Posted - September 7, 2010

Reagan Centennial Speaker Series to Kick Off Sept. 17 at Eureka College

Speakers to discuss their careers as servant-leaders, Reagan's impact on their lives

Eureka College will celebrate the 100th anniversary of alumnus Ronald Reagan's birth on Feb. 6, 2011, with a series of speakers who will address Reagan"s impact on their lives. The series will kick off this month and end in May.

"Throughout the 2010-2011 academic year, we will honor Ronald Reagan's legacy of servant-leadership by hosting speakers who themselves are servant-leaders," said Eureka College President J. David Arnold. "As Reagan embraced and lived the values of excellence in learning, service and leadership that are at the core of Eureka"s mission, so, too, do the various individuals who will speak about their own careers and how Reagan has influenced them."

The free presentations will be at 7:30 p.m. in the Cerf Center, unless otherwise noted. They will include:

Sept. 17

Michael Maibach, CEO of the European-American Business Council, will discuss his work on President Reagan"s Commission on Industrial   Competitiveness from 10 a.m. to noon in the Cerf Center.

Oct. 4

William Wind, a 1993 graduate of Eureka College and former Ronald Reagan Fellow at the college, will discuss his career as a member of the U.S. Secret Service vice presidential detail.

Oct. 25

Carrie Thompson Wolf, a 1994 graduate and former Reagan Fellow, will discuss her role as an assistant parliamentarian for the U.S. House of Representatives.

Nov. 1

George Leal, a 1992 graduate and former Reagan Fellow, will discuss his work as an assistant United States attorney for the western district of Texas El Paso, division.

Speakers who will be scheduled for winter and spring dates will include:

Joanne Drake, Director of the Reagan Presidential Foundation and former chief of staff of Reagan's California office, will give a behind-the-scenes look at the Reagans" daily lives.

Charles Lee, Director of the Information Division of the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office, will discuss Reagan's ties to freedom and democracy throughout the world.

Jay Hein, a 1987 Eureka College graduate, former Reagan Fellow and former director of the White House Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives during the George W. Bush administration, will discuss Reagan"s impact on his life and his role as president of the Sagamore Institute, an Indianapolis-based public policy think tank.

For more information, call (309) 467-6350 or go to reagan.eureka.edu.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Eureka College's Ronald Reagan Centennial Celebration will honor an outstanding alumnus and servant leader Ronald Reagan on the centennial of his birth, Feb. 6, 2011, and celebrate the achievements of Eureka College for its heritage and legacy of creating servant-leaders. Reagan graduated from Eureka College in 1932. He returned to the campus 12 times and served three
six-year terms on the Board of Trustees.

Contact:

Michele Lehman

Media Relations Coordinator

mlehman@eureka.edu

(309) 467-6318