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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caitlyn Ann Van Dam | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of General Studies, SAHSS | |
| Siriphone Vilayphone | CL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Mya Elizabeth VonBank | CL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Taylor Jordon Joan Walton | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Mason David Weidenbach | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Joshua Joseph Welch | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Genevieve Mary Westerman | MCL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Bradly Michael Wittrock | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Jordan Claire Wurth | MCL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Chelsey Zondervan | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Master of Science, SNURS | |
| Jacinda D. Carlson | Sisseton | South Dakota | Bachelor of General Studies, SAHSS | |
| Angela Kay Gaikowski | Sisseton | South Dakota | Graduate Certificate, SNURS | |
| Tyler Thomas Leverson | Sisseton | South Dakota | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Jackson Arthur Dana | SCL | Spearfish | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Amanda Paige Dean | Spearfish | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Connor M. Gosse | Spearfish | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Elsie Kae Hanson | CL | Spearfish | South Dakota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |
| Cheyenne Skye Mendelsohn | Spearfish | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Leah Julianne Moseley | Spearfish | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Cora Mildred Rafferty | MCL | Spearfish | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Kayla Marie Schlinkert | Spearfish | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS, and Undergraduate Certificate, SAHSS | |
| Savanna Joy Sewell | CL | Spearfish | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Ashley Rose Siebrasse | Spearfish | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Shelby Maree Swets | Spearfish | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Samuel Alvin Tobin | Spearfish | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |