`  == Alma Mater ==  Upon reading the wikipedia definition of an Alma Mater I have removed SDSU as Noem's listed Alma Mater. From the wikipedia definition, ``In modern times, it is often a school, college, or university attended during one's formative years,  which is often interpreted to mean from where one earned one's first degree or doctorate, or both.`` Noem has not recieved any degree from SDSU.   `