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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaitlyn Rochelle Adam | Black Hawk | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Sara Hagen Eberhard | CL | Black Hawk | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Taya Rae Swanson | Black Hawk | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Brooke M. Williams | Black Hawk | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Emme C. Colhoff | CL | Box Elder | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Amanda Leah Gronos | Box Elder | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Anne Marie Hartkamp | Box Elder | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Kaitlynn Anne Prentice | MCL | Box Elder | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Kaitlyn Toppings | Box Elder | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Ayriss Nevaeh Andrews | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Ryan David Barker | Brandon | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Cage Austin Consoer | Brandon | South Dakota | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Carrie Jo Delaughter | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Braden Allen Dybdahl | Brandon | South Dakota | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Grace Elizabeth Gerken | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Valentyna LaBrie | Brandon | South Dakota | Master of Science, SENGR, and graduate certificate, SENGR | |
| Mason Lee Padgett | SCL | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR, and Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Emily Nicole Sample | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Paige A. Schatzke | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Lane Henry Schmidt | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Abby Olivia Seydel | Brandon | South Dakota | Doctor of Philosophy, SNURS | |
| Dylan Wayne Smedsrud | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Kristofer B. Smith | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of General Studies, SAHSS | |
| Karen Malgorzata Szwajlik | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Carson J. Thier | MCL | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |