Western Dakota Tech congratulates the 222 students named to the Fall 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.
Students are listed by state beginning with South Dakota, then city, last name alphabetically, and program.
SOUTH DAKOTA
Belle Fourche - Seth Dahlvang, Electrical Trades; Nadine Mart, Surgical Technology; Elizabeth Soard, Practical Nursing.
Bison – Shawna, Kolb, Diesel Technology.
Black Hawk - Earl Cornett, HVAC/R Technology; Koby Emeline, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Andrew Neilan, Diesel Technology; Mitchel Painter, Drafting and Machining; Technology; Jessica Painter, Health Information Management; and Chandler Sutherland, Business and Technology; Nicolette Thomson, Criminal Justice.
Box Elder – Brittany Beam Environmental Engineering Technician; Aeden Broz, Dual Enrollment; Michele Fisher, Environmental Engineering Technician; Travis Gere, Welding and Fabrication; Dusty Hagen, Business and Technology; Bailey Hanson, Construction Technology; Chauncey Hauptman, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Hallee Hodges, Practical Nursing; Melanie Kilburn, Business and Technology; Josiah Kilburn, Dual Enrollment; Jose Lawler, HVAC/R Technology; Mercedes McNett, Library Technician; Justin Miller, Business and Technology; Delwin Millhouse, Electrical Trades; Emily Moore, Criminal Justice; Teesha Nielson, Computer-Aided Design; Thomas Scheving, Automotive Technology; Dawn Taggart, Accounting; Matthew Wogerman, Welding and Fabrication.
Buffalo – Kylie, Teller, Business and Technology.
Buffalo Gap – Diana Allison, Allied Health.
Custer – Amber Charles, Practical Nursing; Talitha Jones, Medical Laboratory Technician.
Deadwood – Jessica Addington, Medical Laboratory Technician.
Dupree – Adrianna White Wolf, Dental Assisting.
Edgemont – Jessie Stearns, Practical Nursing.
Ellsworth Air Force Base – Katrina Burns, Practical Nursing.
Hermosa – Tina Duran, Environmental Engineering Technician; Edward Lesnick, Plumbing Technology; Lexus Peters, Business and Technology.
Hot Springs – Wyatt Kreilaus, Electrical Trades; Raven Rush, Practical Nursing.
Isabel - Amy Taylor, Business and Technology.
Kadoka – Brennan Kukal, Welding and Fabrication; Landon Schofield, Surgical Technology.
Keystone – Devyn Conaway, Library Technician; Amanda McNeary, Environmental Engineering Technician.
Lead - Christopher Murray, Electrical Trades.
Meadow – Teigan Clark, Electrical Trades.
Mobridge – Alexis Sjomeling, Accounting.
Mud Butte – William Anderson, Electrical Trades.
New Underwood – Joseph Lasseter, Dual Enrollment.
Newell – Anthony Simonson, Diesel Technology.
Oglala - Genevieve Crow, Paramedic.
Phillip - Huaquin Elisha Laurido, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Chelsea Tobin, Accounting.
Piedmont – MaKayla Fox, Dental Assisting; Ryan Jerke, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Grant Johnson, Environmental Engineering Technician; Jazlyn Kleinschmit-Millhouse, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Mason Nash, Computer-Aided Design; Brenda O'Grady, Business and Technology; Antigone Pauling, Accounting; Alexandra Schmitz, Criminal Justice.
Pierre – Ethan Falcon, Business and Technology.
Pine Ridge – Shawn Holy Rock, Welding and Fabrication.
Rapid City – Michael Hansen, Plumbing Technology; Joseph Amiotte, Medical Laboratory Technician; Lance Andersen, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Rebecca Anderson, Business and Technology; Bradley Anderson, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Alexandria Anderson, Medical Laboratory Technician; Ryver Anderson-Hansen, Health Information Management; Rachael Armour, Library Technician; Michael Bay, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Joseph Beck, Surgical Technology; Emma Bernard, Business – Hospitality; Weston Bettelyoun, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Matthew Bicskei, HVAC/R Technology; Casey Bifulco, Environmental Engineering Technician; Somer Binfet Graves, Dental Assisting; Ethan Bishop, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Annabelle Bowers, Dental Assisting; Craig Buckley, Computer-Aided Design; Alexis Burtzlaff, Practical Nursing; Kyler Carda, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Danielle Carlin, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Amber Casteel, Dental Assisting; Michael Chasing Horse, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Bethany Coleman, Allied Health; Blaze Colombe, Paramedic; Carson Conlee, Electrical Trades; Travis Cookson, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Kindra Denny, Computer-Aided Design; Alyssa Dikoff, Construction Technology; Stephanie Dockter, Criminal Justice; Jade Edwards, Drafting and Machining Technology; Kenneth Eisenbraun, Library Technician; Tanner Ellefson, Welding and Fabrication; James Farr, Registered Nursing; Cassandra Fitting, Paramedic; Raquel Freeman, Accounting; Joshua Galster, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Natalie Geary, Environmental Engineering Technician; Kevin Gehris, Electrical Trades; Sheridan Gerdes, Business and Technology; John Gilley, Accounting; Megan Glessner, Surgical Technology; Teasa Goodman, Medical Laboratory Technician; Raina Grace, Criminal Justice; Raelynn Graham, Medical Laboratory Technician; James Gray, Plumbing Technology; Kelly Gregson, Health Information Management; Larissa Grinnell, Health Information Management; Aarian Haberstroh, Practical Nursing; Michael Hansen, Computer-Aided Design;Caleb Hansen, HVAC/R Technology; Stephen Heckman, Computer-Aided Design; Gabriel Herman, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Taven Hauf, Welding and Fabrication; Brennan Holloway, Paramedic; Sadie Hoyt, Dental Assisting; Ryan Hukill, Welding and Fabrication; Chance Hunsaker, Plumbing Technology; Christian Hunter, HVAC/R Technology; Melissa Jennings, Accounting; Tanner Johnson, Electrical Trades; Angela Jung, Accounting; Tyler Kephart, Paramedic; Christin King, Surgical Technology; Dylan Kirkeby-Carlyle, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Jacob Kjellerson, Computer-Aided Design; Damen Kraft, Welding and Fabrication; Ashley Lauen, Accounting; Barth Lippert, Automotive Technology; Adam Lirette, Plumbing Technology; Paul Lobato, Electrical Trades; Mariah Mariano, Surgical Technology; Kassidy Marta, Paramedic; Carol Matt, Practical Nursing; Adriana McGregor, Allied Health; Mara Mechaley, Environmental Engineering Technician; Jadon Mecham, Diesel Technology; Chehala Meyers, Allied Health; Cheyenne Meyers, Criminal Justice; Lizzette Meza, Environmental Engineering Technician; Natasha Milacek, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Julianna Miller, Library Technician; Mitch Mitchell, Accounting; Allison Mitchell, Library Technician; Miliria Mix, Criminal Justice; Hope Moran, Paramedic; Eddie Moua, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Jacob Mundt, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Laura Nabholz, Medical Laboratory Technician; Benjamin Parrow, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Cassandra Paulsen, Criminal Justice; Zachary Pelofske, Environmental Engineering Technician; Shelby Pierce, Dental Assisting; Paige Poulsen, Allied Health; Hailee Proietti, Criminal Justice; Stephanie Rail, Business and Technology; TLana Red Cloud, Health Information Management; Victoria Rennell, Surgical Technology; Christopher Rivers, Automotive Technology; Antyjuan Rodriguez, Computer-Aided Design; Adrienne Salamun, Practical Nursing; Wayne Sayer, Welding and Fabrication; Cheyenne Schubert, Criminal Justice; Cheyenne Sharp, Environmental Engineering Technician; Mikayla Short, Dental Assisting; Kari Siebert, Accounting; Melissa Smith, Paramedic; Ava Speas, Allied Health; Tanner Spencer, Welding and Fabrication; Malakai Stevens, Electrical Trades; Jason Swanson, HVAC/R Technology; Nation Theis, Dual Enrollment; Mary Thorson, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Randy Truax, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Dara Tucker, Criminal Justice; Anxhela Van Loan, Accounting; Thomas Vanlissel, Diesel Technology; Cera Walking Eagle, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Renae Wetch, Practical Nursing; Daniel Whitney, Automotive Technology; Matt Williams, Diesel Technology; Shayla Wood, Allied Health; Kodi Yellow Boy, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Marie Zolnowsky, Computer-Aided Design.
Spearfish – Faith Bonde, Dental Assisting; Slater Earl, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Mason Krier, Electrical Trades; Nina Li, Dental Assisting; Cameron Paisley, Welding and Fabrication; Bella Reid, Allied Health; Dalton Vaughn, Electrical Trades; Hunter Weaver, Welding and Fabrication.
St. Francis – Valerie Boltz, Accounting.
Sturgis – Beth Bachand, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Joe Baker, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Shay Good, Plumbing Technology; Brook Hanso, Computer Science-Information Technology Specialist; Luke Kitzmiller, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Jessica Lord, Environmental Engineering Technician; Rachel Nelson, Health Information Management; Noah Ross, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Emphasis; Courtney Sulzbach, Criminal Justice.
Summerset – Alanna Stevens, Criminal Justice.
Tyndall – Shelby Mach, Medical Laboratory Technician.
Wall - Tracie Crawford, Computer-Aided Design; Nathaniel Fox, Electrical Trades; Jeffrey Williamson, Practical Nursing.
GEORGIA
Lawrenceville – Milton Torres, Plumbing Technology.
LOUSIANA
Homer – Gavin Hall - Paramedic; Springhill – Joseph Montondo, Paramedic.
MINNESOTA
Alexandria – Dylan Schmitz, Drafting and Machining Technology.
NEBRASKA
Gordon – Trendon Starr, Construction Technology; Rushville – Ryan Wellnitz, Computer-Aided Design.
NORTH DAKOTA
Hettinger – Reece Williams, Electrical Trades.
WISCONSIN
Prairie du Chien – Collin Seeley, Environmental Engineering Technology.
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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.
