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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angelina Fah Phumipraphat | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Alyza May Pike | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Nadia Deann Pinos | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Joseph E. Pirrung | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Peyton Scott Plagman | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNS |
| Nathaniel J. Platson | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNS |
| Taelyn Shayne Plooster | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Elise V. Poe | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Madison Lynn Popham | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Whitney Faith Portner | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Christopher R. Post | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Lilli Anna Powell | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Hannah Grace Preheim | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Courtney Danielle Price | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Ivy E. Pudwill | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SPAHP |
| Lily Marie Purcell | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Maegan Rae Questad | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Roxanne Marie Quinn | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Payton SaraMarie Raabe | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Jordan J. Raddatz | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Alex C. Raether | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Arati Rai | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Bryar Jaren Rakowicz | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Ethan Hunter Rames | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNS |
| Megan Kathryn Raschke | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNURS |