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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emma R. Orr | Volin | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Hailey Rose Orr | Volin | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Madison Jean Orr | Volin | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Samuel Whitaker Bach | Watertown | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Connor Lyndsey Bauman | Watertown | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Hailey Sue Janssen | Watertown | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Brielle Jenc | Watertown | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Myra Lentz | Watertown | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Ava May Luken | Watertown | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Hunter William Mitchell | Watertown | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Gavin William Whipple | Watertown | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Seth Eugene Gaikowski | Waubay | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Caleb Joshua McGregor | Webster | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Jason Paul Peters | Wentworth | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Quinten Moller Christensen | Wessington Springs | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Kaden Wolter | Wessington Springs | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Richard James Meyer | White | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Justin Robert Moberg | White | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Tyler Patrick Townsend | White | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Mya Ann Heinje | Wilmot | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Zachary Charles Connor | Winfred | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Brindy Daneel Bolander | Winner | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Michael Curtis Olson | Winner | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Kaden John Krutzfeldt | Wolsey | South Dakota | SAFES |
| Abigayle Camille Eitreim | Worthing | South Dakota | SAFES |