Spring 2023 Graduation List
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma M. Beach | Waterbury | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| David Michael Delahoyde | SCL | Waverly | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Tyler Ward Gilliland | Wayne | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Brennen Patrick O'Reilly | Wayne | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAFES, and Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Lindsay Anne Borer | Wood River | Nebraska | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Trevin J. Dinkel | Las Vegas | Nevada | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Stephanie Morina | Fishkill | New York | Master of Public Health, SPAHP | |
| Rachel M. Darby | Rensselaer | New York | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Justin Lewis Heitritter | Leland | North Carolina | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Paige Dori Haakenson | CL | Aneta | North Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Janie Lee Vandal | Bottineau | North Dakota | Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, SAHSS | |
| Gracie May O'Brien | Dickinson | North Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Emma Rae Leppert | CL | Edgeley | North Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Jared Joseph Graetz | Fargo | North Dakota | Master of Science, SENGR, and Graduate Certificate, SENGR | |
| Bridget Bethany Henne | MCL | Fargo | North Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES, and Undergraduate Certificate, SAFES |
| Kinsey Papachek | Fargo | North Dakota | Master of Science, SNURS | |
| Jayden Ronelle Van Peursem | SCL | Fargo | North Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Samantha Marie Knutson | Hettinger | North Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Amber Gerane Schreiner | Hunter | North Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Amanda Brooke Roesler | SCL | Leonard | North Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Ryeleigh Rae Laib | Mercer | North Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES, and Undergraduate Certificate, SAFES | |
| Abbigale Elaine Steeke | Rhame | North Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Garrett Bailey | Towner | North Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Ryan Christopher Bourassa | West Fargo | North Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Lauren Elizabeth Orson | West Fargo | North Dakota | Doctor of Nursing Practice, SNURS |
