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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samantha Jo Banks | SCL | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Kaylee Ione Bays | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Connor J. Beckman | MCL | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| John Bridges | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Quentin L. Cadotte-Gray | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Elizabeth Carlisle | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Rebecca Elizabeth Casey | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Ella Ray Christofferson | MCL | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Fletcher J. Cox | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Tonya Marie Erickson | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Jessica Lynn Freeman | Rapid City | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Sarah Gheida | Rapid City | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Kelsie Ann Goodrich | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Sif Kiera Gullikson | SCL | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Jeremy Douglas Hatch | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Michael Andrew Herren | Rapid City | South Dakota | Master of Education, SEHS | |
| Megan Olivia Hinrichs | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Melea Mae Hoeffner | Rapid City | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Jenece Ida Holzbauer | Rapid City | South Dakota | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Courtney Marie Holzer | CL | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Jadeyn B. Holzer | SCL | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Ashley Meghan Kennedy | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Megan Kathleen King | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Samantha Nichole Kokesh | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| John Lang | SCL | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |