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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan James Hanson | Hastings | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Jada Lynn Jegtvig | CL | Hawley | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Mason Gregory Reinhardt | CL | Henderson | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Reagan Marie Black | MCL | Hendricks | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Elizabeth Mary Nicolai | Hermantown | Minnesota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Faith Alice Freking | SCL | Heron Lake | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Drew Dennis Leenderts | Hills | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Jax Gabriel Wysong | Hills | Minnesota | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Morgan Lea Marketon | WHHH | Howard Lake | Minnesota | Associate of Science, SAFES, and undergraduate certificate, SAFES |
| Lauren Paige Eckerle | Hugo | Minnesota | Master of Science, SAHSS | |
| Avery Virginia Alberts | Hutchinson | Minnesota | Bachelor of General Studies, SAHSS | |
| Addison Marie Borka | MCL | Hutchinson | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES, and undergraduate certificate, SNS |
| Maxten Lee Einck | MCL | Hutchinson | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Riley Joseph Gill | Hutchinson | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Charles David Hartman | Hutchinson | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Caleb Michael Lauinger | SCL | Hutchinson | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Wyatt Randall Reece | Hutchinson | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Gustavo Johan Molina | Ivanhoe | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Sydney Alyse Sadusky | Jackson | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Meta Rae Tewes | CL | Jackson | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Sydney Ann Gahlon | CL | Janesville | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Kayli Rae Hinze | CL | Janesville | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Courtney Loeffler | Janesville | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Halle Elizabeth Determan | SCL | Kasson | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Leah Mae Schiefelbein | MCL | Kimball | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |