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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syriana Dani Castilleja | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Danika Michele Christopherson | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Aubree M. Cole | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Kiara Angelina Cruz-Robinson | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Ashley Rose Currier | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Kira Marie Dahmen | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Kadence Wrigley Dean | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Brooke Elizabeth Deckert | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Jake DeNomme | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Erika F. Douglas | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Kaymon MaeAnn Dwire | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Isabel Frances Dzwonek-Parlet | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Nolan Michael-Philip Eastman | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Payton Joseph Patrick Egan | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Aeriel Berkeley Eitreim | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Kirynn Mori Engelbrecht | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Dominick Jacob Etherington | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Liberty Hazel Fischer | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Hannahlisa Inez Fleming | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| MaKayla Rae Flemming | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Molly Marlayne Fokken | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Anna Foley | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Grace Ainsly Fromknecht | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Gage Thomas Gasca | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Emily Elizabeth Gerner | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |