gonfa Debale | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Benjamin Philip Derenge | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Ethan Michael Dingman | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Music Education, SAHSS | |
| Mariah Lynn Dokken | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Anastasia Kae Elsinger | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Brandon Robert Fischer | SCL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Claire Forster | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Master of Science, SNURS | |
| Brittni Nichole Franken | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Jena Lynn Gardeman | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Mallory Brooke Gilbertson | MCL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |