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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Mary McColley | Brookings | South Dakota | undergraduate certificate, SPAHP | |
| Kaden Jacob Mengenhauser Turner | CL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Bryson Thomas Mercier | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Rebecca Marie Michna | SCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR, and Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Aidan Kiko Miller | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Isaac Alexander Mittan | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Zachary Aaron Moe | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Samantha Christine Moran | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Kable Richard Morrill | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Elijah Dale Mulligan | MCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |
| Noelle Christine Mursu | CL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Tiana Jeanne Prudence Nelson | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Trung Nguyen Nguyen | SCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Emily Dawn Nikolaus | SCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Matt S. Nordmeyer | Brookings | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Kelli Kathleen O'Riley | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAHSS | |
| Brynn Marie Olverson | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Tess Marie Pantzke | CL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Abigail Joan Pape | SCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Amee Rajesh Parmar | CL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Kaylee Lynn Pate | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Ainsley Diane Powers | Brookings | South Dakota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Brody Philip Powers | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Evelyn Prempeh | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Ryan Walter Prohofsky | SCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |