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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micaiah Matthew Utecht | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SPAHP |
| Joseph Pieterick Uttecht | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Kade Michael Van Egdom | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Katie D. Van Egdom | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Jessica Mary Van Keulen | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Grace Elizabeth Van Overschelde | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Landon Lee Van Roekel | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Hannah Ann Van Stedum | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Megan L. VanDenHemel | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Sydney Ann VanDenHemel | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SPAHP |
| Victoria Virginia Vazquez | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNS |
| Sydney K. Venekamp | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Noah W. Verdoorn | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Blayne Robert Verhey | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Brennan L. VerHey | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Samuel John Vermeer | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Gerrit Heath VonEye | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Kaelin Elizabeth Vugteveen | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Grace Ann Waage | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Ahna Faye Walling | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Kaitlyn Rose Waltjer | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Abigail Nickole Ward | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Owen Andrew Ward | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Jackson Lee Wartenbee | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Grace E. Weaver | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |