Spring 2026 Graduation List
July 21, 2026
South Dakota State University announces spring 2026 graduates.
BROOKINGS, S.D. — The following students graduated after the spring 2026 semester at South Dakota State University. The students listed below completed all requirements for a degree and/or certificate program, and those requirements have been verified by the appropriate college.
The names of honor graduates marked with WH designate graduation with honor; WHH, with high honor; WHHH, with highest honor; CL, Cum Laude; MCL, Magna Cum Laude; and SCL, Summa Cum Laude.
Overall, students from 32 states and 27 nations graduated in the spring 2026 semester. More than 90 students received two or more degrees or certificates from a college.
**This list is sorted in the following order: State, hometown and student name, but it can be edited as one sees fit for one’s publication.**
Spring 2026
| Name | Honors | Home City | State | Degree, College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lori Motl | Arkadelphia | Arkansas | Master of Mass Communication, SAHSS | |
| Hyunjun Cho | Bakersfield | California | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Kelsey Ann Swearinger | Durham | California | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Justin Genaro Hill | Lancaster | California | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Manju Sarvepalli | Livermore | California | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Matthew Robert Sorenson | Mission Viejo | California | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Alexa M. Dal Porto | Novato | California | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Rozelyn Heaven Carrillo | Palmdale | California | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Efan Wu | San Marcos | California | graduate certificate, SAFES | |
| Isaiah Ray Garcia-Castaneda | Twentynine Palms | California | Master of Science, SEHS, and graduate certificate, SEHS | |
| Ethan Zain Rockwell | Valley Center | California | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Caleb Isa Homer Garvis | Aurora | Colorado | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Paul Willibald Moriarty | Denver | Colorado | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Makenzie Elizabeth Duncan | Fort Collins | Colorado | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Craig Griebel | Iliff | Colorado | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Kasey Alison Klocek | Lakewood | Colorado | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Joshua Paul Sutton | Thornton | Colorado | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Sanka Madduma Kaluge | East Granby | Connecticut | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Lauren Marie Walter | Destin | Florida | graduate certificate, SENGR | |
| Katharine Draper Hoerle | WHH | Osprey | Florida | Associate of Arts, SAHSS |
| Rylie Marie Franklin | Moscow | Idaho | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Annie Kentina Ishimwe | Chicago | Illinois | Master of Science, SAHSS | |
| Jack Link | Gilson | Illinois | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Juliana Marie Gullo | Itasca | Illinois | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Riley Ryan | CL | Joliet | Illinois | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |