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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Alan Hauger | CL | Springfield | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Jonah Christopher Hansen | SCL | St. Cloud | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Marcus Bayden Winter | St. Francis | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Rebecca Cheryl Cronk | St. James | Minnesota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Jack Scott Burke Westman | St. James | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Lindsey Kristin Zimmer | MCL | St. Joseph | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Murphy E. Fries | St. Louis Park | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Owen Brian Gifford | St. Paul | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Emma Paige Greenfield | SCL | St. Paul | Minnesota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |
| Benjamin Paul Walter | CL | St. Paul | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR, and Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| MacKenzie Michelle Pettis | MCL | St. Peter | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Ethan C. Schultz | St. Peter | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Zachary Daryl Carter | Starbuck | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Nathan Charles Rankin | MCL | Starbuck | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Justin Gary Henke | SCL | Stewart | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Noah Allan Gorecki | Taunton | Minnesota | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Nicholas P. Ankrum | CL | Tracy | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Kelley Rae Bettin | SCL | Trimont | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Kiley Jo Bettin | SCL | Trimont | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Riley James Owen | Tyler | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Emmett Jacob Petersen | MCL | Tyler | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Abigail Lynn Stanek | Tyler | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Kaylee Rose Steele | MCL | Utica | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Savannah Taylor Nordby | Vesta | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Samuel Woidyla | CL | Vining | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |