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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton Francis Danger Edmonson | Annandale | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Emma Lu Jost | MCL | Annandale | Minnesota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |
| Dean Thomas English | Apple Valley | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| William Jason Giese | Appleton | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Peyton Ann Moe | MCL | Appleton | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Jacey Aloa Jorgensen | WH | Arco | Minnesota | Associate of Science, SPAHP |
| Jacquelyn Marie Wibstad | Arlington | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Charles Wayne McDunn | Audubon | Minnesota | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Riley Ray Hetzel | Austin | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Ryan Paul VanPelt | Austin | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Peyton Elizabeth Hylla | SCL | Avon | Minnesota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |
| Samuel Steven Jossart | CL | Battle Lake | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Austin Brian Allen | CL | Beaver Creek | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Amanda D. Halvorson | Belgrade | Minnesota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Meghan Leigh O'Laughlin | Belle Plaine | Minnesota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Madison Rae Anderson | Benson | Minnesota | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Kiara Kay Schilling | MCL | Benson | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Carter Dewaine Juntilla | Big Lake | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Lauren Paige Krause | MCL | Big Lake | Minnesota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS, and undergraduate certificate, SAHSS |
| Christian Noble | MCL | Big Lake | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Chelsea Kay Plass | WH | Bird Island | Minnesota | Associate of Science, SPAHP |
| Madison Marie Kadlec | Blaine | Minnesota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Jack Leo Schwartz | Blaine | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Nora Marie Smestad | MCL | Blaine | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNS, and undergraduate certificate, SPAHP |
| Lucas C. Eide | Bloomington | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |