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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Lynn Frank | Tyndall | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Wesley Eric Kaul | Tyndall | South Dakota | SNS |
| Kenadee Lyn Kozak | Tyndall | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Easton Roger Mudder | Tyndall | South Dakota | SPAHP |
| Landon William Schmidt | Tyndall | South Dakota | SPAHP |
| Aspen Schonebaum | Tyndall | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Elizabeth Viola Soukup | Tyndall | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Daryan DeJean Stoebner | Tyndall | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Mariah Rae Spring | Union Center | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Shaniah Marie Spring | Union Center | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Karson Michael Beyer | Valley Springs | South Dakota | SNS |
| Olivia Jane Bork | Valley Springs | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Gabriel Garrett Dvorak | Valley Springs | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Tarynn Addison Grieme | Valley Springs | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Lucille Ella Peterson | Valley Springs | South Dakota | SNS |
| Amallia Lyn Ternus | Valley Springs | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Bailey Jean Baylor | Vermillion | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Bodhi Tristan Brady | Vermillion | South Dakota | SNS |
| Sydney Elise Christensen | Vermillion | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Chandler Shay Cleveland | Vermillion | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Jenaya Drew Cleveland | Vermillion | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Joseph Ryan Donahoe | Vermillion | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Luke Steven Gapp | Vermillion | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Hannah Elizabeth Gruhn | Vermillion | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Ty David Hertz | Vermillion | South Dakota | SENGR |