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 Sort descending | Honors | Home City | State | Degree, College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amira Muktar Hassan | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Amy Jocelyn Tafoya | Dulce | New Mexico | undergraduate certificate, SAFES | |
| Andrea Garnett | Grand Forks | North Dakota | undergraduate certificate, SAFES | |
| Andrew Calvin Engel | Aurora | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Andrew Nathan Sandbulte | MCL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Andrew S. Wilson | Casper | Wyoming | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Angel Ann Reiner | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Angelita Phyllis Zephier | Marty | South Dakota | undergraduate certificate, SAFES | |
| Anh Hoang Nguyen | CL | Dong Ha | Vietnam | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Anita Paz Lopez | Choluteca | Honduras | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Anna Elizabeth Stallinga | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Anna Katherine Dagel | Watertown | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| AnnDea Rose Boetger | North Sioux City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Anne Jeanette Knofczynski | Madison | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS, and Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Annie Elizabeth Wendt | CL | Preston | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Annika Elizabeth Ross | Erhard | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Anson Marle Black Calf | Buffalo Gap | South Dakota | Bachelor of General Studies, SAHSS | |
| Anthony Farr | MCL | Kempner | Texas | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Anthony Raymond Nemitz | Canby | Minnesota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Anuoluwa Ojonoka Sangotayo | Brookings | South Dakota | Doctor of Philosophy, SAFES | |
| Arene S. Barwari | MCL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Aryn Elizabeth Tolk | SCL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Ashley Marie Christensen | Kasson | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Ashley Marie Frederickson | Saint James | Minnesota | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Ashley N. Owen | Tyler | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |