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