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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addison Mae Ramlo | Brookings | South Dakota | Associate of Science, SPAHP | |
| Alyvia Lauryn Reese | CL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Thomas Roland Reynolds | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Music Education, SAHSS | |
| Faith Ann Richards | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Cassandra Rae Rohrbaugh | CL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Wyatt David Roller | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Muhammad Roman | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, Graduate School | |
| Mary Teresa Row | Brookings | South Dakota | graduate certificate, SENGR | |
| Nathan Dane Antonio Rutledge | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Grant Riley Santos | Brookings | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS, and undergraduate certificate, SAHSS | |
| Connor Jay Schaefer | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Michael Radford Schipper | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Julianna I. Schneider | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Luke Andrew Sexton | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Keith Sorlie | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Jenna Lynn Sprang | Brookings | South Dakota | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Taylin Cynthia Sprunk | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Caleb William Stanley | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Rahul Kumar Sutradhar | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Meerim Sharsheeva | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SPAHP | |
| Karyn Varaidzo Takachicha | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Tejas Deepak Targe | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Nicholas Richard Teal | SCL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Ritika Thapa | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Payton Theodosopoulos | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |