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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chance David Riley | Canton | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Kabren Nolan Jackson | Castlewood | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Jaycee Leigh Hourigan | Clear Lake | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Cooper Robert Schiernbeck | Clear Lake | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Logan Robert Kendig | Crooks | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Eli Charles Otten | Dakota Dunes | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Douglas Samuel Skinner | Dakota Dunes | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Jacob Warren Wente | Dakota Dunes | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Thomas Ryan Aughenbaugh | De Smet | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Kasen Mark John Janssen | De Smet | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Abigail Nicole Bietz | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Joshua Dean DeKnikker | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Dylan Mitchell Jensen | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Chase Nathan Jones | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Sydney Jo Klein | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Coby Lee Maeschen | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Shane Riley Stone | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Owen Nicholas Vargas | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Evan Joseph Bartelt | Dimock | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Mason Jay Neugebauer | Dimock | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Alexander Michael Scarmon | Elk Point | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Caleb Kneen | Forestburg | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Chance Carda | Fort Pierre | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Sydney Marie Tedrow | Fort Pierre | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Jayden D. Wiebe | Fort Pierre | South Dakota | SENGR |