Western Dakota Tech congratulates the 263 students named to the Spring 2020 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.
SOUTH DAKOTA
Belle Fourche - Lindsay Dommer, Environmental Engineering Technician; Alexander Hendricks, Computer-Aided Drafting; Shelby Rhoads, Criminal Justice; Sarah Stednick, Diesel Technology; Hunter Vissia, Paramedic; Zachary Wagner, Electrical Trades.
Black Hawk - Koby Emeline, Computer Science - Information Technology Specialist; Alycia Espe-Easton, Business & Technology; Reanna Fisher, Business & Technology; Ryan Matusiak, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Jessica Painter, Health Information Management - Coding; Kane Thomas, Business and Technology; Nicolette Thomson, Criminal Justice.
Box Elder - Brittany Beam, Environmental Engineering Technician; Sara Block, Practical Nursing; Cassandra Bowman, Business - Social Media Marketing; Aeden Broz, Dual Enrollment; Nick Bryant, Business and Technology; Charlie Clyde, Welding and Fabrication; Dusty Hagen, Business & Technology; Jeremiah Huck, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Kylie Johnson, Surgical Technology; Jennifer Lacy, Allied Health - Practical Nursing; Chelsea LeBlanc, Environmental Engineering Technician; Mercedes McNett, Library Technician; Justin Miller, Business & Technology; Jacob Nankivel, Automotive Technology; Cassidy Olandese, Surgical Technology; Callie Ramsey, Medical Assisting; Thomas Scheving, Automotive Technology; Autumn Shoemaker, Registered Nursing; Dawn Taggart, Accounting; Robert Umberger, Automotive Technology; Michael Weston, Automotive Technology; Jennifer Winther, Health Information Management - Coding; Matthew Wogerman, Welding and Fabrication.
Deadwood - Jessica Addington, Phlebotomy; Carol Burt, Medical Laboratory Technician.
Ellsworth Air Force Base - Katrina Burns, Practical Nursing; Janice Little, Dental Assisting; Casey Williams, Medical Laboratory Technician.
Eagle Butte - Whitney White Eyes, Accounting.
Hereford - Bryson Priest, Diesel Technology.
Hermosa - Jacob Haga, HVAC/R Technology; Seth Nowak, Electrical Trades; Lexus Peters, Business & Technology.
Hill City - Cody Homan, Welding and Fabrication; Blake Roland, Dual Enrollment/Electrical Trades; Luis Sanchez, Welding and Fabrication; Julia Satter, Dual Enrollment/Phlebotomy.
Hot Springs - Jaclyn Duarte, Allied Health; Raven Rush, Allied Health; Angela Sassman, Phlebotomy/Laboratory Assistant; John Turner, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist.
Kadoka - Nicholas Young, Electrical Trades.
Lead - Jacob Mills, Welding and Fabrication; Christopher Murray, Electrical Trades; Douglas Reynolds, Environmental Engineering Technology; Treva Zellers, Practical Nursing.
Madison - Randy Ebdrup, Automotive Technology.
McIntosh - Jacob Nehl, Electrical Trades.
Mobridge - Alexis Sjomeling, Bookkeeping.
New Underwood - Steven Burns, Phlebotomy/Laboratory Assistant; Nicholas Eslick, Automotive Technology; Nathan Hannan, Diesel Technology; Sydney Word, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis.
Phillip - Chelsea Tobin, Accounting.
Piedmont - Colton Butler, Electrical Trades; Grant Johnson, Welding and Fabrication; Evan Lopez, Electrical Trades; Anna Roltgen, Business and Technology; Alyla Stewart, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Sara Weber, Practical Nursing.
Pierre - Chase Lenneman, Electrical Trades; McKenna Middletent, Criminal Justice; Austin Weiss, Environmental Engineering Technician; McKenzie Wernsmann, Phlebotomy.
Pine Ridge - Shawn Holy Rock, Welding and Fabrication.
Rapid City - Keshia Allen, Criminal Justice; Taylor Allison, Practical Nursing; Lance Andersen, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Rebecca Anderson, Accounting; Ryver Anderson-Hansen, Health Information Management - Coding; KaLena Arroyo, Medical Laboratory Technician; Caitlin Ausmann, Business - Social Media Marketing; Anna Baker, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Cale Barber, Technical Studies; Michael Bay, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Zachary Beals, Paramedic; Wamniyon Bear Runner, Criminal Justice; Ethan Bishop, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Deshawn Bitney, Construction Technology; Laura Boyer, Allied Health; Christopher Boyle, Accounting; Sarah Bradley, Allied Health; Derrek Brave Heart, Welding and Fabrication; Matthew Brice, Welding and Fabrication; Robin Bury, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Danielle Carlin, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Suzanne Christensen, Medical Laboratory Technician; Donna Clutter, Health Information Management - Coding; Carson Conlee, Electrical Trades; Travis Cookson, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Christy Corneliuson, Registered Nursing; Blake Coulter, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Alyxandra Craig, Surgical Technology; John Cronin, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Cameron Cummings, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Dustin Davis, HVAC/R Technology; Kindra Denny, Computer-Aided Design; Amanda Dutton, Allied Health; Jade Edwards, Drafting and Machining Technology; Kenneth Eisenbraun, Library Technician; Joshua English, Computer-Aided Drafting; Francisco Escobar, Construction Technology; Cassandra Fitting; Paramedic; Tanner Fode, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Teresa Forbes, Practical Nursing; Raquel Freeman, Accounting; Kara Frossard, Paramedic; Joshua Galster, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Garrett Geffre, Computer-Aided Design; Justin Gienger, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Marissa Godfrey, Criminal Justice; Kaylee Gorman, Practical Nursing; Katana Gould, Business and Technology; Raina Grace, Criminal Justice; Desiree Grueschow, Registered Nursing; Brenda Hafner, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Michael Hansen, Computer-Aided Design; Alexis Harrison, Practical Nursing; Stephen Heckman, Computer-Aided Design; Megan Heggen, Criminal Justice; Elyse Helkenn, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Hadley Hillman, Automotive Technology; Erin Hope, Environmental Engineering Technician; Cody Horan, Electrical Trades; Sadie Hoyt, Allied Health; Alexandra Hudgin, Criminal Justice; Ryan Hukill, Welding and Fabrication; Lukus Ilaug, Allied Health; Kristian Jakowicz, Paramedic; Megan Johnson, Accounting; Tanner Johnson, Electrical Trades; London Kahler, Medical Laboratory Technician; Blake Kauth, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Matthew Keszler, Accounting; Tucker Kieffer, Diesel Technology; Christin King, Surgical Technology; Dylan Kirkeby-Carlyle, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Emma Knecht, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Christopher Knight, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Hanna Knottnerus, Medical Laboratory Technician; Evan Krebsbach, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Ben Kruger, Welding and Fabrication; Denver Legg, Diesel Technology; Christopher Lunsford, Electrical Trades; Alexis MaComb, Surgical Technology; Kassidy Marta, Paramedic; Carol Matt, Practical Nursing; Hunor McCauley, Dual Enrollment; Kaley Meyer, Allied Health; Lizzette Meza, Environmental Engineering Technician; Natasha Milacek, Criminal Justice; Kody Miles, Welding and Fabrication; Ron Miller, Paramedic; Jacob Mundt, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Tessa Murphy, Surgical Technology; Antonio Nalls, Business and Technology; Cheyenne Nissen, Criminal Justice; Nicole Obi, Allied Health; Faye O'Bryan, Registered Nursing; Caden Overturf, Plumbing Technology; Zachary Pelofske, Environmental Engineering Technician; Kelsey Pence, Surgical Technology; Autumn Poe, Construction Technology; Sherry Pratt, Allied Health; Meghan Preston, Practical Nursing; Charity Price, Dental Assisting; Alexandria Privitt, Allied Health; Hailee Proietti, Criminal Justice; Stephanie Rail, Business and Technology; Shelah Reimer, Criminal Justice; Chloe Renfro, Computer Aided Design; Ryan Rieger, Paramedic; Timothy Romero Douglas, Electrical Trades; Thayer Ronfeldt, Criminal Justice; Kate Salkowski, Medical Laboratory Technician; Geneva Saner, Practical Nursing; Wayne Sayer, Welding and Fabrication; Mandy Schmidt, Criminal Justice; Diana Schmitt, Business and Technology; Lesli Schneider, Practical Nursing; Ethan Schulz, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Erin Schweiss, Health Information Management - Coding; Ryan Seybold Conner, HVAC/R Technology; David Sharp, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Kari Slagle, Business and Technology; Heather Snyder, Business and Technology; Paul Sperlich, Electrical Trades; Richard St. Peter, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Sharon Stands, Criminal Justice; Malakai Stevens, Electrical Trades; Chandler Sutherland, Business and Technology; Jason Swanson, HVAC/R Technology; Quinlan Trimble, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Randy Truax, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Dara Tucker, Criminal Justice; James Vander Vorst, Dual Enrollment; Thomas Vanlissel, Diesel Technology; Haley Vickerman, Environmental Engineering Technician; Jordain Ward, Environmental Engineering Technician; Paul Weisbeck, Welding and Fabrication; Christin Wiebe, Computer Aided Design; Jamie Williams, Dental Assisting; Matt Williams, Diesel Technology; Brittney Young, Plumbing Technology; Sarah Zakhari, Health Information Management - Coding.
Sisseton - Lydia Helgeson, Medical Laboratory Technician/Phlebotomy.
Smithwick - Hayley Maurer, Business - Social Media Marketing.
Spearfish - Stephanie Babb, Accounting; Bobby Deleon, Welding and Fabrication; Haile DuBry, Practical Nursing; Bree Lewis, Criminal Justice; Matthew Linde, Practical Nursing; Ashley Sales, Dental Assisting; Shantayl Walton, Automotive Technology.
Sturgis - Beth Bachand, EMT; Joe Baker, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Brook Hanson, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Dylan Hersrud, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Jessica Lord, Environmental Engineering Technician; Rachel Nelson, Health Information Management - Coding; Jaymeson Ontiveros, Automotive Technology; Mia Pua, Automotive Technology; Noah Ross, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Courtney Sulzbach, Criminal Justice; Katie Trichel, Business & Technology; Forrest Zimmiond, Electrical Trades.
Summerset - Kaleigh Becket, Welding and Fabrication; Preston Gyles, HVAC/R Technology; Jaci Kihlstrom, Practical Nursing; William Parker, Automotive Technology; Sheila Twite, Business & Technology; Billie Webb, Pharmacy Technician; Ryan Yeary, Electrical Trades.
Wall - Tacia Osterberg, Practical Nursing; Jeffrey Williamson, Allied Health.
Whitewood - Morgan Blakeman, Business & Technology.
Winner - Kelsey Pravecek, Surgical Technology.
LOUSIANA
Homer - Gavin Hall, Paramedic; Emily Key, Paramedic; Minden - Logan Rhodes, Paramedic; Springhill - Joseph Montondo, Paramedic.
MINNESOTA
Pine Island - Kevin Poliszuk, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis.
NEVADA
Spring Creek - Stacy Roberts, Surgical Technology.
NORTH DAKOTA
Hettinger - Reece Williams, Electrical Trades.
WYOMING
Douglas - Kullin Lindbo, Electrical Trades.
Note: WDT apologizes for the delay in this information due to COVID-19 disrupting the Spring Semester resulting in later program completion and final grades.
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About Western Dakota Tech
Western Dakota Tech was established in 1968 and is the only technical college serving the western South Dakota region.
Western Dakota Tech offers 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 Tech's most recent graduates are working, continuing their education, or are enlisted in the military. [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 Tech 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 Western Dakota Tech, call (800) 544-8765 or (605) 718-2565 or send an email to Admissions@wdt.edu. Visit us on the web at wdt.edu.