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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Amanda Younger | LaCygne | Kansas | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Quinton Spencer Hicks | Wichita | Kansas | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Abdulkarim Aldekhail | Lexington | Kentucky | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Shawn Kessler | Versailles | Kentucky | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Seth Thomas | SCL | Kingfield | Maine | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Girma Tadesse Ayana | Silver Spring | Maryland | Doctor of Philosophy, SAFES | |
| Michael Frimpong | Fall River | Massachusetts | Doctor of Philosophy, SNS, and Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Juste Sedealy Lokossou | Montague | Massachusetts | Master of Science, SENGR, and Master of Science, SAHSS | |
| Mary Charlotte Bautista | Ann Arbor | Michigan | Doctor of Philosophy, SNS | |
| Emmanuel Boah | Ann Arbor | Michigan | Master of Science, SAHSS | |
| Brianna Noonkester | CL | Burr Oak | Michigan | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Lacy L. Birchmeier | New Lothrop | Michigan | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Levi James Sorensen | Alden | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Hailey K. Eggebraaten | MCL | Alexandria | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Lydia Elisabeth Waage | CL | Alexandria | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Parker Matthew Benda | Alpha | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |