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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Owen | Volga | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Drew David Pederson | Volga | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Maria Irene Quale | Volga | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Savannah Alberta Rawden | Volga | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Hudsyn Morris Ruesink | Volga | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Alec James Squires | Volga | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Julia Faith Steffensen | Volga | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Preston Dale VanderWal | Volga | South Dakota | SNS |
| Wilbert Thomas Werner | Volga | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Eli Aaron Wiese | Volga | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Noah James Yunginger | Volga | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Jakob Ronald Lea Ziegler | Volga | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Andrew C. Gustad | Volin | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Kaitlynn Erica Mellem | Volin | South Dakota | SNS |
| Emma R. Orr | Volin | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Hailey Rose Orr | Volin | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Madison Jean Orr | Volin | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Paige Elizabeth Anderson | Wagner | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Olivia Grace Breen | Wagner | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Phoenix Night Foster | Wagner | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Madisyn Diane Knebel | Wagner | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Shona Marie Kocer | Wagner | South Dakota | SNS |
| Jessica Rose Kocer | Wagner | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Macy Donetta Koupal | Wagner | South Dakota | SNS |
| Blair Alan Blasius | Wall | South Dakota | SNS |