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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornelius Chong Zhao Yu | SCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Allison Elizabeth Clark | SCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Tucker Ray Davis | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAHSS, and graduate certificate, SAHSS | |
| Joshua Thomas Devine | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Ellie Kathryn Doering | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Chloe E. Dondlinger | SCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Claire Anne Einspahr | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Ryan James Engstrom | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Kassandra Alyce Erickson | Brookings | South Dakota | graduate certificate, SPAHP | |
| Jenna Rachelle Evans | SCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Grace L. Everson | SCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Breckyn Elaine Ewoldt | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Gavin Daale Fixsen | CL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR, and Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Phoenix Night Foster | SCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Claire Olivia Galvin | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Joshua Kenneth Georgeson | CL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Riley Ann Gordon | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES, and Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Brittany Marie Green | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Education, SEHS | |
| Allison Joy Elise Gross | Brookings | South Dakota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Heran Kinfe Habte | CL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Paige E. Harry | MCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Jonathan Philip Heckmann | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Jake Charles Heunisch | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Jake Morris Hilmoe | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Ethan Roy Hof | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |