Spring 2025 Graduation List
July 15, 2025
South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University announces spring 2025 graduates
BROOKINGS, S.D. — The following students graduated after the spring 2025 semester at South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã 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 34 states and 28 nations graduated in the spring 2025 semester. Nearly 70 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.**
Spring 2025
| Name | Honors | Home City | State | Degree, College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben William Vukovich | Brookings | South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã | Master of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Jane Renee Walter | Brookings | South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Bianca Renee Weis | MCL | Brookings | South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Faith Marie Werkmeister | MCL | Brookings | South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Brooke Nicole Wika | Brookings | South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Caden LeForge Wright | Brookings | South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Gelila Wudu Yedemie | MCL | Brookings | South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Mildred Arlene Young | Brookings | South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Alyssa Jo Hanson | Bruce | South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Caitlin Taylor King | Bruce | South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Zachary David Loomis | Bruce | South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Spencer Robert Lutz | Bruce | South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã | Master of Engineering, SENGR | |
| Cherish Alexandra Stern | MCL | Bruce | South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Benjamin Thomas Cox | Canistota | South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã | Bachelor of Science, SENGR, and Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Jaxon Keith Kampshoff | CL | Canova | South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Callista Riley Kroon | Canton | South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Allison Lynn Pommer | CL | Canton | South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Alexandrea N. Blaha | Castlewood | South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Garret Steven Kerkvliet | SCL | Castlewood | South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Marissa L. Murnion | MCL | Castlewood | South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Carter Paul Gust | Centerville | South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Ty Christopher John Van Hull | Centerville | South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Grace Elizabeth Cheeseman | MCL | Chamberlain | South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Dawson John Gullickson | MCL | Chamberlain | South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Kazney Kay Knippling | CL | Chamberlain | South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |