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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasey Jo Pistulka | CL | Arlington | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Rose Lynn Eitemiller | Armour | South Dakota | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Jacob Kenneth Fehlman | Ashton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Kyah Ann Ellefson | MCL | Aurora | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Emily Sue Everson | MCL | Aurora | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Hazem M. Khalaf Mohammed | Aurora | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Reem Khalaf Mohammed | MCL | Aurora | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS, and Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Jessica Margaret Sturtz | Aurora | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAHSS | |
| Lincoln Paul Thury | Avon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Torry Clifford Harding | MCL | Baltic | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Brady Scott Hookie | CL | Baltic | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Alexis Paige Ketcham | Baltic | South Dakota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Kyle Joseph Wentzel | MCL | Baltic | South Dakota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS, and undergraduate certificate, SAHSS |
| Aiden James Giffin | CL | Belle Fourche | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Katelyn Mae Lee | Belle Fourche | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Reese Noelle McKenna | CL | Belle Fourche | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Laura Anne Bogue | Beresford | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Gabrielle Anne Engbarth | Beresford | South Dakota | Master of Science, SNS | |
| William Francis Karels | CL | Big Stone City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Adam M. Strei | CL | Big Stone City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Wylie Mikko Mursu | CL | Big Stone Cty | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Kelly A. Farrar | Black Hawk | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Madison Rose Higbee | Black Hawk | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Cayleigh Kay Reed | Black Hawk | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Christa Marie Biever | Box Elder | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |