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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Elizabeth Peterson | Sturgis | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Keegan James Blaha | Summerset | South Dakota | SAFES |
| James Conway Micucci | Tea | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Ellie Grace Koenig | Toronto | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Brooke Olivia Koppatschek | Toronto | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Jackson James Timmons | Toronto | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Colton Daniel Trooien | Toronto | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Trinity Elizabeth Bietz | Tripp | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Caden Dean Bottum | Tulare | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Mikael Orlyn Nielson | Tulare | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Kenadee Lyn Kozak | Tyndall | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Elizabeth Viola Soukup | Tyndall | South Dakota | SAFES |
| David Alan Morell | Union Center | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Olivia Jane Bork | Valley Springs | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Amallia Lyn Ternus | Valley Springs | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Jaxon Gregory Heine | Vermillion | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Cole James Brenden | Vienna | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Samantha Brenden | Vienna | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Emma Ramona Peterson | Vienna | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Grace Tira Peterson | Vienna | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Anya Clites | Volga | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Bethanie Rose Hueter | Volga | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Ethan Owen | Volga | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Drew David Pederson | Volga | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Wilbert Thomas Werner | Volga | South Dakota | SAFES |