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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lillian Kennedy Traxler | Beresford | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Brianna Natalie Kirchberg | Big Stone City | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Madalynn Helen Conner | Black Hawk | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Sara Hagen Eberhard | Black Hawk | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Brooke M. Williams | Black Hawk | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Emme C. Colhoff | Box Elder | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Amanda Leah Gronos | Box Elder | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Kaylin Renee Miller | Box Elder | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Mallory K. Polzen | Box Elder | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Kaitlynn Anne Prentice | Box Elder | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Aspyn Marie Rivera | Box Elder | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Colten James Smith | Box Elder | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Kaitlyn Toppings | Box Elder | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Maiya Lynn Duncanson | Brandon | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Ella Claire Gerken | Brandon | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Grace Elizabeth Gerken | Brandon | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Kaden Jace Hanzel | Brandon | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Paul Terrance Kern | Brandon | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Carmen Mary Moeller | Brandon | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Riley John Peyton | Brandon | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Kate Marie Risty | Brandon | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Karen Malgorzata Szwajlik | Brandon | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Julie Marina Uphoff | Brandon | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Joyce Andringa | Brandt | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Haley Rae Peterson | Bristol | South Dakota | SNURS |