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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brianna Rose Beranek | SCL | Lafayette | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Cade D. Dudgeon | CL | Lake Crystal | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Rachel Ann Sickler | MCL | Lake Crystal | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Madilynn Anastasia Wendorff | Lake Wilson | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Timothy Joseph Salentiny | WHHH | Lakefield | Minnesota | Associate of Science, SAFES |
| Grace LaVerne McCarthy | Lakeville | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Brook Ann Weierke | MCL | Lakeville | Minnesota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |
| Madeline Mae Evans | CL | Lamberton | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Lillian Rachel Juhnke | MCL | Lamberton | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Brielle Lea Ruen | Lanesboro | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Trevor James Ruen | Lanesboro | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Alex Jane Carlson | WHHH | Litchfield | Minnesota | Associate of Science, SAFES |
| Jaritza Abigail Cazares Cruz | Litchfield | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Andra Francesca Sherman | Lonsdale | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Garrett Ross Pesch | CL | Loretto | Minnesota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Trista Marie Baustian | SCL | Luverne | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Morgan Lee Gonnerman | MCL | Luverne | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Kayetlin Jean Huiskes | CL | Luverne | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Shayla Jae Rainford | Luverne | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Kristin Renae Rud | CL | Luverne | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Cheyenne Marie Schutz | MCL | Luverne | Minnesota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |
| Grace Elisabeth Gordon | SCL | Lynd | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Isaac Michael Arduser | Madelia | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Kalista Kay Sulier | Madison | Minnesota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Michael D. Bosse | SCL | Madison Lake | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |