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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chance Kahill Gregg | Eureka | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Camryn Phyllis Deiter | MCL | Faulkton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Parker Ryan Geditz | CL | Faulkton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Chloe Paige Law | Faulkton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Alexander Matthew Sorensen | CL | Faulkton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Kadance Jaye Landis | CL | Flandreau | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Kennedi Jean Landis | Flandreau | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Cade Richard LeBrun | Flandreau | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Chase LeBrun | MCL | Flandreau | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Ginger Marie McNickle | Flandreau | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Kennedy Elaine-Elizabeth Peper | MCL | Flandreau | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Rebekah Dawn Hlavacek | Florence | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Colton Quinn Schamber | Florence | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Andrew Kyle Schroeder | Florence | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Shania Marie Cornelius | Forestburg | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Jack Stephen Nordmann | Forestburg | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Daysen Connor Titze | SCL | Fort Pierre | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Jaivyn Donnavan DeBoer | Garretson | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Lauren Grace Fick | Garretson | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Ryan Michael Flanagan | CL | Garretson | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Jayde Miranda Halverson | MCL | Garretson | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Alexander Richard Stephenson | Garretson | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Josie Louise Billups | CL | Gary | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Chase Michael Varilek | Geddes | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Taylor Marie Tennant | Gettysburg | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS, and Bachelor of Science, SAFES |