Spring 2026 Dean's List
BROOKINGS, S.D. – The following students have been named to the dean's list for academic excellence after the spring 2026 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 3,900 students from 38 states and 29 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
Spring 2026
| Name | Hometown | State | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camden Daemon Coughlin | Brandon | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Jason Gusso | Brandon | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Carter Holmes | Brandon | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Celia Irene Kucker | Brandon | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Samuel Joesph Nolz | Brandon | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Tanner J. Rakebrandt | Brandon | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Madisyn Jane Rust | Brandon | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Dawson James Rysavy | Brandon | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Parker M. Thorsland | Brandon | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Justin Dean Ahlers | Brookings | South Dakota | SENGR |
| John Chidiebere Akujobi | Brookings | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Andrew Robert Bishop | Brookings | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Logan Henry Bowes | Brookings | South Dakota | SENGR |
| David Hilton Brink | Brookings | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Ty Brouwer | Brookings | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Jakob Gage Burckhard | Brookings | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Jerome Day | Brookings | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Alexander Cooper Diersen | Brookings | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Maxwell Richard Donelan | Brookings | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Kai Joel Drake | Brookings | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Sofia Elaine Dvergsten | Brookings | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Ezekiel Yahanan Engelmann | Brookings | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Treven James Grimsrud | Brookings | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Lincoln Joseph Friedrich Hardin | Brookings | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Ethan Roy Hof | Brookings | South Dakota | SENGR |