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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah Coleen Sprecher | MCL | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Makenzie Taran Tekrony | MCL | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Cael William Weber | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Jared Raymond Zerr | Brandon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Ella Grace Haven | WH | Brentford | South Dakota | Associate of Science, SAFES |
| Casey Marie Meyer | SCL | Bridgewater | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Taylor Mary Schallenkamp | SCL | Bridgewater | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Seth Wayne Johnson | SCL | Bristol | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Haley Rae Peterson | Bristol | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Anna L. Witt | Bristol | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Dawson David Wade | Britton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| McKaelyn Marie Zuehlke | CL | Britton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Oluwaseun Adejoke Adebayo | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Varlika Mahesh Ahirekar | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| John Chidiebere Akujobi | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Carter Evan Allen | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Isaac Arkoh | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Emma M. Arneson | MCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Maverick John Beckmann | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Diana Mia Berndt | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Connor Merle Bertsch | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Anna Renae Bishop | Brookings | South Dakota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Brent James Bowen | CL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Eric M. Boysen | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Claire Courtney Burns | CL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |