April. 15, 2021
South Dakota State University announces spring 2020 graduates
BROOKINGS, S.D. - The following students graduated after the spring 2020 semester 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 30 states and 31 nations graduated after the spring 2020 semester.
Several students received two or more degrees or certificates from a college.
| Name | Honors | Home City | State | Degree, College Sort ascending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basnewende Brice Fulgence Zoungrana | Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso | Undergraduate Certificate, SNS | |
| Hilary R. Syvertson | Kalispell | Mont. | Master of Science, SGS, and Undergraduate Certificate, SNS | |
| Kayla Lynn Wede | Lawton | Iowa | Master of Science, SGS, and Graduate Certificate, SGS | |
| Kala Nicole Nurnberg | Watertown | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS, and Graduate Certificate, SGS | |
| Paige Christine Pappadackis | Sergeant Bluff | Iowa | Master of Science, SGS, and Graduate Certificate, SGS | |
| Mellissa Jayne Heermann | Brookings | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS, and Graduate Certificate, SGS | |
| Laura May Swier | Brookings | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS, and Graduate Certificate, SGS | |
| Anna Claire Venjohn | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS, and Graduate Certificate, SGS | |
| Dana Kathleen Kurtz | Parkston | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS, and Graduate Certificate, SGS | |
| Kaila Rebecca Weihe | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS, and Graduate Certificate, SGS | |
| Taylor Lynn Willhite | Sioux Falls | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS, and Graduate Certificate, SGS | |
| Errin Joy Short | Sturgis | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS, and Graduate Certificate, SGS | |
| Mariah Joanne Reil | Tea | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS, and Graduate Certificate, SGS | |
| Kayli Hope Buchholz | De Smet | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS, and Graduate Certificate, SGS | |
| Charlie Anne Hartpence-Meredith | Rapid City | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Michelle Marie Mehrer | Rapid City | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Gina R. Neff | Galena | Ohio | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Danielle L. Moran | Lancaster | Pa. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Douglas James Fiedler | Little Falls | Minn. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Jasmine Paige Vansant | Ronks | Pa. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Debra Kay DePauw | Watertown | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Katie Marie Salden | Fulton | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Megan Elizabeth Petersen | Luverne | Minn. | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Megan M. Blomberg | Newhall | Iowa | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Kelsey Jo Grimsrud | Aberdeen | S.D. | Master of Science, SGS |