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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ava Shay Prouty | Hazel | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Ashley Ann Alexander | Hermosa | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Lanie Rae Weaver | Hermosa | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Brooklyn Nikole Baloun | Highmore | South Dakota | SNS |
| Jenna Dean | Highmore | South Dakota | SPAHP |
| Aidan Ferens | Highmore | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Grace Elizabeth Knox | Highmore | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Carter Collins LaMont | Highmore | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Amanda Gail Pippin | Highmore | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Alexis Anne Roth | Highmore | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Caleb Roth | Highmore | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Carson James Stephenson | Highmore | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Anna Jean Dean | Hill City | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Sara Marie DuBois | Hill City | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Emmanuel Rodriguez Hernandez | Hill City | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Isabel Maree Gilbert | Hitchcock | South Dakota | SEHS |
| John Gregory Lane | Hot Springs | South Dakota | SNS |
| Sydney Mackenzie Morgan | Hot Springs | South Dakota | SNS |
| Kimberly Marie Hageman | Hoven | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Annabell Rose Stuwe | Hoven | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Ellie Mae Becker | Howard | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Aleya Lynn Kizer | Howard | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Hailey Amber Kizer | Howard | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Kade Robert Moschell | Howard | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Zac VanMeeteren | Hudson | South Dakota | SAHSS |