March 7, 2024
South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University announces fall/summer 2023 graduates
BROOKINGS, S.D. – The following students graduated after the summer and fall 2023 semesters at South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã 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 25 nations graduated in the summer and fall 2023 semesters.
Nearly forty 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.**
| Name | Honors | Home City | State | Degree, College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia Anne Kerrigan | Lincoln | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Isaac T. Pham | Lincoln | Nebraska | Bachelor of Music Education, SAHSS | |
| Adam M. Piro | Lincoln | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Isaiah Stalbird | Lincoln | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Shiva Torabian | Lincoln | Nebraska | Doctor of Philosophy, SAFES, and graduate certificate, SENGR | |
| Zayne Alan Ruden | CL | Norfolk | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Sophia G. Dreessen | Omaha | Nebraska | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Avery Elise Johnson | Omaha | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Bo Matthew Kurtz | Omaha | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Stephanie Nicole Wheeler | Omaha | Nebraska | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Jace Matthew Stagemeyer | Page | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Chase Thomas Norblade | Papillion | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Avery Joseph Bermel | Randolph | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Shaelee Nicole Planer | CL | Saint Helena | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Rebekah Lynn White | MCL | Scottsbluff | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Dylan Thomas McGuire | South Sioux City | Nebraska | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Shannon Lee Dierking | Tecumseh | Nebraska | Doctor of Philosophy, SAFES | |
| Reagan Noel Anderson | Valley | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Caden Tadd Johnson | MCL | Wahoo | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Cody Lee Thomas | Wakefield | Nebraska | Bachelor of General Studies, SAHSS | |
| Jaxon A. Mrsny | Wayne | Nebraska | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Emma Kathryn Millsap | CL | Westerville | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Amy Jocelyn Tafoya | Dulce | New Mexico | undergraduate certificate, SAFES | |
| Lexi Kay Baum | Elko | Nevada | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Lydia Johnson | Sparks | Nevada | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |