March 2, 2022
South Dakota State University announces spring 2021 graduates
BROOKINGS, S.D. - The following students graduated after the spring 2021 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 33 states and 28 nations graduated in the spring 2021 semesters.
Several 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annie Elizabeth Garrett | Boise | Idaho | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Thomas Jerryl Stacker | Calumet City | Illinois | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Teerath Singh Rai | Champaign | Illinois | Doctor of Philosophy, SGS | |
| Donald Patrick Gardner | Chicago | Illinois | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Michael Barrett Carlson | Dekalb | Illinois | Doctor of Pharmacy, SGS | |
| Traveon A. Buchanan | East Moline | Illinois | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Kaleigh Elizabeth Powell | Liberty | Illinois | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Paige Nicole Cox | Palmyra | Illinois | Master of Mass Communication, SGS | |
| Hannah Faye Horchem | Tremont | Illinois | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Alexander Mason Iverson | Wonder Lake | Illinois | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Jared Christopher Miller | SCL | Logansport | Indiana | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Anna Grace Bearss | Rochester | Indiana | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Ryan Joseph Collins | CL | Afton | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Makayla Marie Swancutt | SCL | Akron | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Danika Rae Tindall | Akron | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Caitlin Marie Thilges | MCL | Algona | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Reid William Barker | CL | Ames | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Matthew Paul Dentlinger | SCL | Arcadia | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Taylor Lee Kirchner | Atlantic | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Roxann Jean Hackbarth | Aurelia | Iowa | Doctor of Nursing Practice, SGS | |
| Claire Arlene Sohm | Battle Creek | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Sarah R. Maikon | Bettendorf | Iowa | Master of Science, SGS, and Graduate Certificate, SGS | |
| Erin Elizabeth Mullen | Bettendorf | Iowa | Master of Education, SGS | |
| Jordan Edwin Kimball | CL | Bronson | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Clayton Kipp Zeller | Cedar Rapids | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |