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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joslyn JoElle Richardson | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Aryn G. Roerig | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Brady William Roland | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Devan C. Rutherford | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Michael James Ryan | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Chase O. Sayabath | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Olivia May Schaefer | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Anders Ryan Schaefer | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Keith William Schenkel | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Joshua Matthew Schlueter | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Aiden J. Schroeder | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Jack Jucht Sievert | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Keegan Jai Sigl | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Jack Stanley Smith | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Brody Sonnenschein | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Josiah Christian Stolz | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Madyson Lynnette Stricherz | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Xzavier J. Terrell | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Camden Z. Thomas | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Zachary J. Tverberg | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Joseph Pieterick Uttecht | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Blayne Robert Verhey | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Brennan L. VerHey | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Kaelin Elizabeth Vugteveen | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Owen Andrew Ward | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |