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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ainslee Marie Hutchinson | Pierre | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Michael Joseph Jackley | MCL | Pierre | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Blake Philip Judson | Pierre | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Claire Elizabeth Koenecke | MCL | Pierre | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Adisyn Kay Kuxhaus | MCL | Pierre | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Luke Aaron Leingang | Pierre | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Spencer Paul Letellier | MCL | Pierre | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Emily Kristine Lingle | SCL | Pierre | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Jessica Ann Lutmer | CL | Pierre | South Dakota | Bachelor of General Studies, SAHSS |
| Alexander Michael Miller | Pierre | South Dakota | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Rebecca Marie Piroutek | Pierre | South Dakota | Master of Mass Communication, SAHSS | |
| Hayden Travis Shaffer | Pierre | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Noah William Smith | SCL | Pierre | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Sarah Jane Speck | Pierre | South Dakota | graduate certificate, SNURS | |
| Nathan Alan Williams | CL | Pierre | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Noah Arthur Williams | Pierre | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Danessa Lin Wilson | CL | Pierre | South Dakota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |
| Sydney Barbara Youngberg | Pierre | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Deni Marie Zeeb | Pierre | South Dakota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Gracie Lee Zeeb | MCL | Pierre | South Dakota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS, and undergraduate certificate, SAHSS |
| Mateja Antoinette Sitting Crow | Pine Ridge | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Whitney Anna Freidel | Plankinton | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS, and two graduate certificates, SEHS | |
| Sierra Ann Panning | Plankinton | South Dakota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Shyla Lee Elizabeth Tobin | MCL | Plankinton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Caden James Foxley | Platte | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |