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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Clayton Dammen | Brookings | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Elizabeth Paige Drovdal | Brookings | South Dakota | SAFES |
| William Vincent Hummel | Brookings | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Ava Danielle Humphrey | Brookings | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Julienne Christiane Korst | Brookings | South Dakota | SAFES |
| ChunKi Lau | Brookings | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Andrew James Lindskov | Brookings | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Josie Marie Nold | Brookings | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Cassandra Rae Rohrbaugh | Brookings | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Payton Theodosopoulos | Brookings | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Raesa Christine Zelinsky | Brookings | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Zoe A. Zoncki | Brookings | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Sydnee Jo Thompson | Buffalo | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Isaac John Marohl | Centerville | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Kylie Marie Mockler | Centerville | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Janae Marie Olson | Chancellor | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Benjamin James Gustafson | Claremont | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Jack Wayne Helkenn | Clark | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Sadie Marie Streff | Clark | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Jase Mousel | Colman | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Emily Marie Sachtjen | Colome | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Blake Scott Pauli | Columbia | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Kendall Lee Olawsky | Corsica | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Emily Evonne Borkowski | Custer | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Logan R. Graf | Custer | South Dakota | SAFES |