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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rylie Lanae Rawson | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Maxwell Tate Rechnagel | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Gracelynn Elizabeth Reese | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Justin Curtis Reinschmidt | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNS |
| Molly Jean Reinschmidt | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Afton Reis | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Kylie Nadine Reisenweber | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Audie Allen Renken | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Kaitlin Nicole Renken | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Karsten R. Reuter | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SPAHP |
| Adrienne Rae Revier | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Joslyn JoElle Richardson | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Carly Morgan Rickenbaugh | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Addisyn C. Riley | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Dawson Mark Ripperda | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Evan Matthew Rodgers | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Aryn G. Roerig | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Brady William Roland | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| James P. Ronan | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Jacob Daniel O'Connell Roth | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Ashlyn Marie Rounseville | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Paola Ruiz Ordaz | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Devan C. Rutherford | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Nathan Dane Antonio Rutledge | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Michael James Ryan | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |