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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Mae Rodriguez | Montgomery | Texas | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Araceli Gonzales | San Antonio | Texas | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Victoria Isabel Donovan | MCL | San Benito | Texas | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Esther Nyokabi Gathungu | Bluffdale | Utah | Master of Science, SENGR, and graduate certificate, SENGR | |
| Yara Qashou | Bennington | Vermont | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Bethelehem Gebreegziabher | Alexandria | Virginia | undergraduate certificate, SPAHP | |
| Mercy Akochi Odunga | Burke | Virginia | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Hayley Ann Daubert | Dayton | Virginia | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Jesse L. Kaas | Sumner | Washington | Master of Science, SAHSS | |
| Nathan William Pabst | Toppenish | Washington | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Haylee Lynn Frizzell | Valley | Washington | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Lucey Jayne Sonday | Bayfield | Wisconsin | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Alyssa A. Kosidowski | Cochrane | Wisconsin | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Emily Jean Tisler | Green Bay | Wisconsin | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP, and graduate certificate, SPAHP | |
| Mya E. Kizer | Hammond | Wisconsin | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Matthew John Halberg | Hayward | Wisconsin | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Avery Margaret Murdzek | Hudson | Wisconsin | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Natalie Kramer | Madison | Wisconsin | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Karissa Mae Brunner | MCL | Menomonie | Wisconsin | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Tiffany Jo Neuheisel | Mineral Point | Wisconsin | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Sophie Ann Pavelka | MCL | Omro | Wisconsin | Bachelor of Music Education, SAHSS |
| Emily P. Williford | Osseo | Wisconsin | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Cody Cotton | Pleasant Prairie | Wisconsin | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Logan Maddux Turgasen | Richland Center | Wisconsin | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Jada Victoria Pemble | River Falls | Wisconsin | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |