J THE THIRTY-FIFTH WINTER SESSION COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA
HELD IN THE DAKOTADOME ON THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, VERMILLION
SATURDAY, DECEMBER EIGHTEENTH TWO THOUSAND AND TEN AT TEN O’CLOCK A.M. Professional photographs by Jolesch Photography will be available a week after the ceremony. To purchase photographs, please follow the link to their website at www.usd.edu/registrar/commencement.cfm.
The commencement program is a list of candidates for degree. It is not an official listing of degrees conferred. Commencement Exercises Processional - Pomp and Circumstance, by Elgar...... Dr. Susan Keith Gray Professor of Music
The Star-Spangled Banner, arr. by Lloyd Pfautsch...... USD Chamber Singers directed by Dr. David Holdhusen The audience is invited to sing. Gentlemen, please remove your hats.
Welcome...... Professor Becky Wolff Vice President, University Senate President James W. Abbott
Commencement Address...... Dr. Jack R. Warner Executive Director & CEO of the South Dakota Board of Regents “Doing Well by Doing Good”
Abide With Me, arr. by Lucy Hirt...... USD Chamber Singers directed by Dr. David Holdhusen
Conferring of Degrees...... Regent Dean Krogman President James W. Abbott
Alumni Welcome...... Patty Crowley Alumni Association Representative
University Hymn, Alma Mater...... USD Chamber Singers directed by Dr. David Holdhusen The audience is invited to sing. Gentlemen, please remove your hats.
Recessional - Grand Choeur, by Salome...... Dr. Susan Keith Gray
Alma Mater
Words by Mabel Kingsley Richardson Music by Winfred R. Colton Alma Mater, Dakota, we drink thee a health As we go from thy sheltering walls; South Dakota! How dear to thy children Younger feet shall come trouping to gather thy name, thy wealth, How daring the tales oft retold Younger voices shall ring through thy halls. Of thy builders who first to thy Keep us true to the type of the brave pioneer, wilderness came, No hardship e’er daunted his quest; Theirs a glory that never grows old. Alma Mater, lead on to the untried frontier, O the pine crested peaks of the storied We follow the trail to the west. Black Hills, The Missouri that ribbons thy plain. The writer of the Alma Mater’s lyrics, Mable Kingsley Richardson, Where the slant summer sunshine so graduated from The University of South Dakota in 1902 and lavishly spills directed USD’s library from 1907 to 1941. A pioneer’s daughter who loved South Dakota, she voiced in the Alma Mater the views of Over prairie and pasture and grain. a woman of her time. Stage Party
James W. Abbott, President Dean Krogman, Board of Regents Representative Jack R. Warner, Executive Director & CEO South Dakota Board of Regents, Speaker Patty Crowley, Alumni Association Representative Becky Wolff, Vice President, University Senate Charles Staben, Provost & Vice President, Academic Affairs Laurie J. Becvar, Dean, Graduate School & Division of Continuing & Distance Education Rodney R. Parry, Vice President, Health Affairs and Dean, Sanford School of Medicine Barry R. Vickrey, Dean, School of Law Matthew Moen, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences Michael J. Keller, Dean, Beacom School of Business Rick Melmer, Dean, School of Education Larry Schou, Dean, College of Fine Arts Brian Kaatz, Dean, School of Health Sciences Laura J. Jenski, Vice President, Research Thomas Sorensen, Associate Dean, School of Law Jenifer Jost, Registrar
Board of Regents Terry Baloun James O. Hansen Harvey C. Jewett, IV Kathryn Johnson Dean Krogman Randall K. Morris Carole Pagones Randy Schaefer Jack R. Warner Patrick Weber
Lead Marshals
Professor Leon Korte Professor Barbara Yutrzenka
Marshals
Professor Solveig Korte Professor Dave Moen Professor Kurt Hackemer Professor Kristine Reed Professor Gregory Huckabee Professor Lee Ann Roripaugh Professor Emily Haddad Professor Tim Schorn Professor Beverly Kennedy Professor Michelle Van Maanen Professor Christopher Meyer Professor Gerald Yutrzenka Faculty in Attendance
Professor Mark Baron Professor James Korcuska Professor Brian Bedard Professor Clayton Lehmann Professor Teri James Bellis Professor Robin Miskimins Professor Sherrie Bosse Professor Marcia Morrison Professor Larry Bradley Professor Bridget Nichols Professor Larry Bright Professor Wade Nilson Professor David Burrow Professor Carolyn Prentice Professor Jean Caraway Professor Randy Quevillon Professor Teresa Chasing Hawk Professor Raymond Ring Professor Hee-sook Choi Professor William Schweinle Professor Audrey Cross Professor Andrew Shim Professor Lucy Dai Professor Gemma Skillman Professor Tom Davies Professor Stacy Smallfield Professor Marvin Gamble Professor Miglena Sternadori Professor Ronald Ganze Professor Mark Sweeney Professor Chaya Gordon-Bland Professor Nancy Trimble Professor Katherine Haberling Professor Dan Van Peursem Professor Angela Helmer Professor Xiao-Tian Wang Professor Betty Hulse Professor Gerard Jacobs Professor Geralyn Jacobs Professor Ric Jensen Professor Brennan Jordan Professor Christina Keller Professor Dona Kennealley
Administration in Attendance
Anne Cooper Moore, Dean of Libraries James L. Parker, Dean of Students
Ushers
Dominique Lyon, Lead Usher Student Ambassadors; Grace Bick Kyle Schoenfelder Dawn Brown Amanda Barton Ashley Eden Teresa Hays Amy Pohlson Scott Pohlson Lloyd Rowland Clarence Shoemaker Deb Wiemers Diane Zak
Candidates for Degree GRADUATE SCHOOL Doctor of Philosophy
* Sarah Ruth Banka Barron, Brady, MT * Ruth Monteith B.A., Montana State University, Bozeman M.A., The University of South Dakota M.A., The University of South Dakota B.A., University of Missouri at St. Louis Psychology Psychology Dissertation: Perceptions of Sexual Coercion: Dissertation: Interpreters in Frontier Mental Understanding the Role of Gender, Health Settings: A Multi-Site Case Study Intimacy, and Alcohol Use * Jacob Paul Pickard, San Antonio, TX * Ariel Lynn Del Gaizo, Montvale, NJ B.A., Goucher College M.A., City University of New York, John Jay M.A., The University of South Dakota College Psychology B.A., University of South Florida Dissertation: Southern Sudanese Concepts of Psychology Cieng/Ciang in America: The Dissertation: An Analysis of the Relationships Transcultural Experience of Well-being and among Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress, Health Adaptive Functioning Risk Behaviors and Physical Health Using the Vikul B. Rajpara, Bharuch National Comorbidity Survey Replication Data M.S., South Gujarat University Lili Guo, Xuecheng M.A., The University of South Dakota M.S., Fudan University B.S.; South Gujarat University B.S., Taishan Medical School Dissertation: Materials Chemistry Design of Biomedical Sciences New Carbonaceous Catalysts and Dissertation: The Involvement of sp. In Myelin Photocatalysts for Organic Synthesis Basic Protein Gene Transcription * Michelle Nicole Roy, Omaha, NE Jessica Jo Klopper, Yankton, SD M.A., University of South Dakota M.A., The University of South Dakota B.S., Drake University B.A., The University of South Dakota Psychology Psychology Dissertation: The Process of Coping in Parents Dissertation: Predictors of Mental Healthcare of Children Diagnosed with Cancer Use Among Domestic Violence Survivors in * Sandra Suzanne Schatz, Aberdeen, SD Shelters M.A., Stony Brook University Carly LaCroix B.S., Northern State University B.A., Augustana College Psychology Biomedical Sciences Dissertation: Investigating the Appropriateness Dissertation: The Parasympathetic Nervous of Fitting an Item Response Model to Clinical System Protection and Control of the Heart Mental Health Functioning Data * Qin Li, China * Na Lu Smith, Loungkou, Shandong, China M.D., Nanjing Medical College B.M., Shandong University Biomedical Sciences Biomedical Sciences Dissertation: Cellular Mechanism Mediating Dissertation: NF90 and PKR Regulate P27KIP1 Synaptic in the Leech T-to-S Neuronal Circuit Cap-Independent Translation * Wei Li, Ruian Qingwen Zheng, Iowa City, IA M.S., Zhejiang University M.M., Guangzhou Medical College Biomedical Sciences B.M., Tongji Medical University Dissertation: Coordinate Pre-and Postsynaptic Biomedical Sciences Function of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Dissertation: Autophagy in Cardiac Proteinopathy (BDNF) in In Vitro Classical Conditioning Gesine Elisabeth Ziebarth, Munich, Germany David A. Mitchell, Sioux Falls, SD M.A., The University of South Dakota M.A., The University of South Dakota B.A., Catholic University B.S., South Dakota State University Psychology Psychology Dissertation: Information Search and Selection of Dissertation: Differential Effects of Sustained Heuristics in Multi-Attribute Choice Tasks Attention on the Association Between Rumination, Depression, and Anxiety
*candidate for degree summer 2010 Doctor of Education
David Wagner Baukol, Montevideo, MN Christine Ann McCoy, Cleveland, MN M.S., St. Cloud State University Ed.S, The University of South Dakota B.A., The University of Minnesota M.A., The University of South Dakota Educational Administration B.A., Southwest State University Dissertation: Impact of Multiage Education on Curriculum & Instruction Academic Performance in Mathematics and Dissertation: A Survey of Instruments and Reading Practices Associated with Teacher Education * Kassandra Cline, Sioux City, IA Follow-up Studies M.S., The University of South Dakota Robert Sidney Meyer, Garretson, SD B.S., College of St. Mary M.S., The University of South Dakota Educational Administration B.L.S., The University of South Dakota Dissertation: Adult Learner Perceptions of the Educational Administration American Psychological Association’s 14 Dissertation: Army Reserve Instructors’ Learner-Centered Psychological Principles in Perceptions Regarding the Effectiveness of Three Contexts the Experiental Learning Model in Teaching Carol J. Den Otter Mid-Level Army Reserve Officers B.S., Augustana College * Jeremiah Olson Educational Administration M.E., University of North Dakota Paige Fenton Hughes, Lander, WY B.A., Jamestown College M.Ed, Montana State University at Billings Educational Administration B.A., Rocky Mountain College Dissertation: North Dakota Public School Educational Administration Administrators’ Perceptions of Effective Dissertation: The Instructional Leadership Teaching Attributes Practices of Female Superintendents in * Janeen Juletta Outka, Aberdeen, SD Wyoming and South Dakota B.S., Northern State University * Denise Kay Finstad, Aberdeen, SD M.E., South Dakota State University B.S., Northern State University Ed.S., The University of Sioux Falls M.S., Northern State University Educational Administration Curriculum & Instruction Dissertation: Superintendants’ Knowledge of Dissertation: A Comparison of Worksheets and Special Education and its Implications to Their Instructional Games as a Review Practice Method for A College Remedial Reading Course * Jesse Vincent Sealey, Colome, SD Shari Marie Hansen, Correctionville, IA Ed.S., The University of South Dakota M.A., Morningside College M.A., Dakota Wesleyn University B.A., University of Northern Iowa B.A., Mount Marty College Curriculum & Instruction Educational Administration Dissertation: Screening and Preschool Dissertation: Perceptions of South Dakota Options Available Through South Dakota Administrators on Hiring Male Teachers in Public School Districts Elementary Schools * Diana K. Koch, Madison, SD Andrew Joehl Thompson, Rapid City, SD B.S., Black Hills State University M.B.A., Anderson Graduate School of M.S., South Dakota State University Management Educational Administration B.A., University of New Mexico Dissertation: Implementation of a Replication Educational Administration Model in the Development of Walton Career Dissertation: Effect of 1994 Land-Grant Act Academy: A Case Study on Tribal College Agricultural and Faye M. LaDuke-Pelster Native-knowledge based Curricula M.E., West Texas A&M Alisha Jean Vincent, Chamberlain, SD B.S., University of Wyoming M.S., Walden University Curriculum & Instruction B.S., Black Hills State University Dissertation: An Investigation of Preservice Educational Administration Teachers’ Ability to Recognize Effective Dissertation: Factors that Affect the Reading Comprehension Instruction Institutionalization of Service-Learning * Pam Lange B.A., Black Hills State University M.S., The University of South Dakota Educational Administration Dissertation: Teacher Perceptions and Student Achievement Related to Inquiry- Based Mathematics
*candidate for degree summer 2010 SANFORD SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Doctor of Medicine
Sherri Lynn Bostwick, Salem, SD Robert Floyd Nuss, Brandon, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota B.S., Creighton University * Jennifer Ann Haggar, Hartford, SD Jennifer Jean Tinguely, Sioux Falls, SD B.S., Northern State University B.A., College of Saint Benedict M.P.H, Boston University
SCHOOL OF LAW
Juris Doctor
Alissia Rashida Canady, Kansas City, MO Craig Dennis Evenson, Clear Lake, SD B.S., Park University B.A., Dakota Wesleyan University
GRADUATE SCHOOL
Specialist in Education
Jared S. Ahlberg * Jennifer Ann Johnke, Yankton, SD M.E., The University of Southern Mississippi B.S., The University of South Dakota B.S., Northern State University M.A., The University of South Dakota Educational Administration Educational Administration * Bruce Albers Kenneth L. Krzyzanowski, Colorado Springs, CO B.S., The University of South Dakota M.S., Black Hills State University Counseling & Psychology in Education B.S., Black Hills State University * Michelle Arneson, Spirit Lake, IA Educational Administration B.A., Simpson College * Catherine Magee M.A., Morningside College B.A., University of Wisconsin Educational Administration M.S., The University of South Dakota Daniel J. Barkel Educational Administration M.A., The University of South Dakota Eric J. Pingrey B.A., Northwestern College M.A., The University of South Dakota Educational Administration B.S., Black Hills State University Bruce Blankley Educational Administration M.A., The University of South Dakota * Jessica Lee Quail, Sioux Falls, SD B.A., Yankton College B.S., The University of South Dakota Educational Administration M.A., The University of South Dakota * Sara Marie Cain, Beresford, SD Educational Administration B.S., The University of South Dakota * Jana M. Semmler, Sioux Falls, SD M.A., The University of South Dakota B.S., St. Cloud State University Educational Administration Educational Administration * Dustin Dennis Degen, Hartford, SD * Cheryl D. Thaler, Wagner, SD M.S., The University of South Dakota B.S., The University of South Dakota B.S., The University of South Dakota M.S., The University of South Dakota Educational Administration Educational Administration Mary J. Goebel * Andrea Wange M.S., Montana State University B.S., Northern Arizona University B.S., North Dakota State University M.S., Walden University Educational Administration Educational Administration
*candidate for degree summer 2010 Master of Arts
Vanessa Lynn Anderson, Canton, SD * Rachel M.Cox, Thief River Falls, MN B.A., Augustana College B.A., University of Minnesota Duluth Speech Language Pathology English * Joy S. Anderson, Mitchell, SD Thesis: Freud, Lacan, and Harry Potter: Two B.A., Northwestern College Readings of Trauma Counseling & Psychology in Education * Kathleen Crowley, Vermillion, SD * Jasmine Desirae Atteberry, Gregory, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota B.S., The University of South Dakota Elementary Education Interdisciplinary Studies Monica Demaray, Ramona, SD * Patricia J. Bailey, Yankton, SD B.S., Dakota State University B.S., The University of South Dakota Special Education Secondary Education * Darren DeNeui Gina Mae Baldwin, Mitchell, SD B.A., Dakota Wesleyan University B.B.A., The University of South Dakota Educational Administration Health, Physical Education & Recreation * Elizabeth Donahue, Moorhead, MN * Megan René Becker, Vermillion, SD B.S. Minnesota State University-Moorhead B.S., Dakota State University Speech Language Pathology Elementary Education * Meggie Donnelly * Patrick Michael Beeman, Yankton, SD B.S., University of Nebraska At Lincoln B.S., The University of South Dakota Elementary Education Educational Administration Shayla Rene Ebsen, Hulett, WY * Abbey Marie Berens, Lennox, SD B.A., South Dakota State University B.S., Dakota State University Communication Studies Special Education * Laura Jean Endres, Le Sueur, MN Breanna Violet Bishop, Rapid City, SD B.S., Augustana College B.S. Minnesota State University-Mankato Speech Language Pathology Educational Administration Tyler Stephen Evans, Stewart, MN Stacy Gwen Bjorlie, Austin, MN B.A., The University of South Dakota B.B.A., The University of South Dakota Health, Physical Education & Recreation Health, Physical Education & Recreation * Cory Russell Faust, Avoca, IA * Allyson Boeckman, Lake View, IA B.A., Central College B.S., The University of South Dakota Educational Administration Speech Language Pathology Leanne Michele Felsing, Hartland, WI * Laura Rae Brandt, Waseca, MN B.S., The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee B.S., Minnesota State University-Mankato Health, Physical Education & Recreation Speech Language Pathology James T. Fiegel Ashley Lynn Campbell, Storm Lake, IA B.A., The University of Northern Iowa B.A., The University of Northern Iowa Educational Administration Counseling & Psychology in Education * Emily Louise Fischer, Selby, SD Patricia A. Campbell B.S., The University of South Dakota B.A., The University of Sioux Falls Interdisciplinary Studies Educational Administration Tiffany Shantell Forrest, Pompano Beach, FL Robert L. Campbell B.S., Florida State University B.S. Wayne State College Educational Administration Health, Physical Education & Recreation Lance Steven Friesen, Freeman, SD * Teresa Ann Chasing Hawk, Vermillion, SD B.A., Dakota Wesleyan University M.A., The University of South Dakota Health, Physical Education & Recreation B.S., The University of South Dakota * Catherine Claire Ganschow, Wakonda, SD Mathematics B.S., The University of South Dakota * Rachel Bryn Christianson, Sioux Falls, SD Elementary Education B.S., The University of South Dakota Danielle Jo Geigle, Iroquois, SD Elementary Education B.S., The University of South Dakota * James Allen Clendenin, Jr., Watertown, SD Speech Language Pathology B.A., The University of South Dakota * Gina Ann Gloede, North Sioux City, SD Special Education B.S., The University of South Dakota * Nicole Cleveland, Montrose, SD Special Education B.S., The University of South Dakota * Melanie Dawn Gohring, Clear Lake, SD Elementary Education B.S., Northern State University Erin Nicole Corner, Hope Mills, NC Speech Language Pathology B.S., The University of South Dakota Speech Language Pathology
*candidate for degree summer 2010 * Emily Faye Matti Goldhammer, Mounds View, MN * Deborah Ann Larson-Stoa, Oakdale, MN B.S., University of Minnesota Duluth B.S., University of Minnesota Speech Language Pathology Psychology Melissa Anne Griffith, Mitchell, SD Thesis: Effect of Therapy on Depression, B.A., South Dakota State University Anxiety, Somatization, and Functioning in Educational Administration Indonesian Torture Survivors Daniel James Grosvenor, Newcastle, NE Amanda Lynn Lightfield, Watertown, SD B.S., Wayne State College B.A., The University of South Dakota Communication Studies English * Sean Gayle Halverson, Scotland, SD Kristin Maria Linke, Watertown, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota B.S., South Dakota State University Mathematics Counseling & Psychology in Education * Amy Christine Haneklaus, Beresford, SD * Jennifer Madsen A.A., WIT Community College B.S., The University of South Dakota B.A., Buena Vista University Special Education Elementary Education Jodie M. McGough, Miller, SD Justin R. Harper B.S., Northern State University B.S., The University of South Dakota Speech Language Pathology Health, Physical Education & Recreation Elizabeth B. Mergenthal * Kelly J. Heine, Vermillion, SD B.S., Black Hills State University B.S., The University of South Dakota Communication Studies Elementary Education * Eric James Mifflin, Sioux Falls, SD * Jared Hyatt, Gardnerville, NV B.A., Augustana College B.S., University of Idaho Political Science Educational Administration Thesis: The Law of Armed Conflict in the Esther Anne Iverson, Lamberton, MN 21st Century: A Critical Examination of the B.A., Dana College Legal Relationship between State and Special Education Non-state Entities Jennifer L. Jensen, Fort Pierre, SD * Rebecca Miller B.S., The University of South Dakota B.A., The University of South Dakota Speech Language Pathology Elementary Education * Audrey O. Job, Vermillion, SD Megan Marie Moffitt, Emmetsburg, IA B.S., The University of South Dakota B.A., The University of South Dakota Elementary Education English Jessica Leigh Johnson, Norfolk, NE Thesis: Missing Pieces B.A., The University of South Dakota Gordon S. Morrision, Meeker, CO Counseling & Psychology in Education B.A., Mount Marty College * Lacy Carissa Kading, Rapid City, SD Curriculum & Instruction B.S.,The University of South Dakota Kira Leigh Mueller, Hartford, SD Speech Language Pathology B.S., The University of South Dakota Jennifer Elizabeth Kassing, Columbus, NE Speech Language Pathology B.S., Wayne State College * Lindsay Kay Mundil, Schuyler, NE A.S., Central Community College B.S., University of Nebraska Medical Center Counseling & Psychology in Education Educational Administration * John Richard Kippes, Marion, SD * Jessica Leigh Murphy, Rapid City, SD B.A., The University of South Dakota B.S., The University of South Dakota Secondary Education Elementary Education * Rebecca Elizabeth Kjellsen, Watertown, SD Kiki Jean Nelsen, Sioux Falls, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota B.S., The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Elementary Education Educational Administration Scott Klaudt * Amy Kristine Nelson, Pine City, MN B.S., Northern State University B.S., Minnesota State University-Moorhead Educational Administration Speech Language Pathology * Kellsey Rachel Kock, Breda, IA * Carlie Newby, Sioux Falls, SD B.S., Morningside College B.S., The University of South Dakota Elementary Education Speech Language Pathology Carrie Marie Kranz, Yankton, SD * Katie Elizabeth O’Leary, Sioux Falls, SD B.A., The University of South Dakota B.A., The University of South Dakota Curriculum & Instruction English Tiffany Ann Oster, Avon, SD B.A., The University of South Dakota Speech Language Pathology
*candidate for degree summer 2010 Kathleen E. Painter * Mieke Marie Slaba, Hartington, NE B.A., The University of Sioux Falls B.A., Mount Marty College History Elementary Education Thesis: Nixon’s Acrimonious Attitude Towards * Akinpelu Smith the Media and its Lasting Effects B.S., Martin Luther College * Karissa L. Patzlaff Political Science B.A., The University of Sioux Falls * Emelyne Dengler Smith, Horseheads, NY Special Education M.S., University of Wisconsin Maggie Pearson, Holstein, IA B.A., Kenyon College B.S., The University of South Dakota Secondary Education Interdisciplinary Studies Tyler T. Spease * Rebecca Ann Porter, Spearfish, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota B.S., University of Wyoming Health, Physical Education & Recreation Speech Language Pathology Janelle Lynn Steinkamp, Grimes, IA Jerry R. Prentice B.A., Buena Vista University M.A., The University of Missouri – Columbia Educational Administration B.S., The University of New Mexico * Wendy Ellen Sudbeck, Hartington, NE Interdisciplinary Studies M.Ed, Doane College Collin Prosser B.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln B.S., Wayne State College Speech Language Pathology Health, Physical Education & Recreation Michael R. Thomas Kendra Cassandra Ractliffe, Sioux Falls, SD B.S., The University of Utah B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College Psychology Psychology Thesis: Psychometric Validation of the Farm Thesis: The Impact of Rumination and Ranch Stress Inventory Behavioral Inhibition and Activation on PTSD Penny J. Thyen Sympton Severity B.S., Northern State University * Sarah Louise Reed, Fort Pierre, SD Special Education B.S., The University of South Dakota * Alisa J. Titze, Rapid City, SD Elementary Education B.A., Minnesota State University-Mankato * Joseph Ricciardelli Speech Language Pathology B.S., Montclair State University * Katie Marie Trometer, Elk Point, SD Educational Administration B.S., The University of South Dakota * Wesley John Robertson, Rapid City, SD Elementary Education B.S., The University of South Dakota * Diana Vander Laan, Redfield, SD Health, Physical Education & Recreation B.S., St. Cloud State University * Traci L. Rosheim, Fenton, MO Speech Language Pathology B.S., The University of South Dakota * Ashley M. Vig, Marshall, MN Special Education B.S., Minnesota State University-Moorhead Timothy John Rust, Luverne, MN Speech Language Pathology B.S., The University of South Dakota * Melanie Vlasman, Yankton, SD Health, Physical Education & Recreation B.S., Mount Marty College * Joshua Dane Sanger, Redfield, SD Elementary Education B.A., The University of South Dakota Austin J. Vos English B.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln Emily K. Schaefer History B.A., Iowa State University * Roshan Elizabeth Wencl, Sioux Falls, SD Secondary Education B.A., The University of South Dakota * Joan Renee Schild, Yankton, SD Speech Language Pathology B.A., Augustana College David John White, Omaha, NE Special Education B.S., The University of South Dakota * Jessica Lynn Schneider, LeMars, IA Communication Studies B.S., The University of South Dakota Thesis: Evolution for the People: A Content Speech Language Pathology analysis of popular Evolution, Creationist, and * Alaina J. Seeley, Williston, ND Intelligent Design B.S., Minnesota State University-Moorhead * Bradley T. Yerdon, Milbank, SD Speech Language Pathology B.S., Northern State University * Matthew Wayne Semmler, Beresford, SD Educational Administration B.A., University of Sioux Falls Educational Administration * Brittany Marie Sheeler, Lake Park, IA B.A., Augustana College Speech Language Pathology
*candidate for degree summer 2010 Master of Business Administration
* Julia Ann Angerhofer, Brookings, SD Michael J. Hunneshagen, Rochester, IN B.A., South Dakota State University B.S., Purdue University Mark Robert Armstrong, Urbandale, IA A.S., Purdue University B.S., Iowa State University Michael Scott Iseminger, Sioux Falls, SD * Laura Elizabeth Arnett, Vermillion, SD B.S., South Dakota State University B.B.A., The University of South Dakota * Tim Karels, Sioux Falls, SD * Marques John Blank, Holmen, WI B.B.A., The University of South Dakota B.A., Augustana College Rebecca Mae Madigan, Sioux Falls, SD * Christopher D. Bordewyk, Madison, SD B.B.A., The University of South Dakota B.A., The University of South Dakota * Cameron Alexander Martin, Dakota Dunes, SD * Krista Anne Buchholz, Rapid City, SD B.A., The University of South Dakota B.S., Black Hills State University Patrick Aarom McGowan, Sioux Falls, SD * Jessica Lynn Burchill, Pierre, SD B.A., South Dakota State University B.B.A., The University of South Dakota Nicholas Miller, Sioux Falls, SD * Rachel Michele Buse, Lennox, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota B.A., The University of Sioux Falls Kellie Darlaine Nelsen, Dell Rapids, SD * Katherine Christina Carson, Custer, SD B.S., Delaware Valley College B.S., The University of Wyoming Krista Gail Noren, St. James, MN Liza G. Clark, Pierre, SD B.S., South Dakota State University B.A., Northern State University Nicole Lynn Ormesher, Pierre, SD Douglas John Corp, Sioux Falls, SD B.B.A., The University of South Dakota B.S.E., University of Michigan - Dearborn James Carl Petersen, Baltic, SD Onya Christine Dendinger, Hartington, NE B.S., South Dakota State University B.S., South Dakota State University Richard Joseph Rider, Jr., Terra Alta, WV Adam S. DeWitte, Garretson, SD B.S., Salisbury University B.B.A., The University of South Dakota Brittany Ann Salonen, Yankton, SD Matthew Patrick Dice, Sioux Falls, SD B.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln B.B.A., The University of South Dakota Veronica L. Schmidt, Vermillion, SD Gregory Scott Ernst, Sioux City, IA B.S., The University of South Dakota B.A., The University of Iowa M.S.W., University of Nebraska-Omaha Luke Jordan Garry, Madison, SD Brock James Schroeder, Sioux Falls, SD B.A., The University of South Dakota B.S., South Dakota State University Dustin Ray Gettman, Browns Valley, MN * Luke Schryvers, Slayton, MN B.A., Saint John’s University B.B.A., The University of South Dakota Courtney Elizabeth Gilchrist, Columbia, SD Kari Lynn Schuiteman, Sioux Center, IA B.B.A., The University of South Dakota B.A., University of Northern Iowa Seth A. Graves Patrick John Steffensen, Erwin, SD B.B.A., The University of South Dakota B.S., South Dakota State University * Kelsey Elizabeth Hanson, Pierre, SD Jia Danielle Stein, Emery, SD B.S., South Dakota State University B.B.A., The University of South Dakota * Nicholas Geoffrey Heig, Rapid City, SD Beth D. Swanson, Sioux Falls, SD B.S., South Dakota State University B.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State Jennifer Ann Toscana, Ludlow, SD University B.A., Augustana College Christopher David Heisel, Sioux Falls, SD Jami Christine Vander Zee, Rock Rapids, IA B.S., South Dakota State University B.A., University of Northern Iowa Kathryn Anne Henning, Tyndall, SD * Shannon Phaneuf Villarroel, Champlain, NY B.S., South Dakota School of Mines & B.S., California State University Technology * Mandie Rose Weinandt, Dakota Dunes, SD * Dustin E. Hoellein, Athol, SD B.A., The University of South Dakota B.B.A., The University of South Dakota B.B.A., The University of South Dakota
Master of Music
Joshua David Hogberg, Spring Valley, MN * Sarah Deters Richardson, Hedgesville, WV B.M., Northwestern College B.M., West Virgina University Thesis: Instruments of War: The Impact of WWII in the American Musical Instrument Industry
*candidate for degree summer 2010 Master of Professional Accountancy
Benjamin Anderson, Rapid City, SD Erik M. Halverson, McCook Lake, SD Corey Alan Beacom, Lyons, NE * Brett Joseph Peterson, Sioux Falls, SD B.A., Mount Marty College Okalahoma Wesleyen University Nicholas Crank, Watertown, SD * Matt Vogel B.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln B.B.A., The University of South Dakota * Troy Aaron Gaeth, Fremont, NE Christopher William Widman, Sergeant Bluff, IA B.S., Morningside College B.S., Morningside College Melissa Louise Gause, Yankton, SD
Master of Public Administration
Andrew S. Pietrus Richard D. Tupper B.S., The University of South Dakota B.S., Huron University (CTU) A.D., Alexandria Area Technical School
Master of Science
* Vagulejan Balasanthiran, Jaffna, Sri Lanka * Sridhar Budhi Anakaputhur B.Sc. (Hons), University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka M.Sc., Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chemistry Chennai India Thesis: Preparation of Pd Containing Cubic B.Sc., University of Madras, Chennai, India Mesoporous Materials and their Chemistry Application towards Catalytic Hydrogenation Thesis: Synthesis and Characterization of Reactions Binary Titania-Silica Mixed Oxides Ying Bao, China Nicole L. Buettner, Holdrege, NE B.E., Zhejiang Chinese Medical University B.S., The University of Nebraska at Kearney Chemistry Physician Assistant Thesis: Surface Modification and Nicole Katrina Bylander, Yankton, SD layer-by-layer Assembly of Upconversion B.A., The University of South Dakota Nanocrystals Occupational Therapy Brittani Rose Boehlke, Waverly, MN Melissa Jo Castillo, Vermillion, SD B.S., The University of B.S., The University of South Dakota Minnesota, Crookston Physician Assistant A.S., Ridgewater College Katie Lynn Caven, Willmar, MN Physician Assistant B.A., Augustana College Maureen Catherine Bowman, McCook Lake, SD Occupational Therapy B.S., The University of South Dakota Shana Leigh Cerny, Sioux Falls, SD Administrative Studies B.S., The University of South Dakota Amber Lee Brandner, Sioux Falls, SD Occupational Therapy B.S., The University of South Dakota Cathy Sue Childress, Martin, SD Chemistry B.A., Augustana College Thesis: Luminescence and Quenching Physician Assistant
Kinetics of Ln(Tf2N)3 Salts in the Ionic Liquid Cara Jean Conrad, Ponca, NE
bmpyr Tf2N B.A., The University of South Dakota Beau Douglas Braun, Chamberlain, SD Administrative Studies B.S., South Dakota State University Alexander Everett Dewar, Cottage Grove, MN Physician Assistant B.A., Albion College Scott Ray Breedlove, Jefferson City, MO Physician Assistant B.S., Truman State University Lia S. Eastman, Madison, SD Administrative Studies B.A., Augustana College Ryanne Lea Brockhaus, Prior Lake, MN Physician Assistant B.S., Northern State University * Alison Renae Egge, Yankton, SD Physician Assistant B.S., The University of South Dakota * Terina Brooms Biology B.S., Southwest (Minnesota) State University Thesis: Exploring Aggressive Interactions in Administrative Studies the Stalk-Eyed Fly, Teleopsis Dalmanni Holly Fae Brydl-Andrews, Seward, NE Lesley Farmen, Aberdeen, SD B.S., Nebraska Wesleyan University B.A., The University of South Dakota Occupational Therapy Administrative Studies
*candidate for degree summer 2010 Michael M. Fiegen * Venkata Kolli B.S., The University of South Dakota B.S., Osmania University Basic Biomedical Sciences Chemistry Rebecca Laura Ellen Field, Sioux Falls, SD Thesis: Electrochemical Characterization of B.A., Augustana College Ionic Liquids Administrative Studies * Laurie Lynn Kreul, Fennimore, WI Nicky Flom B.S., Upper Iowa University B.A., South Dakota School of Administrative Studies Mines & Technology * Chelsea Elizabeth Lamp, Sioux Falls, SD Administrative Studies B.A., South Dakota State University Jamie Marie Foster, Taylor, NE Technology for Education & Training B.A., Doane College Leslie A. Linden, Whiting, IA Occupational Therapy B.S., The University of South Dakota Stephanie Marie Gebhart, Elkton, SD Physician Assistant B.S., The University of South Dakota * Elly K. Manning, Hays, KS Physician Assistant B.S., The University of South Dakota * Tara Gill Technology for Education & Training B.A., Dakota Wesleyan University Amber Ann McCarty, Spearfish, SD Administrative Studies B.S., Chadron State College Kayla Mary Grutz, Bellevue, IA Administrative Studies B.S., Valparaiso University * Gina Kay Mees, Huron, SD Occupational Therapy B.A., The University of South Dakota Tawnya Jo Heer, Minnesota, MN Technology for Education & Training B.S., South Dakota State University Tara Jo Miller, Tea, SD Occupational Therapy B.S., Colorado Technical * Amanda J. Henke, Mitchell, SD University-Sioux Falls B.S., University of Minnesota Duluth A.S., Dakota State University Biology Administrative Studies Thesis: Cadherin- 19 Expression in the Vanessa Rae Morris, Los Alamos, NM Developing Chicken Embryo B.S., New Mexico State University Justina Jo Hilmoe, Brookings, SD Occupational Therapy B.S., South Dakota State University Ashley Mozak, Dakota Dunes, SD Administrative Studies B.A., University of Iowa Lindsay Kay House, Lennox, SD Administrative Studies B.S., The University of South Dakota * Scott Neu Physician Assistant B.S., University of Sioux Falls * Jamie Ihne Technology for Education & Training B.A. Augustana College * Lindsay Rae Nolte, Canton, SD Technology for Education & Training B.S., South Dakota School of Stacy Ingvalson, Spirit Lake, IA Mines & Technology B.A., The University of Iowa Technology for Education & Training Occupational Therapy Madison Renae Oslund, Rapid City, SD Bridget C. Jacobs B.A., The University of South Dakota M.A, The University of South Dakota Occupational Therapy B.S., The University of South Dakota Chad Edward Pesicka, Brandon, SD Curriculum & Instruction B.S., The University of South Dakota Jamie Lynn Jares, Basin, WY Technology for Education & Training B.S., The University of Wyoming Melissa Jo Pitz, Vermillion, SD Occupational Therapy B.B.A., The University of South Dakota Paige Courtney Jerman, Canistota, SD Occupational Therapy B.S., South Dakota State University Becky Lee Pribyl, Wolsey, SD Occupational Therapy B.S., Northern State University * Tessia M. Johnston, Rapid City, SD Administrative Studies M.S., South Dakota State University * Allison Kay Roberts, Highmore, SD Administrative Studies B.S., South Dakota State University * Hari Khatri Technology for Education & Training M.S., Tribhuvan University Patricia Ivonne Rodriguez, Sioux City, IA Chemistry B.A., Briar Cliff College Thesis: Design and Synthesis of Calixarene- Administrative Studies Templated Catalysts Micayla Marie Roth, Sioux Falls, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Occupational Therapy
*candidate for degree summer 2010 * Lisa Marie Rybinski, Elkton, SD * Timothy James Trithart, Rapid City, SD B.S., Dakota State University B.A., University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Administrative Studies Administrative Studies Lindsy Ann Schmidt, Laramie, WY Kelly Joy Van Denend, Parker, CO B.A., The University of Wyoming B.S., Colorado State University Occupational Therapy Occupational Therapy Molly E. Schooley, Hubbard, NE Daniel Page Van Stone, Clovis, CA B.S., South Dakota State University B.S., The University of the Pacific Physician Assistant Administrative Studies Megan Elizabeth Schriner, Hebron, NE Jaclyn A. Vander Linden, Bismarck, ND B.S., Northwest Missouri State B.S., University of Mary Physician Assistant Physician Assistant Caroline Sees-Fuhrer, Irene, SD * Anthony D. Verchio, Hill City, SD B.S., Mount Marty College B.S., Ball State University Physician Assistant Administrative Studies Megan Adair Siefkes, Flandreau, SD * Chris Visser B.S., South Dakota State University B.S., The University of South Dakota Occupational Therapy Technology for Education & Training Shanda Jo Simburger, Rapid City, SD Bryan Michael Voracek, Faribault, MN B.S., University of Mary B.S., Minnesota State University, Mankato Occupational Therapy Physician Assistant Ryan Lloyd Slaba, Wagner, SD Debra Ann Walker, Vermillion, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota B.S., The University of South Dakota Physician Assistant Administrative Studies Cali Jean Swartz, Rapid City, SD Danielle Joy Wynthein, Tea, SD B.S., South Dakota State University B.A., Northwestern College Occupational Therapy Occupational Therapy Jennifer Anne Thielen, Rapid City, SD Lisa Ann Yager, Wagner, SD B.S.Ed, Northern State University B.A., Northwestern College B.S., Northern State University Biology Physician Assistant Thesis: Historic Changes and Water Quality Taeh Tressa-Tayler Thorstenson, Selby, SD Characteristics of Off-Channel Habitats on the B.S., The University of South Dakota 59-Mile Segment of the Missouri National Occupational Therapy Recreational River Tina Ann Titze, Pierre, SD Yuhuan Zheng B.S., National American University PhD., The University of South Dakota A.S., National American University B.S., Sichuan University Administrative Studies Computer Science
UNIVERSITY HONORS PROGRAM
University Scholar
The designation of University Scholar Angela Marie Helseth is a unique and significant honor The Nature of Evil granted to an undergraduate student * Isabelle Anna Lankhorst by The University. In addition to high Missing: An Academic Memoir level scholarship, it requires Abigail Mary Lichter participation in the University Honors Mental Health Training and Experiences Among Program culminating in successful Medical and Physician Assistant Students Ronda Jean Mayrose completion of a substantial senior Using Repeated Practice Procedures project. Combined with Precision Teaching Alyssa Jo Block Measurement Approaches to Improve Music A Comparative Look at Developmental Notation Recognition Fluency of Early Timing and the Development of the Elementary Students Pharyngeal Gill Arch Structures in Puntius Jill Anne Schievelbein Semifasciolatus Textures: A Collection of Poetical Thoughts
*candidate for degree summer 2010 COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Bachelor of Arts
Nicole Maria Albers, Yankton, SD Brian Paul Mann, Sioux Falls, SD International Studies Sociology * Jacob J. Arthur Magna Cum Laude Contemporary Media & Journalism Nicholas Scott Matney, Sioux City, IA Anna Elizabeth Auchampach, Lead-Deadwood, SD Criminal Justice, Political Science International Studies Brett Lesley Mayer, Timber Lake, SD Meredith Tayler Bilse, Eden Prairie, MN Criminal Justice Psychology, Spanish Magna Cum Laude Nicholas Eugene Blake, Akron, IA * Roxanne M. Merchant, Sioux Falls, Huron SD History, Anthropology Communication Studies Tracy Ann Boeckman, Saint Helena, NE Magna Cum laude Contemporary Media & Journalism Kyle Joseph Miller, Algona, IA * Danielle Lynn Brunmeier, Pierre, SD Contemporary Media & Journalism Criminal Justice Cum Laude * James Z. Clark Allison Chelsey Moravek, Sioux City, IA History Spanish, Communication Sciences & Alesha Marie Conley, Elk Point, SD Disorders Criminal Justice Cum Laude Denise Elaine DePaolo, Sioux Falls, SD Kyle Dean Nickolite, Yankton, SD English Contemporary Media & Journalism Cum Laude Cum Laude Adrielle Grace Edwards, Brookings, SD Brian Darold Opp, Aberdeen, SD Spanish Contemporary Media & Journalism Jacqueline Kay Filips, Hartington, NE Shannon D. Petree Psychology Native Studies Cum Laude * Emily Terese Rieck, Mobridge, SD Jillian L. Haak English, Anthropology Psychology * Nicole Rose Rolling, Hinton, IA Travis D. Hahler, Webster, SD Contemporary Media & Journalism Psychology Jill Anne Schievelbein, Yankton, SD Eric Christopher Haines, Elk Point, SD English History University Scholar, Cum Laude *Nicole Harming, Rapid City, SD Bo Luke Schoenwald, Monroe, SD Criminal Justice Communication Studies Jacob Daniel Harris, Sioux Falls, SD *Jared Randall Schrupp, Milbank, SD Criminal Justice History Cum Laude Jessica Marie Skelton, Ponca, NE *Carl R. Heinze, Viborg, SD Psychology Contemporary Media & Journalism * Laura Jo Slagter, St. Paul, MN Anthony Craig Helland, Sioux Falls, SD Communication Studies German, International Studies Cum Laude Margaret Mary Meg Holland, Chamberlain/Dakota Ciarra LarSena Sperry, Sioux City, IA Dunes, SD Contemporary Media & Journalism Political Science, Sociology Troy Jerome Thoms, Sioux Falls, SD Sean Arthur Knudsen, Erding, Germany History Psychology *Aaron Matthew Tilley, Le Mars, IA *Jessica Kay Krout, Mitchell, SD Criminal Justice Spanish Katie M. Whithorn Cum laude Criminal Justice *Isabelle Anna Lankhorst, Beresford, SD Alana Rae Wolken, Groton, SD International Studies, Anthropology English Education University Scholar *Micah Charles Wonnenberg, Dallas, SD Sarah J. Lovre, Sioux Falls, SD Political Science, International Studies English, Political Science * Amber Rae Lutt, Wayne, NE Psychology Summa Cum Laude
*candidate for degree summer 2010 Bachelor of General Studies
Annette Renae Devereaux, Paullina, IA Stephanie Dawn Jensen, Sioux Falls, SD Ashley Christine Harvey, Remsen, IA Heather Lundberg, Dayton, IA
Bachelor of Liberal Studies
Angela Marie Helseth, Brandon, SD University Scholar, Cum Laude
Bachelor of Science
* Eric D. Aas Kayla Kristine Fiscus, Sioux City, IA Political Science Psychology Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Brian Scott Baczwaski, Whiting, IA Sean Kelly Fitzsimmons, Yankton, SD Criminal Justice, History Biology Kenneth Andrew Bass, III, Tyndall, SD Tyler C. Flammond, Clark, SD Contemporary Media & Journalism, Criminal Psychology Justice Magna Cum Laude Courtney Marie Becker, Omaha, NE Brittany Ann Fueston, Sioux Falls, SD Contemporary Media & Journalism Psychology Alyssa Jo Block, Sioux Falls, SD Adam Michael Furlich, Lawton, IA Biology Communication Studies, Psychology University Scholar * Ashley Elizabeth Gordon, Baltic, SD Nicolette Jean Bose, Yankton, SD Criminal Justice, Psychology Sociology Michelle Paulina Gordon, Pierre, SD Caramie Noelle Bredlow, Dell Rapids, SD Psychology Criminal Justice Myles David Gosmire, Mitchell, SD Michael Scott Buck, Mission, SD English Economics * Anthony James Graham, Vermillion, SD Amy Lynn Cantral, Rapid City, SD Political Science Psychology * Laura Violet Grayson, Tea, SD Jesse J. Cardinal, Waverly, MN Psychology Biology Daniel Thomas Gregg, Elk Point, SD Kody Allen Clark, Pierre, SD Psychology Political Science, History Carissa Marie Gross, Brandon, SD Cum Laude Contemporary Media & Journalism * Aaron J. Clausen Brett Patrick Hall, Sioux City, IA Biology Psychology Jordan John Cornay, Yankton, SD Brandi Jo Hansen, Marcus, IA Psychology Political Science Joshua Ferrel Cunningham, San Diego, CA Eric Robert Hansen, Irene, SD Biology Psychology Natasia Mariee Eastman, Akron, IA Christopher Harden, Vermillion, SD Communication Sciences & Disorders Computer Science Matthew John Eekhoff, Sioux Falls, SD * Alecia Ann Heimes, Hartington, NE History Psychology Jordan Lee Else, Sioux Falls, SD Magna Cum Laude Communication Studies Ryan Matthew Higgason, Sioux Falls, SD Eli Noah Erickson, Beresford, SD Psychology Earth Science Jason John Holzwarth * Jesse Jerome Eulberg, Dell Rapids, SD History Psychology Abby D. Hurlburt, Yankton, SD Jordan Feist, Sioux Falls, SD Computer Science Political Science Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Erica Lynn Ihnen, Sioux Falls, SD Todd Michael Fiegen, Dell Rapids, SD Criminal Justice Criminal Justice Cum Laude
*candidate for degree summer 2010 Andrew J. Johnson Tane A. Owens, Pierre, SD Communication Studies Psychology Angela Marie Jones, Sioux Falls, SD Cum Laude Communication Sciences & Disorders Tiffany Laurene Paulson, Mitchell, SD Kristin Marie Kellar, Spencer, IA Biology, Psychology Contemporary Media & Journalism Ashley Lyn Pearson, Alcester, SD Kristopher Carlos Kinyon, Sergeant Bluff, IA Contemporary Media & Journalism Psychology Gregory John Pekny, Norfolk, NE Teri Jean Krommendyk-Beeson, Omaha, NE Psychology Criminal Justice, Sociology Laurel Renee Pierson, Sioux City, IA * Justin T. Lammers, Boyden, IA Psychology Psychology Travis Pitts, Albuquerque, NM Chad David Law, Hot Springs, SD Contemporary Media & Journalism Biology Krysta Lynn Prior, Yankton, SD Abigail Mary Lichter, Yankton, SD Psychology Biology Kathryn Christine Rathbun, Sioux Falls, SD University Scholar, Summa Cum Laude Earth Science Elizabeth Paige Link, Sioux Falls, SD Cum Laude Psychology Kayla Reuer, Edgerton, MN Mallory Jean Long, Olivet, SD Psychology Psychology Callie Marie Roan, Sioux City, IA Kathy M. Mack, Sioux Falls, SD Psychology Communication Sciences & Disorders Melinda Robinson, Los Angeles, CA * Sarah Elizabeth Magdanz, Pierre, SD Mathematics Biology John Michael Schloss, Yankton, SD KyLee Rose Manthei, Sanborn, MN Chemistry Political Science, Communication Studies Angela M. Schuster, Big Lake, MN JaMaine Alexandria Mauer, Hinton, IA Communication Sciences & Disorders Psychology Jackson Richard Schwandt, Milbank, SD Shiloh John McGruder, Highmore, SD Criminal Justice Criminal Justice Scott Michael Senger, Aberdeen, SD Alan Kuper McMillen, Sioux Falls, SD Psychology Psychology * Nicholas Erick Skaar, Sheldon, IA Jay Bradley Meier, Watertown, SD History Psychology * Brandon Lee Stangl, Watertown, SD * April Marie Miles, Montrose, SD Psychology Psychology Brett Alan Summers, Rapid City, SD * Ashley Kristine Miles, Montrose, SD English Psychology Justin Tobin, Winner, SD Cum laude History Cody Christopher Miller, Yankton, SD * Shonda Kay Tomaszewski, Volga, SD Earth Science Education Contemporary Media & Journalism Heath David Moore, Vermillion, SD Shauna Marie Van Dusseldorp, Watertown, SD Political Science Psychology * Michelle Lynn Mudlin, Rapid City, SD * Heather Nicole Voyles, Rapid City, SD Psychology Biology Stephen James Nelson, Pierre, SD John William Wachal, Clarks, NE Contemporary Media & Journalism History Cum Laude Rachel Lynn Wilson, Round Lake, MN Kari Sue Obbink, Sibley, IA Communication Sciences & Disorders Psychology Summa Cum Laude James Robert Olson, Vermillion, SD Stephanie D. Zornes Earth Science Sociology
Associate of Arts
Rebecca Lynne Hanson, Vermillion, SD Samantha Elizabeth Herbst, Sioux City, IA Katie Marie Honken, Sioux Falls, SD
*candidate for degree summer 2010 BEACOM SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Bachelor of Business Administration
Nicole Maria Albers, Yankton, SD Christian Falkena, North Platte, NE Management Accounting Jarrett Allen, Sioux Falls, SD Allison Elaine Farmer, Sioux Falls, SD Management Health Services Administration Benjamin J. Anderson Gavin Lyle Fawbush, Madison, SD Accounting Management Jessie Dana Anderson, Crofton, NE * Matthew Brian Feit, Sioux Falls, SD Human Resource Management Marketing Jared Darrell Barry, Rapid City, SD Kara Joelle Flier, Brandon, SD Health Services Administration Management Kelli Marie Bitzer, Faulkton, SD Katherine Laura Forsyth, Sioux Falls, SD Management Marketing Ashley Rene Blanchette, Tyler, MN Aaron Andrew Fox, Chamberlain, SD Marketing Health Services Administration Joshua Blom, Yankton, SD Kylee Sue Gant, Geddes, SD Management Health Services Administration Nathan Michael Brand, Brandon, SD Kellen T. Garrison, Sioux Falls, SD Accounting Accounting Scott Michael Buchanan, Sioux Falls, SD Melissa Louise Gause, Yankton, SD Health Services Administration Accounting Magna Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude Katie Christine Burbach, Wynot, NE Gregory Charles Haggerty, Rapid City, SD Finance Accounting Patrick Gene Carney, Sioux City, IA * Christy Marie Haight, Sioux Falls, SD Finance Marketing Alexander Bruce Christophel, Sioux Falls, SD Nathan Leon Hall, Sioux Falls, SD Management Accounting * Jennifer Louise Coffey, Sioux City, IA Cum Laude Health Services Administration *Kevin Michael Hallett, Algonquin, IL Ashley Joy Coleman, Sioux Falls, SD Management Accounting Erik M. Halverson, McCook Lake, SD Alissa Dawn Costa, Hanley Falls, MN Accounting Accounting *Joseph Steven Heiberger, Sioux Falls, SD Somer Marie Craig, Sioux Falls, SD Management Marketing Travis Lee Hein, Browns Valley, MN Benjamin Dangel, Sioux Falls, SD Finance Accounting, Criminal Justice Bailey Jo Hoffart, Dallas, SD Sonata Dapkute, Utena, Lithuania Management Accounting Clay Hunsaker, Rapid City, SD Casey Joseph DeBuhr, Elk Point, SD Finance Management Brian Joseph Jensen, Gayville, SD Michael Eugene Diemand, Plymouth, MN Management Marketing Spencer Kathol Mark L. Donnelly Marketing Management Magna Cum Laude Jesse Randal Dunklau, Wayne, NE * Joseph D. Kezar, Alcester, SD Economics Health Services Administration Tyler A. Dybsetter * Teresa Ann Kittles, Luverne, MN Finance Human Resource Management Matthew Duane Edlund, Rapid City, SD Matthew J. Koehler, Sioux Falls, SD Marketing Management * Zachary Lee Edman, Pierre, SD Joshua Ryan Kohn-Lindquist, McCook Lake, SD Management Management Adrielle Grace Edwards, Brookings, SD Terra L. Koupal Marketing Marketing Tyler John Ellingson, Lake Park, IA John Michael Kreklow, Blaine, MN Accounting Management Brennan Jo Ewald, Yankton, SD Kristine Marie Kueny, Mapleton, IA Marketing Accounting
*candidate for degree summer 2010 Matthew David Lambertz * Daniel Jay Robar, Sioux Falls, SD Accounting Management Daschle James Larsen, Elk Point, SD Cum Laude Management Erica Lynn Robish, Huron, SD Danielle Marie Lentsch, Fort Dodge, IA Marketing Health Services Administration Anna Christine Russo, Yankton, SD Adam Paul Limmer, Wentworth, SD Management Management Timothy P. Rutjes, Mankato, MN * Amanda J. Lindner Finance Management Paige Marie Salacinski, Laurel, MT * Joe Linneweber Health Services Administration Management Rebecca Lynn Scheier, Salem, SD Tyler Dean Luoma, Huron, SD Health Services Administration Accounting Magna Cum Laude Megan Marie McBrayer, Ethan, SD * Kyle M. Sexe Health Services Administration Management Magna Cum Laude Callie Nicole Sievers, Rapid City, SD Karen McHenry, Sioux Falls, SD Accounting Accounting Blake Patrick Simon, Bismarck, ND * Miranda Leigh McNulty, Sioux Falls, SD Economics Management * Samantha Johanna Small, Sioux Falls, SD Ashley Suzanne Mentele, Sioux Falls, SD Management Accounting Jesse Smith, Hot Springs, SD Bradley Steven Miles, Montrose, SD Marketing Accounting * Mitchell D. Staples, Sioux Falls, SD Matthew Robert Miranda, Alton, IA Accounting Finance * TJ Tedrow Jamie Lynn Modicue, Sergeant Bluff, IA Management Marketing Joel Randall Twedt, Brandon, SD Leah Kay Parsons, Flandreau, SD Management Management Preston Douglas Van Zee, Canton, SD Ashley Marie Petersen, Sioux Falls, SD Finance Management * Matt Vogel Erika Lynn Peterson, Watertown, SD Accounting Finance Magna Cum Laude Evan Oswald Poland, Sioux City, IA James Walsh, Sioux Falls, SD Human Resource Management Finance Kyle Jeffrey Pravecek, Yankton, SD Lynsay Marie Wek, Yankton, SD Marketing Health Services Administration Jessica Lynn Pribil, Elk Point, SD * Timothy Bernard Yeaton, Chamberlain, SD Marketing Health Services Administration Alex J. Pronk, Edgerton, MN Edwin Paul Zobel, Mitchell, SD Management Management Rory Thayne Reid, Huron, SD Management
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Bachelor of Science in Education
Bryan S. Aberle Claire Marie Graff, Sioux Falls, SD Elementary Education Physical Education Ashley Noelle Buhr, Sioux Falls, SD Anthony William Hauger, Irene, SD Elementary Education Elementary Education Nicholas L. Ernst, Pocahontas, IA David Hedges, Colorado Springs, CO Mathematics Education Physical Education Jake Eveland, Kasilof, AK Jessica L. Gieselman, Springfield, SD Elementary Education Elementary Education, Special Education Jasey Jill Goedeken-Reinhart, Columbus, NE Cum Laude Elementary Education Tucker Lee Hight, Scotland, SD Elementary Education, Special Education Cum Laude
*candidate for degree summer 2010 Abby D. Hurlburt, Yankton, SD Jasmine Chereé Mosley, Bellevue, NE Mathematics Education Physical Education Magna Cum Laude Aaron Wade Nielsen, Sioux City, IA Megan Elizabeth Kahler, Dakota Dunes, SD History Education Elementary Education Matthew Herbert Preheim, Armour, SD Ryan Wayne Kenyon, Sioux Falls, SD Elementary Education History Education Cody Runyon Cassius Joseph Kocer, Dante, SD Physical Education History Education Emily Rose Sanford, Alcester, SD Kayla C. Konkol, Custer, SD Elementary Education Chemistry Education Philip Walter Schonebaum, Bonesteel, SD Magna Cum Laude Mathematics Education Ashlee Marie Lynde, Carroll, IA Cum Laude Elementary Education, Special Education Josh Shorley Cum Laude Physical Education Sara Jean MacClure, Whiting, IA Aranda Rae Stai, Akron, IA English Education Elementary Education Brian Paul Mann, Sioux Falls, SD Cum Laude Political Science Education Matthew Gavin Storo, Lennox, SD Magna Cum Laude Physical Education Kyle P. McFarland Adam Suing, Sioux City, IA Elementary Education Physical Education Trenton Carl Mendelson, Sioux Falls, SD Erin Jo Wibben, Rock Rapids, IA English Education Elementary Education, Special Education Cum Laude Bachelor of Science in Recreation
Cassie E. Blue, Montrose, SD Tyler James Madison, Yankton, SD Laurie Brinkman, Vermillion, SD * Andrene Alexia Miller, Olathe, KS * Dan’ae Cheri Hill, Lancaster, CA * Heeson Park * Patrick Richard Klotzbach, Sioux Falls, SD * Bryan Supik, Sioux Falls, SD * Amber M. Kobus, Columbus, NE Bridget Marie Yoerger, Hinton, IA Magna Cum Laude
COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS
Bachelor of Fine Arts
* John R. Brooks, Douglas, WY Angelica R. Elwell Art Theatre * Samantha Michelle Caughron, Las Vegas, NV Natalie Ruth Friesen, Freeman, SD Theatre Theatre Bethanie June Collins, Crofton, NE * Aimee Margaret Kontz, Chamberlain, SD Art Art Andrea Aileen DeJong, Inver Grove Emily Rachel Letsche, Marcus, IA Heights, MN Art Art Samone Marie Runia, Lake Norden, SD Cum Laude Art Mary E. Elston Justin Tobin, Winner, SD Theatre Art Bachelor of Music
Christine Dorothy Blunck, Creighton, NE Ronda Jean Mayrose, Hartington, NE Music Education Music Education Cum Laude University Scholar, Magna Cum Laude Jessica Nicole Nielsen, Tyndall, SD Music Education Magna Cum Laude
*candidate for degree summer 2010 Bachelor of Musical Arts
Karina Nicole Weiss, Rapid City, SD
SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES Bachelor of Science
* Kara Ann Avery, Sioux Falls, SD Laura Beth Leitru, McCook Lake, SD Alcohol & Drug Studies Alcohol & Drug Studies Amy Lynn Cantral, Rapid City, SD Nicole M. Leslie, Garretson, SD Alcohol & Drug Studies Alcohol & Drug Studies * Andrea Kaye Carroll, Sioux City, IA * Hillarie E. Maddox, Rapid City, SD Social Work Social Work * Karlie Jo Clauson, Dell Rapids, SD Betty Grace Marshall, White River, SD Social Work Alcohol & Drug Studies Cum Laude * April Marie Miles, Montrose, SD * Jenna Marie Daley, Pierre, SD Alcohol & Drug Studies Social Work * Ashley Kristine Miles, Montrose, SD Keshia Kaye Densberger, Elk Point, SD Alcohol & Drug Studies Social Work Cum laude Elisabeth Franzik Giles, S. Norwalk, CT Lucas Lawrence Rasmussen, Yankton, SD Social Work Social Work Myles David Gosmire, Mitchell, SD Anna Joy Schoenleber, Bolingbrook, IL Social Work Social Work Rachel Kaye Hettinger, Sioux Falls, SD Magna Cum Laude Social Work Jacob Ryan Severe, Sioux City, IA * April A. Homolka Alcohol & Drug Studies Alcohol & Drug Studies Cum Laude * Sara Jo Kegler, Athol, SD Jolene Kathryn Slagter, Roseville, MN Social Work, Alcohol & Drug Studies Social Work Kristin R. Koehler, Spearfish, SD * Paula Lain Smykle, Akron, IA Social Work Social Work * Leigh Ann LaFollette, Sioux Falls, SD Kristi Renee VanDeRostyne, Crooks, SD Social Work Alcohol & Drug Studies Cum Laude Shauna Marie Van Dusseldorp, Watertown, SD Lindsey Leatherberry, Spearfish, SD Social Work Social Work Paige Kaylene Wichman, McCook Lake, SD Social Work
Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology
* Andrea K. Grimm, Sergeant Bluff, IA * Kaila C. Hughes, Elk Point, SD * Ryan Maas, Huron, SD * Lauren Elizabeth Turner, McCook Lake, SD Cum Laude
Associate of Science
Tiffany Marie Alexander, Rapid City, SD Brooke Lee Ekstrom, Gillette, WY Nursing Nursing Amanda Lee Bennett, Sioux Falls, SD Jodi Enright, Brookings, SD Nursing Nursing Angie Elizabeth DeNeire, Rapid City, SD Jeff Fiferlick Nursing Nursing
*candidate for degree summer 2010 Catharine Ann Fransen, Freeman, SD Amy Ramos, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing Nursing Jeremy D. Gaudino Rebecca Alice Rankin, Rapid City, SD Nursing Nursing Stephanie K. Hamilton Alison Roe, Alamo, CA Nursing Nursing Katelyn Rae Heydon, Coon Rapids, IA Rebecca Raye Roskup, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing Nursing Debra KayJones, Sioux Falls, SD Dawn Ryan, San Antonio, TX Nursing Nursing With High Honor Shaina Maran Schelhaas, Edgerton, MN Shayne Kennedy Nursing Nursing Jody Schlim, Carthage, SD Janilyn Louise Klein, Dell Rapids, SD Nursing Nursing Lenora A. Shearer, Rapid City, SD Sarah Kaye Klein, Burlington, ND Nursing Nursing Ashley Jane Siemonsma, Sioux Falls, SD Kristen Therese Kracht, Belle Fourche, SD Nursing Nursing Maritta Lynn Smidt, Pipestone, MN Elizabeth A. Kruger, Tea, SD Nursing Nursing Laura Susan Sparby, Sturgis, SD Joanna Rae Kruse, Colton, SD Nursing Nursing Jill Renee Speck, Rapid City, SD Susette Marie LaHaise Gjovik, Rapid City, SD Nursing Nursing Kimberly Staebell, Jasper, MN Missy Marie Lauck, Salem, SD Nursing Nursing Courtney Kae Stephenson, Newcastle, WY Jennifer Brooke Lovro, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing Nursing Stephanie Richelle Stiles, Inwood, IA Carisa Lynn Marshall, Fort Pierre, SD Nursing Nursing Jeremy William Tamisiea, Yankton, SD Melissa Ann Marie O’Connor, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing Nursing Brandy Lee Underberg, Harrisburg, SD Tara Lynn Olson, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing Nursing Amanda June Vidinha, Rapid City, SD Lori Lynn Pelton , Sioux Falls, SD Nursing Nursing KarLee Maureen Voeller, Sioux Falls, SD Brad Phair, Puyallup, WA Nursing Nursing With Honor Jennifer Renee Powell, Rapid City, SD Audrey Kay Weber, Martin, SD Nursing Nursing With High Honor JoAnn Dorothy Widrig, Brandon, SD Nursing
*candidate for degree summer 2010 ACADEMIC DRESS
The tradition of academic costume has a history of nearly eight centuries. In medieval Europe, all townsmen wore long flowing robes or gowns. The materials and colors varied greatly, according to wealth and rank of the individual, and were governed by royal decree. Gradually there developed distinctive gowns for the various professions, trades and guilds. They survive today in the gowns of religious orders, the judiciary and the academic regalia.
The gowns worn by the recipients of the various degrees vary somewhat in design. The sleeves of the gown worn by recipients of the baccalaureate degree are long and pointed, while the sleeves of the gown worn by the master’s degree recipients are square at one end with a slit at the elbow. The doctor’s gown has flowing sleeves with three bars of velvet and facing of velvet down the front of the gown.
Most distinctive of the academic regalia is the hood, which serves as identification of the graduate degree and the institution where the degree was awarded. The hood is lined with silk in the official colors of the institution. Thus, the hood of The University of South Dakota is lined in red. The trim is velvet, three inches wide for the master’s degree and five inches wide for the doctor’s degree. The color of the velvet border indicates the degree.
The academic cap was developed in the fifteenth century. Some caps were stiff, some soft, some square, some round, with a tuft in the center. The tassel used today is an elaboration of the tuft. While some institutions still use the round caps, most institutions have adopted the “mortar board” style which comes from Oxford. The tassel for graduate degrees may be black, except that a gold bullion tassel may be worn by recipients of the doctorate. The tassel’s color indicates the discipline in which the degree has been earned. The tassel colors are shown below:
Arts and Sciences...... White Business...... Sapphire Blue Education...... Light Blue Fine Arts (Art and Theatre)...... Brown Fine Arts (Music)...... Pink Health Sciences...... Green Law...... Purple Medicine...... Green ACADEMIC HONORS
To earn an honors designation at graduation, the baccalaureate-level graduate must have completed at least 64 hours of USD credit and must meet the following USD and cumulative grade point averages:
Summa Cum Laude equal to or greater than 3.9 Magna Cum Laude equal to or greater than 3.7 Cum Laude equal to or greater than 3.5
To earn an honors designation at graduation, the associate-level graduate must have completed at least 32 hours of USD credit and must meet the following USD and cumulative grade point averages:
With Highest Honor equal to or greater than 3.9 With High Honor equal to or greater than 3.7 With Honor equal to or greater than 3.5
HONOR SOCIETIES
Honor societies wear specially designed stoles, cords or medallions. The designations are listed below.
Beta Gamma Sigma...... Blue ribbon with medallion Chi Sigma Iota...... Blue & white honor cords Golden Key International Honour Society...... Blue & gold honor cords Mortar Board...... Gold & silver interlaced honor cords Omicron Delta Epsilon...... Blue & gold honor cords Omicron Delta Kappa...... White, black & blue twisted cords Order of Omega...... White & gold double cords Phi Beta Kappa Society...... Light blue & light pink honor cords Psi-Chi Psychology Club...... Double gold cord with blue & gold tassels Scholarship Pathways Program...... Gold medallion with red ribbon Sigman Delta Pi...... Red & Gold honor cords University Honors Program...... Gold stole
Faculty wearing medals with a red ribbon are recipients of a Belbas-Larson Award, given as the university’s highest honor for teaching excellence; faculty wearing a red/ white ribbon are recipients of Richard and Sharon Cutler Awards, given by the College of Arts and Sciences for promoting liberal arts education through teaching and research. An academics and research leader in South Dakota and the region since 1862, The U. is the state’s flagship liberal arts institution.
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