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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Anthony Delahoyde | Waverly | Nebraska | SENGR |
| Carson Steven Lardy | Bismarck | North Dakota | SENGR |
| Coleson P. Stahl | Casselton | North Dakota | SENGR |
| Trent A. Tiegs | Ellendale | North Dakota | SENGR |
| Zachary Jon Morse | Fargo | North Dakota | SENGR |
| James Walters | Grand Forks | North Dakota | SENGR |
| Maddison G. Onken | Kindred | North Dakota | SENGR |
| Elizabeth Ruth Mescher | Maria Stein | Ohio | SENGR |
| Evan Hauer | Aberdeen | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Luke Christopher Ketterling | Aberdeen | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Matthew J. Moran | Aberdeen | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Benjamin Derek Ricci | Aberdeen | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Lance John Siefken | Aberdeen | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Kirra Shae Stillman | Aberdeen | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Riley Michael Haynes | Alexandria | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Travis Michael Townsend | Andover | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Beth Leah Hawkinson | Arlington | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Ellisyn Lucille Vincent | Arlington | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Jessica Michelle Fourney | Aurora | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Christian Carl Leonard Hodgson | Aurora | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Claire Michele Berg | Baltic | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Brady Scott Hookie | Baltic | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Jack Henry Aasheim | Beresford | South Dakota | SENGR |
| William Francis Karels | Big Stone City | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Nathan Trampis Andresen | Brandon | South Dakota | SENGR |