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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Lee Kinney | Onida | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Sheridan Kay Voorhees | Onida | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Isabel Aesoph | Orient | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Sydney Campbell | Orient | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Landri Storm Holzwarth | Parker | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Madelyn Kaye Marsh | Parker | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Luke Ryan Bormann | Parkston | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Jacqueline Therese Braley | Parkston | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Kaden Jay Holzbauer | Parkston | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Reagan Charles Monson | Parkston | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Connor J. Prunty | Parkston | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Maxwell Walter Scott | Parkston | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Kaleb Arthur Weber | Parkston | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Danessa Mae Heltzel | Philip | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Betra Kifle Amare | Pierre | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Jaycee Rae Bauer | Pierre | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Madilyn Sara Brakke | Pierre | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Taylor Autumn Curry | Pierre | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Ava Elizabeth Doyle | Pierre | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Miles Doyle | Pierre | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Ashley Annette Hand | Pierre | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Samuel Thomas Hand | Pierre | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Autumn Anne Iverson | Pierre | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Claire Elizabeth Koenecke | Pierre | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Jessica Ann Lutmer | Pierre | South Dakota | SAHSS |