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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace L. Everson | Brookings | South Dakota | SNS |
| Cody John Jeppesen | Brookings | South Dakota | SNS |
| Carter Lee Johnson | Brookings | South Dakota | SNS |
| Cole A. Knutzen | Brookings | South Dakota | SNS |
| Jacob Dylan Koch | Brookings | South Dakota | SNS |
| Raelin Marie Nupen | Brookings | South Dakota | SNS |
| Alyvia Lauryn Reese | Brookings | South Dakota | SNS |
| Madison Mackenzie Schelske | Brookings | South Dakota | SNS |
| Michael Radford Schipper | Brookings | South Dakota | SNS |
| Kyra Ann Stoel | Brookings | South Dakota | SNS |
| Makira Anniston Wrage | Brookings | South Dakota | SNS |
| Noah Michael Kleinsasser | Canistota | South Dakota | SNS |
| Madeline Isabel Horn | Castlewood | South Dakota | SNS |
| Althea Patricia Gust | Centerville | South Dakota | SNS |
| Rylie Jade Tieman | Centerville | South Dakota | SNS |
| Declan Jie Tveit | Chamberlain | South Dakota | SNS |
| Grace Danae VanderLey | Chamberlain | South Dakota | SNS |
| Tyler Jayden O'Neill | Clark | South Dakota | SNS |
| Elise Mae Hotzler | Clear Lake | South Dakota | SNS |
| Olivia Grace Wilkins | Custer | South Dakota | SNS |
| Jacob Benjamin Bissell | Dakota Dunes | South Dakota | SNS |
| Vanessa Nicole Granstrom | Dakota Dunes | South Dakota | SNS |
| Megan Kaye Geraets | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SNS |
| Eliot M. Olson | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SNS |
| Jayme Allison Schmidt | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SNS |