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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Elizabeth Spulak | Tyndall | South Dakota | Master of Education, SEHS, and graduate certificate, SEHS | |
| Kamella Gayle Kopp | Utica | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Karson Michael Beyer | MCL | Valley Springs | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Olivia Jane Bork | Valley Springs | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Breanna Rose Bingen | Vermillion | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Bodhi Tristan Brady | SCL | Vermillion | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Nathaniel Thomas Fick | Vermillion | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS, and undergraduate certificate, SAHSS | |
| Emma Nickole Heine | Vermillion | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Avery Clark Lewison | MCL | Vermillion | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Lauren Renae Mockler | CL | Vermillion | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Lillian Marie Mockler | SCL | Vermillion | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Sidney Renee Robinson | Vermillion | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Grace Tira Peterson | CL | Vienna | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Ellie Rae Erikson | MCL | Vivian | South Dakota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS, and undergraduate certificate, SAHSS |
| Nathan Joseph Buisker | Volga | South Dakota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Madisyn Nicole Christensen | Volga | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Carson Scott Christopherson | Volga | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Nathaniel Christopher John Kersting | Volga | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS, and Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Jacie Jo Montis | Volga | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Ethan Owen | Volga | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Hayden T. Ruesink | Volga | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Julia Faith Steffensen | SCL | Volga | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Wilbert Thomas Werner | CL | Volga | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Jakob Ronald Lea Ziegler | SCL | Volga | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR, and Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Andrew C. Gustad | SCL | Volin | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |