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 | Degree, College Sort descending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Elizabeth Mouw | Tea | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Madisyn Dayle Rowley | Timber Lake | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Erin-Leigh Leigh Moses | MCL | Iowa City | Iowa | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Emmy Alexis Kaiser | Winner | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Nydia Oralia Butler | Spencer | Iowa | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Gabrielle Anna Carter | CL | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Brianna Noonkester | CL | Burr Oak | Michigan | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Sydnee Marie Richardson | MCL | Belle Fourche | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Gavin D. Bautista | Beresford | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Moise Kusonika Sukadi | Lubumbashi | Democratic Republic of Congo | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Aurora Jo Venteicher | MCL | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Jackson John Ashlock | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Bruno Junior Hypolyte Toovi | Lome | Togo | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Kevin Lee Peterson | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Kelli Lyn Forster | Moorhead | Minnesota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Ada Joy Smith | SCL | Bruce | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Kathryn Irene Bradeen | Custer | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Sydney Ann Lund | Rice | Minnesota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| McKenzie Marie Froiland | Sauk Rapids | Minnesota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Richard T. Rivera | Weed | California | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Fathia del Rocio Gonzalez | Denver | Colorado | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Abigail Lee Greene | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS, and undergraduate certificate, SAHSS | |
| Akeela Love Jefferson | MCL | Cedar Rapids | Iowa | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |
| Taha Salam Taha Khader | Amman | Jordan | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Adriana Garcia-Aguilar | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |