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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Anthony Kerfeld | Albany | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Emily Mary Meyer | Albany | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Heather Ann Gilbertson | CL | Albert Lea | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Kayla Jean Egenes | SCL | Alexandria | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Josie Nichelle Horn | Alpha | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Jena Marie Plagens | Apple Valley | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Katlyn Mae Gades | MCL | Appleton | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Kira Marie Gifford | MCL | Arco | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Brody Isaiah Bates | Arlington | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Mackenzie Lynn Andrews | Atwater | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Brianna Lorraine Kruschke | Belle Plaine | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Aryanna D. Mulroy | Belle Plaine | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Alyssa Louise Eckstein | SCL | Big Lake | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Aaron Isaac Fast | Bingham Lake | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Austin William Yonker | Bingham Lake | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Peyton LeMae Weis | Bird Island | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Andrew James Becker | Blooming Prairie | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Matthias John Kunerth | Brewster | Minnesota | Master of Science, SGS | |
| McKayla Lynn Mithun | Bricelyn | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Benjamin Grant Schumann | Brooten | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Brittney Rose Medina | MCL | Brownton | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Nicole Elizabeth Fillyaw | Buffalo | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Camille Lea Deslauriers | Canby | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Brenden Dean Olevson | Carver | Minnesota | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Lauren Paige Sankey | MCL | Chandler | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |