USD releases Dean’s List
VERMILLION — University of South Dakota in Vermillion announces students named to the undergraduate Dean’s List.

Full-time, undergraduate students are named to the Dean’s List if they received a 3.5 GPA for courses they took in the spring 2025 semester, and they had no incomplete or failing grades.

Students named to the list include Maddie Knox and David Stagg, both of Highmore; Weston Stahl, Hitchcock; Taryn Mentele and Piper Thompson, both of Howard; Chasety Christensen, Mason Davis, Elle Hoops, Conner Johnsen, Gavin Moeding, So Ro Hsa Paw, Gonzalo Quispe-Laura, Paw Baw Shae, Fernando Urena Jr., Mark Plo Vachirawit-Swae and Rheya Wilk, all of Huron; Charlie Frederick, Letcher; Ally Mullaney, Miller; Alison Larson, Katie Rozell, Cam Schmidt and Henry Weller, all of Redfield; Arianna Rodriguez, Wolsey; Bailey Feistner, Braxton Reuting and Ellie VonEye, all of Woonsocket.

SDSU announces dean’s list
BROOKINGS — More than 3,800 students were recognized for their outstanding academic performance over the spring 2025 semester at South Dakota State University by being named to the dean’s list.

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, 3,820 students from 37 states and 33 foreign nations are on the list. Congratulations to these distinguished scholars on earning this academic achievement.

Students named to the Dean’s List are Jolie Dowling, Kristen Janes and Gracee Thompson of Alpena; Emily Jennings of Bancroft; Rebecca Bich and Roger Puterbaugh of Cavour; Shania Cornelius of Forestburg; Kyle Hamilton, McKenzie Hofer, Danielle Nowell and Madison Peters, all of Hitchcock; Noah Beck, Jordyn Cutshaw, Stephanie DeBorde, Sarah Fuerst, Regan Hamilton, Holden Hegg, Abigail Hoellein, Jake Holforty, Jamee Kattner, Cooper Letcher, Sike Ma Noke, Haylee Peterson, Teagan Pfitzer, Tyson Pfitzer, Madyson Schroder, Kelsey Schuchhardt, Peyton Schuchhardt, Makenzie Siemonsma, Antony Sorto, Caitlin Swanson, Braylee Thomas, Cassandra Valer and Aiden Zavesky, all of Huron; Kaylee Vincent of Iroquois; Kaitlyn Lee and Destrie Morris of St. Lawrence; Harlee Nielson and Chloe Zens of Tulare; Cheyenne Burg, Quinten Christensen, James Jungemann, Cade Mohling, Rain Swenson, Porter Walz and Kaden Wolter, all of Wessington Springs; Kaiden Caudell, Kaden Krutzfeldt and Jake Williams of Wolsey; and Landon Wallman of Yale.