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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Marie Mackaben | Belle Fourche | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Reese Noelle McKenna | Belle Fourche | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Alexis Jo Sheeler | Belle Fourche | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Logan M Tyndall | Belle Fourche | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Sloan Lynn Young | Belle Fourche | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Jack Henry Aasheim | Beresford | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Elena May Andrews | Beresford | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Adyson Tae Hansen | Beresford | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Tessa Ella Henderson | Beresford | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Lillian Kennedy Traxler | Beresford | South Dakota | SNURS |
| William Francis Karels | Big Stone City | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Brianna Natalie Kirchberg | Big Stone City | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Wylie Mikko Mursu | Big Stone Cty | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Adam M. Strei | Big Stone City | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Madalynn Helen Conner | Black Hawk | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Jamiee Suellen Exner | Black Hawk | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Hunter Wayne Gruenewald | Black Hawk | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Eva Maureen Orth | Black Hawk | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Cayleigh Kay Reed | Black Hawk | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Elyse Katherine Seals | Black Hawk | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Amaiya Michelle Sirignano | Black Hawk | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Ava Marie Hausmann | Bonesteel | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Cody James Williams | Bonesteel | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Avery Elizabeth Zeisler | Bonesteel | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Alexa Jo Beitelspacher | Bowdle | South Dakota | SAFES |