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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halle Mae Whaley | Rosholt | South Dakota | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Vivian Graese Koepsell | Salem | South Dakota | Associate of Science, SPAHP | |
| Carter Lee Rager | Salem | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Kyle Jason Schoon | CL | Salem | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Ella J. Stiefvater | CL | Salem | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Audrey Irene Sayler | Scotland | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Camille Ann Sykora | SCL | Scotland | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Kendell Grace Sawinsky | MCL | Selby | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Rachel Christine Wittler | CL | Selby | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Gavin Christopher Aasheim | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Isaac Chester Adam | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Remon Solomon Afeworki | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Kamal Ramadan Albousafi | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Madeline Allison | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | graduate certificate, SNURS | |
| Jennifer Violet Aman | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Chad J. Ambroz | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Eason Aidan Amos | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Isabela Cameo Anders | MCL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Joseph Xavier Anders | SCL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS, and Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Madison Jo Anderson | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Master of Education, SEHS | |
| Macy Jean Andresen | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Mayli Dazzerine Arbach | SCL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Merci Anna Arbach | MCL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS, and Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Desiree Armendariz | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Haley S. Ash | CL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |