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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madeline Chere Fliehs | Groton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Trista Jean Keith | SCL | Groton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Ashlyn Ryan Sperry | WHH | Groton | South Dakota | Associate of Science, SAFES |
| Jenna Lynn Hammerbeck | MCL | Hamill | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Ashton Michael Bielinski | Harrisburg | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Samuel James Buchholz | Harrisburg | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Skyler Rose Doss | Harrisburg | South Dakota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Alexandra Rae Juhnke | WH | Harrisburg | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS |
| Ainsley Faith Plack | Harrisburg | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| McKenzie Rian Putnam | Harrisburg | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Kennedi Anne Ruter | Harrisburg | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Kadin Maxwell Tuttle | Harrisburg | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Regan M. Bollweg | Harrold | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Griffin Gregory Anderson | Hartford | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Zoe Elle Dissing | WHH | Hartford | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS |
| Braydon Dean Eisenbeisz | Hartford | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Connor Alan Eisenbeisz | MCL | Hartford | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Abigail Leigh Fraas | CL | Hartford | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Tristan Charles Hawks | Hartford | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Emily Grace Hofer | SCL | Hartford | South Dakota | Bachelor of Music Education, SAHSS |
| Dylan Thomas Ketcham | Hartford | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Gavin Thomas Koch | Hartford | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Samantha Ann Mallinger | CL | Hartford | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Connor Joseph Matthies | SCL | Hartford | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Isaac James McFarland | MCL | Hartford | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |