March 2, 2022
South Dakota State University announces fall/summer 2021 graduates
BROOKINGS, S.D. - The following students graduated after the summer and fall 2021 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 35 states and 22 nations graduated in the summer and fall 2021 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Garrett VanderBush | Dubuque | Iowa | Associate of Science, SENGR | |
| Symmone Aveanna Gauer | SCL | Aberdeen | S.D. | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Abbigail Jean Barker | Whitewood | S.D. | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Breanna Marie Swee | CL | Beresford | S.D. | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Ty James Paulsen | Pierre | S.D. | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Riley Paige Caldwell | Brookings | S.D. | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Brittany Mae Kruger | Brookings | S.D. | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Muriel McLaughlin | CL | Marshall | Minnesota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Momoka Kamada | Sapporo | Japan | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Jane Murphy Arnoldt | New Ulm | Minnesota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Alissa Rose Weide | SCL | Owatonna | Minnesota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Michael Douglas Neubauer | Sauk Rapids | Minnesota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Madison Lucy Thaden | CL | Willmar | Minnesota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Roberto Porras | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Kathryn Plank | Fremont | Nebraska | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Jennifer Janet Vargas | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Marni Lorraine Malecek | CL | New Ulm | Minnesota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS, and Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Keely Marie Schild | Yankton | S.D. | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Anna Rose Blechinger | Lake Elmo | Minnesota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Monica Melissa Frias Chavez | CL | Brookings | S.D. | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |
| Juan Alejandro Duque Aristizabal | Pereira | Colombia | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Victoria Alejandra Murillo Bejarano | San Peolro Sula | Honduras | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Fernando Arechiga | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Benjamin Allen Schumacher | New Ulm | Minnesota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Ngole Lucien Ndaku | Kamina | Republic of Congo | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |