July 11, 2024
South Dakota State University announces spring 2024 graduates
BROOKINGS, S.D. — The following students graduated after the spring 2024 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 35 states and 24 nations graduated in the spring 2024 semester. More than 70 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loran R. Cipala | CL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Benjamin Robert Connor | CL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Elizabeth Bunkers Daly | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Caitlin Marie Davis | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS, and Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Justin James Devine | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Jaqualyn Joyce DeYoung | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Zachary Ryan Douglas | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Hannah Marie Einspahr | CL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Cody Walker Emick | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| William Hunter Engelmann | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Maria Lynne Ernst-Fitzpatrick | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Ellen Victoria Fitzpatrick | SCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Acadia Jean Folkerts | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Tyrese Riley Friederich | CL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Taylor James Frost | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Tara Danae Gilk | Brookings | South Dakota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Matthew Paul Girard | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Greta Mae Goede | CL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Allison Joy Elise Gross | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Meghan Elizabeth Haan | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Duane Richard Hancock | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAHSS | |
| John Elling Harmon | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Alex Amanda Hauffe | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, SAHSS | |
| Jordan Scott Heemstra | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Preston Scott Helmbolt | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |