Fall/Summer 2025 Graduation List
March 13, 2026
South Dakota State University announces summer, fall 2025 graduates
BROOKINGS, S.D. — The following students graduated after the summer and fall 2025 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 high honor; WHHH, with highest honor; CL, Cum Laude; MCL, Magna Cum Laude; and SCL, Summa Cum Laude.
Overall, students from 35 states and 26 nations graduated in the summer and fall 2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Roy Deckert | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Madison Rae DeJarlais | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Harsh Dubey | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Sophia Ana-Juliet Dwelle | MCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Kristin Lee Echtenkamp | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Education, SEHS, and graduate certificate, SEHS | |
| Abigail Elaine Fickbohm | SCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Baylee Madison Field | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Derek Merle Follett | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Chloe Christine Gardner | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Pate Macen Garrett | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Kajay Shemore Shaheen Gordon | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Mollee S. Grams | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Carson Gregory Haak | MCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Tyler James Hanks | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SENGR, and graduate certificate, SAHSS | |
| Alexia Anastasia Hansen | CL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Kylie Michelle Hansen | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Marissa Renee Hansen | CL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Lincoln Joseph Friedrich Hardin | SCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Aaron Lee Hargens | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Trey Wilbert Heiderscheidt | MCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Landyn Sage Henderson | CL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Kelby Marie Hicks | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS, Associate of Arts, SAHSS, and undergraduate certificate, SEHS | |
| Ashlyn Hillyard | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Jesse Dean Hougland | Brookings | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Tersoo Samuel Hulugh | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SENGR |