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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Daniel Aspaas | MCL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Andrew C. Barr | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Jason Edward Bartlett | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Joseph Adam Batt | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Luke C. Behrens | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Emily Jean Benecke | CL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Christopher Jerome Biewer | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Master of Education, SEHS | |
| Ava Rae Bouwman | CL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Madelyn Marie Boyd | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Kya Brings Plenty | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Carter David Brost | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Joseph L. Bumann | MCL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Isabella Marie Burnley | SCL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |
| Camille Caryn Buus | CL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Samantha Michelle Chase | CL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Taylor Karen Cheeseman | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Haley Joy Christensen | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Loran R. Cipala | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Aubree M. Cole | CL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Gavin Douglas Cotter | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Kiara Angelina Cruz-Robinson | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Jingming Cui | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Kyler Joe Dahl | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Nathaniel Jacob DeBoer | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Aftyn Marie DeWit | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAFES |