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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abir Malakar | Plassey | India | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Shirin Kazemzadeh Pournaki | Tehran | Iran | Doctor of Philosophy, SAFES | |
| Moses Njau Rabai | Busia | Kenya | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Kenneth Murithi | Meru | Kenya | Master of Science, SENGR, and graduate certificate, SAHSS | |
| Edith Chepkoech | Moi's Bridge | Kenya | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Bayon Obara Opande | Mombasa | Kenya | Master of Science, SENGR, and graduate certificate, SAHSS | |
| Sammy Thiongo Kibe | Nairobi | Kenya | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| David Kariuki Wambui | Nairobi | Kenya | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Chrisantus Wanjala Wamalwa | Ndengelwa | Kenya | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Saniia Shchinar | Bishkek | Kyrgyzstan | Master of Science, SPAHP | |
| Jin Hao Ong | Subang Jaya | Malaysia | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Jun Yi Ng | Taiping | Malaysia | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Prashanna Sapkota | Baglung | Nepal | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Pradeep Raj Sitaula | Kathmandu | Nepal | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Prakriti Dhakal | Kavre | Nepal | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Sujeet Urwan | CL | Khudunabari | Nepal | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Bishnu Kunwar | Lalitpur | Nepal | Doctor of Philosophy, SNS | |
| Shailesh Pandit | Pyuthan | Nepal | Master of Science, SAFES, and graduate certificate, SENGR | |
| Damilola Tobiloba Adereti | Ile-Ife | Nigeria | Doctor of Philosophy, SAHSS | |
| Gabriel Timilehin Fagbenro | Lagos | Nigeria | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Muhammad Anas Ur Rehman | Lahore | Pakistan | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Daniyal Khurram Chaudhary | MCL | Rawalpindi | Pakistan | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Noor Haleem | Swabi | Pakistan | Doctor of Philosophy, SAFES | |
| Daniil Adamov | Moscow | Russia | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Nesrin Faisal M. Al Zawad | Al Qatif | Saudi Arabia | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |