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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josue A. Trujillo | Yankton | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Sean Frederick Turner | Yankton | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Ella Marie Vore | Yankton | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Logan Karl Winckler | Yankton | South Dakota | SNS |
| Cole Robert Lavern Withrow | Yankton | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Mitchel Henry Zimmerman | Yankton | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Mason Bobby Jackson | Cookeville | Tennessee | SAFES |
| Kenzie Michele Thomson | Arlington | Texas | SEHS |
| Maven Avi Moore | Friendswood | Texas | SAHSS |
| Marcus Benji Espinoza-Owens | Liberty Hill | Texas | SENGR |
| Isabella Mae Dunn | Plano | Texas | SEHS |
| Ella Louise Berlage | Prosper | Texas | SAHSS |
| Kendall Lea Daniel | Sweetwater | Texas | SAHSS |
| Hayley Ann Daubert | Dayton | Virginia | SAFES |
| Tyler Joseph Nixon | Liberty Lake | Washington | SENGR |
| Hannah Mariah Dutton | Mount Vernon | Washington | SAHSS |
| Shane Anthony McConville | Renton | Washington | SEHS |
| Ida Berhane | Seattle | Washington | SNURS |
| Jasmine Angela Venner | Spokane Valley | Washington | SAHSS |
| Haylee Lynn Frizzell | Valley | Washington | SAFES |
| Adrianne Villanueva Agbayani | Vancouver | Washington | SENGR |
| Ellen Vincent | Walla Walla | Washington | SNURS |
| Jude Kane | Altoona | Wisconsin | SNS |
| Greta Grace Peters | Altoona | Wisconsin | SNS |
| Lucey Jayne Sonday | Bayfield | Wisconsin | SAHSS |