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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natalie Gray Cannell | MCL | Olathe | Kansas | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Cierra Pringle | Prairie Village | Kansas | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Demetria Gilkey | Shelbyville | Kentucky | Master of Mass Communication, SAHSS | |
| Abigail F. Gerstman | Waldorf | Maryland | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| James Andrew Joseph Bolyard | Dowagiac | Michigan | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| John Riley O'Brian | Eaton Rapids | Michigan | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Trevor Willis Mente | Adrian | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Nathan James Morgan | Albertville | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Kylie Joy Korman | MCL | Alden | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Donovan James Olson | Alden | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Caitlin Traci Bright | SCL | Alexandria | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Joanna Lynn Girard | Alexandria | Minnesota | Master of Science, SNURS | |
| Brianna Marie Melton | CL | Alexandria | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Whitly Reece Netland | SCL | Alexandria | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Drew William Olson | Alexandria | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Sydney Lauren Pankonin | Alexandria | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES, and undergraduate certificate, SAHSS | |
| Kallista P. Roers | Alexandria | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES, and undergraduate certificate, SAFES | |
| Noah Riley Carr | Alpha | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Emma June Fischer | Amboy | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Ethan Henry Juergens | Amboy | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Carly Michelle Zwicki | Andover | Minnesota | Master of Science, SNURS | |
| Hannah Patrice Bortnem | Anoka | Minnesota | Master of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Ryder Michael Droogsma | Appleton | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Josie Rae Munsterman | MCL | Appleton | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Ashlyn Callie Amdahl | CL | Atwater | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |