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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alia J. Schlimgen | CL | Sauk City | Wisconsin | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Gabriella Elizabeth Gnewuch | Verona | Wisconsin | Master of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Braylee Ann Wolff | Westfield | Wisconsin | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Aidan Patrick Frederick | SCL | Wittenberg | Wisconsin | Bachelor of Science, SENGR, and Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Joshua Rjaye Badong Valenzuela | CL | Wittenberg | Wisconsin | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Ariel Violet Peterson | MCL | Woodville | Wisconsin | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Jorie Ann Hess | Dubois | Wyoming | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Regina Lea Hoogendoorn | Gillette | Wyoming | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Lexi Schell | Gillette | Wyoming | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Kezley Kaylynn Yeager | Gillette | Wyoming | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Sean P. Ryder | Lander | Wyoming | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Holly Marie Leiseth | Torrington | Wyoming | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Sian Elizabeth Hazel O'Sullivan | West Leederville | Australia | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Farabi Bin Ahmed | Brahmanbaria | Bangladesh | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Mohammad Ashik Alahe | Barishal | Bangladesh | Doctor of Philosophy, SENGR, and graduate certificate, SENGR | |
| Imtiaz Amin Chy | Dhaka | Bangladesh | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Md Tariqul Hossain | Faridpur | Bangladesh | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Adity Chowdhury Kankon | Jamalkhan | Bangladesh | graduate certificate, SENGR | |
| Rezanoor Rahman | Dhaka | Bangladesh | Master of Engineering, SENGR | |
| Rajesh Kumar Sarker | Jashore | Bangladesh | Master of Architecture, SAHSS | |
| Kakan Sutradhar | Comilla | Bangladesh | Doctor of Philosophy, SNS | |
| Md Farhan Tanvir | Rajshahi | Bangladesh | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Sumaiya Tohorat | CL | Barishal | Bangladesh | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Nur E. Jannat | Rangpur | Bermuda | Master of Engineering, SENGR | |
| Laura Galvan Nuevo | Piracicaba | Brazil | Master of Science, SAFES |