DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) – Millikin University celebrated a major addition to campus with the opening of the David J. & Debra C. Rathje Athletic Center during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday.

The $12.3 million facility will serve as the centerpiece of Big Blue Athletics.

Millikin President Dean Pribbenow, Vice President for Athletics and Community Engagement Lori Kerans ’85, Head Football Coach Billy Riebock, Greater Decatur Chamber of Commerce President Mirinda Rothrock ’04, David Rathje’s daughter, Kelly Brandon, and alumnus and donor Jim Perryman ’83 spoke during the event, along with alumnus and donor Jim Perryman ’83.

The project was funded through lead gifts from David ’58 and Debra Rathje and Jim Perryman and his family. Rathje, a 1958 Millikin graduate, died earlier this year at ag

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