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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickila Grace DeWit | CL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS, and undergraduate certificate, SAHSS |
| Brooke Elizabeth Deckert | MCL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Jeremiah James Donahoe | SCL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Kyle A. Doom | CL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Ryan Michael Downing | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Jessica Marie Driver | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Parker Allen Ekeren | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Zachary Wayne Ekeren | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Clare Nicole Elsinger | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Malisa May Engdahl | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Dominick Jacob Etherington | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Robert Jacob Feiock | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Madilyn Anne Feit | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Clara Louise Fields | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Hannahlisa Inez Fleming | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Alex James Foley | CL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Mason Anthony Fritz | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Binyam B. Gashaw | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Carlye Anne Gebhart | MCL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Lily Claire Geffre | SCL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES, and Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Mathias Joaquin Gerle | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Alyssa Jolee Giles | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAHSS | |
| Zander Daniel Gilland | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Joseph Robert Glasrud | MCL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Benjamin Michael Golden | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |