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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quintin Michael Steindl | Madison Lake | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Matthew Theodore Werk | CL | Madison Lake | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Kendahl Marie Andresen | Mankato | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Austin Arnoldy | Mankato | Minnesota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Natalie Suzette Benton | CL | Mankato | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Gavin R. Eischens | Mankato | Minnesota | Associate of Science, SPAHP | |
| Lillian Gail Graupman | SCL | Mankato | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Brandon M. Skov | Mantorville | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Margaret A. Hansen | Maple Grove | Minnesota | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Samuel Michael Schlecht | Maple Grove | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Cassie Rae Hoover | MCL | Marshall | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Jacob Hughes | Marshall | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Madelyn Joy Murphy | SCL | Marshall | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Emily Anne Pehrson | Marshall | Minnesota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Lauren Ann Kulzer | Melrose | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Joseph Donell Minor-Williams | Minneapolis | Minnesota | Master of Mass Communication, SAHSS | |
| Kayley Jean Moll | MCL | Minneapolis | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Louis Raymond Seiler | SCL | Minneapolis | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Trevor John Sieberg | Minnesota Lake | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Jacob Robert Margo | Minnetonka | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Amery L. Arends | SCL | Montevideo | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Kaden Scott Boike | CL | Montevideo | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Dylan N. Spray | Montevideo | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Isaac Matthew Bjorklund | MCL | Moorhead | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Audrey Noelle Pickering | CL | Moorhead | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |