Ronald Reagan's very foundations are deeply rooted in the midwest of Ameria - specifically in the mores and values of Central Illinois. Born in Tampico, Illinois - a small town on the historic Hennepin Canal and moving from town to town until finally landing in Eureka College for his college years, Ronald Reagan learned to adapt and adjust to new friends - and to believe in himself and his family above all else.
At Eureka College, "Everything that has been good in my life began here." Studying the cultural context within which Reagan was immersed before he headed to movie stardom in California, is central to understanding who Reagan was - where he developed his beliefs and convictions - and how he applied them as a man, son, husband, friend, collegue, leader, president, and alum.
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The Speaker Series
The Reagan Centennial Series examines living examples of how Reagan's midwestern roots changed lives, by featuring speakers whose lives he personally effected. The series features a collection of speakers who will discuss the basis of their personal story which will lend insight into Reagan and his model of servant leadership. |
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Craig Barrett
Former Chairman of Intel
Tuesday, April 19th
7:30 pm - Eureka College Cerf Center
Craig Barrett, retired chairman of the board at Intel Corporation, will present the free presentation "Educational Competitiveness” on the Eureka College campus as part of the Reagan Centennial Speaker Series.
Barrett is an advocate for improving education in the United States and around the world. He also speaks about the value of technology in raising global social and economic standards.
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Michael Maibach
CEO of the European-American Business Council
Friday, September 17th
10:00 am to noon -Eureka College Cerf Center
As assistant to the founder of Intel Corporation in 1983, Maibach helped write the final report of Reagan's national commission to review U.S. industrial competitiveness and helped advance policy reform legislation before Congress. Learn more >
Listen to the WMBD 1470 AM - Peoria interview of Mr. Maibach
with Greg Batton and Dan DiOrio.
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William Wind
U.S. Secret Service Special Agent
Monday, October 4th
7:30 pm - Eureka College Cerf Center
While assigned to the Vice Presidential Protective Division, Wind was named the number one Whip of his shift. In his position, Wind had administrative and protection related responsibilities for his shift, which included coordinating movements of the agents utilized in the protection of the Vice President. He is a 1993 graduate of EC and a former Reagan Fellow.
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"Leadership is when an individual can adapt themselves and those around them to the situation before them without compromising the goal of the mission."
William Wind |
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Carrie Wolf
Assistant Parliamentarian, U.S. House of Representatives
Monday, October 25th
7:30 pm - Eureka College Cerf Center
A 1994 graduate of Eureka College and a former Reagan Fellow, Wolf is among six attorneys in a nonpartisan office that provides advice regarding the rules and precedents governing procedures in the House to its presiding officers, members, committees and staff. Her duties include advising the presiding officer on procedural matters while the House is in session, referral of introduced measures to the appropriate committee on behalf of the Speaker and drafting and compiling the precedents of the House for both internal use and for formal publication. Learn more > |
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"The Reagan Program at Eureka College has had a positive influence on both my personal life and my career as a public servant, My experience at Eureka has certainly been one of the factors motivating me to remain in the public sector."
Carrie Wolf |
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George Leal
Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas El Paso Division
Monday, November 1st
7:30 pm - Eureka College Cerf Center
His career as a prosecutor has not only enable Leal to show others what education, commitment to excellence, and hard work can do, but it has helped him to show others that we do not get where we are by ourselves. Leal is a 1992 Eureka College graduate, former Reagan Scholar, and 1991 Harry S. Truman Scholar.
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"Our responsibility is not just to make a better life for ourselves, but to help make life better for others."
George Leal
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Reagan Centennial Speakers - Paying it Forward |
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William Wind, left, and George Leal are shown at Old Ebbitt's Grill in Washington, D.C. last May. They became friends at Eureka College as Reagan Scholars in the late 1980s. (For The Pantagraph) |
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EUREKA — George Leal’s parents moved to Texas from Mexico to work in the cotton fields. They gave him a choice of going to school, or looking forward to a life of sweaty labor.
William Wind is a full-blooded Creek Indian who grew up in a small town near Tulsa, Okla. His parents never spoke English, but encouraged their sons to pursue an education.
Their paths crossed in the late 1980s at Eureka College, each a recipient of a Ronald Reagan Fellowship. Leal, a 1992 graduate, is now an assistant U.S. attorney, prosecuting major drug cases along the Mexican border.
Recently, both men were invited back to Eureka College to speak as part of the
Ronald Reagan Centennial Speakers Series to celebrate the 100th anniversary of alumnus Ronald Reagan’s birth next year. Read more in The Pantagraph >
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