Fall/Summer 2024 Graduation List
March 7, 2024
South Dakota State University announces summer, fall 2024 graduates
BROOKINGS, S.D. — The following students graduated after the summer and fall 2024 semesters 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 36 states and 23 nations graduated in the summer and fall 2024 semesters. Nearly 40 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.**
Graduate List
| Name | Honors | Home City | State | Degree, College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maggie V. Miles | CL | Montrose | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Julia Ann Hesselberg | Mound City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Olivia Paige Wieczorek | Mount Vernon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Cole William Knuppe | New Underwood | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Chloe Elizabeth Miller | CL | New Underwood | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Aidan Patrick Moran | CL | North Sioux City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Shane Allen Waikel | CL | Oldham | South Dakota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS, and undergraduate certificate, SAHSS |
| Raelin Anne Jurgens | Parker | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Glory Ann Christianson | Piedmont | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Ryan Garland | Piedmont | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Hannah Leigh Robertson | Piedmont | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Clay Arthur Ambach | CL | Pierre | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Adam Michael Ankrum | Pierre | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| McKenna Anne Cass | Pierre | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Ruth Elizabeth Howard | MCL | Pierre | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Thomas Kropp | Pierre | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Cole David Nelson | Pierre | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Kaitlyn Elizabeth Pitlick | CL | Pierre | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Matthew Donald Rounds | Pierre | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAHSS | |
| Joseph Malsam Rysdon | Pierre | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Garrett James Stout | Pierre | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Jenna N. Jones | Pipestone | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Jordan Lee Westendorf | Plankinton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Carly Jo Reiser | SCL | Platte | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Ashley Marie Adams | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |