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 Sort descending | State | Degree, College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Azad | Aberdeen | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Talyn Curl | CL | Aberdeen | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Taryn Elizabeth Fergel | Aberdeen | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Rachel Ann Guthmiller | Aberdeen | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Hannah Leialoha-Evelyn Lopes | Aberdeen | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Taylor Jean Maurer | CL | Aberdeen | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Kelsey Marie Mitzel | Aberdeen | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Victoria Natalie Neville | Aberdeen | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Michaela Marie Podoll | CL | Aberdeen | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Mariah Elizabeth Winegar | MCL | Aberdeen | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Zeke Liam Johnson | Abilene | Texas | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Akosua Ofosua Okyere-Addo | Accra | Ghana | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Hilda Sarfo | Accra | Ghana | Master of Education, SEHS | |
| Kalkidan M. Gezahgne | Adama | Ethiopia | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Sabyasachi Ghosh | Agartala | India | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Megan E. Swancutt | Akron | Iowa | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Levi James Sorensen | Alden | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Casey Dale Haynes | Alexandria | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Hailey K. Eggebraaten | MCL | Alexandria | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Lydia Elisabeth Waage | CL | Alexandria | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Parker Matthew Benda | Alpha | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Lauren Ann Burrough | SCL | Ames | Iowa | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Taha Salam Taha Khader | Amman | Jordan | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Peyton Raeann Daugherty | Ankeny | Iowa | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Hannah Lyn Foster | Ankeny | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |