Holocaust Remembrance Day

IKEducation is proud to feature the unforgettable story of survivor Sonia Warshawski on April 15th, the 74th anniversary of her liberation from the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. A poignant story of trauma and healing, BIG SONIA offers a laugh-out-loud...

Eisenhower Statue Unveiled at Kansas State Capitol

Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer and members of the Eisenhower family participated in the official unveiling of a new statue honoring Kansas' favorite son, Dwight D. Eisenhower, on the statehouse grounds on October 22, 2018. 

“Ike is the true definitio...

Meeting a Real Rosie: Connie Palacioz

Over six million women took to the workforce when the men went off to fight during World War II. Some of the positions that needed filling were typists, farm workers, taxi and bus drivers, and factory and shipyard workers. A large number of the jobs were ...

Eisenhower Statue at Kansas State Capitol, October 22, 2018

Join in the "Ike"citement!  The unveiling of a statue of Dwight D. Eisenhower will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, October 22, 2018, at the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka. The event will be held on the grounds of the Capitol, weather perm...

Kansas Governor Signs Eisenhower Statue Bill

Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer, M.D., traveled to the Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene, Kansas, on February 21 to sign Senate Bill 262 authorizing placement of a statue of Dwight D. Eisenhower on the Kansas Capitol grounds.

“The idea of servant lead...

STEM Programs Launched

Your thoughtful donations to the Eisenhower Foundation are used, in part, to fund IKEducation. These K-12 programs are facilitated to thousands of school kids who visit the Eisenhower Presidential Campus on field trips and are available online for teacher...

Ike Receives 2017 Loebenberg Humanitarian Award

2017 Loebenberg Humanitarian Award

The Florida Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, recently honored Dwight D. Eisenhower with the 2017 Loebenberg Humanitarian Award. The posthumous award was given in recognition of the pivotal role General Eisenho...

Guy Prichard, Jr.

Branch of Service: Army

Unit: 555th HM Tank

Theater of Operation: European

Date of Birth: 10/29/1942

Birthplace: Enterprise, Kansas

Enlistment Date: 10/01/1942

Discharge Date: 10/01/1945

Killed in Action: No

Honored By: Evelyn Prichard, wife, and children Janell,...

Maurice I Blumenthal

Branch of Service: Army

Unit: SHAEF G02

Theater of Operation: European

Date of Birth: 12/17/1922

Birthplace: Savanna, GA

Enlistment Date: 3/1/1943

Discharge Date: 3/1/1946

Killed in Action: No

Honored By: Wife, Catherine Blumenthal

Paul Louis Hofstetter

Branch of Service: Army

Unit: 413 Regiment, 104 Division

Theater of Operation: European

Date of Birth: 02/18/1926

Birthplace: Natoma, Kansas

Enlistment Date: 06/13/1944

Discharge Date: 04/21/1946

Killed in Action: No

Honored By: Wife, Deloris