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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Lorenz Niemeyer | CL | Dakota Dunes | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Hannah Grace Niemeyer | Dakota Dunes | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Emilea Marie Cimpl | Dante | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Jaycie Renae Forbes | De Smet | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Hayley Kay Geyer | CL | De Smet | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Heather Ann Geyer | CL | De Smet | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Derek Joel Sukstorf | Deadwood | South Dakota | Master of Education, SEHS | |
| Logan Charles Anderson | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR, and Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Ashley Marie Blocker | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | Doctor of Philosophy, SENGR | |
| Thomas John Eining | CL | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Kathleen Anne Hawkins | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Erin Ruth Larson | MCL | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Miriam Grace Pickard | CL | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Joseph Dennis Tisher | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | Bachelor of General Studies, SAHSS | |
| Elizabeth Emma Fuerniss | SCL | Delmont | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Kade Neal Bialas | Dimock | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Carson David Brouwer | Dimock | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Lucas Michael McInerney | Elk Point | South Dakota | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Skyler Joseph Swatek | Elk Point | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Makayla Carmen Heard | Ellsworth AFB | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Renae Katherine Gades | Ethan | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Alexis Rose Lingemann | Ethan | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Shalyn Kaye Peters | Flandreau | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Gia Margarite Renteria | Flandreau | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Kenidee Marie Enander | CL | Frankfort | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |