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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raegan Jean Hoff | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS, and undergraduate certificate, SAHSS | |
| Charles David Holm | CL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |
| Mackenzie Ann Holm | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Grace Himang Hong | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Taylor Rose Hornig | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Cody John Jeppesen | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Aastha Jha | Brookings | South Dakota | Associate of Science, SPAHP | |
| Carter Lee Johnson | CL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Olivia Ann Jorgenson | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| April Duckwitz Kalber | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS, and graduate certificate, SEHS | |
| Shae Lynn Katz | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Aleya Lynn Kizer | MCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Gavin Douglas Klinkhammer | SCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Julienne Christiane Korst | CL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Kaitlin Anne Kuhnert | MCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Dasani E. LaCroix | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS, and undergraduate certificate, SAHSS | |
| Olivia Wing Lam | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Josephine Georgine Lampi | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Eniola Olabisi Lasisi | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Arts, SAHSS | |
| ChunKi Lau | MCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Taylor Rose Lindekugel | CL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Rylan Edward Lipetzky | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| McKenzie Merrill Mages | SCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Emily McKenna Maupin | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Jakob Aaron McBride | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |