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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellie Dieren | SCL | Rock Rapids | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Aubrey Lynn Kooima | Rock Valley | Iowa | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Logan Michael Van Egdom | Rock Valley | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Merrik J. Van Grootheest | WHH | Rock Valley | Iowa | Associate of Science, SAFES |
| Spencer Lee Trenary | Rolfe | Iowa | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Ashton Paul Wooten | Ruthven | Iowa | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Kassidy Rose Harpenau | Salix | Iowa | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Klay Larry Grieme | Schaller | Iowa | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Kasey Ray Krogh | Sergeant Bluff | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Michael F. Paulsen | Sheldon | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SENGR, and Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Julia Marie Van Regenmorter | Sheldon | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Mitchel Ryan Wolf | Sheldon | Iowa | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Carter Dean Brouwer | Sibley | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Creighton J. Cosgrove | CL | Sibley | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Wylie Dean Kruger | Sibley | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Emma Kay Langstraat | Sibley | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Theodore Kent Van Gelder | Sibley | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Levi Garret Jansma | CL | Sioux Center | Iowa | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |
| Ezgi Kocer | Sioux Center | Iowa | Master of Science, SNS | |
| Caden James Plasier | CL | Sioux Center | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Kobe L. Clayborne | Sioux City | Iowa | Master of Science, SAHSS | |
| Kaileigh DeLyte Griffith | Sioux City | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES, and undergraduate certificate, SAHSS | |
| Jordan A. Magee | Sioux City | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Riley Ann McHugh-Hoskins | Sioux City | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Lucy Violet Mehlhaff | Sioux City | Iowa | Master of Science, SEHS |