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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Mitchell Thelen | Mitchell | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Marshall J. Widstrom | Mitchell | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Rachel Ziegeldorf | Mitchell | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Theodore Kenneth Heil | Mobridge | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Tristen Elliott Host | Murdo | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Jesse Joseph Schall | Onida | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Jackson Anacker | Parker | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Andrew Christopher Braley | Parkston | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Adam William Doering | Parkston | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Wyatt Curtis Wuertzer | Parkston | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Eli Jakob Flanigan | Pierre | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Michael Joseph Jackley | Pierre | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Jacob Mark Mayer | Pierre | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Sophia Salior Peschong | Pierre | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Nolan L. Petersen | Pierre | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Trevor Rounds | Pierre | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Charles Simpson | Pierre | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Gavin Christopher Stotts | Pierre | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Ireland Templeton | Pierre | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Draix Joseph Wyatt | Pierre | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Carson S. Vanden Berge | Platte | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Jason Michael Albertson | Rapid City | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Braiden D. Blenner | Rapid City | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Caden William Esser | Rapid City | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Paxton Fisher | Rapid City | South Dakota | SENGR |