SDSU announces dean’s list

More than 3,900 students were recognized for their outstanding academic performance over the spring 2026 semester at South Dakota State University by being named to the dean’s list.

To earn dean’s list distinctions in SDSU’s colleges, students must have completed a minimum of 12 credits and must have earned at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale.

Arco: Jacey Jorgensen, Avery Schreurs

Avoca: Olivia Wehking

Balaton: Hailey Gernentz, Zachary Swanson

Canby: Josie Frank, Blake Giese, Sydney Hemish, Dylan Houseman, Taylor Lacek, Braelyn Merritt, Nicholas Wagner

Chandler: Kayla Vander Schaaf

Clarkfield: Jake Odegard

Cottonwood: Cole Arends, Aleeya Louwagie, Carmen Varpness

Echo: Victoria Barber of Echo

Garvin: Sophia Stemwedel

Granite Falls: Brooke Syring of Granite Falls

Hanley Falls: Hayden Eischens of Hanley Falls

Hendricks: Akasha Gorecki, Landen Johnson, Brenna Nuese, Anders Sandro

Ivanhoe: Andrew Lipinski, Gustavo Molina, Maxwell Rost, Kylie Sterzinger

Lake Benton: Caedmon Bressler, Blake De Vries, Jenna Gossen, Zoey Greer

Lake Wilson: Lauren Stoel

Lynd: Grace Gordon, Joseph Hoversten, Ethan Kennedy

Marshall: Xiomara Amaya, Ethan Bly, Mary Doom, Olivia Galindo, Carter Gehrke, Scott Griebel, Cassie Hoover, Rylee Jacobson, Isabella Laleman, Thomas Larson, Rahama Mohamed, Macie Murphy,

Madelyn Murphy, Beret Pedersen, Emily Pehrson, Tydeman Schnaser, Kendall Walerius

Minneota: Emma Bottelberghe, Brooke DeSmet, Sawyer DeSmet, Grace Hennen, Kiersyn Hulzebos,

Shelby Neyens, Jordyn Tolk

Slayton: Jaelen Barstad, Taylor Ford, Larissa Hoekman, Karissa Hurd, Nathaniel Kleven, Ashlyn Skoglund, Jackie Vos

Taunton: Destin Fier

Tracy: Ashton Squires

Tyler: Elijah Determan, Colby Frahm, Emmett Petersen, Tabitha Sanderson, Addisyn Serreyn, Morgan Tommeraasen

Wood Lake: Andrew Caauwe

Woodstock: Craig Erickson