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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kayla Renee Gill | Aberdeen | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Estelle Rose Harrison | Aberdeen | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Evan Hauer | Aberdeen | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Reeselyn McKenzie Heier | Aberdeen | South Dakota | SNS |
| Colton Shawn Johnson | Aberdeen | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Morgan Jean Jones | Aberdeen | South Dakota | SNS |
| Lauren Joosten | Aberdeen | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Luke Christopher Ketterling | Aberdeen | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Amara Rane Klipfel | Aberdeen | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Julia Lauren Knie | Aberdeen | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Reagan Ann Leberman | Aberdeen | South Dakota | SPAHP |
| Isabelle Kathleen Loecker | Aberdeen | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Sophia Marie Madsen | Aberdeen | South Dakota | SNS |
| Anna Emily Malchow | Aberdeen | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Khloe Lynn Martin | Aberdeen | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Hanna Lynn Masters | Aberdeen | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Harley Nicole McNickle | Aberdeen | South Dakota | SEHS |
| Jacob David Bryan Merxbauer | Aberdeen | South Dakota | SNS |
| Matthew J. Moran | Aberdeen | South Dakota | SENGR |
| William Paul Gottlieb Ottenbacher | Aberdeen | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Jenna Alexis Otterstetter | Aberdeen | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Benjamin Derek Ricci | Aberdeen | South Dakota | SENGR |
| Ava Elizabeth Riggs | Aberdeen | South Dakota | SNURS |
| Ivy Griffin Schanzenbach | Aberdeen | South Dakota | SAHSS |
| Elizabeth Marie Schauer | Aberdeen | South Dakota | SPAHP |