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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Margaret Pickering | MCL | Moorhead | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Allan Williams | Moorhead | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Kenadi Grace Heiling | WH | Morgan | Minnesota | Associate of Science, SPAHP |
| Tanner Douglas Mathiowetz | Morgan | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Harliann Marie Baas | Nelson | Minnesota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Layna Marie Tuchtenhagen | MCL | New London | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Ella Marie Danner | MCL | New Prague | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Andrew James Panka | SCL | New Prague | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Brayden Joseph Schultz | New Prague | Minnesota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Ethan Bushlack | New Richland | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Erin Marie Jacobson | CL | New Richland | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Justin K. Berg | CL | New Ulm | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Garrett Patrick Foley | CL | New Ulm | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Makenna Rae Lang | SCL | New Ulm | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Kayla Lynn Van Voorst | newport | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Brynn Marie Grommersch | Nicollet | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Samantha J. Kettner | Nicollet | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Dominic Joseph Rosin | Nicollet | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Alex Adam Salwasser | Norcross | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Carson Joseph Schmidt | CL | North Mankato | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Nicole Lynne Swanson | SCL | North Mankato | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Matthew Jonathan Anderson | Northfield | Minnesota | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Holden Tyler Peterson | Northfield | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Meg K. Wiebe | Northfield | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Evan James Madsen | Okabena | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |