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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chloe Catherine Holzwarth | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Macon Larson | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Tyler Scott Loecker | MCL | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Kobi Francis Lutjens | CL | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Reagan Louise McConnell | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| James Benjamin Payne | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Ranae Lynn Phinney | Mitchell | South Dakota | graduate certificate, SPAHP | |
| Melody Lynn Reisdorff | CL | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Dawson Sprinkel | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Atlanta Nicole Stahle | SCL | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Hunter Ryan Stahle | Mitchell | South Dakota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Braden Paul Szabo | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Connor Mitchell Thelen | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Jack Randall Vermeulen | Mitchell | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Mariah Katherine Goehring | MCL | Mobridge | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Carson Thomas Carruthers | CL | Montrose | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| RubyAnn Rose Hoiten | Montrose | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Hallie Marie Kueter | SCL | Montrose | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS, and Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Merissa Haylie Meyer | CL | Morristown | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Channing Elizabeth Wientjes | Mound City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Kory Lee Storm | CL | Mount Vernon | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Madelyn Marie Host | Murdo | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Alexis Rose Moran | Murdo | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Gunnar Bjarne Gunderson | North Sioux City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Albina Roni Jurgens | North Sioux City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |