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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max M. Weber | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Samuel L. Weidner | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Riley Thomas Weippert | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Khia Marie Wentzel | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Tayven I. Westrup | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Emily Nicole Wieler | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Pearl Jean Wigg | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Ella K. Wilkins | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Noah H. Willis | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Mary Elizabeth Willrodt | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Isaac Joseph Wilson | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Magen May Wilson | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Cole T. Woolridge | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Ava E. Wornson | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Tyler Benjamin Yopp | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Samweli Gibson Yoweli | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Danica Gee Yusten | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNURS |
| William R. Zavesky | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SENGR |
| James William Ziegahn | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Nicholas Robert Zieske | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Colter John Schunaman Hanson | Sisseton | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Gage Hanson | Sisseton | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Parker C. Hanson | Sisseton | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Kathryn Grace Meyer | Sisseton | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Matthew Allen Moen | Sisseton | South Dakota | SENGR |