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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylin Danielle Taylor | Larchwood | Iowa | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Chase Jeremy Thiessen | Larchwood | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Kathrynn Elisabeth Cunningham | SCL | Le Mars | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Tyler Allen Iverson | MCL | Le Mars | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Bradley Michael McHugh | Le Mars | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Nolan Lee Nilles | Le Mars | Iowa | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Cadence Bernice Koenigs | Mapleton | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Aaron T. Seberger | Marshalltown | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Lainna Lea Duncan | Mason City | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Emily Sue Attrill | SCL | Merrill | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Claire Laine Ohlrichs | Merrill | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Camden Bennett DeVos | Milford | Iowa | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Jacob Allan Sazama | Missouri Valley | Iowa | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Erika Ann Kuntz | Moville | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Tayler Mae Bremer | Ocheyedan | Iowa | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Caleigh Grace Loger | Odebolt | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Dillion Loyal Hunter | Onawa | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Jacob Roy Mitchell | Oto | Iowa | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Revin Gerhard Bruck | Persia | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Carson Gunnerson | Peterson | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Elle Katherine Ploeger | MCL | Pierson | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Audrey Kay Wessels | MCL | Polk City | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Sidney Rose Krier | Remsen | Iowa | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Micah Edward Hunter | SCL | Riceville | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Isabel Marie Meyer | Robins | Iowa | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP |