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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zachary Jon Morse | SCL | Fargo | North Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR, and Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Amy Mae Shultz | Fargo | North Dakota | graduate certificate, SNURS | |
| Grace Michaela Wolff | Forbes | North Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Benjamin Daniel Anteau | Jamestown | North Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Meghan Lindsey Ford | Jamestown | North Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Brooklyn Beth Mauch | Kindred | North Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Brayden Alexander Byers | Linton | North Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Jamie L. Geyer | Lisbon | North Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Taylor Garnet Anderson | West Fargo | North Dakota | Associate of Science, SPAHP | |
| Vaughn Douglas Raimo | CL | West Fargo | North Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Kordiea Clare Rerick | MCL | West Fargo | North Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Marissa Laney Branham | Williston | North Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Lily A. Green | Castalia | Ohio | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Julian Michael Tagg | Lodi | Ohio | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Courtney J. Hill | MCL | Salem | Ohio | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Aubrina L. Melville | MCL | Enterprise | Oregon | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Mia J. DiCianna | Monessen | Pennsylvania | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Ashlyn Mae Beyer | MCL | Aberdeen | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Dakotah Rose Carlson-Kappenman | Aberdeen | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Jackson Preston Dorsett | SCL | Aberdeen | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Logen Nichole Emery | Aberdeen | South Dakota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Allison Hope Fesler | Aberdeen | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Grant Daniel Fritz | Aberdeen | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS, and undergraduate certificate, SENGR | |
| Kayla Renee Gill | Aberdeen | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Colton John Hansen | Aberdeen | South Dakota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP |