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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levi Benjamin Metzger | Rock Rapids | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Nicholas Daniel Grote | Sergeant Bluff | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Madison Marie Alexander | Sheldon | Iowa | Doctor of Nursing Practice, SGS | |
| Rich Lee Sopoci | Sioux City | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Kaley Rae Stoulp | MCL | Sioux City | Iowa | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Emily Kay Walton | Sioux City | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Molly Anne Ruden | CL | Solon | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Dylan Michael Ellis | Spencer | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Caitlyn Lee Holm | Spencer | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Kiersten Marie Thompson | Spencer | Iowa | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| LeNear Jamayne Douglas | Spirit Lake | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Jeremiah Thomas Eldridge | Spirit Lake | Iowa | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Emma Claire Lux | Spirit Lake | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Payton Leonard Brower | Terril | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Janna Zane Julius | Titonka | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Luke Joseph Larson | Titonka | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Adalaide Carr Kline | Mission Hills | Kansas | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Neil McLeod | Shawnee | Kansas | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Linda Katherine Detwiler | Hopkinsville | Kentucky | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Daisy Mai Ardoin | Lafayette | Louisiana | Undergraduate Certificate, SAFES | |
| Jessie Heike Hendricks | Medford | Maine | Doctor of Philosophy, SGS | |
| Abigail Paige Blanchard | Alanson | Michigan | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Justine Vincent Rivera Obaniana | Sterling Heights | Michigan | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Rylie Celine Hokeness | MCL | Adrian | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Frank Gomes Serrao | Adrian | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |