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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney E. Wood | Sturgis | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Reilly L. Benson | Summerset | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Zoe Hale | Summerset | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Colby Lee Baker | Tea | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Zowie Kathryn Bennett | Tea | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Emersyn Jean Erck | Tea | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Madison Grace Faber | Tea | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Averi Layne Johannsen | Tea | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Reis Bradyn Kirschenman | Tea | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Hannah Mikal Kooistra | Tea | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Kennedi Nicole Lien-Martens | Tea | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Carter Vernon McGregor | Tea | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Jack R. Qualseth | Tea | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Lance B. Spracklin | Tea | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Mikayla Christine Wellman | Tea | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| McKenzie Mary Ann Widman | Tea | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Damaris Victoria Seppanen | Toronto | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Travis Don Husaboe | Trent | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Chloe Diane Zens | Tulare | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Jacob A. Cuka | Tyndall | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Madison Lynn Frank | Tyndall | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Daryan DeJean Stoebner | Tyndall | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Tarynn Addison Grieme | Valley Springs | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Bailey Jean Baylor | Vermillion | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Sydney Elise Christensen | Vermillion | South Dakota | SAHSS |