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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaden T. Byrkeland | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Isaiah James Campbell | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Jayla M. Carlson | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Caleb Riley Carr | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Syriana Dani Castilleja | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Nicholas Chi-Hang Chan | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Samantha Michelle Chase | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Taylor Karen Cheeseman | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Ambika Chhetri | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Megan J. Christoffels | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Danika Michele Christopherson | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Mia Kaela Christopherson | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Aubree M. Cole | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Olivia Rose Colman | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Tiegen Isabel Crow | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Kiara Angelina Cruz-Robinson | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Ashley Rose Currier | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Kira Marie Dahmen | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Tristin Summer Dam | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Kadence Wrigley Dean | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Brooke Elizabeth Deckert | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Jake DeNomme | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Rebecca F. Derenge | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Dawson Robert Desaulniers | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Aiden Nicholas DeWall | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |