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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megan Elizabeth Nash | SCL | Mansfield | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES, and Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Samuel Nicholas Nilsson | CL | Mansfield | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Cathy Elaine Roesler | SCL | Marion | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Erin Lynn Unzen | CL | Marion | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Madelyn Grace Kludt | Menno | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Cadence Rae Hand | WHHH | Midland | South Dakota | Associate of Science, SPAHP |
| Stephen Timothy Owen Ash | Milbank | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Maiah Ruby Brown | Milbank | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Jose Alonso Flores De Salazar | Milbank | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Camryn Lee Phinney | CL | Milbank | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Isaac Joseph Sousa | SCL | Milbank | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Noah James Johnson | SCL | Miller | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Michelle Allen | Mission | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Brooke Alyce Burnette | Mission | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts and two undergraduate certificates, SAHSS | |
| Hannah Leona Bartscher | CL | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Joshua Robert Bartscher | Mitchell | South Dakota | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Anna Kristine Driscoll | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Andrea Marie Kathryn Engels | CL | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Delaney Kathleen English | Mitchell | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Victoria Page Foote | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Maddi Elizabeth Gerlach | CL | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Joshua Mathias Grosdidier | CL | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Taylor Rae Haring | MCL | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Brady Alan Hawkins | Mitchell | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Delana Ann Henkel | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |