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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Harris Johnson | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Dillyn Stewart Jones | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Laura Rose Jupiter | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Alyssa Jo Kafka | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNURS |
| JaLeigha Marie Kambeitz | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNS |
| Maggie Kay Kamnikar | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SPAHP |
| Simone Mckenzie Kane | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Caleb Joseph Karpen | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Kaden Wilson Karu | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Erin Catherine Kassing | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Kyan H. Kemmis | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Afomya Fekadu Kifle | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNS |
| Tyler Ray Kindvall | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Natalie Christina Kirkvold | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNS |
| Grace Ann Kissner | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Jalen R. Knobbe | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Ashton George Koch | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNS |
| Becky Ann Koepke | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SPAHP |
| Bree Alexis Koepke | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Ava Caroline Kohl | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Lexi Lynn Kokenge | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Keaton R. Koski | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Micah Christian Kranzler | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Luke K. Krempges | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Charles R. Kriech | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |