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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah Mikal Kooistra | Tea | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Kaitlin Anne Kuhnert | Tea | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Kennedi Nicole Lien-Martens | Tea | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Carter Vernon McGregor | Tea | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Kyra Rose McIntyre | Tea | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Elizabeth Joy Mehlbrech | Tea | South Dakota | SNURS |
| James Conway Micucci | Tea | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Avery Lorraine Ostrem | Tea | South Dakota | SPAHP |
| Oliver Thomas Price | Tea | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Jack R. Qualseth | Tea | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Cooper Hollis Ritter | Tea | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Olivia Marie Ritter | Tea | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Kaylie Martha Schempp | Tea | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Breanne Rae Semmler | Tea | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Lance B. Spracklin | Tea | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Grace Elizabeth Stansbury | Tea | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Ramsey Renee Stansbury | Tea | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Wyatt Joseph Stuntebeck | Tea | South Dakota | SNS |
| McKenna Tanghe | Tea | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Allyson Elizabeth Turek | Tea | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Carter Irving Turek | Tea | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Jayce L. VanBeek | Tea | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Katelyn Grace Vasecka | Tea | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Madisen M. Vavra | Tea | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Jaxon Marty Weber | Tea | South Dakota | SENGR |