Two Eden Prairie Residents Named National Merit Scholarship Winners

Two Eden Prairie residents will receive corporate-sponsored National Merit scholarships this year.

Russell P. Nelson, a Minnetonka High School student, has been awarded a National Merit Emerson Electric Co. Scholarship. 

Henry J. Zurn, who attends Eden Prairie High School, has been awarded a National Merit Bayer Scholarship. He expects to study economics, according to a news release from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

"Most of these awards are renewable for up to four years of college undergraduate study and provide annual stipends that range from $500 to $10,000 per year," according to the news release. "Some provide a single payment between $2,500 and $5,000. Recipients can use their awards at any regionally accredited U.S. college or university of their choice."