Will Holsberry—Honor Award recipient and NIRSA’s first Executive Director—has passed away

With profound sadness, we share that Will Holsberry—Executive Secretary of the Association from 1973-1986, Executive Director from 1986-1997, and 1980 Honor Award recipient—passed away on Monday, January 6 at the age of 89.

See related: Willard Maurice Holsberry

Will joined the Association in 1962 and was pivotal in establishing the NlRSA National Office on the campus of Oregon State University in 1985 and serving as NIRSA’s first Executive Director beginning in 1986. Will’s commitment...