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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Nathanael Knutson | SCL | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Shannen Shirley Koch | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Carter James Koons | CL | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Lauren Kathryn Larson | Mitchell | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Carson Terry Max | SCL | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Maryanna May McCullough | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Emily Kaelyn Pudwill | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Susan Grabenstein Roh | Mitchell | South Dakota | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Victoria Lee Steffes | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of General Studies, SAHSS | |
| Sara Elizabeth VanErdewyk | MCL | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Alisen Paige Young | SCL | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| James Daniel Richards | Mobridge | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Abbie Rose VonBerge | Montrose | South Dakota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Sydney Carol Tlam | Mount Vernon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Austin John Fritz | New Effington | South Dakota | Bachelor of General Studies, SAHSS | |
| Jayda Kole Farlee | New Underwood | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Jae Lynn Hanks | MCL | New Underwood | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Gavin Ray Harrington | North Sioux City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Taysa Rae Hutmacher | Oacoma | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Aidan Tate Friesen | MCL | Olivet | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Grace Genevieve Trefz | Onaka | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Cade Dorrel Currier | MCL | Onida | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Ashley Michelle Lauing | Oral | South Dakota | Master of Public Health, SPAHP | |
| Alexander Kenneth Aesoph | Orient | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Hannah Mary Even | Parker | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
