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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ksenia Pavlova | Lake Arrowhead | California | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Savanah Danell Smith | CL | Mather | California | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Hannah Lettington | Orangevale | California | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Lindsey Anne Kail | Pleasanton | California | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Sophia Kathryn Oller | San Diego | California | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Sarah Dawn Fast | Suisun City | California | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Richard T. Rivera | Weed | California | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Ethan Wallace Vibert | Regina, Saskatchewan | Canada | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Shuai Li | Baoding | China | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Lok Chi Lam | Macau | China | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Zigeng Chen | Shanghai | China | Doctor of Philosophy, SAFES | |
| Madalyne Mckenzie Valencia | CL | Rifle | Colorado | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Fathia del Rocio Gonzalez | Denver | Colorado | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Lwizar Akinyi Odhiambo | Denver | Colorado | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Elijah Vincent Myers | MCL | Haxtun | Colorado | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Kjerstin Margaret Bedford | Lafayette | Colorado | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Makenna Rae Hageman | Monument | Colorado | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Gregory Alan Cooper | Mystic | Connecticut | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Travis Paul | Mystic | Connecticut | Master of Public Health, SPAHP | |
| Glodie Yumba Safi | Kinshasa | Democratic Republic of Congo | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Moise Kusonika Sukadi | Lubumbashi | Democratic Republic of Congo | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Kalkidan M. Gezahgne | Adama | Ethiopia | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Brian Gabriel Williams | Chipley | Florida | Master of Science, SAHSS | |
| Ella Ries Winter | WH | Fort Myers | Florida | Associate of Arts, SAHSS |
| Ibis Iser | Pembroke Pines | Florida | Doctor of Philosophy, SNS |