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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKenna Paige Walker | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Kaitlyn Rose Waltjer | CL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Madyson Claire Wantoch | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Abigail Nickole Ward | SCL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Derek Michael Welbig | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Emily Nicole Wieler | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Pearl Jean Wigg | SCL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Milaana Juillet Pearl Wollman | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Gina A. Wubben | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Master of Science, SNURS | |
| Roxanne Marie Quinn | WHHH | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS |
| William R. Zavesky | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Raegan Elaine Janssen | Sisseton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Jerrilyn Jamie Rousseau | Sisseton | South Dakota | Bachelor of General Studies, SAHSS | |
| Austin James Cooper | MCL | Spearfish | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Rachael Anne Crosswait | SCL | Spearfish | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Jensen Jack Damberg | Spearfish | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Boyd Allen Dean | MCL | Spearfish | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Paula Rae Garcia | Spearfish | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Jordon Richard Mendoza | Spearfish | South Dakota | Master of Education, SEHS, and graduate certificate, SEHS | |
| Taryn Ella Wilken | Spink Township | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Dillan Alexa Richards | St. Onge | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Morgan Anna Clites | SCL | Stickney | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Caden Lee VanDrongelen | Stickney | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Edward C. Baumgartner | Sturgis | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Haleigh Ann Frasier | Sturgis | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |