Minority Health Month is recognized annually during the month of April, and for many years, the WIU Minority Health Month Planning Committee has collaborated across the University and community to schedule programs and events to raise awareness for minority health issues.
Reginald Spears attributes his success as a teacher to the fact it combines two things he showed an affinity for early in life: music, and helping others figure stuff out. That, and his mother pushing him years ago to apply for a Golden Apple college scholarship for future educators. Spears would go on to receive that scholarship and, on Thursday, he was named one of the 2021 winners of the .