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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tye Louis Hosman | Stickney | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Caden Lee VanDrongelen | Stickney | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Isaac Allen Hoeft | Stratford | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Sophia Elloise Hoeft | Stratford | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Marnie Lisa Baker | Sturgis | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Edward C. Baumgartner | Sturgis | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Brylee Terese Dillon | Sturgis | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Haleigh Ann Frasier | Sturgis | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Samuel Leslie Gebbie | Sturgis | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Dean Alexander Gebbie | Sturgis | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Kenna Rose Goebel | Sturgis | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Rachel Lynne Janssen | Sturgis | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Evan Dean Johnson | Sturgis | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Trinity Mae Legner | Sturgis | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Carson Pankratz | Sturgis | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Sidney Elizabeth Peterson | Sturgis | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Myla M. Ray | Sturgis | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Kyeara Renae Schafer | Sturgis | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Abigail Lynn Standen | Sturgis | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Gavin James Sundstrom | Sturgis | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Tyzer Rowdy Thomson | Sturgis | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Tacey Lynn Tieman | Sturgis | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Courtney E. Wood | Sturgis | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Reilly L. Benson | Summerset | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Keegan James Blaha | Summerset | South Dakota | SAFES |