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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Roth | Highmore | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Anna Jean Dean | Hill City | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Sara Marie DuBois | Hill City | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Hailey Amber Kizer | Howard | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Tyler Dean Groenewold | Humboldt | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Reece Walter Ullerich | Humboldt | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Anna Louise Fuerst | Huron | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Colton W. McNeil | Huron | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Kolton Samuel Ogle | Huron | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Aiden C. Zavesky | Huron | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Samuel Robert Hansen | Irene | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Dashel Ramsey Spurrell | Irene | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Blake Richard Leiferman | Kimball | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Swayze Kay Ness | Kimball | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Madilynn Louise Von Eye | Kimball | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Riata Rose Bultje | Lake Andes | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Kendra Gilbert | Lennox | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Carter Kenneth Ross | Lennox | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Autum Marie Wittstruck | Lennox | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Kanyon Janssen | Madison | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Abigail Lynn Morse | Madison | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Megan Elizabeth Nash | Mansfield | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Shelby Lynn Pankratz | Marion | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Wyatt C. Huber | Martin | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Ryli Junne Thompson | Mc Laughlin | South Dakota | SAFES |