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 Sort descending | Degree, College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Steven Jerez Bogota | Bogata | Colombia | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Ashley Paula Liang | N. Stonington | Conn. | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Yaqoob Rashid Thurston | Washington | D.C. | Doctor of Philosophy, SGS | |
| Olga Dimukayi Tshiela | Kinshasa | Democratic Republic of Congo | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Tia Marie Preece | Bonita Springs | Fla. | Master of Mass Communication, SGS | |
| Nicole Suzanne Ager | Rabun Gap | Ga, | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Sean Goodluck Mamuzo Edeki | Duluth | Ga. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Beatrice Serwaa Manu | Accra | Ghana | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Obed Adu Gyamfi | Cape Coast | Ghana | Doctor of Philosophy, SGS | |
| Edem Avemegah | Quality Cont. Co Cocobod, Tema | Ghana | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Isaac Crentsil | Tema | Ghana | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Sarah A. Herzog | Pocatello | Idaho | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Allison Lee Torrance | CL | Macomb | Ill. | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Allyssa Renee Hoeksema | Momence | Ill. | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Jeffrey Lynn Surbeck | Sherman | Ill. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Hiral Narendrabhai Vora | Ahmedabad | India | Doctor of Philosophy, SGS | |
| Balawanthrao Jadhav | CL | Andhra Pradesh | India | Doctor of Philosophy, SGS |
| Navdeep Singh | Bangalore | India | Doctor of Philosophy, SGS | |
| Gagan Singla | Bathinda | India | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Pranesh Manjunatha Vernekar | Bengaluru | India | Master of Engineering, SGS | |
| Bipin Rajpurohit | Jodhpur | India | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Ajay Gupta | Ludhiana | India | Master of Science, SGS, and Graduate Certificate, SGS | |
| Shraddha Basu | Naihati | India | Doctor of Philosophy, SGS | |
| Venkateswarlu Sunkesula | Pragathinagar, Kukatpally | India | Doctor of Philosophy, SGS | |
| Nidhi Sunil Shah | Thane, Maharashtra | India | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |