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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lina Nedal Abdel Aziz Almuhaisen | Amman | Jordan | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Rami Francis Saoud | SCL | Beit Chabeb | Lebanon | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Zheng Cheng Loh | Sarawak | Malaysia | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Bryan Ming Jie Wong | CL | Subang Jaya | Malaysia | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Robert John German | Merida | Mexico | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Nikhil Chaudhary | Dhanusha | Nepal | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Neha Karna | Mahottari | Nepal | Master of Science, SAHSS, and graduate certificate, SENGR | |
| Manoj Lamichhane | Gorkha | Nepal | Doctor of Philosophy, SENGR | |
| Manish Neupane | Kathmandu | Nepal | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Bidhya Sagar Paudel | Kathmandu | Nepal | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Tulsi Ram Pokhrel | Dang | Nepal | graduate certificate, SNS | |
| Tulsi Ram Pokhrel | Dang | Nepal | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| James Okechukwu Kemeshi | Mowe-Ofada | Nigeria | graduate certificate, SENGR | |
| Syedsaad Ahmed | Karachi | Pakistan | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Sikander Ameer | Faisalabad | Pakistan | Doctor of Philosophy, SENGR | |
| Shabi Ul Hassan | Peshawar | Pakistan | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Ahsan Iqbal | Rawalpindi | Pakistan | Doctor of Philosophy, SENGR | |
| Hassan Al Saif | Safwa | Saudi Arabia | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Abdulaziz Salem O. Alhawiti | Tabuk | Saudi Arabia | Doctor of Philosophy, SENGR | |
| Yoonah An | Suwon | South Korea | Master of Science, SENGR | |
| Yeonwoo Lee | Yongin | South Korea | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Adrian Calderon Villegas | Madrid | Spain | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Jesus Molto Cobos | Alcoy | Spain | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Dorca Nemhina Lugendo | MCL | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Dildora Abdumutalova | Tashkent | Uzbekistan | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |