The University will be conferring its first doctoral degree during the ceremony along with 144-bachelors, 26 masters and 42-associate degrees.
Representative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin will serve as commencement speaker.
Deb Bowman a 1976 graduate and Arne Fockler an 1967 graduate will be honored as Distinguished
Alumni.
Bowman is currently South Dakota Secretary of the Department of Social Services.
Fockler retired from IBM and is an active volunteer for Arc Southeastern Minnesota, an agency that works with people with developmental disabilities.