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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Gerald Gaynor | CL | Mokena | Illinois | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Wyatt Wayne Zehr | Pontiac | Illinois | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Emma Elizabeth Smith | CL | Saint Charles | IIllinois | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Molly Marie Peterson | Carmel | Indiana | Master of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Jeffrey Douglas Becker | CL | Fort Wayne | Indiana | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Kirsten Elizabeth Kilker | Adel | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Aubie Kathleen Hartman | MCL, WHH | Akron | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SEHS, and Associate of Science, SAFES |
| Ethan G. Fischer | Algona | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Rachel T. Teunissen | Alvord | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Braxton J. McGrath | MCL | Amana | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Natasha Mae Bruck | Ankeny | Iowa | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Ryan J. Peck | Ankeny | Iowa | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Maxwell G. Pelham | CL | Ankeny | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Lucas Norman Smith | Arcadia | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Lilly Ann Henry | MCL | Ashton | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Hannah Elizabeth Moret | SCL | Boyden | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Haylie Dawn Trowbridge | Brighton | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Cameron Vaughn Bennett | Bronson | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Hailey Margaret Ostrander | CL | Carroll | Iowa | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Abram James Wessels | Clarion | Iowa | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Ryan A. Eli | Correctionville | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Jordan J. Hogan | Delhi | Iowa | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Jenna Olivia Currier | SCL | Denison | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SENGR, and Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Aubrey Madill Douds | Des Moines | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Claire E. Booth | Ely | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |