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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Paige Whitted | Spearfish | South Dakota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Kayli Ann Jelsma | Springfield | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS, and Undergraduate Certificate, SPAHP | |
| Abby Lynn Dethlefsen | SCL | Stickney | South Dakota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |
| Olivia Louise Jolley | Sturgis | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Andrew James Kocer | Sturgis | South Dakota | Master of Architecture, SAHSS | |
| Amy Aldrich | CL | Summerset | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Courtney Lee Armstrong | MCL | Summerset | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Brianna Dawn Frankenstein | Summerset | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Abigail Jean Stormo | Summit | South Dakota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Beau Gregory Rothschadl | Tabor | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Joseph Michael Slama | SCL | Tabor | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Carly Rose Campbell | Tea | South Dakota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Thomas Connor Fritz | Tea | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Ashtyn Lauren Haak | Tea | South Dakota | Master of Science, SNURS | |
| Michael Andrew Little Eagle | Tea | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Zachary Kevin Morehead | CL | Tea | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Samantha June Schryver | Tea | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Sawyer Daniel Schwebach | Tea | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Travis John Vaca | Tea | South Dakota | Master of Science, SNURS | |
| Ty Zachary Ducheneaux | Timber Lake | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Jared Wayne Simons | Union Center | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Morrish Munnu | Utica | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Parker Douglas Grieme | Valley Springs | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Annika Willow Berseth | Vermillion | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Kailee Johanna Brinkmann | SCL | Vermillion | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |