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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keighlor Aryn Nolz | CL | Hartford | South Dakota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |
| Bennett Thomas Sebert | SCL | Hartford | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| James Jerry Langdeaux | Hayti | South Dakota | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Rylea A. Klatt | Henry | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Madison Marie Preston | CL | Hermosa | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Grace Elizabeth Knox | MCL | Highmore | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Carter Collins LaMont | MCL | Highmore | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| John Gregory Lane | SCL | Hot Springs | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Chesney Ann Olivier | Houghton | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Arriana Rose Mausbach | CL | Humboldt | South Dakota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |
| Sydney Christine Voss | Hurley | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Gracie Renee Culver | Huron | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Autumn Hope Eckhardt | Huron | South Dakota | Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, SAHSS | |
| Reilly Eugene Hoops | Huron | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Eh Hser Htoo | Huron | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Tristan John Nelson | Huron | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Sike Ma Noke | WH | Huron | South Dakota | Associate of Science, SPAHP |
| Jesse Seamus O'Neill | Huron | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Teagan John Pfitzer | Huron | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Huntley Steele | Huron | South Dakota | undergraduate certificate, SAHSS | |
| Emma Ann Jorgensen | SCL | Ideal | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Vanesa Karina Diaz | Ipswich | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Lucas Allen Metzinger | Ipswich | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Katie Rae Knodel | CL | Irene | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Gavin Charles Machtemes | Iroquois | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAFES |