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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alivia Grace Schemek | WHHH | Humphrey | Nebraska | Associate of Arts, SAHSS |
| Jacob Allen Sjuts | Humphrey | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Dante Jerome Koupal | Kearney | Nebraska | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| MacKinzey Louise Jurey | Kennard | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Sydney Nicole Aldrich | Lincoln | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Alivya Carolyn Bollen | Lincoln | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Abigail Susan Deutsch | CL | Lincoln | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| John Anthony Sump | MCL | Lincoln | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Reed Matthew Toelle | CL | Louisville | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Braydon Shay Thornton | MCL | Nebraska City | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Alison Leigh Gansemer | Nehawka | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Trinity June Back | MCL | Newcastle | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Paul Milton Ernst | Omaha | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Morgan Leigh Foote | CL | Omaha | Nebraska | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Ava McKenzie Germany | Omaha | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Corin Elizabeth Johanns | Omaha | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Karlie Elizabeth Madison | MCL | Omaha | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Shayla Ann Riffel | Omaha | Nebraska | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Breyauna C. Rodgers | MCL | Omaha | Nebraska | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |
| Erin J. Soltys | Omaha | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science and an undergraduate certificate, SAHSS | |
| Hayden R. Fjell | Papillion | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Emily Esther Fleener | Papillion | Nebraska | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS, and undergraduate certificate, SAHSS | |
| Jaleigh May Hallsted | Pender | Nebraska | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Kaitlyn Marie Pelster | CL | Petersburg | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Morgan KaEllen Blecher | MCL | Pierce | Nebraska | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS, and undergraduate certificate, SAHSS |