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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadence Clare Goblirsch | Wabasso | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Ryan Andrew Busch | Waconia | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Sofia Frances Limoges | Waconia | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Luke Luvern DeSmith | MCL | Walnut Grove | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Kayla Marie Freeburg | Walnut Grove | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Gavin Yahna Gullikson | Warren | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Jordan Maire Bauman | Waseca | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Ivy Maria Fasching | Waverly | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Emily A. Olson | Wayzata | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Justine Pearl Eisenmenger | CL | Welcome | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Brayden James Hofer | CL | Wheaton | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Levi Lewis Minion | Wheaton | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Nina M. Dawson | Willmar | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Brandt Douglas Sunder | MCL | Willmar | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Brianna Mae Sieve | Wilmont | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Carter Gery Vancura | Windom | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Samuel Brant Buerck | CL | Winona | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Grant Wesley McMillan | SCL | Woodbury | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| McKena Ann Preuss | Woodbury | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Grace I. Reck | CL | Woodbury | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Stephanie Mae Bauman | Worthington | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Karissa Rose Bickett | SCL | Worthington | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Hannah Marie Heins | Zimmerman | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Leah Mae Sharp | MCL | Zimmerman | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Hannah Kristine Wilhelm | MCL | Zumbro Falls | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |