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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes William Rabenberg | Platte | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Hannah Elizabeth Warmbrand | Pukwana | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Paige Ella Hanson | CL | Ramona | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Nathaniel Boyd Aftanski | MCL | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Jason Michael Albertson | SCL | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Hayden Richard Bentz | SCL | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Devin Gene Bolton | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of General Studies, SAHSS | |
| Sara Teresa Bullinger | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Branson Lee Cowles | Rapid City | South Dakota | Associate of Science, SPAHP | |
| Candelaria Geroso Daniels | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Joanna Kay Elizabeth Danielson | Rapid City | South Dakota | Doctor of Nursing Practice, SNURS | |
| Lucas James Degen | Rapid City | South Dakota | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Aliyah Angeli Gallardo Dequilla | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Sierra M. Doherty | Rapid City | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Johanna Espina Engels | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Cassandra Tori Marie Fitting | WHH | Rapid City | South Dakota | Associate of Science, SPAHP |
| Darcy Mae Geersen | Rapid City | South Dakota | Associate of Science, SPAHP | |
| Dawson Dean Genzlinger | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Katherine Gilbert | Rapid City | South Dakota | graduate certificate, SNURS | |
| Danielle Dawn Godkin | SCL | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Christina Graham | Rapid City | South Dakota | graduate certificate, SNURS | |
| Tyler J. Gromer | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Logan D. Hilt | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Alexis Jordyn Hughes | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Aletta Laura Husmann | Rapid City | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAFES |