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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Gonzalez Sanchez | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Dawson Christopher Hohn | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Landon Frazier Hohn | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Halle Elizabeth Huss | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Dylan Mitchell Jensen | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Chase Nathan Jones | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Sierra Vera Jo Klein | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Sydney Jo Klein | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Katrina Marie Kreul | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Noah Donald Larson | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Coby Lee Maeschen | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Eliot M. Olson | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SNS |
| Alexis Lee Powelson | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Madison Marie Reiff | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Jayme Allison Schmidt | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SNS |
| Luke Arlyn Schoolmeester | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Gage Joseph Schultz | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SPAHP |
| Carson J. Smith | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Shane Riley Stone | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Addison Elizabeth Van't Hof | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Peyton Riley VanZee | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Owen Nicholas Vargas | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Coryn Marie Wolff | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Elyssa Jean Bartelt | Dimock | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Evan Joseph Bartelt | Dimock | South Dakota | SENGR |