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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvia Dee Kattner | SCL | Huron | South Dakota | Bachelor of Music Education, SAHSS |
| Matthew Davis Katz | MCL | Huron | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Shannon Lee Katz | Huron | South Dakota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| McKenna Kristina Letcher | CL | Huron | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Jett Bradley McGirr | MCL | Huron | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Jaime Slade O'Neill | SCL | Huron | South Dakota | Bachelor of Music Education, SAHSS |
| Kaylei Ann Ross | CL | Huron | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Bryce Allen Steffen | Huron | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Amanda Jean Wiek | CL | Huron | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Kari Anne Kanable | MCL | Ipswich | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Benjamin William Pond | Ipswich | South Dakota | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Brianna Lorraine Johnson | MCL | Irene | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Benjamin George Sees | Irene | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Brandon Lucas Dodds | Jefferson | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Elijah Thomas Hogen | Kadoka | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Riley Walker Wollschlager | Labolt | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Jacob Anthony Maynard | CL | Lake Andes | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Katherine Constance Bogue | Lake Norden | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Trevor Neil Thue | MCL | Lake Norden | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Lexie Hazel Larsen | SCL | Lake Preston | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Lorraine Dorothy Gukeisen | Lead | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Taylor Ellen Mehmen | Lead | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Brock Michael Anderson | Lennox | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Courtney Jean Bien | Lennox | South Dakota | Master of Science, SNURS | |
| Leslie Renae Fillipi | MCL | Lennox | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
