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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley W. Kirkham | Mina | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| McKenna Marie O'Keefe | Mina | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Ashlyn Renae Weig | Mina | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Michelle Allen | Mission | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Brooke Alyce Burnette | Mission | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Jason David Baas | Mitchell | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Hannah Leona Bartscher | Mitchell | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Madeline Ellten Bartscher | Mitchell | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Caden Jeremiah Bierema | Mitchell | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Ava Patricia Rose Brannan | Mitchell | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Jayden Renee Davis | Mitchell | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Connor Jeffrey Delehant | Mitchell | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Elyssa Delehant | Mitchell | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Anna Kristine Driscoll | Mitchell | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Andrea Marie Kathryn Engels | Mitchell | South Dakota | SPAHP |
| Victoria Page Foote | Mitchell | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Kaylie Fuerst | Mitchell | South Dakota | SPAHP |
| Aubrey Jean Gelderman | Mitchell | South Dakota | SNS |
| Maddi Elizabeth Gerlach | Mitchell | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Taylor Ann Giblin | Mitchell | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Maggie Adel Grant | Mitchell | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Jurzee Kay Gregg | Mitchell | South Dakota | SNS |
| Jena Lynn Hanson | Mitchell | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Taylor Rae Haring | Mitchell | South Dakota | SPAHP |
| Claire Ellen Hegg | Mitchell | South Dakota | SNS |