MAROON & GOLD September 2021
Fellow alumni:

The students are back and the fall semester is in full swing! Homecoming is just around the corner, and I hope you will join me on campus October 1 and 2. This year we will celebrate and honor the 50th anniversaries of the classes of 1970 and 1971.

September Alumni Board Spotlight: Anita Wheat ’09. Click here to learn more about Anita, her Eureka experience, and why it’s important for her to stay involved with EC.

This month's spotlight will also feature Teresa Kennell '10, Director of Advancement Services.

As a reminder, if you are interested in joining the Alumni Board or learning more about responsibilities, please send an email to alumni@eureka.edu.

All the best,
Abbi Stuaan Sothmann ‘07
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The 20-Year Anniversary of 9/11
Whether you share a reflection through social media, perform an act of service, or remember through prayer, please join us in thinking of those taken from us too soon.

This 9/11 commemorates the twenty-year anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Join us as we honor our fallen heroes, frontline workers and loved ones before the home EC football game against Olivet beginning at 1pm CST.
EC Alumni in the Spotlight...
Meet Jill Fehr...

Eureka College is proud to share the outcomes of our Alumni who have made the most of their Uniquely Eureka experience!
The Ronald W. Reagan Leadership Program
Hear from Dianne Lerman, Director of the Ronald W. Reagan Leadership Program on what's to come.
Calling All Artists!
Are you interested in having your artwork displayed in the Eureka College Art Gallery in the Homecoming art exhibit? You will be joining an honored group of Peoria Artist's in this show, as follows:

From September 15th through October 3rd, 2021, Burgess Memorial Hall Art Gallery on the campus of Eureka College, presents work by members of the Peoria Guild of Black Artists, often referred to as PGOBA. This artist’s collective was organized in June 2020 following the murder of George Floyd — and in response to nationwide uprisings and the Black Lives Matter movement — to focus on celebrating and uplifting the voices of Black artists in Peoria, Illinois. The work in this exhibition explores Black identity, Black joy, and Black community through art expression.

Contact Rhea Edge for more information at redge@eureka.edu
Juell Hodges, Named Eureka's Ninth Head Coach in Softball History
Hodges, a 2018 alum of the University of Tennessee, will be the ninth head coach in Eureka softball history. She comes to Eureka after gaining experience working for two Division I programs.

Hodges will take over a Eureka team that has 11 players eligible to return from last season's squad, which went 8-16. Hodges, succeeds Debi Neff, who stepped down as head coach after nine seasons last May. Welcome Juell!
Who's that EC
Homecoming Queen?
Many aspects of life, culture and the campus have changed over the years but the pride and honor that comes with being named Homecoming Queen has not.

As we prepare to celebrate the 50 year reunion for the classes of 1970 and 1971. We thought it would be fun to also reminisce on our past EC Homecoming Queens.

Meet (top) Sandra (Griffith) Brown '70 and (bottom) Carolynn (Hawkins) Brown '71.
Homecoming 'Neath the Elms!
October 1 & 2, 2021
Celebrate Eureka’s past, present, and future. Weekend highlights will include:

Friday 10/1
  • 5 p.m. Art Gallery Open House
  • 6 p.m. Alumni Reunion Social celebrating the 50-year classes of 1970 and 1971 and reunion classes ending in 1s & 6s.
  • 8:30 p.m. Bonfire
  • Register for Friday Events

Saturday 10/2
  • 8 a.m. Run with Reagan 5k/1 Mile Walk Register Today!
  • 10 a.m. Athletics Hall of Fame Induction
  • 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. 1st Annual Homecoming Car Show
  • 1 - 3 p.m. Creative Design Lab Open House
  • 2 - 4 p.m. F&PA Hall of Fame Induction and Meet & Greet
  • 2 - 6 p.m. Game Day festivities with Food Trucks, Children's area featuring Fun on the Run inflatables and Balloon artist Unique Twist
  • 4 p.m. Red Devil Football vs Concordia Chicago
  • 7 p.m. Post-game Social at The Chanticleer
  • Register for Saturday Events

Questions about Homecoming weekend events? Email alumni@eureka.edu

2021
Eureka College Fine Arts Hall of Fame Inductees

Music
Steve Caress '83
Dr. Joseph Henry - former faculty
Althea Long '71
Jan Wanack - former faculty, honorary alumnae ‘08
 
Theatre
Kevin McQuade '78, former faculty
Liz Rebmann '81
 
Art
Deb Vandenbroucke '79
2020
Eureka College Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees

Jacob Carls '15
Kevin Davis '06
Sarah Deakin '06
Sam Durley '15
Clay McConkey '10
Stephanie Mullens Hampton '96
2004-2005 Women's Basketball

2021
Eureka College Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees

Tomi (Tapper) Knobeloch '13
Savanna (Tapper) Stevenson '16
Daniel Walker '05
Ron Poliquin '00
2013 Football Team
1985-86 Men's Basketball Team



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