DWU confers degrees

MITCHELL, S.D. – Dakota Wesleyan recently conferred 172 degrees to graduating students – 7 associate degrees, 130 bachelor’s degrees and 35 master’s degrees.

The following is a list of graduates:

Master of Arts in Education degrees:

South Dakota
Canova – Luke Loudenburg
Milbank – Logan Diede
Mitchell – Malik Campbell
Norris – Morgan Taft
Sioux Falls – Stephanie Gabel
Springfield – Amy Cooper

States Other than South Dakota

California
Huntington Beach – Anthony de la Torre

Iowa
Ankeny – Jodi Abshire

Michigan
Holland – Jason Rosema

Montana
Billings – Ethan Davis

Nebraska
Doniphan – Joseph Dinan
Lincoln – Donald Rediger
Norfolk – Bridgett Freudenburg

Ohio
Akron – Cody Jenkins

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Master of Athletic Training degrees:

South Dakota
Aberdeen – Grace Imbery
Highmore – Rebecca Buchholz
Mitchell – Faith Tyler
Montrose – Jocelyn Krouse
Salem – Natalie Gottlob
Sioux Falls – Ashley Pruss

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Master of Business Administration degrees:

South Dakota
Huron – Michael Johnson
Lennox – Megan Hinker
Mitchell – Jude Burkinshaw, Rebecca Trefz
Mt. Vernon – Amy Tlam
Sioux Falls – Megan Peltier
Wentworth – Rick Olivier
Yankton – Jeffrey Otterman

States Other than South Dakota

Georgia
Acworth – Karin Kidd

Louisiana
Ruston – Lamar Oliver

Missouri
California – Nicholas Van Dam
Kennett – Mark Kailbourn
Maysville – Amanda Ross
Plattsburg – Cassie O’Brien

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Bachelor of Arts degrees: (*** indicates Summa Cum Laude; ** indicates Magna Cum Laude; * indicates Cum Laude; and w indicates With Distinction)

South Dakota

Custer
Grace Lewis***, Music Education

Emery
Sawyer Schultz, Psychology

Goodwin
Zachariah Fieber*, Psychology

Irene
Taten Gale, Psychology

Kimball
Darby Deffenbaugh**, Psychology

Lake Andes
Brianna Deurmier*, Psychology

Lennox
Wyatt Baldauf**, History

Mitchell
Meghan Daffern*, Psychology; Hayden Dinger, English; Mary Catherine Kelly***, Digital Media and Design and Individualized Major; Maggie Kattner, Math Education; Corbin Kramer*, Theatre/Music; Ammara Prom, Behavioral Science; Alice Schleich***, Digital Media & Design; Hope Schulte**, Psychology; Abby Urbigkit, Mathematics

Philip
Jasmine Ferguson**, Theatre

Pierre
Abbigail Ferris**, Psychology

Rapid City
Wyatt Hunt, Criminal Justice

Salem
Emily Bies***, Psychology

Sioux Falls
Maxwell Helgerson, Psychology; Allison Jamison***, Criminal Justice and History; Talisa Smith, Behavioral Science

Sturgis
Skyler Grenstiner, Psychology

Tea
Gabrielle Warwick***, Criminal Justice

Volga
Andrea Hult*, Nonprofit Administration

Wagner
Brecken Bullard, Biology

Watertown
Garrett Determan, Psychology

Wessington Springs
Madelaine Neely, Psychology

Yankton
Megan Nelson***, Psychology

States Other than South Dakota

Alabama
Athens – Amber Feigert*, Psychology and English

Arizona
Anthem – Ryan Norcia, Behavioral Science

Iowa
Sioux Center – Tyus Arends, Psychology

Idaho
Pocatello – Braxton Wilhelm, Biology

Nebraska
Fremont – Baylee Field, Psychology and Criminal Justice

Washington
Auburn – Matthew Schwaerzler**, Digital Media & Design
Bonney Lake – Alexis Thompson**, Digital Media & Design

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Bachelor of Science degrees: (*** indicates Summa Cum Laude; ** indicates Magna Cum Laude; and * indicates Cum Laude)

South Dakota

Alpena
Abby VonEye, Nursing

Arlington
Rynn Osthus***, Sport, Exercise & Wellness

Brandon
Marielle Mucklin**, Nursing LPN-BS

Brookings
Drew Cole, Accounting

Chamberlain
Avany Long, Nursing

Dell Rapids
Nathan McKee, Elementary Education

Emery
Jamin Arend, Business Administration; Karen Gerstenecker, Nursing LPN-BS

Ethan
Regan Gerlach**, Business Administration

Freeman
Shay Saarie**, Business Administration

Geddes
Sidney Muckey**, Elementary Education

Hartford
Kassidy Johnson**, Elementary Education and Special Education

Huron
Cydnee Mattke, Nursing

Kadoka
Lavin Bendt**, Accounting

Kimball
Darby Deffenbaugh**, Elementary Education

Langford
Carter Jahnig***, Biology

Lennox
Kourtney Krohn, Nursing LPN-BS

Marion
Lisa Anderson***, Nursing LPN-BS

Miller
Erin Moncur**, Accounting

Mitchell
Carter Fredericksen**, Business Administration; Samuel Henderson*, Business Administration; Brooke Johnson, Nursing LPN-BS; Drew Kitchens, Business Administration; Koby Larson, Business Administration; Haley Linke**, Nursing; Carter Max***, Nursing; Ammara Prom, Nursing; Maxwell Schoenfelder**, Nursing; Bailey Thompson***, Elementary Education; Abby Urbigkit, Biology; Annika Vermeulen**, Nursing; Katelyn Warren, Biology; Ashley Zimmer*, Elementary Education and Special Education

Montrose
Hope Bartmann*, Nursing

Mt. Vernon
Destiny Brockhaus***, Biochemistry

Parker
Tessa Hertel, Special Education

Parkston
Lexy Leischner**, Nursing

Pierre
Morgan Carr***, Biochemistry

Rapid City

Payton Phares**, Elementary Education; Troy Wilhelm*, Biochemistry

Raymond
Marisa Helkenn*, Nursing LPN-BS

Sioux Falls
Syndaya Dunn***, Nursing; Katie Garry, Nursing LPN-BS; Amanda Hoseck*, Nursing LPN-BS; Sabrina Lickiss, Nursing LPN-BS; Rebekah Matson, Nursing LPN-BS; Marcy McCue, Nursing LPN-BS; Bailey Nester***, Elementary Education; Kazia Ohayon**, Sport, Exercise & Wellness; Talisa Smith, Nursing

Spencer
Taylor Reif***, Nursing

Springfield
Brianna Pesek, Nursing

Summerset
Dawson Penticoff*, Elementary Education

Tea
Michelle MIcucci***, Nursing LPN-BS

Tripp
Mattilynn Reiner**, Sport, Exercise & Wellness

Vermillion
Justin Sorensen**, Biology

Volga
Daymein Lucas, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Wagner
Tracie DeFur, Nursing

Watertown
Adam DeJong***, Nursing; Mariah Gloe***, Elementary Education; Hanna Reiff**, Elementary Education

Wessington Springs
Mary Reider, Nursing

Wolsey
Leah Marshall**, Business Administration

Woonsocket
Tesa Jensen**, Elementary Education; Spens Schlicht, Elementary Education

Yankton
Lucas Trindade***, Sport, Exercise & Wellness; Madison Wubben***, Nursing

States Other than South Dakota

Alaska
Eagle River – Taylor McCart*, Business Administration

Arizona
Anthem – Ryan Norcia, Nursing

California
Sylmar – Jacob Zamora, Business Administration

Colorado
Golden – Virginia Alvis, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Hawaii
Mililani – Taira Shimata**, Business Administration

Iowa
Holstein – Madeline Else**, Biochemistry
Sioux Center – Tyus Arends, Accounting

Minnesota
Lake Wilson – Mikayla Olivier, Nursing LPN-BS
Monticello – Tyler Anderson, Elementary Education
Raymond – Dannielle Burns, Nursing
Sargeant – Lila Gronseth, Business Administration

Washington
Auburn – Matthew Schwaerzler**, Business Administration
Ephrata – Jakob Oxos, Business Administration

Wyoming
Casper – Kyler Halverson*, Elementary Education
Gillette – Ryan Kienzle, Sport, Exercise & Wellness
Newcastle – Lexus Voelker***, Elementary Education
Riverton – Jereko Martinez, Business Administration

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Countries Other than the United States

Argentina
Capital Federal – Federico Dusini*, Business Administration

Belgium
Brussels – Alan Kikwaki, Business Administration

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Associate degrees:

South Dakota
Ft. Pierre
Jayda Tibbs, Business Administration

Pierre
Jacey Iedema, Business Administration; Molly Neyhart, Business Administration; Brenda Velazquez Padilla, Business Administration; Talia Williams, Business Administration

Sioux Falls
Noah Bartscher, Criminal Justice

States Other than South Dakota

Louisiana
New Orleans – Jo Cooper, Nonprofit Administration