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 | State Sort descending | Degree, College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Anlee Wheeler | CL | Atlanta | Georgia | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Carrie Jane Johnston | Lawrenceville | Georgia | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Owen Alan Brown | Royston | Georgia | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Patricia C. Da Rosa | Munich | Germany | Doctor of Philosophy, SNS | |
| Akosua Ofosua Okyere-Addo | Accra | Ghana | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Hilda Sarfo | Accra | Ghana | Master of Education, SEHS | |
| Mavis Korankye | Kumasi | Ghana | Doctor of Philosophy, SNS | |
| Isaac Tuffour | Kumasi | Ghana | Doctor of Philosophy, SNS | |
| Bridget Yeboah Bafowaa | Sunyani | Ghana | Master of Science, SAHSS, and Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Zeca Da Silva | Bissau | Guinea-Bissau | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Valy Naya Jean | Port-au-Prince | Haiti | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Anita Paz Lopez | Choluteca | Honduras | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Jorge Luis Bonilla Urbina | La Ceiba | Honduras | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Alexandria Marie Kelly | Filer | Idaho | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Debbie Chong Hui York | Arlington Heights | Illinois | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Gabriela Nadja Nikoloska | Aurora | Illinois | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Joel Matthew Kieser | Bradford | Illinois | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Gerald Keith Peden | Chicago | Illinois | Master of Mass Communication, SAHSS | |
| Jarod Thomas DePriest | Elmwood | Illinois | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Thomas Robert Leo Motzko | Highland Park | Illinois | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Michael John Morgan | New Lenox | Illinois | Bachelor of Science, SENGR, and Bachelor of General Studies, SAHSS | |
| Alex J. Westendorf | South Elgin | Illinois | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Sabyasachi Ghosh | Agartala | India | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Sheetal Jha | Darbhanga | India | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Sidhanth J. Pillai | Delhi | India | Master of Engineering, SENGR |