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

Belmont University, Nashville, TN

Max Kamin

Henry Larson

Carley Libsack

College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN

Sophie Wheeler

Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, NH

Constance Dowell

President’s List

Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, NH

C Daniel Bundor 

Collin Zielinski 

Faculty Honors*

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

Samir Sarma

*This designation is awarded to undergraduate students who have earned a 4.0 academic average for the semester.

Graduations

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

Jared Johnson – Degree: Master of Science in Analytics

Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport, IA

Lauryn McNeil – Degree: Doctor of Chiropractic

University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Rachael Eisenreich – Graduate Management Programs; Degree: Master of Business Administration Major: Professional MBA Program

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE

Adam Michael Beer – College of Business; Degree: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with highest distinction

Mikayla Mary Capouch – College of Arts and Sciences; Degree: Bachelor of Arts; Major: Psychology

Aaron Matthew Timm – College of Business; Degree: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Michael Scott Verkinderen – College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources; Degree: Bachelor of Science in PGA Golf Management

Zach Howard a member of Cornhusker Marching Band

Zach Howard of Eden Prairie was part of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s 299-member fall 2023 Cornhusker Marching Band. Howard, a senior accounting major, plays trumpet.

The Cornhusker Marching Band was founded in 1879 as an ROTC unit and is one of the oldest marching bands in the nation. The band has received many honors throughout its 144-year history, including a Distinguished Recognition Trophy presented by John Philip Sousa in 1927 and the John Philip Sousa Foundation’s Sudler Trophy in 1996. The Sudler Trophy is the highest honor given to collegiate bands. The band was the first collegiate ensemble to perform at all of the major football bowl games: Rose, Orange, Fiesta, Sugar and Cotton.