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 ascending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel Lee De Jong | Orange City | Iowa | Undergraduate Certificate, SNS | |
| Caitlyn May Becker | Flasher | N.D. | Undergraduate Certificate, SAHSS | |
| Rachel Marie MacDowell | Brookings | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS, and Graduate Certificate, SGS | |
| Ajay Gupta | Ludhiana | India | Master of Science, SGS, and Graduate Certificate, SGS | |
| Maggie Jane Kringen | Madison | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS, and Graduate Certificate, SGS | |
| Courtney Elizabeth Trapp | Milbank | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS, and Graduate Certificate, SGS | |
| Austin Gene Galinat | Rapid City | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Nicole Lee Wagner | Rapid City | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Lily Catherine Schimke | Stewartville | Minn. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Ellen Jean Bubak | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Spencer Joseph Fish | Kansas City | Mo. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Alier Wel Deng | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Toni Annamarie Rasmussen | Newman Grove | Neb. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Dominque Rinstina Gunn | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Suzanne Marie Maloney | Solon | Ohio | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Teresa M. Pierson | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Jacob Francis Krupa | Bedford | Pa. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Austin C. Egolf | Dillsburg | Pa. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Seth Thomas Courtney | Belle Fourche | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Brittany Sue Van Iperen | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Charles Ofoe Williams | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Dan Charles Hattum | Kingman | Ariz. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Shelby Lynn Fritz | Brandon | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Heather Marie Enos | Phoenix | Ariz. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Ryan Louis Kasdorf | Newhall | Calif. | Master of Science, SGS |