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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avery Paige Sumner | CL | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Reilly Jo Tschetter | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Chloe Allison Van Heuveln | SCL | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Carmen Wahl | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Avery Rose Webb | MCL | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Emily Ann Weber | CL | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Joseph John Weber | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Rachel Marie Wilner | WHH | Rapid City | South Dakota | Associate of Science, SPAHP |
| Abby Jean Wortman | Rapid City | South Dakota | graduate certificate, SPAHP | |
| Alaya Nicole Wright | CL | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Kylee Rose Bennett | Rapid City | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Hayleigh Marie Young | Rapid City | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Macy Elizabeth Fliehe | Redfield | South Dakota | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Amelia Jean Jungwirth | Redfield | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Noel Kristine Kastner | Redfield | South Dakota | Associate of Science, SPAHP | |
| Georgia Anne Kuehn | MCL | Redfield | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Chelsea Michelle Smith | Redfield | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Rory Donald McManus | Reliance | South Dakota | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Berklee Marie Erickson | SCL | Renner | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| April Anne Nelsen | Renner | South Dakota | graduate certificate, SPAHP | |
| Benjamin Dean Sorum | Renner | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Autumn Shirone Fox | Revillo | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Kirsten M. Anderson | Roscoe | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Claire Christina Beyers | CL | Roscoe | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Halle Elizabeth Hokanson | Rosholt | South Dakota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP |