Fall/Summer 2023 Graduation List
March 7, 2024
South ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ State University announces fall/summer 2023 graduates
BROOKINGS, S.D. – The following students graduated after the summer and fall 2023 semesters at South ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ State University. The students listed below completed all requirements for a degree and/or ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ 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 36 states and 25 nations graduated in the summer and fall 2023 semesters.
Nearly forty students received two or more degrees or ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Dale Haynes | Alexandria | South ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Ellen Marie Jensen | Arlington | South ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ | Master of Science, SEHS, and graduate ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ, SEHS | |
| Sydney Margaret Mutziger | Arlington | South ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Katie Lee Schmit | MCL | Artesian | South ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Trista Gene Frost | Ashton | South ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Andrew Calvin Engel | Aurora | South ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Jacqueline Paige Farniok | Aurora | South ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Sydnee Marie Richardson | MCL | Belle Fourche | South ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Connor Blair Speirs | Belle Fourche | South ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Jackson Cole Tyndall | MCL | Belle Fourche | South ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Gavin D. Bautista | Beresford | South ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Hayden James Brewers | CL | Beresford | South ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Katherine Joy Mochel | Beresford | South ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Justine Jenae Wiik | Big Stone City | South ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Elizabeth Nicole Bales | CL | Black Hawk | South ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Bryce Jaydon Beitelspacher | Bowdle | South ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Grace Ann Grismer | CL | Bowdle | South ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Kevin E. Holmes | Box Elder | South ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Irene Elsie Saner | Box Elder | South ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Grace Kristen Sowers | CL | Box Elder | South ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Amanda Rose Swan | Box Elder | South ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Theresa M. Aaseng | MCL | Brandon | South ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Ryan David Barker | Brandon | South ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Abigail Anita Rose Benz | Brandon | South ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Troy Joseph Christians | Brandon | South ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ | Associate of Science, SENGR |