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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Coners | Arlington | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Caden David McKeown | Arlington | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Rett James Osthus | Arlington | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Cole Dahmen Leisinger | Aurora | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Luke Charles Roiger | Aurora | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Javier Mendoza | Baltic | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Kyle Joseph Wentzel | Baltic | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Leah Kaitlyn Carda | Bath | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Andrew John Lewno | Bath | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Alexis Ann Marie Anderson | Belle Fourche | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Aiden James Giffin | Belle Fourche | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Sloan Lynn Young | Belle Fourche | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Tessa Ella Henderson | Beresford | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Hunter Wayne Gruenewald | Black Hawk | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Elyse Katherine Seals | Black Hawk | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Madeline B. Collins | Box Elder | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Jordan A. Cronan | Box Elder | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Jessica Marie Halvorson | Box Elder | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Tara Jane Ackerman | Brandon | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Abigail Mae Christensen | Brandon | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Lillian Symphanie Dirksen | Brandon | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Landon Ryan Dulaney | Brandon | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Max Lucas Faber | Brandon | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Cooper Jey Feenstra | Brandon | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Garret Matthew Hennen | Brandon | South Dakota | SAHSS |