"As part of the Ronald Reagan Centennial Celebration at Eureka College, this conference will focus on the formative factors of family, faith, community, and education that were central to Reagan's development as a great servant leader. Many features of Reagan's leadership can be traced back to the social and cultural context he experienced growing up in the Midwest."

- President J. David Arnold, Eureka College

The following presenters provided unique perspectives of

- Ronald W. Reagan -

Edwin Meese III

Former U.S Attorney General

Jim Edgar

Former Illinois Governor

Fred Barnes

Editor of The Weekly Standard and FOX News Political Commentator

Peter Hannaford

Director of Communications for Reagan - as Governor and 1980 Presidential Campaign

Dr. Martin Anderson and Dr. Annelise Anderson

Authors and Advisors to Ronald Reagan

Craig Shirley

Author and Editor of books on Ronald Reagan

Academic Presentations

Dr. Devan Bissonette - Binghamton University

Dr. James Capshew - Indiana University

Dr. Andrew Cayton, Miami University

Dr. Jeremy Horpedahl - Buena Vista University

Dr. Roger Johnson - University of Sussex

Dr. John Miller - South Dakota State University

Dr. Jon Peterson - Ohio University

Former Attorney General Ed Meese under President Ronald Reagan talks about his experiences with Reagan during his administration at a panel discussion at the Reagan and Midwest conference at Eureka College, January 15, 2011.
(The Pantagraph, David Proeber)

Former Attorney General Ed Meese under President Ronald Reagan, right, talks with James Capshew, professor of history at Indiana University, before their panel discussion on Regan during the Reagan and Midwest conference at Eureka College, January 15, 2011. (The Pantagraph, David Proeber)