Fall 2025 Dean's List
BROOKINGS, S.D. – The following students have been named to the dean's list for academic excellence after the fall 2025 semester at South Dakota State University. To earn dean's list distinctions in SDSU's colleges, students must have completed a minimum of 12 credits and must have earned at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
Overall, more than 4,100 students from 40 states and 31 foreign nations are on the list.
Students with F, I, U, RI or RU grades are not eligible regardless of system term GPA attained. Note that this report includes courses that were taken at other South Dakota institutions this term. A minimum of 12 credits within the 100-699 course range must be taken. A student who passes pregeneral education courses may still qualify, if the student has 12 other credits that do fall within the 100-699 range.
SAFES – College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
SAHSS – College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
SEHS – College of Education and Human Sciences
SENGR – Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering
SNS – College of Natural Sciences
SNURS – College of Nursing
Fall 2025
| Name | Hometown | State | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abigayle Camille Eitreim | Worthing | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Judge Eli | Worthing | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Kiya Marie Jackson | Worthing | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Emma Nicole Kilene | Worthing | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Cody James Peterson | Worthing | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Braxton Brenda Mae Adams | Yankton | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Katherine Elizabeth Beeman | Yankton | South Dakota | SPAHP |
| Sarah M. Beeman | Yankton | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Claire Alyse Boyko | Yankton | South Dakota | SPAHP |
| Carly Ann Cap | Yankton | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Cayden James Ellis | Yankton | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Jayci Jolyn Ellis | Yankton | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Elizabeth Nicole Elsen | Yankton | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Staci Marie Fuglsby | Yankton | South Dakota | SPAHP |
| Tessa M. Gillies | Yankton | South Dakota | SPAHP |
| Tucker Jack Gilmore | Yankton | South Dakota | SNS |
| Olivia Grace Hansen | Yankton | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Paisley Elizabeth Hejna | Yankton | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Ava Christine Johanneson | Yankton | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Cora Rae Johnson | Yankton | South Dakota | SPAHP |
| Eleanor Grace Johnson | Yankton | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Griffin A. Johnson | Yankton | South Dakota | SNS |
| Hannah Grace Jussel | Yankton | South Dakota | SNS |
| Zak Andrew Kotschegarow | Yankton | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Frances Magdalene Kouri | Yankton | South Dakota | SAHSS |