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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Franklin Krause | Hattiesburg | Mississippi | Master of Mass Communication, SAHSS | |
| Nathan Howard O'Brien | Carterville | Missouri | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Oliver Jacan Smith | Fairfax | Missouri | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Olivia Suzanne Stikeleather | Lee's Summit | Missouri | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Elyse Friedrich | Ashland | Montana | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Ryley Jane Bice | Miles City | Montana | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Olivia McClurg | Arlington | Nebraska | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Kayla Marie Harris | MCL | Bennington | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Andrew Thomas Niewohner | Bennington | Nebraska | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Ashlyn Michele Just | SCL | Blair | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Aspen Elle Winter | Blair | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Megan Ann Wehrbein | Burchard | Nebraska | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Harrison William Klein | MCL | Cedar Creek | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Natalie Ann Brabec | Clarkson | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Charley Jean Mlnarik | Clearwater | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Hannah Marie Kleinschmit | Coleridge | Nebraska | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Austin Nicholas Guenther | SCL | Crofton | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Hannah Marie Elsea | CL | Dakota City | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Anna Lisa Merritt | CL | Elkhorn | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Joseph Philip Burns | Gretna | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Dawson J. Gulizia | Gretna | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Dane Thomas Miller | Hardy | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Ethan Donald Becker | Hartington | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Carson Evan Jones | Hartington | Nebraska | Bachelor of General Studies, SAHSS | |
| Alex Michael Schemek | MCL | Humphrey | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SNS |