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 Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kade J. Kessler | Dakota Dunes | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Cori Elizabeth Birkel | De Smet | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Lucas Gordon Flemmer | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Landon Frazier Hohn | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Alexis Lee Powelson | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Carson J. Smith | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Peyton Riley VanZee | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Presley Belle Luze | Egan | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Claire Marie Sheppard | Egan | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Josie Jae Curry | Elk Point | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Piper Rose Stein | Elk Point | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Maya Renae Jensen | Elkton | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Marcela Mejia Valencia | Elkton | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Lindsay Ellen Andersen | Emery | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Kaitlyn Marie Roskens | Emery | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Elena R. Brandsrud | Estelline | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Addison Grace Melius | Faulkton | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Maci Schulz | Faulkton | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Erica Lynn Waldner | Faulkton | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Kadance Jaye Landis | Flandreau | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Jack Stephen Nordmann | Forestburg | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Daysen Connor Titze | Fort Pierre | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Kourtney Kay Walti | Fort Pierre | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Rocky John Ammann | Freeman | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Erin Quinn Uecker | Freeman | South Dakota | SEHS |