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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nadia Grace Thue | Milbank | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Eric Robert Ames | Miller | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Emily Poindexter | Miller | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Amber Lee Vanderwerff | Miller | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Wesley W. Kirkham | Mina | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Brooke Alyce Burnette | Mission | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Jason David Baas | Mitchell | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Jayden Renee Davis | Mitchell | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Bryar Jo Hill | Mitchell | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Chloe Catherine Holzwarth | Mitchell | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Maxwell Dice Johnson | Mitchell | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Macon Larson | Mitchell | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| LaVoy Ragels | Mitchell | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Tyson Sabers | Mitchell | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Dawson Patrick Schroeder | Mitchell | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Melissa Lou Ann Slade | Mitchell | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Gretchen Leeann Weisz | Mitchell | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Sophia Elizabeth Lopez | Mobridge | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Joslyn S. Voegele | Mobridge | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Reagan L. Weisbeck | Mobridge | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Avery Lila Marie Weber | Montrose | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Alexis Rose Moran | Murdo | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Mandie Elizabeth Chambliss | New Underwood | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Jordan Robert Greinke | North Sioux City | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Rhianna Jean Troske | Northville | South Dakota | SAHSS |