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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick J. Schultz | CL | Winterset | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Ean Christopher Wetzel | CL | Winterset | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Sarah Michelle Kastner | Yale | Iowa | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS, and Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Cormick Leon Logue | Erie | Kansas | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Brock L. Burgman | CL | Leonardville | Kansas | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Brighton Ainsley McBride | MCL | Overland Park | Kansas | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Landon Sump | Randolph | Kansas | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Benjamin David Gerbus | Pendleton | Kentucky | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Grace Elizabeth Gerbus | MCL | Pendleton | Kentucky | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Gabriel Weng Kay Lee | Grand Rapids | Michigan | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Chloe Marie DeKam | Middleville | Michigan | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Josi Denisa Altman | Adrian | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Hiltyn Olivia Heitkamp | Adrian | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Tammie Kay Collins | Aitkin | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Morgan Luhring | Albert Lea | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Taylor Jansen Palmer | Albert Lea | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Addison James Walz | Albertville | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Maddox O. Christensen | Alden | Minnesota | Associate of Science, SAFES, and undergraduate certificate, SAFES | |
| Tyler Daniel Erickson | Alden | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Dayton Thomas Downing | Alexandria | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Emma Veronica Ecker | Alexandria | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Samuel John Faber | MCL | Alexandria | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Ellen Magdaline Panther | CL | Alexandria | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Matthew R. Wieberdink | SCL | Alexandria | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Rachel Ann Tusa | MCL | Alpha | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |