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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jakob Gage Burckhard | Brookings | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Jayson Burkhardt | Brookings | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Claire Courtney Burns | Brookings | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Tess Taylor Burns | Brookings | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Nathaniel Ryan Buus | Brookings | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Kymber Kay Buys | Brookings | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Tristen Cass | Brookings | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Dipisha Chhantyal | Brookings | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Cornelius Chong Zhao Yu | Brookings | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Allison Elizabeth Clark | Brookings | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Austin Jack Clark | Brookings | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Jennifer Wilbur Cook | Brookings | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Melissa Marie Coulter | Brookings | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Andrew Clayton Dammen | Brookings | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Jerome Day | Brookings | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Jenna Lynn Deal | Brookings | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Gabriela Diaz | Brookings | South Dakota | SNS |
| Alexander Cooper Diersen | Brookings | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Ellie Kathryn Doering | Brookings | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Vietoria Tashiaunia Dokken | Brookings | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Chloe E. Dondlinger | Brookings | South Dakota | SNS |
| Maxwell Richard Donelan | Brookings | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Kaitlyn Jean Doom | Brookings | South Dakota | SNS |
| Kai Joel Drake | Brookings | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Elizabeth Paige Drovdal | Brookings | South Dakota | SAFES |