Iowa Wesleyan announces Homecoming Parade grand marshals

Mt. Pleasant - Iowa Wesleyan University is pleased to announce Valerie and Stan Unkrich as the Grand Marshals for the 2022 Iowa Wesleyan Homecoming parade. The parade is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 1, at 10 a.m. The parade will begin and end in front of the Howe Student Activity Center on Franklin Street. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new IW Weight Room will immediately follow.

Valerie Unkrich served as a professor in the Education division for 27 years before her retirement in May 2020 as Associate Professor of Physical Education, Exercise Science, and Wellness. Valerie and her husband Stan have been and continue to be active and supportive members of the IW community.

For a complete schedule of events for the homecoming festivities, including online registration, please visit www.iw.edu/homecoming.