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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Lee Dokken | Chatfield | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Megan Nicole Hopp | SCL | Chatfield | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Luke Arie VanderBeek | Clara City | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Camille Marie Massmann | Cold Spring | Minnesota | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Jarod Anthony Goepferich | MCL | Cottonwood | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Tyson Dean Merkins | Cottonwood | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Cory Donald Jacques | Dassel | Minnesota | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Chase Christopher Olson | Dawson | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Jackson Thomas Walsh | De Graff | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Makayla Analisa Meirick | Dodge Center | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Alan David Uphoff | Donnelly | Minnesota | Bachelor of General Studies, SAHSS | |
| Molly Marie Tomann | Duluth | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Samantha Rae Nelson | Eagan | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Abigail Irene Dressen | CL | Eagle Lake | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Breck Mary Michels | CL | Eagle Lake | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Renae Lorraine Remmele | CL | Echo | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Ayub Bashir Kassim | Eden Prairie | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Tucker Jay DeGroot | Edgerton | Minnesota | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Nathan Michael Kaye | CL | Elbow Lake | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Matia Rose Person | Elk River | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Madeline Louise Kohrman | Excelsior | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Amy Lee Albrecht | Fairfax | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Claire Yvonne Leitheiser | CL | Fairfax | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Shawn Robert Busche | Fairmont | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Henry Phillip Schultz | Faribault | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |