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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truman Gigante Osborn | Sioux City | Iowa | Master of Mass Communication, SAHSS | |
| MaKenna M. Schlumbaum | SCL | Sioux City | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Emily A. Small | MCL | Sioux City | Iowa | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |
| Ryan William Smith | Sioux City | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Nick Carter Wells | Sioux City | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Sean M. Connor | SCL | Spencer | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Kaylee Ann Iedema | Spencer | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Sadie G. Nelson | MCL | Spencer | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Jacie Mae Staedtler | Spencer | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Andrew Foster Goettsch | Storm Lake | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Karley J. Mills | Storm Lake | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Caroline Kelly Rausch | CL | Swisher | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Haley Ann Dodge | Terril | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Bryce Edens | Tipton | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Brooke Marie Bauer | Treynor | Iowa | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Emma Kristine Christensen | MCL | Urbandale | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Allison Kay Dollen | Wadena | Iowa | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Rebecca M. Ball | Wapello | Iowa | Master of Science, SEHS, and graduate certificate, SEHS | |
| Allison Rose Britton | CL | Waterloo | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Marcus Shawn Gibbs | Waterville | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Drew Allen Stock | Waukon | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Kellie Renee Dallmeyer | Wellman | Iowa | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Kristina Marie Rice Hinders | West Des Moines | Iowa | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Joslyn May Verzal | MCL | Westfield | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Hunter Robert Thilges | SCL | Whittemore | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |