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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenna L. Jacobson | Rapid City | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Maleiah J. Johnson | Rapid City | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Ryan Alan Kelley | Rapid City | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Samantha Nichole Kokesh | Rapid City | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Kelsie Rae Kraemer | Rapid City | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Ashlyn Summer Krcil | Rapid City | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Kelsi Mae Kroeger | Rapid City | South Dakota | SNURS |
| John Lang | Rapid City | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Caleb Larimer | Rapid City | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Kaylyn Leipold | Rapid City | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Ava Ireland Mack | Rapid City | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Katelyn Marie Matney | Rapid City | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Angela Matthews | Rapid City | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Sawyer Amber McMahon | Rapid City | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Stephanie Mendez | Rapid City | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Kevin Hill Miranda | Rapid City | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Hope Bry Moran | Rapid City | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Rosan Napalan | Rapid City | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Amollie Virginia Nelson | Rapid City | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Abigail Christine Noga | Rapid City | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Jessica Rene Norris | Rapid City | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Deborah O. Onyibe | Rapid City | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Tallyn Leigh Pederson | Rapid City | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Mena Anne Pfeiffer | Rapid City | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Madison Lynn Quade | Rapid City | South Dakota | SNURS |