DWU confers degrees on 190 graduates

MITCHELL – Dakota Wesleyan University recently conferred 190 degrees to students graduating – seven associate degrees, 136 bachelor’s degrees and 47 master’s degrees.

May 2025 graduates included:

Master of Arts in Education degrees:

South Dakota
Mitchell – Lindsay Wilber
Spearfish – Jill Reede

States Other than South Dakota

Pennsylvania
York Haven – Alexandria Creamer

Master of Athletic Training degrees:

South Dakota
Colton – Hailey Bleeker

States Other than South Dakota

California
Santa Maria – Monique Gomez

Montana
Baker – Logan Graham

North Dakota
Buxton – Abbigail Magnuson

Washington
Bethel – Trent Suckut

Master of Business Administration degrees:

South Dakota
Davis – Isabel Ihnen
Mitchell – Brady Christoffels
Wagner – Preston Nedved

States Other than South Dakota

California
Antioch – Deandrea Johnson

Florida
Jacksonville – Katherine Smith (D)

Michigan
Marquette – Kristine Hintz
Petoskey – Julie Greyerbiehl

Missouri
Springfield – Benjamin Bainbridge

Nebraska
Lincoln – Trayven Boellstorff

Pennsylvania
Mechanicsburg – John Mackey

Wyoming
Laramie – Calvin Webb

Bachelor of Arts degrees:

South Dakota
Bridgewater – Keesha Letcher***, Criminal Justice
Chamberlain – Kelsey Swanson*, Digital Media/Design
Highmore – Dylan McDonnell, Mathematics
Howard – Samuel Aslesen***, Mathematics
Huron – Emma Littlefield**, English Education
Mitchell – Kaitlyn Christensen**, Biology, Psychology; Jayden Hohn*, History Education; MiKayla Johnson, Business Organizational Leadership; Olivia Marinella***, Criminal Justice; Natalie McCloud, Music Education; Alivia Siegel, Criminal Justice, Psychology
Rapid City – Benjeman Harms**, History Education; Mitchell Sand, Criminal Justice
Sioux Falls – Andrew Evenson, Criminal Justice; Michael Zeman, History Education
Sturgis – Josiah Trimble***, Business Organizational Management
Tripp – Aletheia Underhile**, History
Vermillion – Jakob Dobney*, Psychology

States Other than South Dakota

Alaska
Anchorage – Eric Galosich, Criminal Justice

California
Moreno Valley – Isabella Gregg***, Criminal Justice

Colorado
Parker – Hailey Keefer*, English Education

Minnesota
Hendricks – Kaylee Johnson***, Digital Media/Design

Missouri
Kansas City – Dexter Curry, Business Organizational Management

Montana
Missoula – Khasidy Hodge**, English Education

Nebraska
Pickrell – Linda Humble***, Digital Media/Design

Nevada
Pahrump – McKenna Thomason*, Communication

Washington
Mill Creek – Christian Hanna, Criminal Justice

Bachelor of Science degrees:

South Dakota
Alexandria – Miranda Hanson**, Elementary Education
Brandon – Nathan Meyers***, Business Administration
Bridgewater – Connor Kerkhove*, Nursing
Brookings – Mackenzie Weber*, Business Administration
Corsica – Mackenzie Denning, Nursing
Dell Rapids – Carter Rentz, Entrepreneurial Leadership
Dimock – Landon Sudbeck, Business Administration
Emery – Kerrigan Schultz**, Nursing
Garretson – Ethan Rogich*, Entrepreneurial Leadership
Hayti – Kalen Stevenson*, Business Administration
Highmore – Dylan McDonnell, Business Administration
Howard – Samuel Callies*, Nursing
Hudson – Logan Serck*, Elementary Education
Lesterville – Grace Fryda*, Business Administration
Menno – Morgan Edelman**, Accounting
Mitchell – Kaleb Bigelow, Wildlife Management; Hallie Bitterman***, Elementary Education, Special Education; Garrett Douglas, Wildlife Management; Kyra Gropper**, Nursing; Hailey Gukeisen, Nursing; Jacey Linke*, Nursing; Carter Long*, Accounting; Wyatt Roberts, Sport, Exercise & Wellness
Pickstown – LaKayah Lucas*, Elementary Education, Special Education
Presho – Carly Samco**, Elementary Education
Rapid City – Peyton Bagley**, Biochemistry; Makaen DeGeest* Nursing
Sioux Falls – Dylan Albrecht*, Entrepreneurial Leadership; Blaze Lubbers, Business Administration; Graham Sanders***, Accounting; Jaden Warner*, Business Administration
Wagner – Abigail Brunsing**, Elementary Education
Watertown – Abby Bramer**, Special Education
White Lake – Ky Becker, Biochemistry
Winfred – Lane Miller, Exercise Science

States Other than South Dakota

Alaska
Dillingham – Colten Hink, Elementary Education

California
Carlsbad – Vladislav Burkov, Exercise Science
Oxnard – Lamar Ludy, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Illinois
Chicago – Temuujin Natsagdorj, Accounting

Minnesota
Blomkest – Callie Slagter**, Nursing
Jackson – Reghan Hansen, Nursing
Worthington – Sophie Wietzema*, Business Administration

Missouri
Kansas City­­ – Joshua Coleman, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Nebraska
Bassett – Thomas Klemesrud***, Elementary Education
Grand Island – Anthony Acosta*, Nursing
Norfolk – Kallan Herman*, Business Administration
Omaha – Alyssa Crnic*, Nursing

Utah
Saratoga Springs – McKinnely Mull**, Biochemistry

Washington
Kennewick – Tyler Stoflet, Business Administration

Countries Other than the United States

Colombia
Yopal – Juan Gomez Niño, Business Administration

Germany
Husum – Paul Kelling**, Business Administration

***summa cum laude, cumulative GPA 3.85 and higher
**magna cum laude, cumulative GPA 3.70-3.84
*cum laude, cumulative GPA 3.50-3.69