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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Julie Swenson | Pierre | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Joshua Thomas Switzer | Pierre | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Ireland Templeton | Pierre | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Alec Joseph Venner | Pierre | South Dakota | SNS |
| Kyra Grace Wallace | Pierre | South Dakota | SPAHP |
| Nicole Brianne Weiss | Pierre | South Dakota | SNS |
| Isabelle Grace Weller | Pierre | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Nathan Alan Williams | Pierre | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Draix Joseph Wyatt | Pierre | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Gracie Lee Zeeb | Pierre | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Whitney Grace Payne | Plankinton | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Shyla Lee Elizabeth Tobin | Plankinton | South Dakota | SPAHP |
| Caden James Foxley | Platte | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Ryann J. Grussing | Platte | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Katie Marie Holter | Platte | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Max Clifford Miller | Platte | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Brooklyn Isabel Nepodal | Platte | South Dakota | SPAHP |
| Emerson Jean Ringling | Platte | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Carson S. Vanden Berge | Platte | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Kallie Jo Walstad | Platte | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Rebekah A. Pool | Pollock | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Dasani E. LaCroix | Pukwana | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Hannah Elizabeth Warmbrand | Pukwana | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Ember Teague Gabriel | Quinn | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Paige Ella Hanson | Ramona | South Dakota | SAFES |