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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley John Anderson | Blue Earth | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Nicholas Lee Frank | Blue Earth | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Kylie Jo Rosenau | SCL | Blue Earth | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |
| Shane DeJong | Boyd | Minnesota | Associate of Science, SAFES | |
| Brandon Patrick Burggraff | Brainerd | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Wesley Hunter Siira | Brandon | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Landon John Blaufuss | MCL | Breckenridge | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Turner Thomas Marr | SCL | Buffalo | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Mitchell Allan Kleeberger | Buffalo Lake | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| April Medina | Buffalo Lake | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Lydia Nyakonu Sherman | Burnsville | Minnesota | graduate certificate, SNURS | |
| Averie Marie Cavallero | Burtrum | Minnesota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS | |
| Garett Alan Johnson | Byron | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Taylor Marie Lacek | CL | Canby | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES, and Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Jordan Andrew Tollefson | MCL | Chanhassen | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Benjamin David Loosbrock | SCL | Chaska | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Aron Thomas Johnson | Chisago City | Minnesota | Doctor of Pharmacy, SPAHP | |
| Maximus Christen Theis | CL | Circle Pines | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Sawyer Christen Theis | CL | Circle Pines | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Oliver Kenneth Johannes | WH | Clearwater | Minnesota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS |
| Brooklynn Therese Mertens | CL | Clements | Minnesota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |
| Mallory Nadine Drake | Comfrey | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES | |
| Lynette Sarange Mulubisha | Coon Rapids | Minnesota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Cole John Arends | CL | Cottonwood | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Ainsley Catherine Boucher | SCL | Crookston | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SNS |