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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew John Croke | MCL | Faribault | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Karlie Jo DeGrood | CL | Faribault | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Lucas Jon Bortz | Farmington | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Ryan Thomas Bortz | CL | Farmington | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| MaKenna Evelyn Schentzel | Farmington | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS, and Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Cora June Theis | Farmington | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Ellie Ann Colbeck | MCL | Fergus Falls | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Hannah Marie Polejewski | SCL | Fergus Falls | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Derrick Jeffrey Cardinal | CL | Forest Lake | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Taryn Renee Evers | Fulda | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Tatym Lee Zins | Fulda | Minnesota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Jessica Elizabeth Willegal | Gibbon | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Jenna Marie Neyers | Glencoe | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Logan Ryan Hajek | Glenville | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Grace Johanna Jensen | SCL | Glenwood | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Nolan William Lee | Golden Valley | Minnesota | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Brock Robert Hansen | MCL | Good Thunder | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Isaac Daniel Moravetz | Granite Falls | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Brooke Lynn Syring | Granite Falls | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Joshua Richard Cleveland | Ham Lake | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Gabrielle Catherine Joos | Hancock | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Jackson Lee Koehl | SCL | Hancock | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Hayden David Eischens | SCL | Hanley Falls | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Cooper Braedyn Olson | MCL | Hanska | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Kelcy Jodi Nagel | CL | Harmony | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |