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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Ian Saulsbury | MCL | North Sioux City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Ethan Eric Boekelheide | SCL | Northville | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Gabriella Lillian Fjerstad | Nunda | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Kassidy Dawn Hansen | Oacoma | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Jesse Joseph Schall | Onida | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Megan Ann Sanders | Oral | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Isabel Aesoph | SCL | Orient | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Sydney Campbell | MCL | Orient | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES, and Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Haley Jean Sprenger | SCL | Orient | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Dylan Jacob Chester | Parker | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Connor Kent Even | Parker | South Dakota | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Landri Storm Holzwarth | Parker | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Lauren Elaine Jones | MCL | Parker | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Madelyn Kaye Marsh | CL | Parker | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Reagan Charles Monson | CL | Parkston | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Cole Roger Prunty | MCL | Parkston | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Maxwell Walter Scott | Parkston | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Allison Ann Ziebart | MCL | Parkston | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Cylver Mae Pinney | Philip | South Dakota | Master of Education, SEHS | |
| Alyn Jenasen Spry | Philip | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Mikayla Isabell Janis | Pickstown | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Brooklyn Emma Hanks | MCL | Piedmont | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Jenna Bush | MCL | Pierre | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Edmund DeVaney | Pierre | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Ashley Annette Hand | Pierre | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |