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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson C. Helms | Aberdeen | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Anna Emily Malchow | MCL | Aberdeen | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Maleri Jo McCloud | Aberdeen | South Dakota | Master of Education, SEHS | |
| Jacob David Bryan Merxbauer | CL | Aberdeen | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Madison Margaret Mitzel | Aberdeen | South Dakota | Doctor of Nursing Practice, SNURS | |
| Meghan Nicole Mork | Aberdeen | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Abigail Elizabeth Mae Pietz | Aberdeen | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Emily Erin Ringgenberg | MCL | Aberdeen | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Ivy Griffin Schanzenbach | Aberdeen | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Aubrey Lynn Schriver | Aberdeen | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Jessemy Ann Sharp | SCL | Aberdeen | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Sadie Lynn Struble | MCL | Aberdeen | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Kara Lee Vetch | Aberdeen | South Dakota | Master of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Alec Edward Voegele | MCL | Aberdeen | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Jaxon Thomas Doering | SCL | Alcester | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Elizabeth Kathleen Hallaway | Alcester | South Dakota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| William Joseph Hallaway | WH | Alcester | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS |
| Tyson Darrell Hallman | Alexandria | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Keely Jane O'Neill | SCL | Alexandria | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Jayce Christopher Slaba | Alexandria | South Dakota | Associate of Science, SPAHP | |
| Jolie Mae Dowling | Alpena | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Travis Michael Townsend | MCL | Andover | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Jeremy Keith Goens | Arlington | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Rett James Osthus | Arlington | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Jacob Charles Paulsen | Arlington | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES, and undergraduate certificate, SAFES |