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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik David Schwartz | Blaine | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Victoria Rae Dubbeldee | Bloomington | Minnesota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Luke Roger Carr | CL | Blue Earth | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Andrew Steven Bontjes | Brainerd | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR, and Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Serena K. White | Brainerd | Minnesota | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Jonathon Jack Thoennes | Brandon | Minnesota | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Georgia Marie Hirschey | Breckenridge | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Morgan Claire DeMarais | Buffalo | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR, and Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Nicole Jean Matter | SCL | Burnsville | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Meredith Margaret Suess | Butterfield | Minnesota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Heidi Marie Bolduan | Caledonia | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Kalib Michael Greenman | Canby | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Cassidy Ruth Skogen | Canby | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Madalynn Jean Lundell | Cannon Falls | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Keegan James Meyer | Carver | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Stacie Lyon | Cass Lake | Minnesota | Master of Science, SAHSS, and Graduate Certificate, SAHSS | |
| Lydia Johanna Diekmann | MCL | Chandler | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Isabelle M. Zaske | WHH | Chanhassen | Minnesota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS |
| Abby Jo Saylor | CL | Chaska | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Courtney L. Timmer | Chaska | Minnesota | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Sydney Nicole Stapleton | Circle Pines | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Kaley Rose Waldemar | Circle Pines | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Hannah Rose Stearns | Clarissa | Minnesota | Associate of Science, SAHSS | |
| Jordana Lynn Schutte | Cologne | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Madelyn Rose Traver | Cologne | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |