BROOKINGS, S.D. – The following students graduated after the spring 2017 session 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 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 following the spring 2017 semester.
If a student is listed multiple times, that individual received two-or-more degrees from a college.
NOTE: This list is sorted under each individual college by state, hometown, college and then student’s name.
| Name | Honors | Home City | State | Degree, College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Ilene Knips | Magnolia | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAGBS | |
| Glenda Lee Bossow | Mankato | Minnesota | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Christine Anne Donahue | Mankato | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SA&S | |
| Lindsay Augustus Wallace | Maple Plain | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Samantha Marie Downing | SCL | Marshall | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SA&S |
| Courtney Alice Otto | Marshall | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAGBS; Bachelor of Science, SA&S | |
| Douglas Lloyd Simon | Marshall | Minnesota | Doctor of Philosophy, SGS | |
| Angela Ann Tauer | CL | Marshall | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Savanna Tracy Tomoson | Marshall | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAGBS | |
| Christopher Ray Veldhuisen | CL | Marshall | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Nicholas Troy Groothuis | Maynard | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAGBS | |
| Nicole Mary Morgan | MCL | Medford | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAGBS |
| Jessica Mae Hipsag | Milaca | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAGBS | |
| Jordan Paul Lanoue | CL | Milroy | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAGBS |
| Amy Marie Welu | SCL | Milroy | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNURS |
| Elijah Lloyd Welu | Milroy | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAGBS; Undergraduate Certificate, SAGBS | |
| Laron Da'Zaun Broadway | Minneapolis | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| LeAndre Deontis Kennedy | Minneapolis | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAGBS | |
| Jack David Holm | Minnetonka | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Hannah Jean Peters | CL | Minnetrista | Minnesota | Bachelor of Arts, SA&S |
| Jordan Paul Peters | Minnetrista | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Joseph William Bednar | CL | Montevideo | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAGBS |
| Anna Catherine Carruth | Montevideo | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Christopher Aaron Christians | Montevideo | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAGBS | |
| Jenna Marie Hildahl | Montevideo | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SA&S; Undergraduate Certificate, SA&S; Undergraduate Certificate, SA&S |