Western Dakota Technical College congratulates the 240 students named to the Spring Semester 2023 Dean's List. To qualify, students must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for a minimum of 12 credit hours in a given semester.
The Dean's List begins with South Dakota students and their hometowns followed by additional states.
SOUTH DAKOTA
Belle Fourche – Preston Garr, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Cash Johnson, Electrical Trades; Justice Jones, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Lacey Kenoyer, Accounting; Alyssa Mehlhaff, Accounting; Tiera Nikodym, Accounting; Justin Stender, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist.
Black Hawk – Taylor Anderson, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Abbygail Bingham, Medical Laboratory Technician; Austin Evans, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Bert Twiggs, Environ Engineering Tech Controlled Environment Ag; Stephanie Winckel, Registered Nursing; Madisen Hankins, Criminal Justice; Kelcey Hayes, Medical Laboratory Technician.
Box Elder – Courtney Brinkman, Computer-Aided Design; Marcus Hegel, Construction Technology; Stacy Held, Practical Nursing; Aaron Hill, Criminal Justice; Nichole Hodell, Allied Health; Genesis Mata, Phlebotomy/Laboratory Assistant; Dietric McConnell, Practical Nursing; Sabrina Miller, Allied Health; Stefanie Moak, Registered Nursing; Casey Pesch, Allied Health; Crystal Probst, Registered Nursing; Gabriel Raney, Electrical Trades; Careen Smith, Computer-Aided Design; Chelsea Steffen, Health Information Management; Yancy Swift, Computer-Aided Design; Amy Timm, Practical Nursing; Megan Timm, Surgical Technology; Samantha Wagner, Surgical Technology.
Buffalo - Kylie Teller, Accounting.
Buffalo Gap - Jennifer Streeter, Practical Nursing.
Camp Crook - Richard Long, HVAC/R Technology.
Caputa - Daniel Knottnerus, Diesel Technology.
Chamberlain - Wyatt Powers, Electrical Trades.
Draper - Ty Fuoss, Farm & Ranch Management.
Eagle Butte – Aidan Martin, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis.
Ellsworth Air Force Base - Kristin Earwood, Medical Assisting; Miae Yadao, Medical Laboratory Technician.
Fairburn - Emily Cupery, Criminal Justice.
Hermosa - Cortlyne Rystrom, Health Information Management; Levi Weller, Dual Enrollment.
Hill City - Bruce Brown, Library Technician; Stefanie Doaty, Surgical Technology; Catherine Harding, Practical Nursing; Amy Powell, Business – Hospitality; Lucero Sanchez, Surgical Technology.
Hot Springs - Zetadell Depositario, Registered Nursing; Jaclyn Duarte, Practical Nursing; Madyson Gese, Medical Laboratory Technician; Stephanie Lawrence, Medical Laboratory Technician; Gabriel Shagla, Electrical Trades; Jillian Simunek, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis.
Interior - Crystal Livermont, Farm & Ranch Management.
Kadoka - Rebecca Shuck, Surgical Technology.
Kyle - Jesse Thunderhawk, Automotive Technology.
Lead - Megan Bernal, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Joey Burrows, Electrical Trades; Angela Cochran, Practical Nursing; Quinn Ernst, Automotive Technology; Andrew Gillespie, Electrical Trades; Laurie Reinhardt Reif, Business and Technology; Gregory Vincent, Welding and Fabrication; Owen Wisser, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist.
Lennox - Megan Lefers, Library Technician.
Murdo - Tanner Brunskill, Welding and Fabrication.
Nemo - Jakob Schaffer, Computer-Aided Design; Tylar Schoonover, Practical Nursing.
Newell - Jacobie Mooney, Accounting.
Oelrichs - Dylan Davidson, Electrical Trades.
Owanka - Kayla Wulf, Registered Nursing.
Philip - Sara Buls, Practical Nursing; Marit Clawson, Practical Nursing.
Piedmont - Emme Berglund, Surgical Technology; Donna LaMont, Criminal Justice; Ashley Meier, Practical Nursing; Mason Nash, Drafting and Machining Technology; Mercedes Starkweather, Dental Assisting.
Prairie City - Taylor Sever, Automotive Technology.
Pringle - Amber Charles, Registered Nursing.
Rapid City - Joseph Amiotte, Medical Laboratory Technician; Kirsten Anderson, Dental Assisting; Madison Anderson, Allied Health; Spencer Anderson, Computer Aided Design; Candyse Arivett, Technical Studies; Austin Bahr, Electrical Trades; Christian Baker, Automotive Technology; Taylor Bell, Practical Nursing; Jason Bowles, Automotive Technology; Christina Burger, Dental Assisting; Joshua Chandler, Diesel Technology - Industrial Maintenance Tech; Nicholas Colbert, Drafting and Machining Technology; Kelsee Colgrove, Criminal Justice; Michaela Collins, Environmental Engineering Technician; Adrian Cox, Automotive Technology; Haylee Crossman, Office Professional; Tate Cullers, Environmental Engineering Technician; Christopher Dalluge, Automotive Technology; Esmeralda De Anda- Meza, Surgical Technology; Caleb DeGarmo, Diesel Technology; Thomas DeJong, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Jasmine Derby, Registered Nursing; Alyssa Dikoff, Welding and Fabrication; Nicholas Edwards, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Madison Eisemann, Medical Laboratory Technician; Ariana Ferreira, Registered Nursing; Jantzen Fisher, HVAC/R Technology; Taylor Foss, Surgical Technology; Presley Foudray, Medical Laboratory Technician; Joshua Fox, Business and Technology; Rebecca Freeman, Medical Laboratory Technician; Tate Fremo, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Danielle Garland, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Maggie Gould, Dual Enrollment; Raelynn Graham, Practical Nursing; Greg Hamblin, Plumbing Technology; Jared Hannon, Welding and Fabrication; Mariah Harder, Surgical Technology; Austan Hartnek, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Sienna Hatten, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Ro Hedrick, Welding and Fabrication; Olivia Hilgemeier, Allied Health; Austin Hillestad, HVAC/R Technology; Brandon Hilton, Accounting; Bruce Hise, Plumbing Technology; Brooke Hochstetter, Practical Nursing; Beth Hodges, Environmental Engineering Technician; Aaliyah Hope, Surgical Technology; Jessica Howard, Registered Nursing; Rosetta Inman, Allied Health; Maelli Jensen, Dental Assisting; Briana Johnson, Registered Nursing; Bryan Kemp, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Kassandra Kingrey, Accounting; Joshua Kjellerson, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Micah Kooiman, Automotive Technology; Justus Kramer, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Amanda Kruse, Health Information Management; Shayne Leckband, Surgical Technology; Jeremy Lewis, Drafting and Machining Technology; Leah Luebke, Practical Nursing; Stephen Lufkins, Construction Technology; Caleb Mastalir, Automotive Technology; Adam Max, Computer Aided Design; Richard Mayer, Construction Technology; Shelby Merrival, Practical Nursing; Matthew Miller, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Kaitlin Mitchell, Dental Assisting; Kuwaaupe Morris, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Hannah Norris, Practical Nursing; Jeromy O'Dell, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Abbie Oldfield, Criminal Justice; Janae Olson, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Katelyn Palmer, Accounting; Madison Petrotto, Registered Nursing; Paige Poulsen, Registered Nursing; Waylon Pourier, Automotive Technology; Dathan Price, Automotive Technology; Laura Quasney, Health Information Management; James Rogers, Electrical Trades; Jacob Ruffatto, Drafting and Machining Technology; Macey Schmidt, Practical Nursing; Jamie Shoop, Practical Nursing; Kari Siebert, Business and Technology; Bonnie Silver, Business- Social Media Marketing Certificate; Melanie Small, Business - Hospitality; Izabelle Smith, Surgical Technology; Eric Snoozy, Electrical Trades; Bennett Solay, Automotive Technology; Joseph Sowards, Construction Technology; Alex Spencer, Registered Nursing; Bernadette Stelzle, Practical Nursing; Sharyl Stokes-Drain, Environmental Engineering Technician; Andrew Stroup, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Linda Swier, Allied Health; Grayson Tech, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Chloe Thome, Construction Technology; Tiffany Tuttle, Health Information Management; Jorge Ucan, HVAC/R Technology; Taylor Uhre, Dental Assisting; Tyler Wainwright, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; James Walker, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Shalie Weaver, Computer Aided Design; Breanna Wetzel, Electrical Trades; Jace Wetzler, Electrical Trades; Jett Wetzler, Electrical Trades; David White, Construction Technology; Franklin Whiting Jr., Construction Technology; Rachelle Williams, Computer Aided Design; Steven Wingler, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Rebekah Wood, Practical Nursing; Jonathan Young, Construction Technology; Xavier Young, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Justin Yurisich, Automotive Technology; Holly Ziegel, Medical Laboratory Technician; Jeromey Zweber, Plumbing Technology.
Saint Onge - Mikkal Black, Accounting; Aubrey Redinger, Computer-Aided Design.
Spearfish - Dawson Craig, HVAC/R Technology; Drason Craig, Construction Technology; Gabriella Cummins, Accounting; Chloe Drolc, Business and Technology; Heidi Lindberg, Allied Health; Lance McNeese, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Neal Porter, Medical Laboratory Technician; Angela Reed, Computer Aided Design.
Sturgis - Julianne Blakeman, Registered Nursing; Justin Burnham, HVAC/R Technology; Jessica Espinoza, Business and Technology; Brock Foster, Electrical Trades; Owen Hoops, Computer Aided Design; Johanne Peldo, Medical Assisting; Brian Sanders, Accounting; Shanea Schmidt, Surgical Technology.
Summerset - Ryan Miles, Computer-Aided Design; Jared Sailer, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Jaci Skillingstad, Registered Nursing.
Vale - Shaley Dirk, Accounting.
Wall - Laeton Anderson, Electrical Trades.
Watertown - Brooke Redder, Library Technician.
White River - Renegade Wooden Knife, Electrical Trades.
Whitewood - Luke Jensen, Electrical Trades; Clayton Smith, Diesel Technology; Stevie Tebben, Surgical Technology.
MINNESOTA
Owatonna – Gabriel Adams, Welding and Fabrication.
MONTANA
Sidney – Kevin Skogen, HVAC/R Technology.
NEBRASKA
Hay Springs – RyLee Wolken, Surgical Technology.
Winside – Sophie Milenkovich, Surgical Technology.
NORTH DAKOTA
Bismarck – Jaxon Tabert, Welding and Fabrication.
Fredonia – Kaleb Entzi, Diesel Technology.
NEW JERSEY
West Caldwell – Joel Feria, Electrical Trades.
WYOMING
Gillette - Mackenzie DeBerg, Surgical Technology; Gauge Ross, Welding and Fabrication.
Newcastle - Jessie Stearns, Registered Nursing.
Pine Haven - Lanee Powers, Business and Technology.
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About Western Dakota Technical College
Western Dakota Technical College (WDTC) was established in 1968 and is the only technical college serving the western South Dakota region.
WDTC offers more than 40 programs in a variety of fields, including Business and Computers, Construction and Manufacturing, Energy and Environmental Technologies, Health Sciences, Legal and Public Services, and Transportation Technologies.
Ninety-nine percent of Western Dakota Technical College's most recent graduates are working, continuing their education, or are enlisted in the military per the WDTC 2021 Placement Report. There were 326 respondents out of 380 graduates surveyed. [*Placement information is derived from graduate surveys, faculty-collected data, placement surveys started six months after graduation, and the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation. Overall placement rate is figured by: (responding graduates employed, continuing education, or in military service)/(responding graduates who are seeking employment). The number of program graduates are unduplicated by CIP code.]
Western Dakota Technical College faculty, staff, and administration focus their efforts on helping students gain the skills and experiences they need to succeed. Through hands-on learning, internships, and industry partnerships, Western Dakota Tech students graduate ready to make a real and immediate contribution to their employers and to their communities.
For information about WDTC, call (800) 544-8765 or (605) 718-2565 or send an email to Admissions@wdt.edu. Visit us on the web at wdt.edu.
