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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie Marie Prouty | Chancellor | South Dakota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Carly Jo Becker | Chester | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Benjamin James Gustafson | CL | Claremont | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Tyler Jayden O'Neill | SCL | Clark | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Sadie Marie Streff | CL | Clark | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES, and Bachelor of Science,SNS |
| Elise Mae Hotzler | SCL | Clear Lake | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS, and undergraduate certificate, SAHSS |
| Cooper Robert Schiernbeck | Clear Lake | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Grant Evan Hinker | Corsica | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Cole Henry Focken | Crooks | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Lauren Renee Harstad | MCL | Crooks | South Dakota | Bachelor of Music Education, SAHSS |
| Kadense Rae Dooley | SCL | Custer | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Crystyl Eggers | SCL | Custer | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Ian Matthew Byington | Dakota Dunes | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Vanessa Nicole Granstrom | CL | Dakota Dunes | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS, and Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Kaylee Joy Harvey | Dakota Dunes | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Keara Shae Joyce | SCL | Dakota Dunes | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Tori Marie Schulz | SCL | Dakota Dunes | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Lily Taylor Thom | Dakota Dunes | South Dakota | Associate of Science, SPAHP | |
| Andrew Mark Tuttle | De Smet | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Trace D. Little-Steinhausen | Deadwood | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Joshua Dean DeKnikker | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Rebecca Aarend Dorn | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Luke John Geraets | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Kyra Jae Graham | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Landon Frazier Hohn | CL | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |