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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lily Ann Simonson | Brandon | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Zariah Roze Sittig | Brandon | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Caden Patrick Sprecher | Brandon | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Makenzie Taran Tekrony | Brandon | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Aspen Marie Thompson | Brandon | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Jackson Stewart Thue | Brandon | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Madison Marie Trout | Brandon | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Emily Lynn Wright | Brandon | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Samuel Joseph Hofer | Bridgewater | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Anna L. Witt | Bristol | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Cassidy Ann Biel | Britton | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Aidan Donald Fredrickson | Britton | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Izzat Syazwan Bin Abd Halim | Brookings | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Carter Evan Allen | Brookings | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Olivia L. Anderson | Brookings | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Leeann Marie Andrews | Brookings | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Emma M. Arneson | Brookings | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Ayden Jon Asche | Brookings | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Melena M. Barrientos | Brookings | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Callie Rose Bounds | Brookings | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Brent James Bowen | Brookings | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Kally Ann Brinkman | Brookings | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Claire Courtney Burns | Brookings | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Tess Taylor Burns | Brookings | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Kymber Kay Buys | Brookings | South Dakota | SAHSS |