March 7, 2024
South Dakota State University announces fall/summer 2023 graduates
BROOKINGS, S.D. – The following students graduated after the summer and fall 2023 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 36 states and 25 nations graduated in the summer and fall 2023 semesters.
Nearly forty 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 ascending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cora Elizabeth Harris | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | undergraduate certificate, SAHSS | |
| Sage Elizabeth Rose Taken Alive | Trail City | South Dakota | undergraduate certificate, SAFES | |
| Andrea Garnett | Grand Forks | North Dakota | undergraduate certificate, SAFES | |
| James Allen Jones | Mandan | North Dakota | undergraduate certificate, SAFES | |
| Angelita Phyllis Zephier | Marty | South Dakota | undergraduate certificate, SAFES | |
| Amy Jocelyn Tafoya | Dulce | New Mexico | undergraduate certificate, SAFES | |
| Avery Whiteeyes | Kaysville | Utah | undergraduate certificate, SAFES | |
| Ciara Alyce Rose Birds Head | Edgemont | South Dakota | undergraduate certificate, SAFES | |
| Jen June Chandler | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SNURS | |
| Reagan Mackenzie Schaeffer | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SNS, and graduate certificate, SNS | |
| Jacob Duane Weber | Colfax | Iowa | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Ryan Douglas Bleth | Bismarck | North Dakota | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Nathan Paul Sangster | Yankton | South Dakota | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Bree Justine Oatman | Pierre | South Dakota | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Megan Elizabeth Ladany | Brambleton | Virginia | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Whitney Sunkwah Yeboah | Cincinnati | Ohio | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Amanda Younger | LaCygne | Kansas | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Moin Talukder | Barishal | Bangladesh | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Mohammed Salahuddin | Dhaka | Bangladesh | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Bhawandeep Kaur | Ludhiana | India | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Ayesha Ishaq | Islamabad | Pakistan | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Quincee Ann Simonson | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Jacki Wang | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Ksenia Pavlova | Lake Arrowhead | California | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Sophia Kathryn Oller | San Diego | California | Master of Science, SNS |