On Campus

Eden Prairie Local News (EPLN) is proud to periodically recognize Eden Prairie post-secondary students who are honored by the colleges and universities they attend.

EPLN relies on schools to send us this information. If you don’t see your student’s school listed, please send your student’s name, the school’s name and location, award (e.g., dean’s list, graduation), year in school, and major, to editor@eplocalnews.org with the subject “On Campus.”

Dean’s List

Central College, Pella, Iowa

Drew Edwards

University of the Cumberlands, Williamsburg, Kentucky

Raj Patel

Kutztown University, Kutztown, Pennsylvania

Kirsten R Shaw

Miami University, Oxford, Ohio

Winnie Wallace

Lydia Humphrey

Morgan Ramsey

Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph

Kassie Caron

Josh Zachary

The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, Minnesota

Elizabeth Thoresen

University of Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Rachel Klemaszewski, Computer Information Systems and Computer Science

South Dakota State University, Brookings

Grace Lundeen, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Grace Witherspoon, College of Nursing

Graduations

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

Md Rejwanul Haque, Doctor of Philosophy

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Olivia Marie Dohmen, College of Business, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with high distinction

Noah Christopher Kregness, College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Arts

Bryn Violet Pursey, College of Business, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Drew Edwards presents at Central College’s Research and Creative Inquiry Event

Drew Edwards of Eden Prairie, Class of 2023 at Central College in Pella, Iowa, participated in the College’s recent Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry event. His presentation title was “Rational Versus Emotional Appeals in the Context of Post Engagement.”

Central College hosted the event to showcase the many projects by Central students during the 2022-2023 academic year. The event included in-person honors thesis and senior projects in psychology presentations, as well as pre-recorded and poster sessions.