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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Elizabeth Oman | Crookston | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Alaina Jane Johnson | Dakota | Minnesota | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| Chasten Michael Maher | Darwin | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Ryan Michael Johnson | SCL | Dassel | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| McKayla Ann Olson | Dassel | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Braxton C. Hahn | MCL | Dawson | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Noah William Hemmesch | Delano | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Brady Michael Jaunich | Delano | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Luke Joseph Winterhalter | Delano | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Lilyann Toelle Hinrichs | MCL | Detroit Lakes | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP |
| Siri Marie Vagle | Detroit Lakes | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Daevya M. Gagnon | Eagle Lake | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SPAHP | |
| Alyda Lee Vande Griend | Edgerton | Minnesota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Aidan Michael Ortmeier | Edina | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Halle Jo Foslien | MCL | Elbow Lake | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Zoie Rose Schaefer | Elk River | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Claire Emily Popkes | SCL | Ellsworth | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Raegan Grace Berndt | MCL | Elysian | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Anna Grace Busche | SCL | Fairmont | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Kate Virginia Busche | Fairmont | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS | |
| Emily M. Frank | Fairmont | Minnesota | Bachelor of General Studies, SAHSS | |
| Paige Elizabeth Hainy | MCL | Fairmont | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Lillian Kathryn Laven | MCL | Fairmont | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES, and two undergraduate certificates, SNS and SAHSS |
| Kendra R. Albers | MCL | Faribault | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS |
| Sydne Marie Bauer | Faribault | Minnesota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |