Jan. 21, 2021
South Dakota State University announces fall/summer 2020 graduates
BROOKINGS, S.D. - The following students graduated after the fall and summer 2020 semesters 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 32 states, the District of Columbia and 19 nations graduated in the summer and fall 2020 semesters.
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 Sort descending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samantha Joann Algood | Volga | S.D. | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Anthony Matthew Hoekman | Brookings | S.D. | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Andrew Taylor Horst | MCL | Brookings | S.D. | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Erin Elizabeth Smith | SCL | Groton | S.D. | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Sydney Jo Swenson | MCL | Madison | S.D. | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Alicia Lynn Johnson | Martin | S.D. | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS, Bachelor of Science, SAHSS, and Undergraduate Certificate, SAHSS | |
| Justin Reed Carlson | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Sydney Kay Hausmann | CL | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |
| Devin Michael Blasius | Box Elder | S.D. | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Shanley Thomas Wheeler | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Lance Foster Rasmussen | Brandon | S.D. | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Danielle Brigitte Brule | Brookings | S.D. | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Joshua James Kutzke | MCL | Kennewick | Wash. | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |
| Michael John Borman | CL | Apple Valley | Minn. | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |
| Suhyeon Han | Labolt | S.D. | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Kassidy Opal Kann | Langford | S.D. | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Rosendo Gonzalez | Brookings | S.D. | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS, and Undergraduate Certificate, SAHSS | |
| Shelbie Ann Nath | MCL | Luverne | Minn. | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS, and Undergraduate Certificate, SAHSS |
| Martin Alan Popowski | MCL | Ivanhoe | Minn. | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS, Undergraduate Certificate, SAHSS, and Undergraduate Certificate, SAHSS |
| Brian D. Mueller | Rapid City | S.D. | Bachelor of General Studies, SAHSS | |
| Heather Reilly Branton | Springfield | S.D. | Bachelor of General Studies, SAHSS | |
| Morgan Lee Schonebaum | Lakewood | Colo. | Bachelor of General Studies, SAHSS | |
| Kristopher M. Kindl | Brookings | S.D. | Bachelor of General Studies, SAHSS | |
| Elliot Douglas VanWell | Watertown | S.D. | Bachelor of General Studies, SAHSS | |
| Maryam Almotari | MCL | Domat Aljandal | Saudi Arabia | Bachelor of General Studies, SAHSS |