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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chase James Carda | Fort Pierre | South Dakota | SNS |
| Riley Isabelle Knittel | Freeman | South Dakota | SNS |
| Matthew Allen Rattenborg | Garretson | South Dakota | SNS |
| Dakota J. DeBruin | Harrisburg | South Dakota | SNS |
| Kendrick Roy Droppers | Harrisburg | South Dakota | SNS |
| Evan Michael Feeldy | Harrisburg | South Dakota | SNS |
| Mya Michelle Johnson | Harrisburg | South Dakota | SNS |
| Haylie G. Lathen | Harrisburg | South Dakota | SNS |
| Andie R. Peacock | Harrisburg | South Dakota | SNS |
| Alexa Lee Borns | Hartford | South Dakota | SNS |
| Rylee Cawley | Hartford | South Dakota | SNS |
| Katelyn Paige Matthies | Hartford | South Dakota | SNS |
| Dylan Thomas May | Hartford | South Dakota | SNS |
| Jenna Lee Schoeneman | Hartford | South Dakota | SNS |
| Matthew James Donahoe | Hazel | South Dakota | SNS |
| Brooklyn Nikole Baloun | Highmore | South Dakota | SNS |
| Nathaniel Kade Schroeder | Hill City | South Dakota | SNS |
| John Gregory Lane | Hot Springs | South Dakota | SNS |
| Sydney Mackenzie Morgan | Hot Springs | South Dakota | SNS |
| Ba Hso | Huron | South Dakota | SNS |
| Emma Ann Jorgensen | Ideal | South Dakota | SNS |
| Walker William Vande Velde | Lead | South Dakota | SNS |
| Natalie Nichole Andernacht | Lennox | South Dakota | SNS |
| Hailey Jo Johnke | Lennox | South Dakota | SNS |
| Abdelrahman Harrath | Madison | South Dakota | SNS |