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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ava Christine Johanneson | Yankton | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Cora Rae Johnson | Yankton | South Dakota | SPAHP |
| Eleanor Grace Johnson | Yankton | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Griffin A. Johnson | Yankton | South Dakota | SNS |
| Hannah Grace Jussel | Yankton | South Dakota | SNS |
| Frances Magdalene Kouri | Yankton | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Adam M. Kurtenbach | Yankton | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Rain Tillie Lane | Yankton | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Haley Eve Luke | Yankton | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Claire Elyse Mooney | Yankton | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Michael Robert Mors | Yankton | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Collin Timothy Nickels | Yankton | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Hope Elizabeth O'Reilly | Yankton | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Makayla Lanette Palecek | Yankton | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Nathan Michael Pietila | Yankton | South Dakota | SNS |
| Tyson James Prouty | Yankton | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Tanner John Rohde | Yankton | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Donald Charles Rounds | Yankton | South Dakota | SNS |
| Katie Elizabeth Schulte | Yankton | South Dakota | SNS |
| Addison Marie Sedlacek | Yankton | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Evan C. Serck | Yankton | South Dakota | SNS |
| Alexander William Stone | Yankton | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Joshua J. Swenson | Yankton | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Cayley Rose Tacke | Yankton | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Lauren Cecilia Tereshinski | Yankton | South Dakota | SNS |