Alumni Association Board of Directors
John Gadbois ('80)
John Gadbois is a 1980 graduate with a B.S. in business administration. He also received an M.A. in economics from Western Illinois University (1981) and completed 39 additional hours of graduate study at Arizona State University.
John is C.E.O. of the Durango Swim Club in Durango, Colo. Previously, he was an adjunct instructor at San Juan College and the head swimming coach and C.E.O. for the USA Swimming Club.
Among his professional accomplishments, John has received the Mayor’s Award for Community Service in both Macomb and Pensacola and was named Illinois “Swimming Coach of the Year” in 1996. Europe, Moab, Alaska, and Bermuda are among his travel ventures, which he enjoys along with running several swim camps.