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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Matthew Byington | Dakota Dunes | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Mallory Elizabeth Valburg | Draper | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Garrett Alexander Neill | Elkton | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Madisyn Victoria Raymond | Ethan | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Jordan Clarice Van De Stroet | Fairview | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Ashlyn Paige Sorensen | Faulkton | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Samuel Alan Koch | Flandreau | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Cade Richard LeBrun | Flandreau | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Chase LeBrun | Flandreau | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Dustin Gerhard Kolb | Fruitdale | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Bailey Rose Yost | Gann Valley | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Tayson Matthew Swatek | Garretson | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Jenna Leigh VanHolland | Garretson | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Andrea Marie Miller | Gayville | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Trevor Lee Rolland | Geddes | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Taylor Marie Tennant | Gettysburg | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Brooke Ann Gengerke | Groton | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Caleb Joseph Hanten | Groton | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Ashlyn Ryan Sperry | Groton | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Owen Thomas Murphy | Harrisburg | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Mya Vera Dissing | Hartford | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Tristan Charles Hawks | Hartford | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Evan Jaton | Hartford | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Lexi Marie Nichols | Hartford | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Dillon E. Unzelman | Hartford | South Dakota | SAFES |