South Dakota State University announces spring 2024 graduates

The following students graduated after the spring 2024 semester at South Dakota State University. More than 1,500 students completed all requirements for a degree and/or certificate program. Overall, students from 35 states and 24 nations graduated following the spring 2024 semester. More than 70 students received two or more degrees or certificates from a college.

Avoca: Justin Clarke bachelor of science in SDSU’s Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering.

Balaton: Jett Davis, bachelor of science in SDSU’s College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Reilly McConnell, bachelor of science in SDSU’s College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

Canby: Cassidy Hunt, cum laude, bachelor of fine arts and an undergraduate certificate in SDSU’s College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Kalea Miller, cum laude, bachelor of science in SDSU’s College of Education and Human Sciences; Abbygail Theisen of Canby, bachelor of science in SDSU’s College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

Chandler: Cheyenne Hulstein, bachelor of science in SDSU’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences.

Cottonwood: Shailey Marczak, master of science in SDSU’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences.

Currie: Brooke Christian, cum laude, bachelor of science in SDSU’s College of Education and Human Sciences; Lucas Gervais, cum laude, bachelor of Science in SDSU’s Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering.

Ghent: Morgan Hennen, magna cum laude, bachelor of science in nursing in SDSU’s College of Nursing.

Iona: Taylor Smith, bachelor of science in SDSU’s College of Education and Human Sciences.

Ivanhoe: Brooklynn Downing, doctor of pharmacy in SDSU’s College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions; Abigail Rost, summa cum laude, bachelor of science in SDSU’s College of Natural Sciences.

Lake Benton: Haley Muenchow, summa cum laude, bachelor of science in SDSU’s College of Education and Human Sciences; Bryson Sik, bachelor of science in SDSU’s College of Education and Human Sciences; Shawna Thomsen, bachelor of fine arts and an undergraduate certificate in SDSU’s College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

Marshall: Alexandra Bladholm, doctor of pharmacy in SDSU’s College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions; Marah Hart, doctor of pharmacy in SDSU’s College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions; Jackson Hughes, bachelor of science in SDSU’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences; Kevin Jennings, cum laude, bachelor of science in SDSU’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences; Kaitlin Lingbeek, bachelor of science in SDSU’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences.

Minneota: Allison Bot Steffl, master of science in SDSU’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences; Riley Buysse, bachelor of science in SDSU’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences; Elizabeth Gillingham, summa cum laude, bachelor of science in SDSU’s College of Natural Sciences; Merissa Traen, bachelor of science in SDSU’s College of Education and Human Sciences.

Slayton: Danielle Hoekman, magna cum laude, bachelor of science in SDSU’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences.

Tracy: Lauren Verlinde, cum laude, bachelor of science in SDSU’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences.

Wood Lake: Payton Timm, bachelor of science in SDSU’s College of Education and Human Sciences.