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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Elizabeth Beeman | MCL | Yankton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Elizabeth Nicole Elsen | SCL | Yankton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR, and Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Elle G. Guthmiller | Yankton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Hannah Grace Jussel | SCL | Yankton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Zak Andrew Kotschegarow | Yankton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Adam M. Kurtenbach | Yankton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Brianna Morgan Lemberg | Yankton | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Collin Walter Ludewig | Yankton | South Dakota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Landon Lee Moe | Yankton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Claire Elyse Mooney | CL | Yankton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Matthew R. Mors | CL | Yankton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Hope Elizabeth O'Reilly | Yankton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Dylan Robert Prouty | Yankton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Ella Mildred Schmidt | Yankton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Lauren Cecilia Tereshinski | MCL | Yankton | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Sierra Marie Prue | Charlotte | Tennessee | Master of Mass Communication, SAHSS | |
| Mason Bobby Jackson | MCL | Cookeville | Tennessee | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Jesse Ray Lubben | Winchester | Tennessee | two undergraduate certificates, SNS | |
| Karissa Danielle Campbell | Arlington | Texas | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Kenzie Michele Thomson | Arlington | Texas | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Kole Patrick Andres | Bullard | Texas | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Maven Avi Moore | Friendswood | Texas | Bachelor of General Studies, SAHSS | |
| Thelma Ogochukwu Cyril-Nwokeke | Katy | Texas | Master of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Moses Ismael Espinoza-Owens | Liberty Hill | Texas | Associate of Arts, SAHSS, and two undergraduate certificates, SENGR and SNS | |
| Gracee Kaylyn Langstaff | MCL | Missouri City | Texas | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |