Fall 2025 Dean's List
BROOKINGS, S.D. – The following students have been named to the dean's list for academic excellence after the fall 2025 semester at South Dakota State University. 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.
Overall, more than 4,100 students from 40 states and 31 foreign nations are on the list.
Students with F, I, U, RI or RU grades are not eligible regardless of system term GPA attained. Note that this report includes courses that were taken at other South Dakota institutions this term. A minimum of 12 credits within the 100-699 course range must be taken. A student who passes pregeneral education courses may still qualify, if the student has 12 other credits that do fall within the 100-699 range.
SAFES – College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
SAHSS – College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
SEHS – College of Education and Human Sciences
SENGR – Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering
SNS – College of Natural Sciences
SNURS – College of Nursing
Fall 2025
| Name | Hometown | State | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cailey Elizabeth Sime | Milbank | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Claire Joanna Snaza | Milbank | South Dakota | SPAHP |
| Isaac Joseph Sousa | Milbank | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Nadia Grace Thue | Milbank | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Eric Robert Ames | Miller | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Shaylee Marie Anderberg | Miller | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Ruby Lynn Carder | Miller | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Maya Rae Howard | Miller | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Noah James Johnson | Miller | South Dakota | SNS |
| Journey Palmer | Miller | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Emily Poindexter | Miller | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Rachael Poindexter | Miller | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Amber Lee Vanderwerff | Miller | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Sawyer Westen Kirkham | Mina | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Michelle Allen | Mission | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Hannah Leona Bartscher | Mitchell | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Joshua Robert Bartscher | Mitchell | South Dakota | SNS |
| Joshua Robert Bartscher | Mitchell | South Dakota | SNS |
| Madeline Ellten Bartscher | Mitchell | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Taryn Jo Bialas | Mitchell | South Dakota | SPAHP |
| Caden Jeremiah Bierema | Mitchell | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Ava Patricia Rose Brannan | Mitchell | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Connor Jeffrey Delehant | Mitchell | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Elyssa Delehant | Mitchell | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Anna Kristine Driscoll | Mitchell | South Dakota | SNURS |