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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryann J. Grussing | Platte | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Rebekah A. Pool | Pollock | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Hannah Elizabeth Warmbrand | Pukwana | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Paige Ella Hanson | Ramona | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Briella Rae Wettlaufer | Ramona | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Riley Elizabeth Schad | Rapid City | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Rylie Raye Sleep | Rapid City | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Georgia Anne Kuehn | Redfield | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Kirsten M. Anderson | Roscoe | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Owen Matthew Alley | Salem | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Ella J. Stiefvater | Salem | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Karlie Elizabeth Stiefvater | Salem | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Martina Jo DeBoer | Scotland | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Erica Brianne Guthmiller | Scotland | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Haley S. Ash | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Andrew Gerald Bunkers | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Megan J. Christoffels | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Lily Claire Geffre | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Ethan Andrew Gullickson | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Bree Alexis Koepke | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Nicholas L. Kriens | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Annika Kjersten Kvale | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Andrew J. Langner | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Hunter John Peterson | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Katherine Marie Pfeifle | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAFES |