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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Thomas Herber | Kadoka | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Gaven Lee Sudbeck | WH | Kadoka | South Dakota | Associate of Science, SPAHP |
| Jacqueline Elise Wold | Labolt | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Skylar Michelle Raw | Lake Norden | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Mari Swanson | Lake Norden | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Tyler J. Jurrens | Lake Preston | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Connor Hardy Smith | Langford | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Chloe Faith Wisser | MCL | Lead | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SNS, and Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Ellen Elisabeth Boomgarden | MCL | Lennox | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Benjamin Lewis Daggett | Lennox | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| McKenna Marie Sichmeller | MCL | Lennox | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Riley Earl Williams | Lennox | South Dakota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Autum Marie Wittstruck | CL | Lennox | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Braelyn M. Abraham | Madison | South Dakota | undergraduate certificate, SAFES | |
| Ryan Bradley Benson | Madison | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Katharine Anne Comes | Madison | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Mickale Dohrer | Madison | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Olivia Emily Flemming | MCL | Madison | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Kanyon Janssen | Madison | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Abigail Lynn Morse | MCL | Madison | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Sophia Marei Rasmussen | Madison | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Nathan James Ricke | MCL | Madison | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Brea Alece Rip | SCL | Madison | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Peyton Robert Wolf | MCL | Madison | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Shimin April Yunker | SCL | Madison | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |