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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avery Lisburg | Pierre | South Dakota | SNS |
| Bellah Amber Nickolas | Pierre | South Dakota | SNS |
| Alec Joseph Venner | Pierre | South Dakota | SNS |
| Nicole Brianne Weiss | Pierre | South Dakota | SNS |
| Selah Eloise Duvall | Pukwana | South Dakota | SNS |
| Christian Wesley Grant Alexander | Rapid City | South Dakota | SNS |
| Hayden Richard Bentz | Rapid City | South Dakota | SNS |
| Alexa Anna Joy Morin-Baxter | Rapid City | South Dakota | SNS |
| Preston Michael Oberloh | Rapid City | South Dakota | SNS |
| Thomas William Rogers | Rapid City | South Dakota | SNS |
| Jacob M. Smiley | Rapid City | South Dakota | SNS |
| Chloe Allison Van Heuveln | Rapid City | South Dakota | SNS |
| Dawson Ray Wagner | Rapid City | South Dakota | SNS |
| Seth Houck Hastings | Salem | South Dakota | SNS |
| Mason Duane Pulse | Salem | South Dakota | SNS |
| Mahli Kayann Abdouch | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNS |
| Joseph Xavier Anders | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNS |
| Isabela Cameo Anders | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNS |
| Merci Anna Arbach | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNS |
| Jessica Lynn Beeck | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNS |
| Ava Alysse Brink | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNS |
| Grace Elizabeth Dozark | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNS |
| Jessica Marie Driver | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNS |
| Griffin C. Fischer | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNS |
| Zoey M. Gallagher | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | SNS |