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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dona Imasha V.W. Thilakarathna | Brookings | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Tessa Nicole Trierweiler | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Matthew R. Weelborg | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Betty Ann Wey | Brookings | South Dakota | undergraduate certificate, SAHSS | |
| Jessica Erin Winterboer | Brookings | South Dakota | graduate certificate, SPAHP | |
| Ashton James Witte | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Biruktawit Solomon Yemane | CL | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Taryn A. Yttrie | Brookings | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Mawuli Wilson Cee MacDonald | Brookings | South Dakota | Doctor of Philosophy, SNS | |
| Ada Joy Smith | Bruce | South Dakota | Master of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Andrea Kay Kopman | Bryant | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Bella Ann Kretzschmar | CL | Bryant | South Dakota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |
| Anna Marie Dargatz | Burke | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Bryce Dean Frank | Burke | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Tyson Paul Mayer | Burke | South Dakota | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Avery Evans | Canistota | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Jillian Rae Pierson | Canistota | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Kara Lee Roshone | MCL | Canistota | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Joshua Thomas Kreber | MCL | Canton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Nicole Rena Tiemann | Canton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS, and Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Makenzie Kay Hendricks | Castlewood | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Marissa L. Murnion | Castlewood | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Dorian Todd Sikkink | MCL | Castlewood | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS, and undergraduate certificate, SAHSS |
| Roger Anthony Puterbaugh | Cavour | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Sellyck Steven-Spreckels McManus | MCL | Chamberlain | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |