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 Sort descending | State | Degree, College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan David Barker | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Abigail Anita Rose Benz | Brandon | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Troy Joseph Christians | Brandon | South Dakota | Associate of Science, SENGR | |
| Isabelle Jeanne DeWitt | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Lexi Jo Ellingson | MCL | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Abigail Lee Greene | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS, and undergraduate certificate, SAHSS | |
| Grace Leeann Hansen | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Vanessa Irene Heinrichs | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Eli Paul Kirlin | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Riley Garrett Petersen | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Briana Marie Shea | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Ethan John Tellinghuisen | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Callie Jo Wethor | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Benjamin Jason Woidyla | MCL | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR, and Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Jorie Marie Ziegeldorf | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Riley David Philips | CL | Brant Lake | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Olivia Grace Hirschey | Breckenridge | Minnesota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Henrietta Awuah-Antwi | Brentwood | California | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Katlyn Ann Heiberger | Bridgewater | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Tanner Auline Hofer | Bridgewater | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Briar Wayne Ahnberg | CL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Mohammed Fawaz Almhed | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Emily M. Archer | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Drew Bradley Beazley | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Brianna Jo Beck | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |