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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayleigh Rae Theesfeld | MCL | Emmetsburg | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Austin De Connerley | Floyd | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Chiara Leve Thompson | CL | Forest City | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Abigail Noel Hughes | MCL | Glenwood | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Shelby Danielle Greiman | Goodell | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS, and Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Lauri Lynn Sells | Granville | Iowa | Doctor of Philosophy, SNURS | |
| Haley Linn Breeden | Grinnell | Iowa | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Taylor Kay Stahl | Grundy Center | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Chloe Falkena | Harlan | Iowa | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Brenton Richard Thomas | Hartley | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Maritza Yarin Arce | MCL | Hawarden | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Avery Emerson Coyle | Hawarden | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Travis Joe Weininger | Hiawatha | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Mitchell Lyn Sherlock | Hinton | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Brody John Spies | Hinton | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Kenedi Rae Spies | CL | Hinton | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Cora Emily Shull | SCL | Hornick | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Hunter Michael Gloden | SCL | Hospers | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Claire Louise Bleeker | Hull | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Katie J. VanDenTop | Hull | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Caroline Irene Reyner | MCL | Independence | Iowa | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS, and Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Dawson Alec Van Beek | CL | Inwood | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Grahm Michael Goering | CL | Iowa City | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Brenna Thea Reinking | CL | Ireton | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Madison Jay Levine | MCL | Lake Mills | Iowa | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |