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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ba Hso | Huron | South Dakota | SNS |
| Devin Kennedy Hunter | Huron | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Max Kranzler | Huron | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Taylor Josiah Lien | Huron | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Neklemiah May | Huron | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Colton W. McNeil | Huron | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Sydnee Ann Mitch | Huron | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Kolton Samuel Ogle | Huron | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Jackson Riley Peck | Huron | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Madison Anne Perry | Huron | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Tatum Grace Peterson | Huron | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Tyson Timothy Pfitzer | Huron | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Madyson Elaine Schroder | Huron | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Kelsey Ann Schuchhardt | Huron | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Makenzie Moon Siemonsma | Huron | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Antony Derrek Sorto | Huron | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Aspen Julianne White | Huron | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Aiden C. Zavesky | Huron | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Emma Ann Jorgensen | Ideal | South Dakota | SNS |
| Baylee Ann Kulesa | Ipswich | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Maxwell James Kulesa | Ipswich | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Samuel Robert Hansen | Irene | South Dakota | SAFES |
| McKenna Leah Mork | Irene | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Dashel Ramsey Spurrell | Irene | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Katie Rose Dubro | Iroquois | South Dakota | SEHS |