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 Sort descending | Home City | State | Degree, College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katrina Koeppe | Watertown | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Derek Samuel Sievers | Humboldt | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| James Allen Jones | Mandan | North Dakota | undergraduate certificate, SAFES | |
| LaToya Renae Brave Heart | Kyle | South Dakota | Master of Public Health, SPAHP | |
| Haven Lee Gao Jie Kulesa | Watertown | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Keylee Jean Knutson | Humeston | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Carson Robert Houser | McClusky | North Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Abigail Jean Ann Mueller | Lake Norden | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Samantha Jo Drevs | Ida Grove | Iowa | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Jamie Lynn Legner | Bellevue | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Ashton Leigh Simon | Lebanon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS, and undergraduate certificate, SAHSS | |
| Hailee Rose Lindgren | Watertown | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Abigail Raelynn Hoogendoorn | Inwood | Iowa | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Nathaniel Dupree Sullivan | Bellevue | Nebraska | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Adam Leo Aesoph | Lennox | South Dakota | Bachelor of General Studies, SAHSS | |
| Courtney Marie Lundin | Watertown | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Jacey Ann Hilkemann | Butte | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Zachary R. Maag | Watertown | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Jaydeen M. Dent | Elkhorn | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Tyson Alan Stoebner | Lennox | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Danika R. Schoenefeld | Watertown | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Nicholas Steven Brandner | Leola | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Evan Charles Stahlke | Watertown | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Jordyn Leigh Kramer | Larchwood | Iowa | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Sydney Lynn Kubal | Lesterville | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |