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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Keith Untiedt | Okabena | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Jordan John Sagedahl | Olivia | Minnesota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Caylee Ann Weber | Olivia | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Jackson Robert Kruger | Onamia | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Joshua Aaron Mueller | CL | Ortonville | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Raegan Lou Kimbler | CL | Otsego | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Kevin Helget | WH | Owatonna | Minnesota | Associate of Science, SAFES |
| Alyssa Margaret Kiefer | MCL | Owatonna | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Tyler Scott Seeling | Pequot Lakes | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Rian Solberg | MCL | Perham | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Hannah Lynne Highum | CL | Peterson | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Brooklyn Hanna Goelz | CL | Pipestone | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Aubrey Ann Kerkaert | Pipestone | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Paul C. McGlone | CL | Pipestone | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Evan Grant Popowski | SCL | Pipestone | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Jenna Renee Schulte | Pipestone | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Morgan Ann Johnson | MCL | Plato | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Kalli Mae Wischnack | MCL | Plato | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Anders Fredrik Olsen | Princeton | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Lucy Marie Azinger | WH | Prior Lake | Minnesota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS |
| Payton Boyce | Prior Lake | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Amanda Marie Dufresne | Prior Lake | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Dimarie Elizabeth Fierro | Redwood Falls | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Abby Elizabeth Gilk | Redwood Falls | Minnesota | Master of Science, SAHSS, and graduate certificate, SAHSS | |
| Catherine Christine Maddock | Redwood Falls | Minnesota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |