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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Jade Dagel | Woodstock | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Austin Gene Barber | Worthington | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Junesh Gautam | Worthington | Minnesota | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Xander E. Dansby | Jackson | Missouri | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Paige Kathryn Wellendorf | Kearney | Missouri | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Claira Jean Sullivan | Billings | Montana | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Sadie Rae Foster | Bozeman | Montana | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Taylor Rae Cattin | CL | Dutton | Montana | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Emmalynn R. Page | CL | Glasgow | Montana | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Jena Swanson | Glendive | Montana | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Jenna Rae Paul | Ismay | Montana | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Taylor Sylvia Triebwasser | CL | Richland | Montana | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Matthew Robert Thompson | Bellevue | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Olivia Renae Nye | Bennington | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Layton C. Schultz | Bennington | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Maicy Lourens | Blair | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Madison May Guest | MCL | Burwell | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Lauren Michele Buschkamp | CL | Crofton | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Kaden C. Wooters | Elwood | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Megan Maddison Eickhoff | Falls City | Nebraska | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Emmalea J. Olson | Gordon | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Grayden Matthew Hochstein | Hartington | Nebraska | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Kaylee Madison Davis | MCL | Hyannis | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Danielle Lee Gomez | La Vista | Nebraska | Bachelor of General Studies, SAHSS | |
| John Alexander Gabell | Lincoln | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |