BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA (January 11, 2023) — More than 3,200 students were recognized for their outstanding academic performance over the fall 2022 semester at South Dakota State University by being named to the dean's list.
Congratulations to these distinguished scholars on earning this academic achievement.
Alexandra Mason of Coal Valley, Illinois (61240), in SDSU's College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
Alex Clemons of Bettendorf, Iowa (52722), in SDSU's College of Natural Sciences
To earn dean's list distinctions in SDSU's colleges, students must have completed a minimum of twelve credits and must have earned at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale. 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 twelve credits within the 100-699 course range must be taken. A student who passes pre-general education courses may still qualify, if the student has twelve other credits that do fall within the 100-699 range.
Overall, 3,230 students from 34 states and twenty foreign nations are on the list. Nearly 1,400 students received a 4.0 and those are indicated with an asterisk.
About South Dakota State University
Founded in 1881, South Dakota State University is the state's Morrill Act land-grant institution as well as its largest, most comprehensive school of higher education. SDSU confers degrees from seven different colleges representing more than 200 majors, minors, and specializations. The institution also offers 39 Master's degree programs, 16 PhD, and two professional programs.
The work of the university is carried out on a residential campus in Brookings, at sites in Sioux Falls, Pierre, and Rapid City, and through Extension offices and Agricultural Experiment Station research sites across the state. SDSU's research expenditures for the 2022 fiscal year were more than $59 million.
