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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia Jane Bork | Valley Springs | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Amallia Lyn Ternus | Valley Springs | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Sidney Renee Robinson | Vermillion | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Brody Van Beek | Viborg | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Cole James Brenden | Vienna | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Emma Ramona Peterson | Vienna | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Grace Tira Peterson | Vienna | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Ava Marie Brenner | Volga | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Bethanie Rose Hueter | Volga | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Brynlee Eileen Lokkeberg | Volga | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Drew David Pederson | Volga | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Wilbert Thomas Werner | Volga | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Hailey Rose Orr | Volin | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Madison Jean Orr | Volin | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Ethan Donald Paulson | Wallace | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Samuel Whitaker Bach | Watertown | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Amanda Grace Birk | Watertown | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Hailey Sue Janssen | Watertown | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Brielle Jenc | Watertown | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Myra Lentz | Watertown | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Hunter William Mitchell | Watertown | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Caleb Joshua McGregor | Webster | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Quinten Moller Christensen | Wessington Springs | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Richard James Meyer | White | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Justin Robert Moberg | White | South Dakota | SAFES |