July 14, 2023
South Dakota State University announces spring 2023 graduates
BROOKINGS, S.D. — The following students graduated after the spring 2023 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 27 states and 20 nations graduated in the spring 2023 semester. More than 50 students received two or more degrees or certificates from a college.
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 Sort descending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah Lee Schjenken | WHH | Belview | Minnesota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS |
| Isabelle M. Zaske | WHH | Chanhassen | Minnesota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS |
| Christopher Tyray Harris | Brookings | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Reese Maren Hirrschoff | Brookings | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Gavin James Oelrich | Dellwood | Minnesota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Ryan Bartell Odens | Brookings | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Jordan Emma Griese | Pierre | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Ryan Paul Sexton | Brookings | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Jacobi Ilene Larson | Fowler | Colorado | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Mackenzie Elizabeth Marie Doerr | Rapid City | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Nathan Russell Lutzow | Arlington Heights | Illinois | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Sydney Danielle Zuber | Brookings | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Michaela Jo Metter | Cavour | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Amber Gerane Schreiner | Hunter | North Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Chloe LeAnn Ludvigson | Madison | Minnesota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Andrew Dean Pullen | Monticello | Minnesota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Trent L. Greschke | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Blaine Michael Huitt | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Dana Ann Deffenbaugh | Hurley | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Garrett Eugene Ries | Toddville | Iowa | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| McKinley Lynn Nelson | Adrian | Minnesota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Tessa Rae Blumer | Badger | Minnesota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Amelia Rose Nelson | Rosemount | Minnesota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Leah Josephine Sip | Ada | Minnesota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS, and Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Kayli Ann Jelsma | Springfield | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS, and Undergraduate Certificate, SPAHP |