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 ascending | Honors | Home City | State | Degree, College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoey Taniel RyAnn Stefanich | CL | Watertown | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Zoe Jacqueline Mortrude | CL | Colman | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Zigeng Chen | Shanghai | China | Doctor of Philosophy, SAFES | |
| Zheng Cheng Loh | Malaysia | Malaysia | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Zeke Liam Johnson | Abilene | Texas | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Zeca Da Silva | Bissau | Guinea-Bissau | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Zayne Alan Ruden | CL | Norfolk | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Zachary Robert Collins | Brooklyn Park | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS, and undergraduate certificate, SAHSS | |
| Zachary R. Maag | Watertown | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Zachary Joseph Barrett | Owatonna | Minnesota | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Zachary John Stoner | Volga | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Zach Nathaniel Heins | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAHSS | |
| Yasmin Al Zawad | Inak | Saudi Arabia | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| William Ray Sanchez | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| William Leo Ternes | CL | Baldwin | North Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR, and Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| William Alan Storey | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS, and undergraduate certificate, SAHSS | |
| Will M. Donelan | CL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Whitney Sunkwah Yeboah | Cincinnati | Ohio | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Weiyni Amare Derso | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Victoria Natalie Neville | Aberdeen | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Victoria Lee Henry | Rapid City | South Dakota | Associate of Science, SEHS | |
| Victoria Jean Nienow | Rochester | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Victoria Elizabeth White | Queen Creek | Arizona | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Victoria Baby Kezelee | WH | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Associate of Science, SEHS |
| Vanessa Irene Heinrichs | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |