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South Dakota State announces spring 2026 graduates

The following students graduated after the spring 2026 semester at South Dakota State University. More than 1,600 students completed all requirements for a degree and/or certificate program.

Arco: Jacey Jorgensen, associate of science from SDSU’s College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions.

Canby: Taylor Lacek, cum laude, two bachelor of science degrees from SDSU’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences.

Cottonwood: Cole Arends, cum laude, bachelor of science from SDSU’s Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering.

Granite Falls: Isaac Moravetz, bachelor of science from SDSU’s Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering; Brooke Syring, bachelor of science from SDSU’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences.

Hanley Falls: Hayden Eischens, summa cum laude, bachelor of science from SDSU’s Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering.

Hendricks: Reagan Black, magna cum laude, bachelor of science from SDSU’s College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

Ivanhoe: Gustavo Molina, bachelor of science from SDSU’s Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering.

Lake Wilson: Madilynn Wendorff, bachelor of science in nursing from SDSU’s College of Nursing.

Lynd: Grace Gordon, summa cum laude with a bachelor of science from SDSU’s College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

Marshall: Cassie Hoover, magna cum laude, bachelor of science from SDSU’s College of Education and Human Sciences; Jacob Hughes, bachelor of science from SDSU’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences; Madelyn Murphy, summa cum laude, bachelor of science from SDSU’s College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Emily Pehrson, bachelor of fine arts from SDSU’s College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

Slayton: Jaelen Barstad, magna cum laude, bachelor of science in nursing from SDSU’s College of Nursing; Taylor Ford, bachelor of science from SDSU’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences; Larissa Hoekman, bachelor of science from SDSU’s College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Nathaniel Kleven, cum laude, bachelor of science from SDSU’s Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering.

Taunton: Noah Gorecki, associate of science from SDSU’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences.

Tracy: Nicholas Ankrum, cum laude, bachelor of science from SDSU’s Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering.

Tyler: Riley Owen, bachelor of science from SDSU’s College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Emmett Petersen, magna cum laude, bachelor of science from SDSU’s College of Education and Human Sciences; Abigail Stanek, bachelor of science from SDSU’s College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions.

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