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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makayla Elizabeth Seifert | CL | Belle Plaine | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| David William Steinhagen | Belle Plaine | Minnesota | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Jamie Lynn Legner | Bellevue | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Nathaniel Dupree Sullivan | Bellevue | Nebraska | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Krista Cornett | Bend | Oregon | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Gavin D. Bautista | Beresford | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Hayden James Brewers | CL | Beresford | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Katherine Joy Mochel | Beresford | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Namrata Ghimire | Bhaktapur | Nepal | Master of Science, SAFES, and graduate certificate, SENGR | |
| Jacob Patrick Suter | CL | Big Lake | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Justine Jenae Wiik | Big Stone City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Nancy Jepchumba Chepsat | Billings | Montana | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Ryan Douglas Bleth | Bismarck | North Dakota | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Zeca Da Silva | Bissau | Guinea-Bissau | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Elizabeth Nicole Bales | CL | Black Hawk | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Bryce Jaydon Beitelspacher | Bowdle | South Dakota | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Grace Ann Grismer | CL | Bowdle | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Kevin E. Holmes | Box Elder | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Irene Elsie Saner | Box Elder | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Grace Kristen Sowers | CL | Box Elder | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Amanda Rose Swan | Box Elder | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Kristin Nicole DeJong | Boyd | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Joel Matthew Kieser | Bradford | Illinois | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Megan Elizabeth Ladany | Brambleton | Virginia | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Theresa M. Aaseng | MCL | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |