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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Alan Koch | Flandreau | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Kadance Jaye Landis | Flandreau | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Cade Richard LeBrun | Flandreau | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Chase LeBrun | Flandreau | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Jon M. LeBrun | Flandreau | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Kennedy Elaine-Elizabeth Peper | Flandreau | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Nevaeh Raye Smith | Flandreau | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Brooklyn Jenae Brandriet | Florence | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Rebekah Dawn Hlavacek | Florence | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Katelyn Jennifer Klitzke | Florence | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Ashelyn Elli Klitzke | Florence | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Karter Lee Kohlenberg | Florence | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Peyton Earl Roe | Florence | South Dakota | SPAHP |
| Hailey Marie Syhre | Florence | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Shania Marie Cornelius | Forestburg | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Caleb Kneen | Forestburg | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Jack Stephen Nordmann | Forestburg | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Chance Carda | Fort Pierre | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Chase James Carda | Fort Pierre | South Dakota | SNS |
| Olivia Ann Chase | Fort Pierre | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Gavin Michael Jacobson | Fort Pierre | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Sydney Marie Tedrow | Fort Pierre | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Daysen Connor Titze | Fort Pierre | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Ty David Turman | Fort Pierre | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Kourtney Kay Walti | Fort Pierre | South Dakota | SEHS |