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| Grad Year | Full Name | Degree | Specialty | Advisor | Job Placement After Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Hilary Syvertson | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Lonsinger/Gregory | GIS Specialist, State of Montana, Helene, MT |
| 2020 | Michael Sundall | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Jenks | Private Lands Biologist, Pheasants Forever, IA |
| 2020 | Kathryn Schlafke | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Graeb | Outdoor Education, North Dakota Game and Fish |
| 2020 | Nicholas Kludt | Ph.D. | WFS - Fisheries | Graeb | Senior Fisheries Specialist, Minnesota DNR |
| 2020 | Sarah Herzog | M.S. | BIOS - NRM | Latvis | Ph.D. student, Kansas State University |
| 2020 | Miran Hama-Salh | Ph.D. | WFS - Fisheries | Brown | Lecturer, University of Sulaimani |
| 2020 | Will Gallman | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Stafford | TBD |
| 2020 | Austin Galinat | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Chipps | Fishery Biologist, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, Sacramento, CA |
| 2020 | Seth Fopma | Ph.D. | WFS - Fisheries | Graeb | Iowa Department of Natural Resources |
| 2020 | Brandi Felts (Crider) | Ph.D. | WFS - Wildlife | Jenks | Idaho Game and Fish |
| 2020 | Heidi Becker | M.S. | BIOS - NRM | Leffler | Soil Conservationist, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Ipswich, SD |
| 2019 | Lucas Zilverberg | M.S. | BIOS - NRM | Lan Xu | Biologist, Pheasants Forever, Sleepy Eye, MN |
| 2019 | Katherine Wollman | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Troelstrup | Biologist, Grand River Dam Authority, OK |
| 2019 | Brandon Vanderbush | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Brown | Resource Biologist, SD Game, Fish and Parks, Chamberlain, SD |
| 2019 | Aaron Sundmark | Ph.D. | WFS - Wildlife | Gigliotti | Fisheries Lake IBI Biologist, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
| 2019 | Jessica Richert | M.S. | BIOS - NRM | Leffler | Ecosystem-Biomed Health Laboratory, University of Alaska, Anchorage, AL |
| 2019 | Lindsey Parsons (Bischoff) | Ph.D. | WFS - Wildlife | Jenks | Deer/Elk Coordinator, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks |
| 2019 | Joseph Mrnak | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Chipps | Ph.D. student, University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| 2019 | Jennifer Lutze | M.S. | BIOS - NRM | P. Johnson/Jensen | Bird Conservancy of the Rockies |
| 2019 | Rebecca Kolstrom | M.S. | BIOS - NRM | Wilson/Gigliotti | The Great Basin Institute, Sacramento, CA |
| 2019 | Bailey Gullikson | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Jenks | Conservation Program Specialist, Department of Agriculture, Pierre, SD |
| 2019 | Jacob Comer | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Perkins | Wildlife Biologist with Quail Forever, Elizabethtown, NC |
| 2019 | Jameson Brennan | Ph.D. | BIOS - NRM | Johnson, P. | Assistant Professor, Animal Science, SDSU, Rapid City, SD |
| 2019 | Michael Bredeson | Ph.D. | BIOS - NRM | Smart/Lundgren | Ecdysis, Minnesota Branch |
| 2018 | Jill Voorhees | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Brown/Chipps | Hatchery Assistant Manager, State of SD, Rapid City |
| 2018 | Travis Rehm | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Chipps | Fisheries Biologist, the Spokane Tribe of Indians |
| 2018 | Mandy Orth | Ph.D. | WFS | Jensen | Instructor, Department of Biology and Microbiology, SDSU |
| 2018 | Emily Mitchell | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Jenks | Area Biologist/Resource Biologist, Montana |
| 2018 | Hector Menendez III | Ph.D. | BIOS - NRM | Dudash | Research Agriculturist, USDA-ARS, College Station, TX |
| 2018 | Kyle Kaskie | M.S. | BIOS - NRM | Wimberly | GIS Program Specialist, SD Game, Fish and Parks, Pierre, SD |
| 2018 | Tom Kasiga | Ph.D. | WFS - Fisheries | Brown | Postdoc, SDSU |
| 2018 | Stephen Jones | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Graeb | Biologist, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission |
| 2018 | Elise Hughes Berheim | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Jenks | Founder of Environmental Experiences LLC, Colorado |
| 2018 | Mark Hendrix | M.S. | BIOS - NRM | Smart | Resource Program Manager, Custer State Park, SD |
| 2018 | Joshua Harvey | M.S. | BIOS - NRM | Leffler | Research Associate, Texas A&M AgriLife |
| 2018 | Tyler Garwood | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Jenks | Ph.D. Student, University of Minnesota |
| 2018 | Eli Felts | Ph.D. | WFS - Fisheries | Graeb | Idaho Fish and Game |
| 2018 | Surendra Bam | M.S. | BIOS - NRM | Xu | Ph.D. candidate, La Trobe University |
| 2017 | Brandon White | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Brown | Biologist, Idaho Game and Fish |
| 2017 | Ty Werdel | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Jenks | Ph.D. Student, Kansas State University |
| 2017 | Lily Sweikert | Ph.D. | WFS - Wildlife | Gigliotti | Fellow, the USAID Global Development Lab, D.C. |
| 2017 | Aaron Suehring | M.S. | BIOS - NRM | Troelstrup | Western Ecosystems Technology, Inc |
| 2017 | Ming-Yu Stephens | M.S. | BIOS - NRM | Perkins | Environmental Scientist, Anchorage, AL |
| 2017 | David Schumann | Ph.D. | WFS - Fisheries | Bertrand | Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse |
| 2017 | Alexander Rosburg | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Chipps | Fisheries Biologist, SD Game, Fish and Parks |
| 2017 | Samantha Rommingen | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Dieter | Mom of three kids, Bismarck, ND |
| 2017 | Jarrett Pfrimmer | Ph.D. | WFS - Wildlife | Stafford | Director of Meskwaki Department of Natural Resources Sac and Fox Tribe of Mississippi in Iowa, Tama, IA |
| 2017 | Erin Peterson | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Troelstrup | Ph.D. student, University of Maine |
| 2017 | Jacob Pecenka | M.S. | BIOS - NRM | Smart/Lundgren | Former Senior Community Assistant, SDSU |
| 2017 | Sarah Nevison | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Jenks | Wildlife Biologist, NE Game and Parks Commission |
| 2017 | Daniel T. Nelson | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Wuellner | Biological Scientist, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission |
| 2017 | Neal Martorelli | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Stafford | Private Lands Wildlife Biologist, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies |
| 2017 | Claire LaCanne(Bestul) | M.S. | BIOS - NRM | Smart/Lundgren | Extension Educator, Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of MN |
| 2017 | Lyntausha Kuehl | M.S. | BIOS - NRM | Troelstrup | Student, Wolf Ridge Environmental Education Learning Center |
| 2017 | Chance Kirkeeng | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Graeb | Fisheries Biologist, WY |
| 2017 | Adam Kauth | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Jenks | Idaho Department of Fish and Game |
| 2017 | Todd Kaufman | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Brown/Blackwell | Fisheries Biologist, SD Game, Fish and Parks, Webster, SD |
| 2017 | Chad Kaiser | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Bertrand | Fisheries Biologist, Georgia |
| 2017 | Randy Johnson | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Jenks | Large Carnivore Specialist, Wisconsin DNR |
| 2017 | Kassondra Hendricks | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Dieter/Bakker | Biologist, Ducks Unlimited, Minnesota |
| 2016 | Brandon Tycz | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Jenks | Biologist, Idaho Game and Fish |
| 2016 | Kylee Shotkoski | M.S. | BIOS - NRM | Dieter | Project Manager Contractor Firm, Sioux Falls, SD |
| 2016 | William Radigan | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Graeb | Army |
| 2016 | Fred Oslund | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Stafford | Biologist, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Fergus Falls, MN |
| 2016 | Katherine Moratz | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Jenks | Biologist, West Inc., Bismarck |
| 2016 | John Lorenzen | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Bertrand/Graeb | Fisheries Biologist, Missouri |
| 2016 | Joshua Leonard | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Jenks | Ph.D. student, University of Wyoming |
| 2016 | Jeremy Kientz | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Chipps | SD Game, Fish and Parks |
| 2016 | Adam Janke | Ph.D. | WFS - Wildlife | Stafford | Assistant Profesor, Iowa State University |
| 2016 | Kaylee Faltys | M.S. | BIOS - NRM | Troelstrup | Associate Scientist, PPD, Madison, WI |
| 2016 | Shubham Datta | Ph.D. | WFS - Wildlife | Jenks | Assistant Professor, Minot State University, Bottineau, ND |
| 2016 | Kristopher Cudmore | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Jenks | Biologist, SD Game, Fish and Parks |
| 2016 | Ryann Cressey | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Stafford | Biologist, Ducks Unlimited, Bismarck, ND |
| 2016 | Kurt Chowanski | Ph.D. | BIOS - NRM | Gates | Research Scientist, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology |
| 2016 | Timothy Bruce | Ph.D. | WFS - Fisheries | Brown/Young | Post Doc (Fish Immunology) -- University of Idaho |
| 2016 | Jason Breeggemann | Ph.D. | WFS - Fisheries | Graeb | Fisheries Biologist, WI |
| 2016 | Albara Binothman | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Jenks | Biologist, Saudi Arabian Government |
| 2015 | Malia Volke | Ph.D. | BIOS - NRM | Johnson, C. | Aquatic and Riparian Habitat Specialist, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish |
| 2015 | Kwan Teoh | M.S. | BIOS - NRM | Johnson, C. | Environmental Research Associate, As You Sow, UC Berkeley |
| 2015 | Kristin Sternhagen | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Jenks | Planner, City of Yankton, SD |
| 2015 | Bradley Smith | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Willis/Blackwell | Biologist, Oregon Game and Fish |
| 2015 | Benjamin Simpson | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Jenks | Biologist, NY State Dept of Environmental Conservation |
| 2015 | Dustin Schulz | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Brown | Marketing, Prairie Aquatech LLC |
| 2015 | Natalie Scheibel | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Chipps | Oregon Department of Fish and Game |
| 2015 | Tait Ronningen | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Dieter | Biologist, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bismarck, ND |
| 2015 | Jordan Purintun | M.S. | BIOS - NRM | Larson | State Botanist, SD Natural Heritage Program Coordinator, SD Game, Fish and Parks, Pierre, SD |
| 2015 | Brynn Parr | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Jenks | Biologist, Alaska Game and Fish |
| 2015 | Diane Narem | M.S. | BIOS - NRM | Xu | Researcher IV, Department of Horticultural Science, University of Minnesota |
| 2015 | Darrel Mecham | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Graeb | Fisheries Biologist, UT |
| 2015 | Brianna Lind | M.S. | BIOS - NRM | Hanan | PhD student in Plant and Environmental Sciences, NMSU |
| 2015 | Wyatt Kirwan | M.S. | BIOS - NRM | Smart | Industry |
| 2015 | William Inselman | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Grovenburg | Biologist, Nebraska Game and Parks, Bassett, NE |
| 2015 | Emily Helms | M.S. | BIOS - NRM | Smart | Natural Resource Conservation Service |
| 2015 | Jeffrey Grote | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Wuellner | Affiliate, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| 2015 | Brianna Graff | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Grovenburg | Librarian, Clear Lake, Iowa |
| 2015 | David Deslauriers | Ph.D. | WFS - Fisheries | Chipps | Research Scientist, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
| 2015 | Andrew Carlson | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Graeb | Ph.D. Candidate, Michigan State |
| 2015 | Joe Bennett | M.S. | BIOS - NRM | Perkins | Game Biologist, Nevada Department of Wildlife in Tonopah, NV |
| 2014 | David Wilckens | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Jenks | Biologist, New Mexico Game and Fish |
| 2014 | Aaron Von Eschen | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Brown | Research Biologist, US Fish and Wildlife Service |
| 2014 | Emily Ulrich | M.S. | BIOS - NRM | Perkins | Research Technician, Nevada |
| 2014 | Benjamin Turner | Ph.D. | BIOS - NRM | Gates | Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University-Kingsville |
| 2014 | Megan Thul | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Chipps | Iowa Department of Natural Resources |
| 2014 | Joshua B. Smith | Ph.D. | WFS - Wildlife | Jenks | Biologist, Oregon Game and Fish |
| 2014 | Scott Sindelar | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Brown | Aquaculture Manager, Prairie Aquatech LLC |
| 2014 | Tobias Rapp | Ph.D. | WFS - Fisheries | Graeb | Research Scientist, Germany |
| 2014 | Brian Pauly | M.S. | BIOS - NRM | Dieter | Private Lands Biologist, SD Game, Fish and Parks, Huron |
| 2014 | Megan Mortellaro-Brown | M.S. | BIOS - NRM | Smart | Natural Resource Conservation Service |
| 2014 | Claire LaCanne (Bestul) | M.S. | BIOS - NRM | Johnson, C. | University of Minnesota Extension Educator |
| 2014 | Rebeca Juarez | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Jenks | Staff, Eastern Oregon University |
| 2014 | Kjetil Henderson | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Gigliotti | Biologist, the Rock Island District Army Corps of Engineers |
| 2014 | Laura Heironimus | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Chipps | Sturgeon Biologist, US Fish and Wildlife Service |
| 2014 | Cari-Ann Hayer | Ph.D. | WFS - Fisheries | Graeb | Fisheries Biologist, WI |
| 2014 | Justin Dupey | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Jensen | Biologist, US Fish and Wildlife Service |
| 2014 | Daniel Dembkowski | Ph.D. | WFS - Fisheries | Wuellner | Research scientist, WICFWRU |
| 2014 | Michael Barnes | Ph.D. | WFS - Fisheries | Brown | Administrator, SD Game, Fish and Parks |
| 2013 | Cody Warner | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Dieter | Natural Resource Conservation Service, Webster, SD |
| 2013 | Tanner Stevens | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Graeb | Fisheries Biologist, MN |
| 2013 | Alexander Solem | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Jensen | Resource Biologist, SD Game, Fish and Parks, Huron, SD |
| 2013 | Anna Sidie-Slettedahl | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Jensen | Biologist, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Minneapolis, MN |
| 2013 | Brian Schaffer | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Jenks | Biologist, ND Game and Fish |
| 2013 | Alexander Letvin | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Brown | Environmental Scientist, CA Department of Fish and Wildlife |
| 2013 | Jacob Krause | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Bertrand | Postdoctoral Scholar, North Carolina State University |
| 2013 | Arjun Kafle | M.S. | BIOS - NRM | Troelstrup | Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Biology and Microbiology, SDSU |
| 2013 | Mark Kaemingk | Ph.D. | WFS - Fisheries | Willis | Research Associate/Fishery Scientist, Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE |
| 2013 | Jessica Howell | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Bertrand | Coordinator, Aquatic Nuisance Species, ND |
| 2013 | Trenton Haffley | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Jenks | Biologist, SD Game, Fish and Parks |
| 2013 | Eli Felts | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Graeb | Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistant, Department of NRM, SDSU |
| 2013 | Andrew Dierks | M.S. | BIOS - NRM | Jensen | Seed Service, Lubben Farms, MN |
| 2013 | Julie DeJong | Ph.D. | WFS - Wildlife | Higgins | Head of Animal Control, Sioux Falls |
| 2013 | Benjamin Carroll | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Dieter | Fish and Wildlife Biologist, State of Washington |
| 2013 | Eric Boyda | M.S. | BIOS - NRM | Xu | Biologist, Ducks Unlimited, Bismarck, ND |
| 2012 | Joshua White | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Jenks | Biologist, Idaho Game and Fish |
| 2012 | Kendall Vande Kamp | M.S. | BIOS - NRM | Troelstrup | Environmental Scientist, HDR, Sioux Falls, SD |
| 2012 | Jason Thiele | M.S. | BIOS - NRM | Bakker | Environmental Inspector, Mecklenburg County, NC |
| 2012 | Mandy Orth | M.S. | BIOS - NRM | Dieter | Ph.D. Graduate Assistant, Department of NRM, SDSU |
| 2012 | Kyle Monteith | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Jenks | Biologist, NRCS, Watertown, SD |
| 2012 | Jacob Davis | M.S. | WFS - Fisheries | Willis | Biologist, Blackhills SD Game, Fish and Parks |
| 2012 | Sarah Brunette | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Gates | Family Service Specialist, Rapid City, SD |
| 2011 | Casey Heimerl | M.S. | WFS - Wildlife | Jensen | Wildlife Biologist, SD Game, Fish & Parks |