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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel L. Weidner | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Noah H. Willis | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Cole T. Woolridge | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Tyler Benjamin Yopp | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Samweli Gibson Yoweli | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| William R. Zavesky | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Gage Hanson | Sisseton | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Matthew Allen Moen | Sisseton | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Aria Elana Vogel | Sisseton | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Landon Charles Bares | Springfield | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Rachel Lynne Janssen | Sturgis | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Tyzer Rowdy Thomson | Sturgis | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Brady Alden Hatkin | Tea | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Lane Easton Kelsey | Tea | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Kyra Rose McIntyre | Tea | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Oliver Thomas Price | Tea | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Carter Irving Turek | Tea | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Madisen M. Vavra | Tea | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Jaxon Marty Weber | Tea | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Garrett Duane Wiebenga | Tea | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Hunter Lee Wilson | Tea | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Brandon Allen Wipf | Tea | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Luke Steven Gapp | Vermillion | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Ty David Hertz | Vermillion | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Noah James Yunginger | Volga | South Dakota | SENGR |