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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sloan Lynn Young | Belle Fourche | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Tessa Ella Henderson | Beresford | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Hunter Wayne Gruenewald | Black Hawk | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Elyse Katherine Seals | Black Hawk | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Ava Marie Hausmann | Bonesteel | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Madeline B. Collins | Box Elder | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Jessica Marie Halvorson | Box Elder | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Tara Jane Ackerman | Brandon | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Abigail Mae Christensen | Brandon | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Landon Ryan Dulaney | Brandon | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Max Lucas Faber | Brandon | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Cooper Jey Feenstra | Brandon | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Garret Matthew Hennen | Brandon | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Kamryn Elizabeth Hunt | Brandon | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Alanna Roe Ilchuk | Brandon | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Riley Marie Katz | Brandon | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Ella Janae Kjenstad | Brandon | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Jenna Nicole Lundquist | Brandon | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Hadley Grace Meier | Brandon | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Lauren Elizabeth Moller-Welynn | Brandon | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Dawson John Mork | Brandon | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Amelia Jewel Nelson | Brandon | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Riley Jo Rippentrop | Brandon | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Madison Elizabeth Schlagel | Brandon | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Lincoln Semchenko | Brandon | South Dakota | SAHSS |