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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Lynn Hustead | Savage | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Jadyn Christina Kelch | Savage | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Leo Erik Ostigaard | CL | Savage | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Alaina Dawn Wolter | Savage | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Mackenzie M. Kuschel | Sebeka | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Adam J. Hejny | Shafer | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Ella Elizabeth Dellwo | Shakopee | Minnesota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Owen T. Diede | CL | Shakopee | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Bennett Richard Goltz | Shakopee | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Ava Charlize Hilbrands | Shakopee | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Ben Robert Sedlacek | Shakopee | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Austin James Brewton | Silver Lake | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Logan Vincent Paul Clouse | Silver Lake | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Jaelen Ann Barstad | MCL | Slayton | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Taylor Marie Ford | Slayton | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Larissa Hoekman | Slayton | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Nathaniel Harlan Kleven | CL | Slayton | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Sophie Lynn Kyllonen | Sleepy Eye | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Natalie Kay Marti | CL | Sleepy Eye | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Madison Brynn Mathiowetz | CL | Sleepy Eye | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Reagan Kimberly Severson | MCL | Sleepy Eye | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Carson Gagnon | South Haven | Minnesota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Brody William Lien | CL | Spicer | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Jorja Reynolds | Spicer | Minnesota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Eleanor Rose Wehseler | MCL | Spicer | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES, Bachelor of Science, SAHSS, and undergraduate certificate, SAHSS |