Sept. 17: From Farm Boy to President: The Inspiring Journey of Dwight D. Eisenhower
Friends University is hosting Constitution Day with Merrill Eisenhower Atwater, Chief Strategy Officer at the BR Companies and great-grandson of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Constitution Day will take place on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 in Riney Fine Arts Chapel from 7-9 p.m. in the Riney Fine Arts Building on the Friends University campus and is free and open to the public.
Chief Strategy Officer at the BR Companies and great-grandson of President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Constitution Day: From Farm Boy to President: The Inspiring Journey of Dwight D. Eisenhower
Merrill Eisenhower Atwater, a life-long business executive, has the experience of national sales, marketing and operations, International business, including international diplomacy and healthcare. His operational expertise and business growth initiative experience has been tested in numerous markets across the various business sectors nationwide.
As the great-grandson of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Merrill is regularly called upon to be the guest of governmental and cultural international leadership. His international business accomplishments and accolades have seen him named the Honorary Ambassador of Chuncheon City, South Korea as well as receiving several international awards.
As both a global and local influential leader, his focus on charitable growth and public service has been immense. He sits on the International Board of Directors for People to People International, the Menaul School and the United States Congressional Award Foundation and sat on the National Association of State Aviation Officials. He was recognized by the Federal Aviation Administration with the prestigious Impact Award, was selected for the Business Magazine, Ingram’s, 40 Under 40, Keeper of the Memories for the March of the Living, and sits on the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Leadership Circle.
Merrill holds a Master’s in Business Administration with an emphasis in international business from Baker University, a Master of Organizational Communication from Park University, and a Bachelor of Science in History and Interpersonal Communications from Missouri Western State University.
In 2021, Merrill Joined Legacy Health as the Chief Strategy Officer. With the primary focus of saving rural healthcare in the state of Kansas.