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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Lynn Holmberg | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | Master of Education, SEHS | |
| Erin Ruth Larson | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Coby Lee Maeschen | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Troy Kevin McKenney | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Jayme Allison Schmidt | SCL | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Shane Riley Stone | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Drew Michael Stroschein | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES, and Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Peyton Riley VanZee | MCL | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Hanna Lousie Vanoverbeke | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Madysen Joann Vanoverbeke | Dell Rapids | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Katie Christine Thuringer | Delmont | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Mallory Elizabeth Valburg | MCL | Draper | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Robyn Ann Brooks | Dupree | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| William Michael Suing | Elk Point | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Alyssa Rhianon Whear | Elk Point | South Dakota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Francis Giovanni Krueger | Elkton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Ariana Maria Limoges | Elkton | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAHSS | |
| Hannah LaRaine Schuurman | MCL | Elkton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Daisha Grace Warren | MCL | Elkton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Coleman Dean Haiar | Emery | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Jackson Carl Harberts | Emery | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Kaitlyn Marie Roskens | CL | Emery | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Rylee Renee Terveen | Emery | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Alysha Katrina Walker | Estelline | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Ryanna Lynn Clauson | CL | Ethan | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |