June 29, 2022
BROOKINGS, S.D. - The following students graduated after the spring 2022 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 33 states and 20 nations graduated following the spring 2022 semester.
More than 100 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 Sort descending | Degree, College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassandra Marie Goens | Brighton | CO | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Anil Kommineni | Broomfield | CO | Doctor of Philosophy, SGS | |
| Jamie Elizabeth Reed | Canon City | CO | Master of Mass Communication, SGS | |
| Brianna Nicole Amundson | Colorado Springs | CO | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Tess Marie Mitchell | CL | Evergreen | CO | Bachelor of Fine Arts, Undergraduate Certificate and Undergraduate Certificate, SAHSS |
| Stratton Douglas Wotowey | Fort Collins | CO | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Jocelyn Carlisle Wille | Longmont | CO | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Holly Mae Clara Hansen | Bear | DE | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Marielle Kongolo Yumba | Kinshasa | Democratic Republic of Congo | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Omar Alaa Ragab Hassan Shousha | Mansoura | Egypt | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Tseganesh Teka Hailemariam | MCL | Addis Ababa | Ethiopia | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Jinelly Lynette Melo | Cutler Bay | FL | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Beatrice Kumiwaa Benson | Gainesville | FL | Master of Arts, SGS | |
| David Raymond Wolters | Green Cove Springs | FL | Associate of Science, SENGR | |
| Austin Christopher Smenda | Jacksonville | FL | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Nicolas Passone | Paris | France | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Christina R. Griffin | Statesboro | GA | Master of Science, SGS | |
| Albert Aidoo | Kumasi | Ghana | Doctor of Philosophy, SGS | |
| Theodora Zoi Kyriakopoulou | Rhodes | Greece | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Trevor C. Bormann | Algona | IA | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Anna Marie Cox | SCL | Algona | IA | Bachelor of Arts and Undergraduate Certificate, SAHSS |
| Matthew Michael Thul | Algona | IA | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Mason James Fausch | CL | Alleman | IA | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Tailor Suzanne Goergen | Alton | IA | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| James Jerome Kellen | Alton | IA | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |