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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Paul Bock | MCL | Solon | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Addison Clare Eisenbeisz | Pierre | South Dakota | Master of Architecture, SAHSS | |
| Addison Jo Hirschman | MCL | Kingsley | Iowa | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Addison Ray Metzger | MCL | Rock Rapids | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Addisyn Ann Oie | Madison | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Aditya Sharma | Karnal | India | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Adriana Garcia-Aguilar | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Aftyn Jo Heitkamp | SCL | Garretson | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Ahna Jaclyn Duggan | Dubuque | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Ajoy Kumar Saha | Manikganj | Bangladesh | Doctor of Philosophy, SENGR | |
| Akeela Love Jefferson | MCL | Cedar Rapids | Iowa | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |
| Akiko Okino Mallow | Tokyo | Japan | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Akosua Ofosua Okyere-Addo | Accra | Ghana | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Alaina Rhea Bairey | Chamberlain | South Dakota | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Alec Shannon Berg | Watertown | South Dakota | Master of Architecture, SAHSS | |
| Alex J. Westendorf | South Elgin | Illinois | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Alex Ray Okerman | Fairmont | Minnesota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS, and undergraduate certificate, SAHSS | |
| Alexa Rae Looyenga | CL | Webster | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Alexander Douglas Lund | New Ulm | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Alexandra Norene Coyne | Rapid City | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Alexandra Ryan Laughlin | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Alexandria Marie Kelly | Filer | Idaho | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Alexia Marie Johnson | Urbandale | Iowa | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Alexis G. Rothmeier | Geneva | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Alexis Michelle Saunders | MCL | Vermillion | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |