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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uyen Thu Nguyen | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Edison Anderson Noll | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Hayley J. O'Connor | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Joseph Olivier | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Isabella Grace Pankratz | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Isabelle Nori Persons | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Huy Gia Pham | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Kevin T. Pham | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Alyza May Pike | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Taelyn Shayne Plooster | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Whitney Faith Portner | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Lily Marie Purcell | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Roxanne Marie Quinn | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Jordan J. Raddatz | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Alex C. Raether | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Rylie Lanae Rawson | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Afton Reis | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Kaitlin Nicole Renken | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Adrienne Rae Revier | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| James P. Ronan | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Paola Ruiz Ordaz | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Nathan Dane Antonio Rutledge | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Marc Ryckman | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Sydney Olivia Samson | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Tayten William Sanow | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |