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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riya Jain | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Alyssa Sierra Jensen | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Spencer Kris Jeppesen | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Architecture, SAHSS | |
| Mara Anne Johnson | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Zariah Jo Jones | MCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Jeremiah Isaac Jorenby | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Ashton James Juhnke | Brookings | South Dakota | Associate of Science, SENGR | |
| Molly Jean Bai Jung | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS, and undergraduate certificate, SAHSS | |
| Montana Lynn Kack | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Aaron James Karl | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Jason B. Ketel | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Bhawana Khadka | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Maxwell Nels Kjelden | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Jackson Dean Krogman | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Carley Alexis Landmark | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Bret J. Lang | Brookings | South Dakota | Doctor of Philosophy, SAFES | |
| Cassidy Paige Lang | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Adonai Nat Lusamvuku | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of General Studies, SAHSS | |
| Callie Rose Mabry | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAHSS | |
| Zachary Adair Mahoney | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Benedicte Nsenga Manvuwa | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Kayleigh Grace Martin | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Jake Joseph Melius | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of General Studies, SAHSS | |
| Mariah Miller | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Prestin Leon Nelson | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |