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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Frederick Cooper | CL | Pierce | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Nicholas O. Erickson | CL | Pierce | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Samantha R. Fischer | Pierce | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Dakota Scott Marks | SCL | Pierce | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Bluu Rodney Ray Wilson | Plattsmouth | Nebraska | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Kathryn M. Smith | Pleasant Dale | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Eric Michael Brannon | MCL | Ponca | Nebraska | Master of Science, SENGR, and Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Samuel Darvin Brannon | Ponca | Nebraska | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Addison Lu McGill | CL | Ponca | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Tyler Jacob Andersen | South Sioux City | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Julia J. Kreifels | Springfield | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Nicklaus Edward Busse | CL | St. Paul | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Victoria Rose Kniesche | Wayne | Nebraska | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Benjamin Joseph Ulrich | West Point | Nebraska | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Sarah Lynne Russo | CL | Burnt Hills | New York | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |
| Miranda Claire Peck | Glenville | New York | Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, SAHSS | |
| Shuchen Huang | Rensselaer | New York | Doctor of Philosophy, SENGR | |
| Laurie Anne Hart | Spring Lake | North Carolina | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Elizabeth Marie Bichler | SCL | Bismarck | North Dakota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |
| Brock Kaden Fettig | SCL | Bismarck | North Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Landon M. Gerving | Bismarck | North Dakota | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Nicholas Ronald Schumacher | Bismarck | North Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR, and Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| McKenna Alexa Utter | Bismarck | North Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Megan Cristin Wood | Bismarck | North Dakota | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Vivian Hulugh | Fargo | North Dakota | Master of Science, SAFES |