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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Benjamin Bissell | Dakota Dunes | South Dakota | SNS |
| Ian Matthew Byington | Dakota Dunes | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Vanessa Nicole Granstrom | Dakota Dunes | South Dakota | SNS |
| Owen Paul Hanshaw | Dakota Dunes | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Kaylee Joy Harvey | Dakota Dunes | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Keara Shae Joyce | Dakota Dunes | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Kade J. Kessler | Dakota Dunes | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Emanuel Kual | Dakota Dunes | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Eli Charles Otten | Dakota Dunes | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Ella Elizabeth Schmiedt | Dakota Dunes | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Tori Marie Schulz | Dakota Dunes | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Douglas Samuel Skinner | Dakota Dunes | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Kaylee Lynn Stabe | Dakota Dunes | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Jacob Warren Wente | Dakota Dunes | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Thomas Ryan Aughenbaugh | De Smet | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Cori Elizabeth Birkel | De Smet | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Kasen Mark John Janssen | De Smet | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Brayden Shane Roth | De Smet | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Trace D. Little-Steinhausen | Deadwood | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Quinn Camille Becker | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SPAHP |
| Abigail Nicole Bietz | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Riley Eugene Bruns | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Joshua Dean DeKnikker | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Lucas Gordon Flemmer | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Megan Kaye Geraets | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SNS |