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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yokiha Koti | Kainantu | Papua New Guinea | SENGR |
| Maikolyn Steven Bari | Lae | Papua New Guinea | SENGR |
| Watep Pim | Mount Hagen | Papua New Guinea | SNS |
| Yvonne Boeara | Port Moresby | Papua New Guinea | SENGR |
| Pamela Puawe | Port Moresby | Papua New Guinea | SENGR |
| Philscobaybs Rappie | Port Moresby | Papua New Guinea | SNS |
| Esther Ilunga Kabamba | Johannesburg | South Africa | SAHSS |
| Luke Ethan Norris | Port Elizabeth | South Africa | SENGR |
| Chang-sun Kim | Hwaseong-si | South Korea | SENGR |
| Chaeyoung Kang | Seongnam | South Korea | SPAHP |
| Jesus Molto Cobos | Alcoy | Spain | SAHSS |
| Manikkuge Nilesh Grevin De Silva Saumyadasa | Colombo | Sri Lanka | SENGR |
| D H M Viranga Lakvindu Bandara Herath | Kandy | Sri Lanka | SENGR |
| Nayananjali Savindi Tennakoon Tennakoon Mudiyanselage | Kandy | Sri Lanka | SNURS |
| Methmini Gimhara Tilakaratne | Kandy | Sri Lanka | SAHSS |
| Henadeera Arachchige Pasindu Yahampath Yahampath Perera | Seeduwa | Sri Lanka | SEHS |
| Johanna Alva Pihl | Stockholm | Sweden | SAHSS |
| Dorca Nemhina Lugendo | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | SAHSS |
| Edam Mrabet | Sfax | Tunisia | SENGR |
| Trung Nguyen Nguyen | Ayun Pa | Vietnam | SENGR |
| Mohammed Omar | Chinhoyi | Zimbabwe | SENGR |
| Faith Matande | Harare | Zimbabwe | SNURS |